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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 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
