By PAUL LAVERACK
EL NUEVO SOL
In this feature-length documentary, low-wage immigrant hotel workers in Southern California battle for new contracts with Disney and Hyatt. The campaigns are hard-fought, but unions in the US are a shadow of their former selves – membership stands at a 100-year low, as corporate power has grown to unprecedented heights. The hospitality workers of Unite Here demonstrate creativity and determination in their struggle for justice on the job, but will that be enough?

By CYNTHIA RENDÓN
EL NUEVO SOL
A church in Bell Gardens, CA, offers help to one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, where more than 25% of the population lives below the poverty line.

By DIANA GARUNO

El Nuevo Sol

“The disciples woke him up and he just placed his hand and said please be still and the storm stopped, now we all have storms in our lives amen? – Amen,” this is John Raskin from the board of directors for the preaching the word to a group of homeless people. Raskin is right, for these people everyday is a storm.

Obesity is an issue that particularly concerns Latino Americans. The prevalence of overweight among Latino American adolescents is alarming. As Sergio contemplates the arrival of a son, his own battle with obesity worries him. Roberto Oregel and Sergio Mortara visit GoKids Boston Research institute in Massachusetts to learn more about the issue and to see how they are combating this childhood epidemic with targeted programs and research.

By MARINA D. SANDOVAL
EL NUEVO SOL

Children through out Latin America and the Caribbean are with out proper education. They are unable to receive an education due to poverty, insufficient teachers, government and identity.