Monthly Archives: September 2011
Small Gym, Big Impact: Chicago Youth Boxing Finalist at Beyond Sport Summit in South Africa
By: Carlos Acevedo Among the Little Village community, where you often hear about drugs, shootings, and stabbings, sits a small non-profit organization that not many hear or read about, the… Read more
Lawndale Christian Health Center Cambia Vidas
Por: Ashmar Mandou Situado en el corazón de la comunidad de Lawndale, Lawndale Christian Health Center cambia vidas en más de una forma. Como organización no lucrativa comunitaria, fundada hace… Read more
Say It Loud: Proud to Be Latino
By: Daisy Magaña September not only marks the beginning of autumn, but also is a month filled with festivities for the Latino community. As many know, September recognized on a… Read more
Reunión de Muralistas de Benito Juárez Una Historia de Luchas, Aspiraciones y Unidad
Por: Carlos Acevedo En algún punto de nuestra vida, la mayoría de nosotros ha oído sobre como nuestros ancestros lucharon para tener algunos de los lujos que hoy disfrutamos y… Read more
Lawndale Christian Health Center Changes Lives
By: Ashmar Mandou Situated in the heart of the Lawndale community, Lawndale Christian Health Center is changing lives in more ways than one. As a community-based nonprofit organization, founded over… Read more
Gimnasio Pequeño, Impacto Grande: Finalista Juvenil de Box de Chicago en la Reunión Beyond Sport en Sudáfrica
Por: Carlos Acevedo En la comunidad de La Villita, donde muchas veces se oye de drogas, balaceras y ataques, existe una pequeña organización, no lucrativa, que no muchos conocen, Chicago… Read more
Dígalo Fuerte: Me Siento Orgulloso de Ser Latino
Por: Daisy Magaña Septiembre no solo marca el comienzo del otoño, sino que es un mes lleno de festividades para la comunidad latina. Como muchos saben, septiembre es reconocido a… Read more
The Remesas
By: Daniel Nardini The Nahuas and Mixteca communities in the United States, like all Mexican immigrants, have contributed a lot to the economic life blood of this country. They work… Read more
Indigenous Mexicans and the Future of Mexican Migration
By: Daniel Nardini I had previously written about a study by Princeton University about the declining Mexican immigration—legally or undocumented—to the United States. According to the study, far fewer Mexicans… Read more
The Mexicans Who Do Not Speak Spanish
By: Daniel Nardini A friend told me of one case he knows where a friend of his from Mexico would regularly attend classes to learn—Spanish! Yes, his friend was born… Read more
