Elaine Rita
Elaine Rita Mendus is a undergraduate student working on graduating college (someday soon). Her career interests include geopolitics, the Hispanic community, and urban planning. She really wouldn't mind ending up a scriptwriter though...
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Maps of Twitter use highlight urban, rural poverty
The folks at Twitter recently updated their Andes height map for Twitter — adding two additional 3D city maps (Buenos Aires and Moscow) which rise… more -
Driving while brown in Silicon Valley, the case of Atherton
In Atherton, California, it appears that automobile code violations are almost entirely composed of out-of-town Hispanics – a population which seems much larger than it… more -
Latinos rely on TV for news, lean toward English
A Pew Hispanic Center report on news media consumption suggests that Latinos are gravitating more toward English and bilingual news, and that they are also… more -
East Coast Internet speeds are the fastest
The latest Akami State of the Internet report ranked states by their average Internet connection speed, which suggested that smaller states seem to do the… more -
Latino broadband access limited in CA
A Public Policy Institute of California report examining the use of Internet tech by Californians includes some interesting data on Internet access among minorities, including… more -
Microloan service Vittana helps students pay for school
A microloan program, Vittana, works to make financing education easier for students in less developed countries by allowing people in other parts of the world… more -
SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women
Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested… more -
Latino poverty has grown since the 1980s, interactive map shows
The Urban Institute, a non-partisan think tank has published a new interactive map that shows poverty density in the U.S., as well as the race… more -
Manos Accelerator, Google for Entrepreneurs promote Latino startups
A new startup accelerator in Silicon Valley aimed at Latinos has just announced its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs. Manos Accelerator, a “mentorship-driven accelerator program,”… more -
Twitter, an integral tool to Brazil protests
Twitter has become a global protest staple. Along with the spread of Guy Fawkes masks, the service has become an all too common feature in… more
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