Hispanic Community June 2018

Recording Of Crying Children At Border Adds To Outrage [Beyond Education]

An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.

Hispanic Community June 2018

Minnesota Athletes Making Girls Soccer More Diverse [On A Positive Note In Education]

Girls' soccer — in Minnesota and across the country — is widely seen as a white, suburban sport. The most elite private clubs can charge families thousands of dollars a year for their daughters to participate in top-tier programs. But a new Twin Cities nonprofit is trying to open doors for a more racially diverse set of female athletes who are already embracing the game.

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Latinx Arts, Some Ideas About Its Current Presence In US Museums

In recent months, we have witnessed how some influential art institutions in the U.S. have shown a clear interest towards Latinx art, a label that tends to include the works of artist of Latin descent who were either born or who produce their work in the United States.

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William Ruiz Morales

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School Library June 2018

In honor of our arts and media issue, we here at Hispanic Outlook are featuring a special selection of K-12 books related to music, painting, and arts and crafts in different Hispanic cultures. Information, teacher’s guides and author’s interview courtesy of Lee & Low Books. Reading and craft tips were created by the staff and partners of Reading to Kids.

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Us Mainland Politicians Wooing Puerto Ricans Who Fled Storm

At least 450,000 Puerto Ricans moved to the U.S. mainland over the past decade, causing the island’s population to drop for the first time in modern history. It now has about 3.4 million people. How many have permanently relocated because of Hurricane Maria is not yet known, but estimates range from 115,000 to 200,000.

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AAHHE Graduate Fellows Program A Community Committed to Transformation

Written by Vanessa Segundo Doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy and Culture University of California, Davis

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Montefiore Health System Presents  “Corazón” World Premiere During Tribeca Film Festival®

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)(AP) Montefiore’s short film “Corazón” made its world premiere during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at the iPic Theaters at Fulton Market. Starring Academy Award® nominee Demian Bichir (“A Better Life,” “The Hateful Eight,” “Alien: Covenant,” “Savages”) and actress Ana de Armas (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Hands of Stone”), directed by John Hillcoat (“The Road,” “The Proposition”), written by Kelley Sane (“Rendition”), shot by Academy Award® nominated director of photography Bradford Young (“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “Arrival,” “Selma”) and composed by Academy Award® winner Atticus Ross (“The Social Network,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), Leopold Ross and Claudia Same, “Corazón” is a powerful, emotional and gorgeously rendered 48-minute short film based on a real-life doctor patient story. The film, presented by Montefiore, was selected as a finalist for the Tribeca X award, is a Serial Pictures and JohnXHannes New York production.

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Oscar-Winning “Coco” Teams With Nonprofit To Support Music Education

Federico Ramos and Gael Garcia Bernal performing the song “Remember Me” from the movie “Coco” at the 90th Oscars®. “Remember Me” is one of the songs featured in the GRAMMY™ Music Education Coalition's program.

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Latinos Grab Spotlight at Oscars And Hope to Hold It

Editor’s Note: Across the country, moviegoers are flocking to theaters to see the first of the summer blockbusters. From romantic comedies to action adventures, these films provide a fun diversion for millions every year. Like any medium, however, movies can both impact and reflect parts of our society especially when we stop to consider how different cultures are portrayed (or excluded) from them. With this in mind, we at Hispanic Outlook are taking a look back at this year’s Oscars, which was seen as a triumph for Latinos, as well as an aberration of the current environment of the film industry.

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Hispanic Serving Institutions June 2018

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that—(A) is an eligible institution; and (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.” While this definition nicely sums up the requirements a school must meet to become an HSI, being an HSI and truly serving the Hispanic community goes beyond statistics. And so we here at Hispanic Outlook are running an ongoing article series highlighting those schools that have achieved HSI status and how they are truly Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

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Western Kentucky U To Give Radio Experience To Some Students With Autism

The David Brinkley Student Employment Fellowship Program will provide two positions to students with the goal of transitioning them to part-time WKYU-FM Public Broadcasting employees. Director of WKYU-FM Public Broadcasting David Brinkley tells The Bowling Green Daily News the fellowship is meant to address a need to help students with autism transition into careers.

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583 Districts And 135 Schools Recognized As Best Communities For Music Education by NAMM Foundation And U Of Kansas

CARLSBAD, Calif. – A total of 583 school districts and 135 schools across the nation have been recognized by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).  In cooperation with researchers at The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas (KU), and based on survey results, NAMM each year selects school districts that receive recognition as being among the Best Communities for Music Education  and individual schools who receive the SupportMusic Merit Award (SMMA).