2010 August

I'm Hispanic and I'm the first in my family to graduate college and graduate school. Growing up I never visioned myself accomplishing much as a student. My focus was always on starting a career, little did I know that education was the path that I was supposed to take to advance my career. I wish I could say that attaining a college degree was easy but it wasn't. In fact it took close to seven years for me to complete my bachelors simply because I was working full-time to pay for tuition....

Children are faced with tough challenges in their daily lives, more than we can ever fathom. Reaching out and speaking to youth is extremely critical. The alarming rate of school violence is now on the rise. Bullying negatively impacts the lives of everyone involved, both the victim and abuser. Now is the time to step up and address these issues to kids in our communities to shape their lives for the better. Bullying affects children, in many cases they suffer from depression, drop out of school,...

A lot of people know that Red Ribbon Week is a week that celebrates drug prevention and is a week where people can show their support for this campaign. This celebration is also considered to be one of the oldest in the world for this cause and is celebrated every year in the U.S. in October. This celebration is also one that not only celebrates a drug free community but also one that is free of alcohol, tobacco and violence. This celebration called Red Ribbon Week is actually an event that...

When it comes to getting your point across to different ethnicities and getting them to understand the importance of education and getting a degree, it is helpful to ask for the aid of someone that belongs to such a minority. If you are hosting a Latino Youth Conference, please hire a speaker who has Hispanic heritage. Speaking to Latino students about education and about their future may be a very difficult thing for one to accomplish if they cannot speak to them in a manner that they can easily...