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Gaby Ramos, 21, decided to move away for college against her parents’ wishes. “Having a Hispanic family, you’re expected to stay home until you get married. I knew my parents would freak out. They didn’t understand why I needed to move out.”
Ramos, who is from Chicago, attends St. Xavier University on the south side of the city. She says she could have commuted to college like her brother, but felt that she needed to become independent. To ease her parent’s anxiety, however, she compromised by
Hispanic household spending outpaced other ethnicities by more than 20 percent from 2003-2011, according to a study by Geoscape.
The Geoscape Back-to-School Spending Study explored back-to-school buying habits of U.S. consumers, segmented by ethnicity, and was compiled from data collected by the U.S. Census, the U.S. Labor Department and the Geoscape 2013 American Marketscape DataStream report.
The report's other findings show that spending by Asian Americans and African Americans is also risin
On a recent Sunday, Spanish-speaking families swarmed the Panorama Mall here in the outskirts of Los Angeles for an afternoon of Latino entertainment.
"We come for the mariachi, then we eat something and go shopping," said Gloria Mesina, visiting the mall with her daughter, Viviana, and her granddaughter, Brisa.
That is music to the ears of José Legaspi, a real-estate broker who joined forces with the mall's owner, Macerich Co., MAC -2.03% to revitalize the shopping center by targeting Hispanic
They’ve got the power: Hispanic women are a new power factor not only for the Latino community but also for the U.S. economy, according a new report released today by Nielsen.
The report shows the increasing influence of Latinas in the U.S. because of their will to improve their educational pursuits and career development.
Latinas are outpacing Latino males and continue to be overwhelmingly the decision-makers in household spending. But not only that: Hispanic women have surpassed the proportio
Meet Pamela Maria Wright — the "contemporary Latina consumer." She has two kids — Nico and Rita — whom she hopes will be bilingual, as she is. She's a tech-savvy working professional with a master's degree, but she's also very traditional and family-oriented. (While I was visiting her home, her father showed up for a surprise visit. "How much more Latino can you get?" Wright asked.)
Wright not only consumes her media in English and Spanish, she also buys groceries biculturally. She'll hit up Wh
The federal government is notorious for missing its goal of awarding 23 percent of contracts to small businesses, a target that Washington has missed for at least seven straight years. The government also sets targets for granting contracts to businesses owned by women, minorities, service-disabled veterans, and firms located in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Some agencies are better than others at hitting these goals, but on the whole, the results aren’t very inspiring.
Danielle Ivory’s story in
As of this May, nearly three out of every four online Americans used social networking sites according to new research from Pew Internet. This number jumped 7.5% from late 2012 when two-thirds (67%) of adults used social sites. So, how far have we come? Well, back in 2005 just 8% of adults used social networking sites:
This number skews slightly toward women as 74% of online American women use networking sites versus the 70% of men. The Hispanic demographic leads the way in social networking wi
There is no one more hashtag happy or "Like" giddy than the average Hispanic online.
Hispanics are the most active group on social media networking sites, according to a new Pew Report, reinforcing the importance of this young demographic to the future of mobile advertisers, web-sites, and apps.
According to the survey, 80 percent of Hispanic adults in the U.S. use social media, that's more than whites (70 percent) and African Americans (75 percent).
The survey shows an increase from 72 percent
Hispanics are the demographic most engaged with mobile devices, yet far too many feel that brands aren't doing enough to make their apps accessible to Spanish speakers.
In a recent survey that our agency commissioned by the research agency YouGov, 45% of fluent Spanish speakers aged 18-34 said they felt this way. Among all the 500 Hispanics polled, nearly one out of four (22%) said that they would be much more interested in learning about a brand and its offerings if that brand offered an app i
Latin America, where 1 in 3 people already have Facebook accounts, will increasingly drive the social network’s global profits.
That is according to Alexandre Hohagen, Facebook’s vice president for the region, in an exclusive interview with Reuters’ Spanish-language service, in which he highlighted both Latin America’s already heavy use of the website and its potential for growth.
On Wednesday, shares in the world’s largest social network finally surpassed their value when they debuted on the s
Entrepreneurs have been a driving force behind the global economic recovery. They bring energy, passion and innovative ideas that can help solve some of our most pressing problems. In Latin America, startups are the hope for the future. In Brazil alone, some 65 percent of young people say they plan to start their own businesses.
Technology companies, entrepreneurs and investors alike are looking to Brazil as a place for future growth in the region. Brazil’s successful startup culture is due in
Some industries are missing out on a critical growth opportunity by overlooking the purchasing power of Hispanic women.
Guests gathered downtown at the JW Marriott Marquis Thursday morning to watch a presentation of “Latina Power Shift,” a new report by the Nielsen Company.
Hispanic income is on the rise, the report says. Twenty-one percent of households earn $75,000 or more yearly, which corresponds with a drop in incomes below $25,000.
“The Hispanic population spends $1.2 trillion annually. I
Two or three decades ago, Sylvia Puente could gain visibility in Chicago with relative ease. But that’s because so few other Latinas in the city held leadership positions.
“What it’s taken me 25 years to do, I see it happening for younger women in a much shorter period of time,” said Puente, 54, who directs the Latino Policy Forum, an advocacy organization.
Today, some of those trailblazers say they and others should feel obligated to mentor that growing Latina workforce into a new generation o
Dr. Juan Andrade, President, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
USHLI is led by Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr., one of only two Latinos in history to receive a Presidential Medal "for the performance of exemplary deeds of service for the nation" and "promoting leadership and civic participation," and the 11th Latino in history to be decorated by a U.S. President (Bill Clinton).
In May 2011, Dr. Andrade became the 4th Latino in history to be decorated by both the government of Mexico and the go
In the western reaches of Miami-Dade County, the two powerhouses of American Hispanic TV have been working at full swing since dawn.
At the Univision studios in Doral, the five hosts of Despierta América (Wake Up America ) are throwing their daily four-hour party. The show kicks off at 7 a.m., defying drowsiness with raucous skits, musical performances and celebrity guests. The format is increasingly popular; the show’s audience — almost 900,000 viewers — grew 22 percent from last season to the
The rapid rise and overall size of the U.S. Hispanic population has received headline after headline in recent years. It is well-known and widely accepted that companies doing business in the U.S. need to pay careful attention to this audience for their bottom lines today, and even more so tomorrow.
What has gotten a little less attention are the changing social dynamics of this group. Contemporary Latinos are more educated, wealthier and have greater influence on mainstream America than they d
The Education Trust’s new mini-brief Intentionally Successful: Improving Minority Student College Graduation Rates reveals Hispanic college enrollment at four-year schools increased by 22 percent between 2009 and 2011. The increase in enrollment for non-Hispanic white students during the same timeframe was 2.7 percent.
Using college enrollment and graduation data from the U.S. Education Department, the study shows promise regarding bridging achievement and success gaps in higher education.
The
Bankrupt. Dangerous. Vacant.
Such adjectives are typical in describing the demise of Detroit, a metropolis that was once one of America’s greatest cities. But in a southwestern neighborhood of Detroit, the future of the Motor City takes on a different description.
Hopeful. Young. Hispanic.
As Detroit makes history as the largest American city to file for bankruptcy, there is a small glimmer of hope for the city: A Latino population that continues to grow and prosper.
Since 2000, Detroit’s popul
Toyota built on its long-term commitment to the U.S. Hispanic community at the 2013 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference in New Orleans this past weekend by celebrating Latina entrepreneurs and giving away a 2014 RAV4 to a deserving attendee.
As the No. 1 car brand among Hispanics, Toyota sponsored the gathering for the 14th year, reinforcing its commitment to education, empowerment and giving back to the communities in which it operates.
In a speech at the conference's popular
