Latinos are 50 percent more likely to suffer from diabetes than the rest of the population. Diet and lifestyle changes that occur after immigration to the United States influence the appearance of the disease.

Undocumented students rally in D.C.
Undocumented teens stage a mock graduation in Washington, DC, hoping to bring attention to a law that would allow them to go to college
By Annie Nelson and Kristin Marsh

A community’s voice grows stronger
Nearly 200 Latinos mix merengue with a message in Jefferson City
By Coulter Jones

Latino center in the works
The proposed Latino studies center at MU would be a resource in integrating immigrants into Missouri
By Diego Sorbara

Study: Latinos value education
By Diego Sorbara

Elbowroom
Students in Centro Latino's Escuela Latina have more space to learn and play
By Diego Sorbara

Blind spots mar vision
By Tracy L. Barnett

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Global market
World Harvest offers a cornucopia of tastes from around the world
By Cristina García

The sport route
international students from Argentina to Africa use their athletic abilities to launch careers from drama to psychology
By Sara Stoltz

Athlete of the Month
Juliana Godoi, University of Missouri
By Sara Stoltz

Pieces of hope
Missouri's own "transnational pop-rock" artist brings hope, faith and a distinctively Latin groove to his sixth CD, "Matter of Time"
By Leah Shover

A Fantasma rocks the house
Grupo Fantasma brings a new CD — and a packed dance floor — to the Music CafÉ
By Sara E. Alsup