Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment is the theme for National Women’s History Month 2012
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">They Contribute More than You Realize and Face Dangers You May Be Unaware Of</span></p>
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<p>The two high-tech workers laughed when asked if they could afford the smartphones made by their colleagues on Mexican production lines. “No, no, no,” chuckled Maria and Alma, two Guadalajara workers who have labored for years in Mexico’s Silicon Valley. A cheap $20 cell phone has to make do for Maria, while Alma uses a similarly low-priced contraption she won on a five-dollar raffle ticket. “It’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity, especially when you have kids,” Alma said.</p>
México del Norte
Por Jorge Mújica Murias
Esta no es una columna “contra Barack Obama”. Necesito dejarlo claro porque algún lector se me quejó por ahí de que “yo siempre escribo “en contra del Presidente”.
La bronca es que cuando uno escribe sobre la realidad, la política y la política de actualidad mezclada con la inmigración, por donde quiera que sea las cosas salen como salen y prácticamente siempre salen mal. No soy yo, es la realidad real.
Por: Paco Zavala El Maestro Virgilio Muñoz, Director General del Centro Cultural Read more…
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<p>Being a teenager has always been tough, but it seems that in our times, youth have it tougher than ever. Violence at schools and in the streets, gangs, self-esteem issues, all of this takes a toll in teens who are trying to find their place in a, sometimes, chaotic world.</p>
<p>The Joe & Vi Jacobs Center had its first youth town hall on Friday, March 2, to help youth in southeast San Diego, a low-income, immigrant neighborhood.</p>
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<p>Ser un adolescente siempre ha sido duro, pero parece que en nuestros tiempos, los jóvenes tienen más retos que nunca. La violencia en las escuelas y en las calles, pandillas, problemas de autoestima, todo esto tiene un peaje en los adolescentes que están tratando de encontrar su lugar en un mundo, a veces, caótico.</p>
A Bit of History: By Augie Bareno Don Jose Puentes, owner of Read more…
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<p>We’ve been big fans of Rick Najera for a long time. If you don’t know who he is, here’s a few tidbits from articles and calendar listings we’ve published on <a href="http://LatinoLA.com">LatinoLA</a> throughout the years:</p>
<p>“…twice honored as one of the most influential Latinos in America.”</p>