HispanicTips » Youth http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Tulsa Conference Helps Hispanic Boys Beat The Odds http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/06/tulsa-conference-helps-hispanic-boys-beat-the-odds/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/06/tulsa-conference-helps-hispanic-boys-beat-the-odds/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/06/tulsa-conference-helps-hispanic-boys-beat-the-odds/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66241 0 In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/in-mexico-fears-of-a-lost-generation-violence-among-young-soars-as-drug-cartels-recruit-more-minors/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/in-mexico-fears-of-a-lost-generation-violence-among-young-soars-as-drug-cartels-recruit-more-minors/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:42:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66108 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66108 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/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-earlie/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/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-earlie/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65971 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65971 0 Immigrant kids under cloud – Report says many suffer financially and from continuing ill will – Utah http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/immigrant-kids-under-cloud-report-says-many-suffer-financially-and-from-continuing-ill-will-utah/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/immigrant-kids-under-cloud-report-says-many-suffer-financially-and-from-continuing-ill-will-utah/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65947 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65947 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/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/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/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/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/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/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65942 0 Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/child-welfare-workers-too-quick-to-remove-latino-children-from-their-families/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/child-welfare-workers-too-quick-to-remove-latino-children-from-their-families/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65858 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65858 0 Hispanics Tune in and Help Raise More Than $633,000 for Kids With Cancer During 2nd http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/30/hispanics-tune-in-and-help-raise-more-than-633000-for-kids-with-cancer-during-2nd/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/30/hispanics-tune-in-and-help-raise-more-than-633000-for-kids-with-cancer-during-2nd/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:19:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/30/hispanics-tune-in-and-help-raise-more-than-633000-for-kids-with-cancer-during-2nd/ Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65544 0 Yum! Brands Sponsors New LULAC Youth Website http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/30/yum-brands-sponsors-new-lulac-youth-website/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/30/yum-brands-sponsors-new-lulac-youth-website/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:11:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65528 The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, along with Yum! Brands officially launched a new interactive website for the LULAC youth today.

“The youth represent LULAC’s next generation of members,” said Richard-Abraham Rugnao, Public Affairs, Senior Manager, Government Relations and Global Diversity, Yum! Brands. “Yum! has been a sponsor of the Youth and Young Adults efforts at the LULAC National level and will continue to support opportunities that equip our young Latino leaders with skills they need to succeed.”

“We want to thank Yum! Brands which has provided us with an important advocacy tool,” said LULAC National Youth President Jessica Martinez. “We have demonstrated that we are young leaders who continuously make a difference. LULAC Youth Councils have been active in promoting and addressing issues that have an impact in the Latino community. We are more than just in the training ground, we are already working in unity to make a positive change.”

The LULAC youth web site is interactive and offers outreach tools for new youth membership recruitment.

Some of the features of the web site include:

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Highlights LULAC Youth History
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Provides an updated LULAC Youth Calendar and photo gallery of past events
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Includes information about upcoming leadership and educational programs
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Links to LULAC social networking sites including: Facebook, Myspace, LULAC, YouTube channel and LULAC mobile alerts
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Outreach tools for new youth membership recruitment
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Valuable research materials

Please visit the LULAC Youth web site at www.lulac.org/youth.html.

The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health, housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.

Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE:YUM) based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries and territories. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. Four of the Company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s – are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza, Mexican–style food and quick–service seafood categories, respectively. Outside the United States, the Yum! Brands system opened more than four new restaurants each day of the year, making it a leader in international retail development. The company has consistently been recognized for its reward and recognition culture, diversity leadership, community giving, and consistent shareholder returns. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65528 0 UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/29/ucla-students-lobby-for-dream-act/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/29/ucla-students-lobby-for-dream-act/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65381 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65381 0 An Entire Generation at Stake – By 2030, Latino children will make up half of the U.S. child population living in poverty. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/an-entire-generation-at-stake-by-2030-latino-children-will-make-up-half-of-the-u-s-child-population-living-in-poverty/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/an-entire-generation-at-stake-by-2030-latino-children-will-make-up-half-of-the-u-s-child-population-living-in-poverty/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:29:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65308 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65308 0 Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/immigrant-children-lost-in-education-reform-interview-with-ruby-takanishi-president-and-chief-executive-officer-of-foundation-for-child-development/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/immigrant-children-lost-in-education-reform-interview-with-ruby-takanishi-president-and-chief-executive-officer-of-foundation-for-child-development/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:18:52 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65238 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65238 0 National Council of La Raza: Groundbreaking Forum on Latino Children Offers Solutions to the Challenges Faced by this Growing Community http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/national-council-of-la-raza-groundbreaking-forum-on-latino-children-offers-solutions-to-the-challenges-faced-by-this-growing-community/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/national-council-of-la-raza-groundbreaking-forum-on-latino-children-offers-solutions-to-the-challenges-faced-by-this-growing-community/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:39:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65110 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65110 0 Needed: (Hispanic) Foster Parents to Care for Children in Kentucky http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/needed-hispanic-foster-parents-to-care-for-children-in-kentucky/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/needed-hispanic-foster-parents-to-care-for-children-in-kentucky/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:17:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65025 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65025 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/detained-immigrant-children-face-legal-maze-in-u-s/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/detained-immigrant-children-face-legal-maze-in-u-s/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:01:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64983 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64983 0 A UC Berkeley researcher says children born to immigrant Latina mothers tend to have poorer cognitive skills as toddlers than middle-class white children. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/a-uc-berkeley-researcher-says-children-born-to-immigrant-latina-mothers-tend-to-have-poorer-cognitive-skills-as-toddlers-than-middle-class-white-children/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/a-uc-berkeley-researcher-says-children-born-to-immigrant-latina-mothers-tend-to-have-poorer-cognitive-skills-as-toddlers-than-middle-class-white-children/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:33:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64965 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64965 0 Millions of children in the US suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D – 80% of Hispanic children tested!!! http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/millions-of-children-in-the-us-suffer-from-suboptimal-levels-of-vitamin-d-80-of-hispanic-children-tested/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/millions-of-children-in-the-us-suffer-from-suboptimal-levels-of-vitamin-d-80-of-hispanic-children-tested/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64919 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64919 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/cultural-divide-migrant-students-find-hard-time-fitting-in-every-year-migrant-workers-and-their-families-travel-from-texas-to-manchester%e2%80%99s-durussel-potato-farm-to-harvest-vegetables-livin/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/cultural-divide-migrant-students-find-hard-time-fitting-in-every-year-migrant-workers-and-their-families-travel-from-texas-to-manchester%e2%80%99s-durussel-potato-farm-to-harvest-vegetables-livin/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:36:34 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64724 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64724 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/15/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-republic/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/15/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-republic/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:01:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64568 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64568 0 Latino Youth Adopt Health Care Reform Priorities at the 2009 LULAC Washington Youth Leadership Seminar http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/latino-youth-adopt-health-care-reform-priorities-at-the-2009-lulac-washington-youth-leadership-seminar/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/latino-youth-adopt-health-care-reform-priorities-at-the-2009-lulac-washington-youth-leadership-seminar/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:36 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64491 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64491 0 The seventh annual Latino Youth Summit is set for Friday in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University – Olympia, WA http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/the-seventh-annual-latino-youth-summit-is-set-for-friday-in-the-hal-and-inge-marcus-pavilion-at-saint-martin%e2%80%99s-university-olympia-wa/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/the-seventh-annual-latino-youth-summit-is-set-for-friday-in-the-hal-and-inge-marcus-pavilion-at-saint-martin%e2%80%99s-university-olympia-wa/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:30:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64455 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64455 0