HispanicTips » Did You Know http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 There are 16 million children in immigrant families in the United States http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/there-are-16-million-children-in-immigrant-families-in-the-united-states/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/there-are-16-million-children-in-immigrant-families-in-the-united-states/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67845 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67845 0 Hispanics are 9% of the Virginia’s schoolchildren, but 5% of gifted students. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/hispanics-are-9-of-the-virginias-schoolchildren-but-5-of-gifted-students/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/hispanics-are-9-of-the-virginias-schoolchildren-but-5-of-gifted-students/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67811 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67811 0 In the 8 states poised to gain congressional seats, Latino voter registration grew 45% and Latino voter turnout expanded 50% between 2000 and 2008. – In the 11 states poised to lose seats, Latino voter registration grew 50% and Latino voter turnout expanded 62% between 2000 and 2008. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/in-the-8-states-poised-to-gain-congressional-seats-latino-voter-registration-grew-45-and-latino-voter-turnout-expanded-50-between-2000-and-2008-in-the-11-states-poised-to-lose-seats-latino-voter/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/in-the-8-states-poised-to-gain-congressional-seats-latino-voter-registration-grew-45-and-latino-voter-turnout-expanded-50-between-2000-and-2008-in-the-11-states-poised-to-lose-seats-latino-voter/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67547 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67547 0 Latinos make up a combined 77% of the population growth in the eleven states projected to lose a House seat – would have fared worse had Latinos not moved there in record numbers http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/latinos-make-up-a-combined-77-of-the-population-growth-in-the-eleven-states-projected-to-lose-a-house-seat-would-have-fared-worse-had-latinos-not-moved-there-in-record-numbers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/latinos-make-up-a-combined-77-of-the-population-growth-in-the-eleven-states-projected-to-lose-a-house-seat-would-have-fared-worse-had-latinos-not-moved-there-in-record-numbers/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:07:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67544 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67544 0 After the 2010 Census, new Members of Congress in states like Georgia and South Carolina as well as Arizona and Texas will owe their positions, in part, to the expanding Latino population. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/after-the-2010-census-new-members-of-congress-in-states-like-georgia-and-south-carolina-as-well-as-arizona-and-texas-will-owe-their-positions-in-part-to-the-expanding-latino-population/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/after-the-2010-census-new-members-of-congress-in-states-like-georgia-and-south-carolina-as-well-as-arizona-and-texas-will-owe-their-positions-in-part-to-the-expanding-latino-population/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/after-the-2010-census-new-members-of-congress-in-states-like-georgia-and-south-carolina-as-well-as-arizona-and-texas-will-owe-their-positions-in-part-to-the-expanding-latino-population/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67542 0 Nearly 70% of Latinos think that spiritual healing is very important in maintaining health and well being. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/11/nearly-70-of-latinos-think-that-spiritual-healing-is-very-important-in-maintaining-health-and-well-being/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/11/nearly-70-of-latinos-think-that-spiritual-healing-is-very-important-in-maintaining-health-and-well-being/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/11/nearly-70-of-latinos-think-that-spiritual-healing-is-very-important-in-maintaining-health-and-well-being/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66803 0 Hispanics make up a record 25.7% of the New York Police Department. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/12/hispanics-make-up-a-record-25-7-of-the-new-york-police-department/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/12/hispanics-make-up-a-record-25-7-of-the-new-york-police-department/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:05:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64256 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64256 0 Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/young-latino-adults-in-the-united-states-are-more-likely-to-be-in-school-or-the-work-force-now-than-their-counterparts-were-in-previous-generations-in-1970-77-of-hispanics-ages-16-to-25-were-either/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/young-latino-adults-in-the-united-states-are-more-likely-to-be-in-school-or-the-work-force-now-than-their-counterparts-were-in-previous-generations-in-1970-77-of-hispanics-ages-16-to-25-were-either/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:35:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=63530 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=63530 0 89% Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/89-latino-young-adults-ages-16-to-25-say-that-a-college-education-is-important-for-success-in-life-yet-only-about-half-that-number-48-say-that-they-themselves-plan-to-get-a-college-degree/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/07/89-latino-young-adults-ages-16-to-25-say-that-a-college-education-is-important-for-success-in-life-yet-only-about-half-that-number-48-say-that-they-themselves-plan-to-get-a-college-degree/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:34:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=63528 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=63528 0 41% non-citizen, non-legal permanent resident Hispanic adults state that their usual provider is a community clinic or health center. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/28/41-non-citizen-non-legal-permanent-resident-hispanic-adults-state-that-their-usual-provider-is-a-community-clinic-or-health-center/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/28/41-non-citizen-non-legal-permanent-resident-hispanic-adults-state-that-their-usual-provider-is-a-community-clinic-or-health-center/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:50:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=62388 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=62388 0 Salvadoran immigrants and Americans of Salvadoran descent have grown to number 1.6 million — essentially tying them with Cubans as the nation’s third largest Latino group http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/24/salvadoran-immigrants-and-americans-of-salvadoran-descent-have-grown-to-number-1-6-million-essentially-tying-them-with-cubans-as-the-nations-third-largest-latino-group/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/24/salvadoran-immigrants-and-americans-of-salvadoran-descent-have-grown-to-number-1-6-million-essentially-tying-them-with-cubans-as-the-nations-third-largest-latino-group/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:45:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=62278 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=62278 0 Nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States, or roughly 10 percent of the nation’s Latino population, are afflicted with diabetes, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program. – By 2050, the agency predicts, two of five Latino young people, and one in two Latino females born in the year 2000, will have developed diabetes. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/nearly-2-5-million-latinos-in-the-united-states-or-roughly-10-percent-of-the-nation%e2%80%99s-latino-population-are-afflicted-with-diabetes-according-to-the-u-s-department-of-health-and-human-serv/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/nearly-2-5-million-latinos-in-the-united-states-or-roughly-10-percent-of-the-nation%e2%80%99s-latino-population-are-afflicted-with-diabetes-according-to-the-u-s-department-of-health-and-human-serv/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:48:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=61724 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=61724 0 Asthma affects about 33 Puerto Rican children for every two non-Latino Caucasian children. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/15/asthma-affects-about-33-puerto-rican-children-for-every-two-non-latino-caucasian-children/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/15/asthma-affects-about-33-puerto-rican-children-for-every-two-non-latino-caucasian-children/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:51:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=61201 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=61201 0 Margaret Montoya, a longtime member of the University of New Mexico law school faculty, was the first Latina to be admitted to Harvard Law School. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/08/margaret-montoya-a-longtime-member-of-the-university-of-new-mexico-law-school-faculty-was-the-first-latina-to-be-admitted-to-harvard-law-school/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/08/margaret-montoya-a-longtime-member-of-the-university-of-new-mexico-law-school-faculty-was-the-first-latina-to-be-admitted-to-harvard-law-school/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:23:31 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=60477 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=60477 0 New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Petra Jimenez Maes was one of the first two Hispanic women to graduate from the University of New Mexico’s law school. In 2003, she became the state’s first Latina chief justice. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/08/new-mexico-supreme-court-justice-petra-jimenez-maes-was-one-of-the-first-two-hispanic-women-to-graduate-from-the-university-of-new-mexicos-law-school-in-2003-she-became-the-states-first-latina-c/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/08/new-mexico-supreme-court-justice-petra-jimenez-maes-was-one-of-the-first-two-hispanic-women-to-graduate-from-the-university-of-new-mexicos-law-school-in-2003-she-became-the-states-first-latina-c/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:22:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=60469 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=60469 0 Hispanic women make up only 1.3% of all lawyers in the United States. That is the lowest representation of any racial or ethnic group (overall and within their own gender) as compared to their overall presence in the nation – Latinas make up over 7% of the country’s population http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/07/hispanic-women-make-up-only-1-3-of-all-lawyers-in-the-united-states-that-is-the-lowest-representation-of-any-racial-or-ethnic-group-overall-and-within-their-own-gender-as-compared-to-their-overall/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/07/hispanic-women-make-up-only-1-3-of-all-lawyers-in-the-united-states-that-is-the-lowest-representation-of-any-racial-or-ethnic-group-overall-and-within-their-own-gender-as-compared-to-their-overall/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:05:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/07/hispanic-women-make-up-only-1-3-of-all-lawyers-in-the-united-states-that-is-the-lowest-representation-of-any-racial-or-ethnic-group-overall-and-within-their-own-gender-as-compared-to-their-overall/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=60351 0 65% of whites, 51% of African-Americans and 44% of Hispanics searched for health information according to eMarketer http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/29/65-of-whites-51-of-african-americans-and-44-of-hispanics-searched-for-health-information-according-to-emarketer/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/29/65-of-whites-51-of-african-americans-and-44-of-hispanics-searched-for-health-information-according-to-emarketer/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:58:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=55895 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=55895 0 “The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.” http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/26/%e2%80%9cthe-majority-of-the-us-hispanic-population-is-bilingual-and-they-decide-where-and-when-to-speak-english-and-spanish%e2%80%9d-says-ms-phillips-%e2%80%9cmarketers-should-execute-campaigns/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/26/%e2%80%9cthe-majority-of-the-us-hispanic-population-is-bilingual-and-they-decide-where-and-when-to-speak-english-and-spanish%e2%80%9d-says-ms-phillips-%e2%80%9cmarketers-should-execute-campaigns/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:26:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/26/%e2%80%9cthe-majority-of-the-us-hispanic-population-is-bilingual-and-they-decide-where-and-when-to-speak-english-and-spanish%e2%80%9d-says-ms-phillips-%e2%80%9cmarketers-should-execute-campaigns/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=55804 0 About 40.9 percent of Hispanic children between 10 and 17 years old are obese in the United States, according to the BHC. But in Texas this number is even higher, at 46.8 percent. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/24/about-409-percent-of-hispanic-children-between-10-and-17-years-old-are-obese-in-the-united-states-according-to-the-bhc-but-in-texas-this-number-is-even-higher-at-468-percent/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/24/about-409-percent-of-hispanic-children-between-10-and-17-years-old-are-obese-in-the-united-states-according-to-the-bhc-but-in-texas-this-number-is-even-higher-at-468-percent/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:14:52 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=55464 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=55464 0 “Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/24/%e2%80%9ceven-under-the-low-immigration-assumptions-minorities-will-fuel-73-percent-of-household-growth-in-2010-20-with-hispanics-leading-the-way-at-36-percent%e2%80%9d-researchers-found/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/24/%e2%80%9ceven-under-the-low-immigration-assumptions-minorities-will-fuel-73-percent-of-household-growth-in-2010-20-with-hispanics-leading-the-way-at-36-percent%e2%80%9d-researchers-found/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:57:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=55277 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=55277 0