Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Turnaround Scholarships provides financial rewards to ‘at-risk’ high school seniors who have made admirable changes in their lives, allowing them to graduate and go on to attend college or other accredited training programs. This program is funded by Kiwanis Clubs of Willow Glen, Almaden Valley...

Jenny Manrique /Especial para El Observador DeAndre, Liberty y Ayanna llegaron a la adultez sin darse cuenta. Pasaron sus años de niñez en hogares sustitutos, casas de crianza, orfanatos, y como no, la calle. Con frecuencia se preguntaron dónde estaban sus padres o por qué no había un adulto...

A las familias hispanas no les faltan excusas para reunirse y celebrar su compañía rodeados de seres queridos. Pero este 8 de mayo, es uno de los días más importantes del calendario porque se le rinde honor a todas las madres que han dado todo de sí para ayudar...

Suzanne Potter/ California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – If you have a credit card or a job, have ever seen a doctor or needed a nursing home, you’ve probably signed an arbitration agreement that requires you to give up the right to sue, and go through mediation in the event...

StatePoint Is your family thinking about the skills and experience your child needs for college and future success? The majority of college admission officers recommend that students start preparing before or by ninth grade. Yet, more than half of middle level students haven’t started prepping for college, according to...

Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Santa Clara University was the venue for first LATINO ECUCATION SUMMIT: SILICON VALLEY on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The local Chicano-Latino-Hispanic community needs to know about this ‘first time ever’ event which took nine months to plan and implement. Implementation was done by Ed Alvarez,...

Arturo Hilario / El Observador Yvette Márquez-Sharpnack es la portavoz de las Salsas Las Palmas y creadora del blog <www.muybuenocookbook.com>. Sus recetas y y su dedicación a la comida Mexicana le han ganado premios y reconocimientos mundial. Criada en El Paso, Texas ahora vive con su esposo y sus dos...

Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR During the morning session of The Latino Education Summit: Silicon Valley held on April 30, 2016 at the Santa Clara University campus, M.C. Esau Herrera surprised the audience by introducing Actor Edward James Olmos. Olmos immediately established rapport with his audience by speaking in both...

Suzanne Potter / California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More than two dozen California progressive organizations announced Wednesday they’re forming a new coalition called the “Building the California Dream Alliance.” The groups advocate for many different issues ranging from gender equity, environmental justice, workers’ rights, immigrant rights, health care and...