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The Weekly Review of the Best Hispanic & Latino News: July 9th – 12th, 2007

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Posted on: July 13th, 2007
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July 12, 2007

Top Stories

Detention isolates illegal immigrants

The owner of Grande Foods says the transition to a Latino market has been full of challenges and fun – (interesting article & 1st comment out of Cornelius, Oregon especially for any of you in the grocery/food industry)

Migrantless Arizona economic output would drop 8.2%

Arizona urges VD test for pregnant Hispanics – Rate of syphilis higher in Latinas, AZ statistics say

Burns says Hispanic demands for WWII film have been met

Quinces fit for a queen – S.W. Florida businesses responding to growing demand for expensive, elegant traditional Hispanic coming-of-age parties

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3 Out Of The New Seven World Wonders Are Latino » VivirLatino

“Ask a Mexican!’ author out to break stereotypes – Gustavo Arellano

Spanish-language document perplexes Fulton court officials – Georgia (court officials said it was the first foreign-language document they’d ever received?!?!?)

Immigrants Are Denied Marriage Licenses

Seattle Mariners powered by Latino force

Is Mexico paying for U.S. housing downturn?

Ken Burns versus the critics (well, “versus” might be a stretch, as might “critics”)

New report shows Latino churches key partner in fight against AIDS

Dark comedy opens festival – The International Hispanic Theatre Festival gets off to a good start. – Miami

Power of purse meets power of immigration law in suburb – Waukegan, Illinois

Reading between the words – Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience

Did You Know

Did You Know? Estimates vary but the Congressional Budget Office puts the expected cost of the border fence at $3 million a mile

July 11, 2007

Top Stories

Longtime Advocate for Immigrants Now Faces Deportation – Victor Toro

Murder Case Fails Against Immigrants in Pennsylvania City – Hazleton, Pennsylvannia

City’s Latino film fest is back: better, stronger, feistier – New York International Latino Film Festival

Spain’s Banco Popular to buy U.S. TotalBank for $300 mln

American Weapons Flood Mexico, Fueling Violence

Hillary Clinton, Obama and Sharpton headline Hispanic conference – La Raza’s conference in Miami

My Picks

English-language Newspapers Still Dont Recognize Latinos as Part of Their Core Readership

Mexican mega-mushroom a savoury stunner (you have to see the picture)

Gazpacho blends in – This Spanish classic of humble origins evolves into elegant puréed versions that still refresh on hot days.

Comedian goes from Iraq to Nile – Frank Lucero

Puerto Rico’s turning out Caribs best – in terms of food

It has a familiar ring to it: “Driving while brown’

Simpáticos no more? Americans and Hispanics have been amigos for ages. Now were not sure

Add slam dunks to the long list of Dominican sports feats – Al Horford

U.S. set to name Latin coach as technical director

Family, friends remember brutalized teen – David Ritcheson

The futility of classifying ourselves by race – or as originally entitled “Race, Politics and the Middle School Cafeteria”

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Did You Know? NCLR will focus its voter drive in 11 key states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas.

Did You Know? In 2006 two thirds of all new construction jobs were filled by workers of Hispanic descent, many of whom are Spanish-dominant or bilingual

Did You Know? Advertisers spent $123 million in 2006 on Hispanic media in Chicago

Did You Know? Hispanics will account for more than one out of five Chicagoans by then, reaching 2.15 million residents with $58 billion in buying power

July 10, 2007

Top Stories

Mexican migrants fly home under voluntary repatriation program

La Raza moves to mobilize Hispanic voters – Miami

Latino advocates look for political payback

Convention 2007 | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens – July 9th – 14th at Navy Pier in Chicago (wish I was there to attend)

Americans Not Ready for Hispanic President (almost half think that the country isn’t ready to elect one, yet more than 80% would vote for one)

Hispanics expected to be California’s majority by 2042

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Chicago – In 5th-largest Hispanic market, media chances aplenty as swelling population not fully tapped

Ancient Americans Liked It Hot: Mexican Cuisine Traced To 1,500 Years Ago

Spain: Women demand a running of the cows

Uncertainty as Arizona immigrants await crackdown

Passion for theater shapes Garcia household – Teatro en Miami Corp

Hillary’s Friends In Spanish

The Spanish new wave – The Latin Alternative Music Conference hits New York – (another one I wish I could attend)

Latino students need civic support

Hispanic women face great heart risk

Grant supports Latina filmmakers

Migrant-bill backlash targets talk radio

Farmers confront feds on migrants – Dairymen, growers learn that warrants aren’t required for raids – Livingston County, New York

Being born in the USA may not be good for Hispanic health

LA Galaxy’s Latino fans ready to fete Beckham

Did You Know

Did You Know? More than a quarter million black and Hispanic families are expected to lose their homes in the next few years due to foreclosure

July 9, 2007

Top Stories

Latino communities cope with rise in Alzheimers cases

Los Angeles mayor’s infidelity costs him Latina support

Immigration busts make sheriff a star – Columbia, Tennessee – (I think we will start seeing more and more of this throughout rural America now that the Federal Government failed to do anything)

School Expects Hispanic Student Majority In Fall – 1st in Alabama’s history

Guatemalan factory making Daisy Fuentes clothing for US department store chain agrees to follow labor laws

Latinos growing clout has seized candidates notice

Turmoil in Tulsa: The illegal immigration wreck

Live From Arkansas, Utah News in Spanish

Hispanic groups push Santa Ana to adopt sanctuary designation – California

Chicago Activist Discovers Hispanic Youth Harshly “Treated” at Indiana Detention Center

My Picks

Spanish newscast starts today – The first in the Pacific Northwest – (kind of hard to believe)

Latin American tastes have spread across the Gulf Coast, creating a market for cuisine thats Hot hot hot

Richardson Ranks Second in TV Advertising Race

Hispanic impact on e-tail is growing

Kansas Hispanic activist says he’ll return to Mexico

Hispanics give new life to citys Scouting program – Lawrence, Massachusetts

Latino Christians: A Branding Exodus?

Did You Know

Did You Know? The number of Latinos with Alzheimers disease and related dementia is expected to increase 600 percent by 2050, a new study by the national Alzheimers Association finds.

Did You Know? In Texas, the 2.1 million registered Latino voters already constitute 22 percent of the states total of 9.6 million

Did You Know? Latino voters increased their numbers by more than a third in the past decade and constituted more than 8 percent of the nations eligible voters in 2006

Did You Know? A recent study from JupiterResearch predicts that Hispanics will spend $12.8 billion online in 2007, which represents 11% of all online spending

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Hispanic/Latino News Essentials –»

Hispanics Are Increasingly Motivated about the 2010 Census with 91% Intending to Participate – according to the newest Ipsos-Telemundo telephone poll :: from www.ipsos-na.com

With so many Zacatecans in L.A., why is the best cooking still found at home? :: from www.latimes.com

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Translator Edith Grossman Speaks Up For Translations – (interesting) :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Video: The National Hispanic Media Coalition 2010 Impact Awards Gala – Part 1 & 2 – hosted by Wilmer Valderrama and Jose Luis Valenzuela

Low Hispanic College Graduation Rates Threaten U.S. Attainment Goals – New Study: “Rising to the Challenge: Raising Hispanic Graduation Rates as a National Priority” – Hispanic students generally graduate at lower rates than their white peers, even among schools with similar admissions standards

New report finds colleges bear half of the blame for low Latino graduation rates :: from www.latinalista.net

Filling Out the Census While Latina or How My Mom is White and I’m Not :: from vivirlatino.com

Latino Congressmen Take a Gamble with Health Care Reform :: from latinopoliticsblog.com

Three Mexican guestworkers find doing things legally incurs a high cost :: from www.latinalista.net

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to launch a crime and immigration sweep this week, but declined to say specifically when or where it will begin. :: from www.azcentral.com

Best of the Rest Hispanic/Latino News –»

More multi-generational families in US: The shift to extended families was evident across the board, but it was more widespread among blacks and Asian- and Hispanic- Americans than among non-Hispanic whites. :: from www.nytimes.com

32% of US Catholics are now Hispanic :: from www.catholicculture.org

Out of the city of Holland’s 226 appointed and elected board members, only 16 are Hispanic. That’s 7%, a drop in the bucket compared to Holland’s 24.7% Hispanic population. Twenty of the city’s 35 boards don’t have a single minority member. – Michigan :: from www.hollandsentinel.com

The spin on President Felipe Calderon’s visit to Juarez – The range of spin on the news of the day in the Mexican press is often astounding. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com

Economy drives Prince George’s couple back to El Salvador :: from www.washingtonpost.com

Wal-mart rumor mill evidence of immigration tension :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com

New TRAC Reports Show a Staggering Immigration Caseload and an Unrelated Drop in Federal Prosecutions :: from immigrationimpact.com

Brutal atropello contra las Damas de Blanco :: from www.miamiherald.com

Five Real Mexican Foods That Should Be More Common :: from blogs.ocweekly.com

Nine Signs That Latinos Are The New Irish :: from guanabee.com

Video: Violencia en Cuba contra Damas de Blanco

Mexico border city relives nightmare of violence – Renewed feuding in Nuevo Laredo between drug gangs spurs old fears amid dozens of deaths. :: from www.latimes.com

Cuban protesters punched, dragged – For the second straight day, but in a much harsher manner, Cuban security agents broke up a protest march by female relatives of jailed dissidents. – Damas de Blanca — or “Ladies in White” :: from www.miamiherald.com

Scores of police officers — including the entire department of one town — have been detained in Mexican probes of killings and kidnappings. :: from www.usatoday.com

Groups mobilize to pressure lawmakers to act on immigration reform – Plans include a march in Washington, a texting drive, ‘tacos for justice’ coupons and score cards for lawmakers’ votes on immigration issues. ‘The time for promises is over,’ an organizer says. :: from www.latimes.com

A top-level American delegation will visit Mexico on Tuesday in a major show of solidarity, after the borderland drug war claimed the lives of U.S. consulate employees last weekend. :: from www.dallasnews.com

Author Examines ‘The History Of White People’ – in her new book, The History of White People, historian Nell Irvin Painter explores the concept of whiteness — and explains how many ethnic groups now regarded as white, from Irish, Jews, Italians were once excluded from mainstream American society. :: from www.npr.org

A Man, a Mission and More than a Million Acres of Mexican Coastline – How COSTASALVAjE/WiLDCOAST is Protecting and Preserving Coastal Ecosystems and Wildlife in The Californias from Baja and Beyond :: from themexicoreport.com

Hispanic/Latino Cultura News –»

Essentials

More multi-generational families in US: The shift to extended families was evident across the board, but it was more widespread among blacks and Asian- and Hispanic- Americans than among non-Hispanic whites. :: from www.nytimes.com

Five Real Mexican Foods That Should Be More Common :: from blogs.ocweekly.com

Nine Signs That Latinos Are The New Irish :: from guanabee.com

Bomba Estéreo ‘Blow Up’ SXSW & El Mundo Entero :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com

Raising Bilingual, Bicultural Kids – Spanglish Baby :: from labloga.blogspot.com

With so many Zacatecans in L.A., why is the best cooking still found at home? :: from www.latimes.com

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Translator Edith Grossman Speaks Up For Translations – (interesting) :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Capirotada, Mexican bread pudding traditional for lent :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com

BRWN BFLO Is Ballsy; Preemo’s Concrete Dreams Passes the Time :: from blogs.houstonpress.com

Video: The National Hispanic Media Coalition 2010 Impact Awards Gala – Part 1 & 2 – hosted by Wilmer Valderrama and Jose Luis Valenzuela

Video of Los Tigres Del Norte y The Chieftains-Canción Mixteca

Additional

Victory Records has signed New Jersey/New York recording artist Ill Nino. The band will enter the studio in April for a late summer album release. :: from www.antimusic.com

Are You Sure You’re Speaking Spanish Correctly? – new book “Hablando bien se entiende la gente”

Fonseca Teams Up With Willie Colon in Latest Single :: from www.shoutcastblog.com

Bunbury 2010 U.S. tour dates for ‘Las Consequencias’

Cruz Reynoso, the first Latino Justice on the California Supreme court and filmmaker Abby Ginzberg are scheduled to appear at the Bagdouma Community Center in Coachella on March 23. :: from www.mydesert.com

Author takes on challenge of telling the stories of Mexican pioneers in Big Bend – Federico Villalba’s Texas: A Mexican Pioneer’s Life in the Big Bend” by Juan Manuel Casas :: from www.victoriaadvocate.com

All in the Family: Andy Garcia & Dominik Garcia-Lorido Share the Silver Screen in ‘City Island’ :: from latina.com

Paquita La Del Barrio Apologizes :: from www.latingossip.com

Jencarlos Canela Named Most Beautiful Man on TV :: from www.latingossip.com

Latin Stars Set For ‘Billboard en Concierto’ :: from www.billboard.biz

Antonio Banderas Named UN Goodwill Ambassador, To Focus On Poverty :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Recipe: Jerez-style wedding asado (Asado de boda Jerezano) :: from www.latimes.com

Actress Natalie Morales is joining NBC’s sophomore comedy “Parks and Recreation” as a recurring. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com

Marco Sanchez to recur on ‘NCIS’ :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com

LILA DOWNS First Live CD “Lila Downs y la Misteriosa en Paris – Live à FIP” April 13 + U.S. Tour news

Yaro360 Talks to Home from Home Radio Show About His Music and Culture, Airs Monday, March 20

“SAN PATRICIO” Debuts As The #1 Latin & World Music Album In The Country

SXSW 2010: Latin Artist to Watch: Gustavo Galindo

From the Motherlands to El Barrio: New York’s Latino Immigrant Experience – The American Museum of Natural History – Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, 1–5 pm –

Feliz dia de San Patricio! or: Kiss Me, I’m Latin’O :: from www.600words.com

Sabine Moussier sobre su enfermedad: “Desde hace cinco meses no me levanto” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Se complica salud de Baby Rasta :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Muere hermano de Lucía Méndez :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Muere la mamá de Fher, de Maná – La madre del cantante falleció la semana pasada en San Antonio, TX, tras haber luchado contra el cáncer :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Fito Páez lamenta la “aniquilación cultural” en el lanzamiento de su nuevo disco :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com

Belinda grabará Egoísta en inglés :: from www.univision.com

Dayana Mendoza confesó que está abierta al amor, pero que los hombres no se le acercan :: from www.univision.com

Hispanic/Latino Business News –»

Essentials

The World Cup is less than 3 months away, but Univision has sold more than 90% of the available spots. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com

Tax breaks for Captain Morgan ignite rum war in Caribbean – Captain Morgan’s move from Puerto Rico to Virgin Islands has sparked feud between U.S. territories :: from www.orlandosentinel.com

Hispanic Media’s Social Revolution – Q&A With Telemundo EVP of Digital Media and Emerging Business Peter Blacker :: from www.multichannel.com

Mi Pueblo Food Center opens in San Rafael, CA – 15th full service grocery store, they have plans to open five more stores this year in Northern California. :: from abclocal.go.com

Video: The National Hispanic Media Coalition 2010 Impact Awards Gala – Part 1 & 2 – hosted by Wilmer Valderrama and Jose Luis Valenzuela

Hispanic Nets Test Social-Media Waters – TV Players Get Active on Such Sites as Facebook, Twitter :: from www.multichannel.com

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How Much Do We Really Know About Mexico? :: from www.mediapost.com

More than $4.8 Million Raised During Two-Day Univision Radio Event to Help St. Jude Fight Childhood Cancer

Recession, Census Take Radio Bilingue’s Year-Long National Multimedia Series on the Economy to D.C., North

Latin Interactive World: A look at Santillana Publishing :: from www.portada-online.com

Unum Releases Videos to Help Spanish-Speaking Customers Understand Products and Services

BankAtlantic’s Marta Armas, Appointed by The Florida Bar to the Grievance Committee for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit

Anchor Kathy Vara now at KNBC-4 to become the sole anchor of the 4:30 to 5 am newscast. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com

Economy drives Prince George’s couple back to El Salvador :: from www.washingtonpost.com

Three Mexican guestworkers find doing things legally incurs a high cost :: from www.latinalista.net

Hispanic entrepreneur profile: Tenacity, concrete firms up success for Joe A. Rosales – El Paso :: from www.elpasotimes.com

Federico Peña toasted, nearly roasted – Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver’s Lifetime Achievement Award :: from www.denverpost.com

Maximum TV and Dreamhouse Entertainment Partner to Offer Full-Length Telenovelas and Other Types of TV Programming to US Hispanic Market Via the Internet

Women Guestworkers Challenge Seafood Company’s Gender-Based Job Restrictions – 3 Mexican Women Represented By ACLU And North Carolina Justice Center

The RNHA Launches New Website

IMF Board Approves $790M Precautionary Loan For El Salvador :: from online.wsj.com

More US Hispanic/Latino News –»

Montgomery County youths take on Hispanic teen pregnancy – Maryland :: from www.washingtonpost.com

United Way will grant $90,000 to establish Latino Hispanic American Community Center in Harrisburg, PA :: from www.pennlive.com

Waukegan High School hosted the National Hispanic College Fair on Wednesday at the Brookside Campus – Illinois :: from www.suburbanchicagonews.com

NY teen on trial in hate crime stabbing death – Long Island – the murder of Marcelo Lucero – Trail update :: from www.washingtonpost.com

Immigration Reform: The Unwinnable, Necessary Fight :: from cockroachpeople.com

U.S. ‘Taqueros’ Join Immigration Cause By Donating -What Else?- Money from Tacos :: from www.chicagonow.com

Destacados De Esta Semana Por ESPN Deportes y ESPN Deportes Radio- Semana del 16 al 21 de marzo

International News –»

The spin on President Felipe Calderon’s visit to Juarez – The range of spin on the news of the day in the Mexican press is often astounding. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com

Brutal atropello contra las Damas de Blanco :: from www.miamiherald.com

Video: Violencia en Cuba contra Damas de Blanco

Juarez Story Untold As Journalists Are Targeted :: from www.npr.org

Mexico border city relives nightmare of violence – Renewed feuding in Nuevo Laredo between drug gangs spurs old fears amid dozens of deaths. :: from www.latimes.com

Cuban protesters punched, dragged – For the second straight day, but in a much harsher manner, Cuban security agents broke up a protest march by female relatives of jailed dissidents. – Damas de Blanca — or “Ladies in White” :: from www.miamiherald.com

Scores of police officers — including the entire department of one town — have been detained in Mexican probes of killings and kidnappings. :: from www.usatoday.com

IMF Board Approves $790M Precautionary Loan For El Salvador :: from online.wsj.com

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