PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
Education and Youth2006 Let Us Meet You Where You Are: Securing the Educational Accomplishments of Migrant Students (SEAMS)
Migrant students are among the most educationally disadvantaged students in the United States public school system. In 2005, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) contracted Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment...
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Education and Youth2006 Minnesota Migrant Education Program: 2006 Re-Interview Process
Under the Migrant Education Program (MEP), state education departments in the United States receive federal funds to support the education of migrant children. The level of MEP funding dispersed to...
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Civic Engagement2006 Migrant Farmworker Enumeration Estimates And The Assessment Of Migrant Legal Services Needs In Minnesota And North Dakota
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) contracted with HACER to assess the accuracy of available migrant enumeration counts, and to propose a protocol to better assess migrant legal services needs...
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Environment2006 Fishing In The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Focus Groups With Hispanic/Latino Residents
The Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit contracted Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER) to conduct focus groups in order to gauge interest and participation in fishing...
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Civic EngagementEducation and Youth Root Causes And Solutions To Disparities For Hispanics/Latinos In The Juvenile Justice System
In the past 20 years, research has shown disparities among youth from different racial/ethnic backgrounds in the juvenile justice system. A disparity as defined by the U.S. Department of Justice...
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Civic Engagement2005 Steps Toward A Healthier Minneapolis: Focus Groups With Hispanic/Latino Residents Of The Phillips And Northeast Neighborhoods Of Minneapolis
This project provided Hispanic/Latino residents of the Phillips and Northeast neighborhoods of Minneapolis an opportunity to dialogue about their understandings and concerns related to increasing physical activity and improving nutrition....
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Civic Engagement2005 The Other Family: How Gangs Impact Latino Families and Communities
Gangs are not a basic component of any culture. Neither are they intrinsic to race, ethnicity, or nationality. Rather, gangs develop in social groups under specific circumstances. Gangs are not...
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Public Health2002 Taking Action Against Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is one of the leading underlying causes of death in the U.S., accounting for 3,000 deaths due to lung cancer and 35,000-62,000 deaths due to heart...
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Civic Engagement2001 Migrant Worker Housing:Survey Results from South-Central Minnesota
Each year, thousands of migrant* Latino farmworkers journey from the Southwestern United States, North of Mexico, and Latin America to Minnesota in order to make a living in the picking...
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