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...type of birthday party a little girl dreams about: she is decked out in a flowing gown and attended by a court that presents her with gifts. For thousands of Latina teens in the U.S., that is no fantasy. It's a coming-of-age rite known as a quinceanera, a celebration held to mark a girl's 15th birthday (quince means...
...With Latina girls dropping out of school at high rates, some critics wonder whether parents should put emphasis on such opulent revelry and are trying to modify the tradition. "We deemphasize the big party," says Graciela Fonseca, who oversees Stay-in-School Quinceanera, a program at the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho that helps kids finish school. For most participants, however, the event is about much more than the trappings. "It's an opportunity to express your maturity and be thankful," says Marlowe Veloz, a Miami teen who just celebrated her quince aboard a cruise. "Every girl should have that...
Lewis had planned to run for a board position in Fuerza Latina, but says her trip to Brazil in fall 2002 made that impossible...
...council approved the bill, which was also supported by the presidents of the Black Students Association and Fuerza Latina, without objection...
...ensure students are invested to the same degree as the Faculty and administration while evaluating curricular changes during the coming years. UROC is a broad-based coalition, including curricular review representatives and leaders of the Black Men’s Forum; the Association of Black Harvard Women; Fuerza Latina; the Asian American Association; the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance; the Harvard College Democrats; Citystep; the Committee on Undergraduate Education; and the Undergraduate Council. UROC pledges to change the terms of education not just at Harvard, but the international landscape of higher education as well. We understand this report...