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Minority Lawmakers: No Census Citizenship Question
A coalition of Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers oppose a proposal that would require next year's census forms to ask about the status of a person's citizenship.
Finding Excelencia
Deborah Santiago, vice president of Excelencia in Education, explores the issues, strengths and challenges for Latinos in higher education.
In a report released October 7 by the Pew Hispanic Center, nearly 90 percent of Latino young adults said a college education is important for success in life. However, only about 50 percent of respondents said they planned to get a college degree.
What can we take away from the findings of this representative survey? First, let’s put to rest the generalization that Latinos do not value education. The perception that Latinos do not value education continues to perpetuate despite the numerous surveys that show Latino parents and students...
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Exploring U.S. Latino Diversity on CNN’s ‘Latino in America’
Following the Washington preview of “Latino in America,” scholars and activists say CNN made a positive effort at capturing the wide diversity of U.S. Latino identity and culture in documentary series.
With Olympics Comes Lessons on Race in Brazil
To Dr. Vânia Penha-Lopes, the selection of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the first in South America, is a teachable moment.
Recording a History of Backbreaking Work
Kristine Navarro has heard many stories, but the ones that haunt her most are those that remain untold.
Sotomayor Ushers In New Era for Latinas in Legal Profession
Today’s start to the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench represents for many female Hispanic lawyers and aspiring lawyers a new era regarding their place in the legal profession.
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