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ARTICLES FOCUSING ON HISPANICS
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"Now
members of the United States' largest minority group, the nation's
38.8 million Hispanics, nearly half of them immigrants, harbor notions
of race that are as varied as their Spanish and that often clash with
the more bipolar views of many other Americans." Going Beyond
Black and White, Hispanics Choose 'Other', The
New York Times, November 9, 2003 Author: Mireya Navarro |
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"Jacqueline
Rosier is a Latina who loves her culture and speaks Spanish as fluently
as English. But Rosier --- a native of Panama who is of African descent
--- has struggled to identify herself as part of the Latin American
community since coming to the United States 28 years ago."
Being Latin and black;Afro-Latinos grapple with labels in U.S.,
The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug 6, 2003. Author: Janita Poe
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"An
analysis of census data released today found that Latinos who defined
themselves as "black Hispanics" report having lower incomes,
less education and fewer opportunities when compared to those who
define themselves as "white Hispanics."" Racial
Identities Affect Latinos, Los
Angeles Times, July 15, 2003. Author: Daniel Hernandez |
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"Hispanics
who identify themselves racially as black take on economic and social
characteristics that more closely mirror those of African-Americans
than of other Hispanics, according to a study on the often overlooked
group released Monday." The Hispanic Color Divide, Newsday,
July 15, 2003. Author: John Moreno Gonzales |
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"A
state university study released today raises questions over how Hispanics
perceive themselves in terms of race and highlights the sometimes
vast social differences that exist within the Hispanic community."
Many Hispanics eschew racial categories, study finds, The
Journal News, July 15, 2003. Authors: Jorge Fitz-Gibbon and Ernie
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"White
and black Hispanics -- as well as Hispanics who say that they are
'some other race' -- work different jobs, earn different levels of
pay and reside in segregated neighborhoods based on the shade of their
skin, according to a report released today by the Lewis Mumford Center
for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at the State University
of New York in Albany." Race Divides Hispanics; Integration
and Income Vary With Skin Color, Report Says, Washington
Post, July 14, 2003. Author: Darryl Fears |
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"New
Census Bureau estimates released yesterday conclude that Hispanics
have overtaken blacks as the United States' largest minority group,
a long-predicted milestone confirming just how thoroughly immigration
has altered the nation's demographic mix." Widening Growth
Lifts Hispanics to the Top Among US Minorities, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, June 19, 2003 Authors: Andres Viglucci and Tim Henderson |
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"New
Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday conclude that Hispanics
have overtaken blacks as the United States' largest minority, a long-predicted
milestone confirming just how thoroughly immigration has altered the
nation's demographic mix." Hispanics pass blacks as largest
U.S. minority, Miami
Herald, June 19, 2003. Authors: Andres Viglucci and Tim Henderson. |
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"California
may have almost half a million more residents of Mexican ancestry
and a quarter-million more people of Central American descent than
previously estimated by the 2000 census, according to a new analysis
of census data for Hispanic subgroups." Census Refines State's
Hispanic Tally, San
Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 2003 Author:Tyche Hendricks |
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"The
United States Census Bureau, which had been accused of underestimating
the size of many Hispanic groups in the United States as a result
of a small change in the wording of a single question on the 2000
census, yesterday released significantly larger estimates..."
Census Numbers for Hispanic Subgroups Rise, The
New York Times, May 6, 2003 Author:Janny Scott |
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"The
population of Hispanic subgroups in the 2000 census may have been
miscounted, and it could be due partly to confusion over the wording
of a question on the form, the Census Bureau said Monday."
Census Study Shows Possible Miscount of Hispanic Subgroups in 2000,
AP Wire, May
5, 2003 Author:Genaro C. Armas |
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"Sometime
next year, Dominicans in New York City plan to open a museum and cultural
center to document their immigrant experience. That is not surprising,
given the growth of the Dominican population. But the name chosen
for the center may come as more of a surprise: ''Afro-Quisqueya,''
a nod to these Latinos' African roots." In New York's Cultural
Mix, Black Latinos Carve Out Niche, The
New York Times, April 28, 2003 Author: Mireya Navarro
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"Which group
is larger is all semantics. The trend is clear -- sometime in the
recent past or sometime in the near future, Hispanics will be the
largest group," said John Logan, director of the Lewis Mumford
Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research ..." Hispanics
Next Major Minority, Chicago
Sun-Times, January 22, 2003 Authors: Lucio Guerrero and Mark Skertic |
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"Hispanics
have edged past blacks as the nation's largest minority group, new
figures released today by the Census Bureau showed." Hispanics
Now Largest Minority, Census Shows,The
New York Times, January 21, 2003 Author Lynette Clemetson |
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"According
to a new study by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University,
black and Latino students are now more isolated from their white counterparts
than they were three decades ago, before many of the overhauls from
the civil rights movement had even begun to take hold." Schools
Resegregate, Study Finds, The
New York Times, January 20, 2003 Author: Greg Winter |
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"While the
importance of race and ethnicity remains a topic of vigorous debate,
journalists too often overlook the nuanced differences between them
and the boundaries that define them ..." Web Exclusive: Census
Confusion, Columbia
Journalism Review, Jan/Feb 2003 Author: Michael Scherer |
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"The San Fernando
Valley's foreign-born population soared in the 1990s by 32.3 percent,
dramatically changing the community's political and social makeup,
according to new U.S. Census figures..." Immigrant Population
Balloons in the Valley, Daily
News, August 28, 2002 Author: Beth Barrett |
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"...New York's
Dominican leaders are far from unified, even as Dominican residents
realize that their burgeoning population has made them a force to
be reckoned with in city and state politics. If anything, the fissures
among the Dominical leadership are growing wider as they scramble
to become power brokers for an ethnic group that until recently been
considered little more than an adjunct to the older Puerto Rican political
establishment." The Dominican Factor Newsday, Aug. 26, 2002
Author: Jordan Rau |
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"As the fall
elections near, the Latino vote is being contested as never before
in a New York statewide race. Like Irish and Italian immigrants a
century ago, Latino voters are poised to unsettle New York's traditional
electoral math by their surging population and assertiveness."
The Vote to Watch: Latinos Hold Potential to Swing Statewide and
Local Elections. Newsday,
Aug. 25, 2002. Author: Jordan Rau |
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"New York
has the world's most diverse Spanish-speaking population, but it is
still a city in which the Latino cultural icons are people like the
Puerto Rican pop star Jennifer Lopez and the Boston Red Sox slugger
(and pride of Washington Heights) Manny Ramirez. " The New York Times,
February 24, 2002. Author: Seth Kugel |
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""I think
for Texas, there is still a very significant Mexican majority among
Hispanics," said John Logan, sociologist and director of the
Lewis Mumford Center, a demographic research organization at the State
University of New York at Albany." Star-Telegram,
October 15, 2001. Author: Anthony Spangler |
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"John Logan,
a demographer at the State University of New York at Albany, said
the arguments of Census Bureau officials are unconvincing. ... In
Logan's analysis, he estimated that most Hispanic populations are
about 50 percent larger than the census count. " New Jersey Online
, August 17, 2001. Author: Ana M. Alaya |
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"John R. Logan,
director of the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional
Research at the University of Albany, reviewed the Aug. 15 release
of the 2000 Census for New Jersey, ... Logan said that 265,955 South
Americans live in the state, a number that exceeds the Census' figure
of 177,017 by 88,938. " Herald
News, August 15, 2001. Author: Stacy Albin |
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"'The real
numbers are about 50 percent more than the reported numbers,' said
John Logan, a demographer and professor at the State University of
New York at Albany. 'These groups are actually present in much more
substantial numbers than we can tell simply from the Hispanic origin
question, as it is reported by the census.' " North
Jersey News , August 15, 2001; author: Miguel Perez |
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"In an analysis
done for The Record, John Logan, a demographer at the State University
of New York at Albany, estimated that most Hispanic populations are
about 50 percent larger than the census count. " N.J.NEWS , August
15, 2001. Author: Elizabeth Llorente |
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"'The decisions
about how to allocate and channel resources depend on what public
officials see as the size and needs of these communities,' said John
Logan, director of the Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional
Research at the State University of New York at Albany. 'Undercounted
can easily turn into underserved.' " Los
Angeles Times, August 10, 2001. Author: Robin Fields |
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"One sociologist,
John R. Logan, of the State University at Albany, in New York, recalculated
the Hispanic numbers using data on ancestry and place of birth taken
from a survey done by the bureau." Miami Herald, July
25, 2001. Authors: Amy Driscoll and Tim Henderson |
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"Logan's conclusions
seemed to indicate that a more detailed breakdown of the Census 2000
count would reveal information that could be helpful to local government
decision-making." New York Daily News,
July 6, 2001. Author: Martin Mbugua . |
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"Logan and
his staff estimated the populations of 19 specific Hispanic groups
in New York City using data found in an annual Census Bureau survey
of some 200,000 people nationwide. " Newsday, July 6, 2001.
Author: Mae M. Cheng. |
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"Professor
Logan, who plans to post his methodology and findings on the university's
Web site (www.albany .edu/mumford/census), used data on ancestry and
place of birth taken from the 1990 census, and data on birthplace
from a survey done by the bureau in March 2000, to try to determine
the specific Hispanic origin of people categorized "other Hispanic"
in more than 100 cities." The
New York Times, July 6, 2001. Author: Janny Scott. |
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"Among those
groups who city planners believe were not accurately counted are Dominicans,
Ecuadoreans and Colombians. City planners say the question was not
worded clearly enough and did not provide examples for people to follow."
Newsday, June
27, 2001. Authors: Mae M. Cheng and Richard Dalton. |
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"Last year's
census miscounted as many as 200,000 New Yorkers claiming Dominican
heritage, an error that Latino leaders fear will unfairly diminish
the emerging group's influence." New York Daily News,
June 27, 2001. Authors: Bob Port and Russ Buettner. |
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"Demographers
for New York City say they believe that the problem can be traced
largely to the rewording of a census question about Hispanic ethnicity."
The New York Times,
June 27, 2001. Author: Janny Scott. |
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"The millions
of Hispanic immigrants to the USA in the 1990s are spreading throughout
the country, but they are living in increasingly segregated neighborhoods
in cities where they are the largest minority." USA
Today, March 26, 2001. Author: Haya El Nasser. |
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"John Logan,
a sociologist at the University at Albany who has studied segregation
for 30 years, is using two measures of how segregated Hispanics are
within those metro areas." USA Today, March 25,
2001. Author: Haya El Nasser. |
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"But when
the stores and restaurants close and the work shifts are over, Hispanics
retreat to the north side of town. The mostly non-Hispanic white residents
go the other way." USA Today, March 25,
2001. Author: Haya El Nasser. |
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