Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Raul H. Yzaguirre as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Yzaguirre, currently a professor at Arizona State University and President Emeritus of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), is a recognized civil rights leader and figure in the Latino community. “Ambassador Yzaguirre is well recognized and deeply respected by […]
Study Shows Hispanics Less Likely to Get Care they Need in Emergency Rooms
A study published last month in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine says that despite displaying the same symptoms, Hispanics and Blacks who show up at emergency rooms with chest pain are less likely than whites to get the care they need. “Emergency room triage is the critical step that determines the whole cascade of […]
National Hispanic Medical Association Briefs Congress on Childhood Obesity among Hispanics
On Wednesday, the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) briefed Congress at a hearing over the obesity epidemic impacting Hispanic children. Almost a fifth of Hispanic children in the US are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are bringing experts to Congress to discuss strategies that work to reduce obesity among […]
Hispanicization of America
The presence of Hispanics in the U.S. is partly defined by an intertwined history of America and Mexico and their shared border and the undocumented workers that come by the thousands chasing the American dream every year. This puts Hispanics from the past and the present in a unique position compared to other groups such […]
Hispanic-owned Businesses in South Dakota Grow at Higher Rate than Nation
The growth in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses in South Dakota outpaced the rest of the nation from 2002-2007, with about a third of them in the Sioux Falls metro area, according to numbers released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Over this period of five years, the state saw an increase of 68 […]
Immigration Reform Missing from GOP’s “Pledge to America”
Republicans unveiled a 48-page pre-election document styled after 1994’s Contract with America on Thursday with little to no mention of immigration reform. The “Pledge” makes mention of an “out-of-touch” government, yet the document itself hardly touches on one of the most controversial issues being debated by Americans across the country. The omission of immigration reform […]
First Puerto Rican Woman to be a US Ambassador Sworn In
Maria del Carmen Aponte became the first Puerto Rican woman to serve as a US Ambassador when she was sworn in the position yesterday. Aponte, who will serve in the Republic of El Salvador, was nominated by President Obama to fill the post in December of last year. As previously reported in La Plaza, her […]
New Program Teaches Immigrants to Tell their Stories by Blogging
The University of Southern California (USC) and the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California have launched a new site called “vozmob,” which gives immigrants, mainly day laborers, an online space to speak their minds and share their stories. The program was unveiled last month with a mix of grants from various foundations, including $40,000 […]
Attempt to Pass DREAM Act Fails
This afternoon, an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to get the US Senate to pass a bill originally sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) commonly known as the DREAM Act failed by a procedural vote. With little time left on the legislative calendar before mid-term elections, Reid announced earlier this month that […]
Poverty in U.S. Highest in Half a Century With 1 in 4 Hispanics Living Below Poverty Line
The U.S. Census Bureau released a report on Thursday that showed 44 million Americans live in poverty, the highest level since the first year figures became available in 1959. The percentage among Hispanics also rose from 23.2 percent to 25.3 percent in 2009, a total of 12.4 million people. The figures are part of a […]
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