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Comadre a Comadre, a squadron against breast cancer
By: Desiree Rada - 28 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Dr. Elba Saavedra, The Comadre a Comadre Program Director at the University of New Mexico “If I wouldn’t have had anybody to talk to, to cry to, or scream with, I think I [...]

Spanish language seeks to recover its social status.
By: Desiree Rada - 21 December 2011 - 2 Comments

By: Alba Moreno-Luque, journalist, she is currently working in the Department of Communications at Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque. Stepping into the “land of enchantment” means going deep into a world where the Hispanic culture [...]

The Latino student, their family and their integration into academic life
By: Desiree Rada - 19 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Verónica Méndez-Cruz, Director of el Centro de la Raza at University of New Mexico El Centro de la Raza is located at the University of New Mexico and is focused on meeting the [...]

Latinas in higher education: the balance between career, culture and womanhood
By: Bernardine Hernandez - 18 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Bernadine Hernandez, a native New Mexican who is working on a PhD in Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of California, San Diego When Professor Aide Acosta left school at the age [...]

Origin of cebiche
By: Desiree Rada - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: David Diaz-Marini, chef specializing in Peruvian and international food, grill master in a local restaurant, also offers catering Peruvian dishes One of the most popular dishes in Latin America is the delicious cebiche, [...]

Community health workers: A growing workforce in New Mexico
By: vceballos - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Venice Ceballos, community health worker and trainer for Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes)    President Obama recognized October 13th as National Promotores Day. This proclamation is a cause for celebration. Promotores [...]

Latinos and obesity
By: Desiree Rada - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Dr. Julian Alfaro, medical doctor graduated from the University of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, currently he serves as a representative of Molina Healthcare in New Mexico Obesity in Latinos is a growing epidemic in [...]

Lessons in sustainable agriculture and environmental justice
By: Desiree Rada - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Don Bustos, farmer and owner of organic Santa Cruz Farm in the Española Valley Sustainable agriculture and environmental justice are two of the many ways traditional people of the land have used to [...]

In search of a new President for the University of New Mexico
By: Desiree Rada - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Ralph Arellanes, State Director of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in New Mexico and Chairman of the Hispanic Roundtable of New Mexico The search for a new University of New [...]

Upbringing has to catch up to the times
By: mlaitman - 15 December 2011 - Comments Off

By: Dr. Michael Laitman, Professor of Ontology, PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and MSc in bio-Cybernetics. Upbringing as we understand it has lost the meaning it had in previous generations when we used to [...]