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Coming out: A confession from a Harvard student

Coming out: A confession from a Harvard student The truth is, I am an undocumented immigrant. My status means I do not possess a nine-digit number that would open doors to many opportunities.

Dancing on the border: New songs from Brazil, Peru, Mexico and more (Audio)

Dancing on the border: New songs from Brazil, Peru, Mexico and more (Audio) Loosen your belt for a seven-course international musical feast of distortion, melancholy and fury.

Alt Latino: Devils, Mushrooms And Foulmouthed Squirrels (Audio)

Alt Latino: Devils, Mushrooms And Foulmouthed Squirrels (Audio) From Peru to El Paso, Alt Latino explores new bands and remembers musical legends.

Mitt Romney allegedly pulls back handshake from DREAM Act student (Video)

Mitt Romney allegedly pulls back handshake from DREAM Act student (Video) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney suddenly pulled back his hand after hearing that a young college student was undocumented, according to DREAM Act activists.

Favianna’s band of artists help Arizona’s immigrants (Video)

Favianna’s band of artists help Arizona’s immigrants (Video) Artist Favianna Rodriguez latest feat is helping organize CultureStrike, the first coalition of artists, writers, and filmmakers working to expose the negative effects of SB 1070.

Cancer in Latin America, a growing problem

Cancer in Latin America, a growing problem The cancer threat is expected to increase with the aging populations of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Pan American Health Organization.

Latino film festival marks 10th year

Latino film festival marks 10th year Guest of honor, Edward James Olmos to kick off six-day event

Opinion: What Does Hispanic Heritage Month Mean to Me? Not Much

Opinion: What Does Hispanic Heritage Month Mean to Me? Not Much "The yearly celebration known as Hispanic Heritage Month is well under way and I guess I should be embarrassed to say that I don’t really care too much for it. But I am not."

Illinois father and son get last-minute deportation reprieve

Illinois father and son get last-minute deportation reprieve A father and son set to be deported to Peru won a last-minute, temporary reprieve on Tuesday after an Illinois senator intervened on their behalf.

Kmart produces YouTube miniseries, en espanol (Video)

Kmart produces YouTube miniseries, en espanol (Video) “The Hispanic community is rapidly growing online and we thought it was time to provide them with some content,” said Nydia Sahagun, Sears' director of multicultural marketing. The show “is really about the bond between Latina friends and family.”

Peruvian mural: Following the evolution of pre-Hispanic Latin America to the modern day

Peruvian mural: Following the evolution of pre-Hispanic Latin America to the modern day Peruvian artist creates campus mural to advocate for universities to include more aboriginal art in campus modern art courses

Jorge Ramos: For Mexico, lessons from the South

Jorge Ramos: For Mexico, lessons from the South What Mexico could learn from efforts to combat poverty and violence in Colombia and Peru.

Clinton aims to improve ties with Latin America

Clinton aims to improve ties with Latin America As tumult rages across the Middle East, and relations with Pakistan border on a breakdown, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled Wednesday night to host a private dinner with at least six former Latin American presidents, part of a quiet campaign to repair relations with a region that complains it has been ignored by American policy makers.

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