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Monica Olivera

Contributor, NBCLatino & Founder/Publisher, MommyMaestra.com

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Resources to Assist the Health & Well-Being of Latino Children

03/10/2013 09:16pm | 9153 views

The following is a guest post by Jennifer Stinson, freelancer for Everyday Health.com and its recipe and calorie counter tools.

Racial and ethnic diversity has grown in the United States over the last few decades. Looking at diversity among children is the best place to predict what the country will look like in the future. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2012, 53 percent of the U.S. children were white, non-Hispanic; 24 percent were Hispanic; 14 percent were black, non-Hispanic; 5 percent were Asian, non-Hispanic; and 5 percent were non-Hispanic “All other races.” It is predicted that the population will become even more diverse as the country ages.

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Monica Olivera

Contributor, NBCLatino & Founder/Publisher, MommyMaestra.com

MommyMaestra.com is a site for Latino families that homeschool, as well as families with children in a traditional school setting who want to take a more active role in their children’s education. Monica Olivera is the 2011 winner of the “Best Latina Education Blogger” award by LATISM.