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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Program helps Latino families bond over books – A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time – California

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 11th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A new program is helping Latino families in Los Osos. The Latino Family Literacy Program is an eight week program. It’s the second time this year it’s been conducted through the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

AT&T’S RALPH DE LA VEGA NAMED WORLDWIDE CHAIRMAN OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare – New Facts Uncovered to Advance Healthcare Systems and Policy for US Latinos

Washington State University Doctoral Researcher Documents Skills of Latino Child Care Providers

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 27th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A Guatemalan grandmother’s secret is revealed – A columnist’s recent writings on illiteracy lead to a surprising discovery much closer to home.

Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children’s Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish

NCLR Supports Legislation to Strengthen Dual-Language Education for Low-Income Students

New Study Reveals Significant Challenges Hispanic Americans Face in Preparing for Retirement

U.S. Businesses Court Increasingly Affluent Hispanic Consumers – Companies aim products and services at growing Hispanic population

135 Hispanic Students Across the Country to Receive Nearly $500,000 in Verizon Scholarships

Walmart Helps Even More Hispanics Achieve Their Educational Dreams

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 3rd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County

Groundbreaking Study Reveals African-Americans and Hispanics Significantly Less Prepared for Retirement Than Their White and Asian Counterparts

Wal-Mart Foundation Provides $1.65 Million for ASPIRA to Address U.S. Latino Dropout Rate

MasterCard Launches Integrated Marketing and Consumer Education Efforts Focused on U.S. Hispanic Consumers

Latinos in Chicago and Suburbs Face Alarming Numbers of Cases of Alzheimer’s Disease While Thousands More are at Risk of Being Diagnosed

Edward James Olmos, CardPartner, promueve la alfabetización latina

Young Latinas on PBS model financial success – Almas

News Summaries for December 16th-18th, 2008

Leamos: A Noble Cause – El Centro Latino for Literacy gets ready to roll out the Leamos campaign – Los Angeles

Changes in Head Start Will Better Prepare Latino Children to Succeed in School

News Summaries for Wednesday – December 10th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

Domestic Bank yesterday unveiled a plan to give 12 agencies a total of $1 million to promote financial literacy in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. – $75,000 will go to Progreso Latino, a Central Falls-based agency literacy programs + Latino Public Radio gets some

Attention needed to prevent Hispanic worker deaths – Hispanic workers may be at higher risk for work-related death than other U.S. workers, a University of Iowa trauma investigator warns. “Iowa has many Hispanic workers, and they are doing jobs in industries like those highlighted in a recent national report,” said Murray Madsen, chief investigator Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (IA FACE) at the University of Iowa.

Microsoft Brings Holiday Cheer on a Budget to Hispanic Families With Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007 Language Pack in Spanish

New Summary for Wednesday – December 3rd, 2008

Fox Sports en Espanol Kicks Off Holiday Season with Latin Jazz & Funk

Western Union Celebrates the Hispanic Community This Holiday Season

Toyota taps Memphis for Hispanic literacy outreach

DePaul Partnership With Puerto Rican Cultural Center Wins Top Prize of $15,000 From Illinois Campus Compact

Western Union Honors Los Angeles Hispanic Community, Unveils Artistic Mural

News Summary for Wednesday – November 19th, 2008

Five New Cities Added to National Hispanic Family Literacy Program

Solera National Bank Partners With Junior Achievement & Jefferson High School’s AVID Program

Univision’s Julie Stav Honored at the 3rd Annual National Council on Economic Education Visionary Awards Dinner

Comcast’s Lorena Hernandez Named One of the Bay Area’s Most Influential Latino Leaders at Latino Business Leadership Awards

Blogante News Summary for October 20th, 2008

LULAC and CEAC Form National Partnership to Promote Minority Access to Credit, Financial Literacy

HSBC North America Serves as Title Sponsor of 41st Annual Aztec Awards Gala

Rainbow Push Coalition And LULAC Urge Congress To Act Now On America’s Economic Crisis | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens

Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration Unites the Community to Honor Newly Literate Latino Adults

Free Online Resources at Thinkfinity.org Help Educators Bring National Hispanic Heritage Month Lessons to Life

146 Latino Students Across the Country to Receive $680,000 in Verizon Scholarships

Hispanics Need “Health Reform Plus,” with Education as Well as Health Coverage

Latin Baby Launches Book Club and New Blog for Parents

Blogante News Summary for Thursday – July 24th, 2008

Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy – Oregon

DVDs aim to advise Hispanics on financial literacy

La Bloga: Bravo, Hermanos y Hermanas and University of Arizona Press!

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND WACHOVIA LAUNCH $16.25 MILLION PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN U.S. LATINO COMMUNITIES

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Presents Inspira Award to Texas Rep. Hinojosa, ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson

ImpreMedia to Serve as Exclusive Spanish Language Broadcaster of U.S. Treasury Department’s Roundtable on Financial Education for the Hispanic Community

Hispanic Latino Minority Health Coalition Director Takes Lead in Obesity Prevention – Indianapolis

Cal State L.A. to honor Dionicio Morales at graduation ceremony Friday

La Bloga: Feria del Libro and International Latino Book Award Winners

Chase Continues to Empower Consumers to Improve their Financial Success by Offering ‘Clear & Simple’ Toolkit in Spanish

SIN CITY SALSEROS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DAVID NIETO, PRESENT A FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SALSA DANCING EXTRVAGANZA, AT TROPICANA HOTEL – LAS VEGAS

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association and Microsoft Announces LISTA Tech Trends Breakfast Series

Extra Newspaper Receives three Prestigious Awards for Excellence in Graphic Design and Hispanic Print Media

IBM Launches Effort to Address Shortage of Hispanic Students in Technology Careers

‘Apoyando a Quienes Apoyan’ Begins Its Seventh Annual Award Benefiting Guatemala

Blogante News for Monday – April 28th, 2008

Literacy fair targets Detroit Latino community

Blogante News for Friday – April 25th, 2008

Toyota Launches Literacy Program for Hispanic and Other Immigrant Families in Oakland

Publishers, Booksellers, Librarians Partner to Kick Off Latino Books Month

Microsoft Announces Vida Digital Latina Campaign

AT&T Launches $100 Million Philanthropic Education Program, Job Shadowing for 100,000 Students, Research and Community Engagement Support to Address High School Dropout Crisis

LISTA National and Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce Partner to bridge the Digital Divide

National Council of La Raza To Testify Before Congress on the Importance of Financial Education and Wealth-Building in the Latino Community

Virtual Ribbon Cut on Website to Empower Latino Entrepreneurs

Legal Momentum Names Irasema Garza As Its Seventh President

Blogante News for Wednesday – March 26, 2008

Destino Awards $60,000 for Literacy & Expanding Health Care – Ventura County, California

Blogante News for Monday – March 24th, 2008

Latinos form new lender in Seattle

Libraries to bridge cultures, support family literacy during El día de los niños/El día de los libros celebration

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) announced that it has elected Ricardo Garcia to its Board of Directors In Continued Effort to Eliminate Health Inequities

Western Union Our World, Our Family Supports Centro San Juan Diego

University of Rochester becomes co-sponsor of rally for Hispanic girls | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle

LULAC Literacy Program for Hispanic Children Receives $1 Million Grant From the Verizon Foundation

Diageo and the National Council of La Raza Reunite to Provide Financial Education Services to the Latino Community

Blogante News for Valentine’s Day – February 14th, 2008

Toyota Launches Literacy Program for Hispanic and Other Immigrant Families in Burien/Seattle

USA Funds Introduces Bilingual Version of Financial Literacy Program for College Students

Valle Vista Elementary School project teaches Latino parents to read to their children – California

NAIC Launches Insure U for Small Business en Español – New public education program helps small businesses understand and address business risks identified in national survey

Saying ‘Adios’ To Spanglish – Growing up, I wanted nothing to do with my heritage. My kids made me see how wrong that was.

Brig. Gen. Angela Salinas, Marine Corps to speak at El Hispano News’ ‘Parents Step Ahead’ Ceremony

DIRECTV Adds V-me to Its Basic and Spanish Channel Line-up

Interpreting mortgages – nopierdastuhogar.org – 15 percent of Hispanic homeowners did not know their interest rates

Some cities reach out to illegal immigrants – Illinois

Education professor wins grant to promote math instruction in Spanish – University of Connecticut

Bank aids Latinos in financial management and home ownership – Kansas City

IBM targets Hispanic small business owners, families – Hispanic MPR

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