At least 450 killed in big Peru quake

"The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert. Survivors wearing blankets against the winter cold walked like ghosts through the ruins. Dust-covered dead were pulled out and laid in...

Mexican Gang Members in L.A. Targeting Blacks

"A comprehensive study of hate crimes in Los Angeles County released by the University of Hawaii in 2000 concluded that while the vast majority of hate crimes nationwide are not committed by members of organized groups, Los Angeles County is a different story. Researchers...

Are Latinos Becoming White? UC Researchers Examine Color and Nationality

"A new study on Latino immigrants finds that, in contrast to past generations of European immigrants, a significant share of second-and-third-generation Latino-Americans identify with a Latino racial category. The paper – “Are Latinos Becoming White? Determinants of...

English-only signs in Merrimack

""My concern is that multi-lingual nations have a history of problems, and have no mechanism for unification. If you look to the north, Quebec made a move to secede from Canada, and the vote only failed at 49 percent. I don't think we want that.""Texas, Florida, California,...

Latinos set up hotlines to report racial profiling

"In response to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's hotline that encourages people to report information on undocumented immigrants, Latino organizations have created a network of hotlines for incidents of racial profiling. Leaders of the Hispanic community said Wednesday...

NYC Public Schools and the Criminalization of the Students: What Kind of Syst...

They’re treating us like criminals, like we’re animals.” -- Student at Curtis High School, Staten Island, New York City “Sometimes the classroom feels like a jail cell.” -- Jane Min, Flushing High School, Queens, New York City Imagine if schools were places...