Culture

Culturally sensitive mental health treatments for young Latinas that work

Culturally sensitive mental health treatments for young Latinas that work Latina adolescents must not only deal with typical teenage problems, they must also navigate the role of their ethnicity in their identity. Their rates of depression and suicide are high.

Hispanics buy brands that empower their cultural relevancy

Hispanics buy brands that empower their cultural relevancy There is a growing necessity for brand marketers to provide culturally relevant content and messaging that specifically targets US Hispanics.

Is social conservatism the GOP’s secret weapon among Latinos?

Is social conservatism the GOP’s secret weapon among Latinos? Multiple polls show Mitt Romney trailing Barack Obama among Latinos, but some GOP strategists assert that Latinos’ social conservatism provides a way to whittle down that lead in the months ahead.

Some like it hot: Hispanics and the American melting pot

Some like it hot: Hispanics and the American melting pot New studies make the case that Latinos in the U.S. will not “disappear into the melting pot," but instead are becoming “the first major immigrant group to exhibit cultural sustainability."

Educator José-Luis Orozco on keeping culture alive with the kids

Educator José-Luis Orozco on keeping culture alive with the kids Legendary singer-educator José-Luis Orozco moved to the United States at 19 to find his own version of the American dream and soon realized that his calling was to keep Latino culture alive through children’s songs and literature.

What’s the soundtrack of your immigrant culture? (Video)

What’s the soundtrack of your immigrant culture? (Video) Latino immigrants and their descendants have long struggled to define their identity... I looked towards music to find something vital that brings our diverse immigrant cultures and experiences back together again.

US Hispanics big business, says Nielsen report

US Hispanics big business, says Nielsen report U.S. companies have been pursuing emerging markets in Latin America in recent years, but a new Nielsen report says Hispanics at home also are an important market that shouldn't be neglected.

Some Hispanics identify with background, countries of origin

Some Hispanics identify with background, countries of origin A majority of Hispanics prefer to identify themselves according to their families' countries of origin, rather than by the government's suggested terms "Hispanic" or "Latino," Pew Hispanic Center reported Wednesday.

Cultural cannibalism: When artists feed off each other

Cultural cannibalism: When artists feed off each other When it comes to music, cultures mix in unpredictable and fascinatingly beautiful ways, and some of that music is featured in this weeks Alt Latino.

5 children’s books that teach about Latino culture

5 children’s books that teach about Latino culture One way to promote a global vision in our children is through reading. The following are five multicultural books that teach children about the Latin culture.

Puerto Rico’s future: Fear and loathing in the island that doesn’t exist

Puerto Rico’s future: Fear and loathing in the island that doesn’t exist Only Puerto Ricans can decide their fate. But to solve the pressing emergency on the Island they will have to stand up, work hard, be united, combat ignorance, learn to love their land and respect it.

For many Latinos, racial identity is more culture than color

For many Latinos, racial identity is more culture than color More than 18 million Latinos checked the “other” box in the 2010 census, up from 14.9 million in 2000. It was an indicator of the sharp disconnect between how Latinos view themselves and how the government wants to count them.

American Latino Heritage Fund aims to tell history of U.S. Latinos

American Latino Heritage Fund aims to tell history of U.S. Latinos Latinos have left an indelible mark on the history of the United States and it is time to “tell their history well” and honor their legacy, Midy Aponte, the interim director of the American Latino Heritage Fund, said Tuesday.

Arizona ruling hits Mexican-American studies program (Video)

Arizona ruling hits Mexican-American studies program (Video) Public schools in Tucson, Arizona, face millions of dollars in penalties after a ruling that the district's Mexican-American studies program violates state law.

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