Nuevos Datos Revelados de Parte de la Oficina del Censo

El día jueves Febrero 17 de 2011 la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos revelo nuevas estadísticas más detalladas a los gobernadores  del estado de Texas.  Los datos proporcionados dieron una primera mirada a temas como enumeración de la población en áreas pequeñas, raza, edad para votar y connotaciones sobre la poblacion de origen hispano en este estado.

Cifras para tener en cuenta  despues de estos resultados están resumidas en estos tres importantes puntos:

-  Las cifras revelaron que los cinco lugares más poblados en Texas en orden son: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin y por ultimo Fort Worth.

- La población Latina en este estado creció en un 41.8 por ciento entre el año 2000 y el 2010

- Entre el periodo de 2000 y 2010, La población Asiática fue la que presentó un mayor crecimiento  con un 71.5 por ciento en comparación a toda la población.

Para leer todo el comunicado de prensa  puede visitar la pagina oficial de la Oficina del Censo.

La Próxima semana la Oficina del Censo 2010 revelara los resultados de las ciudades de: Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Utah y Washington

Por ahora los dejo con un video hecho por la oficina Del Censo en Estados Unidos donde explican la importancia de saber el número de personas en cada estado y el valor de esta cifra en temas electorales.

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Agradecimiento especial a HispanicPRblog por su ayuda.

Paula Duran

Que Comemos?

Esta es una de las decisiones que un estudiante se hará cada día al llegarse la hora de la comida.  En la universidad de Cal State Northridge, a los estudiantes se les ofrece una variedad de comida.  Pueden comprar algo procesado, como sopas instantáneas, o algo natural como las frutas o vegetales.  Hay numerosas cantidades de comida chatarra como las papas, dulces y refrescos.  Pero igual tienen opciones por comer comida más saludable.  Por ejemplo, los estudiantes pueden optar por comprar ensaladas, sopas de verduras y asta sushi.  El sushi es una comida japonesa y es muy saludable.  Los hacen con diferentes ingredientes como aguacate, pepino, caviar, y cangrejo.  Con el pescado, arroz blanco y algas, esta comida contiene una variedad de vitaminas y grasas saludables.  Pero no muchos saben ni lo compran.  Entonces, como deciden que es lo que comen?  Será por el costo?  Será por la localidad del restaurante?  Talvez cual sea más accesible.  Deberían de educar a los estudiantes a comer saludable, que al fin es muy importante en la vida.

Aqui pueden ver un video en como hacer sushi, una comida facil y muy nutritiva.

HOY DESAYUNE…

La vida del estudiante por lo general no es más que libros, horas en clases, investigaciones, trabajos, no mucho dinero, supervivencia absoluta con lo que se tiene y disfrutar de cada día.

Por esto mismo es importante tener una dieta balaceada, pues la vida de estos es muy ocupada, y requiere de mucha energía, una buena alimentación y concentración para rendir.

Lo mas importante aquí es entender que para tener energía suficiente para rendir al máximo, y tener una concentración increíble para tener un entendimiento profundo, es imperativo saber como comer.

El primer paso de esta serie de blogs es tener una idea de que se están alimentando los estudiantes. Como el desayudo es la comida mas importante y esencial para tener un día efectivo, se realizó una pequeña encuesta con quince estudiantes de  la Universidad de Northdrige sobre que habían comido al desayuno. Los resultados son dramáticos, varían desde un desayuno simple como un jugo de naranja o café, hasta uno más completo como, huevos con tocineta, pancakes y una soda

Este es un video interactivo con un mensaje claro – El desayuno es la comida mas importante del día. Esta información pretende informar, mas no recetar. Domina tu cuchara -Entérate! Infórmate

 

Con Toda-

Students and Stress

It is no surprise for students to feel overwhelmed when in college but this topic shouldn’t be taken lightly. According to the National College Health Assessment 1 in 5 students feel stressed during their academic year. Something to keep in mind when stressed, is that feeling stressed is unescapable and it’s important to recognize it and cope with it. Some tips to consider when stressed is to recognize the things that make you stressed, this way you’ll able to analyze what is making you stressed and take action. Another important factor is to manage and plan your time wisely, by doing so you’ll be able to have time for relaxation. So remember to plan ahead to avoid any unnecessary stress.

Crimes at CSUN

For those that didn’t know crime reports that occur on and near school campuses must be published according to the Clery Act. Every campus that participates in the federal student financial aid must release an annual report disclosing the crimes and statistics. Unfortunately, theft and burglary are the most common crimes at CSUN. In 2009 331 thefts and 14 burglaries occurred on the CSUN campus. The most common theft were bikes. In the months of September to November of 2010 21 bikes were stolen according to the crime log published on the CSUN campus police website. It’s important for students to use a safe lock like the U-lock that will be harder for thieves to open. To prevent more bicycles from being stolen, CSUN has created the Matador Bicycle compound were students, staff and faculty can place their bikes and register the bike incase stolen and lost. Remember that it’s important to call the police department if you ever see any suspicious activity on campus to prevent more crimes.

What’s next after college?

As the Spring semester approaches, many students will be ready to graduate and go on to the real world. But what’s next? With the unemployment rate at 12.4 percent many students will have difficulties in finding a job. Some still debate on whether continuing school and obtain a post-graduate degree or look for a job. For some students, their worries are finish paying loans but what some don’t know is that there is a Loan Forgiveness program that of course only some can qualify. In order to qualify for the loan forgiveness program, students must either perform volunteer work, perform military service, teach or practice medicine in certain types of communities, or meet any other criteria specified by the forgiveness program. California State University, Northridge student, Evelyn Medrano, will be graduating next semester and is planning on getting her teachers credentials to teach at an unprivileged community. So for those that are in a huge debt, don’t worry as there is still hope for them not to pay every dollar back.

School Supplies and our wallets

As the beginning of the school year comes closer, we see more ads for back to school supplies from Staples, Walmart, Target and other supply friendly stores. But with a recession that is still floating around in our communities, how deep into our pockets are we willing to go to buy school supplies?

It does seem that parents are more willing to purchase school supplies for their kids, but nothing fancy or beyond the necessities. Although children tend to wear out their backpacks and clothes because, well, kids are kids, parents are reusing what still works and handing down clothes that can still be used.

High School Drop-outs

According to Pew Hispanic Research about 20% of Hispanics adults of age 20 and over do not have their high school diploma. Many factors affect the decision of a student not continuing school. Some of the correlations that are behind the decision of dropping out are: school related factor, family related issues, or personal issues. In a past interview I conducted with vice principal, Jose Luis Gallegos, from Davis Middle School in Compton, Ca, he said that family had to do with the student not continuing school.  A large amount of students drop out because they have to help out their families financially. If we compare Hispanics with other ethnicities when it comes to completing Math and Science courses only 31% of hispanics are in a Math advanced course in comparison to the 47% of Non-hispanic White, and 69% of Asian and Pacific Islander who take this course.

Teachers tired of failures: an effort to change the way we educate.

As tuition rises and California grows more and more in debt, students aren’t the only ones struggling; education itself is taking a beating throughout the state.

Many college graduates struggle to find a job right after graduation, but luckily for some there are organizations like Teach for America that help college graduates not only by giving them a job and helping them attend grad school, but also help the children in our communities by giving them an education that public schools just simply can’t afford to anymore.

In this article, we see that some teachers take their work seriously, and are greatly affected by the lack of knowledge that their students have obtained throughout their childhood education.

In an effort to change this, Dominique D. Lee and other teachers have made it their goal to turn their school Brick Avon Academy in Newark into a modern “teacher-leader” environment. This method is now being used in different cities throughout the nation, including Los Angeles.

Administrative officials do not interact with students as much as teachers do (unless it is in the form of a Teacher/Parent Conference) for various reasons such as budgeting, employee evaluations and other legalities (although some administrators do make an effort to sit in classrooms once in a while) that teachers do not have the experience in or simply don’t time to deal with.

But after spending 8 hours a day in a classroom with a child (not including after-school tutoring and field trips) these teachers definitely know their students well enough to know what learning style and strategies might help them learn best (after all, not all of us learn the same way).

The best solution for these “teacher-leader” models is to keep teachers in the classroom and administrators stuck with the paperwork so that the children’s best interest is always the priority. And most importantly, every administrator should have some type of teaching background to better understand what daily toils inside the classroom holds. This type of dual-relationship allows teachers to not only  have input in the lesson plans, but also the overall function of the school.

Solidaridad es la clave de obtener una triunfo en la reforma de inmigración

Debido a las marchas de solidaridad de mayo primero el presidente Obama dijo que esta considerando una reforma de migración y que seria necesario de enviarla al senado y a la casa de representantes en Washington este año. Quien dice que marchas de esta clase no hace ningún afectó entre los políticos. Debido a esto y la ley de inmigración en Arizona este movimiento ha comenzado a tener fuerza. Pero hay mucho que se necesita que hacer  para obtener una reforma clara y convincente. La unión será la clave.

Según expertos de inmigración como la del voto latino dicen que la forma que los políticos nos escuche es la de unirse y registrar se para votar y así de obtener un decir durante las elecciones.