Journey to the Source
BY MARIA ELENA ALVAREZ
Artists travel from all over the world to paint in the pure ambient light of New Mexico. But it was native son Federico Vigil who depicted the history of the Land of Enchantment in an epic buon fresco illuminated only by that natural ... Read More
This Way to San Jose
BY EVELYN CASTILLO
As the technological gold rush continues in Silicon Valley, one young Latino made history when he became the first Latino mayor of Palo Alto.Home to companies like Hewlett-Packard as well as Stanford University, Palo Alto is a technological fortress of the American high-tech... Read More
Changing the Face of Corporate America
While America is becoming ever more diverse, corporate America has yet to reflect this change. In particular, there is a significant gap between the rapidly growing Hispanic population of over 50 million and the very small number of Hispanics on corporate boards. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics...Read More
Tacos in Space
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
In Taco USA, Gustavo Arellano invites us to join him in a sumptuous feast. The Los Angeles-based author of ¡Ask a Mexican! has written an utterly delicious history of Mexican food in the U.S. As he notes in the following excerpt ...Read More
Preserving Opportunities
BY ISSIAR SANTA-TORRES, ROBERT MARTINEZ, CYNTHIA LEON AND GILBERT NORIEGA
“I can hear their voices.” So said Ms. Issiar Santa-Torres, member of a local board in Philadelphia, referring to the natural ability of Latino board members to relate to Hispanic men required by Federal law to register with the Selective Service System. The reverse of that is also ... Read More
Workforce of the Future
BY BLANCA DE LA ROSA AND GRACE FLORES-HUGHES
Hispanics now make up over 16 percent of the U.S. population and continue to be the youngest and fastest-growing segment of it. Between 2010 and 2020 Hispanics will account for 74 percent of the growth of the workforce, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center report. Clearly...Read More
Ending Health Disparities
BY ALBERT GONZALES
The U.S. can proudly boast of some of the highest quality healthcare and facilities worldwide. Ironically, we cannot boast that all Americans have equal access to that care. Health disparities---significant differences in health outcomes between one population and ...Read More