A small but significant decline has occurred during the current recession in the share of Latino immigrants active in the U.S. labor force, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. Workers who are employed or looking for work are said to be active in the labor market.
The proportion of working-age Latino immigrants active in the labor force has fallen, at least through the third quarter of 2008, while the proportion of all non-Hispanics as well as of native-born Hispanics has held steady. Among Hispanic immigrants, the decrease is sharpest among those from Mexico and those who arrived in the U.S. since 2000. Also, the increase in the number of foreign-born Latinos in the labor force is much smaller than previous years.
The labor market data do not paint an unrelentingly negative picture for Hispanic immigrants. The estimated increase in their unemployment rate is not as high as the increase for native-born Hispanic workers. Also, median weekly wages fell for native-born Hispanics but not for foreign-born workers. These developments, however, could be an artifact, a consequence of the likely withdrawal of low-wage foreign-born Hispanics from the labor force.
The report, "Latino Workers in the Ongoing Recession: 2007 to 2008," authored by Rakesh Kochhar, Associate Director for Research, is available at the Pew Hispanic Center's website, www.pewhispanic.org.
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C. and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
New undergraduate scholarship (from the National Alliance for Hispanic Health)
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance) has recently established the Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program, a new partnership to improve Hispanic student access to higher education and degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Ciencia National Scholarships - College STEM Majors
A $2,000 one-time scholarship for students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Puerto Rico who meet the following eligibility criteria:
a.. A student of Hispanic heritage.
b.. In good academic standing and enrolled full-time in an accredited college/university.
c.. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent).Are a declared major in a STEM discipline and pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field including Bachelor’s degrees offered in partnerships between community colleges and four-year institutions
Application Process: students can apply online at http://www.alliancescholars.org/ and the Application deadline is January 16, 2009.
Ciencia National Scholarships - College STEM Majors
A $2,000 one-time scholarship for students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Puerto Rico who meet the following eligibility criteria:
a.. A student of Hispanic heritage.
b.. In good academic standing and enrolled full-time in an accredited college/university.
c.. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent).Are a declared major in a STEM discipline and pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field including Bachelor’s degrees offered in partnerships between community colleges and four-year institutions
Application Process: students can apply online at http://www.alliancescholars.org/ and the Application deadline is January 16, 2009.
Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children Affected by Trauma (from the Chadwick Center).
In an effort to improve services for Latino/Hispanic children and families who have experienced trauma, the Chadwick Center for Children and Families in San Diego, California, as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), has coordinated a groundbreaking national effort to create Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma. Experts in the fields of child trauma research, clinical practice, policy and cultural diversity worked together to create these guidelines that addresses a number of key priority areas to fit the needs of traumatized Latino children and families. The priority areas range from micro issues (Assessment and Provision of Therapy) to macro issues (Organizational Competence and Policy). The final document is designed to be viewed either in its entirety or by individual priority area. Portions of these guidelines are geared for advocates and therapists, while other priority areas are designed for program administrators and policy makers.
The document is available for download in its entirety or by individual priority area at http://www.chadwickcenter.org/WALS.htm
The document is available for download in its entirety or by individual priority area at http://www.chadwickcenter.org/WALS.htm
Friday, December 5, 2008
Salud America! Call for Proposals Released (from www.rwjf.org)
Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children
Application Deadline: Feb. 6, 2009
Salud America! is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research on environmental and policy solutions to the epidemic of obesity among Latino children. The program also aims to develop a network of researchers whose findings will help identify the most promising obesity-prevention strategies specifically tailored for Latino communities.
The specific objectives of this call for proposals (CFP) are to:
increase the skills and experience of researchers who are working to reduce and prevent obesity among Latino children; and
identify the most promising policy-relevant strategies to reduce and prevent obesity among Latino children.
Investigators must propose a project in one of two general areas: 1) research that has strong potential to inform policy; or 2) the evaluation of an existing policy or program, its implementation or its impact. Both research and evaluation proposals must focus on one topic from the detailed lists included in the full CFP.
More info at www.rwjf.org
Application Deadline: Feb. 6, 2009
Salud America! is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research on environmental and policy solutions to the epidemic of obesity among Latino children. The program also aims to develop a network of researchers whose findings will help identify the most promising obesity-prevention strategies specifically tailored for Latino communities.
The specific objectives of this call for proposals (CFP) are to:
increase the skills and experience of researchers who are working to reduce and prevent obesity among Latino children; and
identify the most promising policy-relevant strategies to reduce and prevent obesity among Latino children.
Investigators must propose a project in one of two general areas: 1) research that has strong potential to inform policy; or 2) the evaluation of an existing policy or program, its implementation or its impact. Both research and evaluation proposals must focus on one topic from the detailed lists included in the full CFP.
More info at www.rwjf.org
Thursday, December 4, 2008
One Stop Shpping: IPC Synthesis of 08 Latino, Asian, and New American Voting Data, Immigration as a Election Issue, And Prospects For Reform in 2009
December 4, 2008
Washington, DC-One month ago today, Latino, Asian, and New American citizens voted in an historic election that brought wholesale change to the White House and Congress. Since then, leaders on both sides of the aisle have been talking about how the record turnout of Asian, Latino, and New American voters was integral in the both the presidential and congressional victories.
The Immigration Policy Center has released a comprehensive report merging the compelling data from various organizations on the Asian, Latino, and New American vote into one document with a united narrative: Asians, Latinos, and New Americans make up a critical new voting bloc-one with which immigrant-bashing equals a losing strategy for candidates seeking election. The report summarizes early, exit and election-day polling showing how many and why these voters turned out at a record rate and provides insight into how the immigration debate swayed their vote. The report concludes with early signals from the general American public, new administration and Congress on how they see the future of immigration reform playing out.
To view the report visit www.ImmigrationPolicy.org.
Also, visit the IPC blog to learn more about immigration and the 2008 election at www.ImmigrationImpact.com.
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For more information contact:
Wendy Sefsaf, 202-507-7524 or email wsefsaf@ailf.org
Andrea Nill, 202-507-7520 or email anill@ailf.org
Washington, DC-One month ago today, Latino, Asian, and New American citizens voted in an historic election that brought wholesale change to the White House and Congress. Since then, leaders on both sides of the aisle have been talking about how the record turnout of Asian, Latino, and New American voters was integral in the both the presidential and congressional victories.
The Immigration Policy Center has released a comprehensive report merging the compelling data from various organizations on the Asian, Latino, and New American vote into one document with a united narrative: Asians, Latinos, and New Americans make up a critical new voting bloc-one with which immigrant-bashing equals a losing strategy for candidates seeking election. The report summarizes early, exit and election-day polling showing how many and why these voters turned out at a record rate and provides insight into how the immigration debate swayed their vote. The report concludes with early signals from the general American public, new administration and Congress on how they see the future of immigration reform playing out.
To view the report visit www.ImmigrationPolicy.org.
Also, visit the IPC blog to learn more about immigration and the 2008 election at www.ImmigrationImpact.com.
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For more information contact:
Wendy Sefsaf, 202-507-7524 or email wsefsaf@ailf.org
Andrea Nill, 202-507-7520 or email anill@ailf.org
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Call for Applications for the NCRECE Research Mentoring Program for Minority Scholars
The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) is sponsoring a fellowship program in 2009-2010 for research training and publication for up to five teaching or research faculty or postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented groups. The focus of the program is on secondary analysis of existing data sets that can be used to address issues of importance in the field of education, applied developmental psychology, child development, and related fields, with an emphasis on early childhood education. One of the Center's current foci of research is English language learning (available data sets include a large number of Spanish-speaking English Language learners); therefore, we especially encourage applicants with interests in that area.
The NCRECE fellowship program will provide mentoring experiences in writing articles for publication from large-scale, national samples data sets on early childhood education. The fellows will have access to large nationally representative data sets and an ongoing year-long association including up to three face-to-face working sessions with senior investigators who will provide mentorship. The available data sets are: NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development and NCEDL SWEEP. In addition the fellowship will provide for travel to the 2010 AERA meeting and a small stipend of $12000 to cover research expenses.
The fellows will be matched according to research interests with an NCRECE investigator (M. Burchinal, C. Howes, J. Downer, A. Williford, S. Field). The mentor will provide assistance in refining of research questions, data analysis, and preparation of presentations and manuscripts towards the end goal of developing a line of programmatic research.
Mentoring visits will happen at the home campus of the mentors. The Fellowship provides funds (travel, lodging, meals) for up to three visits. These working sessions will provide NCRECE Scholars with detailed background on the selected data sets in terms of design, methodologies, measurement, and constructs toward the end of linking scholars' interests to the capacities of these data sets to address questions related to their interests. The scholars are expected to bring to the working sessions a set of identified research questions. They should expect to do background reading enabling them to make good use of the session for the purposes of forming an analysis data set and analysis plan. Scholars also should be prepared to periodically send drafts of their work to the mentor for critiquing. All of the scholars and mentors will meet together during the 2010 AERA meeting.
Application procedures:
The applicants should write a 3-page cover letter outlining their research interests and goals. Specifically this letter should outline their plan for professional development using this experience, a brief conceptual overview of the work they want to conduct with these data sets, the research questions they intend to examine, and the methods in which they are proficient analytically. They should provide a Curriculum Vitae and a statement of support for their institution including the computing software and hardware available for this analysis. Two letters of reference should be provided.
Applications are due May 1, 2009. (See application form for address and other contact information.)
Eligibility requirements:
The scholar should be in the field of English language learning, early childhood education, applied developmental psychology, child development, or a related field and have a full-time faculty or research appointment at a university. The scholar should belong to an ethnic/racial group currently underrepresented in national faculty ranks. This is defined as membership in one or more of the following groups whose under representation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding: Alaska Natives (Eskimo/Aleut); Black/African Americans; Hispanic/Latino; Native American Indians; Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian).
Please see our website for application information:
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/products/research-mentoring-program-for-minority-scholars/
The NCRECE fellowship program will provide mentoring experiences in writing articles for publication from large-scale, national samples data sets on early childhood education. The fellows will have access to large nationally representative data sets and an ongoing year-long association including up to three face-to-face working sessions with senior investigators who will provide mentorship. The available data sets are: NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development and NCEDL SWEEP. In addition the fellowship will provide for travel to the 2010 AERA meeting and a small stipend of $12000 to cover research expenses.
The fellows will be matched according to research interests with an NCRECE investigator (M. Burchinal, C. Howes, J. Downer, A. Williford, S. Field). The mentor will provide assistance in refining of research questions, data analysis, and preparation of presentations and manuscripts towards the end goal of developing a line of programmatic research.
Mentoring visits will happen at the home campus of the mentors. The Fellowship provides funds (travel, lodging, meals) for up to three visits. These working sessions will provide NCRECE Scholars with detailed background on the selected data sets in terms of design, methodologies, measurement, and constructs toward the end of linking scholars' interests to the capacities of these data sets to address questions related to their interests. The scholars are expected to bring to the working sessions a set of identified research questions. They should expect to do background reading enabling them to make good use of the session for the purposes of forming an analysis data set and analysis plan. Scholars also should be prepared to periodically send drafts of their work to the mentor for critiquing. All of the scholars and mentors will meet together during the 2010 AERA meeting.
Application procedures:
The applicants should write a 3-page cover letter outlining their research interests and goals. Specifically this letter should outline their plan for professional development using this experience, a brief conceptual overview of the work they want to conduct with these data sets, the research questions they intend to examine, and the methods in which they are proficient analytically. They should provide a Curriculum Vitae and a statement of support for their institution including the computing software and hardware available for this analysis. Two letters of reference should be provided.
Applications are due May 1, 2009. (See application form for address and other contact information.)
Eligibility requirements:
The scholar should be in the field of English language learning, early childhood education, applied developmental psychology, child development, or a related field and have a full-time faculty or research appointment at a university. The scholar should belong to an ethnic/racial group currently underrepresented in national faculty ranks. This is defined as membership in one or more of the following groups whose under representation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding: Alaska Natives (Eskimo/Aleut); Black/African Americans; Hispanic/Latino; Native American Indians; Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian).
Please see our website for application information:
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/products/research-mentoring-program-for-minority-scholars/
RWJF Launches $44 Million Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Program
As the first investment of a new $44 million initiative, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded grants of up to $400,000 to nine communities across the country that will serve as leading sites for its most ambitious effort yet to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities will support local action to increase opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy, affordable foods for children and families. The goal is to catalyze policy and environmental changes that can make a lasting difference and be replicated nationally.
The leading sites are Chicago; Columbia, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.; Seattle; Somerville, Mass.; Washington; and Baldwin Park, Central Valley and Oakland in California. All will serve as mentors when the initiative expands next year to approximately 60 more communities.
RWJF already has released a call for proposals for that second round of funding, which will award grants of up to $360,000. Partnerships from across the United States and its territories are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to applicants from 15 states with particularly high prevalence of or risk for childhood obesity: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The deadline for brief proposals is February 3.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities is a major part of RWJF's five-year, $500 million commitment to reverse the epidemic in the United States by 2015.
Learn more.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities will support local action to increase opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy, affordable foods for children and families. The goal is to catalyze policy and environmental changes that can make a lasting difference and be replicated nationally.
The leading sites are Chicago; Columbia, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.; Seattle; Somerville, Mass.; Washington; and Baldwin Park, Central Valley and Oakland in California. All will serve as mentors when the initiative expands next year to approximately 60 more communities.
RWJF already has released a call for proposals for that second round of funding, which will award grants of up to $360,000. Partnerships from across the United States and its territories are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to applicants from 15 states with particularly high prevalence of or risk for childhood obesity: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The deadline for brief proposals is February 3.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities is a major part of RWJF's five-year, $500 million commitment to reverse the epidemic in the United States by 2015.
Learn more.
Monday, December 1, 2008
LIVE Webcast: Today's Topics In Health Disparities (from kaisernetwork.org)
LIVE Webcast: Today's Topics In Health Disparities
Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda?
Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. ET
With a new administration and substantially changed Congress coming to Washington in January, there is a significant opportunity for new policy initiatives to tackle issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. On Tuesday, December 9, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast to examine the implications of the changes as part of its Today's Topics In Health Disparities series.
During the webcast, Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda? Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress, expert panelists will take a closer look at what types of policies and initiatives could emerge over the next few years. They will also examine how the new administration might prioritize efforts to eliminate health disparities in the future. Questions for the panel can be submitted before or during the webcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org.
The panelists are:
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force
Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Former Senior Adviser to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Brian Smedley, Vice President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Director of its Health Policy Institute
The discussion will be moderated by Cara James, Ph.D., senior policy analyst on race, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation.
WHEN: December 9, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET
Add this event to your Outlook Calendar (Please note that all times are ET).
WHERE: View the live webcast at www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics/09dec08 .
HOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or during the show to ask@kaisernetwork.org.
If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast.
Today's Topics In Health Disparities is a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. Previous shows have addressed topics including the influence of immigration policies on health care decisions, federal legislative efforts to address health disparities, and what it would take to eliminate the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS among African Americans. See www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics for more details.
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kaisernetwork.org is a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda?
Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. ET
With a new administration and substantially changed Congress coming to Washington in January, there is a significant opportunity for new policy initiatives to tackle issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. On Tuesday, December 9, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast to examine the implications of the changes as part of its Today's Topics In Health Disparities series.
During the webcast, Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda? Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress, expert panelists will take a closer look at what types of policies and initiatives could emerge over the next few years. They will also examine how the new administration might prioritize efforts to eliminate health disparities in the future. Questions for the panel can be submitted before or during the webcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org.
The panelists are:
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force
Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Former Senior Adviser to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Brian Smedley, Vice President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Director of its Health Policy Institute
The discussion will be moderated by Cara James, Ph.D., senior policy analyst on race, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation.
WHEN: December 9, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET
Add this event to your Outlook Calendar (Please note that all times are ET).
WHERE: View the live webcast at www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics/09dec08 .
HOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or during the show to ask@kaisernetwork.org.
If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast.
Today's Topics In Health Disparities is a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. Previous shows have addressed topics including the influence of immigration policies on health care decisions, federal legislative efforts to address health disparities, and what it would take to eliminate the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS among African Americans. See www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics for more details.
______________________________________________________________________
kaisernetwork.org is a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Free Web Site Launched to Help Immigrants Learn English (Fom the US Department of Education)
The U.S. Department of Education launched U.S.A. Learns a free Web site to help immigrants learn English. The Web site which is located at www.USALearns.org and provides approximately 11 million adults who have low levels of English proficiency with accessible free English language training.
U.S.A. Learns was an outgrowth of a project that was conceived by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL). Core funding for U.S.A. Learns was provided by ED. Additional funding for U.S.A. Learns was made available by the California Department of Education, Office of Adult Education.
DAEL promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-solving.
U.S.A. Learns was an outgrowth of a project that was conceived by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL). Core funding for U.S.A. Learns was provided by ED. Additional funding for U.S.A. Learns was made available by the California Department of Education, Office of Adult Education.
DAEL promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-solving.
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