Bilingual Immigrants Are Healthier, Study Finds
Bilingual Immigrants Are Healthier, Study Finds
By Hope Gillette Stress and discrimination may play a role in the declining health of immigrants, however, a recent Stanford University study revealed there are far more factors at work than common […]
Latino Students React To Racism At UCLA
MEChA de UCLA recently held a demonstration on campus in a response to discrimination at the university. Earlier in the week, racial and sexist slurs were scrawled on a door of […]
East LA Gentrification: Not Even Subcomandante Marcos Is Safe
I am a prideful beast and sometimes I allow it to get the better of me. Sometimes I start one-sided rivalries after I feel I have received a raw deal. […]
Tale Of Latinos In Two Connecticut Cities
If you take I-95 east, from New Haven, Connecticut, it’s hard to tell where that city ends and East Haven begins. But if you’re Latino you’d do well to know […]
Ala. Employers Face Threats, Boycotts For Defending Latinos
Since the harsh anti-immigrant law in Alabama went into effect last month, employers in the agriculture and restaurant industries have been dealing with the aftermath of labor shortages and even […]
News Taco To Go: Teachers, Jokes, Colombia, Salsa Y Politics
Wanted: More Good Latino Teachers Racist Jokes At Work: ‘Oh, But I Didn’t Mean You’ Controversy Surrounds Colombiana Film For Stereotyping Refreshing Watermelon Salsa Bien Hecho: Latina Journalist Runs In […]
Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Rising In California
A report from the Attorney General of California shows that anti-Latino hate crimes in that state are on the rise. A snippet from The Press-Enterprise shows that these crimes are […]
Latino Documentary, Filmmaker Nominated For An Emmy
There are many reasons producer John J. Valadez is overwhelmed that his documentary, “The Longoria Affair,” was one of five films nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding […]
Minorities Dream, Work Hard With Different Outcomes
If you’ve ever wondered, what is this world coming to? Check out my neighborhood. It’s a model of new residential integration. My neighbors to the right are ethnic-Palestinian, from Jordan. […]
Obama’s Appointed Diverse Judges, They Don’t Get Confirmed
I was happy this morning to hear a story on NPR reporting that the Obama Administration has made historic gains when it comes to appointing judges from all types of […]