• more about #latinos
    Luna_BloodMoon: OMG, if that is a picture of Taina my 10 year old self will squeal with unabashed delight. I'm sorry, please carry on. more »
    piratabeata: Excessively long anecdote alert! My half-Mexican, half-Puerto Rican boyfriend is the middle child of seven. All three of his older siblings have chil... more »
    ariadne_wishes_theseus_was_a_girl: Perhaps someone more knowledgable than I could clarify something for me? I'm not American, so I sometimes am confused by the different terms. I keep... more »
    Andalucía: Jesus, I'm out of the loop. But, in all seriousness, I believe that being undocumented is a huge factor in poverty levels of Latinos and the inabilit... more »
    randomnessish: If you want to learn more about the social reasons behind teen pregnancy, you should read "Promises I Can Keep." It's extremely fascinating, sad, and... more »
    MadamPresident: I do not think the religious/cultural explanation is adequate. At least in the case of Mexican-Americans evidence from multiple surveys (1975-2008) do... more »
    NerD: Blattella: This is one group where the disparity in feelings about teen pregnancy, marriage and education can be laid at the feet of the Catholic church. It is ... more »
    glammyme: I'm a 27-year-old Mexican immigrant who graduated college and does not have any children. I also work for an educational nonprofit in LA, where the ma... more »
    casi nadie: These issues are highly complicated, as is the issue of Latin@/Latin American immigration to the US in general. Religion plays a role. There are cultu... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: I'm kind of personally torn over this. I'm half-Cuban, and I can't say I've experienced any of this. My immediate family isn't particularly religiou... more »
    singedeuxmille: As a preemptive to my disclaimer: I am a second generation Mexican American woman who was born and raised in Texas. I am also the first to attend univ... more »
    Casquivana: Well, Catholicism and religion certainly play a huge part in many widespread attitudes within the Latino community that dictate ideals about goals in ... more »
    Cimorene: I think also that within minority communities, there are competing pressures--that of the "mainstream" (aka white but also therefore omnipresent) and ... more »
    Nun Shall Pass: This is far too true. I'm lucky enough to have escaped most of this, but there's this unspoken thing in my family where we all feel kind of fortunate,... more »
    Evie Havok: It probably has to do with religion and the reluctance to talk about sex. Also, obviously, some cultural elements, although I'm hesitant to paint all ... more »
    la.donna.pietra: If a society tells women that their primary purpose in life is to become mothers, it shouldn't come as a huge shock that they get working on it right ... more »
    TexasCrude: Religious and verrrrry conservative upbringing I would say plays one of the major parts in that iffy pregnancy stat. You know why no one ever talked t... more »
    fridaphile: These studies are important to draw awareness to the issues at hand, but it should be noted that there really are many organizations that are actively... more »
    Dysphoria: I am not a researcher and totally going off anecdotal evidence here, but this might be a cultural thing. I've heard of more than one instance where a... more »
  • #pollpositions

    Pew Hispanic Center: Young Latinos "Between Two Worlds," Coming Of Age Marred By Early Pregnancy, Poverty, Incarceration, Violence

    The face of the youth is overwhelmingly Latino. The shifting demographics of America mean that these kids will define the future. But sadly, the conclusions drawn in a new report from Pew illustrate the challenges facing the next generation. More »
  • #thelatinavote

    Politics Is Not "Black And White," It's Many Shades Of Brown

  • #mellamodora