FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Source: NCLR) Oct 31, 2005 NCLR REPORT COMPILES NEW DATA ON THE BURGEONING LATINO COMMUNITY IN GEORGIA Atlanta, GA – Responding to concerns over the lack of data on Georgia's fastest-growing community, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., today released Latinos in Georgia: A Closer Look, a demographic analysis of Georgia's Latino community, which grew almost 300% from 1990 to 2000. The report, produced by NCLR's Georgia Latino/Hispanic Health Agenda and Leadership Project with the support of the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Inc., examines the economic, education, and health status of Latinos in the state. "This report clearly shows that Latinos are a growing and important share of the workers and taxpayers of Georgia and that the entire state's economy depends on their well-being," stated Janet Murguia, NCLR President and CEO. Unfortunately they are also a vuln...
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REFLECTIONS ON BLOGS By Clarisel Gonzalez, BLOGS Curator NEW YORK CITY -- It all started in Puerto Rico. That enchanted island inspired me to shoot photos and more photos. It also inspired me to want to share those images with the world. That's what started the Puerto Rico Sun cultural news e-magazine back in 2002, which later (in 2004) became the Puerto Rico Sun cultural news/photoblog because it was easier and quicker for me to maintain. I remember I first joined a photo sharing and storage site called "Flickr" in 2004 with the idea of posting my photos from there to the Puerto Rico Sun blog. But I discovered a whole new world full of photography and interactive communication on Flickr. I immediately started the Puerto Rico Sun photoblogging group and began joining other groups based on my many interests. I also started meeting people from all over the world online who shared a common love for photography and became part of a live and vibrant online community. Last summ...
Three Kings ( Tres Reyes Magos )
Three Kings ( Tres Reyes Magos ) Originally uploaded by boricua491000 . The Yuca Festival in Isabela
Yunta de Bueyes
Yunta de Bueyes Originally uploaded by boricua491000 . Boricua491000 says: "When I was growing up I used to see this scene a lot, today is like non existent."
