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SATs: Hispanics scoring better, but lag in college admission tests :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
After years of declines, poverty is now on the rise in Latin America thanks to the global economic crisis. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this week signed into law a new measure requiring that history courses across the state include references to the mass deportation of Mexicans from the United States back during the 1930s. (???) :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
On Immigration, Kennedy’s Death Leaves Leadership Gap :: from blogs.wsj.com
Can the U.S. government take a woman’s baby from her because she doesn’t speak English? That’s the latest question to arise in the hothouse debate over illegal immigration, as an undocumented woman from impoverished rural Mexico — who speaks only an obscure indigenous language — fights in a Mississippi court to regain custody of her infant daughter. :: from www.time.com
Despite growing clout, big population, Hispanics aren’t well represented – Las Vegas area – Of the 43 state legislators representing portions of Clark County, for example, only three are Hispanic. – None of the city council members in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas or Henderson are Hispanic. There are no Hispanics on the Clark County Commission, arguably the state’s second-most powerful political body, after the Legislature. :: from www.lasvegassun.com
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won’t be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations – this derailed his appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama’s administration. :: from www.google.com
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Ted Kennedy breaks out into song on Latino radio program – (video as well) – June 26th, 2007
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La artista cubano-estadounidense Gloria Estefan dijo en una entrevista publicada hoy que si diera un concierto en La Habana, se generaría violencia, porque no se callaría lo que piensa del régimen, y subrayó que su sueño sigue siendo cantar “en una Cuba libre”. :: from www.informador.com.mx
Un inmigrante ecuatoriano está filmando una película que aborda un tema oportuno en la isla de Long Island: crimen por prejuicios. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Who will lead on immigration reform? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
15 Latin American Fruits to Surprise your Palate :: from www.bootsnall.com
Cuba faces toilet paper shortage :: from www.miamiherald.com
A poll of Cuban Americans on Colombian rocker Juanes’ controversial Cuba concert showed mixed feelings in the exile community. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years :: from www.nytimes.com
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La artista cubano-estadounidense Gloria Estefan dijo en una entrevista publicada hoy que si diera un concierto en La Habana, se generaría violencia, porque no se callaría lo que piensa del régimen, y subrayó que su sueño sigue siendo cantar “en una Cuba libre”. :: from www.informador.com.mx
Ricky Martin debutará como escritor :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Thalía celebrará sus 38 años con tremenda fiesta :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
With the goal of expanding and developing awareness of Latin American digital music and art, the 3rd edition of the Latin Electronic Music Festival kicks off today, Thursday, August 27 and continues through Saturday. – Chicago :: from cafemagazine.com
El polifacético artista cubano Manolo Torrente falleció en Miami el pasado jueves 20 víctima de varios problemas de salud. Tenía 83 años. :: from www.miamiherald.com
A poll of Cuban Americans on Colombian rocker Juanes’ controversial Cuba concert showed mixed feelings in the exile community. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years :: from www.nytimes.com
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GALA Hispanic Theatre Launches a Re-designed Webpage WWW.GALATHEATRE.ORG
PeopleEnEspanol.com Launches New Interactive Tool: ‘Cambia Tu Look’
Cinelatino signs deals with Fox, Universal Studios & Lionsgate Channel :: from hispanicad.com
Vicki Carr returns to El Paso, the city she was born in, for benefit performance – concert is being produced by Wise Latina Entertainment :: from www.lcsun-news.com
Un inmigrante ecuatoriano está filmando una película que aborda un tema oportuno en la isla de Long Island: crimen por prejuicios. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Captan a Belinda besando a otro hombre :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alicia Machado critica a Miss México :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Carolina La O defiende a Juanes :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alexander Acha habría vuelto con su esposa :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Verónica Castro dedica canción a Valeria Liberman :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
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Cinelatino signs deals with Fox, Universal Studios & Lionsgate Channel :: from hispanicad.com
Revolucion finalist in PR News Competition for HBO Latino :: from hispanicad.com
Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) announced that morning drive radio program, “El Show de Don Cheto,” has been added to two radio stations: Grupo Uniradio Corp.’s La Invasora XHTY, 99.7 FM (San Diego) and Latino Communications’ Que Bueno KBNO, 1280 AM (Denver). :: from hispanicad.com
Truveo and Univision Interactive Media Partner to Bring Millions of Online Videos to U.S. Hispanics on Univision.com
Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years :: from www.nytimes.com
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Kleenex Honors Hispanic Heritage with User-Generated Box Art :: from promomagazine.com
HHOA Revises Annual Convention Concept to Regional Events in Response to Economy
Artgig Studio Launches Bilingual Business Website Portal – QueTuBuscas.com
Latin-Pak Celebrates 14 Years of Marketing
LatPro’s Hispanic & Bilingual Career Fair Comes to Washington, DC
After years of declines, poverty is now on the rise in Latin America thanks to the global economic crisis. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Crawford & Company Names Jeannette Barrios Manager in Puerto Rico
Alpine Access to Hire 400 Bi-Lingual Employees by Year’s End
PeopleEnEspanol.com Launches New Interactive Tool: ‘Cambia Tu Look’
Curro Chozas – Associate Creative Director at Grupo Gallegos has been named the new President of the Círculo Creativo del Mercado Hispano. :: from hispanicad.com
Fútbol de Primera celebrates its 20th Anniversary :: from hispanicad.com
Jason Martinez, who started at KTLA-5 in Los Angeles in January as a reporter and then was moved up to the anchor seat for the 6:30 pm and 10 pm news, is now doing weekend duty. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Hospital staff focuses on bilingual health care – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois :: from www.pioneerlocal.com
Central America’s development bank says it is freezing credits to Honduras following the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. :: from www.miamiherald.com
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A record percentage of minority students in the U.S. high school class of 2009 took standardized SAT tests, as more Hispanics sought college entry. :: from www.bloomberg.com
Commissioner Constance Barker of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought her campaign against sexual assaults on female Hispanic migrant farm workers to Birmingham on Wednesday. :: from www.al.com
Albertville’s request that its police officers be federally certified in enforcing immigration law is scaring Hispanic people into moving away, according to an advocate for the local Hispanic community. -Alabama :: from www.al.com
Fort Worth Hispanic horseback team has what it takes to compete — except for better finances :: from www.star-telegram.com
National Council of La Raza Mourns the Loss of Senator Kennedy
Interview with Author Julia Amante – Evenings at the Argentine Club will be released in September 2009. :: from latinola.com
Reviewed: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy, Edited by Geraldine Lievesley and Steve Ludlam. :: from upsidedownworld.org
Add this healthcare solution to the debate: Mexican and Latin American folk remedies for the ultimate Do-It-Yourselfer :: from www.600words.com
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST HISPANIC FEMALE-OWNED LAW FIRM IN NEW YORK CITY ENDORSES MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG FOR RE-ELECTION – Carmen Pacheco :: from www.mikebloomberg.com
CIP Americas Program Criticizes State Department Report on Human Rights Under the Merida Initiative :: from americas.irc-online.org
Whittier Hispanic Outreach Taskforce helping kids get ready for school :: from www.whittierdailynews.com
The state Commission on Hispanic Affairs says officials will recognize the history and culture of Idaho’s largest minority with events next month :: from www.kpvi.com
Health care, immigration, energy and other issues were among the topics of discussion as U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., met on Friday with members of the Grand Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. :: from theindependent.com
Anger’s heat may forge Latinos’ future – first statewide gathering of the Colorado Latino Forum :: from www.denverpost.com
Foreigners flock to learn English in new center – Victorville, CA :: from www.vvdailypress.com
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Mexico players fight for pre-Hispanic game site :: from www.google.com
Mexican cuisine gaining popularity in Poland :: from noticias.terra.com
After years of declines, poverty is now on the rise in Latin America thanks to the global economic crisis. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Ecuador: XXII National Festival of Ecuadorian Music :: from globalvoicesonline.org
Cuba faces toilet paper shortage :: from www.miamiherald.com
Central America’s development bank says it is freezing credits to Honduras following the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Elvin Santos — a leading would-be successor to Manuel Zelaya before the coup that ousted the Honduran president — has seen his popularity diminish. :: from www.miamiherald.com
A poll of Cuban Americans on Colombian rocker Juanes’ controversial Cuba concert showed mixed feelings in the exile community. :: 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
