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Know an amazing Latino high school senior? Tell them to apply to the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

Mary Mata September 5, 2013

PRESS RELEASE Applications for the 2013 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards are now open! If you are currently a senior in high school and of Hispanic/Latino descent, you can apply here. The last day […]

Fight Leukemia and Lymphoma, It’s one click away

Mary Mata

Hispanic enrollment in U.S. colleges up 15 percent

Mary Mata September 4, 2013

Healthy Chicas aims to help overweight Latinas in Miami

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Elizabeth de Armas, Miami Herald Every Monday, Iomara Morejon looks forward to attending Healthy Chicas, a program at Miami Children’s Hospital that is designed to empower overweight and obese […]

Out Of The Fields And Into Computer Science Classes

Mary Mata September 2, 2013

By Krista Almanzan, Boise State Public Radio  In a dimly lit classroom, the glow of computer screens light up the faces of these freshmen. This computer science class doesn’t look […]

Hispanic teens more likely to use drugs, study says

Mary Mata

By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN Hispanic teens are more likely to use illicit drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine, compared with their African-American and Caucasian counterparts, according to a new […]

7 Latino Remedies From Abuelita To Prepare For Flu Season

Mary Mata August 30, 2013

By Yolanda Machado, Huffington Post Latino Voices When my daughter was four months old, she got her first cold. I was a panicked new mom, 3000 miles away from my own […]