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“I’m looking for a girlfriend,” said Aviles, who sells Mexican snacks in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Aviles is one of the many Hispanic immigrant seniors living a long life in the United States. And that’s what’s perplex
This rule identifies 83 industries in which WOSBs are under-represented or substantially under-represente
They turned out in record numbers in 2008, with more than 85 percent of all Latino registered voters going to the polls, accord
available) were 66.4 births per
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO ATTEND "VOTE ILLINOIS" RALLY WITH DEMOCRATS THIS TUESDAY
Please join President Bill Clinton, Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 for a "Vote Illinois" rally at the Palmer House - Hilton at 9:30 a.m. CST in Chicago.
There is so much at stake in this election, and you have a choice to turn out and vote for leaders who will turn our economy around and bring the new jobs of tomorrow home to Illinois. When Democrats vote, I
Control of Congress will be decided by dozens of House and Senate races CBS News has identified as critical contests.
In the House, Republicans need to pick up 39 seats now held by Democrats to reach the 218 it takes to become the majority. They have a good shot at that. They're favored or have an even shot at winning at least that many Democratic seats.
In the Senate, the Republicans would need a net gain of 10 seats to reach the magic number of 51. They're targeting 12 Democratic seats that
Reynaldo Robledo was 16 when he arrived from his small hometown in Mexico's mountains to work for $1.10 an hour in the vineyards of Northern California.Now 59, Robledo is among a handful of Latinos who have built their own wineries on modest acreage and are catering in part to Hispanic wine drinkers interested in
quality and a connection to their heritage.
"I would work my regular shift and then pester the vineyard manager with questions until I knew everything he knew," Robledo said in Spanish
The White House announced Tuesday the creation of a commission to focus on boosting Hispanic academic achievement just as a report showed that college graduation rates among young Americans, especially Latinos, were stagnating.
According to the American Council on Education, a Washington lobbying group, today's 25- to 34-year-olds are no better educated than their baby-boomer predecessors. About 37.5% of them held at least a two-year college degree in 2008, almost identical to the 37% of 45- t
The documentary "Latinos Living the American Dream" produced and directed by Eva Longoria Parker in partnership with the Pepsi YO SUMO initiative will premiere today at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. The documentary highlights the accomplishments and impact that Hispanics have in shaping the landscape of the United States. The feature is a culmination of Pepsi's YO SUMO (I Add Up/I Count) movement which encourages Latinos to go beyond being counted and show how they add value to
"Casa de Esperanza is proud to be Verizon's national Latino domestic violence partner and to help r
The ad was widely seen as an effort to hurt the campaign of incumbent Sen. Harry Reid, a Democrat, who is working hard to turn out Latino voters. Mr. de Posoda, who has long worked with
President Obama is focusing on the education of Hispanics. Tuesday he signed an executive order to help educate both children and adult Latinos. The Hispanic vote is key in the upcoming election. But the White House says helping give Hispanics the best education possible is key to the future of our country. In forty years there will be more Latino
children in U.S. public schools than Caucasian students.
Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack, president of Our Lady of the Lake University, looked on as Presi
The Nueva Latina Star Awards by Verizon and the first Arte Hispanidad Award were presented
CHICAGO— Once again, over five hundred of Chicago’s leaders and professionals gathered at the
6th VIVE LA HISPANIDAD, to celebrate the end of the Hispanic Heritage Month festivities. The event took place on Friday, October 8th at the beautiful Galleria Marchetti where the program was emceed by Telemundo News Anchor Tsi Tsi Ki Felix and NBC 5 Reporter Anthony Ponce. Proceeds benefited the non-profit organ
Boundless Readers™ and National-Louis University announced today that they will partner to bring The National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) “The Big Read” to Chicago for the second consecutive year. Like last year, The Big Read 2010, Chicago Style will target Chicago’s Latino community. The Big Read 2010, Chicago Style is made possible by a grant from NEA. Chicago-based Boundless Readers was awarded the highly selective grant for a second consecutive year.
The Big Read 2010, Chicago Style focus
Gilberto Cardenas, Ph.D., assistant provost and director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, inaugurated Tuesday the Americo Paredes Commemorative Lecture at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. The lecture aims to bring to campus distinguished scholars or others who have made significant contributions to the study or development of the border region.
In the morning Cardenas addressed students, before speaking at 6 p.m. for the main
In the morning Cardenas addressed students, before speaking at 6 p.m. for the main
According to the Commission, OCHLA’s Distinguished Hi
