Being Hispanic in America -- a complex mix
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Hispanics are described as the largest minority group in the United States, as a burgeoning force in the electorate and as an untapped frontier of the business market. Among the many, many differences there are also some common threads.
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Hispanic cultural events such as Diez y Seis de Septiembre (Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 16) have long provided venues for promoting major brands to Hispanic consumers. But with the growth of Hispanic retailers and the need for more data on the demo, marketers are gravitating to more targeted promotions, particularly in-store efforts, to reach the group, industry executives said.
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In my travels, I'm often asked to explain who Latinos are and what their values entail. Sometimes, I have to begin by setting the record straight and correcting false impressions.
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WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic communities harbor many misconceptions about Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a new survey shows.
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Also: AOL launches Latino portal. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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NEW YORK  - Culturally specific diabetes management programs work better than a one-size-fits-all approach, going by the results achieved with a program tailored to Latino patients.
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Mid America Convalescent Center is one of a growing number of Chicago-area nursing homes that assemble residents by ethnicity. Asians live on one floor, Hispanics are on another.
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By Tal Abbady, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Sep. 24--Not everyone is laughing at the high jinks of Spanish-language morning radio.
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Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in the nation's health disparities, differences so stark that a report issued Monday contends it's as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one.
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Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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A key question remains: How many highly skilled immigrants does it take to fill America's needs?
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NEW YORK  - A mother's weight seems to have  a strong influence over her young child's weight only in  Hispanic families, while other health factors are apparently  carried over between black mothers and their children, new  research suggests.
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As an economic slowdown and the subprime mortgage crisis deepen across the United States, Hispanic immigrants are increasingly in danger of losing their jobs and their homes.
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The demise of the immigration bill may have damaged the partyâs ability to meet its goal of attracting more Hispanic voters.
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By BEN FELLER Associated Press  Less than half of Hispanic and black students use the Internet, a survey finds.   WASHINGTON -- Many more white children use the Internet than do Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone.
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NEW YORK  - Compared with white women, Hispanic women develop risk factors for heart disease about a decade earlier, according to a presentation today at the American Heart Association's 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
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An increasing number of American parents want their children to be bilingual if not multilingual.