The rapid population growth of Hispanics and African Americans has drawn attention to their current socioeconomic status and their future impact on the econmy. Both groups have grown at faster […]
June 6, 1994
PolicyPovertyPuerto RicoYouth
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This report focuses on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the largest of the federal civil rights enforcement agencies, and its efforts to address employment discrimination against Hispanics. To provide […]
December 3, 1993
Economy and EmpolymentEconomy and WorkforceEEOCEmployment Discriminationand 2 more tags
The following report contains the first-year research and findings of the NCLR Puerto Rican Young Men and Poverty Project. The Puerto Rican Young Men Project is a two-year community-based effort […]
August 6, 1993
Economy and EmpolymentEconomy and WorkforcePoverty ProjectPuerto Rico
September 21, 1992
Health CareHealth Care ReformHealth Disparities
This guide provides information required to enable organizations to understand the magnitude of teenage pregnancy in the Latino community, as well as the severity of its consequences. It will also […]
July 1, 1992
GuidePovertyTeenage Pregnancy
Poverty has been a factor in virtually every Hispanic issue, from education to community development, from housing to civil rights. However, there is little documentation of the ways Hispanics have […]
November 2, 1990
Economy and EmpolymentEconomy and WorkforcePoverty ProjectWealth-Building
This report synthesizes research related to both immigration and poverty and outlines some preliminary public policy conclusions. Drawing primarily on immigration research, this paper focuses on the labor market relationship […]
April 20, 1990
Economy and EmpolymentImmigrationWealth-Building
Many observers predicted that the 1980s would be “The Decade of the Hispanic.” In many ways, the name fit, from 1980 to 1989. The following report identifies seven trends which […]
March 5, 1990
EconomyEmpolymentThe Poverty ProjectWealth-Buildingand 1 more tag
This guide for Hispanic community-based organizations will aid them in becoming effective partners in the AIDS education and prevention effort, then they need practical information on how to become involved–how […]
May 26, 1989
Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAIDSAIDS-Related ComplexARCand 3 more tags
This report investigates the problem of Hispanic underrepresentation under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) by scrutinizing the statute’s legislative and administrative framework for an explanation of this inequity affecting […]
February 6, 1989
EconomyEmpolymentJob Training Partnership ActJTPAand 1 more tag
This paper reviews past and present efforts by the public and private sectors to reduce illiteracy in the United States and their effectiveness in reaching the Hispanic population.
July 1, 1988
Economy and WorkforceELLEnglish Language Learners