Blogante Headlines for Thursday – November 29th, 2007

With so much ‘data’ or pages HispanicTips can be a bit overwhelming, so I have made it a little easier to drill down to find the info you are looking for. What am I talking about? For example you can see all of the immigration stories I have posted from any state, say Colorado. In case you don’t remember, I have been working on making the state, metro and subject pages more useful by adding content such as maps and news automatically pulled from various sources. (Most of these pages have a Google PageRank of 5 or 6) For example Colorado or Los Angeles now have local interactive Google maps and ‘Hispanic’ news from local papers and other web sources. Some state pages also have links to subject posts found in that state like California Latinas news or Colorado Hispanic Media news. Subject pages like Business or Politics have all of this except for the interactive maps. Instead they have a map of the US so you can click on any state and see all the Business news for that state like Florida for example. I am still in the process of rolling this out so you won’t see it on every page yet but I had to share it with you because at least to me it just seems cool. Oh before I forget again, I wanted to thank all of you, my regular readers, for spending some small part of your day with HispanicTips. – Gracias, Tomás

Immigrant who helped boy in US desert said he thought of own kids

Venezuela’s President Chavez accuses CNN of inciting his assassination

Learning the Language: Presidential Candidates’ Views on Bilingual Education

Roberto Lovato: No Laughing Matter: Anti-Latino Humor Has Entered the Mainstream

Consulates struggle with health care issues

English-Only Showdown – (should charities and other employers be protected from federal lawsuits over their English-only policies? – EEOC related)

Arizonans generally support the concept of local police officers enforcing federal immigration laws, but their support is fractured deeply along political and racial lines.

Language Speaks Volumes to Latinos Online – (English-speaking Hispanics embrace technology at higher rates than those who prefer Spanish)

Linda Alvarez Became 1st Latina To Anchor English-Language L.A. Weekday Newscast – signing off

San Francisco ID program: Legitimizing illegal immigration

2008 candidates need to be pressed on illegal immigration

Kaplan University Dean Shares Insights On Hiring And Retaining Latino Talent – With the Latino population booming and Boomers retiring, it’s critical for companies to develop a Latino talent strategy, according to Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D.

What’s the Spanish for ‘That was the wrong ad’? – Fort Worth

Hispanic unity offers ‘determined mother’ ticket to better life – Hollywood, Florida

NASCAR scours racing landscape for minority drivers

Patrol arrests immigrants with long rap sheets – Yuma, Arizona

Americans risky for Mexican hookers

Romney Supports Letting All Cubans Migrate To U.S.

The Immigrant University: Assessing the Dynamics of Race, Major and Socioeconomic Characteristics at the University of California

Hispanic tradition in state Senate leadership – Denver

Mestizaje: Making our racial categories obsolete

Salt Lake’s taco-cart rules unfair? – Hispanic group sees signs of discrimination

Irving mom’s dilemma: dad deported, kids ‘are from here’ – Texas

Spanish government report paints grim picture of global warming

Only 6% of New York’s State Troopers are Hispanic

51% of Mexican-American women between the ages of 40 and 59 were classified as obese, compared with 39% of non-Hispanic white women

McCain: Not everyone here illegally should be deported

Learning the Language: Presidential Candidates’ Views on Bilingual Education

2008 candidates need to be pressed on illegal immigration

Romney Supports Letting All Cubans Migrate To U.S.

Mexican markets jump on U.S. interest rate view

SIVOO and VOY Plaza Partner to Distribute Popular Latino Entertainment Content

Univision Audience Growth in Sharp Contrast to English-Language Network Declines

Kaplan University Dean Shares Insights On Hiring And Retaining Latino Talent – With the Latino population booming and Boomers retiring, it’s critical for companies to develop a Latino talent strategy, according to Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Ricardo Alvarez Named President and CEO of Castro Cheese

Jacuzzi Hires Michelle Cervantez to Spearhead Marketing Efforts

Salt Lake’s taco-cart rules unfair? – Hispanic group sees signs of discrimination

English-Only Showdown – (should charities and other employers be protected from federal lawsuits over their English-only policies? – EEOC related)

Univision Radio Applauds Arbitron’s Decision to Delay Rollout of Portable People Meter (PPM) Measurement

Health Plans Target Hispanic, Latino Communities Via the Internet

GE Hispanic Forum to Host U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez at Discussion of the Benefits of Global Trade

RTM&J(R) Helps Get Your HISPANIC-ON(TM)! – RTM&J Hires Hispanic Marketing Pioneer – Launches Hispanic Initiative

Tucson Hispanic chamber names new president – Maricela Solis de Kester

Language Speaks Volumes to Latinos Online – (English-speaking Hispanics embrace technology at higher rates than those who prefer Spanish)

Mega TV Channel 22 and Palm Beach’s WBWP Channel 57 Announce Groundbreaking Programming Agreement

Depende ‘vida de Betty’ de los huelguistas

Azúcar Moreno se separa temporalmente

Fobia presenta nuevo disco – “Fobia XX”

Eduardo Santamarina Determined to Get Back With Ex

Hot and spicy films, Latino style – the 11th International Latino Film Festival in Marin, California

Roberto Lovato: No Laughing Matter: Anti-Latino Humor Has Entered the Mainstream

From Pistolera, a danceable beat with a political edge

It’s Time Texas Latinos Hold John Cornyn Accountable for His Actions (Latina Lista)

Chavez Breaks Ties With Colombia

Los Angeles Lotto Scam Targets Spanish-speaking Residents

Latino libraries turning the page – New York

‘La Bienvenida’ event helps Latino campus groups provide welcome – University of Nevada, Reno

Hispanic College Fund Announces Partnership with Aguila Youth Leadership Institute

Kids Count reveals increase in Hispanic students – Rhode Island

Reaching Out To Hispanics in Central Illinois

Jones County auxiliary deputy accused of robbing Hispanic motorists – Mississippi

Veteran Journalists and Diversity Experts Focus on Immigration and Migration Trends at Dec. 4 Think Tank

Orioles shore up Latino presence – Baltimore

• Univision Communications Inc. Honors Ray Rodriguez by Dedicating Network Building
• Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics
• Guest Voz: First Latino President-elect of American Bar Association speaks out about civic education
• 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.
• Yeri Lopez: Student loan rules hamper best and brightest
• Democrats and Republicans deployed their heavy artillery Thursday in a heated congressional hearing to debate a bill seeking to end the travel ban to Cuba.
• Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?
• 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
• Univision/YouTube Partnership Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think
• Obama answers top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sanchez
• Time Warner Cable Launches in Los Angeles VeneMovies, New 24 Hour Commercial Free Film Channel
• USDA data shows more Latino children going hungry
• The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa. But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and there was no telling when it might be able to return — until the very slightest hint of a thaw in cultural relations between the United States and Cuba quietly brought the band to New York early this month.
• The Tulare-Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will name standouts in the community Saturday while raising money to help local businesses. – CA
• Local Latinos were honored for their achievements in business and politics Wednesday. – The Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce hosted an event at the Essence Restaurant in Springfield Wednesday night to recognize these individuals for their success.
• 70% of Cuba’s Farmland Threatened by Erosion
• The wave of crime besetting Puerto Rico seems to be out of control with 800 murders being committed here so far this year, but the island’s top police official says the problem does not fall exclusively within his department.
• The University of Panama indefinitely suspended classes on Wednesday after confrontations between students and police during a protest against alleged U.S. involvement in plans to build new military installations.
• Over the last 3 years, high schools that received the lowest marks from the city have been the ones with the highest percentages of poor, black and Hispanic students, despite an evaluation system that was meant to equalize differences among student bodies, according to an analysis by The New York Times of school grades released this week.
• Who seriously wants the Cuban trade embargo?