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LatPro Announces 2015 Scholarship Finalists – help us choose one winner!

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Tags: Latino, Hispanic, education, college, scholarship

Started Jun 12, 2015

Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine has published a list of the Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics. You can learn more about the colleges …Continue

Tags: Latino, Hispanic, colleges, education

Started May 29, 2015

LatPro Scholarship Deadline April 30th

Time is running out. If you are interested in applying for LatPro's $3,000 Scholarship, visit the 'WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH' blog and…Continue

Tags: Latino, Hispanic, education, college, scholarship

Started Apr 20, 2015

English-only versus a bilingual curriculum in schools
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Guillermina Gonjon commented on Erich Lagasse's video

What's the difference between Latino and Hispanic?

"The author of the video does not sound Hispanic or Latin American. He even missed the Black ancestry and other European countries. He also did not mention that Native Americans could possibly be Asian descendants.And besides, Latinos are…"

Apr 3

Carlos R Ruano commented on Erich Lagasse's video

What's the difference between Latino and Hispanic?

"This whole post is convoluted, poorly thought out and very poorly recorded. If the idea is to explain a complex concept in simple terms, this post qualifies as an example of how not to go about it."

Apr 5, 2016

Erich Lagasse replied to Elsa Bracero's discussion Members

"Hi Elsa, I hope all is well and thanks for your thoughtful idea. Please excuse me for not responding earlier; I've been tied up with work. There is not an option for us to group members according to where they live, but if you…"

Mar 16, 2016

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What's the difference between Latino and Hispanic?

What's the difference between the terms 'Latino' and 'Hispanic? Most people use these words interchangeably, but there is actually a difference. I try to tac...

Dec 9, 2015

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What's the difference between Latino and Hispanic?

What's the difference between the terms 'Latino' and 'Hispanic? Most people use these words interchangeably, but there is actually a difference. I try to tac...

Dec 7, 2015

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LatPro Announces 2015 Scholarship Finalists – help us choose one winner!

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Jun 12, 2015

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Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine has published a list of the Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics. You can learn more about the colleges here.See More

May 29, 2015

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Pvgat replied to Erich Lagasse's discussion English-only versus a bilingual curriculum in schools

"I agree with you!"

May 4, 2015

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Apr 29, 2015

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LatPro Scholarship Deadline April 30th

Time is running out. If you are interested in applying for LatPro's $3,000 Scholarship, visit the 'WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH' blog and follow the instructions.See More

Apr 20, 2015

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All-English versus a bilingual curriculum in schools

The debate whether bilingual education should be promoted in schools is being discussed by intellectuals across America. Supporters of an all-English based curriculum believe that the more immersed in English a Spanish-speaking student is, the sooner he or she will begin to understand it and use it to communicate with others. On the other hand stand those who propose a bilingual education curriculum beginning in elementary school; teaching classes in Spanish to students who do not fully…See More

Feb 27, 2015

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UNM's Combined BA/MD Degree Program

The shortage of physicians in New Mexico encouraged the University of New Mexico to develop a Combined BA/MD Degree Program wherein high schools students obtain a baccalaureate degree that, if completed successfully, will reserve them a seat in the UNM School of Medicine. Latino High School students who have an inclination with the sciences should consider the Combined BA/MD Degree Program as it will not only prepare them academically, but also train them to serve communities with diminishing…See More

Feb 18, 2015

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Hispanics and Education: a Texas-Sized Challenge for States

AUSTIN, Texas – Manuel Ramirez was the first in his family to get a college degree, and it wasn’t easy.His parents, who brought him to the U.S. illegally from Guanajuato, Mexico, when he was 8 years old, made just enough to get by with day labor and house cleaning. They could not afford to pay their son’s roughly $10,000 tuition at the University of Texas at Austin, so Manuel earned extra money as a server in restaurants, coloring hair at a spa, translating Spanish, working in a rock quarry and…See More

Jan 29, 2015

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Should we be called Hispanics?

Being labeled as a Hispanic in the US means being part of a group of people who speak the same language and share a similar history. People in this group, however, do not have the same ethnicity. Consider Peruvians, for example. Natives of the Andes have distinct facial and bodily features differentiating them from natives of the coast and of the Amazon jungle. By natives, I refer to people whose forefathers did not mingle with Spaniards or any of their mestizo descendants. Evidently, mestizos…See More

Jan 22, 2015

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Tackling the shortage of Hispanic STEM professionals

Hispanics have felt reluctant of pursuing STEM careers because they feel they don't fit in the programs offered at the university level. And those Hispanic students that do enroll tend to have a high drop-out rate. But according to Mark B. Rosenberg, president of Florida International University (FIU), the problem begins at the high school level, wherein there are not sufficient Hispanic teachers of STEM careers. Read the story posted by…See More

Dec 19, 2014

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Hispanics' Daily Spending Well Above U.S. Average

Gallup Poll published the "Hispanics' Daily Spending Well Above U.S. Average" story wherein they discuss how Hispanics compare to other ethnicities regarding the amount of money they spend on a daily basis. After reading the story, I tried to come up with something smart to say, but was unable to because I am unsure how these numbers can be interpreted and used. The article relates the…See More

Dec 11, 2014

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about me: Being half Peruvian and half American led me to reflect on the differences between the two countries. Eventually I became a translator and then a writer. Now I focus on the cultural differences between these countries, like language, history and arts.

what is your current, past or ideal job title?: Writer

what languages do you speak?: Spanish, English

what countries have you lived in?: USA, Peru

what's your Hispanic connection?: My mother is Peruvian and I grew up in Peru.

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