Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: November 2nd, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment
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Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England) :: from www.guardian.co.uk
The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows. :: from www.nytimes.com
A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates. :: from www.laht.com
The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume :: from labloga.blogspot.com
‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more! :: from thehispanicinstitute.net
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel. :: from www.nytimes.com
The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops :: from www.adweek.com
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The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee :: from www.tennessean.com
“Day of the Dead” one of those concepts often misunderstood :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
FBI investigating Joe Arpaio for using deputies to intimidate critics :: from immigrationclearinghouse.org
In Latin America, weapons buying spreads mistrust – Weapons purchases in Latin America are soaring as nations cast a wary eye on their neighbors. :: from www.miamiherald.com
More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Texas needs Spanish-speaking social workers :: from www.dailytexanonline.com
Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord :: from www.laht.com
Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US :: from www.miamiherald.com
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The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows. :: from www.nytimes.com
Singer Alejandro Sanz welcomes fans to “Paradise” set to release “Paraiso” November 10 on Warner Music Latina :: from www.reuters.com
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Now in its fourth season, with declining ratings, Ugly Betty has become a pretty little bauble that should probably be wrapped up and put away. :: from watching-tv.ew.com
Personal Stories Highlight fifth annual Long Island Latino International Film Festival :: from www.nytimes.com
America Ferrera loves Betty’s growth
SAG seeks more Spanish – 100-200 bilingual guild members perform dubbing :: from www.variety.com
Jay Perez CD: ‘feeding off live audience energy’; Grammy nom :: from www.ramiroburr.com
Calle 13, Luis Fonsi Set for Latin Grammy Awards :: from abcnews.go.com
High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights :: from hissip.com
Mario Cimarro agrede a Ninel Conde :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Cynthia Klitbo estrena novio “intelectual” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
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Reeling Mexico hopes travel deals bring back the tourists :: from www.usatoday.com
Despite Recession, Startup Hispanic Endeavors Grow – From Vidaysalud to Zubi Shop, Internet Investment Continues :: from adage.com
Daisy Expósito-Ulla receives Women of Virtue Award from LatinBiz :: from hispanicad.com
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce struggles to end ‘toxic’ rift :: from www.dallasnews.com
Rising NFL viewership signals cultural shift for Hispanics :: from www.tampabay.com
Tapping the Hispanic consumer market – Distributor helps gas stations stock Hispanic foods – St Joseph, Missouri :: from www.stjoenews.net
The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops :: from www.adweek.com
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Impact of foreign-born dairy workers mostly positive in Idaho :: from www.magicvalley.com
A painful way to make a living, but for some migrants, little choice – farm workers in Ohio :: from www.sanduskyregister.com
Guias Local, Inc. Announces the Beta Launch of their Bilingual U.S. Local Search GuiasLocal.com
The rise of Ascendant Commercial Insurance, an insurer funded by the Cejas family – Pablo Cejas, chairman and CEO of PLC Investments :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latinos Seek Control of Second Federal Savings in Chicago’s Little Village :: from www.wbez.org
Green Jobs: Opportunity for Latinos – Hispanics could put skills from declining industries to work in a sector that shows more promise :: from www.poder360.com
Brands focus on social media to target multicultural groups :: from www.prweekus.com
P&G Adapts Its Web Fashion Show for Hispanic Women – Branded Program ‘De Moda’ Retooled With Latin Topics, Celebs :: from adage.com
Home Shopping Latino Inc. Signs Production Agreement With ROCCX
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has selected interactive agency Sensis to launch a targeted advertising campaign to increase participation in the E-Verify program :: from hispanicad.com
Fox Sports en Español promotes Paul Laureano y Juan Vallejo :: from hispanicad.com
Araceli de León Promoted to Regional Vice President and General Manager of KBLR-40 in Las Vegas and KDEN-25 in Denver :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Mexican market opens in steel mill neighborhood – Pueblo, CO :: from chieftain.com
Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling :: from www.fresnobee.com
Undocumented laborers in Lake Worth struggle as once-dependable jobs vanish – Florida :: from www.palmbeachpost.com
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Lea Marquez Peterson, its president and CEO. :: from www.azstarnet.com
Peru expects to export US $750 million in asparagus annually :: from www.livinginperu.com
Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: McDonald’s franchise owner said he would never cook another hamburger – Richard Castro in El Paso :: from www.elpasotimes.com
With restaurant association, Mexican cuisine broadens its borders :: from www.kansascity.com
Virginia Hispanic chamber founder believes in building bridges – Michel Zajur :: from www2.timesdispatch.com
Border Media, formerly BMP Radio, is ending Spanish-language broadcasts on four Austin stations as of 1 a.m. Sunday – La Ley 98.9 FM, Digital 92.5 and 104.9 FM, and Juan 1490 AM :: from www.austin360.com
Translating finance, in dollars or dinero – Lynn Jimenez’s “¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success” :: from www.washingtonpost.com
A growing operation: New cheese factory ready for business – Nuestro Queso in Ilinois :: from www.journalstandard.com
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Long-time civic leader Joe E. Gonzales dies at 88 – in the late 1940s worked for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, died in Tucson last month from heart complications. :: from www.latinopm.com
Transit Department sponsored bus tours that showed Miami’s Hispanic past :: from www.miamiherald.com
Tales of weeping woman passed down in Hispanic culture – La Llorona :: from www.reporternews.com
Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine, :: from www.miamiherald.com
Tony Argiz Honored by South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
Migrant workers struggle to survive, some with family states away – Ohio :: from www.sanduskyregister.com
Alzheimer’s researchers tap into Hispanic group at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix :: from phoenix.bizjournals.com
Free speech is hard to defend when it’s being abused :: from www.latinalista.net
Interview with horror author J.F. Gonzalez :: from www.examiner.com
Palm Beach Community College officials want every one of their students with Latino roots to update their academic records and document their ethnicity. :: from www.palmbeachpost.com
Few people have done more to advance the cause of Hispanics in the region than Rosa Correa, the former chairwoman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority. :: from www.connpost.com
Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling :: from www.fresnobee.com
Minorities Seek To Make History In Elections – Massachusetts :: from www.thebostonchannel.com
Witches, Vampires, and … Immigrants? – César Baldelomar :: from faithandimmigration.org
A personal view of Latino veterans oral history project :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
A California Derby Is at the Center of the M.L.S. Playoffs – Galaxy vs Chivas USA :: from www.nytimes.com
Latino veteran history project expands its scope :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Southern cities are attracting more immigrants :: from www2.timesdispatch.com
Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees
SFist Interviews Artist Gabriela Lena Frank :: from sfist.com
For Tomorrow’s Latino Students: No Typewriter Ribbons Needed :: from www.pontealdia.com
Hispanic Leaders Meet Saturday To Plan Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Legal Challenge :: from www2.nbc4i.com
FBI: No sabotage in Puerto Rico tank explosion :: from www.miamiherald.com
Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor :: from www.democracynow.org
Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Nevada Hispanic Services chief tired of being a lightning rod – Jesse Gutierrez :: from www.rgj.com
Hispanic community glows over milestone – Deacon Fernando Jiménez, first Mexican-born priest to be ordained in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Roman Catholic Diocese :: from www.journalgazette.net
Democratic Party leaders meeting at a pre-election dinner Thursday announced their endorsement of Assemblyman Jose Peralta over Monserrate in the 2010 primary – NY :: from thelatinjournal.blogspot.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Posted on: November 2nd, 2009Reeling Mexico hopes travel deals bring back the tourists :: from www.usatoday.com
Grasshoppers? Eew! But chocolate? Yum! – The youngsters get a taste of multicultural Mexico in Oaxaca. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Peru: Nasca civilization succumbed to “El Niño” due to deforestation :: from www.livinginperu.com
The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States? :: from upsidedownworld.org
In Latin America, weapons buying spreads mistrust – Weapons purchases in Latin America are soaring as nations cast a wary eye on their neighbors. :: from www.miamiherald.com
A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates. :: from www.laht.com
The leader of a Mexican farmworkers’ organization and 14 other people were killed in a mass shooting in the northern Mexico state of Sonora :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s death museum lives up to morbid name in Aguascalientes, Mexico :: from www.bostonherald.com
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Peru expects to export US $750 million in asparagus annually :: from www.livinginperu.com
Bolivia’s Witch Markets Offer Llama Fetuses And More :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Drought Affects 90% of Argentina :: from www.laht.com
Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord :: from www.laht.com
Ten Thousand Dives Under the Sea – Spotlight on Scuba-Mex Dive Shop in Paamul, Q.R. Mexico :: from themexicoreport.blogspot.com
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