April 2008 Blog Posts (8)

H&R Block Targets Latinos with New Ad Campaign

H&R Block marketers recently tasked an ad agency to help their company target Spanish dominant Latinos with television, out of home and radio ads. By doing so the company hopes to position themselves among one of the largest minority groups in the country. The idea behind this new move was to establish the tax company as an expert and advocate for Spanish speaking Hispanic taxpayers. Although H&R Block has had Hispanic initiatives for the past 10 years, the market has become an… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 29, 2008 at 10:10am — No Comments

NSHP Diversity Job Fair in NYC a Success!

On April 24th, NSHP hosted our first Job Fair of the year in NYC. The event was held at the Metropolitan Pavilion from 10 am to 3 pm and more than 1200 candidates were there. With over 30 employers and exhibitors attending, job seekers had the opportunity to interview with top companies seeking diversity and bilingual candidates for hundreds of professional positions.

This event was the first of two New York Job fairs scheduled for this year. The second will take place on September… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 26, 2008 at 11:45am — No Comments

Dr. Sandra Hernandez

Dr. Sandra Hernandez, was named 2008 Woman of the Year by Hispanic Business Magazine. She is the first Hispanic and first woman to serve as public health director for the city and county of San Francisco. As health director, she helped to create a public HMO to handle an indigent population. Becoming a relentless supporter of the poor and uninsured is her mission.

Dr. Hernandez also serves as Chief Executive officer of the San Francisco Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 14, 2008 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Film Festival Selects Independent Documentary Film "The Motivator"

Redondo Beach, CA - April 8, 2008 --The Latino Speakers Bureau announced that the independent documentary film "The Motivator: The Business of Selling Hope", will premiere on April 24th at the Rincon International Film Festival in Rincon, Puerto Rico. For this film, Hispanic motivational speaker Victor Antonio G. and filmmaker Dan Perez teamed up for a "behind the scenes" look at the business of professional speaking and overcoming adversity.

“The Motivator is a voyeuristic look at… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 9, 2008 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Study on Children Development is Recruiting Kids for Standarized Assessments

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute is recruiting typically developing children, who are between 11-13 months of age or 26-28 months of age to participate in the study "Development of Relational Awareness", which looks at the development of memory and learning in children.

They are also recruiting children with an autism spectrum disorder and down syndrome, who are between the ages of 36-54 months to participate in a similar study: "Autism and… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 7, 2008 at 6:43pm — No Comments

Governor Crist Creates New Initiative for Florida Adoption System

Throughout Florida, more than 1,000 children from varied backgrounds, circumstances, races and ethnicities are looking for a forever family and a permanent place to call home. Florida Governor, Charlie Crist, recently created the Explore Adoption Initiative which promotes public adoption services. Through the public adoption system, adoption is more affordable, and provides a home for Florida’s children. Some of the benefits of public adoption are:

Affordable. While private forms of… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 7, 2008 at 3:47pm — No Comments

Misguided Furor Over "Reconquista Ad”

By Raul Ramos y Sanchez

Dubbed the “Reconquista Ad” in nativist circles, an advertising campaign run only in Mexico by vodka maker Absolut has touched off a storm of outrage among far-right fringe groups in the United States. Under the headline “In an Absolut world,” the ad depicts a map of North America with the borders drawn much as they were before the Mexican-American War of 1840 when Mexico governed large tracts of territory now part of the USA. The idea behind the ad campaign… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 7, 2008 at 10:42am — No Comments

Demonstrations for immigration reform could backfire this year

By Raul Ramos y Sanchez

For the third year in a row, supporters of immigration reform are planning to take to the streets in May Day demonstrations across the United States. But given the unique political landscape of the presidential race, this could be a risky course for proponents of la causa.

Most pundits agree that the three remaining presidential candidates do not differ widely in their views on immigration reform. Clinton, McCain, and Obama all favor a guest… Continue

Added by NSHP Editor on April 4, 2008 at 8:21am — No Comments

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