LatinaLista — See any young person these days and there’s a good chance they’re not making eye contact with you — they’re too busy texting, talking, reading, watching or listening to their smartphones. It’s a fact of life that…
LatinaLista — As the nation prepares to swear in Barack Obama as the 45th US President, he will have the distinction of being the 15th Democrat (of those presidents specifically identified as Democrats) to hold the highest office in…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista GUATEMALA — In the small pueblo of Chimaltenango, just 45 minutes outside of Guatemala City, a group of young people from across Guatemala and neighbouring El Salvador gather for a 4-day youth leadership congress, organised…
SaludToday Gabriel, a part-time student with no insurance, is an acute myeloid leukemia survivor. But he hadn’t had any checkups for nearly three years. Then he found LIVESTRONG cancer services, which help the uninsured with accessing medical treatments and…
LatinaLista — During the 2012 GOP primary campaign, the nation got an earful of what conservatives thought about undocumented immigration and how the rest of us should view the issue. Yet, a new 8-part documentary series titled, Young Americans,…
LatinaLista — Visit any Mexican American community or family home and chances are there is a statue or portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Catholic Mexicans. In fact, Our Lady of Guadalupe has reached such iconic…
LatinaLista — Being a teen — stuck in those in-between years when you’re not really an adult but sure don’t feel like a kid — is harder than ever. It used to be that anyone over the age of…
By Bryan Johnson LatinaLista Barack Obama won re-election. His actions on immigration in his first four years were indefensible and extremely anti-immigrant. Nonetheless, he did do one thing that concretely benefited immigrants: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)….
LatinaLista — Dealing with the suicide of a loved one or friend is a tough enough thing to handle but for young people it can be devastating. Instead of talking about it with a counselor, a lot of young…
LatinaLista — Even with the new economic reality that college costs are outpacing affordability for many Latino families, the dream of a college degree is still high on the priority list of many high school students. That’s according to…
LatinaLista — A new study by the youth research organization, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), finds that college not only makes a big difference in finding jobs with good salaries for young…
By Insight Tr3s Music is an essential part of all the Millennial lifestyle – and for Hispanic Millennials, it’s a fundamental part of their family life. Young Latinos generally have more of a foundation in music than their non-Hispanic…
LatinaLista — It’s long been known that Latino and black students suffer the brunt of school suspensions and juvenile detention. Today, the Civil Rights Project released a study Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School which…
LatinaLista — It’s called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and it’s what has rallied the undocumented community and Latino activists ever since its announcement by the President in June. With the DACA, undocumented youth who fit the…
LatinaLista — A new poll of young voters reveals that, like any other voting bloc afflicted with a collective label, young voters are not pre-programmed androids to all think alike. Youth-focused research organization, the Center for Information & Research on…
LatinaLista — Ever since Natalie Portman won the Oscar for her role in Black Swan and Billy Elliot wowed audiences, ballet has been “lifted” to new heights of public attention. For the first time, in a long time, viewers…
LatinaLista — All around the world young people have taken to the streets to lead in the demand for democratic justice from their political and community leaders. Most of these events have been happening oceans away from the United…
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Ricardo Herrera lost his sight when he was one and a half years-old, due to an eye infection. But that hasn’t been an impediment for him to succeed…
Insight Tr3s The number one life goal among Hispanic Millennials is to have a successful career, according to the 2011 Maximo Report. But getting a start on that career is no easy feat: while young adults in general have…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom,…
LatinaLista — A new study released by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy and America’s Promise Alliance erases any doubt how schools factor in determining if students become teen parents. Teen Pregnancy and High School Dropout:…
SaludToday Check out these cool youth-oriented videos on diabetes. “The Corner,” a diabetes public service announcement performed by Jose Vadi: “Death Recipe,” performed by Erica McMath Sheppard:
LatinaLista — From the Occupy movement to the immigration marches to civil rights rallies, each gathering has included a large number of young people, especially people of color, who are making their presence seen and their voices heard. For…
LatinaLista — There’s no single genre of music that can accomplish three different sets of emotions — get feet tapping and hands clapping, bring tears to your eyes and swell the chest with pride — like mariachi music. Dating…
LatinaLista — Another school year is coming to an end and for the thousands of undocumented students who are graduating from high school, there’s nothing to look forward to: If they live in a state where racist legislators have…
