Preserving Latino Narratives of Resilience, Community, and Pride
150 years of Mexican history in Milwaukee
Chicago South Siders impacted by air pollution can help shape future environmental policy
“The Southwest Side and the Southeast Side are becoming the black lungs of the city’s infrastructure”
SJN: Embracing international students’ experiences, seeking solutions to common challenges
“We feel it is important to address current issues in order to highlight solutions that will help students and their mental health.”
Los Amigos Books connects Chicago parents with Spanish stories
“If you know yourself and your culture and where you come from, you’re more sound of mind and comfortable with yourself and your own identity.”
Will Trump’s immigration crackdown be good or bad for the economy?
Sensationalized headlines about the small number of lawbreaking immigrants will not change the fact that entire industries, from construction and health care to agriculture, restaurants, and elder care, rely on immigrant labor, which accounts for anywhere from a quarter to half of certain occupations.
One faction in Congress DOES look like America
Hispanic and Latino House Dem’s are at 17 percent, compared to 19 percent in the U.S.
Latinos, Literacy & Wealth
A clear need is emerging for financial education, investment opportunity and access to capital, states The Latinas in Leadership Institute.
Tennessee Tech recruitment specialist honors immigrant family
‘They came with nothing and gave me everything.’
Mediating Mexicans: Immigrant news portrayals time can’t erase
The epithets and other dehumanizing rhetoric surfacing today are a throughline to media representations of years ago.
H-1B Visas, Cultural Failures, Weapons of Economic War
What happens when other nations (especially so-called third-world nations) advance economically and educationally? Does it cause us damage?
Chicago’s Southwest Side: Vision for Urban Revitalization
Implementing the plan will require collaboration, including utility companies and railroads that own patches of land along the river, public pressure, and time.
The 119th Congress: Some history makers, but fewer women overall
Democrats have a record number of women in the House and Senate, but just two new women lawmakers are Republican, leading to an overall decline in representation.