Replay the video and slideshow: UTSA College of Public Policy Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series presented "Immigration to the U.S.: Myths, Trends, Turning Points and the New Reality," by Dr. Jeffrey Passel on Nov. 14, 2013.
Written by Kris_Serold on Oct 10 2013 - 12:42pm
On Sunday, Sept. 15, the San Antonio Public Library and the San Antonio Public Library Foundation with the Latino Leadership For the Library Committee hosted a panel discussion, Palabras Con Poder or Words With Power, to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month. The panel of Hispanic authors and activitists talked about the influence of the Chicano movement and La Raza Unida party in their works and lives. Replay video of the event below.
Written by UT Health Scie… on Jul 25 2013 - 3:27pm
Studies suggest that Latino kids have fewer opportunities to engage in physical activity than their white counterparts.
Latino kids also are less likely than white kids to meet federal recommendations of at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day due to fewer parks and other active spaces, fewer school- or community-based physical activity programs, and differing parenting styles.
Written by Belinda on Jan 18 2012 - 4:37pm
CineFestival in San Antonio, the nation’s original and longest-running Latino film festival, will celebrate its 34th anniversary Feb. 25 through Mar. 3, 2012, at the historic Guadalupe Theater in San Antonio. This year, the festival expands from four days to eight days of national and international film screenings.
Written by Elizabeth Allen on Aug 3 2011 - 12:16pm
SAN ANTONIO (August 2, 2011) – Hispanics, who make up 60 percent of Bexar County’s population and almost 40 percent of Texas’, face special cancer risks.Minimizing those risks is the subject of a free public lecture to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.