Tag Archive for: hispanic
Hispanic Heritage Month concluded on Oct. 15, and now Domestic Violence Awareness Month is coming to an end, but let’s not forget that stopping family violence is just as important as the people running for the 2016 presidential office. Elections come and go, but domestic violence hasn’t stopped. Since the presidential race started, a lot […]
Panelists discuss impact of immigration
LA County lacks racial integration
By MATTHEW TINOCO
1 Comment/in Columns, Opinion
Sometime last week, I was walking across campus and talking with a friend about Los Angeles. The talk was engaging, but at one point he mentioned that he does not believe Los Angeles to be a particularly segregated city. His case is rooted in the fact that the city’s diversity is remarkable in terms of […]
Policy provides needed chance for minorities
By MELLISSA LINTON - COUNTERPOINT
3 Comments/in Columns, Opinion
My biracial identity has allowed me to have the unique experience of hearing about the two vastly different worlds my parents were born in. My mother grew up literally in the jungles of El Salvador, while my father grew up in the developed country of Canada. You can imagine my mother’s story was slightly darker […]
Hispanics will vote Democratic, poll finds
GOP hoarse from racism battle cries
By JACQUELINE KURTH
in Opinion
The Republican Party touts Sotomayor’s 2001 comments as evidence of an inherent impartiality.