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GOP, divided on Sotomayor, won’t drag out debate :: from www.usatoday.com
Un basurero de Nueva York encuentra figuras mayas del año 300 antes de Cristo :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
A New Day For Latino Civil Rights – Host Michel Martin interviews Thomas Saenz who is the new president of one of the oldest Latino civil rights organizations, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. :: from www.npr.org
Salsa musician and actor Ruben Blades celebrated his 61st birthday Thursday with a nostalgic visit to his archive collection at Harvard University. :: from www.wtvr.com
Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy – Study commissioned by newly-formed Latino Business Chamber shows Latino businesses are positioned to grow – Strengthening Latino Businesses in Greater Los Angeles :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Many Nicaragua revolutionaries feel betrayed by the revolution – Thirty years after the Sandinistas came to power, many are still loyal to the cause but feel disillusioned by the policies of President Daniel Ortega, the former guerrilla commander. :: from www.latimes.com
Hispanic worker deaths up 76% since 1992 :: from www.usatoday.com
Fox News, CNBC Pundit Wages War With U.S. Hispanic Chamber Over Small Business Bill :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
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L.A.’s Best Street Food? Fish Tacos, Says Forbes Traveler :: from laist.com
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS): Undocumented Immigrants Ruining Environment! – (insert sarcastic remark here) :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Latino Acculturation Vs. Assimilation :: from www.latinopundit.com
Thieves Continue to Target Migrant Farm Workers in Lowndes County – Florida :: from www.wctv.tv
Latina law students get a lift – Sotomayor’s tough climb and her bid for Supreme Court justice awe and inspire DePaul women :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Hispanic Job Fair Attracts Thousands – More than 4,000 people packed the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond for “La Feria de la Oportunidad”, sponsored by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. :: from www.wtvr.com
A documentary by a Denver-based film company brings the now-fading raids at Swift & Co. back to the fore, delving into a spectrum of issues surrounding both the raid and the wider subject of immigration reform. – “Swift Justice” :: from www.greeleytribune.com
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for embezzlement on Monday after he admitted illegally paying his spy chief $15 million in government funds. :: from www.miamiherald.com
OVERSEXED and Underrated – The Hypersexualization of Latinas in television and film :: from www.mylatinitas.com
President Obama, please don’t expand failed immigration program 287(g) :: from www.nydailynews.com
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused unnamed U.S. intelligence agencies of planning the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya without the knowledge of President Barack Obama. :: from www.bloomberg.com
The Mexican Institute Of Sound Returns – (couple of free mp3 downloads) :: from www.npr.org
Glenn Beck Radio Freakout Remixed Into Heavy Metal Song About Vampires – (funny & worth a watch)
Le llovieron los premios… Luis Fonsi se llevó 10 Premios Juventud :: from www.univision.com
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Sony Pictures is close to a deal to make a feature film on Michael Jackson drawing on the 80 hours of rehearsal footage filmed for concerts Jackson was preparing to perform in London. – “High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega, who shot the rehearsal footage, is expected to direct the feature :: from www.variety.com
Q&A: Jesse & Joy Are Back With a Sophomore Album – Electricidad :: from www.latina.com
Jenni Rivera reapareció en escena a tan sólo dos días de haber sufrido la pérdida de su ex marido y padre de sus dos hijos menores, Juan López :: from www.univision.com
Salsa musician and actor Ruben Blades celebrated his 61st birthday Thursday with a nostalgic visit to his archive collection at Harvard University. :: from www.wtvr.com
From ‘Shiver Me Timbers’ to ‘Viva La Revolución!’: Depp to Play Pancho Villa :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Gustavo Cerati lanzó “Dejà vu”, el primer corte de “Fuerza Natural” :: from www.cooperativa.cl
Luis Fonsi no descansa en el éxito – Tras 11 años de carrera, el cantautor siente que vive un gran mejor momento a nivel profesional, pero asegura que tiene hambre de alcanzar niveles más altos de éxito. :: from www.primerahora.com
The Mexican Institute Of Sound Returns – (couple of free mp3 downloads) :: from www.npr.org
Le llovieron los premios… Luis Fonsi se llevó 10 Premios Juventud :: from www.univision.com
L’Oreal Paris says it has signed actress Kate del Castillo to an exclusive North American contract to be a spokeswoman for the company and its beauty brands. :: from www.upi.com
Juanma López fue la gran sorpresa de Premios Juventud :: from www.primerahora.com
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Selena Gomez Scores with Miley Cyrus :: from www.latina.com
Video: Demi Lovato’s Impressive Late Night Performance
Christina Milian (Finally) Confirms Engagement :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Peru’s Novalima to perform in Los Angeles :: from www.livinginperu.com
OVERSEXED and Underrated – The Hypersexualization of Latinas in television and film :: from www.mylatinitas.com
Ruben Blades brings his Todos Vuelven tour to the James L. Knight Center on November 21 at 8pm. :: from blogs.browardpalmbeach.com
Anahí extraña a RBD :: from www2.esmas.com
David Arquette Apologizes For Latina Women Remark :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Graban Kuno Becker y Reyli Barba vídeo de “Cabeza de buda” :: from www.yucatan.com.mx
David Bisbal anuncia gira por Latinoamérica y Europa – El próximo septiembre el cantante español presentará su nuevo disco :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
La cantante colombiana Fanny Lu, nominada a los Premios Juventud en la categoría de Mi Artista Tropical, disputa con Shakira y Paulina Rubio el primer lugar radial en México con el tema “Tú no eres para mí”, primer sencillo del álbum “Dos”. :: from sdpnoticias.com
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Latino Acculturation Vs. Assimilation :: from www.latinopundit.com
Best Buy, Ace Hardware and New Nielsen Research Headline Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, being held Aug. 9 through Aug. 11 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. :: from www.csnews.com
Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy – Study commissioned by newly-formed Latino Business Chamber shows Latino businesses are positioned to grow – Strengthening Latino Businesses in Greater Los Angeles :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Fifth Third Bank has launched a marketing campaign tailored to the growing Hispanic population in certain markets. – The campaign is entitled “Las cosas que hacemos por los suenos,” or “The Things We Do for Dreams,” and is expected to run throughout the year in Chicago, Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Myers, Naples, Grand Rapids, and Indianapolis. :: from news.cincinnati.com
Qwest bilingual service corners Hispanic market – Call center catering to Spanish-speaking customers sees rapid growth in Arizona and Utah :: from www.azcentral.com
Hispanic worker deaths up 76% since 1992 :: from www.usatoday.com
Fox News, CNBC Pundit Wages War With U.S. Hispanic Chamber Over Small Business Bill :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Dr. Michele Hernandez, a former Dartmouth admissions officer, says she counsels as many as 25 students in each high school grade each year. She also offers four-day “boot camps” every August in a Boston hotel, charging 40 incoming high school seniors as much as $14,000 each. :: from www.nytimes.com
Pollo asado para la nostalgia – Kokoriko proyecta expandir su sabor colombiano a Broward y Palm Beach :: from southflorida.elsentinel.com
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Univision CEO Uva Named To USA World Cup Bid Board – Group Aims To Bring Futbol’s Biggest Event To The US In 2018 Or 2022 :: from www.multichannel.com
Gabriel Rozman: The Uruguyan wizard of India’s TCS :: from www.newkerala.com
Hispanic Job Fair Attracts Thousands – More than 4,000 people packed the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond for “La Feria de la Oportunidad”, sponsored by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. :: from www.wtvr.com
30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
Eleven Fairfax County Companies Named to 2009 Hispanic Business List
OVERSEXED and Underrated – The Hypersexualization of Latinas in television and film :: from www.mylatinitas.com
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Grand Rapids targets membership growth :: from www.mlive.com
“Latinos Magazine” is the first of its kind in the state of Ohio. The goal of the magazine is to make information available to the Latino community from both a national and local perspective. :: from www.wkyc.com
L’Oreal Paris says it has signed actress Kate del Castillo to an exclusive North American contract to be a spokeswoman for the company and its beauty brands. :: from www.upi.com
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Thieves Continue to Target Migrant Farm Workers in Lowndes County – Florida :: from www.wctv.tv
The 10 Hottest Summer Reads from Latina Magazine :: from www.latina.com
Every year, around July 20, El Pasoan Felipe Cardenas proudly tells people that his father buried Pancho Villa twice. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Ensconced in the Bronx – José Diaz-Oyola :: from www.nytimes.com
A new Latino-Hispanic commission chairperson is serving the Lafayette community. Mayor Tony Roswarski appointed Joel Munoz to the position – Indiana :: from www.wlfi.com
30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
Old Anti-Immigrant Ideas, Even Bad Ones, Die Hard :: from blogs.newamericamedia.org
Ready to Celebrate: Nuyoricans, Hispanic Media Look to Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
In Memoriam: Mario F. Vazquez -vNovember 25, 1946-July 10, 2009
Kansas Lawyer Leads Local Fight Against Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach :: from www.nytimes.com
Beautiful weather, enthusiastic bands and dancers and good food and drink all combined for a large turnout at the Wilson Police Department’s 5th annual Hispanic Outreach Summer Festival held Saturday afternoon at Toisnot Park. – North Carolina :: from www.wilsontimes.com
No go for local bilingual charter school in Austin – Supporters say approval process is tough, haven’t given up on the program :: from www.dailytexanonline.com
Hispanic fest celebrates 23rd year – Organized by the City of Holyoke and La Familia Hispana Inc :: from www.masslive.com
New Latino Democratic club forms Leader hopes to boost Latino participation in local politics – North County, California :: from www.nctimes.com
Book tells stories of Hispanic population growth – “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia” :: from www.northwestgeorgia.com
Senator Menendez: La Voz de los Senadores Demócratas :: from thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
The Senate’s lone Hispanic Republican, Mel Martinez, says he’ll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Rep. Becerra Skips Ice Cream Fundraiser For Health Care Vote :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Almost 500 Kidnap Victims in Mexico Freed Over Last 2½ Years :: from www.laht.com
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for embezzlement on Monday after he admitted illegally paying his spy chief $15 million in government funds. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Many Nicaragua revolutionaries feel betrayed by the revolution – Thirty years after the Sandinistas came to power, many are still loyal to the cause but feel disillusioned by the policies of President Daniel Ortega, the former guerrilla commander. :: from www.latimes.com
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused unnamed U.S. intelligence agencies of planning the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya without the knowledge of President Barack Obama. :: from www.bloomberg.com
My Favorite Colombian Sweet – Alpina arequipe :: from blogs.nationalgeographic.com
La cantante colombiana Fanny Lu, nominada a los Premios Juventud en la categoría de Mi Artista Tropical, disputa con Shakira y Paulina Rubio el primer lugar radial en México con el tema “Tú no eres para mí”, primer sencillo del álbum “Dos”. :: from sdpnoticias.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
