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Inside Hispanic America

January 7, 2010
Inside Hispanic America

by Claudia “Havi” Goffan Winner of the Publisher’s Multicultural Award Category: Best Multicultural Awareness Article What is life like in America for Hispanic Americans?  What are their thoughts and concerns about family, employment, education, religion, opportunities, and healthcare?  We asked Claudia Goffan, founder of Target Latino, an Atlanta based marketing and consulting firm specializing...

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SABEResPODER & Best Buy Partner to Promote Informed Shopping Decisions During This Holiday Season

December 17, 2009

The initiative aims at educating the Latino community on how best to take advantage of the technology at their reach. Best Buy unites with SABEResPODER to educate the Hispanic community about how to get the most out of the latest technology and understand their rights as consumers. Various studies show that Latinos purchase more...

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Hispanic Children In U.S. At Greater Risk For Obesity Than Other Ethnic/Racial Groups

November 5, 2009
Hispanic Children In U.S. At Greater Risk For Obesity Than Other Ethnic/Racial Groups

The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children between the ages of 4 and 19, published in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine found less than...

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First Bilingual Educational Toy Brand, Ingenio(TM), Hits the U.S. Market

November 3, 2009

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Smart Play, LLC has launched Ingenio(TM), the first entirely bilingual brand of educational toys and games in the United States. The product line features 10 portable, affordable toys and games that teach a comprehensive range of early learning skills in English and Spanish – fine motor, reading, writing, math, vocabulary, geography and...

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Hispanic Immigrants’ Children Fall Behind Peers Early, Study Finds

November 1, 2009
Hispanic Immigrants’ Children Fall Behind Peers Early, Study Finds

A great example of a study (or its interpretation) that misleads readers. This is a problem that stems from poverty and parents with a low educational level. This is definitely not related to the parent’s immigration status. Children from Hispanic immigrants whose parents have a very high level of education do even better than...

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Smartphone user experience: A Latina’s Perspective

Smartphone user experience: A Latina’s Perspective As most of you know, a few weeks ago and thanks to a recommendation from my dear friend...

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