{"id":41740,"date":"2015-06-10T23:19:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=41740"},"modified":"2015-06-10T23:19:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:19:29","slug":"el-chci-visita-a-silicon-valley-impulsa-la-diversidad-latina-en-el-sector-de-tecnologa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-chci-visita-a-silicon-valley-impulsa-la-diversidad-latina-en-el-sector-de-tecnologa\/","title":{"rendered":"CHCI Visits Silicon Valley, Pushes for Latino Diversity in Tech Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><\/p>\n<p><head><!-- meta ignored --><\/p>\n<p><!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- node type 8 --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria 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--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 10.0pt\" id=\"divBody\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15.95pt\" id=\"divWide\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">WASHINGTON,<br \/>\nJune 10, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Congressional Hispanic<br \/>\nCaucus Institute (CHCI) led a delegation of its board of directors and advisory<br \/>\ncouncil, including Hispanic members of Congress, for a Tech Community Summit in<br \/>\nSilicon Valley, hosted by Google, on Friday, June 5, 2015.\u00a0 In addition to<br \/>\nthe Summit, the CHCI delegation held high level meeting with tech<br \/>\ncompanies.\u00a0 \u00a0Last year, after mounting pressure from diversity<br \/>\nadvocates, leading technology companies made public their gender and race<br \/>\nemployment statistics, revealing a startling diversity gap, with Latinos being<br \/>\none of the most underrepresented minorities. \u00a0The numbers revealed on<br \/>\naverage that top technology companies had less than 4 percent of Latinos in<br \/>\ntheir workforce.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">&quot;We<br \/>\nneed each other and need to work together to address these very low<br \/>\nnumbers,&quot; said Rep. Linda T. Snchez, CHCI Chair. &quot;I applaud the<br \/>\ncompanies who have shared their employment figures   what gets measured gets<br \/>\nresults.\u00a0 We know that the tech sector is fueling job growth.\u00a0 The<br \/>\nBureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will be approximately one million<br \/>\nnewly created STEM jobs in the next 10 years.\u00a0 That corresponds with an<br \/>\nincrease of 16 million Latinos in the same period.\u00a0 Latino talent can fuel<br \/>\nthese employment ranks.&quot;<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">The<br \/>\nTech Community Summit included Latino representatives of Silicon Valley<br \/>\ntechnology companies, start-ups, non-profits and associations, joining CHCI&#8217;s<br \/>\nboard and advisory council for roundtable discussions to address how best to<br \/>\ndevelop a pipeline of Latino talent in the tech sector.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">The<br \/>\nconversation continued with high level discussions at several of Silicon<br \/>\nValley&#8217;s top companies to advance Latino diversity and address how technology<br \/>\ncompanies can work towards better outcomes by:<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Replicating<br \/>\n     successful STEM and Tech programs in K-12 programs <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Investing<br \/>\n     in higher education and Hispanic Serving Institutions <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Strengthening<br \/>\n     recruitment and retention strategies, including investing in paid<br \/>\n     scholarships and internships <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Supporting<br \/>\n     Latino <span class=\"SpellE\">start ups<\/span> and looking to Latino firms<br \/>\n     through procurement process <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">And<br \/>\n     increasing Latino representation on their boards<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/changing-america\/watch\/why-silicon-valley-needs-to-prioritize-people-of-color-460714563748\">Watch Esther Aguilera discuss efforts to increase Latino<br \/>\ndiversity in Silicon Valley on MSNBC here.<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\"><!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">&quot;We<br \/>\nadvocated for a comprehensive approach and critical investments so talented<br \/>\nyoung Latinos can gain access to this critical job sector,&quot; said Esther<br \/>\nAguilera, CHCI President &amp; CEO.\u00a0 &quot;Silicon Valley does not need to<br \/>\nlook very far to recruit more Latinos and CHCI hopes to partner with them to<br \/>\nensure they are providing jobs not only for coders and engineers, but in<br \/>\nmarketing, law, human resources, and the many other areas of work they<br \/>\nemploy.&quot; <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">CHCI<br \/>\nhas invited the technology companies to continue the conversation at its Public<br \/>\nPolicy Conference in Washington, D.C., this October 6-7.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">About CHCI<br \/>\n<\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">CHCI<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\"> is the premier Hispanic nonprofit<br \/>\nand nonpartisan 501(c<span class=\"GramE\">)(<\/span>3) leadership development<br \/>\norganization in the country that educates, empowers, and connects Latino youth<br \/>\nby providing leadership development programs and educational services. CHCI<br \/>\ndirectly impacts the lives of\u00a0more than 1,700 students and young<br \/>\nprofessionals each year through its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/fellowships\/default.asp\">fellowships<\/a>,\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/internships\/default.asp\">congressional<br \/>\ninternships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/scholarships\/\">scholarships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/ready_to_lead\/\">Ready to Lead<\/a>\u00a0(R2L<sup><\/sup>)<br \/>\ncollege readiness program, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/ready_to_lead\/page\/r2l-nextgen-\">R2L<br \/>\nNextGen<\/a>\u00a0program. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chcinextopp.net\/\">CHCI<br \/>\nNextOpp<\/a> is its latest resource allowing young Latinos to save, search and<br \/>\nshare life-changing opportunities for Latinos across the United States. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/about\/boardofdirectors.asp\">CHCI<br \/>\nBoard of Directors<\/a> is comprised of Hispanic members of Congress, nonprofit,<br \/>\nunion and corporate leaders. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/\">www.chci.org<\/a>, or join us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CHCI\/67237623707?ref=mf\">Facebook<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chci\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=1164227\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/chcicommunications\">YouTube<\/a>,<br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chcidc\">Instagram<\/a>.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n<p><\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHCI Visits Silicon Valley, Pushes for Latino Diversity in Tech Sector WASHINGTON, June 10, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) led a delegation of its board of directors and advisory council, including Hispanic members of Congress, for a Tech Community Summit in Silicon Valley, hosted by Google, on Friday, June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}