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This is a large, large roundup as it includes the past three days. I had to do this to recover the numerous posts that were lost due to a server problem.
- Tejano Insider: Tejanos Must Note the Passing of a Latino Giant: Edward R. Roybal:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary)
- Elenamary – de aquí y de allá » Ohio’s Malinche:::(Posted in commentary)
- VivirLatino » From Miami, After Wilma:::(Posted in commentary)
- Romantic Comedy “Meet Me in Miami” to Premiere:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- VivirLatino » Freddy’s Not Rockin’ So Steady Among Latinos:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary, politics)
- Spanish evolving into its own melting pot:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- VivirLatino » Community Cara: Linda Nieves- Powell:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
- Latina Lista: Oklahoma Latino Teen Shot 15 Times by Police:::(Posted in hispanic news, commentary)
- Tim’s El Salvador Blog: The impact of gold mining:::(Posted in hispanic news, non-US news)
- Frist broadens Senate debate on border security:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics, immigration)
- Pineda Consulting » Arnold and Latinos: Having It Both Ways?:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Let’s Celebrate La Dia De Los Muertos!:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- Spanish-speaking student enrollment numbers increase. Wisconsin:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
- Latinos savoring political what-ifs. New Jersey!:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- FREDDY LOSING LATIN EDGE: POLL. Fernando Ferrer in NYC:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Outsourcing Ethnic Media: Knight Ridder Closes Nuevo Mundo:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
- Health of Latinos studied UConn grant hopes to lessen language, cultural barriers:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- For Latino families, Louisville has become place to live and learn:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Criminalizing La Raza Cosmica:::(Posted in commentary)
- The “Mothers and Women of Tomorrow” program provides health care for qualifying Hispanic women. Michigan:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- Zunch Communications, Inc. Opens Up in the Midwest:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
- Needs of growing Latino community prompts services assessment. North Carolina:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Case shows need for interpreters. South Carolina:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Occupational Hazards – Protecting a Multilingual Work Force:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
- Denny’s Awards Scholarships to 85 Latino Students:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, education, press release)
- Hispanic franchisee is the first:::(Posted in hispanic news, business)
- Hispanic audience questions Schwarzenegger:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Hispanic convert women a Muslim force:::(Posted in hispanic news, religion)
- Alcohol Industry’s Marketing Overexposes Hispanic Teens, Says Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth:::(Posted in hispanic news, marketing, health, youth)
- Actor/Writer Rick Najera Makes Nation’s Most Influential List; Hispanic Business Magazine Names Most Powerful Latinos in America for 2005:::(Posted in hispanic news, people, press release)
- La Voz Fin de Semana to Launch on November 12:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, press release)
- Diabetes epidemic looms along border:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- This week’s Ask a Mexican!:::(Posted in commentary)
- New Add Campaigns Target Latino Voters. California:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Work to find solution for day laborers:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- VOA News – US Senate to Take Up Immigration Reform Issues in November:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics, immigration)
- Sox bring Chicago Latino community together:::(Posted in hispanic news, sports)
- Chevrolet Presents the Major League Baseball Latino Legends Team Unveiled Today; Twelve Players Selected by Fans Honored Prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series:::(Posted in hispanic news, people, sports, press release)
- Devers Hopes To Become State’s First Elected Latino Mayor. Massachusetts:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Okay I think that is it for yesterday’s posts:::(Posted in site notes)
- Ariz. Farmers Fear Worker Shortage – New York Times:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Elenamary – de aquí y de allá » Latinos en Ohio III:::(Posted in commentary)
- UMKC seeks increase in Latino nursing students and doctoral candidates:::(Posted in hispanic news, health, education)
- BUENOS AIRES OFFSHOOT OF MOTHER EYES U.S. HISPANIC MARKET:::(Posted in marketing)
- ‘El Cerdo Es Bueno’ RE Campaign Recognized By PR News Awards.:::(Posted in marketing)
- Hispanic Film Archives: Upcoming DVD Releases for November 1st:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Hispanic Film Archives: Spain’s Pinocho 3000 is being released IN THE USA!:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- La Bloga: The Opposite of Chicana Chicano Literature?:::(Posted in commentary, art, music y culture)
- OrlandoSentinel.com:”>Immigrants will face rise in fees – OrlandoSentinel.com::::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
- LA COMUNIDAD HIRES NEW GENERAL MANAGER:::(Posted in marketing)
- latino lingo: ‘Cuz it’s Root, root, root for the Latino team …:::(Posted in commentary, sports)
- The Pepsi Bottling Group Helps Local Hispanic Community; Company Donates to Two Organizations for Hispanic Heritage Month:::(Posted in press release)
- NPR : Katrina Cleanup Puts Focus on Latino Workers:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Beck gets earful from Hispanic community. Ohio:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Project hopes to spur comeback of near-extinct chile strain:::(Posted in hispanic news, food)
- Crimes against Latinos not considered “hate crimes”:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- UConn wins grant to expand Latino health outreach, education:::(Posted in hispanic news, health, education)
- Green Industry Conference Offers Breakout Sessions in Spanish:::(Posted in hispanic news, event)
- Moms hone their English skills:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Some considerations for immigration policy:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
- Wi-Fi TV Espanol Launches Online With 25 Live Spanish Language TV Channels:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet, media, press release)
- Viacom To Acquire MásMúsica TeVe Network:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, media)
- Fuentes cites contributions of migrants, urges altruism Pilgrims were undocumented aliens, he says:::(Posted in hispanic news, people, immigration)
- Latino fans identify with Chicago White Sox, their ‘Las Medias Blancas’:::(Posted in hispanic news, sports)
- Ozarks hospitals break down language barriers:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- Chuchumbé: music to bridge the gap:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- For Mayor: Fernando Ferrer:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Trucking School Geared to Help Latinos Earn a Better Wage:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Hispanic Women Need Education On Domestic Violence:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- Dynamic Business Initiative Launches Louisville Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, press release)
- ROSA PARKS: 1913-2005 / Revered icon of civil rights / Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up seat to a white man set off Montgomery bus boycott in ’50s:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Polk deputy targets Hispanics, group says. Iowa:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Thalia Named March of Dimes Spokesperson:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Among Spanish Speakers, Interest in E-Commerce:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet, business)
- Roybal, dean of Hispanic leaders in Los Angeles, dead at 89:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics, people)
- Lopez finds new energy to laugh:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
- Lost in Translation: DMV Spanish Driving Manuals. Nevada:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Hispanic groups gather at MU. Missouri:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
- Arizona Premiere of the Most Talked about Mexican Movie of 2005, “Innocent Voices’’ to Open the Final Evening of the Puro Mexicano: Tucson Film Festival on Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 pm:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture, press release)
- Mexican nationals to vote from Waukesha County:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Synagogues begin Spanish services. Florida:::(Posted in hispanic news, religion)
- Mexican Businesses Won’t Reopen for Months:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, non-US news)
- Focus on Mexico’s Canana:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- President Celebrates Hispanic Heritage, Honors Volunteer Service:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Okay I think I got most of Mondays posts:::(Posted in site notes)
- Ads With a Telenovela Feel to Sell More Trucks:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, marketing)
- Hispanic Film Archives: Una cita de amor out before the Xmas holidays:::(Posted in commentary)
- Hispanic Film Archives: Ellas también son rebeldes out on DVD in December:::(Posted in commentary)
- Latino Legends is ill-conceived:::(Posted in hispanic news, sports)
- County Officials Want Crackdown On Undocumented Immigrants. Ohio:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
- Venezuela’s favorite team? Sox, of course:::(Posted in hispanic news, sports)
- Lopez Negrete Expands Team.:::(Posted in marketing)
- Significant Differences Between Diary & PMM For Hispanic Radio.:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
- New Dodge Ram 1500 Ad ‘La Promesa’.:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, marketing)
- Spanish Latinos Under-represented Online.:::(Posted in hispanic news, internet)
- Mesa experiences demographic shift:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- A magnet for immigrants:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Marketing muscle at Latin music festival:::(Posted in hispanic news, marketing)
- Richmond backs off issuing IDs for illegal immigrants. Kentucky:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- latino lingo: Dale mas gasolina:::(Posted in commentary, media)
- Latina Lista: La L Lista: Latino Heritage Museum; Salsa Competition:::(Posted in commentary)
- Latina Lista: Human Trafficking is Thriving in the U.S.: Lifetime Cable Airs Special Two-Night Miniseries to Grow Awareness:::(Posted in commentary)
- La Queen Sucia: Charles Isherwood is a Moron:::(Posted in commentary)
- La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON DEMETRÍA MARTÍNEZ:::(Posted in commentary, art, music y culture)
- Top 10 Ways to Attract and Retain Latino Employees and Customers:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, press release)
- Telemundo to Contend for World Cup TV Rights:::(Posted in hispanic news, media, sports)
- South Tucson to builders: Don’t ruin our way of life But expensive homes are coming to the close-knit Latino city:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- The local Latino:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Advocate: Latinos lack access to health care:::(Posted in hispanic news, health)
- Longoria: I’m desperate to be a housewife:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
- Quinceanera has its complications:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- Music du jour strikes cultural chord:::(Posted in hispanic news, art, music y culture)
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. is reportedly boosting spending in its advertising to Hispanics by 66 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, marketing)
- Latinos sought for political life:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Latinos are more visible in Hollywood:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Hispanic Radio Surges, Especially Among Youth:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
- Study Compares Brand Equity Scores Between U.S. Hispanics and Non-Hispanics:::(Posted in hispanic news, marketing, press release)
- Migrant workers in Southwest Florida face fear with storm:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Latino Parents’ “Choice” for Bilingual Education in an Urban California School: Language Politics in the Aftermath of Proposition 227:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
- Newcomer Center at Alamo helps Spanish-speaking students’ transition:::(Posted in hispanic news, education)
- Immigration battle seizes Colorado tax referendums:::(Posted in hispanic news, politics)
- Injustice for Immigrants:::(Posted in hispanic news, immigration)
- Rights in Spanish a must for DWI suspects?:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Carlos Rey: Man with ‘A Message’:::(Posted in hispanic news, religion)
- Library programs in Somerville expand to put the focus on Latinos. New Jersey:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Hispanic TV focuses on relevance:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
- Mexicans Grapple With Unique Problems As Immigrant Group, Consul General Says:::(Posted in hispanic news, education, youth)
- A cultural ambassador. Georgia:::(Posted in hispanic news, people)
- Radio station makes abrupt format switch:::(Posted in hispanic news, media)
- Lynn English student focus of MTV public service spot:::(Posted in hispanic news, youth)
- Verizon Signs Spanish Language Programming Deals for FiOS TV:::(Posted in hispanic news, business, media)
- New church geared toward Hispanic population. Indiana:::(Posted in hispanic news, religion)
- VivirLatino » Looking out for number one:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- VivirLatino » Hurricanes: Not Just for Tourists Anymore:::(Posted in commentary)
- Publius Pundit – BOLIVIAN FREE TRADE MARCH:::(Posted in hispanic news)
- Sorry having server problems, again:::(Posted in site notes)
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Knowledge is Power and this page is just the start. Hispanics/Latinos are a growing diverse force in this country. Check out some of the 54,866 items found on this site below or dig into the Site Map
Best of the Rest
- November 24, 2009
- Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight
- Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money
- LULAC has redesigned their website – (look much better imho – on a tech note there are a few RSS problems)
- As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants
- LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.
- The mayor of a wealthy suburb (San Pedro Garza Garcia) of Monterrey said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs.
- Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Hispanic Thanksgivings produce family-filled feasts
- Jose Garces Named Food Network’s Next Iron Chef
- Interview with Bebel Gilberto- she just released a new album titled All In One
- November 23, 2009
- No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations
- New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
- Women and Minorities Getting Left Out of Green Job Market, New Study Finds
- Americans Running South: Why We are Flocking to Mexico for Work
- On the mayor’s agenda: ‘Civilize’ Mexico City – Marcelo Ebrard
- Wild Horse Activists Fly Banner Over Denver Calling Salazar “Slaughter Czar”
- In Argentina, One Person Dies Every 28 Hours from Police Repression
- Lou Dobbs Calls Himself Latinos’ ‘Greatest Friend,’ Denies Tying Leprosy To Undocumented Immigrants – Interviewed by Maria Celeste on Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo
- November 21, 2009
- 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
- Meg Whitman’s Latino Outreach & the Pete Wilson Connection – CA politics
- Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio
- Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)
- A fire destroyed 106 houses in the Ecuadorian Pacific coast city of Guayaquil and left more than 500 people homeless, as well as 14 children with symptoms of smoke inhalation.
- LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
- 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.
- Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez
- Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican
- Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment
- Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still – Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty.
- Lalo Alcaraz on Lou Dobbs (departure from CNN)
- November 20, 2009
- 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
- Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
- We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”
- Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
- Digital out-of-home (DOOH) Effectively Reaches Latinos On The Go – few marketers truly utilized digital media when reaching out to the Hispanic community.
- A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
- ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
- In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
Latest Essentials
- November 25, 2009
- TOP Ten signs you are at a Cholo themed Thanksgiving dinner
- November 24, 2009
- So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?
- Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.
- The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.
- Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”
- Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.
- Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time
- The New General Market – Current trends suggest expanding Latino influence will blur the lines and Hispanic and general markets will collide, with the resulting merger revealing a new, evolved American general market
- November 23, 2009
- New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In ‘08; But Data Is Limited
- San Antonio’s Museo Alameda in financial straits
- It is Better to “Spic”? When Were Ricans Ever the Model Minority?
- Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
- Guapa, it’s your genetic ancestry I love – study of DNA found that within Mexican populations, people tended to pick partners with similar proportions of Native American and European ancestry, while in Puerto Rican populations couples had paired up based on their shared balance of European and African ancestry.
- November 21, 2009
- Hispanic Caucus: ‘You Lie!’ Outburst to Blame for Senate Health Bill Provision on Illegal Immigrants
- Central American nations will demand $105 billion from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region’s representatives said on Friday.
- “They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
- November 20, 2009
- Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
- Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
- The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by 9 million to 189 million this year, the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a report presented on Thursday.
- Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?
- Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
- Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
- Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
- November 19, 2009
- TOP Ten reasons you should watch Lopez tonight not Conan
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
- After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.
- Nacional Records Sampler 2009 | The New Sounds Of Latin Music – 21 FREE mp3s over at Amazon – (cool!)
- Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
- When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”
- More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
- New Report Shines Light on Detainee Rights Violations in Minnesota
- CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime
- Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
- November 18, 2009
- New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
- On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
- Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
- California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
- Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
- Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
- Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill


