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Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. Learns That UBS Puerto Rico Apparently Pressured Brokers to Sell Risky Puerto Rico Bond Funds – UBS
MIAMI, FL – February 9, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) — Nationally recognized securities arbitration law firm Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. (http://www.dkrpa.com) announces breaking news about UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, a division of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS). A recent Reuters article reveals that the Chairman of UBS Puerto Rico, Miguel Ferrer, berated… Continue Reading
Kellogg Foundation Op-Ed: Racial Bias Diminishes Optimism of Latinos over Time
— Barbara Ferrer is chief strategy officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
— The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is offering this op-ed by Barbara Ferrer, our chief strategy officer, to be published free of charge. Utilizing our recent poll on Latino families, Barbara writes about how racism and discrimination are diminishing the optimism of Latino immigrants to America
By Barbara Ferrer
WKKF Poll of Latino Families Finds Optimism, Despite Many Obstacles
DALLAS, TX – November 12, 2014 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – In partnership with Univision and The Denver Post, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today released a national survey of 1,000 Latino adults that relates the challenges and successes their families experience living in the United States. Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens,… Continue Reading
MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘State of the Latino Family Survey’ Findings Released by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
— Tune in to livestream panel at 10:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Nov. 12, Access: http://www2.wkkf.org/latinopoll —
Governor Rick Scott Reappoints Hispanic Community Activist Rixys Alfonso To Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
MIAMI, FL – January 30, 2015 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Florida Governor Rick Scott announced the reappoint of prominent South Florida Public Relations and Marketing professional, Rixys Alfonso, CEO at CauseMo Marketing, LLC to the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) for a second term, starting January 22, 2015 ending September 30, 2018. Alfonso was first… Continue Reading
Congressional Gold Medal Bill Exceeds Required Co-Sponsors in House, Senate Version of Bill Still Needs 27 Co-Sponsors
ORLANDO, Florida – March 5, 2014 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Honoring the only Hispanic segregated active-duty military unit in U.S. History, the 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers,” with the Congressional Gold Medal took a major step forward Monday when the House bill (H.R. 1756) exceeded the number of required co-sponsors for bill consideration. The U.S. House… Continue Reading
Languished Senate Efforts may Jeopardize Congressional Recognition for the ‘Borinqueneers’ Veterans from Puerto Rico
ORLANDO, Florida – December 17, 2013 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The historic Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) distinction for the 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers” may be in jeopardy due to languished outreach efforts by the eight Senator original sponsors of the “Borinqueneers” CGM Senate companion Bill (S. 1174). “We earnestly request the eight senators who signed… Continue Reading
Former Obama Advisor to Participate in FIU’s Hispanic Communication Conference
Dan Restrepo will join experts from around the country to discuss the future of communication research in the US Hispanic market and Latin America
Segregated Latino-American Military Unit Seeks National Recognition: Borinqueneers Begin Fall Campaign for Co-Sponsors in U.S. Congress
‘We will not allow the legendary Borinqueneers to become a fading footnote in American history and in the history of Latino-Americans and Puerto Ricans in the US’