Nearly 1 in 5 Latino households is suffering from food insecurity nationwide in one of the worlds richest countries. According to the latest US Department of Agriculture 2006 report on food security, Hispanics are disproportionately affected with 19.5 % of Latino households reporting food insecurity, well above the national average of 10.9% (Non Hispanic white average is 7.8%). The Tri State area is seeing an increase of households struggling to adequately feed their families. The averages natio
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Latinos will be watching Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings "like hawks" for evidence that senators on the Judiciary Committee are mistreating the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, or are mischaracterizing her record, leaders of Latino political, professional and advocacy groups tell ABC News.
"We accept tough questions. But what we are going to object to are questions that misrepresent the judge or that distort her record," says Estuardo V. Rodriguez, director of Hispanics for a Fai
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NCLR is thrilled to unveil the new “Latinos and Philanthropy” track at the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference, which will take place July 25–28 at McCormick Place West. In addition to five workshops along this track, there will also be a town hall titled “A New Era of Philanthropy: A Look at the Current Economic Climate and Its Impact on Latino Organizations.”
On Saturday, July 25, panelists will address how nonprofit organizations throughout the country are facing the troubling challenge of meeting
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A lot of attention has been focused on the remarkable economic success of China, India and other Asian countries. So much so that the rise of Latin American companies as major players on the international economic scene has almost gone unnoticed.
"Latin American companies have fallen through the cracks," says Lourdes Casanova, a lecturer in strategy at INSEAD and author of Global Latinas: Latin America's emerging multinationals. "While other emerging market economies have been oversold, Latin A
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There's a shift under way in the Maricopa County jails.
The population of White male inmates, after growing steadily for more than a decade, has dropped in the past five years, while the population of Hispanic male inmates has increased to the point that they make up the ethnic majority, according Sheriff's Office data.
Experts say the explanation for the increase is largely due to overall population trends coupled with a series of recent laws and policy decisions targeting illegal immigrants
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The economic recession is impacting African-American and Hispanic workers at a disproportionate rate, according to two of the nation’s oldest advocacy organizations for racial equality and economic empowerment. Still, there are signs that the stimulus plan may be working.
Officials with the National Council of La Raza and the NAACP say rising unemployment rates in minority communities may be finally bottoming out. READ FULL STORYRead more…
A decade ago, political analysts talked about a significant gap between the population of the city of Los Angeles (mostly Latino and black) and its voters (mostly white).
Today, there is almost no gap -- at least not between registered voters and the citizen population -- according to Census data and a recently released Los Angeles Times Poll. The poll was conducted for the Times by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
The city of Los Angeles has almost 2.9 million
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Proyecto Nueva Vida (PNV) was nominated and selected as one of six top national programs regarding mental health and addiction for Latinos by the Community Defined Evidence Project.
The project seeks to identify culturally-based practices that support improved access to mental health and addiction services.
PNV and other organizations across the country will be included in a national directory of successful programs for the Latino community. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Many Americans fear they'll outlive their savings, but African Americans and Hispanics face an even greater risk of spending the end of their lives in poverty.
Members of those two groups are less likely than white and Asian workers to participate in their employers' 401(k) plans, and when they do contribute, they save less, according to a study scheduled for release today by Ariel Education Initiative and Hewitt Associates.
African Americans and Hispanics also are much more likely to take mo
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While students are doing slightly better each year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the success rates of African-American, American Indian, Latino and Pacific Islander students shows Washington has a long way to go in improving school achievement for everyone.
Despite a lack of state money for new initiatives, the Washington Legislature has formed a new committee to tackle the "achievement gap."
But instead of focusing on tutoring or other special services for students, the co
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Of the 1,230 plebes who took the oath of office at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis this week, 435 were members of minority groups. It's the most racially diverse class in the academy's 164-year history.
Academy leaders say it is a top priority to build a student body that reflects the racial makeup of the Navy and the nation. The service academy has almost twice as many black, Hispanic and Asian midshipmen as it did a decade ago. Much of the increase has occurred in the past two years, with
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Teenage unemployment rates are sky high and have increased since the beginning of the year, especially for Hispanics.
The teenage jobless rate in the U.S. stands at 24 percent, according to June numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. READ FULL STORYRead more…
The local discounted rate for the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference has been extended! Hurry and register by Friday, July 3, to take advantage of this special discount. Registering by Friday will also enter you to win a Sony 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera!*
The local rate is open to anyone who lives in the state of Illinois. Simply enter “Chicago2009” as the promotional rate when you register by Friday at www.nclr.org/conference
We look forward to seeing you this July!
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Gabby Ornelas, a former teller at the giant Bank of America Corp., remembers the training sessions. And she remembers her marching orders: "Sell, sell, sell."
Ornelas was instructed to use her Spanish language skills and Latina heritage to sign up customers for as many kinds of banking services as possible, she said -- services that led to lucrative fees for the bank and financial entanglement for many customers.
"We were coached every day to push multiple checking accounts, credit cards and
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It's tough enough running your own business these days, but Arlene Zuniga-Valdez has more than just the economy to face.
Being a successful woman in business, a Latina in the pest control industry no less, was not always easy for Zuniga-Valdez. Neither was it her first choice.
"The business was new to me and I had to learn the trade," said the 36-year-old chief executive officer of A Cal Pest Control Services Inc. in El Monte.
She ended up enjoying it, especially since it was a family busine
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Latino teenagers who maintain their own culture and whose parents are more involved in American society are less likely to consume alcohol, drugs and drop our of school, according to a University of North Carolina (UNC) study, reports La Opinión. According to the news report, previous studies of young Latino immigrants found that they faced health and social obstacles as they assimilated. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Over 80 percent Asians, Latinos and African Americans feel optimistic about achieving the American Dream, while two-third of whites share the same feeling, reports the International Daily News. According to “The 2009 MetLife Study of the American Dream,” the study shows Asians, when compared with other minorities, often view having a successful career as a key component of achieving the American Dream. READ FULL STORYRead more…
The parameters of a new (and probably soon to be surreal) immigration reform battle were drawn up last week in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, June 25th, President Obama appointed Janet Napolitano as the administration's "point person" to help develop bipartisan, sensible legislation which will overhaul our long-outdated immigration system. Two hours before Obama's announcement, his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, admitted the administration does not have the votes in Congress to pass comprehensive
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Improving the participation of Oklahoma’s Hispanics in next year’s census is essential in getting an accurate count of the population, a census worker said Monday.
Oklahoma’s Hispanic population has grown by 55 percent since 2000, Jeronimo Gallegos, a U.S. Census Bureau partnership specialist, told members of the Governors’ Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs.
He asked for their help and will be seeking assistance from other groups to get Hispanics to complete and return ce
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