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Univision Noticias: 35 Dreamers viajan a Mexico por medios educativos (Video)
Por: Lidieth Arevalo, CMSC News | August 29, 2016 El California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) se complace en compartir el reportaje de Univision Noticias sobre el cuarto grupo de 'Dreamers' que hemos llevado a Mexico por parte del California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program. Los 35 estudiantes DACA-mentados tuvieron la oportunidad de viajar ... -
For Assembly speaker Rendon, gun violence issue is personal
By Patrick McGreevy, L.A. Times ~ August 20, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-rendon-guns-20160819-snap-story.html In adopting a sweeping package of gun control laws this summer, many California lawmakers focused on the sobering statistics — the large number of shootings that they say represent an “epidemic” of gun violence. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon also saw ... -
Con un beso en la frente y un “abuelita, ya llegué” regresa ‘DREAMer’ a México
Comparten y se reconectan con familias que dejaron hace años para emigrar a Estados Unidos POR: JACQUELINE GARCÍA/ESPECIAL PARA LA OPINION, 10 AGOSTO 2016 Entre lágrimas, Yuritzii Galarza abrazó a su abuela en México después de 12 años de no verla. “Abuelita, ya llegué”, Galarza, de 23 años, le dijo ... -
Undocumented Students Deserve Better
By Lily McKeage, Inside Higher Ed ~ July 22, 2016 https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/07/22/how-colleges-can-improve-access-undocumented-students-essay?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=56cdbb1f78-DNU20160722&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-56cdbb1f78-197631013 As students prepare to return to school for the coming academic year, there are 65,000 high school seniors who lack a clear path to college because they are undocumented. While undocumented students have access to K-12 public education, their options abruptly become scarce ... -
Long Beach to Rename Three Schools
By: Jennifer Rice Epstein, Gazettes Newspaper ~ July 19, 2016 http://www.gazettes.com/news/long-beach-to-rename-three-schools/article_43edd8fe-4dd0-11e6-8af7-234d98574d53.html For some Long Beach children, the new school year also will mean a newly re-named school. The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to rename three schools, effective Aug. 1, 2016. International Elementary School, 700 ... -
Long Beach educator will be first Latino to lead California community colleges
By: Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times ~ July 18, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-community-colleges-chancellor-20160718-snap-story.html Eloy Ortiz Oakley, a nationally recognized leader in public education who heads the Long Beach Community College District, was named Monday as the new chancellor of California’s community college system. He will become the first Latino chancellor of the 113-college system, which serves ... -
Grupo de estudiantes concluyen primer curso de Estudios Étnicos en California
Los Ángeles, 7 Julio (EFEUSA).- http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/espanol/2016/07/07/grupo-de-estudiantes-concluyen-primer-curso-de-estudios-etnicos-en-california/ Un grupo de 55 estudiantes de una escuela secundaria de Los Ángeles terminó el primer curso de Estudios Étnicos realizado en California, de acuerdo a sus organizadores, y que otorga créditos académicos validos para la universidad. Los 55 estudiantes de El Rancho de Pico ... -
Valedictorian Reveals Undocumented Status in Speech
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/10/us/texas-undocumented-valedictorian-trnd/ This high school valedictorian made a bold proclamation in her graduation speech: "I am one of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the shadows of the United States." Larissa Martinez, graduating from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, detailed her difficult journey to her class through a ... -
Sí, existen becas para estudiantes indocumentados y no las estás aprovechando
POR: ARACELI MARTÍNEZ ORTEGA | 1 JUNE 2016 Desde el 2014, un aproximado 30% de los beneficiarios de las becas Cal Grant no aprovechan la ayuda financiera. Tal vez por miedo a las autoridades de inmigración o porque no saben cómo hacerle para cumplir con todos los requisitos, muchos estudiantes indocumentados que han ganado las ... -
Con diploma en mano, DREAMers demuestran que no son “flojos, criminales, narcos”
Por: Isaias Alvarado 18 Mayo 2016 http://www.laopinion.com/2016/05/18/estudiantes-indocumentados-demuestran-que-vale-la-pena-ayudarles/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1463585413 Las togas y los birretes que esta primavera portan los estudiantes indocumentados en universidades de California son una muestra de que acertaron las leyes y la orden ejecutiva que les tendieron la mano. “Es una responsabilidad para demostrar que estamos saliendo adelante”, dice ...
