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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 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
- Economic Blame Game: U.S. Unemployment is Not Caused by Immigration
- November 19, 2009
- Shakira Refuses To Do Interviews In Spanish
- BMI Foundation Announces Opening of 7th Annual peermusic Latin Scholarship Competition
- Video: Sofia Vergara’s “Modern Family” Costar Trashes her on “Chelsea Lately”
- The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa. But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and there was no telling when it might be able to return — until the very slightest hint of a thaw in cultural relations between the United States and Cuba quietly brought the band to New York early this month.
- Mexico’s Drug Violence Gives Rise To Vigilantism
- The wave of crime besetting Puerto Rico seems to be out of control with 800 murders being committed here so far this year, but the island’s top police official says the problem does not fall exclusively within his department.
- The University of Panama indefinitely suspended classes on Wednesday after confrontations between students and police during a protest against alleged U.S. involvement in plans to build new military installations.
- There are 16 million children in immigrant families in the United States
- Over the last 3 years, high schools that received the lowest marks from the city have been the ones with the highest percentages of poor, black and Hispanic students, despite an evaluation system that was meant to equalize differences among student bodies, according to an analysis by The New York Times of school grades released this week.
- Who seriously wants the Cuban trade embargo?
- A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
- Farewell to an icon: Artist who tore at racism is buried at 99 – R.I.P. José Cisneros
- November 18, 2009
- Hispanics are 9% of the Virginia’s schoolchildren, but 5% of gifted students.
- A New United Movement Stops Mexico for a Day
- Analysis reveals driving out undocumented immigrants doesn’t bode well for congressional representation
- After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes – After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
- Governor Deval Patrick urged Massachusetts residents today to avoid getting mired in “the usual debate” over illegal immigration as he gave his cabinet 90 days to craft a plan for better integrating all foreign-born residents into the state’s daily fabric.
- More Americans are playing tennis – The biggest increases were among Hispanics, with 32% more playing the game.
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- 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
- Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
- From a group calling themselves Electronic Civil Disobedience comes the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a simple mobile application intended to aid and abet border-crossers from Mexico to the United States by mapping the safest routes to take. – This GPS app is built to work on the cheapest cell phones available.
- Report from America’s Voice: The New Constituents… How Latinos Will Shape Congressional Apportionmention After the 2010 Census
- November 16, 2009
- 15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio – more than 1,000 professional & student musicians participating – 8-day festival of mariachi competitions, workshops, presentations, serenades & concerts attracts more than 15,000 visitors annually.
- Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico
- Scarlet “A” will dominate immigration reform rhetoric – Greg Tejeda on immigration reform & Janet Napolitano’s speech
- The first Texas Hispanic legislators didn’t want to go public when they organized some 40 years ago out of fear they might be considered “un-American.” – Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) is growing in influence — and raising record amounts of money — as Texas’ population turns increasingly Hispanic.
- Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years
- Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students – In 2007, Latinos made up nearly 12% of the 12th-grade class and less than 6% of freshmen in the university system. About 20% of first-graders that year were Latino.
- The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
- Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
- Sonia Sotomayor unwittingly adds celebrity touch to Supreme Court
- One of the Republican Party’s most respected and relied-upon consultants has serious reservations about two the party’s biggest names. – Alex Castellanos, a conservative media strategist and regular presence on CNN, raised questions of Sarah Palin’s viability for office and took major swipes at Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist
