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Claudia Kolker

Claudia Kolker
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Claudia Kolker

Claudia Kolker is an award-winning journalist who has reported from Mexico, El Salvador, the Caribbean, Japan and India. A former Los Angeles Times bureau chief and former member of The Houston Chronicle editorial board, she has also written for The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Economist, O: The Oprah Magazine, Slate, and Salon. She lives in Houston with her family.

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The Immigrant Advantage will be released on October 18, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 18, 2011
The Immigrant Advantage is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 18, 2011
The Immigrant Advantage will be released on October 18, 2011 in eBook
Oct 18, 2011
The Immigrant Advantage is now available in eBook
Oct 18, 2011

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Local book events: Feb. 26-March 3
Houston Chronicle, February 26, 2012
...Vengeance, 6:30 p.m. Thursday (March 1), Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597 or murderbooks.com. Claudia Kolker: The author will discuss and sign The Immigrant Advantage, 7 p.m. Thursday (March 1), Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet;...
Try a fresh take on holiday traditions this year
Fargo Forum, December 8, 2011
...people from different cultures, ‘What’s the most fun, most beloved practice your family does during holidays?’” suggests Claudia Kolker, author of the newly released “The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America About...
Local book events: Feb. 26-March 3
Houston Chronicle, February 26, 2012
...Vengeance, 6:30 p.m. Thursday (March 1), Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597 or murderbooks.com. Claudia Kolker: The author will discuss and sign The Immigrant Advantage, 7 p.m. Thursday (March 1), Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet;...
Study Finds Premature Birth Risk for Hispanics Increases With Time in US
HispanicBusiness.com, February 13, 2012
...Coalition. "They miss the support provided by their parents, such as making sure they eat and rest properly." Claudia Kolker, a Houston journalist who has researched the cultural traditions of immigrants in the United States, said Bukowski's study may be...
Study finds premature birth risk for Latinos increases with time in U.S.
Individual.com, February 11, 2012
...Coalition. "They miss the support provided by their parents, such as making sure they eat and rest properly." Claudia Kolker, a Houston journalist who has researched the cultural traditions of immigrants in the United States, said Bukowski's study may be...
Study finds preemie birth risk for Latinos increases with time in U.S.
Individual.com, February 11, 2012
...Coalition. "They miss the support provided by their parents, such as making sure they eat and rest properly." Claudia Kolker, a Houston journalist who has researched the cultural traditions of immigrants in the United States, said Bukowski's study may be...
Chances of a fractured GOP convention, Catholic firestorm over health mandate and other picks by The Times-Picayune's opinion writers
NOLA Live, February 9, 2012
...elsewhere: Most of the public conversation about immigration has been reduced to a polarizing shouting match. But author Claudia Kolker, contributing editor to the Houston Chronicle's editorial board, focused on what we can learn from immigrant...
It's Monday! What are you reading?
1330v, October 10, 2011
...It's Monday! What are you Reading? is my favorite meme. It's hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.I had a good reading week though I didn’t read as much as I wanted to. I don’t know what happened but days went by without me reading a word. This week...