Making Invisible Latino Adolescents Visible

Martha Montero-Sieburth, Francisco Villaruel, Michigan State University Staff

• Dr. Anna Santiago of Indiana University on the demographic growth of Latino youth with emphases including income, family astatus and family employment * Dr. Cynthia Garcia Coll of Wellesley College on intre-group differences among Puerto Rican females * Dr. Antonio Villaruel of University of Michigan on the health and well-being of adolescents * Dr. Richard Santos of University of New Mexico on the economic conditions that affect Latino youth, with an analysis of their labor market participation * Dr. Martha Montero Sieburth of Harvard Medical School on the language, public and private spac, and schooling of Latino adolescents * Dr. Henry Trueba of University of Wisconsin on the conditions of at-risk and dropping out with approaches to strengthening adolescents * Dr. Raimundo Mora of Rutgers University on the significance of literacy and empowerment concerns in the lives of Latinos in secondary and post-secondary opportunities * Dr. Ricardo Stanton Salazar of Unievrsity of California at San Diego on the micro-processes that affect access to institutional agents. * Dr. Olga Vaquez of the University of California at San Diego on the development of bilingual and bicultural community ties based on after-school programs to facilitate in-school learning * Dr. Loiuse Moll of University of Arizona on the unique aspects and strengths of Latino communities and how schools can build upon this capacity to promote academic achievement of Latino adolescents. Index.