• Latino Diversity Issues and Challenges

    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...
  • LATINO EDUCATION SUMMIT

    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,...
  • LATINO AMERICANS:

    Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Latinos are already residents of every state in America. In a recent book, entitled “LATINO AMERICA: HOW AMERICA’S MOST DYNAMIC POPULATION IS POISED TO TRANSFORM THE POLITICS OF THE NATION” was recently published by ‘Public Affairs Books (ISBN 978-1-61939-501-4.  Authors Dr. Matt Barreto (University of...
  • Lo que diga la corte

    Luisa Fernanda Montero / La Red Hispana Lo que decida la Corte Suprema de Justicia en los próximos meses, cuando dicte un fallo que determine si el presidente Barack Obama excedió sus poderes o no, señalará en gran medida el curso moral que regirá en Estados Unidos de aquí en...
  • LETTERS TO THE PUBLISHER

    The following are responses to the opinion piece published in EO edition dated March 22, 2016 “DARK MONEY AND ITS SUPPORTER’S IDEOLOGY Based upon Author Jane Mayer’s book “DARK MONEY, The Hidden Story of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right” Letter to the Publisher dated 04.22.16:...
  • La ilusión del crédito

    Luisa Fernanda Montero / La Red Hispana Pocas cosas son tan satisfactorias –en términos materiales- como entrar a una tienda y comprar no sólo lo que necesitamos, que suele ser poco,  si no todo aquello que queremos, que suele ser mucho más. El problema está en creer que podemos hacerlo...
  • DARK MONEY

    Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Author Jane Mayer’s book “DARK MONEY, The Hidden Story of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right” took five years of investigative journalism. Anyone who wants to know how a small group of billionaires whose ideology calls for “lower taxes, a free market...
  • ABOUT THE COUNTY JAIL

    Hilbert Morales /EL OBSERVADOR On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, Judge LaDoris Cordell (retired) presented the BRC  (BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION) report, Board of Supervisor’s, Agenda item #10 entitled “Consider Recommendations relating to the Blue Ribbon Commission on improving Custody Operations.” The entire report may be viewed at <http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=7189>. This report...
  • ¿De qué nos morimos?

    Luisa Fernanda Montero / La Red Hispana Como bien se ha dicho: la muerte es parte de la vida. A todos nos acompaña en el camino que hacemos desde que nacemos y una cosa segura tenemos todos, tarde o temprano nos llevará con ella. Pero, ¿cuál es la prisa? ¿Qué...
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