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Telling the stories of Latino community advocates

May 4, 2015, 4:13 PM 0

By Obed Manuel LatinaLista Nobody rises to lower expectations. That’s what Martha Casazza, an education consultant from Chicago, learned during the four years she spent interviewing Latinos in Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood. Casazza’s book “Dreaming Forward: Latino Voices Enhance…

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AARP Recognizes CT’s Latino Demographic

Apr 14, 2015, 9:56 AM 0

By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Having its membership and program participation numbers better reflect the state’s changing demographics has become a major objective for AARP Connecticut. In a state where Hispanics comprise more than 14 percent of the general population,…

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Oklahoma Younger, More Hispanic

Jul 3, 2014, 1:23 PM 0

By Warren Vieth Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma is one of only seven states that grew younger last year, thanks in part to an influx of 20-something oilfield workers, newly-released Census Bureau data shows. The Sooner State also became slightly more…