Minorities Seen as Having Advantage to Access Higher Education
NewsTaco
I’m coming at this from two distinct points of view: one, I have two kids in college; and two, I teach at a local community college. On the one hand, […]
Bien Hecho: Puerto Rican Students Win NASA Moonbuggy Race
Mary Mata April 5, 2011
Students from Puerto Rico took the top prizes in the high school and college division in the NASA Great Moonbuggy Race this year. The teams came from Teodoro Aguilar Mora […]
No Habla Español: The Trouble With Not Speaking Spanish
Mary Mata April 1, 2011
[Editor’s Note: Yvonne Condes is a blogger in LA, YvonneinLA, and her work is reposted here with permission.] There are so many times when I regret not speaking better Spanish. […]
Obama Woos Latinos, Ignores Them At The Same Time
Mary Mata March 31, 2011
My colleague Victor Landa wrote a great piece on Latinos and the ways in which President Obama is trying to outreach to them yesterday. Here’s an excerpt: The president chose to talk […]