By: Zuiry Gaytan “Harrisburg Senators”, the minor league baseball team of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been known for welcoming Latino players throughout its history. One of them, Vladimir Guerrero, who started his career in this team, is now in the Hall of Fame! In recognition of the efforts of young Latino athletes, who day after day […]
Alternative Education with High Expectations
By Annie Diaz “For the last ten years, over 40% of Reading youth have not graduated high school. Where are they now? Likely unemployed, uninsured, unhealthy, or incarcerated. These young adults are lost to the system, lack adequate work skills, and don’t know where to go to get their lives back on track. The I-LEAD […]
2018 HISPANICIZE, DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
This season Latino Connection had the opportunity to experience one of the largest Latino media conferences in the country, Hispanicize. Hispanicizeevent.org describes Hispanicize as “ The largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment and tech entrepreneurship.” For its 9th year, Hispanicize took over the J.W Marriott in […]
Lessons From a Father Still Ring True Today
By Evelyn Colon Have you ever met a senator? Face to face? Cameras off, no handlers whispering in their ear. Well, I have. Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Senator Robert “Bob” Casey, Jr. Lessons from a father still ring true today Excited energy filled the room as members of the tight-knit Lebanon […]
Yellow Plantain Pastelon
From the kitchen of Pedro Fernandez From Wikipedia: Pastelón and its variant “piñón” from Puerto Rico is a casserole dish layered like Italian lasagne made with sweet plantains, ground beef, tomato-based sauce and cheese. This dish is also a copy in the Dominican Republic. Ingredients: 10 plantains (yellow) 1 1⁄2 pounds of ground beef 1⁄2 cup […]
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