In this issue of Hispanic Outlook, we:

• Offer From Feast to Famine: Venezuela’s Lost Prosperity, written by Carlos D. Conde in his feature column, Latino Kaleidoscope

• Put the Spotlight On: Culture and Heritage by presenting Returning Home to Duende by Michelle Adam

• Give Honors and Ovations to those “Driven by the Power of Honest Dialogue and Difficult Conversation” in an article by Sylvia Mendoza as well as feature two articles on Puerto Rico -- Historic First for Puerto Rico and Women and Ponce Health Sciences University Prepares the Next Generation of Hispanic Medical Professionals

• Begin the conversation with Let’s Discuss: Politics as we present Unfounded Loyalty: President Obama and the Hispanic Community by Steve Balkaran

• Enter the Scholars Corner to explore José R. Del Real Viramontes’ AAHHE experience which he calls “A Transformative and Humanizing Experience”

• Review Cal State’s new legal clinic for the undocumented and Panama’s teacher training program in our School Newspaper and review the works of Diane Gonzales Bertrand and take a look at titles from university presses across the country in our School Library