Want more Latino authors? Hit the bookstores

Want more Latino authors? Hit the bookstores

Mary Mata February 19, 2013

By Alexandra Aquino-Fike, Being Latino I want books.  Good books by and about Latinos.  Since Latinos comprise a large and growing part of the U.S. population, with increasingly significant purchasing […]

Immigration Reform: Will Farming Finally Get Fixed?

Mary Mata February 18, 2013

By Adrian Florido, PRI’s The World, New America Media Noel Stehly’s organic farm is at the end of a winding country road just north of San Diego. It’s a 200-acre […]

Using the Latino College Experience to Revamp Financial Aid

Mary Mata

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino As the nation grapples with how to increase the number of adults with college degrees, some say it is time to re-examine and redesign federal financial […]

5 Metropolitan Areas Where Green Jobs and Latino Workers Meet

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By EHS Today A new report from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) puts the spotlight on five U.S. metropolitan areas where green economies and the Latino work force […]

Hispanic Men Present Marketing Opportunities

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — While the Hispanic population is growing at a fast pace in the US – and with them their purchasing power […]

Latinos Aren’t Thriving in Silicon Valley’s Meritocracy

Mary Mata February 8, 2013

By Rebecca Greenfield, The Atlantic Wire You would expect, if the tech industry was welcoming to all comer, that the jobs and income it generated would be shared more evenly […]

Latinos & Birth Control, Great Infographic!

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Love this Infographic! It was done by our friends at MAP Political Communication, in Austin, Texas. Very few things tell a story better than a picture, […]

2nd Generation Exceed Immigrants in Income & Education

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE Second-generation Americans—-the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants—-are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socio-economic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of […]

Latino Jobless Rate Edges Up to 9.7 Percent

Mary Mata February 6, 2013

By Hispanic Business There are 2.5 million idled workers in the Hispanic civilian labor force, out of a total Hispanic civilian workforce of 24 million. Click on picture to read […]

Latino Joblessness Rose, But Employers Added 157K Jobs

Mary Mata February 4, 2013

By Fox News Latino The unemployment rate for the nation’s largest minority group rose to 9.7 percent in January from 9.6 percent in December, according to a labor report. Click […]