Latina Viva

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The Smithsonian Institution at Washington D.C. has held up an exhibition to honor forms of Latin Music, the exhibition will consist of various audio recordings, audio materials, graphic works, types of music instruments which suggest the development of Latin Music throughout the United States. The exhibition is titled as 'American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music'.
The exhibition highlights the various contributions of Latin Music artists and the Latin Music scene in United States since the early 1940s. The exhibition gives an insight into the lives of great Latin Music artists like Celia Cruz, Selena, Tito Puente, etc.
The American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music will reflect the development an evolution of Latin Music in the cities like New York, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Antonio.

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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), has roped in Latin music sensation Prince Royce to perform on September 14th for its Hispanic Heritage Month at the 34th annual awards gala. The Latin music star was nominated for a Grammy in 2010.
The sensation has produced his own genre of Latin music by mixing the bachata sound from the Dominican Republic and contemporary pop and rhythm. He has won four 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards and three 2011 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, all at an age of 22. Prince's next album will be released in Spanish and English both after his deal with Atlantic records and Top Stop Music.
On September 14th Prince will be entertaining around 3000 Latino leaders, influencers and their supporters, with his genre of Latin music by singing the National Anthem and a special tribute at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is organized annually to felicitate the leaders who work for the educational development and leadership programs for the community.

© Ed Yourdon

53 percent of Latina girls get pregnant in their teens, about twice the national average, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 84 percent of Latina girls and 91 percent of Latino parents believe that graduating from college or university or having a promising career is the most important goal for a teenager's future. 69 percent of Latina girls who are teen moms drop out of high school, and the children of teen mothers are less likely to do well in school themselves and often repeat grades.
In spite of this, Latina girls now have the highest teen birth rate among all ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Clearly there is a big disconnect between pregnancy rates and what Latina girls' families want and value.