Friday, May 30, 2014

Mentors for Latino kids

White House needs Latino mentors for kids. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/05/30/white-house-seeks-mentors-for-black-and-latino-youth/ Here's where you sign up. http://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Google has hired very few Latinos - only 3% of work force

From Fox News Latino: Google Workforce Only 3% Latino And Overwhelmingly White, Study Finds http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2014/05/29/google-workforce-only-3-latino-and-overwhelmingly-white-study-finds/

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

NPR story on getting Latino kids into classical music.

I met Mandalit del Barco a few years back at a National Association of Hispanic Journalists session on digital media at the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel building. Here's a nice piece she's done on getting Latino kids to appreciate classical music. How Do You Get Latino Kids Into Classical Music? Bring The Parents