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Living

Latino College Enrollment Is Surging

Adrian Florido

Analysis of Census data finds Latinos now make up the largest ethnic minority group on four-year college campuses.
Living

Latina CEO Leads Girl Scouts Down A New Path

Jill Replogle

As Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is heading down what it hopes will be a new, more inclusive path. Leading the way is the Girl Scout’s first Latina CEO, who has Arizona ties.
National

Mayan Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest

Christopher Joyce

Archaeologists have stumbled on a room full of wall paintings and numerical calculations in the buried ninth century city of Xultun. The room was apparently an astronomer's workshop, with calculations painted on the walls counting lunar cycles and predicting eclipses.
Politics

Obama, Romney In The Ring For Nevada's Latino Vote

David Welna, NPR

As President Obama heads to Reno for a speech Friday, volunteers are already on the ground reaching out to the fast-growing population. He faces tough competition, though: The GOP announced last month that it is launching a six-state campaign to win over Latinos.
International

The California Taco Trail: 'How Mexican Food Conquered America'

Carolina Miranda

Once upon a time, tacos were a Mexican snack. Now they're an all-American institution. Gustavo Arellano leads us across Southern California in search of the roots of the American taco.
Economy

Study: Asians & Latinos Making Greater Jobs Gains In Recovery

Adrian Florido

As the economy recovers from the Great Recession, Asians and Latinos are getting jobs faster than other ethnic groups, according to analysis from the Pew Hispanic Center. Part of the reason: they are the fastest growing ethnic groups in the country.
International

The Challenge Of Measuring Relief Aid To Haiti

Marisa Peñaloza

Carrie Kahn

U.S. charities have received close to $2 billion to help in Haiti since the earthquake two years ago. But it's not easy to determine exactly how all that money is being spent and what kind of impact it is having.
International

Two Years After Quake, Many Haitians Await Aid

Marisa Peñaloza

Carrie Kahn

Americans gave more than $1.8 billion to help Haiti after a devastating earthquake ripped through the island nation two years ago. An NPR survey of 12 large charities found that while many still have a lot of money in the bank, the rate of spending has picked up over last year.
International

A Year Later, Chilean Miners Sift Through Trauma

NPR Staff

A year after a copper mine in Chile trapped 33 men underground for 69 days, almost all of the miners battle with post-traumatic stress. An upcoming movie about the miners' experience may offer a new chance to unify them and bring back the attention they received following the collapse.
International

Atop A Train, Migrants Begin Dangerous Trek To U.S.

Jason Beaubien

For many Central American migrants crossing illegally through Mexico to the U.S., the journey starts as they hop a freight train. But the already perilous trip is more risky as they now fear kidnapping by Mexican drug cartels. Last year, hundreds of migrants went missing or were killed in Mexico.