Latino tech challenge showcases unique apps
Voto Latino (VL) has announced the finalists the VL Innovators Challenge, a competition for Latino millennials seeking careers in the tech industry.
Voto Latino (VL) has announced the finalists the VL Innovators Challenge, a competition for Latino millennials seeking careers in the tech industry. Only 7 percent of technology workers are Latino, which VL credits partly to the fact that “Latinos don’t associate their awesome tech skills with the possibility of a career in tech.”
The winners of the challenge will spend two days on Google’s campus in California where they’ll get some one-on-one time with tech-giant members from Google’s creative, marketing, and Android teams.
Here’s the list of finalists and their unique Latino-focused projects:
Cityflag
Alberto A. Altamirano
A mobile app to help Latinos interact with local government.
Designing Culturally-Competent Health IT for US Latino Migrant Farmworker Population
Alexis Chaet
A video series to educate migrant farm workers in rural Virginia about health issues.
Dreamers Roadmap
Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca
A mobile app to help undocumented students find scholarships.
Electa
Sara Inés Calderón
An elections app to help get Latinos to the voting booth and involved in political races.
Healthy Women of West Kendall
Stefan Schwinderman
A mobile diet-and-exercise app promoting healthy lifestyles for Latinas.
Julie Through the System
Marco Perez
A mobile app to help Latino youth navigate the juvenile justice system.
Mi Mente
Ralph Vacca
A mobile app to help young Latinas that offers emotion regulation and training exercises.
Mi Mentor
Mayra Jhoana Cruz
A website to connect established Latino health professionals with Latinos trying to break into the medical field.
Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Development Program
Eutiquio “Tiq” Chapka
A six-week online course for Latino entrepreneurs looking to grow their business.
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