/tags/latina Latina en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:55:09 GMT /education/2024-12-18/latina-nonprofit-helps-students-fafsa-north-carolina The rollout of a new FAFSA form last year made it a fiasco for many students applying for college financial aid. The process can be especially complex for applicants whose parents are undocumented, but there’s a North Carolina nonprofit helping students navigate that complexity. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:55:09 GMT /education/2024-12-18/latina-nonprofit-helps-students-fafsa-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /education/2023-02-16/report-calls-for-more-investment-in-ncs-latino-students The advocacy nonprofit LatinxEd has released a report calling for more investment in education support for Latino students, who now make up 18 percent of North Carolina's public schools students. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:28:46 GMT /education/2023-02-16/report-calls-for-more-investment-in-ncs-latino-students Liz Schlemmer /news/2020-11-18/quinceaneras-in-quarantine-businesses-and-dreams-threatened-by-covid-19 When Latino families across North Carolina had to cancel large social gatherings this year, that included canceling quinceañeras. These elaborate coming-of-age celebrations have created a profitable industry. But the coronavirus pandemic forced both young girls and the industry to adjust their plans. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:05:24 GMT /news/2020-11-18/quinceaneras-in-quarantine-businesses-and-dreams-threatened-by-covid-19 Maria Ramirez Uribe /business-economy/2018-10-03/the-food-world-is-also-having-its-metoo-movement Kitchens in America’s top-rated restaurants have long been a boys club in which men hold the positions of power and women have to play by their rules,… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:33:33 GMT /business-economy/2018-10-03/the-food-world-is-also-having-its-metoo-movement Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-03/the-food-world-is-also-having-its-metoo-movement Kitchens in America’s top-rated restaurants have long been a boys club in which men hold the positions of power and women have to play by their rules,… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:33:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-03/the-food-world-is-also-having-its-metoo-movement Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-12-22/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-look-back-at-2015-with-anita-rao The year is coming to an end, and “The State of Things” staff is taking a moment to reflect on some of the year’s most memorable conversations. Producer… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:45:00 GMT /arts-culture/2015-12-22/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-look-back-at-2015-with-anita-rao Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-12-22/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-look-back-at-2015-with-anita-rao The year is coming to an end, and “The State of Things” staff is taking a moment to reflect on some of the year’s most memorable conversations. Producer… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:45:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-12-22/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-look-back-at-2015-with-anita-rao Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-11-28/shaping-a-new-queer-life This was originally broadcasted on 10/21/2014Daisy Hernández grew up between cultures as a first-generation American child of a working-class Colombian… Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:05:00 GMT /arts-culture/2014-11-28/shaping-a-new-queer-life Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-28/shaping-a-new-queer-life This was originally broadcasted on 10/21/2014Daisy Hernández grew up between cultures as a first-generation American child of a working-class Colombian… Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:05:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-28/shaping-a-new-queer-life Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-10-21/shaping-a-new-queer-life Daisy Hernández grew up between cultures as a first-generation American child of a working-class Colombian mother and Cuban father. Her family hoped that… Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:46:30 GMT /arts-culture/2014-10-21/shaping-a-new-queer-life Anita Rao, Frank Stasio