Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving, we all should take aside this day, if we can, to enjoy the company of good friends and loved ones. The rest of the year into 2020 will test our patience, tolerance and…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Why People Continue to Flee Violence in Latin American Countries
Jun 1, 2018, 12:21 PM 0
By Silva Mathema ncluido The April arrival of the Central American caravan at the southern U.S. border once again placed the nation’s focus on individuals and families who traveled thousands of miles to seek asylum in the United…
By Eddy Martinez Juvenile Justice Information Exchange George Kenefati, a sophomore at Macaulay Honors College in Manhattan, recently posted a social event on Facebook for his fellow students. It was meant to raise awareness of the challenges faced by…
By Parvati Nair The Conversation A dozen years before the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe’s shores would force policymakers to take heed, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 docudrama In this World brought the inside story of international migration to…
By Stephenie Livingston Futurity Discrimination interacts with certain genetic variants to change blood pressure, report researchers. In addition, discrimination experienced by close friends and family had a more significant impact on study participants than did firsthand experiences, according…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
In K-12, Children of Undocumented Immigrants Are a Growing Share of Students
Nov 30, 2016, 12:13 PM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Children of undocumented immigrants represent a growing share of U.S. students in kindergarten through 12th grade, a Pew Research Center analysis of American Community Survey data shows. More than 7 percent of students in 2014 had at…
Local News, West, zNew Headline
Advocates for immigrant shot by San Francisco police push for criminal charges
Feb 26, 2016, 9:56 AM 0
By Laura Wenus Mission Local One year after police officers shot and killed Amilcar Perez Lopez, who they say was threatening them with a knife, activists are hoping to keep advocacy on his family’s behalf going strong. With public…
Health, zNew Headline
New study highlights toll of discrimination on immigrant youth
Dec 3, 2015, 6:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
Stamford’s Miriam Arzola Immigration Status Unknown – But City Honors Her For Exceptional Volunteerism
Jun 15, 2015, 10:34 AM 0
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Stamford has bid a fond adios to Miriam Arzola, a Chilean immigrant who is returning to her homeland to care for her ill father after having been a “super volunteer” for many local organizations and…
Local News, West, zNew Headline
Small businesses create social mobility, according to Latina SBA administrator
Sep 4, 2014, 10:16 AM 0
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Maria Contreras-Sweet is a prime example that anyone can earn the American Dream with effort and dedication. Since April, she has been the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and…
Immigration, zNew Headline
VIDEO: The child immigration crisis in 10 numbers
Jul 30, 2014, 11:47 AM 0
LatinaLista — Recent reports indicate that the swell of undocumented children is easing and that many of those who have arrived have either been reunited with long absent parents or deported back to the countries they fled. However, there…
LatinaLista — HIPGive Campaign: La Bodega for the Uninsured La Bodega is a free walk-in health care clinic for Spanish-speaking immigrants, located in a low income neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island It operates out of a free clinic for…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
A Georgia immigrant student’s compelling journey to post-secondary studies
Dec 17, 2013, 10:56 AM 0
By Elizabeth Vazquez-De la Peña La Voz Latina Andrea Huisa was born in Lima, Peru, as the firstborn of six children. Her loving parents, like most parents, always wanted the best for their eldest daughter. Thus, shortly after she…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Researchers ask how Central American Americans see themselves
Dec 5, 2013, 4:03 PM 0
By Mike Allison Central American Politics Norma Stoltz Chinchilla and Nora Hamilton have what looks to be an interesting paper on Identity Formation Among Central American Americans. Here’s part of their conclusion: The individual stories of the Central American…
Videos, zNew Headline
Intrn’l Video: A film festival dedicated to give voice to the immigrant experience
Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It’s not unusual for me to mention the name of a film festival showcasing a particular film chosen by Latina Lista editors to highlight in our daily video section. What is unusual is for me to focus…
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Guest Voz: It’s a journey for Latino immigrants to learn to “simply just be”
Sep 23, 2013, 12:29 PM 0
By Ana Champagne LatinaLista I am a mental health clinician and a former refugee from Nicaragua – raised in two cultures or shall I say “two worlds”…”this one” and “that one” or “The Latina” and “The Americana.” Upon arrival…
American Dreams, zNew Headline
Just in time for July 4, Carnegie Corporation launches web site celebrating the immigrant story
Jul 3, 2013, 4:48 PM 0
LatinaLista — Andrew Carnegie is a name that has withstood the test of time. The immigrant from Scotland is remembered as much for his philanthropy as his success in creating a million-dollar steel empire. His name lives on today…
By Eduardo Stanley LatinaLista On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it would no longer use the word “illegal” when referring to immigrants without legal residence or working permits….
BlogBeat, Call-2-ACT
As FAFSA Deadlines Approach, New Tool Helps Students with Immigrant Parents
Apr 16, 2013, 10:27 AM 0
By Divya Raghavan NerdScholar As the last FAFSA deadlines approach, students with unusual family circumstances struggle to complete their applications to help fund their college degree. Some may have lived outside their home on their own, some may have…
Palabra Final
It must be the year of the Latino: AP announces it’s dropping the ‘i’ word
Apr 2, 2013, 1:57 PM 0
LatinaLista — Hand-in-hand with the fight to get Congress to address immigration reform has been the battle with the media to stop referring to undocumented immigrants as “illegal.” While some major newspapers like the Miami Herald agreed that the…
Palabra Final
U.S. Gov’t’s Denial of Mexican immigrant’s dying wish to see parents is a form of cruelty unworthy of the US
Jan 8, 2013, 6:07 PM 1
LatinaLista — I wonder how much it cost the US government to deny the parents of 26-year-old Maria Sanchez from seeing their daughter as she lay on her deathbed in Houston. Maria (notice the past tense) was undocumented and…
By Javier Flores Hispano de Tulsa When Juan Miret, Editor of HispanoDeTulsa.com asked me if I would be interested in being a contributing writer, I was honored and stoked for this opportunity. He wanted me to focus on social…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Associated Press Issues Misleading Defense of Term “Illegal Immigrant”
Oct 25, 2012, 12:42 PM 0
By Ben Winograd American Immigration Council Unlike lawyers and policymakers, journalists have an obligation to use language that ordinary people understand. Although the practice is generally helpful, it can sometimes result in oversimplification, or sacrificing accuracy for the sake…
East, Local News
Op-ed: Frequency of “illegal immigrant” higher than similar terms outside immigration beat
Sep 26, 2012, 9:19 AM 0
By John Lamb Hispanic Nashville The following is my response to Is ‘Illegal Immigrant’ the Right Description? on the Public Editor’s Journal blog written by Margaret Sullivan, Public Editor of the New York Times. It’s not the single use…
Life Issues
Latino day laborers — doing the same amount of work for less pay
Jul 25, 2012, 3:41 PM 0
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista DALLAS — On a sunny Saturday morning, a couple of drivers from commercial moving companies stop their white rental vans near two gas stations in northwest Dallas, Texas. One driver, a blonde, spiky-haired Caucasian-American, steps…
