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Refugees focus of Aberdeen program
A free educational program on political refugees who have or potentially will immigrate to Aberdeen will be Oct. 20 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E. The sessions are 2-3:30 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Deb Worth, associate director of...Tags: Refugee, African Americans, Politics, Documentary (genre), Minority Groups
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Latino men devote more effort to looking good, a new study reports
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGoodbye, metrosexual, and hola, vanidoso. Increasingly, growth in the men's grooming arena will be driven by the personal care habits of Latinos. That's the takeaway from a recent study focusing on the grooming preferences of Latino men in the United...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mass Media, National or Ethnic Minorities, Elections, Demographics
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Report: Few Latinos are finishing college
Staff WriterA new report from the CollegeBoard states that only 19.2 percent of Latinos between the ages of 25 and 34 completed college in 2009, compared to the national average of 41.1 percent. Learn more about the report's results by reading today’s edition...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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'Platanos and Collard Greens' comes to Purdue
Press ReleasePurdue University's Black and Latino cultural centers are teaming up to present the comedy "Platanos and Collard Greens" on Oct. 13. Read More: Platanos and Collard Greens The play, which is free and open to the public, will be at 8 p.m. in Stewart...Tags: Arts and Culture, Queens (New York City), Purdue University, African Americans, David Lamb
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Aging with AIDS: An epidemic's changing face
In the 1980s, when researchers first identified the virus that causes AIDS, a positive HIV test was a virtual death sentence. There was no cure for the disease and no effective treatment; patients usually died within a few months or years of being...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, African Americans, Gays and Lesbians, AIDS, Aging
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Voice: Latino not with Obama
Brawley ResidentArturo Bojorquez (Viewpoint: Latinos with Obama, Sept. 27) fails to realize and address the fact that Latinos recognize that the United States of America faces numerous serious problems other than the sole issue of immigration. Mr. Bojorquez, stagnant...Tags: Immigration, Democratic Party, Social Issues, National or Ethnic Minorities, Republican Party
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Mount Vernon mayor criticized for immigration policies
Q13 FOX News reporterLocals in Mount Vernon gathered to express their anger at mayor Bud Norris on October 12. Norris wants the Skagit County Sheriff to adopt the secure communities program that would make it easier to find and deport illegal immigrant criminals. If...Tags: Police Arrests, Migration, Immigration, Mount Vernon, Politics
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Radio stunt angers Latino groups; Verizon and AT&T pull ads
Verizon and AT&T Wireless have pulled their advertising off KFI’s “John and Ken” show in response to a campaign by several Latino groups to drive the controversial radio talk hosts off the air.
Vons and Ralphs, which have advertised on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Radio, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Hispanic Drivers Say Belton Cops Targeting Them for "Driving While Brown"
Some Hispanic drivers say that they are being unfairly targetted in Belton because of the color of their skin - a charge that the department's chief denies. But a metro immigration attorney says that the problem is a lot more widespread than people think....Tags: Immigration, Lawyers, Minority Groups, Justice System
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Our View: County is right place for childhood obesity study
One need only walk into nearly any classroom in the Imperial Valley to see there is a big problem locally with childhood obesity. It may be a problem based in genetics, culture, bad eating habits or a combination of the aforementioned, but childhood...Tags: Weight, National or Ethnic Minorities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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E.J. Pipkin: Legislator offers redistricting proposal
The congressional redistricting map for which Gov. O’Malley is seeking legislative approval ignores standards of continuity and compactness and puts together far-flung communities that do not share common interests or anything else in common. ...Tags: Washington, DC, Howard County, African Americans, Manufacturing and Engineering, Executive Branch
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Aberdeen: Program addresses refugees moving to Aberdeen
A program on understanding refugees who have or may be moving to Aberdeen will be presented on Thursday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E. There will be two sessions: noon to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 9:00 p.m. Deb Worth, Associate...Tags: Refugee, African Americans, Politics, Minority Groups, Documentary (genre)
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