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Republican Sen. John McCain says he’ll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confirmation this week. :: from ktar.com
Ramón Rentería: Declarations of a tired, proud, opinionated optimist – A news magazine columnist once wrote a piece titled “I am a tired American.” Here’s a frontera version of that fantastic piece of journalism. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Kate del Castillo is a telenovela star reborn – The Mexican actress breaks out of her successful but limited career to take on a more powerful role in Showtime’s ‘Weeds,’ be a face of L’Oreal, and star in a Web-based drama. :: from www.latimes.com
Frontline on Postville Raid – Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark :: from www.pbs.org
Immigrants who flocked to the once-burgeoning Inland Empire are hard-hit in economic downturn :: from www.latimes.com
July was Juárez’s deadliest month with 248 homicides :: around 300 homicides in all of 2007 :: from www.elpasotimes.com
At Lima circus, TV star in drag a big hit – A popular TV star in drag named La Chola Chabuca grabs the spotlight at one of Lima’s circuses, which are being held throughout the country as part of a 100-year tradition. :: from www.miamiherald.com
FDNY written exams excluded hundreds of black and Hispanic firefighters, federal judge rules :: from www.nydailynews.com
Will Latinos remember how Judge Sotomayor was treated? :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
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A sprawling refugee tent city just blocks from the presidential palace has become a nagging reminder to residents of Colombia’s cosmopolitan capital that a brutal conflict is being fought in far-flung provinces. :: from www.miamiherald.com
NASA Crew Takes YouTube Questions In Spanish And English :: from www.spaceref.com
Latinos say they also face racial profiling by police :: from www.cnn.com
Upscale grocery stores that were scheduled to close two days last week for inventory remained shuttered Monday – sparking rumors of food shortages because of the country’s dire economic situation. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Struggling Mexico City hopes to lure tourists with free insurance through Tourism Assistance Card :: from www.nydailynews.com
Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez’s government and the private media. :: from www.miamiherald.com
With Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa out of the governor’s race, the two leading candidates (Gavin Newsom y Jerry Brown) have amped up efforts to woo the critical Latino vote in next June’s gubernatorial Democratic primary. :: from www.whittierdailynews.com
Brazil Takes the Lead in Using Twitter :: from www.laht.com
Biodiversity Report from the Americas Program of CIP—July 2009 :: from americas.irc-online.org
Pan Seared Red Snapper with Grapefruit-Avocado Salsa :: from www.daisymartinez.com
Claudette Ortiz: ‘For every American who wants a job’ – (I enjoyed this commentary) :: from www.scsun-news.com
“Unequal Lives: Health Care Discrimination Harms Communities of Color” explains how the nation’s more than 103 million people of color suffer disproportionately in our health care system. (great resource) :: from healthcareforamericanow.org
A funeral is being held Monday for former New York state Sen. Olga Mendez. She was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the mainland United States. :: from www.newsday.com
A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the grounds that he demonstrated ethical failings while in office. :: from diverseeducation.com
Sega Launches Largest Hispanic Effort For Wii Title :: from www.mediapost.com
Sen. John McCain warned that unless Republicans make a strong effort to reach out to Hispanics, the party will continue to be left behind. The Arizona Republican also said that under certain conditions he would work with President Obama on immigration reform. :: from www.politico.com
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Kate del Castillo is a telenovela star reborn – The Mexican actress breaks out of her successful but limited career to take on a more powerful role in Showtime’s ‘Weeds,’ be a face of L’Oreal, and star in a Web-based drama. :: from www.latimes.com
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Eva Longoria’s West Hollywood Retail Romp :: from www.celebrity-gossip.net
Chucho Valdés y Concha Buika en homenaje a Chavela Vargas :: from www.miamiherald.com
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More Latinos in professions educates U.S. :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Struggling Mexico City hopes to lure tourists with free insurance through Tourism Assistance Card :: from www.nydailynews.com
The Food Lion supermarket chain will expand its Sabor Latino (Latin Flavor) format to 59 stores in North Carolina to better serve this growing market. :: from www.laht.com
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business MBA program has been ranked as one of the top 25 programs in the nation for Hispanics. :: from www.bizjournals.com
Sega Launches Largest Hispanic Effort For Wii Title :: from www.mediapost.com
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Hispanic rodeo approved at Boulder Highway site – Las Vegas :: from www.lasvegassun.com
Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez’s government and the private media. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s GDP Fell 10.4 Percent in 2Q :: from www.laht.com
A Reno-based Spanish-language radio station began a new talk-radio format Friday that station officials said is the first of its kind in Northern Nevada – 1590 AM :: from www.rgj.com
Spanish-Voices, a New Studio to Meet the Increasing Demand of Audio in Spanish
Will Yahoo and Microsoft “Bing” it on in the Latin World? :: from www.portada-online.com
Hispanic Publishers Have High Hopes for Yahoo!-Microsoft Search Advertising Partnership
Hawaii Latin Chamber Co-Sponsors Minority Business Certification Workshops
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Republican support for Sotomayor looks paltry :: from www.usatoday.com
Local woman, Codie Cabral, earns spot on ‘Model Latina Miami’ – Former MVHS cheerleader used the show to raise awareness about abusive relationships :: from www.nctimes.com
Chicano Music Festival and Auction in Denver – August 6th-9th :: from www.suteatro.org
Bronx group honors gridlock-causing Pedro Espada as ‘Senator of the Year’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government. The Homeland Security Department wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., to stop arresting illegal immigrants whose only crime was crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without documents. :: from www.officer.com
Soursop-Mango Blush Batida :: from www.daisymartinez.com
NCLR’s Home Rescue Fair: Feeling the Pain :: from xicanopwr.com
Retired state District Court Judge Enrique H. Peña, 73, has died, according to an obituary in the El Paso Times. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Groups of travelers are returning to the United States after defying the federal government’s ban on most travel to Cuba – Venceremos Brigade :: from www.miamiherald.com
Lafayette’s Latino Advisory Board revived – Group planning ‘Viva la Independencia’ event in September :: from www.dailycamera.com
About 3,000 years’ worth of Mexican artistry makes up one of the latest Wichita Art Museum exhibits. “Los Artes de Mexico,” or “The Arts of Mexico,” runs until Sept. 6 and features work from artists such as painter and muralist Diego Rivera. :: from www.kansas.com
What hurts? Getting Latino patients’ message across to the doctor in Idaho :: from www.magicvalley.com
Hospice reaches out to Latinos and Asians in Queens :: from queenscourier.com
Jason Villalba: Saying “no” to Sotomayor isn’t betrayal to Hispanic community :: from www.star-telegram.com
McCain should have listened to his own advice :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
NRA Stance on Sotomayor Draws Fire From Hispanic Lawmakers :: from www.ethiopianreview.com
McCain states the obvious: GOP needs more hispanic support :: from www.feministing.com
Hispanic Alliance Urges Congress to Work Through Recess on Health
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business MBA program has been ranked as one of the top 25 programs in the nation for Hispanics. :: from www.bizjournals.com
Michigan State University has received a $1.5 million federal grant to work with the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey to increase the number of Hispanic doctoral students in neuroscience :: from www.chicagotribune.com
An Indiana University cancer center is launching a campaign to shed light on why breast cancer is often more aggressive in Hispanic women than in women of other races. :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Judge Christine Arguello Comes Home to Help Hispanic Scholars – Colorado :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
KC-area Latinos air concerns about education in forum with White House adviser Juan Sepulveda :: from www.kansascity.com
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A sprawling refugee tent city just blocks from the presidential palace has become a nagging reminder to residents of Colombia’s cosmopolitan capital that a brutal conflict is being fought in far-flung provinces. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen :: from www.miamiherald.com
Upscale grocery stores that were scheduled to close two days last week for inventory remained shuttered Monday – sparking rumors of food shortages because of the country’s dire economic situation. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Struggling Mexico City hopes to lure tourists with free insurance through Tourism Assistance Card :: from www.nydailynews.com
Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez’s government and the private media. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s GDP Fell 10.4 Percent in 2Q :: from www.laht.com
Brazil Takes the Lead in Using Twitter :: from www.laht.com
Biodiversity Report from the Americas Program of CIP—July 2009 :: from americas.irc-online.org
A powerful earthquake Monday shook fishing villages along Mexico’s Gulf of California, prompting alarm as far away as Phoenix, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. :: from www.miamiherald.com
July was Juárez’s deadliest month with 248 homicides :: around 300 homicides in all of 2007 :: from www.elpasotimes.com
At Lima circus, TV star in drag a big hit – A popular TV star in drag named La Chola Chabuca grabs the spotlight at one of Lima’s circuses, which are being held throughout the country as part of a 100-year tradition. :: from www.miamiherald.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
