Kindergarten event disrupted by ‘English only’ chant
*The kindergarten class that staged the event is 50 percent Latino. Between 1990 and 2000 the Latino population in Perry, Iowa, increased from 1 percent to 25 percent. Most of […]
Sandra Hernandez Takes Fizz Out of Coke-Sponsored Health Convention
*Love this! Sandra Hernandez is invited to do a keynote address at the National Hispanic Medical Association conference. She notices the event is sponsored by Coca Cola, that there are […]
Texas Sends Poor Teens To Adult Jail For Skipping School
*According to Texas Appleseed, Latinos have a disproportionate level of truancy. In Texas the FTAS (Failure to Appear in School) rate for Latino students is 63.9%, and the PCN (Parent […]
Doctor Shortage for Booming Latino Population in CA, US
*The problem, according to the study, is “the dismantling of affirmative action programs in California, and a decrease in anti-poverty programs over the past few decades.”VL By Suzanne Potter, California […]