Expansion of AP computer science courses draws more girls and minorities
Expansion of AP computer science courses draws more girls and minorities
Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on […]
2018: a year for the Latino Vote
We have said it before: being a minority does not mean being powerlessness, especially when a large part of the outcome of an election could be transformed thanks to the mass […]
Latinos outraged as national news outlet labels nopales as ‘hottest food trend of 2018’
Nopales are a tried and true treat for generations of Latino families, but it seems to the wider internet they may become the “new avocado toast.” And people aren’t happy. […]
‘Coco,’ Guillermo del Toro win Golden Globe awards
Latinos and Latino-themed movies won big in some of the top categories at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Disney Pixar’s ‘Coco‘ won a Golden Globe for Best Animated […]
Rosca de Reyes – A Slice of Gospel and Tradition #Recipe
Often used as evangelizing tools, celebrations in Mexico feature elements that are charged with symbolism. Take the piñata, for example, used as an allegory of sin (colorful and appealing on the […]
Washington state AG sues Motel 6 over giving ICE info on 9,000 guests
Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authorities in violation of the state consumer-protection […]
Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate 2020 Census
WASHINGTON — A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who […]
The Number of Latino Construction Business Owners Rises in Every Age Group
The number of business owners in the construction industry (firms involved in the construction of buildings, heavy/civil engineering construction, or specialty trade contractors) declined 8% from 2.3 million in 2007 […]
Videos Show Texas Troopers Ripping Apart Immigrant Families Through Deportation Pipeline
IN TEXAS, STATE troopers have become frontline enforcers of federal immigration laws. In recent years, and especially since Donald Trump was elected president, the Texas Highway Patrol, part of the state’s […]
We sang in Spanish, fell in love with ‘Coco’ — Latino culture trumped hate in 2017
If you’re a Latino in America — or Latinx, the gender-neutral the younger generation prefers — the national landscape felt particularly brutal this year, the stinging divisive words of President […]
