The complexity of the Latino community needs to be understood in order for the US’ second largest ethnic group to be adequately represented in our democracy.
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Grocery shopping and family meals are prime opportunities to build reading and math skills – particularly for young Latino children, a new study finds.
Mexican Americans who have more formal education than their parents are much less likely to have Type 2 diabetes, new research finds.
People who haven’t gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 often have complex reasons for their relunctance or may face other barriers. Lumping them all together undercuts the vaccination campaign.
More than 30% of Latinos voted for Trump in the recent elections – a significant result, but not a breakthrough by any stretch, and it can be explained by several factors.
What the polls and the candidates keep getting wrong about the United States’ largest minority group.
About 48% of Latino US citizens fear deportation for themselves, their loved ones or their communities. That’s up from 41% in 2007.
A scientist explains how she got a glimpse into the secret world of butterflies and her hopes of encouraging more Latinos to enter the field of science.
The Voting Rights Act offers language assistance for voters with limited English proficiency. What can we learn from an Idaho county’s experience offering foreign-language ballots?
Record high Latino participation shows this growing voter segment will turn out for parties and politicians who tackle issues they care about. That’s a big lesson for 2020 – and not just for Dems.
Latinos are less likely than other Americans to vote in November, new polling shows. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t expect a Latino blue wave to swing the midterms in their favor.
One of the largest concentrations of poverty in the US exists in communities at the US-Mexico border called ‘colonias.’ These informal settlements lack access to basic infrastructure.
Democrats hoping that Latinos will punish the Republican Party for Trump’s immigration policies haven’t looked hard enough at the demographics, location and concerns of these 27.3 million voters.
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Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division, Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley
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Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
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Professor of Social Work, Nursing and Global Public Health, New York University
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Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health, New York University
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Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
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Professor of Biology, University of California, Irvine
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Professeur des universités, délégué recherche de Sciences Po Bordeaux, Sciences Po Bordeaux
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Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State
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Professor and Chair of Anthropology, San Diego State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health; Executive Director, Southeast Idaho Area Health Education Center, Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Idaho State University
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Assistant Professor of Biocultural Medical Anthropology, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
