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Portrait of America: Latino/Hispanic
by the U.S. Census 2010

Greetings from the LPRAC Acting Executive Director:

Welcome to the State of Connecticut Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission (LPRAC). The LPRAC is a nonpartisan policy agency within the Legislative branch of government created in 1994 by an act of the Connecticut Legislature (P.A. 94-152, amended by P.A. 03-229 and re-charged by P.A. 09-07). Under Public Act 09-07, the LPRAC consists of 21 appointed volunteers that are mandated to advice the General Assembly and the Governor on policies that foster progress in the Latino communities residing in Connecticut.

In this website you will find a wealth of information that highlights some of the most current work of the LPRAC. Please take some time to browse through our pages to learn more about what we do or to find the latest information about issues affecting the state's Latino population.

Sincerely,
Werner Oyanadel

Werner Oyanadel
LPRAC Acting Executive Director

NBC30 News clip
The 2020 Population Shift:
A look at what the population in the year 2020 might be like.

Latest news
l Appropriations Committee Schedule hearing for LPRAC (i.e., Feb. 18 3:00 - 3:30 RM 2C)
l CT Legislature restructures Latino Commission's Mandate
l Latino Commission elects new Chair
l State Lawmakers Return to Capitol February 3, 2010 - Hartford Courant Article
l LPRAC partners w/ group that endeavors to close racial & ethnic education achievement gap
l LPRAC will host roundtable discussion about new publication on Latinos in CT - Feb. 25
l Post Latino TV - broadcasted by Telemundo announces work of the LPRAC in 2010

Mr. Oyanadel interviewed
by PostLatinoTV
on January 2010 about the work of the LPRAC
for the upcoming
Legislative Session.

Mr. Oyanadel, guest speaker at legislative advocacy class
at Mi Casa Family Services
in Hartford, sponsored by Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. Latino Initiative
on January 2010.