The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies and the Census Bureau recently held a forum on the impact of the growing Latino population. Below is a video which summarizes the forum’s main themes. Great info.
The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies and the Census Bureau recently held a forum on the impact of the growing Latino population. Below is a video which summarizes the forum’s main themes. Great info.
You’re probably not familiar with the name of the town above. I wasn’t. It’s a town located Northeast of Madison. I didn’t know this town existed until I read a special report by a local newspaper on the city’s increasing Latino population. While the trend is a familiar one around the country, it’s the first article, or series…
The New York Times has an excellent piece regarding the emergence of multi-racial students. …the number of applicants who identify themselves as multiracial has mushroomed, adding another layer of anxiety, soul- (and family-tree-) searching and even gamesmanship to the process. The new options have forced colleges to confront thorny questions, including how to account for…
Orlando Rodriguez revisits a topic that I’m very familiar with – both personally and professionally – the impact of family ties on Latino success. When I worked at the University of Texas at El Paso Career Center back in the mid-1990s, one of the biggest challenges we faced (and feedback we often received from employers) was the reluctance…
Jennifer Wynn at BeingLatino shares some good thoughts on the PBS series and the complexity of Latinos: Dominicans are mostly mulattoes and we should celebrate and embrace all sides of our ancestry, regardless of our skin color or what we look like. The Dominican Embassy states that, “the ethnic composition of the Dominican population is…
Elena Gray at the The Observer provides a realistic look of Latinos on campus. Unless they’re attending a college with significant Latino population, most Latinos feel like they’re alone on an island. The experience here can be applied to most organizations as well. “Though Notre Dame is one of the most national schools, I feel that the majority of the students on campus still wind…
Galina Espinoza, editor of Latina Magazine, shares a story of dumb assumptions. I had many of the same type of experiences in my college days. In 1990, I had just started my senior year at an Ivy League college when my political science professor asked me to come see her about the first paper I had turned…
Black in America/Black in Latin America on PBS tonight delves into the history of African-Americans in Latin America. As the preview notes, most of our perspective regarding the African American experience centers on the United States and Europe. We fail to recognize that there is a long history of African Americans south of the border…
Following more of today’s “media heavy” posts, here’s a nice piece from Univision showcasing the Latino market. You’re probably familair with this video format - an impressive view of the world’s 15th largest market. Enjoy! (h/t Giovanni Rodriguez).
I’ve been meaning to give a big shout out to News Taco. I’ve been reading their blog posts and articles for the last few weeks – a great resource for news from a Latino perspective. Enjoy!
