HMMM! Hispanics now make up 22% of all children under the age of 18 in the US BUT more than 80% of Latino children are unable to read at or above grade level by 4th grade. So what does this mean for the future?
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Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA – In Texas and across the Southwest, Hispanic farmers have been fighting the Agriculture Department for close to a decade. :: from www.npr.org – NPR finally picks up this story
Beyond the Barrio, With Growing Pains – El Museo del Barrio reopens with a new glass facade, a redesigned courtyard and modernized galleries, including one devoted to its permanent collection in East Harlem, NYC – Rafael Montañez Ortiz :: from www.nytimes.com
2012 isn’t the end of the world, Mayans insist :: from www.miamiherald.com
Park Ranger Mauricio Escobar Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos – – Yosemite National Park sits on the edge of California’s rural San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that’s nearly 50% Latino. Yet few of the region’s Latino residents ever visit the park. :: from www.npr.org
The Pecos Insurrection – How a private prison pushed immigrant inmates to the brink. (a must read) :: from www.texasobserver.org
In New Mexico, a majority Hispanic state, a 54% high school dropout rate translated to 13,800 young people in 2008. – Meeting addresses Hispanic education ‘crisis’ :: from www.lcsun-news.com
Whispering to Rottweilers, and to C.E.O.’s – Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer,” built a multimillion-dollar company on his skill with pets and their owners. “God was my lawyer,” he says, and his pack chose his producers. :: from www.nytimes.com
U.S. Can’t Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas – about 40% of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States came on legal visas and overstayed. (of course they weren’t all Latinos) :: from www.nytimes.com
Jose Hernandez gets hero’s welcome in Stockton :: from www.recordnet.com
Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America – the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries. :: from news.bostonherald.com
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Hispanics make up a record 25.7% of the New York Police Department. :: from www.recordonline.com
Being Latino: A Vocal Montage – Kansas City Public Library talk about Being Latino in America, our past and our future. :: from www.publicbroadcasting.net
Dudamel’s great, but he’s not the whole show – L.A. shouldn’t think that the Venezuelan conductor is the answer to its cultural neglect of Latinos. :: from www.latimes.com
Hispanic lawmakers in the House are writing an immigration reform bill that will outline the minority community’s position before the debate begins in Congress. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Latinos would be wrong to boycott the 2010 Census count – Ruben Navarrette Jr :: from www.star-telegram.com
Just over 50% of Brazilians age 25 and older did not complete the eight years of basic education :: from www.laht.com
BLACK AND HISPANIC RETIREES UNABLE TO MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS :: from www.wilmingtonjournal.com
What does D.C. tell us about Latino/black relations? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Hate Crimes Act Passed, Will It Stop Actual Hate Though? :: from vivirlatino.com
Interview: Josh Norek shines a light on alternative Latino music (+ he is a good guy imho) :: from www.timesunion.com
Angered by President Obama’s lack of success in legalizing illegal immigrants, some Hispanic activists are urging all Hispanics to boycott the 2010 census as a sign of displeasure. :: from www.washingtontimes.com
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs law that highlights Hispanic history in public schools :: from www.wqad.com
Seneca returns with observations about President Obama and Latinos – (interesting) :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
Recipe: Ancho chile applesauce – (sounds great) :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com
Honduras De Facto Regime Opens Fire in Poor Neighborhoods: Youth and union members targeted by coup violence :: from americasmexico.blogspot.com
Positive Latino Images Do Not Evolve, It Takes Hard Work By Many! :: from ourdailybreadbyjoeortiz.blogspot.com
No Samaritans Allowed: U.S. Prohibits Helping Migrants :: from www.ethicsdaily.com
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Cuban expatriate Dafnis Prieto shakes up the drum world – arguably the hottest percussionist in jazz and Latin music today :: from news.bostonherald.com
Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America – the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries. :: from news.bostonherald.com
Alejandro Fernandez is preparing the simultaneous release of a ranchero album and a pop album, each with different tracks and different producers. “Dos Mundos Tradicion” and “Dos Mundos Evolucion” will hit stores December 8, with the pop album out on Universal Music Latino and the ranchera album out on Fonovisa, sister labels under Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE). :: from www.reuters.com
PBS Doc Latin Music USA suits narrator Jimmy Smits :: from www.nypost.com
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Eva Longoria: Latino International Film Festival Babe :: from www.celebrity-gossip.net
Argentine-Born Singer Luis Aguile Dies in Spain :: from www.laht.com
Interview: Josh Norek shines a light on alternative Latino music (+ he is a good guy imho) :: from www.timesunion.com
Justina Machado appearing in CBS’s Three Rivers this fall. :: from ocgente.com
Gustavo Dudamel concert electrifies high-profile audience
Tom Hanks, Quincy Jones and Frank Gehry are among the stars at his first L.A. Philharmonic concert as music director. :: from www.latimes.comJosé Víctor Villareal Esparza, brother of norteno singer Alicia Villarreal was kiiled in an early morning car accident in Monterrey, Mexico. :: from www.ramiroburr.com
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Essentials
Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA – In Texas and across the Southwest, Hispanic farmers have been fighting the Agriculture Department for close to a decade. :: from www.npr.org
Whispering to Rottweilers, and to C.E.O.’s – Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer,” built a multimillion-dollar company on his skill with pets and their owners. “God was my lawyer,” he says, and his pack chose his producers. :: from www.nytimes.com
Remittances to Honduras Fall Nearly 11 Percent in ‘09 :: from www.laht.com
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Argentina’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation’s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law. :: from www.miamiherald.com
BLACK AND HISPANIC RETIREES UNABLE TO MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS :: from www.wilmingtonjournal.com
The Pecos Insurrection – How a private prison pushed immigrant inmates to the brink. (a must read) :: from www.texasobserver.org
Lopez Negrete Communications Ranks Among the Leading Hispanic Companies in the United States
Recession cuts attendance, sales at Richmond Latino clubs – Virginia :: from www2.timesdispatch.com
Latino Chamber of Commerce expands marketing efforts
- 10 new directors to help widen breadth of promotions – Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce :: from www.napavalleyregister.comInterview: Josh Norek shines a light on alternative Latino music (+ he is a good guy imho) :: from www.timesunion.com
A Museum of Postcards Attracts Top Brands in Argentina – Sold in Diesel Stores for $100, This Form of ‘Graphic Terrorism’ Is Bankable :: from adage.com
More US Hispanic News –»
Fifth Ave. alive with pride for Hispanic Day Parade that rolled up Fifth Ave. from 44th to 72nd St. on Sunday in NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Graduating Hispanics earn Fresno State top ranking :: from collegian.csufresno.edu
Hispanic community activists in Washington protested Friday against the D.C. Council for voting this week to oust Ximena Hartsock as the city’s parks and recreation director, accusing members of racism and sexism. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Diversity in Science – Dr. Francisco Andrade :: from scienceblogs.com
Organicarte: Bringing more Hispanic Culture to UM – brings Latin American and Caribbean arts and artists to the University of Miami :: from www.themiamihurricane.com
Latinos march in Indio for immigration reform – California :: from www.mydesert.com
Thousands attend Hispanic Festival in Augusta, Georgia :: from chronicle.augusta.com
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close this week, many Valley Hispanics are reflecting on a history much different than the one told by traditional historians. – Hispanics, who had been largely left out of local history books, are finding their community played a much larger role in the development of metropolitan Phoenix than most people realized. :: from www.azcentral.com
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley :: from latinopoetryreview.blogspot.com
CAPTURING THE MOMENT AT TÍA CHUCHA’S CAFÉ CULTURAL :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Annual Hispanic American parade steps off in NYC :: from www.newsday.com
Local Pennsylvanica Hispanic leaders pleased with new federal Web site that provides information in Spanish – GobiernoUSA.gov, has been online for two months :: from www.lehighvalleylive.com
A leader in Northern Nevada’s Latino community has been invited to a White House gathering next week for Hispanic Heritage Month. – Xiomara Rodriguez :: from www.rgj.com
Interview with Sueños chef Sue Torres in NYC :: from ny.eater.com
Interview with George Mendes, owner and chef of Aldea in NYC :: from ny.eater.com
The joint effort of a former Californian and a Boston chef, the new taco spot Dorado brings authentically fine-tuned Mexican to Boston’s Brookline area. :: from www.coolhunting.com
PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS … A message from Hiram Rivera Marcano :: from efrainortizjr.blogspot.com
Florida needs a pro in Senate, not a rookie – commentary by Maurice Ferre :: from www.miamiherald.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Cuban public health authorities reported the first three deaths from the AH1N1 flu virus on the island and said that to date 621 cases of the disease have been confirmed. :: from www.laht.com
Yoani Sánchez: ‘‘Mi vida está en otra Cuba, no en otra parte” :: from www.miamiherald.com
Argentina’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation’s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Between now and the end of her term next March, President Michelle Bachelet will distribute 33,000 hectares (81,500 acres) of land among Mapuche Indian communities in Chile’s conflictive southern region of Araucania :: from www.laht.com
Just over 50% of Brazilians age 25 and older did not complete the eight years of basic education :: from www.laht.com
Remittances to Honduras Fall Nearly 11 Percent in ‘09 :: from www.laht.com
Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America :: from www.thenation.com
Honduras De Facto Regime Opens Fire in Poor Neighborhoods: Youth and union members targeted by coup violence :: from americasmexico.blogspot.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
Latest Essentials
- 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
