Decades after predicting Latinos will become California’s majority, a leading researcher into Latino health argued Wednesday Oct. 8 that the development might mean a healthier population.
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The recent fire in the Goleta hills and the community meetings that have touched on volunteerism made me think that volunteering and helping others is something that doesn’t always come naturally. This emergency reminded me of a past experience that changed me forever.
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Houston Latino History - 1977- 1978
A couple of months ago I asked some students in a cultural studies course if they knew anything about the Moody Park Riot of 1978. No one knew about the incident.
The problem was directly related to the death of a Vietnam veteran named Joe Campos Torres - the students didn’t know about him either.
Here is an article from The Economist on Campos Torres’ death. At the bottom of this dreamacttexas post is a recent story by KUHF, Houston Public Radio.
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As many as 2% to 5% of children older than age five — most of whom are obese — are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and the condition seems to be most prevalent among