Maria Hinojosa, host and executive producer of NPR's "Latino USA" and the founder of Futuro Media Group, recently aired an episode of "Latino USA" entitled "Kids!" where she spoke with an anonymous whistleblower, using the name 'K', who shared their experience as an employee at a detention center.
Nora Perez just graduated from Royal Learning Center, a high school in Los Angeles. Each night, prior to graduation, she studied in her part-time home — her parent's car — where she and her family spent many of their afternoon and evening hours.
According to research compiled by MTV, millennials believe they are more tolerant and diverse, profess a deeper commitment to equality and fairness, and are less afflicted with "different treatment" than previous generations. However, some of those beliefs are sorely optimistic.
The Spanish writer Ana María Matute wrote works about misery, alienation, violence, isolation, betrayal and the loss of innocence. Nonetheless, her 88 years of life, which sadly came to an end today due to a fatal heart attack in the northeastern city of Barcelona, was marked with great achievement and success.
A recent study revealed that Hispanic babies have a higher premature birth rate than those of white babies, and the lack of folic acid in non-fortified traditional corn masa flour could be to blame.
The Latino Alliance for Literacy Advancement (LALA), formerly known as known as the Latina Alliance for Literacy Advancement, hopes to direct Latinos away from the pitfalls of illiteracy, and guide them toward employability and wellness.
When Latino and black entrepreneurs enter banks to secure a loan to jumpstart their small businesses, they are given less information, asked more questions regarding their personal finances, and are offered less help with their application than white loan applicants.
The transformation of Los Angeles neighborhoods by way of holistic approaches to poverty reduction (e.g., high quality schools and technology services) is underway. Some of the nation's leading nonprofits are spearheading new efforts to revitalize the economic landscape of Los Angeles, thanks to the Low Income Investment Fund and Citi Foundation.
Within recent weeks, researchers have discovered even more mass graves, littered with the bodies of dozens of unidentified migrants who died of exposure while trying to evade border authorities as they attempted to enter the U.S., succumbing to the hot and dry region, where the temperature reaches 100 degrees in the summer.
Based in Chicago, which has more than 1.9 million Hispanics, the "Think. Build. Pitch" boot camp is a four-week, intensive summer program that engages 13- to 18-year-olds, teaching them critical thinking, business planning and technological solutions.
Low expectations from teachers, an absence of parental involvement and irregular access to a home computer contribute to high dropout rates and school disengagement. According to surveys, disconnection at home and in school feeds a significant achievement gap.
The millennial generation is a powerful force, comprised of close to 90 million teens, twenty- and thirty-somethings. But these civically engaged and independent-leaning young people are heading to the ballot boxes at a lower rate than their elders. Latino millennials have the potential to become one of the most influential segments of the political system, yet Latino baby boomers continue to beat millennials to the ballot box.
Ninety percent of Hispanic millennials said they use online tools/phones for their daily banking activities. Forty-four percent of Hispanics use mobile banking applications and sites, compared to 29 percent of the general population. Young Hispanics often engage in banking activities such as balance inquiries, bill payments, quick payments and much more.
FIFA's reluctant tolerance of racism has given way to a spout of homophobia: Mexico's fans harmonized a chant, singing "puto" during two recent matches, when Mexico was pitted against Cameroon and Brazil.
While 83 percent of Hispanic students aspire to earn a postsecondary degree, less than one-quarter are academically prepared to meet that goal, says a joint report released by ACT and Excelencia in Education.
Amid slow economic growth and a housing market that hasn't fully recovered, U.S.-born Latinos have accounted for the majority of U.S. Hispanic job gains.
Priced at $159.99 or replicas priced at a "meager" $39.99, Adidas' Brazuca balls were assembled by Pakistani women paid 10,000 Pakistani Rupee a month ($101.73), less than the price of a single ball.
Story time just got a lot easier for 10,000 Southern California teachers and their elementary-grade students. FarFaria and Education.com recently teamed up to provide a year of access to FarFaria's ever-growing collection of more than 700 children's books for kids ages 2-9.
Univisión' may be up for sale. As rumor has it, Univisión's private equity owners have been in talks with numerous major media companies, such as CBS Corp. and Time Warner, to sell for more than $20 billion.
