With the Latino purchasing power expected to reach $1.5 trillion dollars by 2015, the telecom industry is brainstorming new and improved marketing techniques to attract tech savvy next generation Latinos. “The most important ingredient for success is creating a connection between bands, brands and fans that brings them together organically,” said Heidi Browning, Pandora’s Senior […]
CAP Pushes the Success of Latinos and Minorities with New Book
July 24, 2013 By
The Center for American Progress and PolicyLink released today “All-In Nation: An America that Works for All,” a new book that highlights the national conversation about demographic change, racial inequity and the economic benefits of ensuring the success of communities of color today. “Diversity drives innovation, encourages entrepreneurship, and creates new markets,” the new book […]
Young Latino Students Break Barriers for Higher Education
July 24, 2013 By
Written By: Cristian Pineda As the middle of summer approaches, recent high school graduates are looking into purchasing materials to prepare them for their first year of college. As statistics have shown, Latino graduates are up to par with their peers in preparation for attending colleges and universities as the number of enrolled students have […]
Michelle Obama Gives Keynote Address at NCLR Conference
July 24, 2013 By
At the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza on Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama took the opportunity to discuss immigration and childhood obesity — an issue that affects the Latino community greatly. “Forty percent of Hispanic children are overweight and 50 percent are on track to develop diabetes,” the first lady said. […]
Latinos Are Essential to Tomorrow’s Prosperity
July 15, 2013 By
Written By: Jose Aristimuno In the last couple of years we’ve seen the Latino market of buyers and sellers grow at an incredible rate. By 2050, Latinos will account for 30 percent of the nation’s population. And the fact is that if companies want to succeed in the economy of the future, Latinos simply cannot […]
Latinos Key in Next Midterm Elections
July 11, 2013 By
A new poll by Latino Decisions revealed that despite a lack of support on the GOP’s issues, 52% of Latino voters said theywould be more likely to support the GOP in the 2014 elections if the immigration reform bill is passed. According to the study, there are 44 GOP-held House seats where Latino voters could […]
White House Increases Efforts on Immigration
July 10, 2013 By
In an increased effort to convince the House to act on immigration reform, The White House released a report detailing the range of benefits to the U.S. economy that would be achieved from the passage of a bipartisan immigration bill. “In the weeks ahead, the President and other senior members of the administration will publicly […]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cardenas “Why Affirmative Action is Still Important to Latinos”
July 3, 2013 By
Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the US. By 2043, they are expected to double in size, yet they lag significantly behind in educational attainment. By 2018, 45 percent of jobs will require an associate’s degree or higher; however only 26 and 14 percent of U.S.-born Latinos and Latino immigrants have that […]
Academic Achievement Gap for Latinos is Narrowing
July 2, 2013 By
A new federal data report released Thursday by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) showed progress in how the U.S. is educating its children and increasingly narrowing the achievement gap between white and Latino students. According to The Nations Report Card, which test students at ages 9, 13, and 17 […]
Latinovations Member Featured on CNN en Español Discussing Rise of Student Interest Rates
July 2, 2013 By
Latinovations’s very own Jose Aristimuno was featured on CNN en Español yesterday to discuss how doubling student interest rates would be devastating for Latino students. Because nearly 67% of Latinos rely on financial aid to pay for college, the increase of interest on Subsidized Stafford loans from 3.4% to 6.8% will affect many Latino students […]
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