Well-Being of U.S. Latino Youth Differs by Ethnic Background

Well-Being of U.S. Latino Youth Differs by Ethnic Background

Victor Landa July 20, 2017

It’s well documented that U.S. Latino children have high incidences of poverty, single parent households, dropout rate and no health insurance. What is little known and understood is that not all Latino […]

Devotion to Virgin of Guadalupe Alleviates Stress of Immigration

Victor Landa July 19, 2017

By The University of Alabama News (3 minute read)  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Mexican immigrants living in a rural Mississippi county highly devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe coped better with immigration-related stress […]

As Latino Sneakers Sales Go, So Goes the GDP

Victor Landa

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read)  There’s news today from the Latino sneaker sales index, which is one of the most reliable economic indicators for U.S. Latinos. I found there’s a […]

How Latinos are Changing the Nation’s Classrooms

Victor Landa

A report frpom the National Center for Education Statistics – “Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups, 2017” – was published on July, 19,1017. The take-away is […]

The changing face of Latinos in Mountain West politics

Victor Landa July 18, 2017

Interesting article in The Hill about how the once rural, wild and conservative mountain west politics has become urban and progressive. The point of the piece is that urbanization and a growing […]

DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban

Victor Landa

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco  The trial to turn back a ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona schools has entered its second week. This is the latest in a chain of […]

More Tan 500 Moms and Children Hold “Play-In” Protest on Capitol Hill

Victor Landa

Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.//July 13, 2017///Amid major and growing concerns that Washington, D.C. is going backwards on climate change action and air quality rules, more than 500 moms and children […]

Rise in ‘Bigoted Incivility’ – When Your Groceries Come With a Side of Hate

Victor Landa July 17, 2017

By Peter Schurmann, New America Media (4.5 minute read)  SAN FRANCISO – When Mohammad S. put in for a delivery with Instacart, the San Francisco company that allows users to order […]

Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment

Victor Landa

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read)  For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]

The future U.S. economy rests on the decisions of Latino Millennials

Victor Landa

SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (3 minute read) Three recent reports underscore the vital role that Latino Millennials – those between the ages of 18 to 34 – will play in […]