By Efrain Nieves & Victoria Cepeda Reading, Pennsylvania has seen a rapidly growing Latino community over the last decade. According to usatoday.com, Latinos account for 58% of Reading’s population, 72% of Reading high school students , and Latino owned businesses had grown to “43% in just five years.” This month Reading high school honours its first Latino Valedictorian. His name is Noe Cabello who is stamping [...]
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Top 15 Latino-owned Companies in New York
June 14, 2011
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By Victoria Cepeda Positive News for today: The Top 15 New York companies in the 2010 Hispanic Business 500 Ranking produced revenues of $323.12 million and employed 5,032 people in 2009. The revenue figure is down from the previous year, when it stood at $418.69 million, but the number of employees has risen from the [...]
Read more “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” By Emma Lazarus
May 2, 2011
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By Victoria Cepeda The late Jewish-American poet Emma Lazarus wrote “The New Colossal” in 1883. It is a poem, that just as the statue she was honoring, would become synonymous of liberty and a beacon of hope. One hundred and twenty eight years later, The Statue of Liberty remains a symbol of protection for the displaced, the hungry and the poor of all walks [...]
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