via San Francisco Gate – When Josefina Hernandez, a longtime Walgreens employee with diabetes, felt an attack of hypoglycemia coming on in September 2008, she grabbed a $1.39 bag of chips and ate them to boost her blood sugar, she said. Hernandez said she paid for the chips as soon as she could leave her cashier’s Read More
Walgreen’s fired employee for stealing a bag of chips…during a diabetic attack
09/14/2011 By 7 Comments
Attica: Forty years later…lesson learned?
09/13/2011 By 2 Comments
by Eileen Rivera September 13, 1971 was a day like any other. I was in the second week of eighth grade at Haverstraw Middle School and I just wanted the year to be over so I could hit high school. After school, I changed my clothing, went to the corner bakery for a jelly doughnut, Read More
Making College Pay: The Financial Aid Process Simplified
09/13/2011 By Leave a Comment
One of the perks of working with the National Hispanic Institute is that I get to travel across the region and interact with our community’s bright young minds. Year after year, however, it shocks me that many of our youth have not even heard of the most basic components of the financial aid process. While Read More
Making History: Gay Marriage and the NYC Pride Parade
06/29/2011 By 5 Comments
by Xeno Martinez Its Friday, June 24 and as the rest of New York is laying in wait surrounding the decision regarding gay marriage, I find myself out for a night on the town with my friends in the West Village for pride weekend. As I look around at the crowded bar, I’m awakened from Read More
Pride: Being a Gay Latino
06/22/2011 By 7 Comments
GAY PRIDE was defined during a time when homosexuality along with other struggles for social acceptance plagued media and the eyes of Americans as a whole. Even now, with the possibility of gay marriage coming closer to a reality I am reminded of the importance of being true to who you are and the recognition Read More
Today is Cesar Chavez Day
03/31/2011 By 14 Comments
Yesterday, President Obama issued a proclamation stating that henceforth, March 31st will be Cesar Chavez day. “Our Nation’s story of progress is rich with profound struggle and great sacrifice, marked by the selfless acts and fearless leadership of remarkable Americans. A true champion for justice, Cesar Chavez advocated for and won many of the rights and benefits Read More
(Not) judging by name [video]
02/24/2011 By 5 Comments
When you see the name Maria Aragon, what comes to mind? You might think that I plan on writing about a Latina, but that is not quite the point today. That name belongs to a talented young girl, known for her covers of stars such as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars and a rising star Read More
The kind of leadership Latinos really need
12/01/2010 By 14 Comments
As the biggest minority in the United States, Latinos are reaching critical mass by becoming a powerful voting bloc, an indispensable purchasing power and a vibrant staple of American culture. Despite all these potentials, we can hardly identify a handful of leaders that understand our shortcomings and trumpet our ideals. The question that we need Read More