{"id":5051754,"date":"2021-10-15T18:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5051754"},"modified":"2021-10-15T18:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:07:29","slug":"hispanic-heritage-month-a-reminder-of-need-for-greater-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2021\/10\/15\/hispanic-heritage-month-a-reminder-of-need-for-greater-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Heritage Month: A Reminder Of Need For Greater Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 2010 and 2020, over half of the increase in the American population was due to the growth of the number of Hispanics-Latinos, but that number has not translated into political representation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodrigo Martinez, Marketing and Experience Officer at CIC Health and Boston City Councilor-at-Large Julia Mejia joined GBH News\u2019 Jim Braude on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/greater-boston\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/greater-boston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Boston<\/a> to discuss as we near the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hispanic Heritage Month A Reminder Of Need For Greater Representation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5eR3yqEDWSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that if U.S. Hispanic Latinos were all in one country, their GDP would be ranked 7th in the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why do those who originate from Cuba tend to vote differently than those from Mexico? 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