Blogante News for Monday - June 2nd, 2008

Posted on: June 2nd, 2008
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Blogante News Essentials –»

The Obama campaign has almost completely ignored Latino media, and the McCain campaign is even worse, writes La Opinión columnist Pilar Marrero

Bush administration steps up immigration raids - Election year aside, ICE vows to go full force

Did You Know? Nearly 3,700 illegal immigrants have been arrested in dozens of business sweeps since October, immigration officials told the Houston Chronicle, far ahead of the previous year’s pace.

Elfego Baca was a colorful, real-life character of the Old West - The Old West had a lot of characters, but with the exception of Pancho Villa, we don’t know that much about Hispanic individuals.

Girl Scouts trying to speak young Latinas’ language - Spanish Trails Council is offering bilingual camps this summer to attract new members and their parents. - California

Bilingual bee: Spelling is so fun they do it twice - asked to spell words in Spanish, including the accent marks. They then had to translate the word and spell it in English. - Houston

Did You Know? For every $1 that white American families save, a black or Latino family, on average, is only able to set aside 18 cents. The mortgage meltdown is having a devastating effect all across, but especially for people of color. It might strip as much as $213 billion in assets from black and Latino households, according to a recent study by the nonprofit group United for a Fair Economy.

Lou Dobbs Said He’d Be Happy to Triple Number of Legal Immigrants - David Sirota’s new book reveals unexpected tidbit about the God Father of the Anti-Immigration Set.

“Marineros” jerseys part of Mariners’ salute to Latin American players

Latin artists support Obama in music video - Produced by Andres Levin

Telemundo pulls plug on ‘Cada Dia’ - The decision to cancel the morning show underscores the Spanish-language network’s difficulties in competing against Univision.

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Wildlife coalition to file federal suit over waiving of environmental laws for border fence

Mexican drug capital turns into perfect setting for narco novelists

Chino Hills artist Abel Izaguirre creates tiny tributes to his old home: South L.A. - The man who watched his brothers fall victim to the streets found refuge in art. Many of his Locsters — such as ‘Tattoo Tony’ — are real people depicted as toys.

Girl Scouts trying to speak young Latinas’ language - Spanish Trails Council is offering bilingual camps this summer to attract new members and their parents. - California

The extraordinary paradox of ‘Mexican’ beer

Search for national park site to honor Cesar Chavez is urgent

Teen Pregnancy Higher Among Minnesota’s Latinas

For English Language Learners Everything Is an Uphill Battle

Will Los Angeles elect a white supremacist judge to Superior Court? Meet Bill Johnson

Longwood woman angry that spouse can’t re-enter U.S. from Mexico - (I wonder how many families are split up because of immigration - this story is not unique)

Ochoa not yet attracting new people to golf - (new people aka Hispanics)

Did You Know? Half the state’s 750,000 Puerto Ricans live in Central Florida. Most of them are Democrats, yet four of the five Puerto Rican elected officials in the region are Republicans, reinforcing the community’s prized independence in a closely divided state.

Did You Know? Hispanic and black young adults were at greater risk of being uninsured than whites, the report showed. While 23 percent of whites ages 19 to 29 lacked insurance, the figure was 36 percent of blacks and 53 percent of Hispanics.

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Obama on Latin America - Real Plans or Campaign Oratory?

Group: Music Is Key to Luring Young Latino Voters : NPR

Latino voting trends

Ricky Martin endorses Hillary Clinton

U.S. presidential hopefuls turn focus to Latin America - Demographic changes driving vote-seekers to Hispanic arena

Poor turnout in Puerto Rico primaries reflects island’s ambivalence

Democratic Group Says Hispanic Voters Run to Democratic Party - USA

Democrats See Cuba Travel Limits as a Campaign Issue in Florida

Did You Know? Half the state’s 750,000 Puerto Ricans live in Central Florida. Most of them are Democrats, yet four of the five Puerto Rican elected officials in the region are Republicans, reinforcing the community’s prized independence in a closely divided state.

Political parties embrace Florida’s Puerto Ricans

Illegal immigration’s greatest victim may be GOP

Latin artists support Obama in music video - Produced by Andres Levin

The Obama campaign has almost completely ignored Latino media, and the McCain campaign is even worse, writes La Opinión columnist Pilar Marrero

Obama Has `Fight on Hands’ to Rally Democrats’ Hispanic Voters

Obama Renews Efforts to Win Over Hispanics : NPR

Looking Ahead to the Hispanic Vote : NPR

Clinton wins easily in Puerto Rico

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REVShare Ramps Distribution to Hispanic Markets

Media Moves: Telemundo management changes

Chino Hills artist Abel Izaguirre creates tiny tributes to his old home: South L.A. - The man who watched his brothers fall victim to the streets found refuge in art. Many of his Locsters — such as ‘Tattoo Tony’ — are real people depicted as toys.

Federal agents target poultry processor - House of Raeford Farms - South Carolina

Telemundo pulls plug on ‘Cada Dia’ - The decision to cancel the morning show underscores the Spanish-language network’s difficulties in competing against Univision.

Did You Know? For every $1 that white American families save, a black or Latino family, on average, is only able to set aside 18 cents. The mortgage meltdown is having a devastating effect all across, but especially for people of color. It might strip as much as $213 billion in assets from black and Latino households, according to a recent study by the nonprofit group United for a Fair Economy.

TV Board » Soul & Salsa?

Synovate Study Compares Online Behavior of Connected Hispanics, African-Americans and General Market Consumers

Forget Mariachis And Sombreros; Focus On What Matters, Says Guy Garcia

Ad Agency OLE Taps Ricardo Trejo as Creative Director

Apartments.com Reaches Rapidly Growing Hispanic Rental Market Through Exclusive Partnership With Univision.com

Grupo Gallegos Receives Belding Bowl Award

Accent on cultures: Burgeoning business among Spanish-speaking clientele raises ante - Memphis

Univision: Prepare To Deal - Spanish Broadcaster To Seek Cash

New York Hispanic Papers Sponsor Summer Concerts

Hispanic Market Presents Challenges for Call Centers

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Blogante Entertainment+ more at: Entertainment | Musica

Dominican Rising Superstar Jimmy Flavorr Released His Debut Album, ‘Flavor of the Year’

Latin Pop Star Ana Cristina to Kick-Off Her 23rd Birthday Events at Mynt Lounge and Vita Restaurant ‘Sex and the City Style’

Adriana Barraza will appear in a Hollywood thriller

Jennifer López devastated about the death of her aunt

Gloria Trevi won’t reveal the identity of her son’s father

Eva Longoria Parker returns to Wendy’s to serve up burgers

Olga Tanon celebrates 20 years on ‘Cristina’

Skandalo Musical: ‘Major label deal just the beginning’

Marc Anthony And Jennifer Lopez: No Nannies Needed

Ricky Martin endorses Hillary Clinton

Documentary Brings Tejano Culture to Festival Circuit - Playwright Celeste Angela Estrada channels her ancestors through her brother in the new documentary “Tortilla Heaven: Behind the Masa” at the 30th Annual CineFestival en San Antonio

Second Annual TeatroStageFest Begins June 2 - NYC

Marc Anthony plots fourth Juntos en Concierto tour

Hispanic Viewers Help Send ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing’ Out On Top

Latin artists support Obama in music video - Produced by Andres Levin

Azteca takes ‘Housewives’ - Network picks up Hispanic version of show

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Blogante News from all the other categories - View all categories | states | metros | sitemap — special mention to immigration

5,000 Hispanic Engineers, Students to Hit Phoenix for Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference, Nov. 12-16, 2008

“Raza Studies: A Ceremonial Discourse” - This society tells people of Mexican/Central and South American descent that they don’t belong

“Zocaloc Productions: An Arts and Music Movement”

‘Conscientious Projector: Photographs by Maria Teresa Fernandez’ - The Armory Center for the Arts at Pasadena exhibition focuses on the U.S.-Mexico border fence.

What the Mexicans Might Learn From the Italians

The government’s immigration enforcers run amok.

Interview with Jaime Martinez Wood, Author of Rogelia’s House of Magic

Latinos Urge Undocumented Drivers to Get Car Insurance - New Law Allows Cops to Impound Uninsured Vehicles - Utah

Zacatlan, Mexico, proposed as Lodi sister city

Robbers Target Hispanics in Atlanta

Cooking up a storm in Farmers Branch

De La Hoya brings heavyweight class to Houston

Unburdened, Steve Castañeda is running for a second term - Seat #4, City of Chula Vista

Jane C. Garcia: Activist ensures Latinos have strong voice - Detroit

Fresno Poet Luis Omar Salinas dies at 70

Interpreter has her say in court - Marta McCoy

Lawmakers pass immigration bill - Gov Sanford says he will sign measure to curb hiring workers in country illegally - South Carolina

Hispanic Leader says Illegal Worker Law Could Have Bad Effects - South Carolina

With Hispanic help, Democrats hope to win in Eastern Washington - Vickie Ybarra would be the first Hispanic ever elected to the Legislature from Yakima.

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