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Mary Mata June 12, 2012

Tuesday June 12, 2012 Diplomas Count 2012 Shows Progress, Problems (Education News):  In the coming years, there will be an estimated 90,000 fewer students who will drop out of public […]

The Long Haired Man Who Saved Me (It’s not who you think)

Mary Mata

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Minority Youth Face Worse Health Due To More Discrimination

Mary Mata June 11, 2012

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2012 — An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination […]

Organizing Asarco Workers: The Legacy Of Toxins In Texas

Mary Mata

By Priscila Mosqueda, Texas Observer When he took the job at American Smelting and Refining Company in 1972, Carlos Rodriguez was proud to work at a plant that had employed […]

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Monday June 11, 2012 Hispanic voters targeted in new ad blitz for Obama (Associated Press/U.S. News & World Report):  One of the nation’s largest unions and a Democratic super PAC […]

Hispanic Children Twice As Likely To Be At Risk Of Hunger

Mary Mata June 8, 2012

By Voxxi More than 48 million people in the United States live in food insecure households, and Hispanicsare twice as likely to live at risk of hunger, compared to non-Hispanic whites, […]