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Starting of by looking at 30 depictions, the Latinitas, an after school program geared towards young Latin-American girls, found that only 5 out 30 covers featured a women of Latin descent.
This is just one of the many issues discussed by the Latinitas as they prepare to publish their Webzine on www.Latinitasmagazine.org.
As of this year, every Monday after-school Latinitas will be held from 4:16-6:16 P.M. for the entire year. Latinitas is an organization that focuses on training the next generation of Latina media makers by empowering Hispanic youth through media and technology. It offers courses on journalism writing, digital photography, web design, blogging, radio production and filmmaking.
Latinitas was started in the spring of 2002 under the instruction of Professor Federico Subervi and six of his U.T students. It started as a volunteer-driven group and later expanded into a non-profit organization with a professional staff.
The group developed an idea to create a magazine exclusively for Hispanic girls that would emphasize the talent of young Latino youth. Laura Donnelly and Alicia Rascon, two students from the group, decided to take action and make the idea a reality. In January of 2003 they launched a Webzine that is now one of the most successful on the net.

“Until we launched, Hispanic girls didn't have a webzine to call their own. We were the first digital magazine for Hispanic girls,” founder Alicia Rascon said. “Despite the fact that Hispanics are the largest minority group in the country and the fasting growing population. Latino stories are not frequently covered. The stories you do read usually focus on negative issues and that should change.”
According to the National Health Institute, Hispanic teenage girls are placed at the highest risk amongst their African American, Asian, Caucasian, Native American and Pacific Islander peers for a vulnerability to teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, health issues such as obesity, and a drop in grades and confidence on the verge of entering high school.
In the magazine, there are articles about teen issues, relationships, advice, college, music, movies, health, beauty, and quinces. The webzine is published monthly and reaches more than 100,000 readers a year. Latinitas has expanded their mission from publishing a magazine for Hispanic girls to serving as a forum for Latina girls to express themselves.
Recently, Latinitas was named the “Best Aspiring Journalists” in the Austin Chronicle Best of Austin Critics Poll. Members have also been published and featured in the Austin American Statesman, Ahora Si, KOOP, METV and several other local media outlets.
“Our goals are to offer helpful information, address Latina youth issues, feature inspiring Latinas, showcase Hispanic culture, history and spotlight Latin entertainment,” Rascon said. “We are interested in more than how to get a boyfriend and where to find an expensive outfit. Our stories reflect the issues, culture, experience and voice of Latina youth. There are a lot of important issues facing Latina girls today, and we are very happy to give them a resource with a positive message.”