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 […]
Guest Blogger Series: Xinomara Velazquez Yehuda “10,000 Hispanics Registered to Vote in Nevada”
The challenge was met and the goal achieved. The Hispanic Institute’s (THI) Latino Voter Registration Project has successfully added 10,000 new Hispanic voters to the rolls in Nevada. “The fervor and the excitement generated by the past fifteen months of voter participation activity, has obliged discouraged citizens to vote again. Merged with those stalwart voters […]
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 […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector E. Sanchez “One Nation March: Important for Latinos”
Tomorrow, October 2, thousands of people will gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in a march to call for One Nation Working Together— marching for good jobs, for justice, for immigration reform and for education for all. Progressives from around the nation will come together with labor, human and civil rights organizations, youth and […]
Guest Blogger Series: Monica Garcia “A True Education Nation includes Latino Students”
This week an important event in our nation’s capital brought together experts to examine this problem: Although education is the key to our future success as a country and the cornerstone of our democracy, we have allowed our students to fall behind. This has never been truer for Latino students. Educational opportunities for Latino students […]
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 […]
Guest Blogger Series: Jorge Madrid “Green Can Grow Latino Business Ownership”
By Jorge Madrid Latinos are launching new businesses at greater rates than ever – more than double the rate of all new U.S. businesses from 2002-2007, according to a new census report. These firms generated over $345 billion in sales in 2007 alone. And while many must certainly feel the strain of the current economic […]
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 […]
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