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Tips For Talking To Kids About Tragedy

By Valerie Tejeda | 07/25/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

By now, most everyone knows about the horrific event that took place last week in Aurora, Colorado. A 24-year-old man named James Holmes, opened fire on lots of innocent people at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, leaving 12 dead, and 58 injured. The sadness surrounding this senseless event has been catastrophic, and...

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Deportations Physically & Emotionally Traumatizing Children, Says New Study

By Samantha Leal | 07/20/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

A new study shows that children bear the greatest burden of U.S. deportation policies, which cause many of them to exhibit signs physically and emotionally, reports Fox News Latino. These...

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Meet the New Dora the Explorer!

By Adriana Rivera | 01/26/2012 - 15:34 | 0 Comments

Dora the Explorer has been a revolutionary character in the beloved animated Nickelodeon children’s show for 11 years. Now, there’s a new Dora in town, 11 year-old part-Ecuadorian actress Fátima Ptacek, and her voice is the one for the next generation.

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WATCH: Kids React to Selena Gomez

By Mariela Rosario | 08/10/2011 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

In this hilarious video produced by the Fine Brothers, kids talk about Selena Gomez and react to the video that she posted on her Youtube page of meeting Shia Leboef for the first time.

Of course, their reactions are hysterical! And in the bonus videos, the children even weigh in on her relationship with Justin Bieber. Our favorite...

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Once-Conjoined Guatemalan Twins Celebrate Tenth Birthday
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Once-Conjoined Guatemalan Twins Celebrate Tenth Birthday

By Amaris Castillo | 08/09/2011 - 09:33 | 0 Comments

In 2002, 1-year-old twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej-Alvarez were joined at the tops of their heads.  Known as “the two Marias,” the Guatemalan sisters underwent a 23-hour surgery to get separated, which ushered in a swirl of international media attention.  This past Saturday, the sisters...

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Shakira & FC Barcelona Partner to Bring Sports to Needy Children

By Amaris Castillo | 08/02/2011 - 11:15 | 0 Comments

In a press conference yesterday in Miami, Colombian singer, songwriter and philanthropist Shakira announced that her Fundación Pies Descalzos and FC Barcelona (her boyfriend Gerard Pique’s soccer team) have signed on agreement to build two sports complexes—one in Miami and one in Cartagena, Colombia—for...

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What to Watch: 'The Harvest/La Cosecha' Documentary on Young Migrant Farm Worker

What to Watch: 'The Harvest/La Cosecha' Documentary on Young Migrant Farm Workers

By Mariela Rosario | 07/29/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

If ever there was a film that every person in America should see, it is this one. The Harvest/La Cosecha follows three young migrant farm workers as they give up their childhoods to work 12-14 hour days picking the food that winds up on our tables for dinner every night.

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Critical Mass: Latino Youth in California & New Mexico Outnumber Peers
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Critical Mass: Latino Youth in California & New Mexico Outnumber Peers

By Amaris Castillo | 07/08/2011 - 13:35 | 7 Comments

For the first time in national history, Latino youth are the majority among their peers in California and New Mexico, CNN.com reports.  The finding is based on census data released earlier this year.  White children are now minorities in...

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