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There’s no stopping the shopping for Valley Latinos – Valley’s Latino consumers appear to buck national economic slowdown – Yakima, Washington :: from www.yakima-herald.com
A World Enslaved – There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves. :: from www.foreignpolicy.com
Database of Cuban exiles rekindles memories – A Miami Herald database of Cuban exiles arriving on the Freedom Flights has attracted thousands of visitors and struck a chord with exiles. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Drug war, killings spread fear in Mexico :: from www.usatoday.com
A yearlong epidemic of violence, the bulk blamed on drug-related viciousness, also killed the laughter and the music, decapitated a way of life, and shoved families and individuals on both sides of the Rio Grande into a perpetual state of sadness. The once-vibrant downtown nightclub and tourist district — the cultural corazón of Juárez — usually jammed with people this time of year, is now hauntingly silent. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
A judge has sentenced Jamie Underwood to 120 years in prison without the possibility of parole in the slayings of six Mexican immigrants in the Tifton area three years ago – Georgia :: from www.ledger-enquirer.com
Three Hispanics among hopefuls for Ken Salazar’s Senate post in Colorado – Henry Solano, John Salazar & Federico Peña :: from www.rockymountainnews.com
U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice has ordered Texas to take immediate steps to improve bilingual education programs — even as state officials fight to postpone what they call costly measures. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Mexico’s Drug Wars Have Killed 7,000 In 2 Years :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Miami Cuban American Frank Jimenez nominated for Florida Supreme Court :: from www.miamiherald.com
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the House, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department, a Democratic official said Thursday. :: from www.latimes.com
Sources Say Fernando Del Rincon Fired From Univision :: from en.terra.com
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Crunching on Grasshopper Tacos – This Mexican delicacy is meaty, crunchy, and strangely addictive. Just close your eyes, and the filling isn’t so different from pork carnitas. :: from www.gourmet.com
The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies, just published by Harvard University Press, is a scholarly attempt to focus on one fast-growing ethnic group. The authors are Patricia Gándara, professor of education at the University of California at Los Angeles, and Frances Contreras, professor of education at the University of Washington. The book primarily deals with elementary and secondary education, but a major chapter focuses on higher education. :: from www.insidehighered.com
Founders of latinoteca.com wanted to create a site where teachers, students and others interested in Latino culture could find what they needed. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Department of Homeland Security ads on NPR raise ire – NPR’s Ombudsman Alicia Shepard said she received more than 60 letters in response to the spots – a considerable sum on a single topic – primarily in protest :: from www.valleymorningstar.com
Web offers murky messages on Cuidad Juárez violence :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Hundreds of Brazil’s eco-warriors at risk of assassination :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Once Hilda Solis Goes to Washington, Who Will Take Her Seat? – Possible replacements for Solis include: Gloria Romero, Gil Cedillo, Ed Hernandez, Charles Calderon, or Ron Calderon…to name a few :: from laist.com
In Madrid, Banking on the Art Scene :: from travel.nytimes.com
Juárez violence is boon to non-cartel criminals – Lawlessness affects businesses, taxpayers :: from www.elpasotimes.com
In defiance: Cuba’s women prisoners – While Cuban male political prisoners have long captured the media limelight, the women have mostly kept their memories private. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Una cuarta parte de las y los jornaleros migrantes mexicanos son niñas y niños menores de catorce años. Así lo informaron las organizaciones Ririki Intervención Social e Infancia en Movimiento, en boletín de prensa, en el marco del Día Internacional del Migrante, a conmemorarse este próximo jueves 18 de diciembre. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Mexico City: chic destination for pocos pesos – Move over greasy tacos and tacky trinkets: Mexico City is home to a vast network of chic museums, top-notch restaurants and trendy night clubs. There’s even an Icebar. :: from www.nydailynews.com
The Gringo’s, er, Dummy’s Guide to zarzuela :: from southfloridaclassicalreview.com
El cantante mexicano Luis Miguel es padre por segunda vez, un varón – had his second child in California, a boy :: from www.google.com
Nearly 2 million hits on a Web site that allows anyone anywhere to become a virtual border deputy resulted in one drug bust and reports of about a half-dozen illegal border crossings in the last month, officials said Tuesday. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Cuban President Raúl Castro has offered to exchange political dissidents in his country for five Cubans jailed in the United States on espionage convictions. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hispanic retired ICE agent is candidate for Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – a sub-cabinet presidential appointment that requires U.S. Senate confirmation – Miguel Angel Contreras :: from narcosphere.narconews.com
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Rosario Dawson, up close and personal – (in the moive “Seven Pounds”) :: from www.miamiherald.com
Comparecerá Fernando del Rincón ante un tribunal de Dominicana :: from www.cronica.com.mx
Despide Univisión a Fernando del Rincón – Explica People en Español que el despido del conductor llega días después de que su ex esposa denunciara violencia doméstica :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
El cantante mexicano Luis Miguel es padre por segunda vez, un varón – had his second child in California, a boy :: from www.google.com
Sources Say Fernando Del Rincon Fired From Univision :: from en.terra.com
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Jessica Alba, Cash Warren Celebrate Commitment at Weekend Reception :: from www.usmagazine.com
The Gringo’s, er, Dummy’s Guide to zarzuela :: from southfloridaclassicalreview.com
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T-Mobile Pursues Hispanic Entrepreneurs . . . and Consumers :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the House, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department, a Democratic official said Thursday. :: from www.latimes.com
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A relatively new cash-sending service aimed at the growing Hispanic population is being introduced in the East Valley through kiosks at Circle K and ExxonMobil stores. Called “Cajero (Cashier) Nexxo,” the service is being offered by San Bruno, Calif.-based Nexxo Financial Corp. and TIO Networks Corp., a bill payment processor. – Phoenix :: from www.eastvalleytribune.com
Nokia expands in Latin America :: from www.miamiherald.com
Recesión afecta a los trabajadores hispanos :: from www.nydailynews.com
The Idaho Small Business Development Center at Boise State University is expanding its programs to include a new business consultant position focused on supporting and training Hispanic businesses. :: from www.idahobusiness.net
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Kansas legislators who want to crack down on illegal immigration are changing their strategy for getting something passed. – to deal with illegal immigration through smaller bills next year :: from biz.yahoo.com
Hispanic professionals inspired to organize in Farmers Branch :: from www.star-telegram.com
The king of the oldies – Mike Guerrero spins the hits, El Paso- style :: from
A top Hispanic advocate who runs the White-Plains based Westchester Hispanic Coalition is facing a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge, police said yesterday. Graciela Heymann, 49, the executive director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition :: from www.lohud.com
Elián González could come up in Obama Cabinet hearings Barack Obama’s pick for attorney general, Eric Holder, might face questions about Elián González. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Texas gains 3,100 new border agents, Arizona fewer :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Pedro Garcia elected Miami-Dade property appraiser – A county magistrate defeated well-known politician Gwen Margolis in a runoff to become Miami-Dade County’s first elected property appraiser. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Francisco Cigarroa named sole finalist for University of Texas chancellor :: from www.statesman.com
Obama Said To Pick Hilda Solis For Labor Secretary :: from www.npr.org
University of Central Florida dean aids effort to establish Hispanic museum – Jose B. Fernandez :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
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Una cuarta parte de las y los jornaleros migrantes mexicanos son niñas y niños menores de catorce años. Así lo informaron las organizaciones Ririki Intervención Social e Infancia en Movimiento, en boletín de prensa, en el marco del Día Internacional del Migrante, a conmemorarse este próximo jueves 18 de diciembre. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Recesión afecta a los trabajadores hispanos :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Argentina’s breadbasket battered :: from www.miamiherald.com
Nokia expands in Latin America :: from www.miamiherald.com
Web offers murky messages on Cuidad Juárez violence :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Drug war, killings spread fear in Mexico :: from www.usatoday.com
Hundreds of Brazil’s eco-warriors at risk of assassination :: from www.guardian.co.uk
In Madrid, Banking on the Art Scene :: from travel.nytimes.com
Authorities found the decapitated bodies of nine men in the southern state of Guerrero on Sunday, and some of the victims have been identified as soldiers. State Public Safety Secretary Juan Salinas Altes said the bodies were found on a major boulevard in the state capital, Chilpancingo :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Juárez violence is boon to non-cartel criminals – Lawlessness affects businesses, taxpayers :: from www.elpasotimes.com
A yearlong epidemic of violence, the bulk blamed on drug-related viciousness, also killed the laughter and the music, decapitated a way of life, and shoved families and individuals on both sides of the Rio Grande into a perpetual state of sadness. The once-vibrant downtown nightclub and tourist district — the cultural corazón of Juárez — usually jammed with people this time of year, is now hauntingly silent. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
President Hugo Chavez ordered construction halted on a major shopping mall in Caracas on Sunday, saying the government will expropriate the unfinished building. :: from www.usatoday.com
Mexico extradites record 85 suspects to US in 2008 :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Mexico City: chic destination for pocos pesos – Move over greasy tacos and tacky trinkets: Mexico City is home to a vast network of chic museums, top-notch restaurants and trendy night clubs. There’s even an Icebar. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Mexico’s Drug Wars Have Killed 7,000 In 2 Years :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Cuban President Raúl Castro has offered to exchange political dissidents in his country for five Cubans jailed in the United States on espionage convictions. :: from www.miamiherald.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
