10/9/2005 1:11 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
About three years ago, a group called Latinitas formed with a mission to empower Latina youth through media and technology. You'll find them on the Internet and it the community.
News 8 Austin?s Paul Brown spoke to founder Alicia Rascon.
Q: Tell us why you started Latinitas in 2003.
A: We were students at UT and thought there was a absence of Latina youth in girl-oriented media. So we wanted to start a magazine that was by and for Hispanic girls.Q: Tell us what girls can find on the Web site, Latinitas Magazine.org.
A: First of all, you can find all our information in English and Spanish. We have two sections, one is for young girls geared toward pre-teens. We have information ranging from technology and school to entertainment, to Latina role models. We also have a section for teens. This entire magazine is success driven, so we?re always focusing on articles on showing girls different opportunities and empowering them to succeed. We have information about Latina culture, stories that are actually written by girls themselves, and profiles of young Latinas who are already succeeding in the community.
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media
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