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Latino Teens Happier, Healthier If Families Embrace Biculturalism: Report
Vikki Carr celebrates 50 years of music in San Jacinto :: from www.pe.com
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
Ten who are making a big difference for us all – Chicago Latino List 2009 :: from www.600words.com
Brig. Gen. Angie Salinas credits hard work for achieving the honor of being the Marines’ first Latina general :: from www.mercedsunstar.com
Obama’s immigration straddle – If he wants Americans to consider a “path to citizenship” for illegal aliens, he’ll have to lead on “enforcement first.” :: from www.csmonitor.com
Republicans drop niceties, go on attack on Sotomayor :: from www.politico.com
Live 2009 convention coverage – National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in Puerto Rico or follow on twitter #nahj09 :: from latinoreporterdigital.org
The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission has announced that obesity and diabetes are its top priorities for 2009-2010. – Approximately 1.5 million adults in the border region are overweight or obese and another 1.2 million have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes :: from www.brownsvilleherald.com
“Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found. :: from www.bloomberg.com
Why Understanding The Second-Generation Hispanic Is Key To ‘Multicultural Intelligence’ :: from hispanicmarketweekly.com
Top 100 Most Common Last Names On Facebook -(7th Rodriguez 328,984) (8th Garcia 311,477) (9th Gonzalez 277,987) (10th Lopez 269,896) (11th Martinez 260,526) (13th Perez 239,264) = 1,688,134 :: from www.techcrunch.com
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About 40.9 percent of Hispanic children between 10 and 17 years old are obese in the United States, according to the BHC. But in Texas this number is even higher, at 46.8 percent. :: from www.brownsvilleherald.com
Memo to the President: Yes, Move Immigration Reform This Year :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Blacks, Latinos in L.A. more conservative than whites, Times Poll finds :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Aventura’s dynamite new album skyrocketed to the number one spot on Billboard’s Latin Hit List and the fifth slot on Billboard’s Top 200. :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families – Briefing to Congress Details Inadequate Medical Care in Detention, Separation from Family :: from www.hrw.org
Paper Taco Trucks!! :: from vivirlatino.com
Congress considers referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status :: from www.miamiherald.com
Full Roberto Clemente Documentary on PBS website :: from www.pbs.org
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Vikki Carr celebrates 50 years of music in San Jacinto :: from www.pe.com
Ramon Rodriguez transforms his career with two summer flicks :: from www.nydailynews.com
Interview with Ramón Rodríguez for ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ :: from www.examiner.com
Justina Machado will take over the role of salon owner Daniela in Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical In the Heights for eight weeks starting June 29 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. :: from www.playbill.com
Manuel Saval, el galán de telenovelas en los años 80 El actor, que falleció anoche a causa de un cáncer de laringe, se distinguió por su trato amable dentro y fuera de los foros de televisión :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
Aventura’s dynamite new album skyrocketed to the number one spot on Billboard’s Latin Hit List and the fifth slot on Billboard’s Top 200. :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Telemundo’s Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso most watched novela in Telemundo history :: from hispanicad.com
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MTV Latin America :: ‘Los Premios MTV 2009′ to Rock Multiple Cities in Latin America and the US
Los Lobos content to tour — new disc next year, maybe :: from www.projo.com
Cinelatino Unveils New Broadband Web Site
En Tu Ciudad Tour: Los Angeles – The Latin indie concert series lands with live performances by Very Be Careful, La Santa Cecilia, Wait.Think.Fast., July 1 :: from latinola.com
Get the Rudo Y Cursi Soundtrack (17 Mp3 songs) for only $5 at Amazon :: from www.amazon.com
Cruz Martínez y Los Súper Reyes regresan con ‘Kumbia con Soul’ :: from www2.esmas.com
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Telemundo’s Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso most watched novela in Telemundo history :: from hispanicad.com
Tampico’s campaign in Las Vegas has produced a 62.4 percent year-to-date sales spike in that market – beverage brand looking to tap into the Hispanic market found success :: from www.brandweek.com
Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable operator in the US, has tapped New York-based advertising agency Gotham Inc. for the metropolitan launch of its new bilingual entertainment brand, El Paquetazo :: from www2.aaaa.org
Hispanic online growth surpasses mainstream :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Q&A With Eclipse Marketing’s Karen Habib – Marketing Veteran Tells Why Hispanic Campaigns Matte :: from www.multichannel.com
“Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found. :: from www.bloomberg.com
Report: Immigrants key to housing recovery :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
Why Understanding The Second-Generation Hispanic Is Key To ‘Multicultural Intelligence’ :: from hispanicmarketweekly.com
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Telemundo Partners With 7UP for Sweepstakes – TV Network Provides Soft-Drink Brand With In-Store Spots :: from www.multichannel.com
Rochelle Newman-Carrasco – Chief Hispanic Marketing Strategist at Walton|Isaacson :: from hispanicad.com
Cinelatino Unveils New Broadband Web Site
Interview with Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latino Community Examiner :: from www.examiner.com
Local members of the New York Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs who recently completed graduate degrees were honored Tuesday by the chapter and the city of Rochester :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
Carlos Sanchez selected as the new executive director of the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (WMHCC) :: from www.mlive.com
Univision, Telemundo Delve Into Licensing, E-Commerce Spanish-Language Nets Ink Merchandising Deals :: from www.multichannel.com
Wal-Mart Foundation Provides $1.65 Million for ASPIRA to Address U.S. Latino Dropout Rate
2009 ‘Varela’ National Journalism Awards to Include Bloggers and Mainstream Media
Heineken targets Hispanics with art series :: from www.prweekus.com
Univision Inks Carriage Deals with Mediacom, Cablevision – Spanish-Language Broadcaster Strikes Multi-Year Pacts :: from www.multichannel.com
Univision Announces Multi-Year Carriage Agreement with Cox Communications
All is not well at the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. A minority of voices would have us believe otherwise, that things are under control and that a new course is being planned. But the actions — and especially inactions — after last month’s coup-like suspension of the CEO search have illuminated many problems. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Even as more national retailers like WalMart are joining the race to lure Hispanic grocery customers, the chain that opened up the newest Latino grocery in Mesa is reaching the other way. :: from www.fox11az.com
NAHJ Pitches In to Help Laid-Off Members :: from latinoreporterdigital.org
Feldman Furniture Launches Bilingual e-Commerce Site to Reach Hispanic Customer Base
Eclipse Marketing Services, a direct marketing service provider for the cable and entertainment industries, has formed a new Hispanic marketing division and named Karen Habib as director of Hispanic marketing to lead it. :: from www.dmnews.com
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Can baseball avoid an error on Latino players? As more Latino stars become eligible for the Hall of Fame, the keepers of the game will have to think hard about questions of racial prejudice and performance-enhancing drugs. :: from www.latimes.com
Marlene Forte puts on a new hat as the creative director of the famed theater group Company of Angels :: from latinola.com
Los Angeles Accordion Festival takes you on a musical journey from 1920’s Paris to Mexico and Louisiana :: from latinola.com
Historic South-Central is flowering – Practical dreamers are creating a diverse community — nurturing gardens, opening a business, extending goodwill and respect. :: from www.latimes.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Matthew Montez, De-myth-ifier of the Path to College :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Nelly Aguilar, Esquire to the Special :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Roberto Cornelio, Large Business Incubator :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Veronica Arreola, Professional Feminist :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Jose Oliva, Restaurant Worker Sentinel :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Dr. Ana Gil Garcia, Leveler of Educational Inequalities :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – John Viramontes, Voice to the Voiceless :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Antonio Martinez Jr., Charmer of Benefactors :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Cynthia LaBoy, Overcomer of all Obstacles :: from www.600words.com
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Concepcion Rodriguez, Scare You Straight Caretaker of the Dead :: from www.600words.com
The Peruvian exhibition Deep Roots (Raices Profundas) will open tomorrow at 18:00 hours (23:00 GMT) at Peru’s embassy in Washington DC. :: from www.livinginperu.com
LA middle school students deprived of diplomas for 1 act of civil disobedience :: from www.latinalista.net
Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors See Art and Culture in Action :: from www.artdaily.com
DeVry University is the Leading Producer of Hispanic Computer Science Degree Graduates in California and Illinois :: from newsticker.welt.de
Tunnel Network Sends Border Patrol Underground :: from voices.washingtonpost.com
Guatemalan church helps TrueNorth build Hispanic ministry – Augusta, Georgia :: from natoday.augusta.com
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Famed ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt in divorce :: from www.miamiherald.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?
