Blogante News Summary for Monday – September 22nd, 2008
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Legal and illegal, Latinos labor to rebuild Texas after hurricane :: from ap.google.com
Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month – Al Carlos
Hispanic law students help others up Offering practical advice and serving as role models, they urge high schoolers to aim for college – (Great photo) Corina Rocha, Siria Gutierrez and Leslie Nino Fidance who lead UNLV’s La Voz, an organization of Hispanic law students, recently named No. 1 in the country. :: from www.lasvegassun.com
From New York Soil, the Taste of Home – Agustín Juárez maintains Mexican traditions on his labor of love, a small plot in Staten Island where he grows the vegetables and herbs of home. :: from www.nytimes.com
It’s Immigration, Stupid – The dueling Obama and McCain ads in Spanish-language media show that the parties realize the election might just be won or lost on the issue of immigration – but not in the way they had imagined. NAM contributor Henry Fernandez has this analysis. :: from news.ncmonline.com
A Sun Sentinel-Florida Times-Union poll found that 48% of likely Hispanic voters in Florida back Republican presidential candidate John McCain, compared with 41% who support Democratic candidate Barack Obama. 10% remain undecided. :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Esperanza “Hope” Andrade, a San Antonio native who was born into a family of cotton farmers and rose to become a successful businesswoman, was formally sworn in as Texas secretary of state Thursday, becoming the first Hispanic woman to fill the post. :: from www.chron.com
AdWatch: Spanish-language ads are short on facts – Apparently both presidential campaigns feel less constrained by the facts when they’re speaking in Spanish. :: from ap.google.com
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Edward Roybal is a big name around town – Many buildings in L.A. honor the influential Latino lawmaker, whose legacy reaches far beyond his political base. :: from www.latimes.com
Latino-American history: We are all ‘Americanos’ :: from www.reporternews.com
On Saturday evenings, National Park Service ranger Mike Balis leads a walking tour along Virginia Avenue in Northwest Washington to talk about men who were important figures in the liberation of much of South America from Spain. With Hispanic Heritage Month under way, the walk is a great way to learn about South America’s history as well as our own. :: from www.pittsburghlive.com
University of Texas – San Antonio Professor Belinda Flores looks for new ways to prepare successful teachers :: from www.utsa.edu
Five Moms Call on Hispanic Community to Take a Stand Against Cough Medicine Abuse
Guest Voz: Florida’s Democratic contender, Annette Taddeo, finds herself the only Latina congressional challenger in the nation :: from www.latinalista.net
Hoosiers, Hispanics, history – “What these serious observers offer is a counterweight to the proposition that people who journeyed to Indiana for a better life and did not — because they could not — get proper papers can be reduced to a negative number.” :: from www.indystar.com
How Many Latinos on Your Campus? :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Vibrant Hispanic community sees political clout in future – Camden, New Jersey :: from www.courierpostonline.com
“The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors. African-Americans came here as slaves. … Hispanics consider themselves above blacks. They won’t vote for a black president.” – Fernando C’ de Baca, who heads the GOP in Bernalillo County, New Mexico :: from rawstory.com
The job status of Connecticut’s only director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission is in doubt. :: from www.courant.com
Every year, the population in Anchorage becomes more and more diverse, and when it comes to Hispanics, the numbers have more than doubled in just the last 10 years. :: from www.ktuu.com
McCain tries anti-Chavez ad to lure Hispanics :: from www.washtimes.com
¡Delicioso! Latino cuisine shines at Yankee Stadium :: from sports.espn.go.com
Geraldo Rivera urges local business leaders to tell President Bush to pardon illegal imigrants – Birmingham, Alabama :: from www.al.com
McCain refuses to answer questionnaire on immigration reform :: from www.latinalista.net
Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press, $24.95 paperback). :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Democrat super delegate from Southwest Florida says she’s voting for McCain – Luchy Secaira of North Naples of Dominican descent :: from www.winknews.com
Ecuador’s consulate branch on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens is the first in New York to be located outside Manhattan. :: from www.nytimes.com
With a population of about 162,900 citywide, Ecuadoreans are New York’s fourth largest Hispanic contingent, behind Puerto Ricans (770,100), Dominicans (587,330) and Mexicans (260,620), according to the census. :: from www.nytimes.com
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John McCain: Immigration reform redux – The Republican puts immigration front and center for Irish Americans. :: from www.swamppolitics.com
Comedian George Lopez visits Detroit, supports Obama at rally :: from www.freep.com
“The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors. African-Americans came here as slaves. … Hispanics consider themselves above blacks. They won’t vote for a black president.” – Fernando C’ de Baca, who heads the GOP in Bernalillo County, New Mexico :: from rawstory.com
Media Alert: State of Latinos Briefing With Response From Obama and McCain Surrogates
McCain tries anti-Chavez ad to lure Hispanics :: from www.washtimes.com
McCain refuses to answer questionnaire on immigration reform :: from www.latinalista.net
Democrat super delegate from Southwest Florida says she’s voting for McCain – Luchy Secaira of North Naples of Dominican descent :: from www.winknews.com
It’s Immigration, Stupid – The dueling Obama and McCain ads in Spanish-language media show that the parties realize the election might just be won or lost on the issue of immigration – but not in the way they had imagined. NAM contributor Henry Fernandez has this analysis. :: from news.ncmonline.com
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson campaigned for Barack Obama in Greeley, Pueblo and Alamosa this weekend. :: from www.krdo.com
A Sun Sentinel-Florida Times-Union poll found that 48% of likely Hispanic voters in Florida back Republican presidential candidate John McCain, compared with 41% who support Democratic candidate Barack Obama. 10% remain undecided. :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Campaigning for Hispanic vote not a 1-size-fits-all battle – Florida :: from www.news-journalonline.com
Ex-congressman questions Dems’ presumptions of Latino votes – Former Texas Rep. Henry Bonilla – “Don’t you think it’s insulting that they assume they have your support if your skin is a few shades darker?” :: from www.chieftain.com
Why is Daddy Yankee endorsing John McCain? :: from www.newsday.com
Richardson trumpets Obama as candidate for immigration reform in Greeley, Colorado :: from www.greeleytribune.com
Is Hispanic Print Being Overlooked by Presidential Campaigns? :: from www.portada-online.com
AdWatch: Spanish-language ads are short on facts – Apparently both presidential campaigns feel less constrained by the facts when they’re speaking in Spanish. :: from ap.google.com
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Pepe Aguilar denies the existence of a lawsuit – The Mexican singer says he has not been sued for canceling his concerts in the U.S. :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Jennifer and Marc go on a European Vacation – The couple were spotted in France’s St. Tropez and the Italy’s Portofino before heading to Greece :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Comedian George Lopez visits Detroit, supports Obama at rally :: from www.freep.com
Kat De Luna gets booed after singing National Anthem The singer was booed by Dallas Cowboy fans for being to pitchy with the nation’s anthem :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Juan Gabriel siente que la prensa lo ataca – Silvia Urquidi, representante del cantante mexicano, dijo que el cantautor está cansado de que sólo le pregunten por su vida privada :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
(Not) lost in translation : FAMED MEXICAN ACTOR IMPROVES ENGLISH WHILE AT LOCAL LANGUAGE CENTER – Mexican actor Damián Alcázar poses next to Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville :: from nwanews.com
Latino American Idol contest big draw at festival in Des Moines :: from www.desmoinesregister.com
Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and Vineland native Obie Bermudez brought his acoustic tone to the Veterans Memorial School auditorium Friday morning, much to the delight of the hundreds of students who filed through during three separate performances. :: from www.thedailyjournal.com
Linda Ronstadt is transforming herself again, this time as the consulting artistic and educational director of the Mexican Heritage Plaza’s 17th Annual International Mariachi and Latin Music Festival in San Jose, Calif. :: from www.nytimes.com
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San Jose Mariachi Festival celebrates women – NEW NAME RECOGNIZES WIDER ARRAY OF MUSIC
Why is Daddy Yankee endorsing John McCain?
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Baskin-Robbins Names New Head of U.S. Hispanic Marketing – Carlos Nunez :: from
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A Hispanic Men’s Network: HombreTV’s CEO Speaks – Dennis N. Richard :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Miami moms’ dolls are all about nostalgia – Baby Abuelita :: from www.miamiherald.com
Lápiz Hispanic Marketing, Chicago, has sketched out a plan for a dedicated digital creative services department, part of an effort to expand its client offerings, the agency said today (Sept. 19). :: from www.marketingymedios.com
The Televisa vs. Univision trial date has been moved again, to December 2 :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Entravision Communications has signed a deal to buy KREN in Reno for $4 million :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
André Fernandez leaves his job as Sr VP and CFO of Telemundo to join Journal Communications as Executive Vice President, Finance and Strategy :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Spanish-Language Content Surprisingly Lacking on Internet – Marketers, Wake Up and Learn How to Tap the Buying Power of Growing Hispanic Population :: from adage.com
Is Hispanic Print Being Overlooked by Presidential Campaigns? :: from www.portada-online.com
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Free Spanish Language Package Available to New Verizon FiOS TV Customers in California
Tennessee’s Hamblen County considers blocking construction jobs from undocumented workers
Kraft Foods Named a Top Company for Latinas
National Society of Hispanic MBAs to Honor Brillante Award Recipients During Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Community Development Center honors supporters – Wayne County Hispanic Community Development Center – North Carolina :: from www.newsargus.com
Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration Unites the Community to Honor Newly Literate Latino Adults
Latinos in Action provides opportunities to excel – first-annual Hispanic Camp in Utah County :: from newsnet.byu.edu
Activists plan for December Tijuana workers conference :: from www.workers.org
New Head-Start Facility Caters To Latinosin Chicago :: from www.nbc5.com
blankFarmers Branch, Texas Anti-Immigrant Ordinance Is Blocked While Challenge Continues
Delaware Art Museum Presents Hispanic Lives, Latin Worlds-Simple Complexities :: from www.artdaily.com
30 Latinas Showcase Their Beauty and Brains During Miss Latina US and Miss Teen US Latina Pageants
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien says diversity is key to progress – University of Delaware :: from www.udel.edu
Latino Contributions to Pennsylvania, Nation Lauded at Evening Ceremony – MarketWatch
Daniel Martin Diaz will have a solo exhibition, titled “Anatomy of Sorrow,” at the Arizona State Museum. :: from uanews.org
Gov. Tim Kaine is scheduled to deliver remarks to about 300 people attending the 2008 Virginia Latino summit. :: from www.dailypress.com
Dallas leaders reconsider renaming Ross or Industrial after César Chávez :: from www.dallasnews.com
Raymation: An Interview with Artist/Director Ray Prado :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Best-selling writer Victor Villaseñor, author of “Rain of Gold” and the Pulitzer Prize-nominee “Burro Genius,” will be in San Antonio Monday. :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
On Sept. 11, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the League of United Latin American Citizens paired up to do more outreach in the Latino community and educate people about the dangers of drinking and driving. – Dallas :: from www.dallasnews.com
Puerto Rican Day Parade kicks off in Newark, New Jersey :: from www.nj.com
National Society of Hispanic MBAs Announces College Preparation Seminar – PR.com
Toast Hispanic Heritage Month With a Rancho Zabaco(R) Zinfandel
Wanda Fusillo Garcia, the widow of Hispanic civil rights leader Hector P. Garcia, has died. She was 88. :: from www.chron.com
23rd National Hispanic Women’s Conference to Debut October 9 At the Phoenix Convention Center
Festival’s growth reflects increase in local Hispanic population – s econd annual Hagerstown Hispanic Festival – Maryland :: from www.herald-mail.com
Family Fiesta at Michigan State University Museum celebrates Latino culture, heritage :: from www.lansingstatejournal.com
Silver Lake College is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from Monday to Oct. 15 with a variety of on-campus events and offerings – :: from www.htrnews.com
Indigenous Peoples battle for their lives, and others, on US borders – Mike Wilson, Tohono O’odham, replaces missing water tanks for migrants on the southern border :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Census Bureau to Hold Online News Briefing on Embargoed 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey Data
Smithsonian Latin Center Pays Tribute to Puerto Rican Culture
CRISTINA LOPEZ: Hispanic Heritage Month: Is the glass half empty or half full? :: from www.modbee.com
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Posted on: September 22nd, 2008Fourteen British tourists driving through a remote region of Peru were held captive for nearly five hours by 50 axe-wielding villagers who mistook them for surveyors from a mining company. :: from www.telegraph.co.uk
In Tangle of Young Lips, a Sex Rebellion in Chile – Parties in Chile encourage teenagers to “poncear,” or make out with as many people as they can :: from www.nytimes.com
A prison-cell painting by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been auctioned for US$255,000 to raise money for his socialist party. :: from ap.google.com
Treasury Targets Venezuelan Government Officials Supporting the FARC
President Bush has determined that Bolivia is no longer cooperating in the war on drugs, placing it on a counter-narcotics blacklist along with Venezuela, as U.S. ties with the leftist Latin American governments plummet. :: from ap.google.com
Honduras said Tuesday it will welcome a new U.S. ambassador after a one-week delay meant to show support for Bolivia in its diplomatic spat with Washington. :: from www.azstarnet.com
Taking Away the Ladder: China and the Competitiveness of Mexican Exports :: from americas.irc-online.org
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