News (Noticias) for Youth
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November 6, 2009
Tulsa Conference Helps Hispanic Boys Beat The Odds
November 5, 2009
In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
November 4, 2009
Immigrant kids under cloud – Report says many suffer financially and from continuing ill will – Utah
Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
October 30, 2009
Hispanics Tune in and Help Raise More Than $633,000 for Kids With Cancer During 2nd
Yum! Brands Sponsors New LULAC Youth Website
October 29, 2009
UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act
October 28, 2009
An Entire Generation at Stake – By 2030, Latino children will make up half of the U.S. child population living in poverty.
Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development
October 27, 2009
National Council of La Raza: Groundbreaking Forum on Latino Children Offers Solutions to the Challenges Faced by this Growing Community
Needed: (Hispanic) Foster Parents to Care for Children in Kentucky
October 26, 2009
Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S. – 7,211 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves – As many as 50% of those kids went before judges with no lawyer
A UC Berkeley researcher says children born to immigrant Latina mothers tend to have poorer cognitive skills as toddlers than middle-class white children.
Millions of children in the US suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D – 80% of Hispanic children tested!!!
October 17, 2009
CULTURAL DIVIDE: Migrant students find hard time fitting in – Every year, migrant workers and their families travel from Texas to Manchester’s DuRussel Potato Farm to harvest vegetables, living in housing provided by the farm personnel. – Minnesota
October 15, 2009
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
October 14, 2009
Latino Youth Adopt Health Care Reform Priorities at the 2009 LULAC Washington Youth Leadership Seminar
The seventh annual Latino Youth Summit is set for Friday in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University – Olympia, WA
October 9, 2009
Guest Voz: NM Rep. Luján aims to engage young Latinos in clean energy issue
Scholarship Program Aims To Keep Hispanic Students In School in Kansas City – (video) – About 50% of Hispanic students in the school district will drop out
Drug Use Among Argentine Teenagers Up 62%
Unequal access: Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumors
The Boy Scouts are making their debut “en espanol,” with an advertising campaign and a soon-to-come Spanish-language Scout Handbook intended to draw Latinos to the ranks of the nearly century-old organization.
October 7, 2009
Killings in Cuidad Juárez: Girl, 9, among 35 homicides in first 4 days of October
Children’s Readings and Panels at The Latino Book & Family Festival – Los Angeles, October 10-11 CSULA at Greenlee Plaza
First steps: Horse helps 8-year-old Rhiannon Hernandez to reach dream – (touching)
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
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
Pew Hispanic Report: The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services on Tuesday dropped its claim that Maria Gurrola’s four children be removed from her care filed after allegations that Gurrola and her husband knew of a plan to sell the baby before the Sept. 29 kidnapping. – Yair Antonio Carrillo saga
October 5, 2009
Do Hispanic athletes need role models of the same heritage?
October 2, 2009
Concern grows as search for Tenn. infant continues – Yair Anthony Carillo
‘Kid’s Guide to Latino History’ can be a valuable resource – Book review
October 1, 2009
Call to Action to Help More Hispanic Children – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Topeka is issuing a challenge to the Latino community, as we head into the second half of Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 30, 2009
NASHVILLE: Amber alert issued for abducted 4-day-old baby – Yair Anthony Carillo – Police believe a woman posing as an immigration worker went to Carrillo’s home and demanded his mother Maria Gurrolla, give her the baby. When refused, the woman stabbed her.
September 29, 2009
New survey of Latino teens and young adults shows attitudes toward school and work + a day-long conference on Latino youth and education on Oct. 6, 2009
Amid lagging scores of Latino students, San Jose High Academy models success
September 28, 2009
NASA encourages Hispanic students to look at science, technology careers during conference
September 22, 2009
NASA’s Marshall Center to Cosponsor Eighth Annual Hispanic Youth Conference in Huntsville Sept. 25
September 21, 2009
Thousands of Young People from California to New York Stage Events to Raise Awareness of DREAM Act
Parents Rent Children to Pornographers for a Few Cents in Peru
The Hispanic Student Association hosted The Great Sex Debate Friday night in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, encouraging students to partake in an open-forum discussion about romance, relationships and intimacy.- University of Florida
September 17, 2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Call to Action to Serve More Hispanic Children
Guatemalan army stole children for adoption, report says
September 15, 2009
Asthma affects about 33 Puerto Rican children for every two non-Latino Caucasian children.
September 14, 2009
English-only test leaves some Oregon children behind
September 2, 2009
Mexican Boy Takes 600-Mile Bus Ride to Find Mom
August 25, 2009
In 2008, Mexican consulates located along the southern U.S. border handled the repatriation of 17,772 unaccompanied minors, 83% of them boys.
Arizona Leads in Repatriations of Undocumented Minors to Mexico
August 24, 2009
‘Which Way Home’ tracks child migrants’ dangerous journeys – Documentarian Rebecca Cammisa follows desperate youths as they risk injury and death to enter the U.S. to find work or missing parents.
August 16, 2009
Mr. President, It is time to grant a moratorium on deportations of youth raised in the U.S. until immigration reform is passed
August 11, 2009
Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals Identifies Seven Priorities for America’s Fastest Growing Religious Demographic
August 5, 2009
A group of Topekans are ready to launch a program to encourage Latino high school students to not only earn their diplomas but also get college degrees and take on leadership roles in their community.
August 4, 2009
2009 Kids Count Data Book Finds that Child Well-Being in Puerto Rico is at Greater Risk than in the Mainland U.S.
July 13, 2009
Honduran teen’s slaying propels youth movement – Rallies and marches supporting and opposing deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have engaged the youth of the country.
June 30, 2009
4 Latino/Hispanic Publishing Houses You Need to Know
June 29, 2009
More than 70 top-performing Latino students from Lake County high schools participated in a recent regional debate. The students traveled from eight county high schools to debate issues like immigration during the Great Lakes Great Debate at DePauw University
June 25, 2009
Voto Latino interview with Robert Cantu (warning: mid video has violent footage) – Noosing victim in Ohio
The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati is expanding its Black Achievers Program to include young Latinos as well.
Nine 2009 Latino high school graduates were honored by State Farm Insurance along with the Latin-Anglo Alliance Foundation at State Farm’s annual banquet Wednesday night. – Grand Junction, Colorado
Hispanics make up majorities at 7 Cleveland public schools, prompting call for special help
15 year old Texan Javier Fernández-Han Invents Algae-Powered Energy System
June 24, 2009
Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors See Art and Culture in Action
June 23, 2009
Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
Maryland Hispanic Youth Symposium – Towson University | June 23-June 26, 2009
June 22, 2009
Salinas Students Respond To Comments – Students’ Citizen Status, Scholarships Draw Attention – Leticia Garcia-Romo and Hector Rojas
June 19, 2009
Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English.
Professor Charles Calleros recently led several students and staff from the College of Law in providing information, inspiration, and skill-building for about 50 high school students participating in the ASU Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute.
Child sex tourism continues to grow in Mexican northern border cities like Tijuana and Juárez, according to a U.S. State Department report.
June 18, 2009
A very happy and proud group of Hispanic teens from western Massachusetts had a memorable day at Fenway Park on Wednesday. –
June 17, 2009
Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation Receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant to Support Low-Income Communities in Their Development of Health and Nutrition for Children
June 16, 2009
Growing contingent of Latino students making their mark – Nashua, New Hampshire
June 15, 2009
World Day Against Child Labor: Mexican Foreign Ministry releases report detailing Mexican children traveling to US alone are looking for work
June 11, 2009
80 Million Strong Coalition & Voto Latino: Hispanic Youth Are Being Disproportionately Affected by the Economic Crisis
June 10, 2009
Latin America: The Problem of Child Labor – Part I
June 9, 2009
17,000+ kids left their homes by themselves in Mexico in 2009 to look for work in the US according to this article from El Universal and Mexico’s Foreign Ministry :: 17 mil niños migraron solos a EU en 2008 Miles de menores de edad arriesgan su vida al cruzar de manera ilegal a EU cada año, no por la necesidad de ir al reencuentro con sus padres, sino por trabajar, menciona un informe de Relaciones Exteriores
June 7, 2009
Jessica Pedraza knew little English when she came to the U.S. five years ago from Mexico City, but the now-senior at Redmond High School persevered, became fluent, made the honor society, and helps fellow Latino students find scholarships and, in some cases, change their immigration status. – Seattle
June 6, 2009
U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants getting mixed message about value of US citizenship
June 5, 2009
Horrible asesinato de joven guatemalteco en Miami
Siblings graduate as valedictorian, salutatorian at Irving’s MacArthur High – Karen and Brian Cárdenas endured language barriers and financial hardships after emigrating from Colombia to be with their father.
Boy Scouts make big push to get Latinos to join – Organization tries to leap hurdles to double its ranks of Hispanic Boy Scouts
June 4, 2009
Hispanic children are getting most nutrients, but eating too much fat
June 1, 2009
Hispanic children in US at greater risk for obesity than other ethnic/racial groups
Roselyn Sánchez organiza día de juegos para niños – San Jorge Children’s Foundation – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
May 31, 2009
For Latino parents, raising autistic child has complex barriers
May 30, 2009
La población de niños latinos crece en EE.UU.
May 29, 2009
It’s assimilation, nothing more – Gregory Tejeda’s thoughts on the new Pew Hispanic Report: Hispanic Children: The Rise of the Second Generation
Look into the future: Hispanics 2.0 – Esther Cepeda’s thoughts on the new Pew Hispanic Report: Hispanic Children: The Rise of the Second Generation
Colorado is updating the way it counts Latinos in schools. The state now categorizes students as either Latino or white, not both.
Peru: Freezing Temperatures in Puno Result in 133 Children Deaths
A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of teen pregnancies and births.
May 28, 2009
Hispanics now make up 22% of all children under the age of 18 in the United States–up from 9% in 1980–and as their numbers have grown, their demographic profile has changed. A majority (52%) of the nation’s 16 million Hispanic children are now “second generation,” meaning they are the U.S.-born sons or daughters of at least one foreign-born parent, typically someone who came to this country in the immigration wave from Mexico, Central America and South America that began around 1980. Some 11% of Latino children are “first generation”–meaning they themselves are foreign-born. And 37% are “third generation or higher”–meaning they are the U.S.-born children of U.S.-born parents.
May 14, 2009
Number of Latino children surges in Sonoma County, California
May 7, 2009
Scouting is changing to keep up with a changing population. The Boy Scouts have launched a $1 million pilot program to boost Hispanic membership; the Girl Scouts are selling dulce de leche cookies.
April 27, 2009
A national trend: Black and Latino boys predominate in emotional support classes
April 15, 2009
Nearly 75% of illegal immigrants’ children were born in the USA and are citizens, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. – (nice interactive map)
April 10, 2009
Quinceañera brings culture to Columbia, Missouri
22% of 4 year old Hispanic children are obese according to new research
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