Una vez más, fue obvio el papel que jugaron los latinos en estas elecciones para llevar a los respectivos ganadores hacia la victoria. El martes 5 de noviembre, el pueblo estadounidense acudió a las urnas de votación para elegir a los futuros gobernadores de los estados de Nueva Jersey y Virginia Y una vez más, […]
Comentarios from Maria: Latino, Key in Virginia and New Jersey Elections
On Tuesday, November 5, the American people went to the polls to elect the future governors of the states of New Jersey and Virginia. And once again, it was obvious that the role played by Latinos in these elections to bring the respective winners to victory, was extremely important. In Virginia, voters elected Democrat […]
New Initiative Created to Assist Health Professionals Reach-out to Latino Patients.
On Thursday, North Carolina State University announced that they are constructing a project titled ProSalud (ProHealth) which is aimed to assist healthcare professionals and students communicate with Latino patients. This initiative is concentrated on the idea that communication between health professionals and their patients is vital and both language […]
Are Hispanic Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier As A Result of Childhood Obesity?
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Hispanic girls are hitting puberty at an average age of 9.3 years, a younger time frame compared to non-Hispanic white girls and girls of Asian descent, according to data published in the journal Pediatrics. Only African American girls were found in the research to have an earlier puberty onset–at approximately 8.8 years. The […]
Lessons on the Power of the Latino Vote
After Tuesday’s governor elections, Republicans in Congress established that there must be a better way to alter the landscape for their party after recognizing the strategic importance of Latinos for future elections. In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie was boosted to a blowout victory by more than 20 points in part because he won half of […]
Tea Party Rhetoric Pushes Latinos to McAuliffe
Several Latinos who voted for Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday said they were doing so because of Republican Ken Cuccinelli’s anti-immigrant point-of-view. In a 2012 radio interview, Cuccinelli, criticizing a D.C. law on pest control, said “It is worse than our immigration policy. You can’t break […]
$5 Billion Cut on Food Stamps Will Largely Affect Latinos
Nearly 5 million Latinos who rely on food stamps to provide food on the table for their families will see their benefits go down beginning Friday as a $5 billion cut in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which benefits more than 47 million Americans, was recently approved by Republican Congress. Beginning this month, a […]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “Not just a slogan: The future of Latinos in Virginia hangs in the balance in this election”
Last week, my 3rd grader’s homework was about our form of government and the values that make us Americans. I thought it was an appropriate and timely assignment given the upcoming election. In a few days Virginians will go to the polls to elect the next governor of the commonwealth and in doing so will […]
Commentarios from Maria: La Reforma de Salud en Massachusetts debería ser un aprendizaje para los republicanos
Es cierto que el sitio web de Obamacare ha tenido algunas fallas tecnológicas, pero es importante señalar que los beneficios de Obamacare van más allá del sitio web. Los republicanos deben calmarse y dejarse de hipocresías. Esta semana, la rabia republicana sobre la falta de funcionamiento del sitio de Internet de la Ley de Salud […]
Commentarios from Maria: Health Reform in Massachusetts should be a learning experience for Republicans
The Republicans should calm down and quit their hypocrisy. This week, I found it amusing how the Republican anger over the non-functioning website for the Healthcare Law Obamacare since they themselves have made efforts to repeal the law. Before we continue with these hypocrisies, Republicans should be very careful and look at the history of […]
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