Well-heeled Hispanics constitute 12.2 percent of Hispanic earners, and these influences tend to throw about their financial weight a bit more than non-Hispanic affluent spenders.
Exercise is the key to a fit and healthy life, and it wards off potentially life threatening afflictions, such as heart disease. That said, taking up routine bike riding, running and gym workouts can be hard to commit to, even though new studies show that exercise changes DNA, the shape and performance of genes, which is vital when seeking improved fitness and health.
Guatemala, the heart of the Mayan world, is a modern country that weaves indigenous history with natural wonders and contemporary highlights. And the nation that's best known for its ancient Mayan ruins, lush rainforests and architecturally impressive colonial cities has a beautiful and cheerful way they celebrate holiday season, which is a treasured and festivity-packed time for Guatemalans.
The World Cup only marginally proved what length marketers were willing to go to in order to engage Hispanic online consumers and encourage them to flex their $1.3 trillion buying power in 2014.
Whether a book is an audiobook, loaded up on a device, like an iPad, Kindle or Nook, or if it's in print form (which is still extremely popular among savvy teens), books continue to be a safe bet.
There are countless holiday films that have flooded the internet, including some pretty bad made-for-tv b-movies and a bounty of Christmas films that will keep your heart warm.
"Gotham," the freshman hit series, has been renewed for a second season on the FOX Network, following the mid-season finale of the show, titled "Lovecraft." But before that happens, there are some plot points that you should brush up on before you're ready for the show's midseason return.
"Hagalo por su familia, abrochese el cinturon!," a newly forged campaign, is focused on encouraging safety belt usage, which will ultimately curb fatalities and injuries in the Latino community.
Nielsen conducted its annual holiday sales survey and forecast, and the results say that Latino and multicultural consumers will be standing behind the shopping carts this holiday season, driving holiday sales.
"Yo Soy" is not only a declarative statement, but it's also a brave campaign assembled by some of the nation's leading Latino and health organizations, launched to combat the stigma and silence that surrounds sexual and reproductive health issues.
Bright red lipstick with well-dressed eyes and fully-prepped hair is often the uniform of Latinas, who not only take pride in their appearance, but see their makeup brushes as an instrument of power, able to grant them instant gratification, empowerment and confidence via the application and blending of color.
Janice Spina begins with a title. The Portuguese children's author, who is a mother of three, must have a title before she begins writing her colorful works that often tell the story of evolving characters and plucky animals, who always manage to take the writer and her readers on an edifying journey.
While companies have changed practices and merged, restoration and improving the industrial legacy of Newark, New Jersey will be a long process. Newark's residents are predominately Hispanic, African American and "new immigrants." Low-income citizens and those who live in public housing are situated in some of the zones most affected by pollution.
¿Hablas Español? Choreographer Debbie Allen ("Fame") and her sister, actress Phylicia Rashad ("Cosby Show") does. Actor Casey Affleck, model Kate Bosworth, Grammy-winning author Maya Angelou, as well as numerous other non-Latino estrellas have been recognized for their ability to converse in the language of la raza. Search the videos below and find other non-Latinos speaking español.
The Guatemalan-U.S. partnership Cultiva Tours impresses upon foodies the charming qualities of Guatemalan The new Guatemalan-U.S. partnership Cultiva Tours educates foodies about the charming qualities of Guatemalan cuisine and artistry, by way of authentic Guatemalan food and drink producers, hotels, farms and restaurants with top chefs.
Bilingual people are more efficient at higher-level brain functions. New research suggests that those who speak two languages likely have the "bilingualism advantage," meaning that they're more efficient at language processing and other tasks.
Sam's Club, Costco Wholesale, BJ's Wholesale Club, and other shopper club stores across America are loved by Latino shoppers, who frequently seek out deals and discounts to ease the strain on their wallets.
Yo-yoing between birthplace Bogota, Colombia and New York City since the age of 18 sparked an insatiable need for author Angela Lang to travel. When she wasn't able to satisfy the urge to travel physically, she did so mentally: happily ingesting highly-imaginative Colombian literature and sauntering toward the great entryway of world creation, keeping one leg in the world of journalism the other in the world of literature
Central American migrants, especially unaccompanied minors, traveling north through Mexico on the freight train colloquially known as "The Beast" were repeatedly assisted by two male aid workers, Adrian Rodriguez Garcia and Wilson Castro; both who were recently murdered in Mexico.
There are 65 million grandparents in the nation, and 10 percent (nearly 7 million) of those grandparents live with at least one grandchild. The latest U.S. Census figures, compiled in a study titled Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012, confirms these numbers. That said, elderly grandparents and young relatives don't necessarily happily share meals at dinner time, because that isn't the reality of today's multigenerational household.
Young love often dispenses rose-colored glasses to those affected by it, which is wonderful ...as long as one partner doesn't give the other a black eye, and convince them that they can't escape the relationship. A new study distributed by global makeup company Mary Kay highlights the resounding fact that teens would rather undergo abuse in the name of "love" than sever ties with an abusive partner.
Each holiday demands a production, particularly those that come toward the end of the year. Between the gifting, the shopping, the cleaning, the cooking, the hosting, the traveling and the general rearrangement of life simply for a 24-hour stint of high energy food production and consumption, Thanksgiving, and similar holidays, leave home entertainers mercilessly tired.
Barilla, the Italian and European food company that produces a variety of delicious pasta and sauces, has chosen to celebrate the 2014 holiday season with Latin-inspired pasta recipes. The longstanding company even solicited the assistance of three top influential Hispanic bloggers, based in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, to help give pasta recipes an interesting and delicious Latin twist.
The colorful plates of food laid before us each Thanksgiving/holiday season are enticing. Loaded with cheese, fat and grease: the mac and cheese, pernil, mashed potatoes, greens, seasoned rice, turkey and much more are absolutely delicious. But, unsurprisingly, that food can be unhealthy and it can easily undermine any healthy strides we'd made within recent weeks.
