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President-elect Barack Obama continued rounding out his White House staff naming Cecilia Muñoz director of intergovernmental affairs. :: from voices.washingtonpost.com
Antonio Villaraigosa says he won’t join Obama administration The mayor says he plans to stay in Los Angeles and focus on his reelection campaign and the city’s pressing issues. :: from www.latimes.com
America’s in trouble, and immigrants are part of the solution :: from www.kansascity.com
Nearly 1 million Mexican migrants living in the U.S. are expected to head home for the holidays, but relatively few are returning loaded down with gifts and cash this year. :: from www.google.com
The 2010 Senate election cycle has barely started, but the Democrats’ top target has already emerged: Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida. :: from www.politico.com
A new report by the Government Accountability Office says representation of women and people of color in the senior corps grew overall between October 2000 and September 2007, but not at all agencies. Representation at the departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services fell in certain categories, and sometimes those dives were steep. At Education, for example, the percentage of African American men dropped sharply, from 13.3 percent to 4.5 percent. Hispanic men disappeared altogether, from a nearly invisible 1.7 percent in 2000 to zero last year. There were no Latinas among the executives at either point. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Immigration’s changing course is story that needs telling – A lmost everywhere that Miami Herald reporter Frances Robles and photographer John VanBeekum traveled along the southwest border with Mexico, they found the same ghost-town feel in what once were crowded villages built mostly on the illegal immigration trade. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Illegal immigrants going home, and local labor market at risk :: from www.miamiherald.com
Sides get set to lobby Barack Obama for immigration policy changes Some activists oppose detentions and deportations; others seek hiring restrictions and border control :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
The Next Supreme Court Justice? Push for the Nation’s First Hispanic Underway :: from blogs.wsj.com
Car Makers Cut Hispanic Ad Spending 5.2% :: from adage.com
Anita Alvarez sworn in as Illinois state’s attorney – She is 1st woman and 1st Hispanic to hold top Cook County prosecutor’s post :: from www.chicagotribune.com
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Spanish/English translation always a tricky business :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Immigrants Drive Prison Profits – Immigrants are behind one of America’s fastest growing, most profitable industries. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Immigrants have always been a core factor in U.S. economic development. :: from americas.irc-online.org
Immigration Reform Trapped in Political Dualism – The first consideration in any serious reform should be removing the immigration processing functions from the anti-terrorist bu :: from latinola.com
The attorney for Puerto Rico’s governor Anibal Acevedo Vila says a federal judge has thrown out most of the federal corruption charges against his client. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Anti-poverty baron Ramon Velez, 75 – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Man’s basement library a trove of Latino history – Richard Soto in Stockton, California :: from www.recordnet.com
San Bernardino’s first Latino fire captain dies – Alfred Navor :: from www.sbsun.com
Breaking a glass ceiling: will New Jersey get a Latino Secretary of Agriculture? :: from www.politickernj.com
Latinos unhappy with Obama picks – If there is one message President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has broadcast about Cabinet picks, it is that ethnicity and gender will not be the first considerations when filling the slots. :: from www.politico.com
Hiding in Plain Sight For an undocumented family, life in a sanctuary city is feeling less safe all the time. – NYC :: from nymag.com
Lucero family spokesman is high-profile NYC activist – Fernando Mateo, president of a nonprofit group called Hispanics Across America :: from www.newsday.com
Speculation on whether Democratic Congressman Raúl Grijalva will be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to head the U.S. Interior Department has fueled yet more speculation about who might want his job in Congress, should it come open. :: from www.azstarnet.com
Exhibit explores, celebrates African presence in Mexico – The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present,” a traveling exhibition currently at the Museo Alameda – San Antonio :: from www.mysanantonio.com
What may be only the second Hispanic-owned winery in Washington is now selling its product. The new Martinez & Martinez Winery joins the older Hispanic-owned Cañon de Sol Winery in an industry in which racial or ethnic diversity in ownership remains rare. :: from seattle.bizjournals.com
Funds at risk for families back home – The dependence of a Salvadoran town on remittances from emigrants in the United States mirrors the worry in much of Latin America. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Telemundo Puts Fate of TV Character in Hands of Sprint Subscribers – Mobile Users Will Be First to View and Vote on Three Different Paths ‘Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso’ Protagonist Can Take :: from adage.com
Suffolk’s Hispanic Advisory Board announced several initiatives yesterday to rebuild trust between police and Hispanic communities following the Nov. 8 killing of Marcelo Lucero, though an official said County Executive Steve Levy would not commit funding to the endeavor. :: from www.newsday.com
The company that owns The Boston Phoenix alternative weekly has bought the Spanish-language weekly El Planeta, saying it hopes to attract a larger Hispanic audience in the Boston area. :: from www.boston.com
Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer tapped Orange County political consultant Belinda Ortiz Monday to take the job of Hispanic outreach coordinator for the state party. :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
A battle over language: How to prepare, or not, for bilingual students? – Should a reading teacher who works with students learning English as a second language have special training? :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
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Jaci Velásquez espera su segundo hijo :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Todo sobre la boda de Bárbara Bermudo – La copresentadora de Primer impacto le dio el sí a Mario Andrés Moreno bajo la bella luna en Punta Cana :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Belinda en el hospital tras difusión de vídeo íntimo – La cantante tuvo una crisis nerviosa luego de que un portal de Internet publicara imágenes en las que aparece semidesnuda :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Esposa de José José no reacciona – Sara Maldonado sigue inconsciente y, aunque su salud continúa estable, no hay signos de mejoría :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Se casó Roselyn Sánchez en el Viejo San Juan :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Telemundo Puts Fate of TV Character in Hands of Sprint Subscribers – Mobile Users Will Be First to View and Vote on Three Different Paths ‘Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso’ Protagonist Can Take :: from adage.com
Roselyn Sánchez y Eric Winter ya son marido y mujer :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Productor de El show de los sueños arremete contra Ninel Conde :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Arrestan en Puerto Rico a la cantante Gema Corredera :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
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Immigrants Drive Prison Profits – Immigrants are behind one of America’s fastest growing, most profitable industries. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Immigrants have always been a core factor in U.S. economic development. :: from americas.irc-online.org
Tampa’s Global Future Arrives From Latin America :: from www2.tbo.com
What may be only the second Hispanic-owned winery in Washington is now selling its product. The new Martinez & Martinez Winery joins the older Hispanic-owned Cañon de Sol Winery in an industry in which racial or ethnic diversity in ownership remains rare. :: from seattle.bizjournals.com
Univision’s Spanish-language KMEX Conducting Analog Shut-Off Tests :: from postproduction.digitalmedianet.com
Telemundo has signed two content-development deals with Hispanic marketing communications agency the Vidal Partnership targeting Hispanics ages 18-34. :: from www.tvweek.com
Telemundo Puts Fate of TV Character in Hands of Sprint Subscribers – Mobile Users Will Be First to View and Vote on Three Different Paths ‘Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso’ Protagonist Can Take :: from adage.com
A Look Ahead At Hispanic Media :: from www.multichannel.com
The company that owns The Boston Phoenix alternative weekly has bought the Spanish-language weekly El Planeta, saying it hopes to attract a larger Hispanic audience in the Boston area. :: from www.boston.com
Car Makers Cut Hispanic Ad Spending 5.2% :: from adage.com
Univision, Time Inc. Suffer Wrath of Slowing Market – Hispanic Ad Agencies Fretting at Prospect of 2009 Revenue Declines :: from adage.com
Utah’s Latino workers targeted for safety training – Foreign-born have much higher injury rate :: from www.sltrib.com
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Victoria’s Secret Launches Espanol.VictoriasSecret.com
Google grows in Latin America – triple-digit growth :: from www.physorg.com
Lopez Negrete snags Gold at Art Directors Club of Houston. :: from hispanicad.com
Raul Yzaguirre bestowed Corazon Award for Leadership from Univision. :: from hispanicad.com
Campos & Castro launch The Hive Model. :: from hispanicad.com
Adrenalina NOT Closed !!!!!! :: from hispanicad.com
Undocumented workers and employers in Arizona are finding ways to circumvent the state’s employer-sanctions law by turning to the underground, or cash, economy. :: from www.azcentral.com
AAAAI helps bridge gap in Spanish-language medical information
General Motors’ chief engineer for crossovers, Grace Lieblein, is taking over as head of General Motors de Mexico :: from www.autonews.com
Home Depot Steps-up Spanish-language Site :: from www.portada-online.com
Hispanic Ad Agencies Should Be More Afraid of Recession Than They Say They Are :: from industry.bnet.com
Businesses are turning into the new “green cards” of opportunity, as both immigrant and native Hispanic groups take the American dream by the horns on national and local levels. :: from www.beaumontenterprise.com
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Why is it so hard getting more Latinos appointed to the Obama cabinet? :: from www.latinalista.net
National Council of La Raza Hails Appointment of Cecilia Muñoz to White House Staff
Raul Yzaguirre bestowed Corazon Award for Leadership from Univision. :: from hispanicad.com
Napolitano, Muñoz appointments: Why immigration may go forward :: from dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com
Determinants of Health Insurance Status for Children of Latino Immigrant and Other US Farm Workers – Findings From the National Agricultural Workers Survey :: from archpedi.ama-assn.org
Hate crimes targeting Latinos increased again in 2007, capping a 40% rise in the four years since 2003, according to FBI statistics released this fall. :: from www.splcenter.org
Driven by racial violence between blacks and Latinos, hate crimes in Los Angeles rose by 28% in 2007, hitting a five-year high, according to a report issued in July by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission. :: from www.splcenter.org
Maria Elena Salinas: We need to confront Latino AIDS issue :: from www.sacbee.com
Entertaining Expert Carolina Buia Offers New Twist on Treasured Latino Holidays
Hispanic students and parents in the Fresno Unified School District have lost a long-time advocate on the board with the defeat of Manuel Núñez in the November election, some community members say. :: from www.fresnobee.com
Will Growing Number of Latino Voters Turn Texas into a Blue State? Houston, Dallas Already Voting Democrat :: from www.abcnews.go.com
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released two new checklists to help Spanish-speaking men and women older than age 50 keep track of when they should have potentially life-saving screening exams done. :: from ohsonline.com
Anti-Hispanic bias claimed in suit against SDC – A longtime manager at the Social Development Commission in Milwaukee has sued the agency :: from www.jsonline.com
Obama-Like Change Comes To Central Florida As Hispanics Dominate Politics Not just Miami is a Hispanic powerhouse anymore as population and power moves north. :: from www.laht.com
Rising Warren County Hispanic population increases need for translators – Illinois :: from www.galesburg.com
Dia de Los Muertos may have come and gone this year, but the spirit of the holiday lives on at the Autry National Center of the American West as part of the “Bold Caballeros y Noble Bandidas” exhibition – Los Angeles :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Jorge Masvidal signs with Bellator on ESPN Deportes :: from www.mmafighting.com
Alberto Riverón, of Cuban descent, is the only Latino leading an NFL officials crew :: from sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Hispanics Head to Las Vegas this Winter to Experience World-Class Entertainment, Shopping and Spas
Latino Labor – Mixed bag for New Orlean’s Hispanic work force :: from www.neworleanscitybusiness.com
Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, said immigration reform will be “one of our top priorities” after Obama takes office Jan. 20. During the congressional recess, Latino leaders plan to meet in Chicago with Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s chief of staff, to discuss immigration, Baca said. :: from www.sbsun.com
MillerCoors Unveils Hispanic Lider of the Year – Lupe Barrera
Volunteers give families holiday ‘H.O.P.E.’ – Hispanic group hopes to ease financial stress with gift baskets to 50 families in Tennessee :: from www.theleafchronicle.com
Western Union Honors Los Angeles Hispanic Community, Unveils Artistic Mural
A Delaware Chancery Court official says the court is correcting errors in Spanish-language publications explaining the state’s guardianship process. :: from cbs3.com
Highest-ranking Hispanic bishop in western U.S. – Jaime Soto officially takes over as leader of Sacramento diocese :: from www.calcatholic.com
Knowledge is Power and this page is just the start. Hispanics/Latinos are a growing diverse force in this country. Check out some of the 54,866 items found on this site below or dig into the Site Map
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- November 24, 2009
- Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight
- Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money
- LULAC has redesigned their website – (look much better imho – on a tech note there are a few RSS problems)
- As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants
- LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.
- The mayor of a wealthy suburb (San Pedro Garza Garcia) of Monterrey said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs.
- Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Hispanic Thanksgivings produce family-filled feasts
- Jose Garces Named Food Network’s Next Iron Chef
- Interview with Bebel Gilberto- she just released a new album titled All In One
- November 23, 2009
- No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations
- New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
- Women and Minorities Getting Left Out of Green Job Market, New Study Finds
- Americans Running South: Why We are Flocking to Mexico for Work
- On the mayor’s agenda: ‘Civilize’ Mexico City – Marcelo Ebrard
- Wild Horse Activists Fly Banner Over Denver Calling Salazar “Slaughter Czar”
- In Argentina, One Person Dies Every 28 Hours from Police Repression
- Lou Dobbs Calls Himself Latinos’ ‘Greatest Friend,’ Denies Tying Leprosy To Undocumented Immigrants – Interviewed by Maria Celeste on Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo
- November 21, 2009
- A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
- Meg Whitman’s Latino Outreach & the Pete Wilson Connection – CA politics
- Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio
- Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)
- A fire destroyed 106 houses in the Ecuadorian Pacific coast city of Guayaquil and left more than 500 people homeless, as well as 14 children with symptoms of smoke inhalation.
- LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
- Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
- Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez
- Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican
- Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment
- Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still – Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty.
- Lalo Alcaraz on Lou Dobbs (departure from CNN)
- November 20, 2009
- Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics
- Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas
- Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
- We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”
- Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
- Digital out-of-home (DOOH) Effectively Reaches Latinos On The Go – few marketers truly utilized digital media when reaching out to the Hispanic community.
- A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
- ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
- In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
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- November 25, 2009
- TOP Ten signs you are at a Cholo themed Thanksgiving dinner
- November 24, 2009
- So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?
- Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.
- The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.
- Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”
- Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.
- Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time
- The New General Market – Current trends suggest expanding Latino influence will blur the lines and Hispanic and general markets will collide, with the resulting merger revealing a new, evolved American general market
- November 23, 2009
- New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In ‘08; But Data Is Limited
- San Antonio’s Museo Alameda in financial straits
- It is Better to “Spic”? When Were Ricans Ever the Model Minority?
- Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
- Guapa, it’s your genetic ancestry I love – study of DNA found that within Mexican populations, people tended to pick partners with similar proportions of Native American and European ancestry, while in Puerto Rican populations couples had paired up based on their shared balance of European and African ancestry.
- November 21, 2009
- Hispanic Caucus: ‘You Lie!’ Outburst to Blame for Senate Health Bill Provision on Illegal Immigrants
- Central American nations will demand $105 billion from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region’s representatives said on Friday.
- “They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
- November 20, 2009
- Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
- Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
- The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by 9 million to 189 million this year, the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a report presented on Thursday.
- Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?
- Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
- Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
- 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
- November 19, 2009
- TOP Ten reasons you should watch Lopez tonight not Conan
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
- After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.
- Nacional Records Sampler 2009 | The New Sounds Of Latin Music – 21 FREE mp3s over at Amazon – (cool!)
- Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
- When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”
- More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
- New Report Shines Light on Detainee Rights Violations in Minnesota
- CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime
- Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
- November 18, 2009
- New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
- On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
- Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
- California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
- Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
- Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
- Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
