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Big Trouble in Little Havana - For the first time in 20 years, Democrats are mounting serious challenges to at least two of Miami’s three Republican lawmakers, who often run unopposed. :: from www.time.com
Linda Chavez: Intermarriage facts shatter the census hysteria - The problem with all such predictions is that they don’t take into sufficient account intermarriage and assimilation. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Federal officials granted temporary legal status on Friday to 15 illegal immigrants whose spouses or parents died on 9/11 but who have remained largely invisible, living in the shadows of society, for fear of deportation. :: from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Organizations Win Lawsuit Challenging Unreasonable Delays Granting Citizenship - NWIRP and ACLU-WA Reach Settlement with Federal Government in Lawsuit Challenging Unreasonable Delays Granting Citizenship :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling - Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world :: from www.miamiherald.com
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term - Leonel Fernandez :: from www.usatoday.com
Middle-aged Dara Torres adds 3 silver medals to collection :: from www.iht.com
Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida - Dozens of Cuban doctors who have left their posts in the medical missions abroad are working to establish a new life in Florida. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Travelers crossing U.S. land and sea borders can now replace their passport book with a new passport card. Federal passport officials started issuing the wallet-size cards on July 14 :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed 13 people at a family party in Creel, Chihuahua. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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Cuban burger makes costly comeback in Havana :: from www.miamiherald.com
Archaeologists have gathered the earliest evidence of tar used as waterproofing material in Veracruz in Mexico, which is more than 3,500 years old. :: from www.thaindian.com
Body shop made fake Mexican federal police trucks :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Valley residents fenced into no man’s land by border wall -16-year-old Aaron Anzaldua jumps off the family tractor after cutting the grass around his family’s ranch. Under current border-fence construction plans, the ranch would be cut off from the rest of the state. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Juan Estrada, father of Olympic boxer, dies - survived long enough to watch his son’s first-round bout on TV but missed the second one :: from www.latimes.com
Did You Know? 41-year-old Dara Torres became the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic silver medal :: from www.afterellen.com
Election 2008 –»
New and Provocative Book — Available Now in Spanish — Reveals the Faith of Barack Obama
Network upstart V-me is expected to announce plans today (Aug. 18) to broadcast one-hour nightly specials from inside the Democratic and Republican conventions. :: from www.marketingymedios.com
“We may have started out on two separate paths, but we are on one journey now,” Clinton told about 800 people at a rally for Obama in heavily Hispanic northern New Mexico :: from www.usatoday.com
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Lucero buscará oportunidades en otros países con su nuevo personaje :: from www.informador.com.mx
Lanzará Jenni Rivera disco con temas de Joan Sebastian y Camilo Sesto :: from www.cronica.com.mx
Los cantantes Juanes, Carlos Vives, Fonseca y otros artistas colombianos grabaron un disco dirigido al público infantil en el que interpretan fábulas del poeta Rafael Pombo con el propósito de incentivar la lectura. - Pombo musical :: from www.impre.com
RBD says their breakup was a group decision - Pedro Damián said the band, who will record their last albums 2009, was in agreement about splitting up :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
There was not one hair out of place as pint-sized beauty EVA LONGORIA made an astonishing TEN different costume and hair changes at the ALMA Awards on Saturday night. :: from www.thesun.co.uk
America Ferrera, Shakira honored at ALMA Awards :: from www.nydailynews.com
Jessica Alba First Red Carpet Since Baby (PHOTOS) - at the Alma Awards :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Reggaeton :: from www.askmen.com
Taking Care of Tito Puente’s Musical Legacy :: from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Nick Jr.’s “Dora the Explorer” will kick off its upcoming season with a week of episodes featuring an all-new voice-over cast, marking the first time since the show’s inception in 2000 that the cast has been altered. - Caitlin Sanchez is the new voice of Dora. :: from www.nydailynews.com
More in English
Internet, digital downloads can keep Tejano music alive, summit in Dallas told
Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee tells ‘Barrio’ story
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Adelantan que Lolita Cortés regresa a La academia
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U.S. trade with Colombia is booming even without a free trade agreement. Overall US trade with Latin America is picking up. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Reader’s Digest’s Selecciones has mounted a redesign, refreshing the look of the oldest Spanish-language consumer magazine in favor of a sleeker, cleaner feel :: from www.marketingymedios.com
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it revised its rating outlook on Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. (SBS) to negative from stable, and affirmed its ratings on the company, including the ‘B-’ corporate credit rating. :: from www.forbes.com
Fox International Channels Unveils new website Biensimple
Younger Hispanics Respond Better To Bilingual Online Marketing :: from www.mediapost.com
The Problem With ‘Hispanic Insights’ - They’re Not All That Insightful :: from adage.com
At Cuban Americans’ mom-and-pop agency, travel business isn’t moving - a new Florida law has frightened off customers :: from www.latimes.com
New York area Hispanic TV viewers are showing little interest in the Olympics, not only on NBC O&O WNBC but also on co-owned Spanish-language Telemundo affiliate WNJU. Univision’s WXTV goes up :: from www.tvnewsday.com
The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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Arbitron to Respond to list of concerns raised by AHAA PPM Advisory Council.
Interep Hispanic TV Rep adds Execs in Chicago and LA
Chile raises interest rate to 10-year high
More US Blogante News –»
Mexico drug war’s costs, risks exported to U.S. - Officers and others wounded across the border are increasingly being transferred to an El Paso hospital. :: from www.latimes.com
Argentine-born actress Fanny Mikey, who created and oversaw Bogota’s world-renowned Iberoamerican Theater Festival, died Saturday. She was 78. :: from www.nydailynews.com
An open-mic radio show is helping Mexican nationals in Northwest Arkansas navigate the system of getting identification to make life easier in the United States and on return trips home to Mexico. Every Friday, Mexican Consulate Andres Chao of Little Rock and members of his staff answer caller questions from 5-6 p.m. on “La Zeta” radio, KSECFM 95. 7, in Springdale. :: from www.nwanews.com
Mexican gangs dominate Ohio drug trade - Columbus is key distribution center for cartel’s heroin :: from www.columbusdispatch.com
Ecuadorian culture on parade in Trenton - Festivities feature floats, folk dancers and fun :: from www.nj.com
All eyes on Hispanics with DTV six months away :: from
Today several Hispanic churches marched across Grand Island with what called a very important message. - Nearly 700 people :: from new.khastv.com
Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters. :: from ktar.com
Dallas Lawyer Angel Reyes Honored With Prestigious DiversityFIRST Award - MarketWatch
Hearings for three in Shenandoah beating interrupted briefly by Latino demonstrators in Pottsville, Pennsylvania :: from readingeagle.com
Welcome to América, Soon-to-Be Land of the White Minority :: from ofamerica.wordpress.com
Dara Torres, coach set for South Florida homecoming :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Why not 2012 for ageless Dara Torres? :: from
The Mexican army and drug cartel operatives are among the likely sources of recent interference with El Paso police communications and the Digital El Paso wireless network, city officials said. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Military couples find love in a time of war - Colleen McNulty and Jorge Villalobos :: from www.miamiherald.com
Blogante Noticias en Español –»
Puerto Rico mira hacia Colombia en busca de energía :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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U.S. trade with Colombia is booming even without a free trade agreement. Overall US trade with Latin America is picking up. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
The number of kidnappings in Mexico grew by 9.1 percent in the first five months of the year, according to figures published this week. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Body shop made fake Mexican federal police trucks :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Defecting Cuban doctor: ‘I had never been freer’ - Assigned by the Cuban government to Venezuela, a family doctor defected. In Caracas now, he waits for a U.S. visa. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling - Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world :: from www.miamiherald.com
Chile raises interest rate to 10-year high :: from www.miamiherald.com
Former Dominican Olympic wrestler killed in store :: from www.miamiherald.com
Paraguay’s new leftist president returned Saturday to the province where he spent 11 years a bishop, and pledged to raise living standards by eradicating chronic poverty and corruption in this South American nation. Hugo Chavez joined President Fernando Lugo in San Pedro :: from www.usatoday.com
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term - Leonel Fernandez :: from www.usatoday.com
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed 13 people at a family party in Creel, Chihuahua. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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- July 3, 2009
- Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Chicago) is taking some heat for accepting campaign contributions from payday lenders. That’s because he’s playing a leading role in efforts to regulate the loans. A statement from Gutiérrez to WBEZ this week says he’ll quit taking those donations.
- July 2, 2009
- Is there a lot of “cantinfleando” happening in Mexico? - Midterm elections
- July 1, 2009
- Honduran Rural Leader Rafael Alegria: “Some Battalions Are Refusing to Repress the Population”
- Honduras new government is censoring journalists
- Generals Who Led Honduras Military Coup Trained at the (infamous) School of the Americas
- Carlos Ponce To Play Hot Latin Yoga Teacher In New Vince Vaughn/Jon Favreau movie Couples Retreat - (but why the stereotype)
- June 30, 2009
- Rep. Linda Sanchez introduces baby on House Floor
- LatinWorks Only U.S. Hispanic Agency to Win Cannes Lion - Shop Takes Home Silver Film Award for Starburst Spot ‘Llama’
- A modified version of the Zumba fitness program created by Columbian trainer Beto Perez in the mid-1990s, Zumba Gold is a dance-focused exercise option for active older adults or de-conditioned exercisers of any age.
- June 29, 2009
- Ruling on firefighters doesn’t discredit Sotomayor
- Mexican Man Allegedly Tries To Sell Woman, 4 Kids To U.S. For $2,000 Each
- Maria Chapur Speaks: Argentine Woman Admits Sanford Relationship
- Latino Journalist Challenges Right Wing Evangelicals - Former Latino talk show host writes anti-Rapture books - Joe Ortiz
- Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations
- Are Latino peloteros being singled out?
- The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni - The best is yet to come
- 65% of whites, 51% of African-Americans and 44% of Hispanics searched for health information according to eMarketer
- The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS - (interesting commentary)
- Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations leader inspires clients with her story - Florencia Velasco Fortner
- Obama feeling strain over immigration reform - White House summit to show support may buy him a little time
- Puerto Rico’s latest media venture, The Daily Sun, is a nonprofit employee cooperative whose editor says it could be an answer to failing newspapers.
- Hispanics May Get Lower Quality Bypass Surgeons - Massachusetts Hispanics nearly three times more likely to have CABG surgeon in bottom decile
- About 5,500 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are being invited to partner with the denomination to offer online GED programs for free
- June 28, 2009
- NALAC Fund for the Arts Announces Fifth Funding Cycle - National Latino Arts Grant Is Open to Artists and Organizations
- Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce has taken the lead in a new round of anti-immigration reforms that could have long-lasting effects - One would require school districts to collect data on any student who can’t prove legal residency. Another would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, thus making sanctuary laws illegal.
- Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as “a coup” and “a kidnapping.”
- June 26, 2009
- The race to find Maria Belen Chapur pictures - Or did a TV station already provide the first look at S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s mistress?
- Next month, Melrose resident and Berklee College of Music percussion and ensemble professor Ricardo Monzón will bring his Orquesta Bacharengue to Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain, Boston, to kick off Berklee’s fifth-annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series.
- “The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.”
- 10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Hispanics - (mostly internet related)
- Looking at Hispanic Behavior Online - Interview with Dr. Felipe Korzenny - Director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, Florida State University
- Watch US Census video: Portrait of America - Latino/Hispanic (en Español y English)
- Activist Nativo Lopez released, faces voter fraud charges - The former school board member faces felony charges for allegedly voting in L.A. while living here.
- Listen to Nelly Furtado’s “Manos Al Aire” the full song - (who knows how long it will be up)
- June 25, 2009
- D.C. Metro Crashes Hate Into A Family
- Latinos and Twitter
- It’s a win for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The County Board of Supervisors has voted to give County Attorney Andrew Thomas $1.4 million to enforce employer sanctions laws — and part of that money will go to Sheriff Joe Arpaio to help combat illegal immigration.
- Museo Alameda’s exhibit explores influence of Latinos on American music
- Journalists reporting, and surviving, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
- DHS needs to explain restrictions against public and media access to immigration courts
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- July 3, 2009
- Happy Ritchie Valens Day! - the 4th of July
- July 2, 2009
- New Latin Music Crosses Borders At Will - California is America’s main immigrant magnet. As people move to and from — and within — the state and the U.S., the music produced by this shifting population is changing. The stories of musicians living and working in Oakland and Los Angeles give a sense of how the future of Latin music might sound.
- July 1, 2009
- Feds begin immigration crackdown at 625 companies
- The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law.
- OAS: Honduras Must Restore President Manuel Zelaya In 3 Days Or Risk Suspension
- June 30, 2009
- Honduran Coup Turns Violent, Sanctions Imposed - Thousands of Hondurans are now in the streets to protest the coup d’etat in their country.
- Striking a nerve on racism - The time has come to fight hate speech against Latinos as we have against blacks.
- Bank of America is accused of exploiting Latino immigrant customers - Ex-employees, backed by SEIU, say working-class and immigrant clients are urged to sign up for multiple services that carry high interest rates and fees. BofA denies any wrongdoing.
- June 29, 2009
- Honduras coup is a blow to democracy
- Hall of Fame exhibit ‘Viva Baseball’ focuses on Hispanics in baseball - Sports writers no longer fixate on the temperament or accent of Hispanic players. But other, newer stereotypes are taking hold.
- Obama Threaded the Moral Needle of Latino Evangelicals in ‘08
- Latino Democrats in the House and Senate officially endorsed Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Friday saying the appellate court judge and former prosecutor should be confirmed to sit as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- June 26, 2009
- The number of Hispanics in Nevada who filed jobless claims from May 2006 to May 2009 jumped 662.3%, from 2,389 to 18,211 - Construction slowdown
- Video: President Obama vowed on Thursday to immediately begin negotiations to craft comprehensive immigration reform , with the goal of passing legislation in Congress later this year or early next year.
- Perez Hilton’s Despicable Michael Jackson Coverage Creates Backlash
- June 25, 2009
- Voto Latino interview with Robert Cantu (warning: mid video has violent footage) - Noosing victim in Ohio
- Healthcare in Immigration Nation - interesting connection for Healthcare and Immigration Reform
- Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez not running for governor of California
- Veteran Latino-rights advocate charged with voter fraud - Nativo V. Lopez
- Immigrant Treatment in Phoenix Reminiscent of Slavery - By Rev. Al Sharpton
- What is Next for MySpace Spanish Language Versions in the U.S. and Latin America?
- The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Today’s White House Meeting on Immigration Reform
- Hispanics make up majorities at 7 Cleveland public schools, prompting call for special help
- MetroPCS is First North American Carrier to Offer Unlimited International Calling for $5 per Month - including Mexico and South America
- June 24, 2009
- Latino Teens Happier, Healthier If Families Embrace Biculturalism: Report
- Vikki Carr celebrates 50 years of music in San Jacinto
- IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
- Ten who are making a big difference for us all – Chicago Latino List 2009
- Brig. Gen. Angie Salinas credits hard work for achieving the honor of being the Marines’ first Latina general
- Obama’s immigration straddle - If he wants Americans to consider a “path to citizenship” for illegal aliens, he’ll have to lead on “enforcement first.”
- Republicans drop niceties, go on attack on Sotomayor
- Live 2009 convention coverage - National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in Puerto Rico or follow on twitter #nahj09
- The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission has announced that obesity and diabetes are its top priorities for 2009-2010. - Approximately 1.5 million adults in the border region are overweight or obese and another 1.2 million have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
- “Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found.
- Why Understanding The Second-Generation Hispanic Is Key To ‘Multicultural Intelligence’
- Top 100 Most Common Last Names On Facebook -(7th Rodriguez 328,984) (8th Garcia 311,477) (9th Gonzalez 277,987) (10th Lopez 269,896) (11th Martinez 260,526) (13th Perez 239,264) = 1,688,134
- June 23, 2009
- Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives - (funny)
- Quartet of Latina professors at Cal State San Bernardino file grievance - Maria Balderrama, Nena Torrez, Barbara Flores & Lynne Diaz-Rico
- Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
- Top Obama Administration Officials to Engage Latino Leaders on Critical Policy Issues in Los Angeles This Week - NALEO Conference June 25-27
