Mas Latinos in 2020

According to a report issued by the California Budget Project (CBP), the population of Latinos in California will increase by 70.3 percent between 2000 and 2020. Latinos will comprise 43% of the state population, compared to whites' share falling to 33.7%. Blacks remain close to current levels, changing from 6.5% to 6.7%, and Asians modestly increase from 11% to 12.7%. You can read the CBP report here. It's actually quite interesting. Readable and succinct.

The report further describes possible impacts on education due to the projected demographic trends, noting that there will be many English learners in the classrooms. That's one reason I applaud publications in English that are written for Latinos.

An excellent example of one such publication is Mas, a weekly paper and associated website geared toward the local Latino community in Bakersfield. The website is clean and uncluttered, the content is interesting, and the overall impression is one of freshness and vitality. Check out Mas here.

Full disclosure: Mary Lou Fulton, the general manager of Mas, is a good friend of mine, except maybe not at the moment, because I got her cat Bootsy in trouble, but that's another story.