Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 14th, 2009
Tagged: summaryIt is hard to believe but I just reached 50,000 posts on HispanicTips and the site is now 4 years old (as of July 3rd). – Tomás
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HispanicTips is now 4 years old and this is the 50,000th post. Wowza! - I haven’t written anything yet but I feel that some words wants to come out.
Hispanic males are now majority in Maricopa County jails -Arizona :: from www.azcentral.com
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past – Hilda Solis :: from www.nytimes.com
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Cuidad Juárez since the beginning of 2009 due to drug violence, Chihuahua state police reported Saturday. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
9 of the world’s 10 happiest nations are in Latin America :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
For Some Latinos, Hearing Is Believing – Sotomayor’s Ascension Trickles Down – Watch video here
Generational shift for U.S. Hispanics on abortion :: from www.reuters.com
The Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health, chaired by Maria P. Aranda of the USC School of Social Work and the USC Davis School of Gerontology, has released a Call to Action report that provides a snapshot of health priorities facing Los Angeles’ Latino elders and a generation of baby boomers who will reach age 65 in the next 20 years. :: from uscnews.usc.edu
More Immigration Non-Solutions – why expand the 287(g) program? :: from www.nytimes.com
Jets’ Mark Sanchez may be NFL’s key to opening Hispanic market :: from sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Hispanic girls face many obstacles to playing sports :: from www.kansascity.com
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Latino Liaisons Hit Hard by School Cuts In Prince George, Maryland :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Latino leaders focus on Morristown as 287(g) looms – New Jersey :: from www.nj.com
New York City Councilman Miguel Martinez resigns amid Dept. of Investigation probe into slush fund scandal :: from www.nydailynews.com
Cutting Welfare for the Children of Immigrants will Devastate California :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Moviemaker ROBERT RODRIGUEZ had to shoot a short film with SALMA HAYEK before he could convince studio bosses to hire the Mexican actress for DESPERADO – because they weren’t sure her English was good enough for Hollywood. :: from www.contactmusic.com
Canada imposes a visa on Mexico // Canadá impone una visa a México
The severe recession in the United States will cause remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean to fall by at least 6.9 percent this year, the World Bank said Monday. :: from www.laht.com
Dallas restaurateur now flips burguesas – Burguesa Burger – prototype is a 388-square-foot bright orange drive-through hut that makes a large storage unit look spacious. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Hispanic politics can be a tricky business inside the NYPD. :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Long-time political mover and shaker Joe Garcia -a Democrat from Miami Beach, was nominated Tuesday to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the U.S. Department of Energy. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Fernanda Cohen illustrates for The Gap :: from www.lostateminor.com
Review of – Chicle: The Chewing Gum of the Americas, From the Ancient Maya to William Wrigley. :: from www.npr.org
Sotomayor Defends ‘Wise Latina’ Comment – Sonia Sotomayor began her second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings by repeatedly emphasizing her impartiality as a judge. :: from www.npr.org
Hispanics Divided Over Census Boycott :: from www.npr.org
Questions Raised Over New Rules Governing Local Enforcement of U.S. Immigration Laws – 287 (g) :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Jaime Jarrin has been calling games in Spanish for 51 years. Renee Montagne went to Dodger Stadium, and talked with Jarrin, who has become a major figure in Hispanic broadcasting. :: from www.npr.org
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Ana de la Reguera grabará segunda temporada de Capadocia – La actriz regresará a México en agosto para participar en la nueva temporada del drama de HBO :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
In most places, an artist of Akon’s stature would have no problem headlining a show with Miami rapper Pitbull. But this isn’t most places. So in a rather unusual switch, Akon chose to open Friday’s show with Pitbull at the Don Haskins Center :: from www.elpasotimes.com
‘The Chicas Project’ wants your thoughts on immigration (and tacos?) – Crash and Yasmin, the lively and outspoken hosts of the mun2 cable network’s hit show “The Chicas Project,” hit the road for the series’ fourth season … and the show’s cameras are pointing at you. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Olga Tañón estrena el miércoles el sencillo “Pasión morena” simultáneamente en radio, televisión e Internet. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Se rumora que Rossana Nájera canceló su boda con Cuauhtémoc Blanco. :: from www.univision.com
Maya Entertainment y Blockbuster se han unido para lanzar Cine Latino, una serie de películas de aclamados productores y talentosas estrellas en los principales mercados de Estados Unidos. El programa se inicia el 17 de julio en Los Angeles y recorrerá ocho ciudades del país hasta el 10 de septiembre. :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Moviemaker ROBERT RODRIGUEZ had to shoot a short film with SALMA HAYEK before he could convince studio bosses to hire the Mexican actress for DESPERADO – because they weren’t sure her English was good enough for Hollywood. :: from www.contactmusic.com
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The No. 1 TV Drama in Peru Can Also Be Seen in the U.S.
John Leguizamo cherishes ‘emotional enema’ – New autobiographical show focuses on his role in the acting game :: from www.thestar.com
Paulina Rubio regresa a las telenovelas – La cantante tendrá una participación especial en Atrévete a soñar :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Poncho Herrera ya tiene novia – El ex RBD sostiene una relación con la actriz Damayanti Quintanar desde hace un mes :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
William Levy se convirtió a la religión católica :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Juanes comparte sus fotos familiares – El cantante colombiano estrenó su perfil en Twitter y mostró a sus fanáticos el embarazo de siete meses de su esposa, Karen Martínez :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Danna Paola sufre desmayo – La protagonista de Atrévete a soñar se desvaneció antes de entrar a escena al show Muévete :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Paulina Rubio vs. Maribel Guardia – La Chica Dorada ignoró a la conductora para una entrevista pautada para su show Muévete; Guardia especula que fue por problemas del pasado :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Lilia Luciano se divorcia – Tras un año y medio de haberse casado en Barcelona, la copresentadora de Escándalo TV ha decidido terminar su matrimonio con Luis Ayalo :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Yolanda Saldívar no quiso matar a Selena :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
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Walmart, Mi Pueblo Food Centers Win 2009 Hispanic Retail Excellence Awards :: from www.progressivegrocer.com
Listen to podcast with Carlos Aguirre, CEO, Grupo Radio Centro about market penetration during the recession :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Interview with Fanta Marketing Chief Santiago Blanco :: from www.brandweek.com
Jets’ Mark Sanchez may be NFL’s key to opening Hispanic market :: from sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Will MySpace Kill MySpace Latino? :: from www.salon.com
The severe recession in the United States will cause remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean to fall by at least 6.9 percent this year, the World Bank said Monday. :: from www.laht.com
Dallas restaurateur now flips burguesas – Burguesa Burger – prototype is a 388-square-foot bright orange drive-through hut that makes a large storage unit look spacious. :: from www.dallasnews.com
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The Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce has introduced the Hispanic Business Council. :: from www.bizjournals.com
PR Veterans Launch the Hispanic PR Blog (HispanicPRBlog.com) and Twitter Feed (Twitter.com/HispanicPR), the Public Relations Industry’s Definitive Source for Hispanic PR News and Views
ESN Breaks into the Top 200 of Hispanic Business Magazine’s Largest Companies – Yahoo! Finance
Ron Gonzales, the former San Jose mayor whose dramatic rise and fall from power was matched only by his scandalous affair and messy divorce, may be coming back to public life as head of a prominent, Latino philanthropic organization in Silicon Valley – Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley :: from www.mercurynews.com
Latino Best Buy surfers find a redirect that takes users to, you guessed it, a malware site. Last week Trend Micro discovered something very disturbing for Latin American customers surfing to the Best Buy site. :: from news.digitaltrends.com
General Mills’ Rodolfo Rodriguez to Present Keynote Speech at Portada NYC Conference :: from www.portada-online.com
Skype Online Shop Now Open to Users in Latin America
Hispanic Consumers Weather Economic Storm Differently Than Non-Hispanics
Questions Brew in Colombia, As Coffee Farmers Face Record Shortfalls :: from upsidedownworld.org
Allstate, the insurance sponsor of soccer’s Mexican National Team, is launching a promotion awarding the winner, and a guest, an all-expenses-paid trip to Dallas to watch a ‘Tricolor’ game, on September 30. :: from www.brandweek.com
Latin America Broadband Jumps – Mexico grows most in broadband users, while Colombia sees the strongest increase in Internet usage. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Beginning next year, private firms will be able to sell electricity in Puerto Rico using the grid of the Electric Energy Authority, the top official at the state-owned company known as AEE announced Monday. :: from www.laht.com
Ser Padres and Siempre Mujer Launch Free iTunes Video Podcast Series
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During the last six years the number of Hispanic registered voters in Georgia has risen by more than 1,300 percent and Hispanics now comprise 3 percent of the state’s voters, a recent study found. :: from www.timesfreepress.com
First Hispanic studies Ph.D. awarded at Texas A&M :: from media.www.thebatt.com
New Mexico’s state historian has been chosen to lead the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Estevan Rael-Galvez :: from www.abqjournal.com
The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa and the local chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs joined forces for the MOSI National Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award 2009 and the Youth Enriched by Science mentoring program. :: from www.bizjournals.com
A San Antonio pastor was elected this week to head the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. Victor Rodriguez, pastor of South San Filadelfia Baptist Churc :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Georgetown’s first Hispanic police officer retires after 35 years – Robert Hernandez saw the department grow from four officers to about 80. :: from www.statesman.com
Young Hispanic LDS singles enjoy conference – Attendees learn about scholarships, marriage in various workshops :: from www.deseretnews.com
Review: Cuentos Del Centro. Stories From The Latino Heartland. :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Latino parade and festival planned for September in Long Beach :: from www.presstelegram.com
The new Latino cultural center that Phoenix approved for downtown may open in November. Advocates for Latin@ Arts & Culture Consortium Inc. will have access to a city-owned building beginning Aug. 1 and will then have 120 days to prepare the new facility. :: from www.azcentral.com
Photos: New Tool Helps Latino Families Eat Healthy and Save Money
“Out-of-Touch Beltway Republicanism” plagues Gingrich and others who want to send 12 million people packing :: from www.latinalista.net
Puerto Rico reports 1st swine flu death :: from www.miamiherald.com
Julie Stav Reminds Hispanic Moms to Invest in Their Family’s Wellness with Milk!
Senate Bill 81 was recently signed into law and it gives officers the ability to question the citizenship status of those they pull over. Latino leaders from all over the Beehive State gathered for an emergency meeting to discuss the implications of the new law. :: from www.fox13now.com
Activist Victoria Baca raising Latinos’ influence in Moreno Valley – California :: from www.pe.com
Chicana artist Cristina Acosta has turned to sacred art as a means of exploring her religious and cultural heritage, incorporating aspects of her life, beliefs and family history into Madonna retablos. :: from www.artdaily.com
San Jose officials on Friday released new details of the financial troubles of a prominent Latino nonprofit organization that provides “critical” services to the city, including youth counseling, senior housing and parent education. The Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA), one of San Jose’s oldest and largest community organizations :: from www.mercurynews.com
Applying for an Indiana driver’s license or state identification card will now require more stringent proof of identity, a change one Latina activist said could keep non-citizens living in Indiana from driving legally. :: from www.nwitimes.com
Tickets on sale now for the 15th annual California Latino Peace Officers Association’s Oct. 10 awards dinner :: from www.visaliatimesdelta.com
Two Latino legislators have been dismissed from a lawsuit that alleged they were part of a conspiracy to oust an anti-illegal immigration group (Minutemen) from the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program – Assemblyman Joe Coto, D-San Jose, and state Sen. Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles :: from www.nctimes.com
The Hispanic Paradox: U.S. Hispanics Live Longer, Despite Socio-Economic Hurdles :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
What’s in a Name?: The Mexican explains the science of made-up Mexican monikers :: from www.riverfronttimes.com
Tyrone Guzman, Latino leader and visionary in the Twin Cities – The Little Canada resident and St. Paul native was an enthusiastic community advocate, who turned Centro Cultural Chicano into a vibrant social service agency. :: from www.startribune.com
Immigrants suffer as the economy continues downward spiral :: from www.app.com
Hispanics Divided Over Census Boycott :: from www.npr.org
Mexican President Victoriano Huerta rests in El Paso cemetery :: from www.elpasotimes.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Posted on: July 14th, 2009More than 1,000 people have been killed in Cuidad Juárez since the beginning of 2009 due to drug violence, Chihuahua state police reported Saturday. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Skype Online Shop Now Open to Users in Latin America
9 of the world’s 10 happiest nations are in Latin America :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Questions Brew in Colombia, As Coffee Farmers Face Record Shortfalls :: from upsidedownworld.org
Latin America Broadband Jumps – Mexico grows most in broadband users, while Colombia sees the strongest increase in Internet usage. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Why the Coup in Honduras Won’t—and Shouldn’t—Succeed :: from americas.irc-online.org
Canada imposes a visa on Mexico // Canadá impone una visa a México
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