State of the Dream 2010 report explores the current racial economic divide in the U.S. in terms of unemployment, income, poverty, net worth, and rate of foreclosures. Download report here.
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A New Diverse Majority: Students of Color in the South’s Public Schools.
This report by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) finds that the South’s public schools have a majority of students of color for the first time in history. In the school year ending 2009, African American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islander, American Indian, and multi-racial children constituted slightly more than half of all students attending public schools in the 15 states of the South. Download report here.
U.S. Latinos, What Simón Bolívar Dreamt About All Along.
As part of the semi-idyllic period that is the sabbatical between Christmas and New Year’s I read a clever book by Mexican writer Jorge Volpi entitled “El Insomnio de Bolívar,” which loosely translates to “Bolívar’s Insomnia.” In this tome Volpi explores whether the concept of Latin America exists or is an exotic construct crafted by foreigners. The author doesn’t seem so convinced about Latin America, at least as most of the world sees it in the form of a quaint form magical realism, balmy banana republics or a whole other slew of extreme stereotypes.
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Julia de Burgos honored with US Postal Stamp.
With this 26th stamp in the Literary Arts series, the U.S Postal Service honors Julia de Burgos, one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated poets.
La Real Academia Española presentan la Nueva gramática de la lengua española.
La Nueva gramática es la primera gramática académica desde 1931 y ofrece el resultado de once años de trabajo de las veintidós Academias de la Lengua Española, que aquí fijan la norma lingüística para todos los hispanohablantes.
Florida International University announces Hispanic Communication Studies.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Florida International University (FIU) announced it has created a program of Hispanic Communication Studies to address communications trends and issues relevant to the U.S. Hispanic community. The school plans to continue upgrading the program in the future in order to position itself as the premier thought-leadership institute on issues relevant to the U.S. Hispanic community.
