Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy articles from January 1 2006

Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy archives from January 1 2006

Editor's remarks.(Latino population growth)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Many have anticipated the day when Latinos would "come of age." Some have argued the Latino presence in the United States would bring about everything from an amplified economic expansion to a cultural clash over the country's soul. With...

Alberto Gonzales on the changing nature of Latino politics: interview with United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Alberto Gonzales was sworn in as the nation's eightieth Attorney General on 3 February 2005 and is the first Hispanic to hold the post. Prior to serving at the Department of Justice, Gonzales was commissioned as counsel to President George W....

Dolores Huerta at seventy-five: still empowering communities; Interview with cofounder of United Farm Workers of America Dolores Huerta.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Dolores Huerta is currently President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation for Community Organizing. She cofounded the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) with Cesar E. Chavez and holds the emeritus positions of the UFW as secretary-treasurer and...

Latino leadership at the local level: interview with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Antonio R. Villaraigosa's election as the forty-first Mayor of Los Angeles on 17 May 2005 marked an important moment in the growing political power of the Latino vote. Villaraigosa is known for his skill at building broad coalitions and is...

Closing the wealth gap: eliminating structural barriers to building assets in the Latino community.
January 1, 2006... Introduction The factors barring Latinos from adequate participation in U.S. financial markets are complex. Language barriers, low financial literacy, distrust of financial institutions and broader cultural norms related to saving and...

"Americanizing?" Attitudes and perceptions of U.S. Latinos.
January 1, 2006... Recent media and academic attention has focused on the growing influence of the U.S. Latino population. (1) Often, these accounts report U.S. Latinos as a "novelty" or "emerging" and even as a "sleeping giant." In other cases, this same...

The aging Hispanic population: prescriptions for health and economic security in old age.
January 1, 2006... Introduction Security in old age is dependent on three pillars--an adequate retirement income, accessible quality health care and affordable housing (Gonyea 2005). The security of the older population, those age sixty-five and over, has...

The origin of the term "Hispanic".
January 1, 2006... About fifteen years ago, I attended an alumni association board meeting at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. That same weekend, I was invited to participate as an observer at a one-day conference held by Latino...

Hispanic leadership development and its policy impact.
January 1, 2006... The Hispanic population in the United States is uniquely poised to play a more significant leadership role domestically and internationally. The young, fast-growing community is causing a ripple effect as it continues to migrate within the far...

!Arte Caliente! and the future of an important Latino collection.
January 1, 2006... As the Latino population in America grows, so does the number of serious art collectors buying the best work by a growing number of Latino art stars. Actor Cheech Marin, philanthropist Gil Cardenas and businessman Joe A. Diaz have become the...

Equal educational opportunity for minority children; Jonathan Kozol's The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America (Crown Publishers 2005).
January 1, 2006... Jonathan Kozol, a well-known education and social justice advocate, examines apartheid schooling in his new book The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. Some consider this new book to be a continuation of his...

Building a whole community: looking back, looking forward.
January 1, 2006... When I started the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy (1) along with a small handful of fellow Latino students at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University now twenty years ago, Hispanic Americans were effectively an...

Editor's Remarks.
January 1, 2006... Since the U.S. Census Bureau announced in 2003 that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the nation's largest minority group, it is has become difficult to find an article or story in the media about issues affecting or involving Hispanics that...

Community Connected: grassroots to treetops.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Interview with California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernandez Nationally recognized for her commitment toward the betterment of underserved communities in Los Angeles and beyond, Antonia Hernandez joined the California...

Passion and Policy in California.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Interview with California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-46th District) was elected to the California State Assembly in 2002 and sworn in as the state's 66th Speaker on 9 February 2004. Last year, he...

Twenty years of journalistic justice.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Interview with Univision Anchorman Jorge Ramos Jorge Ramos has been the anchorman for Noticiero Univision since 1986. Among his many recognitions, he received the Maria Moors Cabot Award from the University of Columbia and has won eight...

Advancing school readiness for young Hispanic children through universal prekindergarten.(Report)
January 1, 2006... Abstract Hispanics account for over one-fifth of newborns in the United States. Hispanic children, on average, achieve at lower levels from kindergarten forward than the non-Hispanic White majority and Asian Americans. Increasing the...

The "data slant": why lack of media generated by minority users online is an offline problem.(Report)
January 1, 2006... Abstract User-generated media, such as blogs, vlogs, and podcasts, are rapidly becoming an integral aspect of political and commercial discourse. However, the information derived from this media is fundamentally biased due to the...

Las Viejitas.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maria Sanchez, Las Viejitas, 1996. Acrylic on Paper. Art By Latina Artists.com

Funky Donkeys.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mario Gee Lopez, Funky Donkeys, 2007. Acrylic on Canvas; 10' x 4'. Latino Art Museum

Tango IV.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Graciela Horne Nardi, Tango IV, 2005. Oil on Wood; 22" x 19". Latino Art Museum

Evaluation of a longitudinal six-site pilot study of a mentoring program for Latina girls: results and recommendations.(Report)
January 1, 2006... Abstract A report on a three-year study funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, looking at the impact of mentoring on the health attitudes and...

Resegregation by referendum: affirmative action "E-Raced" in Michigan.
January 1, 2006... Introduction I have been going over and over in my head about what to say, to my children, the morning after. They were a part of the movement, in marches, rallies, passing out literature. Before I had a chance to explain to my son, he...

In the midst of a Latino leadership crisis.
January 1, 2006... Immigration When asked to identify the most significant challenges facing the U.S. Latino community today, immigration invariably comes to mind. The over 11.2 million noncitizen Latino immigrants in the United States (Census Bureau 2004b)...

Restoring growth in Puerto Rico: the economic and policy challenges.(Country overview)(Report)
January 1, 2006... Puerto Rico's economy has been the subject of numerous surveys and serious inquiries since the Spanish set foot on its coasts in the late fifteenth century. The list of curious minds is extensive and includes an interesting mix of individuals...

Los Ausentes Siempre Presentes: Robert Courtney Smith's Mexican New York: transnational lives of new immigrants (University of California Press 2006).(Critical essay)
January 1, 2006... According to the Barnard Campus News Web site, Robert Courtney Smith originally planned to title his book Los Ausentes Siempre Presentes, or The Absent Ones Always Present. Such a title would have captured the central thesis of Smith's...

Navigating unequal educational opportunities: Jeanett Castellanos, Alberta M. Gloria, and Mark Kamimura's The Latina/o pathway to the Ph.D.: Abriendo Caminos (Stylus Publishing 2006).(Book review)
January 1, 2006... The problem of Latino underrepresentation in doctoral programs continues to be an important issue for the Latino community. The Latina/o Pathway to the Ph.D.: Abriendo Caminos, edited by Jeanett Castellanos, Alberta M. Gloria, and Mark...

Balancing on the Brink of Change: Reevaluating Hispanicity in the United States: Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell's multiple origins, uncertain destinies: Hispanics and the American future: panel on Hispanics in the United States (National Academies Press 2006).(Book review)
January 1, 2006... In Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies, editors Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell present a comprehensive report on a variety of important social, economic, cultural, and policy issues facing the Hispanic population in the United States. (1)...

HJHP's internet sites of interest.(Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy)(List)
January 1, 2006... HJHP Editorial Staff American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan http://www.aclumich.org/ Founded in 1920 as a civil liberties advocacy group. The Michigan chapter promotes public education campaigns and civil liberties...