Weekend Roundup of Hispanic-Latino News: October 14th-16th, 2005

1. LatinMusicNews.com Weekend Roundup of Latin Music News October 14th-16th, 2005″>LatinMusicNews.com Weekend Roundup of Latin Music News October 14th-16th, 2005:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture, daily roundup)
2. La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON ESMERALDA SANTIAGO:::(Posted in art, music y culture)
3. Latina Lista: Special Update: Latina Lawyer Who Lost Job Over Karl Rove:::(Posted in commentary, politics)
4. TV Pioneer Still Latina Role Model:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
5. Newsday.com: Key witness risks his life for justice. Witness won’t let threats stop him from testifying against ex-peruvian general in torture, kidnap case”>Newsday.com: Key witness risks his life for justice. Witness won’t let threats stop him from testifying against ex-peruvian general in torture, kidnap case:::(Posted in non-US news)
6. Irion County grad’s movie to be screened at Latino film festival:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
7. Illegal crossers now buying ’secure’ cards:::(Posted in hispanic news)
8. Newspaper editor pens book on slain reporter:::(Posted in media)
9. The poem that grew into a novel:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
10. USNews.com: Get to know the Hispanic market”>USNews.com: Get to know the Hispanic market:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, marketing)
11. Top Advertisers on Hispanic Stations:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
12. More than 100 people line up for Mexican ID cards. Greeley, Colorado:::(Posted in hispanic news)
13. Luis Angel Alejo: LAFCO must stop excluding minorities:::(Posted in hispanic news)
14. Su Teatro is coming home. Colorado:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
15. Carlos Guerra: Activist reunion held amid changes and need for more change:::(Posted in hispanic news)
16. Journalist follows new immigrants across U.S.:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
17. Gateway Offers Workplace Spanish for Realtors and Retailers. Kentucky:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
18. ‘Voices’ sticks closely to tales of children living with war:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
19. Effort made to aid Latinos. Massachusetts:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
20. Mercedes Olivera: More Texas kids eligible for low-cost health care coverage:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
21. State helps Hispanics start businesses. Tennessee:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, non-urban areas)
22. Gonzales doesn’t rule out seeking office in Texas:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
23. Language barriers cause costly delays in some Alabama courts:::(Posted in hispanic news, impact)
24. Hispanic Film Festival Schedule:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
25. Candidates reaching out for the Latino vote. New Jersey:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
26. Filling in the paperwork: Officially becoming a Latin King is ‘for life’:::(Posted in hispanic news)
27. In Maria Hinojosa’s book, Latino news is America’s news:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, people)
28. Got Goat? Farms scramble to catch up with Oregon’s hunger for the tasty meat:::(Posted in hispanic news, food)
29. Illegal immigrants living in a cash society become easy prey:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
30. Families sink roots in Arizona:::(Posted in hispanic news, impact, immigration)
31. Charros, mariachis perform in KC:::(Posted in hispanic news)
32. Life Study. Mendieta exhibit traces history’s impact on the artist:::(Posted in people)
33. A focus on Latin America. Interview with Susan Kaufman Purcell:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
34. Conference aims Latinos toward college:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
35. Hispanic market attracts investors:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
36. Hispanics: Region must improve communication:::(Posted in hispanic news, non-urban areas)
37. The nativist backlash on immigration is back:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
38. We might ask Latinos:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, politics, immigration)
39. A mixed blessing for immigrants:::(Posted in hispanic news)
40. Guest worker plan being shelved:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
41. Anti-illegal immigration measure in early stages in San Bernardino:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
42. The GOP’s border war – Los Angeles Times:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
43. Illegal immigration is a problem in Stafford, too.:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
44. USNews.com: America’s immigration debate lands on Main Street”>USNews.com: America’s immigration debate lands on Main Street:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
45. Immigration ‘mockumentary’:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture, immigration)
46. Latina Lista: Latina Television Reporter Risks Her Job to Stand Up for Latinos Suffering Injustice:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, people)
47. U.S. Remittances Booming in El Salvador:::(Posted in hispanic news)
48. Pineda Consulting » Cuellar and Bankruptcy:::(Posted in hispanic news)
49. www.DosCentavos.net: Over 300 Attend Chicano-Latino Conference!”>www.DosCentavos.net: Over 300 Attend Chicano-Latino Conference!:::(Posted in hispanic news, event)

October 15, 2005

1. ‘Enfoques’ shines TV spotlight on Hispanics:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
2. Groups unite in new initiatives to help Shore Latinos integrate:::(Posted in hispanic news)
3. Del Sol targets ethnic disparities in care:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
4. Guatemalans in Del. feel ‘need to do something’:::(Posted in hispanic news)
5. Latino college workshop touts higher education:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
6. Increased population leads to Spanish-language shows:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
7. Latina Lista: La L Lista: Viva Beisbol Latino; New Latino Blog; Child Soldiers:::(Posted in commentary)
8. VivirLatino » Anti-Arnold: We have to drive to survive:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, politics)

October 14, 2005

1. Daily Roundup of Hispanic-Latino News: October 14th, 2005:::(Posted in hispanic news, daily roundup)
2. Martinez announces bill, attacks restrictions on immigrant rights:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
3. New Hispanic food line launched in Miami:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, food)
4. Fresno State Prof Discusses Hispanic Men and Depression on National Radio:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
5. Hispanics Lose 117,000 Jobs in September:::(Posted in hispanic news)
6. US News Coverage of Guatemalan Disaster ‘Shameful’ | NSHP:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
7. LatinMusicNews.com Daily Roundup of Latin Music News in English for October 14th, 2005″>LatinMusicNews.com Daily Roundup of Latin Music News in English for October 14th, 2005:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture, daily roundup)
8. VivirLatino » Should a Blogger Be Granted Media Credentials for the Latin GRAMMY Awards?:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, art, music y culture)
9. VivirLatino » Tlatelolco: Mexico 68, the new Rojo Amanecer:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary)
10. Production Weekly reports that next month Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will begin filming “El Cantante,” an independent biopic of salsa singer Hector Lavoe.:::(Posted in hispanic news)
11. Hispanic Legislators Convene In Tampa For National Summit:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics, press release)
12. VivirLatino » Blogs en la Media Noche:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet, commentary, art, music y culture)
13. latino lingo: You go Girl ..:::(Posted in commentary)
14. Gilberto Gil is a musical legend – and a senior Brazilian politician. He tells Oliver Burkeman how poverty can be challenged if ideas are shared for free:::(Posted in hispanic news)
15. SIGNUP NOW for your FREE subscription to Batanga Latin Music magazine!:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, art, music y culture)
16. VivirLatino » The exporting of novelas:::(Posted in commentary, media)
17. VivirLatino » Lluvia Poetica:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, art, music y culture)
18. Babalu Blog: The Real Che Guevara – A Manifesto:::(Posted in commentary)
19. Google Desktop 2 is now available in Spanish:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet)
20. Tim’s El Salvador Blog: Innocent Voices opens in US:::(Posted in commentary, art, music y culture)
21. Hispanic Film Archives: Los olvidados on DVD:::(Posted in commentary, art, music y culture)
22. VivirLatino » Dayanara Torres & Wal-Mart Team Up to Sell:::(Posted in commentary, business)
23. Immigration costs more than thought:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
24. Immigration status can cost teens their dreams:::(Posted in hispanic news, education, immigration, youth)
25. Time to Fix Immigration – New York Times:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, immigration)
26. Survey Booth Proving to be a Popular Attraction at Truck Show Latino:::(Posted in hispanic news)
27. ‘Dale Earnhardt of Mexico’:::(Posted in hispanic news, people, sports)
28. ESDC.TV Will Be the First Spanish Online Shop for the Windows Media Player 10 in the USA”>ESDC.TV Will Be the First Spanish Online Shop for the Windows Media Player 10 in the USA:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet)
29. Newly discovered music by a Spanish Renaissance master:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
30. Spanish firm wins US$120mn wind contract – Dominican R.:::(Posted in non-US news)
31. PETA Media Center > PETA CALLS ON KIND SOULS WORLDWIDE TO HELP END SPANISH BULL-TORTURE FESTIVAL:::(Posted in hispanic news, press release)
32. Man Allegedly Enforces ‘English-Only’ Policy At Local Hospital. Cleveland:::(Posted in hispanic news)
33. Colorado has one of highest rates of mothers who are non-English speakers:::(Posted in hispanic news, impact)
34. The Mexican standout:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture, people)
35. Mexican soaps sell big in Spain:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
36. Survey: Mexican immigrants less likely to visit emergency rooms:::(Posted in hispanic news, health, immigration)
37. La Raza calls for unified effort at local, national level:::(Posted in hispanic news)
38. ‘Roe’ speaks at Hispanics for Life program in East L.A.:::(Posted in hispanic news)
39. Hispanic journalist fights stereotypes:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
40. Bilingual deputies in high demand:::(Posted in hispanic news)
41. Mi Sangre, Tu Sangre Premieres at Annual AABB Conference; New Educational Video Encourages Spanish-Speaking Community to Become Blood Donors:::(Posted in hispanic news, health, press release)
42. Prado Mortage Implements Dorado/First American Technology to Increase Mortgage Approvals Among Hispanic Homebuyers:::(Posted in press release)
43. Mexican novelas go global:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
44. Wells Fargo Donates $60,000 to Aide Hurricane Stan Victims in Central America and Southern Mexico:::(Posted in hispanic news, press release)
45. Hispanic faith flourishes:::(Posted in hispanic news, religion)
46. Hispanic priority: Education of children:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
47. Herald News publisher Franco receives award:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, people)
48. Chat transcript: Jose Brito answering questions about starting and operating a new business:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
49. Review: ‘Latinologues’ a better fit for TV:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
50. Mexican setback:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
51. ‘Latinologues’: Edgy, it’s not:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
52. Latinologues – Review – Charles Isherwood – Theater – New York Times:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
53. Survey to find buildings with Hispanic root:::(Posted in hispanic news)
54. International Hispanic Film Festival will show Hispanic diversity:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
55. Soraya, Latin Grammy winner a voice for breast-cancer victims:::(Posted in hispanic news, people, health)
56. Latino judges are far too rare in our courtrooms:::(Posted in hispanic news)
57. Review of ‘Latinologues’:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
58. Spanglish is catching on, but not everyone is happy:::(Posted in hispanic news)
59. Home in Rochester and in Costa Rica Hispanic Heritage Month:::(Posted in hispanic news)
60. Rolly: Utah may not speak Latinos’ language but marketing companies do:::(Posted in hispanic news)
61. FESTIVAL: LATIN FILMS WITHOUT BORDERS:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
62. Goya Foods invests $5.1 million in Southpoint The nation’s largest Hispanic-owned food company will open its first Virginia facility in Prince George:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
63. Howard Kissel: ‘Latinologues’: Mas is less:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, art, music y culture)
64. Hispanics find room to grow at college:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
65. Latina Lista: The Number of Latinas With AIDS has Risen 53 Percent:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, health)
66. La Bloga: Chicano Music:::(Posted in commentary, art, music y culture)
67. MUJERISTA » The Latino Case:::(Posted in commentary)
68. Planet Grenada: seeking submissions for book on latino muslims:::(Posted in commentary, religion)
69. HUD, DOJ, OAS Experts to Address Latino Issues in U.S. and the World at National Latina/o Law Student Association Conference, Oct. 20-23:::(Posted in hispanic news, event)
70. Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations » Juanita Ulloa’s Christmas album “Paz y Alegria” creates a new “Operachi” sound:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
71. latino lingo: Latino Lingo Launches!:::(Posted in commentary)

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• A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
• Juárez violence: Drug-war brutality persists despite presence of military
• Mexican doctors pointed to parents as the reason Mexico leads the world in child obesity, a problem made worse in this country by the lack of sports training.
• LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
• Pedro Almodovar’s “Los abrazos rotos” (Broken Embraces), his latest film and the fourth collaboration between the former enfant terrible of Spanish cinema and actress Penelope Cruz, has received mostly positive reviews from U.S. critics ahead of its release Friday in New York
• Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
• “Lost” Star Nestor Carbonell to Play Khan in “Star Trek” Sequel?
• Susana Iglesias, writing from the streets – Mexico City native is winner of the first-ever Aura Estrada Prize, an international competition for young women writing literature in Spanish.
• “They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
• Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas
• La Voz and Al Dia, two of Kentucky’s Spanish-language newspapers, have reached an agreement to share advertising and distribution resources and some news content.
• Interview with Children’s Author Lucia Gonzalez – Gonzalez’s latest children’s book, The Storyteller’s Candle, is dedicated to Pura Belpre
• Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics
• Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas
• Guatemala: Beneath the Rock and the Storm – Photo Essay
• Guest Voz: First Latino President-elect of American Bar Association speaks out about civic education
• Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
• Mapping Out Mexico – Navigating your way through Mexico can be tricky business sometimes – MexicoMaps.com
• Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Being Sued Over Dangerous Doggie
• Radio Arte, a community, bilingual and youth-centered radio station owned by the National Museum of Mexican Art, is joining forces with Vocalo.org, founded by Chicago Public Radio, for a year-long collaboration.