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Celebrating Latino Environmental Entrepreneurs –Profiles for Earth Day 2012 (part 1 of 3)
Fox New Latino honored three of the “Latinnovators” from Latinnovating as part of their Earth Day celebration. Here is the first one: Carmen Rad–A Latina Transforms the Wasteful Printing Industry.
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Celebrating Latino Environmental Entrepreneurs –Earth Day 2012
Fox News Latino asked me to create a series of stories from Latinnovating for Earth Week 2012. We proudly presented three inspirational stories from the book of Latinos doing their part to tread more lightly on our planet while building … Continue reading
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Putting Latinnnovating Stories to Work in K-12 Schools; a Call for Expectation Reform for Latino Students
On the stage as keynote speaker in Denver recently, I introduced the words “expectation reform” to the large gathering of K-12 educators and administrators attending the Green Schools National Conference. This came after sharing three stories of three “Latinnovators” and … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, college, crisis in education, gracefully global, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, high school dropout, Hispanic, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latinos in green, leadership in green, mentoring, sustainability
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Getting to Hispanicize 2012 to Spotlight Latino Innovators in the Green Economy
Why do I want to go to Miami in April for Hispanicize 2012? Obviously, to connect with fellow Latina Mom Bloggers and to bring the stories of Latino green innovators that I’ve been writing (and presenting to live audiences), to … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurship, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, Hispanic, innovation, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latino authors, Latino entrepreneur, Latino leader, Latinos in green, leadership in green, mentor, minority entrepreneur, sustainable business
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A Very Public Tribute to a Pioneering Green Business Couple as They Retire
One of my greatest joys of being a contributor to The Huffington Post is when I can showcase Latino entrepreneurs to mainstream audiences. We have some amazing entrepreneurial tales to tell. It’s my joy and privilege to do so! Here … Continue reading
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Tagged college graduate, creativity, entrepreneurship, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, green printer, Hispanic, Hispanic business, innovation, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latino, Latino entrepreneur, Latino leader, Latinos in green
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4 Lessons Learned as Bestseller Birthday Wish Came True
A couple weeks before Christmas, I spoke with my buds Beth and Ezra Barany. I was considering running a bestseller campaign for Latinnovating on my birthday, but I wasn’t sure there was enough time. I didn’t know the first thing … Continue reading
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400 Minority 9th Grade Students, Two Workshops and Gratitude
I had the pleasure recently of leading a pair of workshops for 9th graders, about 90% of them Latinos from San Francisco Bay Area schools. The occasion was the Puente Program Northern California regional conference at the spectacular University of … Continue reading
A Teaching Moment About the Green Economy
Thanks to my new friend and fellow author, Mariela Dabbah, I have been blessed with the opportunity to contribute to the Huffington Post. I’ll be writing for Latino Voices and relevant content will also crosspost to the Green section. Enjoy … Continue reading
Celebrating, a little bit, the Uptick in Latino College Enrollment
My Twitter-loving friends have been abuzz about the recent Pew Hispanic Center Research report that announced 24% Growth in Hispanic College Enrollment from 2009 to 2010. Overall sentiment “It’s Not Enough.” My tweet on this topic: “It’s not enough by … Continue reading
Immigration or Innovation? What Do We Want Americans to Think about When They Hear ‘Latino’?
This post first appeared at PowerfulLatinas.com today, after my friend Aurelia Flores asked me to write for her August theme of immigration. While I initially resisted the idea (because I’m helping mainstream America see that Latinos care about so many … Continue reading