6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”
6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”
There is a reason that government and marketers in the United States want to dump all persons of Latin American ancestry into one big “Hispanic” pail. It’s the same reason […]
Latino Immigration To U.S. Has Fallen To “Net Zero”
If you grew up in a border town, like I did, the idea of an immigration “net Zero” is not strange. The rhythm of the daily comings and goings across […]
Latinos Spent $5 Billion On Mobile Devices During The Holidays
If you’re Latino and you’re reading this on your fancy-shmancy new iPad, you’re not alone. A survey of Latino holiday spending estimates that Latinos may have spent up to $5 […]
This New Year Propose, Don’t Resolve
In Spanish we don’t make New Year’s resolutions, we make propositions, and that just seems like a much healthier way to go about it. There’s no such thing as a […]
Immigrants Contribute Billions Into Social Security, Medicare
I didn’t know, until today, that there’s such a thing as an earnings suspense file. It’s a running count that the Social Security Administration keeps of the wages that don’t […]
Young Latinas Are Starved For Role Models
By Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, co-founder Latinitas We know the archetype of the anti-hero of literature, the “anti-Christs” in horror cinema. Now, a new literal icon saturates American pop culture and soon, […]
Occupy Language, Take Over Demeaning Words
This is one of those ideas that I wish I would have thought of myself. It’s also an idea who’s time was inevitably coming. A New York Times opinion column, […]
Las Posadas, An Aztec Celebration
We’re in the midst of the Posada season, and if you know what I’m talking about there’s little else for me to say —there’s no need for an explanation or to paint […]
Elderly Latinos Thrive In Latino Communities
Turns out that the best thing to prevent frailty among elderly Latinos is more Latinos. Access to health care, transportation and sidewalks also help, but by and large the best […]
English Language Ed In Colorado Found To Be Inadequate
What does it cost to teach English to an immigrant child in the United States? A state district court in Colorado may not have an exact amount, but it knows […]
