ARTICLES FOCUSING ON HISPANICS
(Listed in reverse chronological order)
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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 Garcia
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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.
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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
View Article "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 .
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.
View Article "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.