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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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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The Vitality of Latino Communities in Rural Minnesota

Throughout the country many have been taken by surprise by the new Census numbers indicating a high rate of growth in the Latino population. In some rural Minnesota communities, the...

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Suburban Realities: Latinos in Dakota County

As you drive through the highly visible Latino presence along Concord Street on the West Side of St. Paul, you barely notice that in a matter of minutes you have...

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The Human Face of Poverty

In an effort to gain a richer understanding of the problem of poverty and how it affects Chicano-Latino Children in Minnesota, HACER conducted focus group research in selected Minnesota communities...

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