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Accurate Census Data on Children Critical to Billions in Federal Funding and Community Planning
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Census Bureau today launched a “Children Count Too” public awareness campaign reminding parents to include babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms. Most of the nation’s 120 million households will begin receiving census questionnaires by mail [...]
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Hispanics Believe Major Corporations Are Doing Less in Terms of Their Involvement in Their Community Today Than They Were Five Years Ago
MIAMI, FL – A national pro bono study conducted by research firm Encuesta, Inc. shows Hispanics feel corporations are less involved in their communities as corporate citizens than they were five years ago and [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC– According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are two times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Hispanics are one and one-half times more likely than whites to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Although whites make up the great majority of the more [...]
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It’s certainly no news that the demand for ethnic beauty products has been exploding, with annual sales of hair, makeup and skincare products now totaling $2.7 billion a year, says a new report from Packaged Facts. But what’s less obvious, author Timothy Dowd tells Marketing Daily, is “the stunning popularity of the use of ‘natural’ [...]
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LOS ANGELES, CA -A national Hispanic marketing trends survey shows that most U.S. advertisers recognize the growing importance of the nation’s 50 million Latinos and their $1 trillion buying power 50% of them do not include Hispanics in their marketing efforts. The field is wide open for companies that recognize the power of Hispanics as [...]
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The 2010 Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep
Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits
and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and
Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic
groups.
NSF’s Sleep in America poll found that more than three-fourths of
respondents from each ethnic group agree that poor sleep [...]
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MIAMI, FL – According to projections from the United States Census Bureau, people with skin of color will comprise approximately half of the U.S. population by 2050. This group, which includes African-Americans, Asians, Latinos and other ethnicities, are more prone to certain dermatologic problems than those with lighter skin tones due to their genetic make-up [...]
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COLUMBIA, MD – Arbitron Inc. announced the free download availability of its “Hispanic Radio Today 2009, How America Listens to Radio” and “Black Radio Today 2009, How America Listens to Radio” studies. Both are available for download at www.Arbitron.com. Both of the studies feature Portable People Meter(TM) (PPM(TM)) data information for the first time.
“Ethnic formatted [...]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) with the support of the American Express Foundation, NHLI is launching the ALL IN Program (Advancing Latina Leadership in Nonprofits), in an effort to address the under representation of Latina professionals in the nonprofit sector.
It is estimated that the nonprofit sector will need about 500,000 new senior [...]
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DALLAS– Racial gaps exist in women’s heart-health awareness, women’s knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would
not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Results of the study, commissioned by the American [...]
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Study: African-Americans Research reveals a gap between advanced diagnosis of breast and colon cancer in comparison to whites
SEATTLE, WA – New findings by researches at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center shows that the incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 [...]
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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Nearly 45 percent of U.S. households are “at risk” of not having enough to maintain their living standards in retirement, according to the National Retirement Risk Index, a special project of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Many multicultural populations are particularly at risk: a new study by the Hispanic Institute [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to dispel widespread concerns Hispanics may have about the confidentiality of information they’re providing the government, the US Census today launched a Spanish-language Web site www.2010Census.gov/espanol. In a statement the Census said “the site’s goal is to inform the more than 34 million people who speak Spanish at home [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC- Race and the Hispanic Origin of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2007 has been released by the US Census Bureau. This report from American Community Survey data describes the race and Hispanic-origin composition of the foreign-born population in 2007 and compares it with that of the total and native-born populations. It [...]
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Washington D.C. – After looking through the findings from The Immigration Policy Center’s continuing series of reports analyzing the economic benefits of immigration in various states, there is no denying the contributions immigrants, Latinos, and Asians make in Texas and the important role they will play in the state’s political and economic future.
The compiled research shows [...]
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As the Country marks President Obama’s first year in office, and the 24th celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the face of race relations has altered drastically. Crediting President Obama’s election, 54% said that race relations improved significantly since he took office, according to a new poll by the [...]
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BOSTON, MA – A new report released finds that African Americans and Latinos are experiencing the brunt of the economic recession, from joblessness to foreclosures, and that targeted economic policies are required to address the racial economic divide in the U.S. The report, titled “State of the Dream 2010: Drained – Jobless and Foreclosed in [...]
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WASHINGTON — A joint project of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and the Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic at the Columbia University School of Law has resulted in data that shows a disturbing trend in law school diversity.
While the results are not surprising, the project underscores that efforts to enhance diversity in [...]
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BETHESDA, MD – While the US economy floundered, the growth in Hispanic spending was twice the growth in general market spending, according to a December 2009 analysis of consumer expenditures and corporate growth strategies by the Latinum Network.
The Latinum analysis shows that non-Hispanic consumer spending from 2005 to 2008 grew only 2.9%, while Hispanic consumer [...]
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By Alvaro Cabrera
Executive director of integration, Dieste, Inc.
1. U.S. Hispanic spending power growth has significantly outpaced non-Hispanic with an average of $5 more per basket.
On average, Hispanics spend 13% more than GM consumer in the CPG category. As food plays an important role in Latino culture and they tend to have higher monthly food expenditures [...]
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Top stories for the week of December 21-25, 2009
December 25
Black Broadcasting Network launches on Verizon FiOS TV VOD
Nevarez Communications will represent Latina celebrity chef Cielito Rosado
December 24
Tamales for Christmas are a true Texas tradition
Azteca America CSR program returns largest toy drive in Mexico to L.A.
December 23
Singer Jose Feliciano issues statement condemning holiday message of hate [...]
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