This week, Latinitas will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary at the Latinitas Purple Party for Chica Power Gala. As part of the annual fundraiser, Latinitas chooses six courageous female leaders to honor. The women who were chosen all have incredible stories and immense achievements, but what truly sets them apart is the passion they each…
By Martina Vásquez I have always wanted to write. Since I was a baby, I would grab any book from my parents’ library, open it in the middle, and start telling a story, never mind that the book itself was upside down, or that I hadn’t yet learned the art of reading. I would fill…
On April 13, Latinitas hosted their annual one-day-only conference, Startup Chica, at the Austin Community College Highland campus. Throughout the day attendees, students between the ages of nine and fourteen, were inspired to create their own startup. Through various workshops, the students broke into teams. They brainstormed the idea, cost, and execution of their businesses,…
By Anna Martinez According to Mexico’s statistics agency, 6 million Mexicans are deaf or hard-of-hearing. 17-years-old Estrella Salazar from Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, is on a mission to help this population. Salazar developed an app that allows people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to communicate more easily. The app is called, “Hands with Voice,” and it helps…
“Al jugar y explorar, se produce una interacción natural entre la ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (CTIM). Las rutinas cotidianas y las experiencias de juego [de los niños] son momentos propicios para aprender sobre CTIM”, de acuerdo al sector educacional del gobierno de Nueva Gales del Sur, estado del sureste australiano. Aquí tienes 6 ideas…
According to the Austin Chamber, as of 2020, there are over 8,300 tech companies working in the Austin area, this jumped up to 9,600 in 2021. As of 2022, seven out of the top ten biggest office space renters were tech companies, renting out over 7,649,560 combined square footage. While it wasn’t always like this,…
Photo by Isaac Melchor & Agustin De Leon/San Antonio College Student News For those interested in film and radio, San Antonio College offers a unique program that teaches students the fundamentals needed to succeed in the television, film, and radio industries. Currently, James Borrego is the Program Coordinator at SAC for the Radio-TV-Film program, where…
It’s been nearly 80 years since The Zoot Suit Riots took place in Los Angeles, California in June of 1943. The riots were initially a clash between Mexican-American youth and servicemen in the Los Angeles area, which became a turning point for the Mexican community while signifying the complex racial and political tensions between minorities…
At 17 years old, Raphael Alejandro has already made a name for himself in the world of entertainment due to his amazingly talented skills as an actor, starring alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Salma Hayek, Emily Blunt, and The Rock “Dwayne Johnson.” You may be familiar with Alejandro as he has appeared on…
