education
So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?
There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]
Will Latino Students boycott School for a Day?
This caught my eye when I first saw it in a corner of the examiner.com. It’s just three paragraphs, more announcement that pronouncement, but it’s worth a follow. The post […]
Latinos Hit Hard By Alzheimer’s
The Los Angeles Times reports that Latinos tend to develop Alzheimer’s Disease about seven years earlier than whites. This, combined with lower levels of health insurance, income and education and […]
Hunger Strike, Student Government, New Laws and the Constitution: A day in the Life of Immigration Reform
Education, politics, a hunger strike, constitutional law, the cost of sb1070 and a surprising revelation are all part of immigration news across the country. Let me put it in some […]
College Admissions “Arms Race” Affects Latino Students
I was recently invited to speak to a group of high school students to give them tips for writing their college application essays. Some of the students (there were about […]
A Trend to Give Non-citizens the Right to Vote
Here’s a trend of note. Brookline, Massachusetts, is the latest in a handful of cities in that state that have approved voting rights for non-citizens. I remember hearing about the […]
Mexican Food Named ‘Cultural Heritage of Humanity’
Oh! The humanity! Seriously. We all know I’m a beaner, but now anyone who calls themself that is officially classy. The U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Mexican […]
Música: The Cuban Cowboys
A friend sent me a link to an NPR story about a band, The Cuban Cowboys, this week and after listening to a few of their songs, I figured it’d […]
Latino Market Growing at Highest Rate in US
Let me see if I’ve got this right. Latino unemployment is 12.4 percent, the national average is 9.6 percent. Latinos earn less per year than the general population. Latino educational […]
Latinas Like Makin’ the Babies
A recent Census report confirms what my tÃas have been telling me for years: Â These really ARE childbearing hips! The report, “Fertility of American Women: Â 2008,” details female fertility in […]