News
Recent Press Releases and Other Materials
July 1, 2008 - Save the Date Postcard for Manos Amigas Event
February 19, 2008 - Centro Latino for Literacy and UCLA Host Encuentro Event to Promote Literacy in the Latino Community
Backgrounder - Native Language Literacy = Bridge to Learning English and Job Skills
October 25, 2007 - Centro Latino for Literacy Honors' Literacy Students' Accomplishments at Inaugural Manos Amigas / Helping Hands Celebration
Selected past media coverage
In English - print, TV and radio
- “Profiles of Engagement: Literacy Campaign Trains Family and Friends to Teach Reading and Writing in Spanish” on the UCLA in LA website, June, 2008
- Marcos Cajina, KCET Local Hero for Education clip aired on KCET from September 15 through October 15, 2007
- “Language Limitations” article, Language Magazine - May, 2007 issue
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“Engaged Scholarship at Work at Centro Latino” on the UCLA in LA website, 2007
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“The Statue of Liberty comes ‘alive’” article in the Easy English Times – November/December, 2006
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“Vocabulary of Hope” article, Daily News – July 10, 2006
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“Community Heroes” article, UCLA Today – March 21, 2006
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“The Anatomy of a Service Corps Project” article, Net Impact Nonprofit Spotlight – February, 2006
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“Taking It From The Top” article in Language Magazine: The Journal of Communication & Education – November, 2005 issue
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“Teamwork with Mutual Benefits: Partnerships tackle L.A. issues” article in UCLA Today, Vol. 25, No. 15 – May 24, 2005
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Magazine article in T.H.E. [Technological Horizons in Education] Journal – May, 2005 issue
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“Reading in Record Time” segment on KCET’s Life and Times program – January 13, 2005
In Spanish - print, TV and radio
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“La Determinación del Maratonista” article, La Opinión – March 17, 2006
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“Cuando la edad no es límite” article, La Opinión – March 15, 2006
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“Pilar Educativo” article, La Opinión – March 9, 2006
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Television interview with literacy instructor and students on “Hoy en el Mundo” on Telemundo Nacional – September 9, 2005
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“Buscan disminuir el analfabetismo en LA” article in La Opinión – September 9, 2005
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“Contra el analfabetismo” article Poder Magazine – April 15, 2005
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Radio interview on KPFK’s “Perspectivas de las Americas” – March 21, 2005
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“Aprendiendo a leer y escribir...en inglés y español” article in Hoy – February 16, 2005
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“Leamos...con la ayuda de la computadora” article in La Opinión – January 31, 2005
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TV interview on Telemundo – January 20, 2005