Question of race not simple for Mexican Americans
About half of Latinos check "white" in response to the question about race on the U.S. Census. About half check "other race."
About half of Latinos check "white" in response to the question about race on the U.S. Census. About half check "other race."
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2014
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Silicon Valley has seen a large wave of immigration, and now has one of the highest per-capita populations of foreign-born residents in the United States. Social scientists have given a lot of attention to how immigrants ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2013
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The achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and white students has concerned educators for decades now. It's a troubling fact that Latino Americans and African Americans, for example, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2013
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Recent immigrants and people descended from earlier immigrants – whether voluntary or forced – often eye each other warily, sometimes finding themselves at odds.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Election turnout among young people of color, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, may drop by nearly 700,000 voters in states with new photo ID laws, a decline potentially impacting presidential ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2012
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ABC News and the Spanish-language media group Univision unveiled plans Monday for a new Web service and cable television channel for US Hispanics, mainly in English.
Business
May 7, 2012
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Just a few minutes of listening to mainstream rock music was enough to influence white college students to favor a student group catering mostly to whites over groups serving other ethnic and racial groups, a new study found.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Labor union experiences lead Latino immigrants to greater civic participation, a USC Dornsife study found.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2011
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Victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2011
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While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2010
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