Latina Moms | Daughters
Not too long ago, after one of my workshops on leveraging your Latino traits to your advantage, a young female participant asked me: “How can I advance in my career leveraging my Latino traits while avoiding the stereotypes associated with Latinos?” It was a great question about an issue that impacts many second or third [...]
The holiday season is in full swing and with it comes the annual office party. These are great occasions to extend your professional network as you hang out with old friends and meet some new faces from other areas of your company. Between the music and the open bar, however, it’s easy to lose sight [...]
The holiday season is already in full swing, and as you’re planning and preparing your own to-do list, entertaining the kids during the holiday season can be a challenge. Although this should be a break from the normal school activities, you should plan ahead to avoid them getting endless hours of screen time. The key [...]
With the cost of college going through the roof, scholarships are one of the best ways to defray those costs, because they do not have to be repaid. Scholarships are offered by organizations, companies and private donors and they often go unclaimed because not enough students apply for them. Although in the current economic environment, this [...]
In today’s economy, new graduates and job hunters need all the advantages they can get, and most employers agree that they need workers with outstanding math and language skills. Unfortunately, Hispanic students lag behind their peers on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scale . So, as a community we need to make an [...]
We all know unemployment is much higher than it used to be a few years ago, and that is harder to find a job. The truth is that there are thousands of jobs that go unfilled every year because there aren’t enough people with the right degrees and skill-sets to match those jobs. In the [...]
President Obama has announced the "Pay As You Earn" plan to make student loans more affordable for students. The plan will cap repayments for student federal loans at 10 percent of a graduate’s discretionary income. It will also reduce interest and allow graduates to consolidate multiple loans. Students who qualify will be forgiven their loans [...]
For many kids, taking tests is not easy. Anxiety levels rise sometimes to the point where children feel physically sick. The headache, cold, or stomach flu that seem to conveniently happen on the day of the test? They are frequently a response to stress. According to some studies, Latino students may face some additional stress [...]
Earlier this year I presented at a conference at Harvard, organized by Latinas Unidas de Harvard, a group of unbelievable young female students helping each other become the leaders of tomorrow. Many of the organizers and participants are the first in their families to attend college. Add the fact that they are attending Harvard, one [...]
Given the great technology and communication advances of the last few years, it is no wonder that the lack of ability for young people to concentrate concerns parents, students and teachers. Sure, we shouldn’t overlook other factors, such as an excessive number of extra curricular activities, home chores, and other responsibilities, all of which may [...]
