By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com They offer salsa classes to foster awareness of their culture and hold forums on immigration to help their members, but Latino student organizations at many of the ...
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com When it comes to traditional Spanish-style cuisine, whether it be soup, beans, chicken, shrimp or anything else bolstered by a zesty sauce, it is very likely that what...
https://latinalista.com/communitystories/northeast/connecticut-family-makes-sofrito-their-business
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com A culture which prevailed in the mid-20th century America viewed breastfeeding as outside the norm, as “the special way,” became entrenched in Puerto Rico becau...
Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com The word “barrio” comes from the Spanish word which means “‘neighborhood” not ‘ghetto’ which is what many people think of today when they h...
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com East Hartford’s Latinos make up over nearly one-third of the town’s population of 52,000 residents. This, many might expect, would lead to producing easil...
By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com The origin of the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade is somewhat of a legend, passed down through parade organizers. As the story goes, when Hurricane Hugo struck ...
https://latinalista.com/communitystories/northeast/springfields-puerto-rican-parade-a-proud-history
By Diane Alverio CTLatinoNews.com Donald Trump’s insulting remarks and actions regarding Univision’s network anchor Jorge Ramos at a press conference in Iowa (last) Tuesday predictably increa...
https://latinalista.com/communitystories/op-ed-why-hispanics-are-cheering-for-jorge-ramos
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Three Connecticut cities with large Latino populations, three primary races and three prominent Latino officeholders, all Democrats, challenging candidates who bear...
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com The Puerto Rico debt crisis, if not resolved soon, is expected to have an impact far beyond the troubled commonwealth, with Connecticut, as the home to more than 25...
By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com When Republicans in Waterbury asked Jose Morales, a former Democrat, to be their candidate for mayor, he quickly seized the opportunity and became the first Hispani...
https://latinalista.com/communitystories/a-political-breakthrough-for-latinos-in-waterbury-ct