LAM celebrated its 4th year anniversary at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. An event with an attendance of more than 500 people. LAM celebrated its 4th year anniversary at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. An event with an attendance of more than 500 people. We want to thank all our members for making LAM what it is today! We hope that with your support we continue to grow and build professional...

Written by Juan Data – LAM resident deejay It has been brought up to my attention numerous times. At the Latin music parties in the US we don’t play the same music that’s currently cool in Latin America, we are stuck on trite classics, clichés and cheesy hits and there’s very little room for innovation. I hear this every single time a friend of mine comes to visit from the South and...

Imagine this; it’s 10 years after you graduate college, and someone offers you a job where you are required to live with 40 (yes, 40!) undergraduate college students. But wait … there’s more; on top of that, you get to live on Frat Row, amidst a whole street full of college students who looove to party. How much fun would that be? You would need the patience of a saint to want to take that...

This article first appeared on http://blog.latinnovating.com/?p=207 It came to me tonight on an airplane, the answer to the “What can each of us do?” question about improving today’s dismal higher education levels of American Latinos. The need for ALL college-educated Americans to understand the gravity of the situation and to step up and be personally involved as a long-term mentor...

“My life’s a movie…call me Martin Scorsese.” – Pitbull Indeed, the story of LAM member of the month Laura I. Gómez reads much like a movie.  Laura was born in the beautiful city of Leon, Guanajuato.  Like the little boy in the film Bajo la Misma Luna, Laura crossed the border at age 10 to the United States while hidden in the compartment of a van.  After surviving a harrowing border...

Position Title: Sr. Manager – Financial Editor The Editorial group is part of the Retail Marketing and Client Acquisition Content Team. This group produces edits and publishes content to support the Content Team’s mission of creating engaging content experiences to help people feel confident about making financial decisions. Brief Description of Role: The Financial Markets Editor will be responsible...

We are proud to announce the first annual NSHMBA/Kaplan GMAT Prep Course Scholarship! NSHMBA/Kaplan GMAT Prep Scholarship 2011 Apply for the Scholarship Deadline: April 30th, 2011 Guidelines The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), which exists “to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development”, in association with Kaplan Test...

Diversity scholarships have been established by the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary’s College that will benefit students from diverse backgrounds who wish to study in the school’s graduate business programs. “These are the first diversity scholarships for the school’s graduate programs. The establishment of such scholarships is part of our efforts to support...

Latinos are the largest racial and ethnic minority and the fastest growing demographic in the United States. Latinos have the lowest high school and college completion rates of any ethnic group. Latinos who go to college are less likely than any other major ethnic group to attend a four–year college or university according to the analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center. Latino youth are the fastest-growing...

Latinos A Morir, in partnership with Nacional Records, is giving away 200 iTunes playlists with 20 songs from artists, including Manu Chao, ChocQuibTown, Los Amigos Invisibles, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Latin Bitman, Mexican Institute of Sound, Bomba Estereo, and many others! The playlist includes the new Latin Grammy winner ChocQuibTown’s De Donde Vengo Yo! To receive one of the iTunes codes,...