Overview of New Research
The State of the State for Washington Latinos Project
A Community Partnership Between Whitman College and the Walla Walla Latino American Forum
The project continues in 2008 with a special focus on Voting Rights during the winter and spring. A new course at Whitman, Voting Rights and Latinos in Washington State, explores Latino voting patterns in several communities to see how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act might be invoked. It also examines Latino voter mobilization efforts in anticipation of the 2008 election.
The project has new funding from the Community Based Research project at Princeton University. In the fall of 2008 students will engage in research to createThe State of the State for Washington Latinos: 2008.
Project History
In the fall of 2005 under the direction of politics professor Paul Apostolidis, Whitman College undergraduates completed the initial report on The State of the State for Washington Latinos. It was the first-ever widely inclusive account of social and political conditions for Latinos in Washington. Spanning issues ranging from education to health insurance, from farm labor to housing, and from voting rights to domestic violence, the 2005 report showed graphically that the challenges and inequalities facing Washington Latinos are multiple, interwoven, and deeply entrenched.
The State of the State for Washington Latinos: 2006 dramatically expanded the scope of the earlier inquiry, supplementing the first report with an entirely new array of research on pressing issues that affect Latinos and all residents of this state. A second group of advanced and highly motivated undergraduates at Whitman College conducted the inquiries.
New Research Projects for Fall 2008
Informing Policymaking for Latino Health
Alicia Edwards
Neighborhood Based Organizations, Latinos, and the Community At Large: A Case Study in Walla Walla, WA
Alisa Larson-Xu
The Future For Latinos And Green Collar Jobs
Elli Matkin
2005 Research Projects
Washington State K-12 Education and Latinos: An Examination of Policies and Practices
Devan Schwartz
Assessing the Impact of Head Start on Latino Children and Their Families
Danielle Alvarado
The Experience of Latino Adult Learners in the State of Washington
Veronica Willeto
Picking the Fruit of Knowledge: Washington Apple Farmworkers, Work, Family, and Politics
Paulina Oceguera
The State of Public Health for Washington Latinos
Himani Wickramanayake
Perspectives on Housing in Washington State: Conditions in Walla Walla
Alan Blickenstaff
An Analysis of the Barriers Latina Immigrants Face in Washington's Domestic Violence Response Network
Angela Walker
Voter Turnout Among Latinos in the State of Washington
Austin Rainwater
2006 Research Projects
Introduction to 2006 Report
By Paul Apostolidis
Latino Youth Political Efficacy and Voter Mobilization
Anuradha Sawkar
Latino Access to Higher Education in the State of Washington
Kevin McNellis
The Larger Ecology of Latino Success in Secondary Education: Why Some Latino Students are Beating the Odds
Caitlin Schoenfelder
Call for a School-Based Preventative Approach to Domestic Violence Among Latinos in Washington State
Libby Culclasure
The Effects of Immigrant Status and Income Level on Homeownership for Latinos in Washington State
Julia Leavitt
Latinos & HIV / AIDS Prevention
Matteo Legget
Spring 2008 Research Projects
Research Report Summaries
The State of the State for Washington Latinos: New Research, Spring 2008
The Representation Gap: Latinos in Toppenish, Wapato, and Granger School Board Elections
Voting Rights Research by Nicholas Dollar
Building a Community: Strategies of Latino Mobilization in Granger and Toppenish, WA
Political Mobilization Research by Emma Fulkerson
The Missing Majority: Latinos and City Council Elections in Pasco, WA
Voting Rights Research by Tim Shadix
Building Bridges: Latino Political Mobilization in Pasco, WA
Political Mobilization Research by Andrea Miller
A Tale of Two Cities: The Worst of Times for Latino Candidates in Quincy and Othello, WA
Voting Rights Research by Kramer Phillips
The Invisible Latino: A Study of Electoral Politics in Walla Walla, WA
Voting Rights Research by Pedro Galvao
Overcoming Obstacles to Latino Mobilization in Walla Walla, WA
Political Mobilization Research by Lisa Curtis
Signaling Change: Biligual Media in Yakima, WA
Political Mobilization Research by Melissa Navarro
