In Haiti, 560 Infected With Cholera Daily
In Haiti, 560 Infected With Cholera Daily
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Considering the conditions in the camp, it was no surprise that cholera reigned rampant mere months later. Cholera spreads in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking […]
Latino Grads Suffered More During Recession
Latino college graduates suffered much more than their white counterparts when the economy began a downturn over the past few years, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center. […]
Latino Immigrants Use Cell Phones To Save Money
A new text message program has proven effective in helping Latino immigrants in California take a serious look at their budget and allow them to save thousands of dollars in […]
Border Residents Stand Up To Big Coal
The fight is still in people along the border of Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila against a huge strip mining proposal that many say would have detrimental effects […]
Latinos, African-Americans, Buy More Bottled Water
A recent study found that Latinos, along with African-Americans, purchase more bottled water on the mistaken assumption that it’s cleaner and healthier for them. The Reuters story points out one […]
Evicting The Homeless From Haiti’s Tent Camps
On May 23 of this year, two bulldozers and two truckloads of armed men arrived at Delmas, a self-governed district inside the capital of Port-au-Prince. Within minutes, the armed men […]
Less Than 6 Million Latino Adults Have A College Degree
Recently I was perusing Census data to determine, exactly, how many Latinos in this country have college degrees. Given that Latinos are a fast growing portion of the U.S. population, […]
Villaraigosa, Others Skip $15 Million In Parking Tickets
[Editor’s Note: The following is an op-ed from the Mexican American Political Association and is shared with permission.] By Magdalena Barela I’m not an aspirant of a Gold Card, and I […]
The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — On a hot and dry Sunday morning, fifty people gathered inside a weathered tarp to pray. A priest led them to stand, and they sung religious chants […]
Indigenous Brazilians Celebrate 50 Years Of Xingu Park
[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release written by Fernanda Bellei, who is working with the festival from Brazil] From June 10 through 12, in the Kamaiurá village of […]
