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Journal of Migration and Health, 2022 Background: Systemic racism is built upon the racial exploitation of minorities and has been further exposed inequalities amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic. The historic reliance of undocumented migrant Latino laborers continues to influence the modern-
Juan L. Salinas, Manisha Salinas
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Imagining Queer Chican@s in the Post-Borderlands
Revue LISA, 2013 This paper reveals how the tension of choosing between ethnic solidarity and non-normative gender/sexual identity continues to trouble Chican@/Latin@ writers, as evidenced in Felicia Luna Lemus’ novel Like Son (2007).
T. Jackie Cuevas
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Empowering Latino parents to transform the education of their children [PDF]
, 2014 This article emphasizes the role of parental involvement in the college preparation of Latino elementary and secondary school students. Although literature shows that education is highly valued in Latino families, actual college enrollment rates for ...
Ariel Rodríguez +15 more
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Latino Veterans with PTSD: A Systematic Review
Behavioral Sciences, 2014 Latinos have a long history of military service with recent service including combat conditions and multiple deployments, which are highly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
James O. E. Pittman
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BMJ Open, 2023 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had drastic effects on worldwide mental health and laid bare health disparities and inequities among marginalised groups and racial/ethnic minoritised communities in the USA.
Faustine Williams +4 more
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Understanding the Role of Social Capital and School Structure on Latino Academic Success [PDF]
, 2013 This paper investigates the role of social capital and school structure on the academic success of Latino students. A review of the literature on previous explanations of Latino failure, research on academically successful Latinos, and the role of social
Gonzalez, Jeremiah
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A review of daily conversations and practices at home: Exploring practices that promote early literacy in Spanish-speaking homes and home-school interactions [PDF]
, 2020 Coming from a low-income heritage language family, like 17% of Latino families, entails important academic risk factors related to lower scores on reading tests. Considering that it is estimated that Latino students will represent 50% of the U.S.
Valdes, Maria Cecilia
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionAlthough there is considerable research indicating that physical exercise and dance can strengthen children’s self-efficacy, and children’s self-efficacy can predict students’ academic achievement at a wide range of academic levels.
Zhenqian Zhou +5 more
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“‘Type-Cast Set’: What Autobiographies of Latino/a Performers Show About Playing to (Stereo)Type ”
Latin American Literary Review, 2018 Through the autobiographies of Rita Moreno, Rosie Perez, and John Leguizamo, this essay establishes a trajectory of the utilization and reformation of stereotypes for Latino/a performers so as to make these texts part of the genre of life-writing ...
Susan Carol Mendez
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Physical Activity in Latino Children: Research and Its Implications [PDF]
, 2010 Childhood obesity affects children across all ages and genders. However, Latino children and adolescents are at an increased risk, with one out of three Latino children (ages 2-19) being classified as overweight.
Kellam, Stephanie F +4 more
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