Comentarios from Maria: Preventive Health is Key to Latinos
In late November, Latino families usually gather to celebrate Thanksgiving Day and prepare for the upcoming holidays. It is a time where we reflect on our lives and spend quality time with our loved ones Although there is no doubt that this season is an opportunity to reconnect with our friends and family, it is important that we use this time to inform and talk to our loved ones about the importance of staying healthy. My mother, who recently visited for Thanksgiving Day, suffers from osteoporosis, a disease in which bones become extremely fragile and are more likely to fracture. As … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Lisa Pino “SNAP for a Healthy America”
As this year marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death, we are grateful for his contribution to our country’s nutritional safety net, the USDA SNAP program. After President Franklin D. Roosevelt established Food Stamps in 1939 to combat the Great Depression, President Kennedy revived the program in 1961 by developing a pilot program. As the former USDA Deputy Administrator of SNAP, I share that SNAP still provides a critical safety net for 49 million food insecure Americans. Today, we need SNAP and our other fourteen USDA nutrition assistance programs as millions of … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Sec. of Labor Tom Pérez “Crear escaleras de oportunidades para todos los trabajadores inmigrantes y estadounidenses”
Una reforma migratoria podría agregar $1,000 millones a la economía de Estados Unidos Yo soy hijo de inmigrantes. La historia de mi familia es una historia de inmigrantes. Es una historia de personas que viven en Estados Unidos. Mis padres nacieron en la República Dominicana, y mi abuelo materno fue embajador en Estados Unidos hasta que habló en contra de la dictadura brutal de Rafael Trujillo en la década de 1930. Fue declarado persona non grata, y la familia de mi madre se vio obligada a mudarse a la ciudad de Nueva York en la cumbre de la Gran Depresión. Mi padre huyó de ese mismo … [Read More...]
Latina Entrepreneur Attributes Culture to her Success
Ivette Mayo, owner of Yo Soy I am, LLC, has become an example for all Latinas in this country on not only entrepreneurship, but how to make their dream a reality while staying true to their Latina culture. “When you face great challenges and constant change, you develop survival skills that allow you to jump, dive in and love what is in front of you for its pure essence, with no judgment,” Mayo said Ivette attributes her success to the experiences she encountered while moving from Puerto Rico to the United States at age six and … [Read More...]
Cuidado De Salud Expected to Launch this December
According to U.S Health and Human Services, a quiet launch of the Spanish-language Obamacare site is expected early this month despite the negative backlash the government received on the technical glitches and very few bilingual services on the original Obamacare site. One of the biggest concerns for many individuals is enrollment after only 10 percent of people who accessed the site could actually make it through the enrollment process in October. “We want the English language web page to be up and running and to be successful. Once we have that, then we want the Spanish language one to … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Alfredo Estrada “Here We Go Again”
We've seen this movie before. Many of us at LATINO Magazine worked at HISPANIC, launched in 1988 during the so-called "Decade of the Hispanic." It certainly wasn't, and no one would make the same claim of the naughty '90s and double-barreled '00s. But here we go again... Latinos (not Hispanics!) were the decisive factor in the last election, voting 71% for President Obama and handing him victory in swing states like Florida, Colorado and Nevada. Even an adversary as staunch as Fox News CEO Roger Ailes declared that "the contributions made by Latinos are extraordinary." It appeared that we … [Read More...]
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Latina Entrepreneur Attributes Culture to her Success
Ivette Mayo, owner of Yo Soy I am, LLC, … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Sec. of Labor Tom Pérez “Crear escaleras de oportunidades para todos los trabajadores inmigrantes y estadounidenses”
Una reforma migratoria podría agregar $1,000 millones a la economía de Estados Unidos Yo soy hijo … [Read More...]
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Guest Blogger: Lisa Pino “SNAP for a Healthy America”
As this year marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death, we are grateful for … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Sec. of Labor Tom Pérez “Crear escaleras de oportunidades para todos los trabajadores inmigrantes y estadounidenses”
Una reforma migratoria podría agregar $1,000 millones a la economía de Estados Unidos Yo soy hijo … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Rep. Ben Ray Luján “Engaging Minorities in Our Nation’s Energy Future”
I recently had the honor of participating in a congressional forum highlighting the Minorities in … [Read More...]
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Comentarios from Maria: Preventive Health is Key to Latinos
In late November, Latino families usually gather to celebrate Thanksgiving Day and prepare for the upcoming holidays. It is a time where we reflect on our lives and spend quality time with our loved ones Although there is no doubt that this season is an opportunity to reconnect with our friends … [Read More...]
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GOP Leaders Look to Rebrand Their Message in Spanish
Republican leaders are organizing their party and speakers to become more knowledgeable in communication with Latino audiences and are arranging more appearances in Spanish-speaking outlets. “We’ve been absent from the conversation with Hispanic media for so long, anything can set back that … [Read More...]
Report Suggests Citizenship Will Provide Stronger Economic Benefits than Legalization
The White House released a report on Tuesday listing the economic benefits to earned citizenship for the undocumented immigrants in the US, which included an increase of $1.4 trillion in GDP and about 2 million more jobs. The report also details that over a course of 10 years, providing only … [Read More...]
Comentarios from Maria: “¿Dónde está el amor?”
Las encuestas de salida muestran que la reelección del presidente Obama se produjo por los votos de las personas jóvenes, las minorías y las mujeres. El presidente del Comité Nacional Republicano, Reince Priebus, está bajo una intensa presión para mejorar la marca republicana y atraer a más votantes … [Read More...]
