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Field of Calzones – A shame and a travesty as female farmworkers suffer from sexual harassment – It is estimated that about 400.000 women are working in the U.S. fields and packing sheds. The average pays about $11,000 per year. :: from latinola.com
Latin America has 40 million indigenous residents, who speak 420 languages, says UNICEF :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
The U.S. government has completed 500 miles of fencing along the border with Mexico, which is just 170 miles short of its goal. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Several hundred Hispanics gathered Wednesday in the New York borough of Queens to say their last goodbyes to Ecuadorian Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhañay, the victim of a hate crime. :: from www.laht.com
Cabinet picks help, hurt Hispanics political gains – leaves the Senate with a shrinking Hispanic caucus. And it underscores a paradox that underlies Obama’s historic election: Minorities remain underrepresented in Congress. Hispanics, now the nation’s largest minority group, are 14.7% of the population, but hold only 5% of the seats in the current Congress. :: from www.usatoday.com
Entravision Threatened With Delisting From NYSE – Entravision Communications, the owner of Univision affiliates in a run of top markets including Washington and San Diego, has seen its share price plummet over the past year to below $1 :: from www.mediapost.com
Latino Workers in the Ongoing Recession: 2007 to 2008 – A small but significant decline has occurred during the current recession in the share of Latino immigrants active in the U.S. labor force :: from pewhispanic.org
One of the big bonuses Democrats enjoyed this year was a surge of support among Hispanic voters, a surge larger than the party would have dared to dream of just a couple of years ago. Now, one of the biggest questions Democrats face is whether hardening attitudes toward immigration, aggravated by hard economic times and rising unemployment, will push the party down paths that could undercut that Hispanic support, much as hardening rhetoric undermined Hispanic support for Republicans in the past two years. :: from online.wsj.com
A Huntington Park businessman allegedly preyed on thousands of mostly Hispanic investors in a Ponzi scheme that promised 84 percent annual returns on real estate. Federal prosecutors say Milton Retana, a Salvadoran who owns Best Diamond Funding, got $62 million from investors. – California :: from www3.signonsandiego.com
The commonwealth of Puerto Rico will soon have a U.S. Mint commemorative quarter with the Spanish words Isla del Encanto — Island of Enchantment — stamped on one side. On Monday, the U.S. Treasury approved the design of the coin, which will be part of the popular U.S. states series. :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
Products Marketed to Latinos Can Be More Expensive :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) will remain in Congress as vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and will not join the Obama administration as its lead trade negotiator, Becerra announced Tuesday. :: from thehill.com
Cuban exiles in South Florida and across the country who arrived penniless can experience a sense of personal history with the launching of The Miami Herald’s Cuban Freedom Flights Database Project. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Facing pressure to appoint more Hispanics to high-profile slots, President-elect Barack Obama is considering Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu for a leadership post in the federal Department of Transportation. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Obama team claims record on Hispanic appointments :: from www.boston.com
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Arne Duncan has a bigger challenge with Latino students succeeding in school :: from www.latinalista.net
Online Marketers Wooing Minorities More – As Internet use among Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans rises, advertisers are beginning to take notice :: from www.businessweek.com
Latinos in lower (but multiple) positions in an Obama administration :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Are advertisers spending enough to target U.S. Hispanic population effectively? :: from hispanicad.com
Leamos: A Noble Cause – El Centro Latino for Literacy gets ready to roll out the Leamos campaign – Los Angeles :: from latinola.com
A court prevented nearly 2,000 people from taking the oath of U.S. citizenship in time to register to vote in the November elections, a new report released Wednesday said. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Karina Pasian: Red-carpet schoolgirl – last week earned a Grammy nod for Best Contemporary R&B album for her debut CD, “First Love. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Peru’s cash-strapped Christmas treat: guinea pig :: from www.nydailynews.com
Dos exposiciones de fotografías simultáneas reflejan en forma emotiva y vibrante la inquietud social y política que conmovió a Latinoamérica en las últimas décadas. En “Cornell Capa: fotógrafo sensible” los trabajos expuestos datan a partir de 1953 en Guatemala, y hasta 1973 en Honduras. La segunda muestra es “Susan Meiselas: en la Historia”, y entre los países fotografiados figura Nicaragua, a quien dedicó mucho tiempo a partir de 1978 – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Spain’s last statue of Franco is taken down in Santander :: from www.typicallyspanish.com
University of Texas at San Antonio’s English department emphasizing cross-cultural identity – emphasis on transnational and cross cultural studies is only seven years old and is already turning out U.S. Latino literature experts such as Patricia Trujillo and June Pedraza who have had personal experiences with these issues. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
South El Monte mayor makes no promises on heeding curfew – Blanca Figueroa says she stays at work until the wee hours because the mayor’s work is never done. Colleagues contend she’s living at City Hall. :: from www.latimes.com
Ken Salazar Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill Off Florida’s Shores :: from blogs.miaminewtimes.com
Ambassadors of New Cumbia DJs Disco Shawn and Oro11 introduce the Bay Area to a new Latin American groove on label Bersa Discos – (worth a listen) :: from www.eastbayexpress.com
Why Becerra rebuffed Obama – turned down the U.S. trade representative gig because he was concerned that trade would not be a big priority in the new administration. But the Obama team may have already soured on Becerra thanks to his hemming and hawing over the post, according to people close to the situation :: from www.politico.com
Mexican materials help ELL students academically in Oregon – the Mexican government has for the past 17 years provided supplemental Spanish instructional materials to Oregon schools at no charge or for a nominal fee. :: from www.mailtribune.com
Delta-style tamale recipe will feed a crowd :: from www.knoxnews.com
Why Hispanic Media Ignores College Soccer :: from www.laligatalk.com
DPS veteran will be first Hispanic to direct Texas Ranger division – Antonio “Tony” Leal :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Cleveland leaders, Latinos honor Angel Guzman :: from blog.cleveland.com
The German company Siemens AG has acknowledged paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure business in Venezuela and Argentina :: from www.miamiherald.com
Alex Nogales Battles for Positive Hispanic Portrayals in the Media – National Hispanic Media Coalition :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Hispanic churches in the U.S. say the economic crisis has hit their members hard. Especially those who didn’t read the fine print on their home loan applications :: from www.cbn.com
Hispanic support for the Republican Party is in a “state of emergency,” Mario López, president of the conservative Hispanic Leadership Fund, tells Newsmax. “You have a situation where the conservative movement’s endangered, and the party’s in danger, if we don’t do better among this population,” López says. :: from www.newsmax.com
Ranchers-turned-missionaries use agriculture in Ecuador to start churches :: from www.floridabaptistwitness.com
University of Texas Regents reportedly have narrowed their search for a chancellor to replace the departed Mark Yudof to two candidates — John Montford and Francisco Cigarroa :: from www.chron.com
Los mexicanos serán para el año 2025 el grupo más grande de hispanos en la ciudad de Nueva York, según arrojó un estudio del Centro de Estudios para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (CLACLS), difundido ayer aquí. :: from www.impre.com
Inundaciones en Colombia dejan más de 1,1 millones de damnificados :: from noticias.aol.com
Estudio: Mayoría de latinos en EEUU cree en milagros :: from noticias.aol.com
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) released another report claiming that undocumented immigrants cost states much more than they pay in taxes. This time the target was Colorado. As is the case for many restrictionist reports, FAIR’s conclusions are based on dubious “evidence” and assumptions, and often relies upon national level data to estimate Colorado-specific numbers. :: from immigrationimpact.com
I just noticed that the Spanish-Language newspaper Hoy’s website finally changed over to ViveloHoy.com and has dropped HispanicTips’ content
Hispanic Tech Pioneers Forge New Marketing Models – (featuring me, !!!) :: from hispanicbusiness.com
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Reps for J.Lo and Marc Anthony deny rumors of a separation – A rep for the actress denies that the couple’s relationship is on the rocks :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Authorities investigate Carmen Dominicci’s domestic violence claim – A Dominican Republic authorities investigates the suit against Fernando Del Rincón :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alfredo Adame was a victim of extortion – After receiving a menacing and threatening call, the actor was forced to give up cash and his car :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Investigan denuncia de Carmen Dominicci – La Procuraduría de República Dominicana analiza la querella por violencia doméstica puesta contra Fernando Del Rincón por su ex esposa :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Extorsionan a Alfredo Adame – Tras recibir una llamada amenazante, el actor se vio forzado a entregar su camioneta y un maletín con dinero :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Esposa de José José despierta del coma – Sara Salazar recobró la consciencia luego de casi un mes de estar internada tras sufrir un derrame cerebral :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Karina Pasian: Red-carpet schoolgirl – last week earned a Grammy nod for Best Contemporary R&B album for her debut CD, “First Love. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Dosis: Rock pesado desde Guatemala :: from www.nydailynews.com
Eva Mendes es toda una ‘femme fatale’ en ‘El Espíritu’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
“Esta Navidad,” a song written and performed by pianist Arthur Hanlon and sung by Puerto Rican pop artist Janina, is the Christmas theme song for several local Univision TV stations :: from billboard.biz
Jessica Alba to Join “The Office” on Superbowl Sunday :: from en.terra.com
Ambassadors of New Cumbia DJs Disco Shawn and Oro11 introduce the Bay Area to a new Latin American groove on label Bersa Discos – (worth a listen) :: from www.eastbayexpress.com
Colombiana Fanny Lu desnuda su alma en su nuevo álbum titulado “Dos” :: from www.rpp.com.pe
María Fernanda gana en “La Academia. Última generación” :: from www.informador.com.mx
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Mauricio Islas traces Marilyn Monroe’s last steps – The Mexican actor reinvents himself once more, making his debut as a producer in a controversial documentary about Marilyn Monroe, the eternal muse. :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Shakira travels with a Christmas tree – The Colombian singer and her boyfriend arrived Punta del Este, Uruguay, ready to celebrate :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Reggaetón’s Daddy Yankee honored during San Antonio visit :: from www.mysanantonio.com
n interview with new-cumbia whizzes Bersa Discos — on the eve of their party Tormenta Tropical’s first anniversary this Friday at the The Elbo Room :: from www.sfbg.com
Gaytino!, written and performed by Dan Guerrero, will make its Off-Broadway premiere in January 2009 at the Zipper Factory Theater. :: from www.playbill.com
A ‘West Side Story’ With A Different Accent – The Broadway-bound revival, staged by co-creator Arthur Laurents, rethinks the musical from top to bottom. Some characters sing in Spanish, for one thing. And those lovable gang thugs? They’re angrier now. :: from www.publicbroadcasting.net
CARLOS REIG-PLAZA on CSI: MIAMI AS REVEREND MIKE :: from pprcelebrityconsultants.com
Asaltan a Noelia en México – La cantante, junto a Jorge Reynoso, su novio y manager, fue víctima de la violencia en la capital mexicana :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Asaltan a Manuel Landeta – El actor fue atracado en una avenida de la capital mexicana mientras transitaba en su auto :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Niegan separación entre J.Lo y Marc Anthony :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Hijo de Gael García Bernal aún no nace :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Víctor Manuelle regala sonrisas en esta Navidad – El salsero puertorriqueño se ha unido a una campaña para colectar juguetes para niños y jóvenes necesitados de Puerto Rico :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Candela Ferro se muda a México – La presentadora argentina deja Miami para ir tras se su novio, Khotán Fernández, quien se encuentra grabando una telenovela en el país azteca :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Jorge Poza confima su romance con Zuria Vega :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Niurka Marcos y sus entrevistas en un jacuzzi :: from www.nydailynews.com
Eva Mendes quiere desnudarse…otra vez – Le gustaría participar en un nuevo anuncio de la organización PETA al lado del músico Morrisey :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
‘Cantará’ Belinda lo bueno y malo de 2008 – Belinda plasmará en un disco lo vivido en el año que está por terminar :: from www.noroeste.com.mx
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Ibra Morales, who left his job as Telemundo station group president in May, has been hired by Liberman Broadcasting to lead the launch of a new Spanish-language network. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Online Marketers Wooing Minorities More – As Internet use among Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans rises, advertisers are beginning to take notice :: from www.businessweek.com
Central American Magazine Vida y Exito: Striking Work and Life/U.S. and LatAm Balanc :: from www.portada-online.com
Are advertisers spending enough to target U.S. Hispanic population effectively? :: from hispanicad.com
Mega TV Added to The ‘Guinness Book of World Records’
Alterna’TV Notches Carriage Deal With Time Warner – San Antonio Mexico 22, Once Mexico Join Operator’s Lineup :: from www.multichannel.com
Entravision Threatened With Delisting From NYSE – Entravision Communications, the owner of Univision affiliates in a run of top markets including Washington and San Diego, has seen its share price plummet over the past year to below $1 :: from www.mediapost.com
The German company Siemens AG has acknowledged paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure business in Venezuela and Argentina :: from www.miamiherald.com
South Carolina Immigrant Employee Law Takes Effect Next Month :: from www.lawnandlandscape.com
Liberman Readies Launch of Estrella TV :: from www.broadcastnewsroom.com
Latino Workers in the Ongoing Recession: 2007 to 2008 – A small but significant decline has occurred during the current recession in the share of Latino immigrants active in the U.S. labor force :: from pewhispanic.org
Alex Nogales Battles for Positive Hispanic Portrayals in the Media – National Hispanic Media Coalition :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
A Huntington Park businessman allegedly preyed on thousands of mostly Hispanic investors in a Ponzi scheme that promised 84 percent annual returns on real estate. Federal prosecutors say Milton Retana, a Salvadoran who owns Best Diamond Funding, got $62 million from investors. – California :: from www3.signonsandiego.com
Products Marketed to Latinos Can Be More Expensive :: from news.newamericamedia.org
I just noticed that the Spanish-Language newspaper Hoy’s website finally changed over to ViveloHoy.com and has dropped HispanicTips’ content
Outback and Papa John’s Offer Employees Online Spanish Lessons
Hispanic Tech Pioneers Forge New Marketing Models – (featuring me, !!!) :: from hispanicbusiness.com
Additional
Cathleen Farrell has been promoted to Publisher and Editor of Vista magazine effective January 1, 2009 :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
KTSM-9, the NBC affiliate in El Paso has decided to eliminate its noon news show. Melanie Olivas was the anchor of the show. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Paraguay’s Internet Market Monopoly Continues :: from www.portada-online.com
Fineman PR Launches Mosaico; Expands Agency’s Multicultural Communications Division
Advertising industry pioneer Premier Maldonado passed away Saturday in San Juan. :: from hispanicad.com
Edelman Multicultural celebrates 10 year anniversary :: from hispanicad.com
Más New Mexico to offer bilingual news to Albuquerque and Santa Fe :: from hispanicad.com
Field of Calzones – A shame and a travesty as female farmworkers suffer from sexual harassment – It is estimated that about 400.000 women are working in the U.S. fields and packing sheds. The average pays about $11,000 per year. :: from latinola.com
TV shingle Endemol and Gallic ad agency Havas, both giants in their own sectors, have inked a pioneering, exclusive strategic alliance to produce digital formats in Spain. :: from www.variety.com
Veteran Litigator Christina Guerola Sarchio Joins Patton Boggs
Hispanic Immigrants Drop in U.S. Labor Force :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Viva Carolina Executive Editor Juan Pablo Giometti Attends Minority Business Growth Program
WKYC Channel 3 weekend anchor Lydia Esparra confirmed she is following other staffers out the station’s door. She is one of five newsroom employees who learned in October that their contracts are not being renewed. Her last day on the air is Tuesday, Dec. 23. – Cleveland :: from www.cleveland.com
Costa Rica ya reporta bajas en ocupación y reservas turísticas por la crisis internacional :: from www.caribbeannewsdigital.com
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Blurring the line between patriotism and racism makes it hard for some to see the difference :: from www.latinalista.net
Soy Judia: Soul Food, Pomegranates, and Finding My Way Home :: from labloga.blogspot.com
More Picture Books for Navidad from La Bloga :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Online Magazine Trains Latino Students to be Journalists – Borderzine, a bilingual online magazine launched by the University of Texas at El Paso :: from www.portada-online.com
Verizon Wireless Funds Scholarships to 20 Southern California Hispanic Students
Another Perceived Hate Crime Murder Prompts Latino Leaders to Call for Passage of Hate Crimes Bill
Mixed Reviews: Black and Latino Advocates On Arne Duncan’s Record and Their Expectations – Obama’s pick for U.S. Secretary of Education :: from diverseeducation.com
Joliet Latinos urged to apply for seats on District 86 school board – Community activists seeking to increase Latino influence on public bodies :: from www.chicagotribune.com
President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce sparked a wave of protest in the Chinese American community, because of Richardson’s connection with the Wen Ho Lee case – but Chinese American media denies that their cause has anything to do with anti-Latino sentiment. :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Beatriz Valdez dies at 69; L.A. County’s first female registrar-recorder :: from www.latimes.com
Personality Spotlight: Ken Salazar :: from www.upi.com
Minnesota bishops urge ‘compassionate dialogue’ on immigration reform :: from www.catholiccourier.com
Cleveland Latino leader Angel Guzman was bridge to all cultures’ :: from www.cleveland.com
Tamale history: on the record – How the Delta-style tamale came about is still a mystery. :: from www.knoxnews.com
Governor Rell today announced that she has nominated Amalia Vazquez Bzdyra of Wallingford to be a Commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control. Vazquez Bzdyra has extensive public and private sector experience and has served in all three branches of Connecticut government. :: from www.stamfordplus.com
Review: Cecilia Urbina. A Tuesday Like Today. Translated by Clare E. Sullivan. San Antonio: Wings Press, 2008. :: from labloga.blogspot.com
CO-Senate: Salazar Departure Creates GOP Opportunity :: from voices.washingtonpost.com
Noticias en Español –»
Dos exposiciones de fotografías simultáneas reflejan en forma emotiva y vibrante la inquietud social y política que conmovió a Latinoamérica en las últimas décadas. En “Cornell Capa: fotógrafo sensible” los trabajos expuestos datan a partir de 1953 en Guatemala, y hasta 1973 en Honduras. La segunda muestra es “Susan Meiselas: en la Historia”, y entre los países fotografiados figura Nicaragua, a quien dedicó mucho tiempo a partir de 1978 – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Platos que adornan y endulzan la mesa navideña – Recipes/Rectas: CROQUETAS DE CALABAZA & CAMARONES CON AJONJOLÍ EN SALSA DE MANGO :: from www.nydailynews.com
Vocero de La presidenta chilena Michelle Bachelet defiende su derecho a bañarse en la playa :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Costa Rica ya reporta bajas en ocupación y reservas turísticas por la crisis internacional :: from www.caribbeannewsdigital.com
Los mexicanos serán para el año 2025 el grupo más grande de hispanos en la ciudad de Nueva York, según arrojó un estudio del Centro de Estudios para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (CLACLS), difundido ayer aquí. :: from www.impre.com
Informe: Narcotráfico mexicano amenaza a EEUU :: from noticias.aol.com
Inundaciones en Colombia dejan más de 1,1 millones de damnificados :: from noticias.aol.com
Estudio: Mayoría de latinos en EEUU cree en milagros :: from noticias.aol.com
Nebraska revisa leyes de inmigración – Critican al Congreso reforma inconclusa :: from www.univision.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Paraguay’s Internet Market Monopoly Continues :: from www.portada-online.com
“Las bicicletas” (”the bicycles”) outside Mexico City’s Museo de Palacio de Bellas Artes is one of two works created by artist Gilberto Aceves Navarro especially for the museum’s retrospective exhibition of his art. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca among hemisphere’s top 10 cities to visit :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Latin America has 40 million indigenous residents, who speak 420 languages, says UNICEF :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Argentina: 50,000 March against Hunger :: from upsidedownworld.org
Events Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Brazil’s ‘Coup Within the Coup D’etat’ :: from upsidedownworld.org
A Revolution Without Borders: Reappraising Bolivia’s Crisis :: from upsidedownworld.org
President Rafael Correa declared on Friday that Ecuador would not make a $30.6 million interest payment on $510 million in bonds due in 2012, calling the debt illegal. :: from upsidedownworld.org
Peru’s cash-strapped Christmas treat: guinea pig :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latin American nations should expel U.S. ambassadors until the United States lifts its embargo on Cuba, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday. But his remarks found little support from other regional leaders. :: from breakingnews.nydailynews.com
Spain’s last statue of Franco is taken down in Santander :: from www.typicallyspanish.com
Vocero de La presidenta chilena Michelle Bachelet defiende su derecho a bañarse en la playa :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
TV shingle Endemol and Gallic ad agency Havas, both giants in their own sectors, have inked a pioneering, exclusive strategic alliance to produce digital formats in Spain. :: from www.variety.com
The German company Siemens AG has acknowledged paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure business in Venezuela and Argentina :: from www.miamiherald.com
Ranchers-turned-missionaries use agriculture in Ecuador to start churches :: from www.floridabaptistwitness.com
Costa Rica ya reporta bajas en ocupación y reservas turísticas por la crisis internacional :: from www.caribbeannewsdigital.com
Informe: Narcotráfico mexicano amenaza a EEUU :: from noticias.aol.com
Inundaciones en Colombia dejan más de 1,1 millones de damnificados :: from noticias.aol.com
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- November 7, 2009
- WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
- A small Dominican Republic town plagued by birth defects wants to know if a U.S. power company is to blame.
- In pictures: Yucatan wonders – (wow some amazing photos)
- George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
- CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”
- Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
- Would Mass Deportation Mean More Jobs for U.S. Workers?
- November 6, 2009
- The closing immigration window
- THE LEGALIZATION SOLUTION – IPC Reports Highlight Gains Made From Legalization Programs Past and Explore Future Legalization Proposals
- Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero
- Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.
- Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
- The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists
- One of Marcelo Lucero’s Attackers Pleads Guilty
- A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay’s Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday – President Fernando Lugo
- November 5, 2009
- AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson
- Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103
- Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration
- Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves
- In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
- They’ll (the NBA) take our money, but do they want us in the stands?
- Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas
- Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer
- Guest Columnist: Sergio Troncoso. Is the Texas Library Association excluding Latino writers?
- The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil
- Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA
- Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras
- FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
- Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
- Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.
- November 4, 2009
- Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania
- Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
- Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media
- A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
- Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer
- In these times, cities need to do more to help day laborers
- ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States
- Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Not to Reopen Old Deportation Cases
- Hispanics urged to make census count – Cities plan outreach to allay fears of government probing that could limit federal dollars – Chicago area
- November 2, 2009
- The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee
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- November 7, 2009
- MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!
- Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
- BLS: Unemployment Rate Rose to 10.2% in October; Hispanic Unemployment at 13.1%
- November 6, 2009
- Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.
- A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.
- Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation.
- Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards – “Other than Calle 13, there were no other major winners. ” – Mercedes Sosa won the prize for Best Folk Album.
- Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail
- November 5, 2009
- TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart
- Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways
- Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
- Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel.
- Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.
- For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence
- The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have been trying to have Arizona’s controversial employer-sanctions law thrown out. – The sanctions law, which punishes companies for hiring illegal immigrants and requires all Arizona employers to use a federal electronic system to verify the work status of employees, has been upheld by two lower courts.
- Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
- A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
- November 4, 2009
- Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.
- Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
- Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
- Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts
- Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
- Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
- Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream – After a decade, Latin music’s most important awards show still falls short of its original goals — bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles.
- The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
- Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua
- November 2, 2009
- Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
- The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows.
- A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates.
- The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott
- Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume
- ‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
- Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
- Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel.
- The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops
- October 30, 2009
- Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”
- Mexican emigrants sent home $16.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, down 13.4% from the same period in 2008
- Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
- U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse – Immigration lawyers said the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here.
- Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?
