NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011
NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011
There were a lot of stark contrasts this week on our weekly NewsTaco roundup. For example, while we featured a piece by Salomón Baldenegro about Arizona’s racist stance on ethnic […]
It Begins: Children Missing From Alabama Schools
Just a day after Alabama’s harsh immigration law went into effect, Latino students have apparently started to vanish from that state’s publish schools. Specifically, 200 in Montgomery County were absent, […]
Latino Childhood Poverty Sets Record
The headline across the top of a Pew Hispanic Center press release is ominous: The Toll of the Great Recession. The body of the story doesn’t get any better. More Latino […]
A Coconut’s Guide To Getting Or Keeping Street Cred
There are many subtle categories on the Latino continuum, and we here at The Daily Refried offices recognize that El Guapo is the face, voice, and mind of all shades […]
More Latino Children In Poverty Than Any Other Group
By The Pew Hispanic Center The spread of poverty across the United States that began at the onset of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and accelerated last year hit one fast-growing […]
Cultural Competency, New Media Vital To Young Latino Success
Every year I endeavor to advance the capabilities of a strategic sector of undergraduate students by providing leadership training, exposure to new Latino-based research findings and a multidimensional model for […]
The Heavenly Innocence Of My Son’s Guesses At My Age
I love the age of innocence and candor of a child. Throughout his short life, my son has only guessed at my age using the limited information he has acquired about […]
Tooth Decay, Cavities May Lead To Death If Untreated
Deamonte Driver is a 12 year old boy who died from a toothache. You heard me right. He had a toothache that could have been prevented by an $80 exam […]
Latina Volunteerism Often Manifests Off The Beaten Path
By Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, co-founder Latinitas I run a Latina-led and based non-profit focused on empowering Hispanic girls and teens using media and technology. I hire 20-25 Hispanic women between the […]
Study: Latino Kids Have Lower Rates Of ADHD
According to a study published recently, Latino children have lower rates of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD. The Boston Globe reported that, when compared to non-Latino black and […]
