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Latino Teens: Distance Learning Is a Giant Stressor amid Coronavirus

Victor Landa April 22, 2020

Latino teens are more worried than their peers that they won’t be able to keep up with school work or extracurricular activities amid coronavirus, says a new survey by Common Sense and […]

Trump campaign trolls Biden by purchasing his Latino voter website

Victor Landa October 29, 2019

Audiences are shrinking for Hispanic- and black-oriented U.S. news media

Victor Landa August 1, 2018

Expansion of AP computer science courses draws more girls and minorities

Victor Landa January 10, 2018

Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on […]

Latina Coders Killing it in Spite of Silicon Valley

Victor Landa September 8, 2017

“Your new boss says there needs to be cutbacks. He asks you to recommend someone to fire. Do you?” Similar scenarios made the 80’s and 90’s sensation, “Scruples” irresistible. The […]

Latinos in tech prepare for resistance as Trump takes office

NewsTaco December 28, 2016

*How the 6 percent Latino tech workforce could be key in resisting Trump’s announced immigration plans. VL By Marissa Lang, San Francisco Chronicle (8 minute read)   They heard him […]

This Mexican College Robotics Team Just Owned a NASA Competition

NewsTaco October 6, 2016

*Check out this #MexicanThing. The Mexican team saw it as a statement victory. Team member Juan Carlos Mariscal said “We have the same abilities as any other student in the […]