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Luz Vazquez-Ramos remarks on 2021 Human Rights Day for United Nations Association of America
The Monterey Bay Chapter of the UNA-USA & The Baha'i Faith Communities of Monterey County Celebrated the 2021 Human Rights Day, on December 11. Luz Vazquez-Ramos, Operations Director of the California-Mexico Studies Center discuss their unique heritage-seeking study abroad program for DACA students that creates a path to secure their ... -
Young Latinos are dying of COVID at an alarming rate — the effects could be ...
By ALEJANDRA REYES-VELARDE | LATimes DEC. 9, 2021 Leer en español Every morning, Sergio Ayala combed his daughters’ hair into twin braids, dropped them off at school and headed to work. He loved his job as a field supervisor at his brother-in-law’s pest control company. But he wanted to own a ... -
REPORT: Colorism in the Latino community
Most Latinos in the US believe that having a dark skin color affects their possibilities, according to a study by Gonzalo Alvarado | CNN En Espanol Most Latinos think that having a dark skin color impacts their chances of getting ahead in the United States, according to a recent study. ... -
Programa ofrece a Dreamers la oportunidad para reencontrarse con sus raíces
Este programa de fines culturales y educativos permite que Dreamers puedan viajar a México en el verano de 2022 con un permiso especial. -
Mexican migrants will break record in sending remittances in 2021
Mexican migrants will break an 18-year record in sending remittances, according to a report by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies; however, experts highlight that the purchasing power with that money was lower, because in 2020 the dollar had a higher price in Mexico compared to 2021 by Jesus ... -
New Poll Says Politicians Shouldn’t Use 'Latinx'
From "Latino Rebels" by Hector Luis Alamo Democrats trying to connect with Latinos in the party’s voter base have increasingly adopted the word Latinx, a gender-neutral term popular among academics and social justice advocates. But according to a new survey first reported by POLITICO, 40 percent of Latinos say the word Latinx ... -
Democrats fall flat with 'Latinx' language
“Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2%, but offends as many as 40% of those voters we want to win?” by Marc Caputo and Sabrina Rodriguez As Democrats seek to reach out to Latino voters in a more gender-neutral way, they’ve increasingly begun using the ... -
The Demographic and Economic Impacts of DACA Recipients: Fall 2021 Edition
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka and Trinh Truong Nearly 600,000 DACA recipients live across the United States, raise 300,000 U.S.-citizen children, and pay $9.4 billion in taxes each year. In 2012, the Obama administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to protect certain young undocumented immigrants from deportation. ... -
ONLINE EVENT: 2021 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Special Guest Speaker, CMSC Operations Director Luz Vazquez-Ramos Join the UN Association, Monterey Bay Chapter and the Bahá’í Faith communities of Monterey County for an inspiring program celebrating Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly on ... -
International students return to U.S. in higher numbers, but still below pre-COVID levels
Los Angeles Times | BY COLLIN BINKLEY AND PHILIP MARCELO International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange, according to a new survey. Nationwide, American colleges and ...