Blogante News Summary for October 21st-23rd, 2008
Tagged: summaryBlogante Essentials –»
More Than 80% of Latino Children Unable To Read at or Above Grade Level by 4th Grade
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos interviews vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin :: from www.mysanantonio.com
A report being released Thursday at the 2008 Hispanic Business Expo and Economic Summit in downtown Detroit shows the Hispanic/Latino community’s economic impact on Southeast Michigan is at least $14.5 billion. :: from www.wwj.com
McCain Is Faltering Among Hispanic Voters :: from www.nytimes.com
North Carolina sheriff’s slurs snarl locals’ immigration work – Sheriff Steve said Mexicans are trashy” and pointed to several children playing and said “All they do is work and make love.” – Smithfield :: from ap.google.com
Hispanic Voters Divided by Religion – Catholics and those who attend church less often are most supportive of Obama :: from www.gallup.com
Radio host, a new citizen, stirs Latino voters – Eddie Sotelo, known as “Piolin,” or Tweety Bird. :: from www.iht.com
Repatriations, deportations create dilemma for families with young U.S. citizens :: from www.dallasnews.com
US Rep. Joe Baca of California makes Esquire Magazine’s “10 Worst Members of Congress” for being “corrupt and venal” – (click through slide show to #8 of 11 – ouch!) :: from www.esquire.com
An undocumented Mexican immigrant pleaded publicly Monday for a chance to stay in the country with her husband and six children, and sought to delay any action until after the next president takes office. – Chicago :: from www.nydailynews.com
More Alzheimer’s Risk for Hispanics, Studies Find – A significant number of Hispanics appear to be getting Alzheimer’s earlier, according to recent medical studies. :: from www.nytimes.com
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Veteran activist shows support for immigrant rights protesters – Dolores Huerta tells group fasting in Olvera Plaza that they are fighting for the future of their children, immigrants, California and the nation. :: from www.latimes.com
Mexico’s spreading drug violence – The U.S. must help Mexico deal with rising drug violence before security problems spread. :: from www.latimes.com
Supreme Court to hear case on immigrants’ use of fake IDs – The justices will decide whether illegal workers can be convicted of identity theft if they didn’t know their bogus cards used the Social Security number of a real person. :: from www.latimes.com
Culiacan, Mexico, feels the pain of a drug-induced recession – The Mexican government’s crackdown on drug traffickers has sent the big players underground, along with all their free-flowing dollars. :: from www.latimes.com
More than 4,000 blind people in Puerto Rico will be able to vote by telephone for the first time in November’s territorial elections. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Thalía is suffering from Lyme disease – After being bitten by a tick, both the singer and her mother contracted the disease, in which they suffer from fatigue and skin rashes :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Making News: Jorge Ramos Univision’s Jorge Ramos Receives Lifetime Achievement Award :: from www.multichannel.com
Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday that bilingual teachers were largely protected from recent layoffs because of the district’s student population. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Immigration voter drive poised for big win :: from www.nydailynews.com
Puerto Rico bank to cut US branches, jobs – Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular – plans to eliminate more than one-fourth of its 139 US branches and cut its US workforce by 600 – posted a third-quarter loss of $668.5 million, or $2.42 per share :: from www.caribbeannetnews.com
A former general manager of Hoy (Julian Posada) bets on a new magazine for next-generation Chicago Latinos. – Café bills itself as a “Latino lifestyle magazine,” and the first issue came off the presses last week. It’s a free bimonthly that the founders hope will go monthly next spring. :: from www.chicagoreader.com
A new report released today shows the Hispanic community in Frederick County, Virginia, has more than quadrupled since 2000, and has the fastest-growing Hispanic population of any other county in the nation. :: from www.wavy.com
Website chronicles farm workers’ rights fight by Cesar Chavez :: from www.pegasusnews.com
Controversial art shows Arpaio holding people at gunpoint :: from www.azfamily.com
Los Angeles Police Stop More Blacks, Hispanics Than Whites, Study Finds :: from www.foxnews.com
Job opportunities for Latinos are drying up in South Carolina because of the bad economy and the state’s new immigration law, experts on the state’s Latino population said Friday. :: from www.thestate.com
Red tape ties up Honduran grandmother’s attempt to visit teen with cancer :: from www.kansascity.com
LEARNING FROM THE GRIM BRACERO EXPERIENCE :: from www.kansascity.com
Cuba Reports Discovery Of 20 Billion Barrels Of Oil (still needs to be confirmed) :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Puerto Rico es el único país del mundo que no produce su principal plato de comida -arroz y habichuelas- lo que abona a la aguda crisis económica por la que atraviesa la Isla :: from noticias.aol.com
Election 2008 –»
California’s new citizens get ready to cast their votes :: from www.latimes.com
The Reggaetón Factor in the U.S. Elections :: from upsidedownworld.org
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos interviews vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Immigration voter drive poised for big win :: from www.nydailynews.com
Could North Carolina Hispanic Vote Affect Election Outcome? Local Expert Discusses Possibilities :: from www.wxii12.com
McCain Is Faltering Among Hispanic Voters :: from www.nytimes.com
Hispanic Voters Divided by Religion – Catholics and those who attend church less often are most supportive of Obama :: from www.gallup.com
Who Do You Love? — Obama and McCain’s Appeal to Hispanic Voters :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Bill Richardson leads rally for Obama in West Tampa :: from www.wmnf.org
Radio host, a new citizen, stirs Latino voters – Eddie Sotelo, known as “Piolin,” or Tweety Bird. :: from www.iht.com
Latinos “Schlepping” (or whatever the Spanish equivalent) for Obama :: from thephoenix.com
Neither ethnicity nor party dictates Hispanic votes :: from www.delmarvanow.com
Experts: Latino Vote Key To Winning Colorado – Many Believe Latinos Will Tip The Balance One Way Or The Other :: from www.thedenverchannel.com
Blogante Entertainment –»
Essentials
Anahí triumphs in court – The RBD singer wins a suit against Tax Administration Service of Mexico :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Elizabeth Álvarez says her feelings are mutual for Jorge Salinas – The actors are about to transfer their love from onscreen to real life :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Charly García is released from the hospital – The rocker will continue rehab for drugs and alcohol at the home of Palito Ortega :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Lucía Méndez arrives to Mexico in a wheel chair – The Mexican diva didn’t want to explain why she was in a wheelchair, and only talked about the new album she recorded in Miami :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Thalía is suffering from Lyme disease – After being bitten by a tick, both the singer and her mother contracted the disease, in which they suffer from fatigue and skin rashes :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Calle 13’s Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo Debuts At #1 On iTunes
In Cubiche, Voices of Cuba’s Lost Generation Unite in Song :: from www.miaminewtimes.com
TV Scoop interview: Nadine Velasquez, My Name Is Earl :: from www.tvscoop.tv
Silvia Pinal’s son is arrested – The brother of Alejandra Guzmán, Luis Enrique Guzmán, was arrested on Saturday in a narcotics-related case :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
El cineasta mexicano Guillermo del Toro sigue dando muestras de su imparable creatividad: acaba de entregar la primera novela de una trilogía sobre vampiros, cuya preventa se convirtió en todo un éxito durante la 60a. edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro en Frankfurt. :: from www.nydailynews.com
More in English
This November Discovery en Espanol Premieres ‘Fuga de las FARC’ & ‘Tabasco bajo el agua’
Fátima Boggio was on the verge of committing suicide for Jorge Salinas
Los Lobos takes to the stage at Bloomington’s performing arts center – Indiana
Blogante Business –»
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Essentials
Making News: Jorge Ramos Univision’s Jorge Ramos Receives Lifetime Achievement Award :: from www.multichannel.com
Hispanic Television Summit: Mapping Multiple Advertising Strategies – Panelists Agree That Market Opportunities Exist, But Budgets Can Be Elusive :: from www.multichannel.com
Puerto Rico bank to cut US branches, jobs – Popular Inc, the parent of Banco Popular – plans to eliminate more than one-fourth of its 139 US branches and cut its US workforce by 600 – posted a third-quarter loss of $668.5 million, or $2.42 per share :: from www.caribbeannetnews.com
A former general manager of Hoy (Julian Posada) bets on a new magazine for next-generation Chicago Latinos. – Café bills itself as a “Latino lifestyle magazine,” and the first issue came off the presses last week. It’s a free bimonthly that the founders hope will go monthly next spring. :: from www.chicagoreader.com
Michael Zambrana, owner of Pangea Inc in St. Louis named Hispanic Businessman of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo :: from www.bizjournals.com
Attention Hispanic Shoppers – Keynote presentation offers mall as marketers’ El Dorado at Sixth Annual Hispanic Television Summit :: from www.broadcastnewsroom.com
Marketers Target ‘Sophisticated’ Hispanic Viewers – Panelists at Sixth Annual Hispanic Summit discuss challenges of reaching value-focused Hispanic consumers :: from postproduction.digitalmedianet.com
Hispanic teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 represent a significant market segment for the U.S. wireless industry. A new report from MultiMedia Intelligence estimates the segment includes about 2.5 million subscribers and is expected to grow at rate of two-to-three-times that of the overall U.S. teen market during the next five years :: from www.rcrwireless.com
Hispanic Television Summit: Time Warner Cable Has Latino Market Dreams – Programming Chief Witner Discusses Network Opportunities, Challenges :: from www.multichannel.com
How will Latin American and Hispanic Companies Fare in the Current Credit Crunch? :: from www.portada-online.com
Telemundo, Chevy Partner for Novela Integration – Chevrolet will be integrated in the opening credits :: from www.mediaweek.com
Hispanic consumers that use the Internet shop at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. more than at any other retailer, and by a sizable margin. But they give Amazon.com Inc. and Target Corp. higher marks for delivering a good experience, according to a survey this summer by Forrester Research Inc. :: from www.internetretailer.com
Cuba Reports Discovery Of 20 Billion Barrels Of Oil (still needs to be confirmed) :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Additional
Panama’s economy continues to grow, helped by the Canal expansion, construction, tourism and telecommunications. :: from www.radioink.com
Humana Expands Web Site for Spanish-Language Customers :: from www.radioink.com
starMedia and The Weather Channel Interactive Team Up To Launch New Online Spanish-Language Service :: from www.radioink.com
MultiVu’s Manny Santos to Speak on Panel at Multichannel’s Hispanic TV Summit 2009 :: from www.radioink.com
The Principal Financial Group Adds Spanish-Language Content on Its Web Site :: from www.radioink.com
DIRECTV Mas Launches Telecentro, a New and Exclusive Spanish-Language Channel from Central America :: from www.radioink.com
Alltel Wireless Announces Launch of Latin Entertainment Line-up :: from www.radioink.com
Mexican Media Moguls Target Central Americans With Dedicated Service – Telecentro Combines Top Shows From Networks In The Region :: from www.radioink.com
Mexican Network Video Rola Inks MobiTV Renewal – Content Is Available In U.S., Mexico Via AT&T, Sprint and AllTel Platforms :: from www.radioink.com
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist Cristina Saralegui Hosts Meet and Greet for Fans at New Kohl’s South Florida Kendall Store :: from www.radioink.com
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2008 Teleconference :: from www.radioink.com
Hispanic Marketing Author/Banker Announces Revision to Award Winning Book – Jesse Torres, bank president and acclaimed Hispanic marketing author, today announced that the Community Banker’s Guide to Hispanic Marketing will be updated to reflect recent experiences in Hispanic marketing. :: from www.radioink.com
A report being released Thursday at the 2008 Hispanic Business Expo and Economic Summit in downtown Detroit shows the Hispanic/Latino community’s economic impact on Southeast Michigan is at least $14.5 billion. :: from www.radioink.com
National Hispanic Corporate Council Explores Convergence of Traditional and Emerging Media in Hispanic Marketing at Its Annual Meeting :: from www.radioink.com
JUSTO A TIEMPO PARA LAS FIESTAS, VIRGIN MOBILE USA, BAJA EL PRECIO EN LLAMADAS PREPAGADAS INTERNACIONALES A LOS MERCADOS DE LATINOAMÉRICA, SUDAMÉRICA Y ASIA CON TARIFAS TAN BAJAS COMO A DOS CENTAVOS EL MINUTO. :: from www.radioink.com
Quepasa.com to Present at the Houlihan Lokey Technology Conference: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance :: from www.radioink.com
A daylong health care symposium and seminars on networking and running a business are expected to draw thousands of business owners and entrepreneurs to this year’s annual Hispanic Business Alliance Expo and Economic Summit. – Detroit :: from www.radioink.com
Job opportunities for Latinos are drying up in South Carolina because of the bad economy and the state’s new immigration law, experts on the state’s Latino population said Friday. :: from www.radioink.com
More US Blogante News –»
Alleged confessor in Ciudad Juarez killings extradited to Mexico – Jose Francisco Granados de la Paz allegedly admitted to killing at least 10 women in the border city. He was already in prison in the U.S. on immigration violations. :: from www.latimes.com
Do we need Oprah “en Español” in select cities? We already have Cristina. Do we really need Oprah? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Purdue’s Latino Cultural Center to celebrate Día de los Muertos – Indiana
Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday that bilingual teachers were largely protected from recent layoffs because of the district’s student population. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Los Lobos takes to the stage at Bloomington’s performing arts center – Indiana :: from www.pantagraph.com
Growing Oregon Latino Population Will Play Role In Future Elections :: from news.opb.org
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute is looking to branch out past its current home of Washington, D.C., and the organization has set its sight on San Antonio as being one of the first places to look for student leaders. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
A study released Thursday shows northwest Arkansas continues to draw more new Hispanic residents than any other part of the state. :: from www.wxvt.com
Federal immigration agents assisted by a Richmond police SWAT team launched one of several raids in the Bay Area early Wednesday, targeting members of the notorious MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, street gang, authorities have confirmed. – California :: from www.ktvu.com
Latina radio station goes live in Oldham – Latina 1600 AM – Kentucky :: from www.courier-journal.com
3rd annual Dia de los Muertos altarpiece celebrates lives of the dead – University of Indiana :: from www.idsnews.com
Charleston Police reaches out to Hispanics – South Carolina :: from www.live5news.com
The University of Central Florida Art Gallery presented an art collection by Hispanic artists for the first time during Hispanic Heritage Month. :: from media.www.centralfloridafuture.com
The Salvation Army of Winston-Salem said that BB&T Corp. has donated audio tapes, valued at $100,000, to the group as part of its educational and marketing outreach to Hispanic immigrants. :: from www2.journalnow.com
City Club of Cleveland’s New Leaders Programming includes Latinos and Latino issues :: from www.laprensatoledo.com
The supporters of redistricting measure Proposition 11 announced an endorsement Tuesday from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. :: from www.politickerca.com
Local radio show reaches out to area’s Spanish-speaking audience – The source is “Radio Latina,” which is broadcast Wednesday at noon on WESN 88.1 FM, Illinois Wesleyan University’s student-run radio station. :: from www.pantagraph.com
Blogante Noticias en Español –»
La década de los latinos en el ballet de Nueva York :: from www.nydailynews.com
Puerto Rico es el único país del mundo que no produce su principal plato de comida -arroz y habichuelas- lo que abona a la aguda crisis económica por la que atraviesa la Isla :: from noticias.aol.com
International Blogante News :: English + Español –»
Posted on: October 23rd, 2008Panama’s economy continues to grow, helped by the Canal expansion, construction, tourism and telecommunications. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Rice visits a Mexico fatigued by drug violence :: from www.dallasnews.com
Mexico’s spreading drug violence – The U.S. must help Mexico deal with rising drug violence before security problems spread. :: from www.latimes.com
Culiacan, Mexico, feels the pain of a drug-induced recession – The Mexican government’s crackdown on drug traffickers has sent the big players underground, along with all their free-flowing dollars. :: from www.latimes.com
Refugees in Ecuador: Organizing for Human Rights :: from upsidedownworld.org
A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a suspect in the 2006 killing of U.S. journalist-activist Bradley Roland Will to stand trial on homicide charges. :: from breakingnews.nydailynews.com
Bolivia: Congress Approves Referendum on Constitution :: from upsidedownworld.org
A toddler is dead in the Mexican border city of Tijuana after his mother crashed her car while trying to flee a shootout. :: from breakingnews.nydailynews.com
Anahí triumphs in court – The RBD singer wins a suit against Tax Administration Service of Mexico :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Mexican Network Video Rola Inks MobiTV Renewal – Content Is Available In U.S., Mexico Via AT&T, Sprint and AllTel Platforms :: from www.multichannel.com
Human heads sent to police in ice chest – Chihuahua, Mexico :: from ap.google.com
Cuba Reports Discovery Of 20 Billion Barrels Of Oil (still needs to be confirmed) :: from www.guardian.co.uk
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