Nov 09 2011
While the government may be happy to downplay the role of the Spanish-speaking community in the United States, the private sector is certainly catching on to the importance of facilitating communication between businesses and consumers, regardless of the language those consumers speak. The small business sector is no stranger to bilingual communications, but historically the [...]
Nov 02 2011
Over the past five years, domestic violence rates in the city of Chicago have fallen by an impressive ten percent. That may be seen as a reason to feel hope, except that the numbers are slightly different when you look specifically at Hispanic domestic violence rates in the city. Amongst Latino households in Chicago, the [...]
Oct 25 2011
In 2008 there was no question of how the Latino community would vote – the promise of Obama, the man who would bring change to an ailing nation, won over the hearts of not just Hispanics, but all of America. More than two-thirds of Hispanic voters cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate who, to [...]
Oct 12 2011
When Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away last week from complications following a battle with pancreatic cancer, many debates sparked regarding Jobs’ dedication to the larger community outside the field of business. Critics pointed out that Jobs not only was not a fan of charities, he specifically cut all of Apple’s philanthropic programs [...]
Oct 06 2011
Terrified parents in Hispanic communities all over Alabama have been keeping their children out of school this fall, after the new immigration law has had nothing short of a disastrous effect on the way that the children’s eligibility is assessed. Although schools are doing their best to assure parents, both in English and Spanish, that [...]
Sep 27 2011
In seeking to tell the story of America, one has to search even more fervently to tell the story of those who so frequently aren’t offered a voice: the minority groups that are woven into the very fabric of this country, and whose presence has changed the evolution of the United States for the better. [...]
Sep 21 2011
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and during this period when the rights and voices of Hispanics across the country are being challenged, the celebration couldn’t come at a better time. Cities throughout the nation are marking the occasion with special events, performances, and exhibitions highlighting the the pride that Hispanics [...]
Sep 19 2011
The question of how non-English-speaking students should be taught in Arizona is an issue that is currently being dealt with at state and federal levels, in order to avoid a lawsuit regarding the civil rights of teachers whose first language is not English. In May of last year, several unnamed parties filed an official civil [...]
Sep 13 2011
In San Antonio, Texas, a court battle rages on over whether Republican lawmakers who redrew the borders for districts in the Texas House and Congress, did so in a way that discriminated against voters from minority groups. Several minority coalitions banded together to sue the state, as defense attorneys argue that it was politics that [...]
Apr 11 2011
According to the Washington Post: “A majority of the nation’s children will be minorities before the decade is out, crossing a demographic milestone more quickly than previously predicted, according to a new analysis of census statistics by a demographer with the Brookings Institution.” Read more.
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