News tagged with latino americans
For US Hispanics, a new media outlet -- in English
ABC News and the Spanish-language media group Univision unveiled plans Monday for a new Web service and cable television channel for US Hispanics, mainly in English.
May 07, 2012 |
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UD professor leads efforts to support science students with disabilities
Karl Booksh points to data collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) showing that Americans with disabilities make up some 10-15 percent of the population but account for less than 1 percent of those ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Rock, pop, white power: How music influences support for ethnic groups
Just a few minutes of listening to mainstream rock music was enough to influence white college students to favor a student group catering mostly to whites over groups serving other ethnic and racial groups, a new study found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Unions a catalyst for civic engagement, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Labor union experiences lead Latino immigrants to greater civic participation, a USC Dornsife study found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Bullying victims often suffer academically, particularly high achieving blacks and Latinos
Victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Despite efforts, not all Latino immigrants accepted as 'white'
While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Minority teen boys smoke more when they perceive discrimination; girls do not
The perception of discrimination increases the amount teenage minority boys smoke but does not increase the amount teenage minority girls smoke, according to a new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Survey: Internet use grows fast among Latinos
(AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour. Research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that M ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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