Mexican American Professionals Finally Have an Online Home

Mexican American Pro Archives website, mexican-american-proarchive.com, is
dedicated to sharing articles and pertinent information on 'the silent
minority.'

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lack of centralized information on "the
silent minority" inspired Humberto Gutierrez to establish
mexican-american-proarchive.com as a resource dedicated to tracking the
progress of Mexican American Professionals.

The website includes original content from Mr. Gutierrez, a Mexican American
writer and educator, who encourages readers to post information relevant to
the topic. Gutierrez "hopes the site will become an archive and resource of
information to facilitate the distribution of information which impacts
Mexican American Professionals."

Gutierrez stresses that there is a significant lack of research on the Mexican
American Professional demographic. He came to this realization after an
unsuccessful attempt to find reliable information on the topic.

Gutierrez's quest for information prompted "The Silent Minority: Mexican
American Professionals..." The article, published in The Hispanic Outlook in
Higher Education on July 28, 2003, discusses the lack of reliable data on
Mexican American Professionals.

Since publishing the article, Gutierrez has acquired updated information.
Latest numbers from the Census Bureau's 2007 American Community Survey show
that Mexican American college graduates are greatly underrepresented when
compared to other Hispanics.

Mexican Americans have and are still relegated to tired stereotypes of drug
traffickers and service workers. The Mexican American community numbers close
to 30 million, 10% of our total population. The Mexican American Community is
represented by a wide variety of persons including professionals. As a group,
Mexican American professionals have been largely ignored by the news media.
Recent numbers show that Mexican American College graduates represent only 6.2
% of their total population. This compares with 29.4% for Non-Hispanic
graduates.

Mexican Americans are the lowest in educational attainment among Hispanics.
Compared with other Foreign Born groups, Mexican Americans do even worse. For
example, college graduates from Mexico represent 5.2% of their total
population. In comparison, Indian college graduates have a 74.1%
representation.

About mexican-american-proarchive.com:

Mexican American Pro Archives (http://www.mexican-american-proarchive.com) is
dedicated to archiving information about Mexican American Professionals.
Creator and administrator Humberto Gutierrez was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and
relocated to the United States as a teenager. Gutierrez has been an educator
and writer for over 35 years. Please contact to request more information.

Contact:

Humberto Gutierrez, Administrator
Mexican American Pro Archives
Phone: 650-738-8584
betooliv@comcast.net

SOURCE Mexican American Professionals

Humberto Gutierrez, Administrator of Mexican American Pro Archives,
+1-650-738-8584, betooliv@comcast.net