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Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high – In July, Latino unemployment rate hit 12.7%, dwarfing the white jobless rate of 9.5% :: from www.latimes.com
Hispanics A Tough Sell On Health Care Reform – As A Group, They’re Among The Most Likely Not To Have Coverage, But They’re Wary Of Current Reform Efforts – (lots of info – great map) :: from www.nationaljournal.com
Arizona State University’s freshman class of more than 9,200 will include a record 118 National Hispanic Scholars, bringing the total to around 335. ASU has perhaps the highest number of National Hispanic Scholars in the country, up from only 75 in 2002. :: from www.azfamily.com
Enough! Immigration Reform is NOT Health Care Reform :: from ndn.org
Cuban blogger the voice of youth-oriented counterculture – Yoani Sánchez :: from www.miamiherald.com
2010 census groups reach out to illegal immigrants, Hispanics and blacks – Minority participation in count seen as key to more local dollars :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Study: Immigration judge as stressed out as emergency room doctors, prison wardens
He toiled in California’s farm fields alongside his Mexican migrant worker parents and didn’t learn English until he was 12. Now Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, is about to rocket into orbit. :: from cnews.canoe.ca
Woman facing deportation remains at Simi church – 2 years later still there – California :: from www.venturacountystar.com
Only 20% of nation’s teacher training institutions address ELL needs because, they say, there is no requirement to do so. There are over 5 million English Language Learners in our public schools, a group that has grown by 60% in the past few years. :: from blogs.edweek.org
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‘Which Way Home’ tracks child migrants’ dangerous journeys – Documentarian Rebecca Cammisa follows desperate youths as they risk injury and death to enter the U.S. to find work or missing parents. :: from www.latimes.com
LatinHeat.com Presents: ‘Let’s Talk!’ Brings Cultural Relevance to Talk Show Arena
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gets a street salute from ‘Pavement Picasso’ Hani Shihada :: from www.nydailynews.com
Mayor Alex Lopez talks soft, leads Chicago Heights :: from www.southtownstar.com
Immigrant’s story of hardship, love, deportation – Pittsburgh Latinos – the Mejias :: from www.post-gazette.com
Imagen Awards officials said “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” earned top feature movie honors at this year’s awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. :: from www.upi.com
What Health Care Reform Means for Latinos :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Could Mildred Fernández become Florida Orange County’s first Puerto Rican mayor? :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
A radio station that went off the air a year ago is back providing news and information to the Valley’s huge Spanish-speaking population – KNUV-AM (1190) – Arizona :: from www.azcentral.com
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez’s Departure Leaves GOP Floundering With Hispanic Voters :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Mexico’s president is so excited about a NASA astronaut of Mexican descent, Jose Hernandez, that he invited him to dinner when the astronaut returns to Earth. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Peruvian food has worldwide sales of US $1.5 billion, says Gastón Acurio :: from www.livinginperu.com
A British company is releasing a new line of textile designs inspired by paintings by George Mendoza, Las Cruces’ internationally renowned blind artist. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Honduras’s Supreme Court has rejected a Costa Rica-brokered deal that would have restored ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power and sternly warned that he faces arrest if he returns. :: from www.google.com
Web 2.0 (Racist, Anti-Mexican) Social Networking :: from textmex.blogspot.com
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‘Which Way Home’ tracks child migrants’ dangerous journeys – Documentarian Rebecca Cammisa follows desperate youths as they risk injury and death to enter the U.S. to find work or missing parents. :: from www.latimes.com
¡Kate del Castillo y Aarón Díaz se casarán! :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Viva Chicago Latin Music Festival in Grant Park August 29 to 30 :: from www.examiner.com
Imagen Awards officials said “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” earned top feature movie honors at this year’s awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. :: from www.upi.com
Venezuela repeats at Miss Universe contest – Stefania Fernandez :: from www.usatoday.com
Additional
LatinHeat.com Presents: ‘Let’s Talk!’ Brings Cultural Relevance to Talk Show Arena
Interview with Writer, Producer and Director, Vagabond Beaumont on his Film ‘Machetero’ :: from efrainortizjr.blogspot.com
Reprueban que Aracely Arámbula merezca ser “diva” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Pérez Hilton hará la dieta de Alejandro Chabán :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
David Bisbal estrena “Esclavo de tus besos” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Verónica Castro está de regreso en la escena musical, la artista presentó su nuevo disco, Resurrección, álbum producido por AB Quintanilla. :: from www.esmas.com
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Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high – In July, Latino unemployment rate hit 12.7%, dwarfing the white jobless rate of 9.5% :: from www.latimes.com
Dillons officials on Monday announced plans for the company’s first Hispanic-themed store – Witchita, Kansas :: from www.kansas.com
Sam’s Targets Latino Market With ‘Mas Club’ :: from www.npr.org
Ford Motor Co. says it will invest more than $1.5 million over the next 15 months to support community initiatives and charitable organizations through its Operation Goodwill San Antonio project. :: from www.bizjournals.com
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Jessica Sanchez at WKMG-6 has taken on a new title: traffic reporter – Orlando :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
OSCAR MAYER Announces Winner of Sabor de Mamá Recipe Contest
Vista Systems Breaking New Ground in Puerto Rico’s Tropical Modernism
2009 HAPE Award Judges announced :: from hispanicad.com
TeleRevista picks The Group for marketing efforts :: from hispanicad.com
Entravision launches Univision affiliate in Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas :: from hispanicad.com
Hispanic Dental Association 17th Annual Meeting
Florida Sues Foreclosure “Rescuer” Targeting Hispanics for Fraud – JPB Consulting Inc :: from www.consumeraffairs.com
Inc. magazine has ranked Lopez Negrete Communications No. 4,803 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. :: from houston.dbusinessnews.com
LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 2009 LATINA Style 50 Report
The Consortium of Physicians from Latin America has helped more than 3,000 Hispanic health professionals get their professional licenses to work in the U.S. hospital system. :: from www.laht.com
Chertoff Pumps Up Homeland Security Business – Not relying solely on its industry contracts, the Chertoff Group is also benefiting from a trail of media interviews and media events that bring the firm’s principals to the attention of prospective clients. :: from borderlinesblog.blogspot.com
Consequences of the “Chilean Miracle”: The Salmon Farms and the Privatization of the Sea :: from americas.irc-online.org
A radio station that went off the air a year ago is back providing news and information to the Valley’s huge Spanish-speaking population – KNUV-AM (1190) – Arizona :: from www.azcentral.com
Kaiser Permanente Named 2009 Company of the Year by LATINA Style Magazine
Peruvian food has worldwide sales of US $1.5 billion, says Gastón Acurio :: from www.livinginperu.com
A British company is releasing a new line of textile designs inspired by paintings by George Mendoza, Las Cruces’ internationally renowned blind artist. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Mexican journalist Elena Poniatowska speaks in Chicago :: from www.chicagonow.com
More US Hispanic News –»
Surfaced video sets the tone of what to expect in immigration reform debate :: from www.latinalista.net
Rush Limbaugh Insults LULAC on Health Care
Interview with Oscar Casares, author of Amigoland :: from www.examiner.com
7 things you didn’t know about Latinos in WWII – “Images of Valor” exhibition at Museum of Coastal Bend at Victoria College :: from www.victoriaadvocate.com
David Bejarano has become the first Latino chief of the Chula Vista Police Deparment. :: from www.sdnn.com
BronzeWord Latino Authors nominated for two awards – Jo Ann Hernandez :: from www.examiner.com
he Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Museum of San Marcos, 131 Guadalupe Street, is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month with a reception at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16. :: from www.newstreamz.com
Governor Discusses Water Reform at California Latino Water Coalition Press Conference
Escondido police chief Jim Maher accused of targeting Hispanics :: from www.sdnn.com
Hispanic churches combat attitudes of ‘machismo’ – Virginia :: from hamptonroads.com
Come Out to Tijuana and Indulge in the Magificent Art of Rosario Castellanos, August 27, 2009 @ 6:30pm :: from textmex.blogspot.com
Mexico City bans plastic bags, so why can’t Chicago? :: from www.chicagonow.com
The North Alabama Hispanic Committee is upset over letters concerning the 287(g) program sent from the city of Albertville to leaders in Washington, D.C. :: from sandmountainreporter.com
Ingrid Hoffmann Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Milk Mustache
Whitehouse’s Healthcare reform page in Spanish :: from www.whitehouse.gov
Tonight at the YMCA on Habersham Street, exceptional Latina women were honored for their contributions to the Latina and Hispanic community in Chatham County. :: from www.wtoc.com
Threats from a street gang, MS-13, forced Pablo, Rene and Silvia Mira to flee to the U.S. in 2004 from their native El Salvador. – Now, the question is whether the government will consider resistance to joining gangs as grounds for asylum :: from online.wsj.com
A Fort Worth criminal defense attorney with strong ties to the local Republican Party was appointed Friday by Gov. Rick Perry to the new 432nd District Court in Tarrant County. – Ruben Gonzalez Jr. :: from www.star-telegram.com
Hispanic students in focus – In Fresno visit, Obama aide Juan Sepúlveda aims to boost success. :: from www.fresnobee.com
National Fellowship of Hispanic Churches of the Southern Baptist Convention at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary :: from www.sbcbaptistpress.org
Mexican Drug Cartels Set Up Shop in California Parks :: from www.time.com
Kansas City women are convinced coup in Honduras was military :: from www.kansascity.com
A Texas program to increase law enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border by temporarily reassigning state troopers from other parts of the state is contributing to a critical personnel shortage in the Texas Department of Public Safety :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Latino Cultural Fest to replace Salsa y Salsas – Carson City, Nevada :: from www.recordcourier.com
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes wants health-care plan to be ‘revenue neutral’ :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Voices from VONA: E-interview with Vickie Vértiz – Every summer the Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA) brings renowned writers from around the country to the University of San Francisco to nurture developing writers of color :: from latinopoetryreview.blogspot.com
Mi Cocina Countdown to Labor Day! Pico de Gallo, Guac y mucho mas! :: from doslives.com
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El Clandestino is a punk alternative space in Ecatepec in suburban Mexico City. :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Cuban blogger the voice of youth-oriented counterculture – Yoani Sánchez :: from www.miamiherald.com
Consequences of the “Chilean Miracle”: The Salmon Farms and the Privatization of the Sea :: from americas.irc-online.org
Mexico to offer treatment, instead of prison or fines :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Mexico’s president is so excited about a NASA astronaut of Mexican descent, Jose Hernandez, that he invited him to dinner when the astronaut returns to Earth. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Peruvian food has worldwide sales of US $1.5 billion, says Gastón Acurio :: from www.livinginperu.com
New images show healthier Fidel Castro :: from www.cnn.com
Honduras’s Supreme Court has rejected a Costa Rica-brokered deal that would have restored ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power and sternly warned that he faces arrest if he returns. :: from www.google.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
