News (Noticias) for: November 5th, 2009

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November 5, 2009

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 5th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson

Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103

For the first time ever, Bolivians living abroad will be able to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election.

Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration

Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves

Ad Shop Wins Fifth Consecutive Creative, Innovation Award in 2009 – Adrenalina

Only in CATALINA Magazine – Mario Lopez on the Job and at Home

Crucero USA Redefines Leisure and Travel in Southern California

New Spanish for Beginners DVD from Whistlefritz ‘Adentro y Afuera’ Wins Multiple National Awards

International Megahit ‘Los Simuladores’ to Debut in United States Exclusively on Cinelatino

APA Poll Finds Stress Having an Impact on Families, Hispanics

Seccion Amarilla USA, LLC Signs Agreement to Display YELLOWPAGES.COM Listings

Sonico appoints Angel Gambino, former Bebo social network executive

Obama and the White House in Spanish

New Lists Targeting Latin Consumers

Ex-Bebo VP Angel Gambino Joining LatAm Social Net Sonico

Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) announced that its newly launched, top-rated nationwide network, Estrella TV, will unveil “Estrellas Hoy,” a brand-new, original show that offers viewers an exclusive and unprecedented look into the world of top Latino celebrities. The hour-long show, which premiered on September 14th, airs Monday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. CT/4:00 p.m. ET.

Telemundo rolls out brand identity ‘Atrévete a Más’.

padma media and marketing, Inc. tapped to launch UNAM’s Los Angeles Satellite Campus.

State Senator Gilbert Cedillo AND LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS HOST “EL PODER VERDE” GREEN JOBS SUMMIT

A nation called, Latinos answered – Honoring our veterans Pt. I of III

Ernesto D’Alessio sepultó a su papá

Corte de Las Vegas absuelve a Juan Gabriel

Shakira promueve Bogotá

Alicia Machado le da el “sí” a William Levy

Arrestan a hermana de Carmen Dominicci

Jenni Rivera: “Sí soy peleonera”

Jaime Bayly: “He sido un amante muy malo”

Julio Cesar Chavez is opening Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones (Champions), a one-of-a-kind boxing-themed restaurant and entertainment venue on November 10 in Mesa, AZ

Latin American Businesses look to past in adapting to Current Economic Downturn.

TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart

MTV TR3S CELEBRATES THE RETURN OF HIT SERIES “QUIERO MIS QUINCES”

News from the Brown Side of Town (Los Angeles) Part 1 ~ November 2009 – Chismes & News from the Land of 1000 Dances

Day of the Dead influencing U.S. fashion merchandising

How Day of the Dead was celebrated throughout the Americas

Hope and Disappointment in Uruguay’s Elections

A ‘Precious’ opportunity for young nuyorican actress – Stephanie Andujar

In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors

Teatro Pregones marks 30 years with new musical, ‘Aloha Boricua’ – Bronx, NYC

This week’s Latin picks, Nov. 4-10 – NYC

They’ll (the NBA) take our money, but do they want us in the stands?

Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas

Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer

Guest Columnist: Sergio Troncoso. Is the Texas Library Association excluding Latino writers?

Alexandra Limón is heading to Fresno to become nightside general assignment reporter for KGPE-47, the CBS affiliate. – leaves Telemundo in Tucson

After more than 10 years providing information to Hispanics in Alaska, publisher Gil Sánchez was forced to shut down his Web site El Sol de Alaska.

Telemundo L.A. talent update

Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways

Coalition calls for public oversight in new San Bernardino 287(g) agreement

Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs

Editorial Ultramar Launches Miami Hispanic Poetry Collection

Valencia Community College’s Osceola campus was recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities with its Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award, in recognition of the college’s efforts in advancing the mission and goals of HACU.

A former Memphis police officer has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from Hispanic motorists while on duty.

@ Ad-Tech New York: WPP’s Latin American Interest, Hispanic Digital Panel

Lawrence City Council will have Hispanic majority – Massachusettts

Older Hispanics hit by high jobless rate – The AARP is holding a forum focusing on older Hispanic workers, who were among the first to be laid off when the recession hit.

The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil

Chicago Association of Hispanic Journalists to launch new Web site with Community News Matters award – $30,000 to launch

Ikea Begins Creative Review to Integrate General Market With Hispanic – Retailer Says It Is Searching for Improved Communications Efficiency in U.S.

Build A Word-Of-Mouth Campaign

Hispanic students face language barrier challenges in Maryland

“Latinos en America” A Small Caress After a Thousand Slaps in the Face

The tennis coaches workshop “How Hispanic Coaches can Impact Tennis Development in the United States” will be held on Nov. 20, 2009, in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA

Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras

FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.

Nov. 11: MMC Presents Talk with Guy Garcia, Author of The New Mainstream – Marymount Manhattan College, NYC

In a new book Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace Since 1945 (University of Florida Press), University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor of History Colin Davis, Ph.D., along with his co-editor, Robert Cassanello, present a collection of seven essays that examine the impact that migration and globalization are having on labor in the American South.

Sykes, Lopez bring new colors to late-night TV – In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men’s club to the start of a rainbow coalition.

Peru’s Gonzalo Begazo among most influential Hispanics in technology in USA

Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan

Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel.

Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.

Cocktail of the Week: Coronela

Photos: Latin Music Superstar Luis Fonsi to Serve as Celebrity Ambassador for the 6th Annual Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign to Support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(R)

An immigrants’ rights group has launched a campaign to educate workers about their rights and encourage local employers to treat them fairly. – Connecticut

For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence

A lesson in effecting change — and compassion — on immigration front

Democrats push Pelosi to protect immigrants

THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL SPONSORS FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS

Why we are not marketing to Hispanics effectively?

U.S. Hispanics and Acculturation

Latino Families’ Fight for Banking Reform

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), the powerful chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was the subject of a complaint to ethics investigators last year after an aide contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the kidnapping of a distant relative of Reyes’s wife.

The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have been trying to have Arizona’s controversial employer-sanctions law thrown out. – The sanctions law, which punishes companies for hiring illegal immigrants and requires all Arizona employers to use a federal electronic system to verify the work status of employees, has been upheld by two lower courts.

President Obama Nominates Judge Albert Diaz and Judge James Wynn to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Jamaican Official Lobbies for Spanish as Second Language

Spanish-Language Twitter Debuts

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Welcomes Juan Garibay as a Community Ambassador

Tlaloc the Aztec ‘rain god’ ate babies

3 doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling mothers their babies had died at a private hospital in Mexico City

Borimix: Puerto Rico Fest 2009 – A Celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage – NYC

New Immigration Article: Of Hope and Humility: Christian Realism, Immigration Reform and Executive Leadership

The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health

Latin Grammys gives Calle 13 and other acts another spotlight – The awards, which turn 10 this year, have found a comfortable niche between marking shifting Latino tastes and acknowledging that the acts have a growing number of non-Latinos fans.

ALMAS program provides Henry Sibley’s Latino students with bridge to a brighter future – Minnesota

Iberoamerica:Our Way(s) lasts from November 5-13 and will feature Latin American films at MoMA in NYC

Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.