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Don’t Miss Your Chance to Attend the Latin American Business Expo presented by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Don't Miss Your Chance to Attend the Latin American Business Expo presented by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

According to a recent report from the Immigration Policy Center, businesses owned by Latinos and Asians in the state of South Carolina had combined revenues of $2.8 billion and provided over 20,000 jobs throughout the state in 2008.  The Center... (Continue reading)

Latin American Business Expo presented by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Latin American Business Expo presented by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

According to a recent report from the Immigration Policy Center, businesses owned by Latinos and Asians in the state of South Carolina had combined revenues of $2.8 billion and provided over 20,000 jobs throughout the state in 2008.  The Center... (Continue reading)

Lakewood High educator named S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year

Lakewood High educator named S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year

Elizabeth Sanderson of Lakewood High School in Sumter is 2009 South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year. The award is presented annually by The Citadel’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. Sanderson was among three finalists honored... (Continue reading)

S.C. Latinos continue taking antibiotics without prescriptions

S.C. Latinos continue taking antibiotics without prescriptions

Practice could lead to drug-resistant ’superbugs’ CHARLESTON — MUSC researchers were disappointed to find that a year-long, multimedia educational campaign was not effective in decreasing the high incidence of acquiring antibiotics without a prescription among Latinos in a South Carolina community. Lead... (Continue reading)

Forced Firing of Undocumented Workers in L.A. Causes Furor

Forced Firing of Undocumented Workers in L.A. Causes Furor

From: La Frontera TImes A clothing maker with a vast garment factory in downtown Los Angeles is firing about 1,800 immigrant employees in the coming days — more than a quarter of its workforce — after a federal investigation turned up... (Continue reading)