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The two-day summit will gather Hispanic entrepreneurs from across
The law is bound to have a profound impact on communities like El Mirage, Ariz., a Latino-heavy “Immigration Nation” Patchwork Nation community in Maricopa County
Many have wondered if environmentalism or being green is only a luxury for the elite. Irma Muñoz, native of south Los Angeles started a non-profit organization, Mujeres de l
The remarkable "Ugly Betty" ended its five-season, primetime run last Thursday night, and the TV landscape's a lot flatter for the loss. Say what you will about the ABC dramedy's quality over the past couple seasons.
The show featured a cast of brown-skinned characters that were unprecedented in primetime television. The series featured smart and strong Latinas, a powerful Black woman and even an undocumented father from Mexico. Not to mention the show's humanistic handling of its gay and trans
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that a quarter of the country's children yo
As we saw during the final stages of the health-care debate, Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D) isn't shy about taking his complaints public (he said he was going to vote against the health bill before eventually voting for it).
And now he's taking aim at President Obama's immigration policies, suggesting that Latino voters might not participate in the upcoming midterm elections -- if the administration and Democratic congressional leaders don't move forward on a comprehensive immigration bill.
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Advocates for illegal immigrants fear the White House is doing the bare minimum to appease Latino voters before midterm elections as it focuses on other issues.
A White House commitment to overhaul the nation's immigration system this year is collapsing, with the Obama administration undecided about the best way to proceed on an issue the president had identified as a top priority.Immigration advocates who meet regularly with White House officials said the Obama administration had been consideri
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"The immigrant influx in California has politically realigned the state," said the study's author, James Gimpel, a government professor at the University of Maryland, College Pa
Dozens of spectators packed the newly renovated Woodbury Branch Library on Saturday to honor three people for service to Denver's Latino community. Florence "Flo" Hernandez-Ramos, KUVO host of Cancion Mexicana, accepted the ninth annual Lena L. Archuleta Community Service Award. Denise Maes, now the director of operations for Vice President Joe Biden, was inducted into the Cesar Chavez Leadership Hall of Fame along with community activist and educator Bernard "Bernie" Valdez, who died in 1997.
How Do Students and Professionals Afford Their MBAs? The National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ Scholarship Program
Since its creation in 1989, NSHMBA’s Scholarship Program has given millions to talented, motivated Hispanics
Dallas, TX (March 10, 2010) – This year marks the organization’s twenty-first year of its Scholarship Program and its support of Hispanics and their educational goals of pursuing and earning their Masters in Business Administration or equivalent degree. The National Society of Hi
Gooding, Lincoln and Twin Falls counties reported increases of less than one percentage point, while Jerome County experienced th
The 58-year-old Gomez has the potential to reshape the Archdiocese of Los Angeles over most of the next two decades, assuming he can successfully steer it past the shoals of a lingering se
The level of Florida’s economic competitiveness over the long term will depend on the degree of preparation of Hispanic university students, according to a report released Tuesday at Miami Dade College.The state’s economic health, in the near term, and the strengthening of human capital will, in large measure, rest on the academic success of Latino college students, MDC president Eduardo Padron said.Padron, along with several experts, presented at a press conference the report entitled “Florida
They also help explain why the college completion rate at Western,
In fact, closer examination of these statistics on Latinos provides a challenge rather than a threat to Catholic America. Instead of worrying abou
prestige.
Planning is still in the early stages, and the museum's creation is years away; the commission is exploring the scope of a Latino museum and where it would
certificates.
Connecticut has a large Puerto Rican population and the state is trying to get the message out.The law was passed in Puerto Rico at the beginning of the year, but a lot of people are not aware of it, or know what to do.Puerto Rican birth certificates are sold
Whether by choice or by necessity, community colleges are the dominant institution for Latino students: Nearly three in five Hispanic students in postsecondary education attend a two-year college, a far greater proportion than for any other racial or ethnic group.
So to the extent that Latinos areunderrepresented among bachelor's degree recipients in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, increasing the flow of STEM students from community colleges to four-year institutions --
So to the extent that Latinos areunderrepresented among bachelor's degree recipients in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, increasing the flow of STEM students from community colleges to four-year institutions --
