Ninety-four percent of Latino children in California were born in the United States, stated a study that was recently released. The data will likely have policy implications during the next legislative session, when health coverage for undocumented residents will be addressed and debated.
"Jane the Virgin," the freshman CW drama, starring Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas and Ivonne Coll, is charming, and it's delighting viewers and fans everywhere. "Whimsical" and "miraculous," the series is one of a few new shows that place Latinos in the lead this season, alongside ABC's "Cristela," starring Cristela Alonzo.
Hispandering, to some, happens to be media that's curated specifically for Latino/Hispanic consumption, to make products more desirable and "digestible" for the selected niche audience. To others, the recess marketing term is an aggressive tactic, charged with somewhat offensive content and an intention to conquer the monolithic Latino market.
Episode 6 of “Gotham,” “Spirit of the Goat” told the decade-old story of murders that target the first-borns of the wealthy, but moreover it tells the origin story of corrupt cop Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue), who was once a "white knight."
STEM positions, including manufacturers, engineers, scientists, doctors, technicians and mathematicians, are obligatory for scientific breakthroughs and advances in the national and international economy. By 2020, 85 to 95 percent of jobs will require STEM skills, according to recent data. Yet, STEM education continues to lag.
“Border-hoppers” with skimpy ponchos, sexy geishas with tight kimonos, flirty Indian chiefs with tall headdress and bootylicious “sistah” with bamboo earrings will all be worn by the racially insensitive and closed-minded this Halloween. Also, wearers of these outfits often happily paint their faces brown and black, in a “harmless” attempt to represent someone from a different ethnicity or race.
Sandra Cisneros, the acclaimed Mexican-American author, has created an instillation in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos to celebrate and honor her deceased mother, Elvira Cordero Cisneros, at the Smithsonian National American History Museum.
Sherlock’s sex would “be explosive” and he’d “test the latex beforehand,” according to star of BBC drama “Sherlock,” Benedict Cumberbatch, who went into brow-raising detail about the likely sexual behaviors of the world’s favorite asexual sloth.
Buenos Aires, Argentina was home to author-illustrator Lila Quintero Weaver until age five, when she and her family immigrated to a small town in Alabama during 1961, in the heart of Alabama's Black Belt. "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an ode to the staying power of that family history and recognition that the ability to read and manipulate language is an "amazing privilege."
Novelist Ernesto Quiñonez published his first book "Bodega Dreams" in 2000. The enthralling work was promptly declared "a New Immigrant Class" by The New York Times. The narrative, with its El Barrio-raised protagonist, has received nods from Barnes & Noble, the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine, who've praised Quiñonez for his prose, evocation of life and extraordinary ability to detail passion.
Zagat recently published its 2015 list of top New York City restaurants. Included in the+350 pg. guide that rates and evaluates the food, decor and service within thousands of restaurants in NYC are the top Latin-inspired dishes in the whole of New York City. Find out which restaurants made the list, and what grateful customers have to say about the food at these establishments.
"Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works" is middle-curriculum that's encouraged young teens to delay sex with classroom learning and parental involvement.
LGBQT youth have long been invisible within the foster care system, evident by the lack of data presented on the underserved and over-represented group. However, a groundbreaking study, "Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Los Angeles County Foster Care: Assessing Disproportionality and Disparities," has finally emerged, and it tracks the sexual orientation and gender identity youth in Los Angeles' foster care system, and it exposes their needs.
The brand-new "Get Smart About Credit" campaign, engineered by Wells Fargo, helps Latinos and others toward financial independence by offering Wells Fargo customers an opportunity to obtain a free copy of their credit score and a complimentary credit report from now through November 16.
FCKH8.com, a for-profit company that's hellbent on speaking out on the subjects of equality and sexism, has published a new video that's enlisted handful of "potty-mouth princesses," who drop the f-bombs for feminism.
Karin M. Hehenberger, M.D., Ph.D., founded Lyfebulb, an educational and social platform that's dedicated to helping those with chronic illness and diabetes achieve their optimal lifestyle. Hehenberger has used her expertise on diabetes and chronic illness to identify, develop and promote products across therapeutics, devices and consumer health care industries.
Zoraida Córdova, the acclaimed Young Adult novelist, immigrated to the United States from Guayaquil, Ecuador at the age of 6. Her relocation to the multicultural metropolis of New York City made a profound impression on her, and it deeply informed her writing. Her trilogy, "The Vicious Deep," owns Brooklyn as its backdrop, yet each character in the riveting, urban fantasy novels claims a small bit of Ecuador.
There are approximately 3.2 million Hispanic-owned businesses, which gross an estimated $468 billion in revenue, according to a study from Geoscape. With those numbers, owning a business appears to be a very attractive option, but there are high risks associated with owning a business if one does not plan well.
Chef Gilberto Cetina teamed up with writer Katharine A. Diaz and son Gilberto Diaz Jr. to create a cookbook that invokes crisp images of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The hardback culinary tour offers techniques, a glossary, a "rule-of-thumb guide" and tips.
Wells Fargo has announced a new offer to help meet the needs of Hispanic consumers and small business owners, and accommodate the fast-growing demand for mobile services that help owners stay on top of their business when they are away from computers and offices.
In "Once Upon a Time" Season 4's fourth episode, "The Apprentice," Emma and Hook will go on their first official date, for which Hook requests a hand from Gold so that he can comfortably embrace her with two hands. But, as always, that magic comes at a price.
Escritora Melinda Palacio is renowned and known best for her chapbook "Folsom Lockdown," her full-length poetry book "How Fire Is a Story, Waiting," and her novel, "Ocotillo Dreams." Those works, in addition to contributions to journals and anthologies, have proven her creative prowess and asserted her as a key player in American & American Latino literature.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) has been observed on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Oct. 15, since 2003. NLAAD was instituted in response to the impact of HIV and AIDS on Latino communities nationwide.
When author Natalia Sylvester was young, a teacher told her that there's a story behind every story behind every story. And Sylvester found this to be exceptionally true when applied to the narrative of Latinos and Latino writers in the U.S.
Executive producer of Latino USA Maria Hinojosa is the creator and host of "America by the Numbers," an eight-part documentary series airing on the WORLD Channel and PBS. The miniseries examines the national ethnic makeup of the U.S. and its irrevocable and fundamental changes, impacting everything from pop culture to politics.
