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
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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
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
LET'S WORK TOGETHER!
Friends and Family --
Right now, there are potential voters in your area -- folks who support what you and I are fighting for -- who will only vote if you reach out to them in these final days.
Maybe they don't know the stakes in this election. Maybe they've heard too many of the lies coming from the other side about what this movement has accomplished.
Or maybe they just haven't been paying attention.
Whether you contact them by Tuesday will determine
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
Power!
My name is Cesar Lopez, President of Best Networks Inc, a Computer Consulting Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Why is it taking us so long to make stuff cleaner? – Green that is!
Recently in Chicago February 2nd 2011, we experienced perhaps the first of many Snow blizzards. In some areas snow piled as high as 3 feet high. The entire state was paralyzed with the awesome power of the "snow". According to Chicago City’s Officials Estimates, the snow blizzard buried about 1,500 cars in our l
My name is Cesar Lopez, President of Best Networks Inc, a Computer Consulting Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Let me start with a disclaimer; like all of you I get my information from all kinds of sources,
magazines, the internet, Technical Podcast I subscribe, Vendors for the products we sell, implement and support. Most of the information is subjective and therefore is open to criticism – let’s talk about it! It is important if we ought to understand and make sense of it all.
I'll be giving you
“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
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
ANSWER: Transparency, Accountability"Responsiveness", and Priorities
QUESTION: What’s been missing the last four years in the 2nd ward
Awarded Chicago Magazine’s 2010 Best Citizen,
Founder of the Printers Row Presidents
& Publisher of “Enrique’s Community Updates”
Enrique Perez:
* Led the effort that voted out ineffective incumbent LSC members at his
local school,
* Organized a January 2010 political forum that drew 50+ candidates for his
neighborhood
* Was the lead organizer in 2006 for public meetings
February 6, 2011
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Veronica Vera
Phone: 312.287.9291
Email: three13pr@aol.com
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
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
Join us for an evening with
Enrique G Perez Candidate for Alderman in the 2nd Ward of Chicago It’s time for REAL LEADERSHIP & EFFECTIVE CONSTITUENT SERVICE’S in Chicago’s 2nd Ward Awarded Chicago Magazine’s 2010 Best Citizen, Founder of the Printers Row Presidents & Publisher of “Enrique’s Community Updates” Enrique: • Led the effort that voted out ineffective incumbent LSC members at his local school, • Organized a January 2010 political forum that drew 50+ candidates for his neighborhood • Was the |
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
