Archive for December 1st, 2005
Increased Diabetes Risk for Latino Kids
8:45 pm By Maegan La Mala · Health · No Comments
1 Dec 2005
Overweight Latino children who eat lots of sugar and drink sugary drinks may show signs of poor beta cell function, which is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a new study.
Another article has come out detailing the negative effects of a diet high in sugar for Latino kids.
It is a well known fact that being overweight puts one at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Interestingly, Latino children have been shown to have a higher risk of developing diabetes even among overweight children. Latino kids also tend to be overweight more so than other kids. In a society that pushes junk food at every turn, this is a very disturbing finding.
It is good to see though that schools are taking an active role in limiting student sugar intake. Many schools have already done away with peddling soda to kids because of the strong link between soda consumption and obesity. The Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, has done away with soda vending machines and has opted instead to sell fruit based drinks, water and milk.
The question now is whether parents can follow the lead of schools and limit the sugar intake of their children.
Via / Reuters
Sofia may be hot, but her “Properties” was not
6:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| TV · 3 Comments
1 Dec 2005
Much to the dismay of men all over the country, Hot Properties, the sitcom featuring (channeling mainsteam media cliche…done) Latin bombshell Sofia Vergara is officially no more beginning in January:
As for HOT PROPERTIES … Sofia Vergara was hot, but the ABC comedy apparently was cold both creatively and with audiences. It’s put on hold, but we know what that means, don’t we.
Being Macho and Driving Drunk
4:57 pm By Maegan La Mala · society · No Comments
1 Dec 2005
State officials and Latino leaders plan to launch a statewide campaign in January that aims to curb drunken driving by Hispanics. Spanish-speaking immigrants make up less than 10 percent of the state’s population, but they accounted for nearly one-quarter of all driving while intoxicated convictions statewide last year.
Why is it that Latinos have such a high percentage of DWI’s in Raleigh, North Carolina even though they constitute only a small percentage of the community? It’s similar to the incarceration rate of African Americans. They constitute about 13 percent of the U.S. population yet make up about 40 percent of the prison population.
In no way am I defending drunk driving but one has to question why this is occurring. I think it’s a great idea that Latino leaders in the area are getting out the word and educating other Latinos on drunk driving but are Latinos really more “macho” and that’s the reason for the high rate of DWI’s? Can it be that we are getting pulled over at a higher rate because of the color of our skin? Is it another case of “driving while brown”?
The effort, which is funded by a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will focus on the Triangle, the Triad and Charlotte markets. It will include short public-service announcement and handouts called photo-novellas that are intended to teach Hispanic immigrants that being “macho” doesn’t have to include drinking and driving.
Via / NBC17
The Seattle Times had an interesting article yesterday about the mixed feelings and politics brought up when Latinos hire other Latinos as domestic workers. The article tackled the issue of class and how upwardly mobile Latinos now have more access to hiring household help than before. According to the article:
According to Scarborough Research, the fastest growing segment within the Latino household population over the past five years: households earning more than $100,000 a year. Hardly the income of a Karen Walker on “Will and Grace”; but at least closer to being able to hire Rosario, the TV maid.
Agriculture needs more immigrants
1:37 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Immigration| Politics · 1 Comment
1 Dec 2005
With all the talk about illegal immigration these days, here’s a perspective you don’t hear a lot:
In total, California farmers worked the harvest season with 100,000 fewer workers than they needed, according to the ag trade group Western Growers.
Tom Nassif, president of that trade group, is spearheading a public lobbying campaign that proclaims what for years was too taboo to say out loud: the agriculture industry relies on undocumented laborers. And Nassif—whose organization represents the growers who supply half of the nation’s fresh produce—says the problem his members face isn’t too many illegal immigrant workers, but too few.
Mimi Goes to Nolita
8:55 am By Maegan La Mala · Events| Movies| New York City · No Comments
1 Dec 2005
Mimi’s Portrait, the short film about a young Latina’s struggle with race issues, was accepted into the Nolita Film Festival scheduled from December 4th through December 9th. The film, written, edited, directed, and produced by multi-talented NY Latina Linda Nieves-Powell, will be shown on Sunday, December 4th at 4:30pm with members of the cast and crew present. This is the film’s third acceptance in two months so felicidades to all involved. It’s so important to support independent Latino film makers especially those tackling important issues, so check it out! There are other Latino films also being featured at the festival for people to get their film fix.
To buy tickets go to the Nolita Film Festival site.
Hola!
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