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The annual National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories and contribu- tions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. In this back to school edition, Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology (HE&IT) magazine joins the nation in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched America.
La Communidad .........10 Award-winning racetrack driver Milka Duno inspires youth to aim for the stars
Technologia del Mundo ........................14 Can Community Colleges Be Savior for Hispanics and STEM?
The Next Level ............25 What’s next for Raul Valdes-Perez as he sells Vivi- simo to IBM… Former Obama aide makes easy transition to industry
Book Review ...............29 Michael B. Junge knows what makes for a good resume and job candidates making the most of career opportu- nities
HE&IT features, among others, the son of Cuban immigrants who founded Vivisimo, a big data discovery company that IBM purchased in April for an undisclosed amount; a former president of the National Association of Latino Elected of- ficials who served as a presidential appointee in the Obama administration and now works for the largest Hispanic-owned architectural and engineering company in the United States; and a certified naval engineer from Venezuela turned race track driver who has spoken to hundreds of young people from Arizona to Texas and around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Guatemala and Mexico.
HE&IT’s cover story features just as diverse and multicultural a group. Students in sci- ence, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, including Ecuador transplant Jessica Nunez, who was named the East Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year, show how they landed successful internships that allowed them to gain real- world experience, opening doors to future careers.
According to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of recently released data from the Census Bureau, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010 largely because of a single-year surge in Hispanic enrollment. College-age Hispanics accounted for 1.8 million of the overall enrollment of 12.2 million young adults in two- or four-year colleges in 2010—setting records both for their number and share of young college students, the report said. Without a doubt, the most dominant driver of these enrollment trends over the long term as well as in recent years has been rising educational at- tainment, a sure-fire path to success.
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