The Importance of STEM Education for Latina Mothers
The Importance of STEM Education for Latina Mothers
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Like any mother raising two young children, much of my attention is focused on their education with an eye toward their futures and the opportunities they […]
Latinos push immigration reform on social media
By Lois Romano, Politico For forty-eight hours last week, a highly coordinated virtual “iMarch” on Washington promoting immigration reform swamped Twitter, generating thousands of tweets that landed more than a half billion […]
Why the National STEM Education Fund Is So Important
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Occupations in STEM fields are the second-fastest growing in the nation, just behind health care, according to a Georgetown University study. And while the nation is expected […]
My First Steps in Technology
By Jesse Luna, News Taco Technology was first baked into my brain after I graduated from Pasadena High School. I managed to graduate from high school in 1986 after only […]
The Latinos of Silicon Valley
By Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes What’s most striking about the emerging Silicon Valley Latino community is how it challenges one of the most prevalent cultural stereotypes: that Latinos have little to do […]
White House Task: FCC Focused on Digital Literacy & Diversity
By Jason Llorenz, LIN@R The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the independent agency that regulates the Internet and the nation’s telecommunications and broadcasting industries, is hiring in 2013. Two positions are […]
Why Latinos Should Pay Attention to IP Transition
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco True Story: my father, who passed away late last year at the age of 92, said he remembered watching silent movies. He said he and his […]
Broadband Can Benefit Latinos and Boost Job Creation
By Jason Llorenz, LIN@R President Obama has much to be proud of in his four years as President, including managing us through the economic meltdown and strengthening the safety net […]
As Latinos Lead Mobile Usage, Is It The End Of Landlines?
By Marco Santana, Des Moines Register As more telephone customers cut the cord and shift service to wireless or Internet-based options, some major telephone companies have asked the federal government […]
Minority Communities & Tech Transition: Not Your Mom’s Rotary Phone
By Jacqueline Clary, Broadband & Social Justice A typewriter is to a laptop as copper telecom lines are to IP enabled telecom systems. Right now, we are in an age where we […]
