ABC7's Beyond the Headlines with Cheryl Jennings: Hispanic roundtable

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Each week we examine stories that affect people who live and work in the Bay Area.

This week's special edition of "Beyond the Headlines" focuses on the Bay Area's culturally rich and growing Hispanic community. The U.S. government defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. This includes people from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and South and Central America. Recent census projections show Latinos at almost 18% of the country's estimated 323 million people. In California, the last census reports Latinos and Hispanics as 38% of the state population.

DIGITAL EXTRA: Hispanic roundtable

This week's special edition of "Beyond the Headlines" focuses on the Bay Area's culturally rich and growing Hispanic community.

ABC7 Mornings' Jessica Castro leads an in-depth discussion with key local leaders regarding some of today's pressing issues in our Hispanic or Latino communities. Topics covered include philanthropy, immigration services, education, and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

In addition, our studio guests continue their frank discussion in a digital-only segment featured here. (Recorded 9/13/17)

Studio Guests

Anna Gagliuffi

Communications Manager, Latino Community Foundation (LCF)

https://latinocf.org

https://twitter.com/latinocommfdn

https://www.facebook.com/latinocommfdn/

Janeth Medina

Corporate Strategy Analyst, Bank of the West

San Francisco Latino Giving Circle Network, LCF

Dreamer, DACA Recipient

https://latinocf.org/latino-giving-circle-network/

https://twitter.com/latinocommfdn

https://www.facebook.com/latinocommfdn/

Juan Cruz

Superintendent, Franklin-McKinley School District

http://www.fmsd.org

https://twitter.com/Franklin_MSD

https://twitter.com/fmsdsupcruz

https://www.facebook.com/franklinmckinleyschooldistrict/

Maricela Gutierrez

Executive Director, SIREN

http://www.siren-bayarea.org/

https://twitter.com/SIREN_BayArea

https://www.facebook.com/sirensj

Additional Resources

ABC7 News: Rally Held For DACA Students at UC Berkeley

September 5, 2017

http://abc7news.com/politics/rally-held-at-cal-for-daca-students/2380428/

SIREN 30 Year Anniversary Gala

Friday, October 27, 2017

San Jose Marriott Hotel, 301 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113

http://www.siren-bayarea.org/30-year-anniversary-gala

Latino Non-Profit Accelerator

https://latinocf.org/latino-nonprofit-accelerator/

DACA Information Nights (Franklin-McKinley School District)

Dates and locations vary

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

http://www.fmsd.org/apps/events/

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