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Mentoring Sonia: The Case of Celina Sotomayor

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 06.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Supreme Court, Celina Sotomayor, Antonia Pantoja, Puerto Rican, New York, Sonia Sotomayor, West Side Story, Gender Stereotypes, Nuyorican, Garment Industry, Boricua, Aspira, Bilingual Education, New York News
Virginia Sanchez-Korrol

For more than sixty years Celina Sotomayor's life experience has reflected the evolution of the New York Puerto Rican community. As witness and participant, she puts a face on thousands of migrants like her, who braved dislocation, discrimination and disillusionment for a better life. Shattering ethno-racial and gender stereotypes, hers is a story of family, survival, and perseverance much like that of her compatriots with one distinct difference. Her daughter is President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the first Nuyorican to be so honored.

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Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Vote Count, Ted Stevens, Ballot, Begich, Marijuana, Washington, Mail-In, Barney Frank, Dea, Provisional, Joe Biden 2008, Oregon, Medical Marijuana, Bilingual Education, Decriminalization, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, Sewage Plant, Missouri, President, Sarah Palin, English, Mark Begich, Stevens, Schedule I, Show Me the Votes, Dog Racing, Schedule II, Runoff, Saxby Chambliss, Laura Egerdal, Election 2008 Coverage, John McCain, Alaska, Assisted Suicide, Chambliss, 2008 Elections, 08, Election Results, 2008 Election, Official Language, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Certified, Decriminalize, Vote, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Georgia, San Francisco, George W Bush, Recount, Absentee, Doctor, Jim Martin, Margin, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

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Thousands Of Students In Texas Classified "Limited English Learners"

Margarita Martin-Hidalgo | Posted 07.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Bilingual Education, Hispanic Students, Home News

Last month, the Dallas Morning News published a series about illegal immigrant Hispanic students at a Dallas high school. The stories are largely abou...

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