Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Guide
The Adelante Employee Resource Group has provided a guide filled with educational and cultural resources for anyone wanting to learn more about Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x cultures
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Featured Articles
Immerse yourself in the thoughts and ideas of Hispanic and Latinx writers!
- Latinos Need Therapists to Acknowledge Our CultureBy Gisselle Medina, Latino patients can get better mental health care if our beliefs, practices, identity, and cultural background are at the core of treatment.
- How to Fully Appreciate Your Loving RelationshipsBy Jessica L. Borelli and Belinda Campos; Research suggests that savoring moments of connection can make us feel good and enhance our relationships—particularly for Latinos.
- How Latino Small Businesses Are Helping Communities FlourishBy Kathryn Styer Martínez; Latinos are starting businesses at almost twice the rate of white entrepreneurs—creating employment, gathering spaces, and wealth for U.S. communities.
- How Schools and Families Can Honor Students’ IdentitiesBy Becki Cohn-Vargas and Debbie Zacarian; Families and educators can partner to support children in recognizing their strengths and building a positive sense of self.
- How a Strong Latinx Identity Helps Kids ThriveBy Gustavo Carlo and Joy Roos; The values that Latinx caregivers nurture in their children help them grow up to be kind and connected to others.
- How Campus Groups Can Help Latinos Succeed in CollegeBy Kathryn Styer Martínez and Mathew Miranda; Latino students thrive in college when we connect with our community and culture through sororities, fraternities, and other affinity groups.
- How Undocumented Therapists Are Serving Other ImmigrantsBy Celeste Eileen Hamilton Dennis; Three states are making it more possible for undocumented immigrants to be licensed as therapists—which is good for their communities.
- How Latino Families Can Raise Courageous, Caring KidsBy Joanne Chen; The Criando Niños Valientes & Cariñosos radio campaign reached millions of Spanish-speaking listeners with advice for nurturing kids' strengths.
- How Do We Foster Support for Queer Latinos?By Gisselle Medina; Stigma from their families and society can hurt the mental health of LGBTQ+ Latinos. How do we promote more acceptance?
- How to Encourage Black and Latino Young Adults to Get Politically ActiveBy Jill Suttie; A new study finds that Black and Latino young adults have higher civic engagement when they recognize systemic racism and its impact.
- How Anti-Latino Rhetoric Hurts All AmericansBy Belinda Campos and Leo R. Chavez; American society would be stronger and safer if it embraced people of all ethnicities, suggest the preliminary results of an ongoing study.
- How to Foster Empathy for ImmigrantsBy Jeremy Adam Smith; Why did a group of fourth graders rally in support of an undocumented classmate while the citizens of Murrieta, California, tried to stop immigrant children from entering their town?