BPT We’re sitting too much and it’s dangerous. The average American spends more than seven hours sitting every day, and the more time you sit, the higher your risk of serious, potentially life-threatening health problems such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. So, what can you do...

Santa Clara County CALIFORNIA Jesús and Rosa López have fostered more than 80 children in Santa Clara County, providing a nurturing home to youth, and mentoring other resource families, especially other Spanish-speaking parents. On Monday the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors honored the López family as 2016 Foster...

Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Many in the Chicano-Latino-Hispanic Silicon Valley communities do not know much about the diversity in their community. Also, many public policy decision-makers treat “Hispanics” as a homogeneous population. Nothing could be further from the reality being experienced by the individuals who make up that cohort...

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,...