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Those eye-catching numbers represent the immense, and largely untapped, scale and wealth of the Hispanic-American media market. Put into greater perspective, if Hispanic-Americans comprised their own country, it would be the fifth-largest, by population, in the European Union. And this demographic is growing -- rapidly.
Despite thes
According to newly released U.S. Census Bureau figures, around 756,000 Latinos live in Washington, more than 21,000 of them in Spokane County, accounting for 4.5 percent of the county’s population.
Spokesman.com reports that although most Latinos living in Washington are in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties on the West Side, the most recent census numbers show Hispanic d
In 2010, Americans started their own businesses at the highest rate in 15 years—but they were more apt to go at it alone, says a new study.
According to a study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 (.34 percent of American adults created them). That's the same as the 2009 rate, but an uptick from 2007, and "represents the highest level over the past decade and a half," says the study. But the rate at which these businesses emp
Fresh off last week’s U.S. Census data showing phenomenal growth among Oregon Latinos, particularly in the Portland area, comes an interview with the head of a leadership development program aimed at teaching Latino community members how to become involved in city government.
Cynthia Gomez, a program director for the nonprofit advocacy group Latino Network, says the Diversity and Civic Leadership Academy has produced more than 50 alumni to go along with 40 participants who are currently enrolle
I grew up in Laredo, Texas, where the Latino population has always hovered close to 90 percent. I don’t remember being conscious of that, there were no Latinos or non-Latinos, we were all just people. Everyone had rich vowels in their names, mixed Spanish with their English and had tíos and primos.
So the recent revelation that Latinos will be the majority in Texas by 2040 was, for me, a foregone conclusion. Even all these years later, living in San Antonio for more than 25 years, the announcem
BabyCenter®, the #1 pregnancy and parenting online destination worldwide, has released the results of a comprehensive study about Latina moms. The Hispanic Moms Acculturation study, part of the 21st Century Mom™ Insight Series, offers key insights into the influence of acculturation on moms' behaviors and preferences related to shopping, mealtime, media consumption, and more.
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The acculturation study interviewed 2,479 Hispanic an
Facebook gets people in trouble all the time. From ending relationships to derailing careers, the most popular social network in the world is a place where using caution is paramount.
But for one Spanish nun, not even her good deeds were enough to keep her from getting kicked out of her convent because of Facebook.
María Jesús Galán, known as "Sor Internet" or "Sister Internet", told a Spanish newspaper she was asked to leave her convent because she was on Facebook too much.
The 54-year-old Dom
More than a third of Texas residents are Latinos, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, which show that Hispanics have also increased their presence significantly in Oklahoma, Illinois and South Dakota.
Texas was the state whose total population grew the most between 2000-2010, by 4.3 million people, or 20.6 percent, to more than 25 million, second only to California.
Sixty-five percent of that demographic increase was due to Hispanics, which now number 9.46 million.
In the last
Between 2000 and 2010, the Latino population in Illinois grew 33% from 1.5 million to 2.0 million, and the Latino share of the population grew from 12% to 16%. At the same time, the non-Latino population declined slightly by 0.8%. The st
It is common knowledge that glass ceilings serve to keep women from reaching the highest echelons of power, authority and influence. What we also know is that breaking through those glass ceilings is even more difficult for even the best qualified Latinas. This panel, Latina Glass-Ceiling Busters and Their Stories, will be presented on Saturday morning, February 19, and feature four women who have broken through the glass ceiling in their respective fields. They include Alexandra Martinez, Assi
Rosa Rosales
National Hispanic Hero Award
Rosa Rosales has dedicated more than 30 years of her career to empowering the Latino community. She co-founded the United Public Employee Association and worked as a Field Supervisor in the Neighborhood Anti-Crime Program and as a Field Supervisor and later as Regional Director of the National Association of Government Employees. Rosa served as Office Director of the Service Employees International Union and then founded and is the Director of the Nati
The "Reality of Disparity in Media and Entertainment" panel will feature high-powered experts in the fields of electronic and print media and film and focus on the under-representation and underutilization of Latinos throughout the media and entertainment industries. Alex Nogales, President of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, will provide the background that statistically documents the disparities. Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette will focus on the print media
Dr. José M. Hernández
After applying numerous times over a period of 12 years, Dr. Hernández was finally selected by NASA for its astronaut training program in 2004, which he completed in 2006. In June 2008 he was one of seven astronauts selected to train for a mission to the International Space Station. As a Mission Specialist 2 and the crew's flight engineer, Dr. Hernández was the primary robotics operator and navigation computer expert. On August 28, 2009, his lifelong dream was finally fulf
“Latina women are the decision makers and influencers of over 80% of all purchases made in U.S. Hispanic households,” according to Jackie Bird, CEO, Redbean Society, LLC, previewing her presentation, “Latina Shoppers Unveiled! The Segmentation of Shopping Behavior Among Latinas” for the 7th annual M2W(R) – The Marketing to Women Conference, April 13 & 14, 2011 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
“Latina women are a very powerful group as they control the $1.4 Trillion buying power of Hispanic hous
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Illinois RNHA Members Host Convention in Dixon – New Executive Board Is Elected
Illinois – The Illinois Republican National Hispanic Assembly’s (RNHA) bi-annual convention took place this weekend at the Loveland Community House in Dixon. The group was addressed by State Representative Robert Pritchard, State Senator Tim Bivins, Former Mayor of DeKalb Greg Sparrow, ILGOP C
The center is a joint project of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ( UTHealth ) School of Public Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. It will engage the community at all levels to develop effective and culturally ap
In South Carolina, which gained one seat, the number of Latinos grew by 117.5 percent, while the non-Hispanic population grew by only 11.2 percent, according to a study released Tuesday by the NALEO Educational Fun
Last week Google hosted its first marketing forum dedicated to the U.S. Hispanic market. Braving the streets of New York after almost 20 inches of snow had fallen, several hundred professionals showed up, and that's because when Google talks, people listen.
"The idea was to communicate Google's commitment to this audience and to share best practices in the US Hispanic digital space," said Mark Lopez, who left Hispanic portal Terra.com last November to head up this new "specialist" team for Goog
As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, virtually unchanged from a year earlier, according to new estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. This stability in 2010 follows a two-year decline from the peak of 12 million in 2007 to 11.1 million in 2009 that was the first significant reversal in a two-decade pattern of growth. Unauthorized immigrants were 3.7% of the nation's population in 2010.
The number of unau
