A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients.
Tags: Health, minority
Racial And Ethnic Disparities Detected In Patient Experiences
by chicano | October 30th, 2008
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LATINO DEMOGRAPHICS
in General News
by chicano | September 17th, 2008
Below are statistics regarding the U.S. Latino population provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. * Largest minority population in U.S. (44.3…
Getting Minority Women To the Polls
in General News
by chicano | August 28th, 2008
As many as 70 percent of eligible Asian, African-American and Latino women did not vote in 2004. My friend Mable Yee and her partner in this…
“600 words by Esther J. Cepeda”: Latinos in the fine arts: Part Two
in art
by chicano | July 21st, 2008
In Part One I say that in a perfect world minorities would have as much access to the fine arts – and the training to participate in them – as the average Caucasian.
Tags: art, hispanic, latino, minority, rights
Latino Families to Gather at UCSD May 31 for Comienza con un Sueño College Outreach Event
by chicano | May 21st, 2008
A great cause and If you’re in SD, try and make it, show your support.
From: HispanicTips.com:
Nurturing the desire for college and keeping it on track is the purpose of Comienza con un Sueño ( It Begins with a Dream ), a major college outreach event taking place this month at UCSD. Aimed at Latino and [...]
UCLA students arrested in protest over fee hike
by chicano | May 20th, 2008
Seeing as how UCLA is (in my opinion) the nations pre-eminent Latino institution, the effects of a fee hike could be catastrophic to all minority students in general. I applaud the actions of these brave students.
Student protesters were arrested on campus Wednesday afternoon soon after a committee of the UC Board of Regents approved student [...]
Whites going to become a minority in US: Report
in activism
by chicano | February 12th, 2008
CNN-IBN
Whites going to become a minority in US: Report
CNN-IBN, India - 10 minutes ago
While the white population, with its lower fertility rate, ages, the Latino population - the nation’s largest minority - will triple in size. …
US election rivals battle for Hispanic vote
in activism
by chicano | February 6th, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk
US election rivals battle for Hispanic vote
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 13 hours ago
The Latino community, the nation’s largest minority group which makes up nearly16 per cent of the population, is tipped to play a decisive role in the …
Latino voters set for ‘Super Martes’ BBC News
Latinos poised for key role in primaries Boston Globe
Obama takes aim at Latino vote Politico
Seattle Times - Salon
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More News (San Bernardino Sun)
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by chicano | February 5th, 2008
With “Super Tuesday” only three days away, the state’s Latino voters are set to play a crucial role in choosing the next president. But Democrats in the country’s fastest-growing minority are split on a candidate to represent party.
One million immigrants seek US citizenship to vote
by chicano | January 8th, 2008
Tags: art, hispanic, immigration, latino, Mexico, minority