Latina veteran creates mental health non-profit for fellow veterans
Latina veteran creates mental health non-profit for fellow veterans
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Xiomara Sosa says she hasn’t talked about her military experience since 9/11, but today, not only is she talking about it, she wants to give back to her […]
Imagining Stronger Latino Communities With Philanthropy
By Diana Campoamor, President of Hispanics in Philanthropy Latinos make up more than 50 million people in the U.S. today, and we’re growing by more than one million a year. Just […]
Despite Digital Divide Latinas Are Empowered By The Internet
By Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, co-founder Latinitas Navigating the youth conference circuit, I’m always astounded by enthusiastic representatives from corporate curriculum companies who swear the digital divide is declining, often through flashy […]
Anna María Chavez Named New Girl Scouts CEO
Girl Scouts of the USA has selected Mexican-American Anna Maria Chavez as its new CEO. As mentioned previously in News Taco, the organization is stepping up efforts to recruit more […]
Latino Academics Can Be Enterprising Independent Consultants
Latino academics can apply their expertise directly in the community as highly paid independent research consultants while local businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives for traditionally underserved populations benefit from their […]
The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — On a hot and dry Sunday morning, fifty people gathered inside a weathered tarp to pray. A priest led them to stand, and they sung religious chants […]
Girl Scouts Must Recruit Latinas To Survive
Girl Scouts in Texas are reaching out specifically to Latinas not only to do outreach, but because if they do not, the organization may not survive. The northeast Texas Girl […]
NAACP Evolves To Include Latino Leadership
The NAACP — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — which bills itself as the oldest civil rights organization in the country, is growing and changing to include Latino […]