Making a healthier Pilsen

By Crystal Ramirez, Latina Voices It’s not a sight one would expect to see.  Mexican immigrants and college hipsters walking down the aisles together.  Some reach for bags of El […]

*A clear case where marketers and corporations see “Hi$panic$.” VL By Danielle Restuccia, Saludify Gaining Hispanics’ trust just may be the key to success for healthcare companies. With the Affordable Care […]

*Sugary drink companies spend $2 billion a year on youth marketing. Almost all have multicultural marketing departments. The incidence of Latino youth obesity is at an all-time high. The consequence […]

*It’s so easy for viejitos who live outside of the margins to be forgotten. Share this story, give them a voice, your voice. VL By Yolanda González Gómez, HuffPost Voces/New America […]

*The problem with Latinos and the Affordable Care Act is that the outreach was too little, it was too late and it was bungled. It was also ill conceived. An […]

By Juliet de Jesus Alejandre, Latina Voices “Gordiflona,” I would hear mamí whisper to my aunt, as I skip alongside them on our walk to the store. Moments before, my straight […]

*A report notes that housing and isolation are a “nationwide concern” for the older Latino LGBT population. They suffer “multiple layers” of discrimination and many can’t count on their community […]

*Research published in “Pediatrics ” shows that Latino fathers, 25 years old, are more likely to suffer from paternal depression. This leads to more corporal punishment, less interaction, more stress […]

*This makes a convincing case that citizenship rights, guaranteed under the constitution, can’t be realized without adequate health care. VL By Jacqueline Angel, Houston Chronicle In 2013, one in three […]

*This is where the “Latino Paradox” meets the economic reality of familia living paycheck to paycheck. The answer is upward mobility, opportunity, education. VL By Hansi  Lo Wang, Code Switch/NPR Many […]