Tag Archives: hispanic

In Latin America mobile is political, social & visual

Emerging nations in Latin America rely on cell phones for a variety of purposes beyond text and voice calls, especially photos and videos, and social… more

Sabio sets sights on creating Latino, women developers

What’s the best way to get more women and minorities great tech jobs? Train them yourself. So goes the logic of Sabio co-founders Liliana Monge… more

Driving while brown in Silicon Valley, the case of Atherton

In Atherton, California, it appears that automobile code violations are almost entirely composed of out-of-town Hispanics – a population which seems much larger than it… more

SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women

Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested… more

Manos Accelerator, Google for Entrepreneurs promote Latino startups

A new startup accelerator in Silicon Valley aimed at Latinos has just announced its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs. Manos Accelerator, a “mentorship-driven accelerator program,”… more

In CA, TX, immigration reform & tech both benefit Latinos

Immigration and tech may not seem to be intricately linked on the surface, but the current immigration reform debate in Congress and some recent data… more

Racism, homophobia, mapped on Twitter

Racism and homophobia on Twitter are concentrated pretty much all over the United States, according to a new mapping project that tracked racist tweets against… more

Study: Latinos continue to grow, Mexicans continue to dominate

A massive amount of data from the Pew Research Hispanic Center has been released for statistic junkies, dataphiles and anyone else to analyze. In this… more

Latinos head to SXSW Interactive to showcase tech talent

Latinos at South by Southwest’s Interactive conference are becoming a bigger part of the event this year as the second annual Social Revolución and associated… more

Deportation, immigration laws in a smartphone app

Derechos Herencia is a Spanish app for iPhone/iPad and Androids that includes menus for different law enforcement agencies specifically with information about deportation and immigration… more

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