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By Martha Galindo
 
There was little real analysis given to how the culture itself would change as a result of these actions. Nor did corporations see clearly how this was only the starting gun in a transformation of American business life. There was an aura of benign paternalism about the effort. How narrow such a vision […]

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Paramjit L. Mahli of Sun Communications Group writes in her blog that networking is the number one source of leads for job hunters.  So, knowing how to network is essential not only in securing that job, but in business in general.  A Robert Half Legal article says, “nearly half (48 percent) of attorneys interviewed feel […]

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The Orlando Sentinel  reports that the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida is launching free seminars for Florida Hispanics to help them understand their legal rights.  “There are so many scams out there, and our community — in particular, the non-English speaking — is the target for many of these,” said Penelope Perez-Kelly, a board […]

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Newsday.com notes that Westchester County, New York’s agreement with Department of Justice has been renewed for 2008. The agreement, which mandates that the county provide assistance to Spanish-speaking voters was a resolution to a lawsuit based on the Voting Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act. “Those measures require Spanish-language information and […]

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A NewsWire article states that “for many Americans, poverty and lack of health insurance make it difficult to get necessary health and medical care. According to a new study, once they do visit the doctor, poor, uninsured people often report racial discrimination when communicating with health care professionals.” A University of South Carolina […]

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