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Remembering a patient listener and extraordinary communicator, Saul Solorzano

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Photo courtesy of Franklin Garcia

Though it may not seem to be the case, any great communicator has to be a great listener as well, and there is no doubt that Saul Solorzano was just that. I met Saul more than 20 years ago when I was just learning to speak Spanish. Though [...]

Diversity and the Movies: It Must Be More Than Skin Deep

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Last night, Hollywood crowned its best and brightest. The 83rd Annual Academy Awards spotlighted all that we’ve come to love about films and regrettably all that continues to disappoint us about major filmmaking.

Poster for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, held February 27, 2011.

One best picture nominee, The Kids Are Alright, portrays a happy, [...]

Peter LaFarge: Tribal Troubadour

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Peter LaFarge: Tribal Troubadour

November 2010

Peter LaFarge
Tribal Troubadour

“Gather ’round me, people, there’s a story I would tell,
About a brave young Indian you should remember well;
From the land of the Pima Indians, a proud and noble band,
Who farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land.”
―Chorus: “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” by Peter LaFarge

Peter LaFarge was [...]

New Research Reveals Characteristics of Millennial Generation

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This guest blog post is by Leah Holmes-Bonilla, a Senior Account Supervisor and the Multicultural Services Manager at Vanguard Communications.

Have you ever mused about wanting to live in a world with a generation of self-assured, enthusiastic, forward-thinking and culturally diverse young people? Think no more because they are here. Fifty million 18-to-29-year-olds make up [...]

Hispanics Are Online More; Prefer Content in English, New Survey Shows

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Hispanics in every life stage are increasingly online, and the majority prefer content in English, according to a new survey from Cheskin Added Value, commissioned by AOL Advertising.

The survey shows Hispanics (58%) closing the digital gap between themselves and the general population (71%).

Since our first study in 2002, the number of Hispanics online has [...]