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Dr. Adriana Villavicencio is the youngest child of Ecuadorian immigrants. She has moved 29 times in her life, taking her on a journey from California to Bangalore, India, and New York City, where she recently earned a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and works as a Research Associate at New York University. An avid traveler, Adriana has collected experiences in four different continents and 16 different countries. But as a former high school English teacher, some of her fondest memories are those of her brilliant and brilliantly funny students in Brooklyn and Oakland. Adriana has contributed to several publications including the Daily News and Space.com, and is a managing editor for the Journal of Equity in Education. She earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. in English Education at Columbia University, and currently serves on the board of Columbia’s Latino Alumni Association (LAACU). She enjoys scary movies with red vines, Sauvignon Blanc, and her Maltese dog, Napoleon.
To learn more about Adriana’s education consulting company, please visit www.theradicalideas.com.
Latinos Doing Their Thing… Andrea Arroyo is a Mexican-born, award-winning visual artist and curator who has received dozens of accolades for her work, including Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts Award, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Award, and Outstanding Latina of the Year. She was also selected by President Clinton to create the Global Citizen… [Continue Reading]
Despite the recent popularity of shows like 16 and Pregnant, teenage pregnancy has reached an all-time low. At the same time, rates remain high for Hispanics. The latest numbers from the CDC show that the teen birth rate in 2010 dropped by 9 percent from 2009 to 34.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19—the lowest… [Continue Reading]
Latinos tend to be seen as more conservative than others, but a new survey shows that they are no more or less likely than the general population to describe their own views as “conservative” or “very conservative.” In fact, Latinos are more likely to describe their views as liberal.While 30 percent of Latino adults described… [Continue Reading]
About just as many Mexican families are leaving the U.S. as they are coming. A recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that from 2005-2010, roughly 1.4 Mexicans immigrated to the United States, but about the same number of Mexican immigrants (and their U.S.-born children) moved from the United States to Mexico. These numbers… [Continue Reading]
The health community has known for decades that Latinos as a group have better health outcomes despite having less access to health and high poverty rates. This has been referred to as the “Hispanic paradox.” A recent study on lung cancer out of the University of Miami A University of Miami study confirmed the paradox… [Continue Reading]
Even though we know there are a million good reasons to work out, we always manage to come up with one excuse or another to get out of it. If any of these excuses sound familiar, try these strategies: No time: Try multitasking by exercising while you watch TV or when you’re at work. Sometimes… [Continue Reading]
As Latinos, our dinner tables are no strangers to healthy portions of meat. But we may want to consider the frequency at which we consume them. According to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, eating more red meat is associated with a sharp increased risk of death from cancer and heart… [Continue Reading]
Few Latina women make the news as often as Jennifer Lopez. Not only does she have successful movie and music careers while appearing as a judge on American Idol from week to week, but her love life is televised like the latest telenovela. While juggling all of these very public roles and her four-year-old twins,… [Continue Reading]
A recent article in the New York Times Magazine featured the story of a young girl who had begun to show signs of puberty at age six. She is far from alone. In August 2010, a study published in Pediatricshowed that by age seven, 10 percent of white girls, 15 percent of Hispanic girls, 23… [Continue Reading]
Latinos Doing Their Thing… Every 21 seconds, someone is diagnosed with cancer and over one million people are diagnosed annually. But, those statistics can hide how isolating the experience can be, not only for those diagnosed but for their family and loved ones as well. One inspiring Latina has provided a solution to this challenge… [Continue Reading]