Centro Hispano

Cinco de Mayo @ Edgewood College

2009-04-27T13:54:00.001-07:00

Edgewood College, con la escuela Cherokee, quedaron el 26 de abril para celebrar el cinco de mayo! Acontecimientos del día fueron una lectura de poesía de Oscar y Lorena Pilar Mireles, un teatro, <>, realizaron por una clase de español, y dos bailes hicieron por estudiantes de Cherokee. Terminó la tarde con una cena común con comida de la Taquería Guadalajara. ¡Mil gracias a todos que trabajaron para realizar este día!

Edgewood College together with Cherokee Middle School collaborated on April 26th to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Events included poetry readings by Oscar and Lorena Pilar Mireles, a play, "El Enamorado y La Muerte", put on by an Edgewood College Spanish class, and two dance numbers by dance teams from Cherokee. The afternoon was ended with a communal meal catered by Taquería Guadalajara. Thanks to all who made this day possible!

Here are some photos from the day:

Pew Research Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants

2009-04-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

Unauthorized Immigrants More Dispersed Around the Country; Labor Force Growth Halts, But Number of U.S. Born Children Grows

The Pew Hispanic Center today released "A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States," which includes population and labor force estimates for each state, as well as national-level findings about families, education, income and other key indicators.

The report finds that unauthorized immigrants are more geographically dispersed than in the past. A group of 28 high-growth states in the mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain and Southeast regions are now home to 32% of the unauthorized population, more than double their 14% share in 1990. California's share declined to 22% from 42% during this same period.

Unauthorized immigrants are more likely than either U.S.-born residents or legal immigrants to live in a household with a spouse and children, according to the report. A growing share of the children of unauthorized immigrants (73%) are U.S. citizens by birth. The U.S.-born and foreign-born children of unauthorized immigrants make up an estimated 6.8% of the nation's students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

Looking at undocumented workers, the report finds that the rapid growth of the unauthorized immigrant labor force from 1990 to 2006 has halted. The new report estimates there were 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. labor force in March 2008, accounting for 5.4% of the work force. The 2008 labor force estimate appears slightly lower than the 2007 estimate, but the change is within the margin of error.

The unauthorized immigrant share of the labor force varies widely by state. Undocumented immigrant workers constitute roughly 10% or more of the labor force in Arizona, California and Nevada, but less than 2.5% in most Midwest and Plains states.

About three-quarters (76%) of the nation's unauthorized immigrants are Hispanic. As the Pew Hispanic Center has previously reported, 59% are from Mexico.

The new report builds on a Pew Hispanic Center analysis released last year, which estimated there were 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2008. That report said the size of the unauthorized population appears to have declined since 2007, but the difference is not statistically significant. Both reports are based on an analysis of data from the March Current Population Survey, conducted by the Census Bureau, and on the 1990 and 2000 Censuses.

Other major findings:
* Adult unauthorized immigrants are disproportionately likely to bepoorly educated. Among unauthorized immigrants ages 25-64, 47% have less than a high school education. By contrast, only 8% of U.S.-born residents ages 25-64 have not graduated from high school.
* An analysis of college attendance finds that among unauthorized immigrants ages 18 to 24 who have graduated from high school, half (49%)are in college or have attended college. The comparable figure for U.S.-born residents is 71%.
* The 2007 median household income of unauthorized immigrants was $36,000, well below the $50,000 median household income for U.S.-born residents. In contrast to other immigrants, undocumented immigrants do not attain markedly higher incomes the longer they live in the United States.
* A third of the children of unauthorized immigrants and a fifth of adult unauthorized immigrants lives in poverty. This is nearly double the poverty rate for children of U.S.-born parents (18%) or for U.S.-born adults (10%).
* More than half of adult unauthorized immigrants (59%) had no health insurance during all of 2007. Among their children, nearly half of those who are unauthorized immigrants (45%) were uninsured and 25% of those who were born in the U.S. were uninsured.

The report, "A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States," authored by Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center, and D'Vera Cohn, senior writer at the Pew Research Center, is available at the Pew Hispanic Center's website, www.pewhispanic.

org.

The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C. and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Pew Research Study

2009-04-07T11:14:00.001-07:00

Pew Research recently released a study showing that Latinos are experiencing high contact rates with the criminal justice system and have generally low confidence in the fairness of the the system. This study confirms a lot of what we see on a daily basis and is another reason we need services like our New Routes Program.

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1182/hispanic-confidence-in-criminal-justice-system-low

Upcoming Events!

2009-04-03T12:56:00.000-07:00

El Centro Hispano colabora con otras agencias en la comunidad para compartir recursos y obtener metas comunes. ¡Ven para participar en estos eventos siguientes!

Centro Hispano collaborates with other community agencies in the area to share resources and achieve common goals. Come and experience some of the following events!

20 April/abril
Tutor Recognition Celebration
Time: 4-6pm
@: MATC Downtown
About: This event is for the tutors in the Aspira/Juventud/Schools of Hope program. We will be thanking and honoring the tutors who have put forth their time, dedication and effort during the 2008-2009 school year.

26 April/abril
Cinco de Mayo
Time: 1-6pm
@: Edgewood College
Información: El 5 de mayo es la celebración de la revolución mexicana, pero nuestra fiesta celebra la cultura, la alimentación y la música latina. // While the 5th of May is traditionally the independence of Mexico, we will be celebrating the cultures, food, and music of all sorts of South/Central American backgrounds. Come and join us!

Este evento es gratis para el público./This event is free for the public.

29 May/mayo
Latino Youth Career Awareness and College Fair
Time: 8:30-2:30
@: Edgewood College
Información: Para los estudiantes en la escuela secundaria, Edgewood ofrece un día de exploración de las careras populares y las universidades y colegios alrededor de la ciudad de Madison. Pregunta a Lakhpreet Kaur (ldkaur@edgewood.edu) para información de inscribir. // Edgewood College offers a day of career and college exploration for Latino youth around Madison. This is a great way to explore career opportunities and higher education around the Madison area. For more information, write Lakhpreet Kaur at ldkaur@edgewood.edu.

Fiesta Hispana 2009! May 17th

2009-03-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

Fiesta Hispana will take place on May 17th at McKee Farms Park in Fitchburg. Festivities will begin at 1pm and end around 6pm. Please join us for this fun annual event!

Madison-Cuzco Sister City Initiative

2009-03-03T13:44:00.000-08:00

EXPLORA CUSCO

Alguna ves has pensado en viajar a Perú?

Estas invitado a una tarde con la cultura Andina, el descubrimiento, la leyenda y la aventura.

El Programa:

Shaman Don Martin y Marco Nuñez de Cusco presentaran un auténtico ritual shaman junto con una proyeccion sobre la vida espiritual de los Andes.
Toma un paisaje con Vic Villacrez mientras comparte sus 7 dias de aventura desde las antiguas ruinas de Choquequirao hasta llegar a el majestuoso Machu Pichu.
Aprende sobre el proyecto de Madison Cuzco Sister City y el Hatari Peru.
Conosca a Representantes de Frontier Expeditions y empiesa a planear su aventura a uno de los mas fascinantes y misticos lugares en este planeta!

Dinner at Rosario's

2008-08-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

Every year after Fiesta Hispana, Frank Alfano treats the Centro staff and board to pasta on the board at Rosario's on Monona Drive. It is quite an experience as you can see from the pictures.

La Pen~a

2008-08-11T13:18:00.000-07:00

Centro Hispano and Community Action on Latin America organized the first of many Pen~as on Friday August 8th at Centro Hispano. Over 60 people attended and 4 groups performed including Nueva Cancion, Sonidos Suaves, Grace Episcopal Church's Latin Music Ensemble and Son Mudanza. The event was such a huge success that we are already planning the next Pen~a which should take place in early September.

The event was made super special by wonderful coffee from our friends at Just Coffee. We were treated to the limited edition Hermanitas Blend which is a special fund raising blend for the Dane-Andres Eloy Blanco Sistering Alliance (DASA), our new sister County in Venezuela. The Venezuelan Consulate from Chicago attended the event and shared some words of goodwill. We also had some fantastic pan dulce from Panaderia Sacramento.

If you are interested in performing at the next Pen~a or attending please call Kent at Centro Hispano, 255-3018.