What’s A Credit Union And Why Should I Switch From My Bank?
What’s A Credit Union And Why Should I Switch From My Bank?
By Patrick Keefe, Vice President of Communications for the Credit Union National Association Should I transfer my personal financial business from a bank to a credit union? Many consumers are asking […]
Latinos Are Practically Absent From Corporate Leadership
Despite the whole $1 trillion buying power, despite being 1 in 6 Americans, Latinos are largely absent from roles of corporate leadership. Several studies and a report from Poder360 found […]
Obama Enunciates Spanish, Latino Voter Outreach Strategy
So my favorite part of President Barack Obama’s Latino roundtable yesterday was how wonderfully he pronounced “Puerto Rico” and “Calderón” when answering questions that came from the readers and viewers […]
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 […]
5 Tips To Improve Your Job Search
If you’re Latino and looking for a job you’re 1 in 10 (actually you’re 1.1 in 10, I rounded). This recession has been harder on Latinos than it has on […]
More Latinos Needed In Highest Levels Of Federal Government
All things being equal, with population growth rates remaining the same, by the year 2050 there will be no clear ethnic or racial majority in the United States. That’s according […]
New Mexico’s Model For Fomenting Latino Leadership
Last week I found myself eating New Mexican-style pozole with new friends, getting to know artists from the corridor between El Paso and Las Cruces, and reconnecting with colleagues from […]
Disappointed Dreams & Employment During The Recession
I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]
Obama Says His Jobs Plan Will Help Latinos
It was bound to happen. Given the political grudge match in Washington; given the lackluster state of the economy; given all the talk of the Latino vote potential; and given […]
How Not To Treat Your Latina Maid
By Marlen Castañeda Iʼm looking through Craigslist, as I usually do each day after checking e-mails and such. Iʼm browsing and decide to look at the gigs, under domestic. House cleaning […]