Youth
“Pell Grant for DREAMers.”
An alliance of bipartisan leaders created the largest college scholarship fund in the nation for undocumented students. The fund will award full-tuition college scholarships to 1,000 students in the next academic year. In this program, advocates also discuss news about applicants for deferred action and actions in Congress to give youth a path to residence […]
(Español) Lanza Obama iniciativa educativa para ayudar a jóvenes de la minoría
(Español) El Presidente dice querer centrar parte de sus esfuerzos durante el segundo y último período de su administración, en “reducir la la desigualdad social”. La mención explícita de cómo ayudar a jóvenes minoritarios ha generado grandes expectativas entre grupos que trabajan con estos jóvenes.
Ending Zero Tolerance Practices.
This month, the White House unveiled the first ever national guidelines on school discipline, urging educators to get rid of zero-tolerance policies that harm students of color the most. Each year, high schools around the nation suspend two million students, mostly for minor offenses. Black and Latino students are the most suspended, expelled, or arrested […]
Breaking Digital Barriers.
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is visiting the San Francisco Bay Area to hear from the public about the need for high-speed Internet access. Part of the FCC’s mission is to expand access to broadband Internet, which can provide great economic opportunities for Latinos and other communities. Currently, only about half of […]
Mexico Edition.
During the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993, immigration to the United States and the opening of the Mexican energy sector were largely left out of the discussions. However, 20 years later, and as a result of those NAFTA rules, the United States would play a role in the amendment of […]
Youth Orchestra Seeks to Stave off Violence
In Salinas, in an agricultural valley of California, innovative teachers have managed to convert more than 200 children from poor, largely farmworking families into classical musicians. This method of teaching, known as El Sistema, uses orchestral music to keep youth and children occupied, learning to play violas and trombones, and keeping them away from a life of poverty and gang violence that is prevalent among local youth. El Sistema began in Venezuela, and it has been replicated in several other countries, such as Colombia, with promising results. Our reporter Farida Jhabvala Romero was at one of the Youth Orchestra’s concerts in the nearby city of Monterey and has this story. This feature story is part of the series Raíces: Stories About Grassroots Artists.
Many Eligible Youth Not Applying for DACA
Almost a year and a half after Deferred Action was announced, allowing undocumented youth to apply to temporarily avoid deportation, half a million young people have received the benefit. However, it is estimated that at least one million “dreamers” have not applied. Why are so many young “dreamers” avoiding the opportunity to protect themselves from deportation? Marco Vinicio González reports from San Diego.
Few applying for Deferred Action.
For more than a year now, eligible youth brought in to the country as undocumented children can apply for temporary protected status through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. An expected 1.8 million so-called Dreamers could benefit from the executive order by President Obama. But so far, only a third of those young […]
Youth should turn toward the science of our ancestors: Rigoberta Menchú
Recently, the distinguished Guatemalan, Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize, spoke to indigenous organizers in Fresno, California, and their allies. Menchú spoke about recent triumphs and celebrated the beauty of indigenous languages, among other messages. Juana Gómez, host of La Hora Mixteca on Radio Bilingüe, interviewed the well-known defender of the rights of Native peoples.
(Español) Jóvenes Inmigrantes logran que Sheriff prometa implementar el Trust Act en Fresno
(Español) Acciones como esta del 23 de diciembre en Fresno son parte de una campaña de gira, organizada por jóvenes inmigrantes en lugares como Los Ángeles, Inland Empire, y el en condado de Orange en California.
Noticias
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- Report from Beirut: Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon, Displacing 1.2 Million October 7, 2024
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