Unaccompanied minors: How about some perspective
Unaccompanied minors: How about some perspective
*The unaccompanied minor story constantly changes. Here’s the latest chapter, in the form of Homeland Security statistics that show how the number of unaccompanied minors has dwindled to half of […]
Latino creates an international film festival – for children
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Armando Guareño always thought he’d be a doctor when he grew up, but when it came time for college, he says he just couldn’t deny his first […]
LATINA STANDOUT: Meet Mexican-American Piano Prodigy Daniela Liebman
By Hispanically Speaking News You might not know who Daniela Liebman is but to truly appreciate her you must hear her. Liebman is a Mexican-American piano prodigy who at the tender age […]
Among the tacos and Mariachis, tiny youth orchestra blossoms in Boyle Heights
By Mary Plummer, KPCC Mayte Castro’s bedroom door is decorated with stickers that read,”In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.” Three sets of butterfly wings made out […]
Letter From Mom of Sandy Hook Victim, On Daughter’s Birthday
By Adrian Carrasquillo, NBCLatino Ana Grace Marquez-Green, the little girl who loved to sing and dance, and was killed in a brutal school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary, was remembered by her mother […]
Latina Teens Second Birth Likely Despite Knowing Prevention
By LatinaLista The first time a teenage girl gets pregnant it can truthfully be called an accident but a second, third or fourth time? A new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control […]
Latino Kids as Pawns in the Soda Wars
By Tony Castro, Voxxi Are Latino kids being unfairly targeted as study subjects for obesity in youth and the relationship to drinking a lot of sodas? There is now a […]
CA 4th Graders Unite to Bring DREAMer Classmate Home
By Diana Bohn, Berkeley Daily Planet Rodrigo was a happy nine-year-old fourth grader at Jefferson Elementary School in Berkeley, where he lived since he was two years old. On January […]
Not a Lack of Latino Lit for Kids, But a Lack of Awareness
By Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal Librarians who serve children in predominantly Latino communities were shocked this past December to read a New York Times article claiming that there is a dearth of Latino […]
One Step Ahead: San Antonio Invests in Early Education for Latinos
By Salud Today San Antonio business officials, educators, residents, and government officials have invested in free preschool for thousands of low-income, mostly Latino children, PolicyLink reports. Voters approved a one-eighth penny […]