FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jackeline Stewart
(202) 785-1670
Telephonic Press Conference
Call-In Number: (800) 862-9098 Conference ID: NCLR Study
Washington, DC—Recent news stories have brought attention to the impact that discrimination can have on young people as they struggle with issues of identity and belonging. Under pressure to acculturate rapidly to American society, Latino adolescents face unique challenges to fulfill their potential in an environment increasingly hostile to immigrants and Hispanics. In a study to be released at a telephonic press briefing at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 21, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will reveal findings from focus groups with first- and second- generation Latino teenagers in Los Angeles, Nashville, Langley Park, MD, and Providence, RI.
Researchers have noted that Latino youth and parents place a high value on education and strongly believe in the premise that hard work, discipline, and ethical behavior lead to success and the chance to make significant contributions to the U.S. Speaking Out: Latino Youth on Discrimination in the United States documents the perspectives of a population not often heard as they describe how negative ethnic stereotypes by teachers, employers, police officers, and others in their daily lives affect the teenagers’ optimism, natural resiliency, and ability to embrace opportunities for a good education and a successful future.
NCLR, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, will provide analysis and recommendations for how our nation can help the 16 million Latino youth—92% of whom are U.S. citizens—in their quest for achievement and inclusion. Experts who work with Latino youth in the communities surveyed will provide insight into the distinct results found in Los Angeles, Nashville, Providence and the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Contact Kathy Mimberg at kmimberg@nclr.org to RSVP for this briefing.
MEDIA ADVISORY
| WHAT: | Telephonic briefing to release NCLR study on Latino youth and discrimination |
| WHO: |
Patricia Foxen, Associate Director, Research, NCLR Lori Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer, Latin American Youth Center, Washington, DC Molly Sehring, Teacher, Metropolitan Nashville Publ Schools, Tennessee Gisselle Acevedo, President and CEO, Para Los Niňos, Los Angeles Carolyn Campos, Health Programs Director, Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy (CHisPA), Providence |
| HEN: | Thursday, October 21, 1:00 p.m. EDT/ Noon CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT |
| HOW: |
Call-In Number: (800) 862-9098 | Conference ID: NCLR Study RSVP for the briefing to kmimberg@nclr.org. |
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