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Juana Molina takes her hallucinogenic sound of ‘Un día’ across the United States :: from www.examiner.com
Arizona’s only Latino governor reflects on career – Raul H. Castro :: from www.yourwestvalley.com
After six years managing one of Washington’s more important relationships as its ambassador to Mexico, Texas lawyer and politician Tony Garza is heading home to Texas. :: from www.chron.com
Salvadorans living abroad sent home about $3.8 billion last year, an increase of 2.5 percent despite the global economic turmoil. :: from www.miamiherald.com
TOP Ten things said/Overheard at Latino Inaugural Gala
Could programs intended to help Hispanic homeowners actually hurt them? :: from www.khou.com
Is a Mexico collapse wishful thinking by people who want to militarize the border? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Hispanics greet Barack Obama’s presidency with optimism :: from www.thaindian.com
Obama’s Immigration agenda on new WhiteHouse.gov’s website
Latinos fight for political recognition :: from www.politico.com
Tequila gives Mexico an environmental hangover :: from www.newscientist.com
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Mexican cartels have taken over most of the drug trade in the United States, and are working with 20 gangs, including the Barrio Aztecas, according to a just-released report by the National Drug Intelligence Center titled “National Drug Threat Assessment 2009.” :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Los hispanos, los negros y las personas de edad avanzada han sufrido de manera desproporcionada la crisis de vivienda en Estados Unidos, indica un análisis de la AP en base a información de la Oficina del Censo. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latino TV station tops US ratings – Spanish-language TV channel Univision topples the major networks as viewing habits reflect a cultural shift among the young :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Heavy rains have damaged part of one of Peru’s top tourist destination, depositing clay and sand on mysterious figures etched in the desert sand by indigenous groups centuries ago, an archaeologist said Monday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latinos still lag behind African Americans when it comes to garnering R-E-S-P-E-C-T :: from www.latinalista.net
Illegal street racing still popular and deadly among Latino youths :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
Dominicanos desaparecidos podrían estar presos en Cuba :: from www.miamiherald.com
Illegal downloading of music in Latin America is expected to grow as a result of the economic slowdown. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
A salute to a younger generation of Latino activists :: from www.27east.com
Latino Groceries in New Orleans :: from bestofneworleans.com
Ana Cruz in DC: I feel extraordinarily humbled – Inauguration postings from this political consultant from Tampa and former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party :: from blogs.creativeloafing.com
Outside of conservative talk radio, Lou Dobbs and Fox News, the media has given little coverage to the crimes committed by two Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. So they’ve scrambled to get the details on the story today, as President Bush commuted their sentences. :: from marcambinder.theatlantic.com
Rosetta Stone giving Hispanic students boost – Alabama :: from www.eufaulatribune.com
Far from Washington, D.C., performance artist and writer Gabrielle Civil created her own homage to new U.S. President Barack Obama in Mexico City on Tuesday, gathering mariachis to perform renditions of iconic African American songs both for Obama and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
More Hispanic shooting victims speak out – Arkansas :: from www.fox16.com
Latinos who don’t speak Spanish object to getting criticized for it :: from www.readingeagle.com
When will Latinos give up cockfighting in the U.S.? :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
A Hispanic perspective: Obama opens a door :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
McDonald’s :: RMHC(R)/HACER(R) Scholarship Deadline Approaching for Hispanic High School Seniors
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life :: from www.nytimes.com
Latino, Citizenship inaugural galas: Partying with a purpose :: from www.usatoday.com
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Separates Mother from Children, Immigrant Crack Down :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Mexico On Path To Becoming Bigger Security Threat Than Iraq :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Brand Immigrant Is in Serious Trouble – Restoring the Dignity of America’s Greatest Asset :: from adage.com
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El cantautor puertorriqueño Luis Fonsi, cuya participación en la Gala Hispana para Barack Obama se canceló a último minuto por falta de tiempo, asegura que no se siente frustrado y dice que fue él quien tomó la decisión. :: from www.nydailynews.com
La cantante María Elena Beltrán está a punto de estrenarse como actriz en un film biográfico sobre Lola Beltrán, su madre, la más famosa cantante de rancheras que haya existido. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Bilingual Electro-Alternative Brooklyn’s Zigmat blends cultures and prepares to go international :: from www.nypress.com
Juana Molina takes her hallucinogenic sound of ‘Un día’ across the United States :: from www.examiner.com
Queens native Lauren Vélez, who plays Lt. Maria Laguerta on “Dexter,” has a hush-hush guest role on “Ugly Betty” starting tomorrow that has sparked Internet chatter about the death of a major character in the hit ABC comedy. :: from www.nydailynews.com
El cantautor colombiano Jorge Villamizar estrenó esta semana el video musical de su nuevo sencillo Alma en Libertad. :: from www.timesoftheinternet.com
Crónica del primer concierto de Luis Miguel :: from www.terra.com.mx
Illegal downloading of music in Latin America is expected to grow as a result of the economic slowdown. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
The Billboard Latin Music Awards will air live April 23 on the Telemundo network, both in the United States and internationally. The Latin music industry’s most prestigious award show returns to Telemundo following the extension of Billboard’s multi-year relationship with the network. :: from www.billboard.biz
Poncho Sanchez turns up the heat with sizzling performance :: from deseretnews.com
Manhattan’s Latino theatre company, INTAR, which was set to premiere Eduardo Machado’s In Paradise and Nick Norman’s She Plundered Him, may have to postpone its season after the sudden closure of the Zipper Factory. :: from www.playbill.com
MegaTV Reporter Pushes Noelia’s Buttons :: from www.latingossip.com
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Two-part movie ‘Che’ doesn’t make apologies for its hero :: from www.miamiherald.com
29th Annual Tejano Music Awards Kicks Off With Mega Pre-Celebration!
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE: SUPERNATURALLY STYLIN’ DVD coming out on Feb 10th – starring Selena Gomez
Rachael Ray cooks up new show for Daisy Martinez :: from www.tuscaloosanews.com
The day after the Ruiz family was welcomed into their dream home, courtesy of ABC’s “Extreme Make over: Home Edition,” their excitement was still strong but tempered by personal tragedy. While the Ruiz family was on an all-expenses-paid vacation to the Bahamas, courtesy of the TV show, Jesus Ruiz Sr.’s mother died in Juárez. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Shakira is savoring change in D.C. :: from www.usatoday.com
Niña Pastori regresa a su lado más flamenco con su último trabajo “Deseando verte” :: from www.rtve.es
Elvis Crespo se casa – La boda será en marzo :: from www.univision.com
Llega Rigoberto Castañeda a México con su nuevo thriller “Atrapados”. El filme realizado en EU se estrenará el próximo 27 de febrero. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Monterrey en el South by Southwest 2009 :: from musica.nmty.org
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Latino TV station tops US ratings – Spanish-language TV channel Univision topples the major networks as viewing habits reflect a cultural shift among the young :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Bilingual Mun2 is revamping its schedule under the tagline “7th Street Leads You to Mun2” in a bid to solidify its image with its target audience of younger Latino viewers. :: from www.multichannel.com
Could programs intended to help Hispanic homeowners actually hurt them? :: from www.khou.com
Mexico turns to tourism in midst of crisis – counting on its weakened currency against the dollar and its proximity to the U.S. to attract recession-shocked Americans and fuel its tourism industry :: from www.nydailynews.com
Clear Channel on Tuesday launched a syndicated Spanish-language morning show hosted by Hispanic radio icon Humberto Luna. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
LatinWorks Wins Burger King’s U.S. Hispanic Account – Former Agency Bromley Communications Gains Western Union as Client :: from adage.com
A report from the Direct Marketing Association, in conjunction with PSA and Zubi Advertising, shows 92% of marketers and agencies in the Hispanic market use non-catalog direct mail; over half (52.1%) use telephone marketing. :: from www.marketingvox.com
Abasto, a Spanish-language magazine catering to Hispanic-owned food businesses, will launch this spring. :: from www.dmnews.com
It’s Official: New Times Company Gets $250 Million Cash Infusion From Carlos Slim :: from www.paidcontent.org
2009: The Year For Hispanic Marketing Online :: from chiefmarketer.com
Mashable Launches Spanish Edition :: from mashable.com
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Crisis golpea sectores automotor y textil en Colombia :: from www.miamiherald.com
New government figures show that Colombians living abroad are sending less money to their home country – though it’s too early to say if it’s a trend. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Texas debt management company targets Spanish speakers online :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Johnson Controls Inc. will receive the 2008 Corporation of the Year Award from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW) :: from www.biztimes.com
The Billboard Latin Music Awards will air live April 23 on the Telemundo network, both in the United States and internationally. The Latin music industry’s most prestigious award show returns to Telemundo following the extension of Billboard’s multi-year relationship with the network. :: from www.billboard.biz
Salvadorans living abroad sent home about $3.8 billion last year, an increase of 2.5 percent despite the global economic turmoil. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Western Union picks Bromley to manage Hispanic ad account :: from www.bizjournals.com
AeroMexico Selected as “Best Airline in Mexico” by Global Traveler’s Readers
A host of reality competitions will be on offer at NATPE from Televisa Internacional, which will also be touting a catalogue of sports, entertainment formats and telenovelas. :: from www.worldscreen.com
Denver Translation – Affinity Spanish Expands Operations
l Paso native Gilbert Solarzano didn’t set out to be a TV news cameraman. It just kind of worked out that way. Now Solarzano has a ringside seat at Tuesday’s inaugural festivities. He’ll be the guy behind NBC’s camera on the north lawn of the White House, where he’s worked for the past six years. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
In Cuba, Latin America hope for better U.S. relations under Obama :: from www.nydailynews.com
Fox Sports en Español Kicks Off 2009 with InterLiga(TM) Ratings Bonanza
U.S. Hispanic Population Can Now Access Thousands of Foreclosure Listings on VivaReal.us, the Leading Hispanic Real Estate Portal in the United States
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life :: from www.nytimes.com
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Mexicans struggle with credit card debts :: from mexicomonitor.blogspot.com
Inauguration was a crowd-pleaser at Mexican Heritage Plaza – San Jose :: from www.mercurynews.com
Su Teatro, Denver’s only brown theater company, will be among the 2009 recipients of Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. :: from www.denverpost.com
The Tampa Bay History Center featured more than 300 exhibit descriptions translated into Spanish when it opened Saturday. Beginning in July, weekly Spanish language publication Centro Mi Diario worked with the History Center to create the captions :: from www.bizjournals.com
This past week Liberty University forged a strategic partnership with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, the largest Hispanic Christian organization in America :: from www.liberty.edu
Hispanic program travels immigration road – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin :: from www.fdlreporter.com
Project to study Hispanic HIV issues in Pierson, Florida :: from www.news-journalonline.com
Politics of immigration, from FDR to Obama :: from www.azcentral.com
The career of Father Vicente Peña spanned time and distance from the Spanish Civil War to St. Ann’s Catholic Church in San Antonio. – Peña, in his 73rd year of the priesthood, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 96. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Inspiring University of Texas at San Antonio employee Rose Mendez dies at age 80 :: from www.utsa.edu
Oscar I. Romo, a pioneer in ethnic evangelism and church planting for the Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board), died Friday, Jan. 16, of pneumonia related to Parkinson’s disease. :: from www.bpnews.net
Pro-Life Advocates Create New Group Reaching Out to Hispanics on Abortion :: from www.lifenews.com
State Senator Files Illegal Immigration Bill – Indiana :: from www.insideindianabusiness.com
Drexel University and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have announced that Gloria Mirazo of Elk Grove has been awarded the inaugural Hispanic Leadership Masters’ Grant, which supports a student pursuing a degree at Drexel’s new Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies. :: from www.egcitizen.com
The Mohawk Valley Community College board of trustees officially welcomed its first Hispanic trustee this week. – Anthony J. Colòn – New York :: from www.uticaod.com
In Cuba, Latin America hope for better U.S. relations under Obama :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latin American nations see new phase in American politics :: from www.miamiherald.com
Boy Scouts Reaching Out to Hispanics Through Pilot Program – Florida :: from www.theledger.com
Inauguration offers hope for Hispanics seeking national leader :: from www.ledger-enquirer.com
Former light-heavyweight world champion, Olympic silver medalist and author Jose Torres died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Puerto Rico at the age of 72, his wife, Ramonita, said. :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Planning a Latin meal? Then a visit to Hi-Lo Foods is a must – the Jamaica Plain supermarket has the largest selection of hard-to-find Caribbean, Central and South American ingredients in the Boston area. :: from www.bostonherald.com
BEYOND Mexico and the Caribbean, another “New World” of cuisine still awaits many New Yorkers. These three restaurants offer some surprising flavors from South America. – CAFECITO BOGOTA, URUBAMBA y WARUNG KARIO :: from www.nytimes.com
CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien wants this dog gone. The newswoman and other members of a Chelsea co-op board are trying to evict a beloved family pet from a swanky loft building because they say the dog is smelly and slobbers. :: from www.nypost.com
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México apuesta al turismo en estos tiempos de crisis :: from www.miamiherald.com
Crisis golpea sectores automotor y textil en Colombia :: from www.miamiherald.com
Los hispanos, los negros y las personas de edad avanzada han sufrido de manera desproporcionada la crisis de vivienda en Estados Unidos, indica un análisis de la AP en base a información de la Oficina del Censo. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Dominicanos desaparecidos podrían estar presos en Cuba :: from www.miamiherald.com
Comunidades rechazan propuesta educativa – La consideran discrimina contra niños inmigrantes al reducir entrenamiento de los maestros de inglés :: from diariolasamericas.com
Alcalde de Guanajuato niega prohibición a besarse en público :: from www.miamiherald.com
Presidente hondureño a República Dominicana y Venezuela :: from www.miamiherald.com
Paraguay: campesinos emplazan a colonos brasileños :: from www.miamiherald.com
Evo Morales y opositores cierran campaña rumbo al referendo :: from www.miamiherald.com
El presidente Hugo Chávez anunció el martes que publicará en la prensa local una columna de opinión para orientar a sus seguidores, emulando así a su estrecho aliado cubano Fidel Castro. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Los tentáculos de Slim llegan al New York Times :: from www.nydailynews.com
La policía reprime protesta universitaria en Caracas :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mashable en Español :: from es.mashable.com
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México apuesta al turismo en estos tiempos de crisis :: from www.miamiherald.com
Crisis golpea sectores automotor y textil en Colombia :: from www.miamiherald.com
Heavy rains have damaged part of one of Peru’s top tourist destination, depositing clay and sand on mysterious figures etched in the desert sand by indigenous groups centuries ago, an archaeologist said Monday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
New government figures show that Colombians living abroad are sending less money to their home country – though it’s too early to say if it’s a trend. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Dominicanos desaparecidos podrían estar presos en Cuba :: from www.miamiherald.com
Tensions build in Venezuela as Chavez prepares for referendum :: from www.latimes.com
Culture war simmers in Mexico over permissive laws on family, sexuality :: from www.individual.com
Peru and Mexico’s Michoacán in Forbes magazine top 10 culture capitals :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Alcalde de Guanajuato niega prohibición a besarse en público :: from www.miamiherald.com
Far from Washington, D.C., performance artist and writer Gabrielle Civil created her own homage to new U.S. President Barack Obama in Mexico City on Tuesday, gathering mariachis to perform renditions of iconic African American songs both for Obama and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Presidente hondureño a República Dominicana y Venezuela :: from www.miamiherald.com
Paraguay: campesinos emplazan a colonos brasileños :: from www.miamiherald.com
Evo Morales y opositores cierran campaña rumbo al referendo :: from www.miamiherald.com
El presidente Hugo Chávez anunció el martes que publicará en la prensa local una columna de opinión para orientar a sus seguidores, emulando así a su estrecho aliado cubano Fidel Castro. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
La policía reprime protesta universitaria en Caracas :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico City food nirvana :: from www.theaustralian.news.com.au
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life :: from www.nytimes.com
Cuba struggles with recovery after three hurricanes :: from www.usatoday.com
Tequila gives Mexico an environmental hangover :: from www.newscientist.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
