Health facts about U.S. Latino communities belie stereotypes

in Health
by chicano | November 11th, 2008 

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.

Tags: art, Health, hispanic

Myth of the Latino Vote

by chicano | October 30th, 2008 

Aside from passionate political discussions, populist promises and negative campaigns that flirt with libel, presidential elections also have the peculiarity of rediscovering forgotten groups of voters every four years.

Tags: art, hispanic

Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple

by chicano | October 21st, 2008 

When
Oct 21, 2008 7:30 pm (Tuesday)
(repeats daily until October 26, 2008)

1.

Where
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (map)
2700 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20566

Inspired by characters from Hispanic folklore and culture, this magical and heartfelt series of stories uses color and imagination to capture…

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A democracy without civics?

by chicano | September 25th, 2008 

On the last nationwide civics assessment, administered in 2006, two-thirds of students scored below proficiency. Not even a third of eighth-graders surveyed could identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence. Less than a fifth of high school seniors could explain how citizen participation benefits democracy.

Tags: art, Education, hispanic, school

San Antonio Hispanic Cultural Events - Hispanic Culture in San Antonio

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

San Antonio is rich in Hispanic culture. Throughout the year, there are many annual events celebrating Hispanic culture which take place around the city. These are some of San Antonio’s top Hispanic cultural events.

Tags: hispanic

Heritage Today, Gone Tomorrow

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

They are unknown in so-called general market circles. Left out of museum and library exhibits celebrating their non-Latino peers. And even within our own Hispanic marketing community, many have either been forgotten or have all too often been unfairly characterized as hucksters and shysters; too often viewed as con men instead of honored as Mad Men.

Remembering the Pioneers of U.S. Hispanic Marketing…

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Speaking Spanish Limits Access to Health Care

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the United States have difficulty accessing the health-care system, University of North Carolina researchers report.

Prevention, collected data on 45,076 Hispanic adults across the United States. This represents about 90 percent of the U.S. Hispanic population.

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2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanics See Their Situation in…

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

Half (50%) of all Latinos say that the situation of Latinos in this country…

…is worse now than it was a year ago, according to a new nationwide survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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Courts - 9th Circuit upholds Arizona immigration law imposing…

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

Business and Hispanic groups challenged the law on the grounds that it oversteps the state’s authority to regulate immigration, an argument…

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Half of U.S. Latinos say life is worse

by chicano | September 18th, 2008 

…from 42 percent in 2007, the survey by the Pew Hispanic Center found. … Immigrants account for 54 percent of all Hispanic U.S. adults.

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