Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment
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15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio – more than 1,000 professional & student musicians participating – 8-day festival of mariachi competitions, workshops, presentations, serenades & concerts attracts more than 15,000 visitors annually. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico :: from www.nytimes.com
Scarlet “A” will dominate immigration reform rhetoric – Greg Tejeda on immigration reform & Janet Napolitano’s speech :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
The first Texas Hispanic legislators didn’t want to go public when they organized some 40 years ago out of fear they might be considered “un-American.” – Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) is growing in influence — and raising record amounts of money — as Texas’ population turns increasingly Hispanic. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years :: from www.kionrightnow.com
Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students – In 2007, Latinos made up nearly 12% of the 12th-grade class and less than 6% of freshmen in the university system. About 20% of first-graders that year were Latino. :: from www.oregonlive.com
The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday. :: from www.nytimes.com
Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Sonia Sotomayor unwittingly adds celebrity touch to Supreme Court :: from www.elpasotimes.com
One of the Republican Party’s most respected and relied-upon consultants has serious reservations about two the party’s biggest names. – Alex Castellanos, a conservative media strategist and regular presence on CNN, raised questions of Sarah Palin’s viability for office and took major swipes at Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Best of the Rest Hispanic/Latino News –»
Hispanic College Fund Opens Applications for $2 Million in 2010 Scholarships
‘The African Presence in México’ – Anacostia museum mounts border-crossing mission :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Where two contentious issues intersect- Immigration and health House measure omits Senate panel’s legal test :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Hispanic were more than twice as likely as whites to report that food in their home was scarce – Government report :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Comments on a California Legislative Bill by a Hispanic Newspaper in 1856 :: from theamericano.com
Honduras’ crisis brings South Florida election showdown – Divisions over Honduras’ political future are evident not only in the Central American country but also in South Florida as legal issues arise over elections. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Actress and humanitarian activist Eva Longoria Parker has been named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
Keila Cosme, a native of Puerto Rico – The first Hispanic named to an Ohio appellate court :: from www.toledoblade.com
José Cisneros 1910-2009 – Iconic El Paso artist dies at age 99 :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Protesters picket at Taos hotel where owner told employees to Anglicize Hispanic names :: from www.startribune.com
Magnet States for Hispanics in 2008: Marketing Implications – Felipe Korzenny :: from felipekorzenny.blogspot.com
Hundreds of young people demonstrated on Friday inside city hall to ask for an end to the deporting of undocumented immigrants, in particular a young Mexican man attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. – Rigo Padilla :: from www.laht.com
Interview with Sofía Quintero – A self-proclaimed “Ivy League homegirl,” a writer, activist, educator, speaker and comedienne, was born into a working-class Puerto Rican-Dominican family in the Bronx. :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
Fernando Bermudez Wrongfully Jailed For 18 Years, Finally Gets Justice – New York :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Turtles Are Casualties of Warming in Costa Rica :: from www.nytimes.com
Hispanic/Latino Entertainment News –»
15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio – more than 1,000 professional & student musicians participating – 8-day festival of mariachi competitions, workshops, presentations, serenades & concerts attracts more than 15,000 visitors annually. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Polémica por reina con trasero grande en Miss Colombia – La candidata inicialmente fue obligada a renunciar porque sus pompis eran muy grandes, luego un juez ordenó reintegrarla :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Actress and humanitarian activist Eva Longoria Parker has been named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
LOPEZ TONIGHT Scores Big First Week – Beating the Competition Among Young-Adult Viewers :: from tvbythenumbers.com
Florida-based content and network provider Olympusat has tapped former Lionsgate exec Arturo Chavez for the position of general manager of its Hispanic owned and operated networks. This will include Hispanic kid-targeted channel Sorpresa (Surprise), which Olympusat has recently purchased from Firestone/Juniper Content Corp. :: from www.variety.com
Latino rock star Alejandra Guzman sues doctor and clinic owner over botched buttock surgery :: from www.dailytelegraph.com.au
Eva Mendes knows how to accessorize :: from www.handbag.com
Mexican film “Cinco dias sin Nora,” directed by Mariana Chenillo, was awarded the top honor at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, and also receiving awards were Spanish director Cesc Gay and his Palestinian colleague Elia Suleiman. :: from www.laht.com
Record label Fania, the most recognizable name in tropical music, is poised for a new phase. – Since the acquisition of all its assets by Codigo Group in May, the label has revamped its logo, launched a renewed marketing push and remastered and digitized much of its catalog. :: from news.yahoo.com
Mexican tattoo artist and reality TV star Kat Von D loves the Spanish language so much that all of the words tattooed on her body (except for names) are printed en español. :: from www.latina.com
ABC’s Lost is currently looking for several Latin actors for its ninth episode of its upcoming final season. :: from www.tvguidemagazine.com
Si*Sé Album Coming Soon – forthcoming EP, Gold :: from www.latina.com
Premiarán a Eva Longoria por defensa de latinos en Estados Unidos – La actriz, quien se ha dedicado a mejorar su español, recibirá el premio Community Service Award en Los Ángele :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Ana Bárbara conoció a los hijos de Mariana Levy desde el vientre :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Chespirito es operado de la próstata :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
La película mexicana “Cinco días sin Nora”, de Mariana Chenillo, obtuvo hoy el Astor de Oro, el principal premio de la competencia internacional de la XXIV edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, el único con categoría A de América Latina. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Hispanic/Latino Business News –»
LOPEZ TONIGHT Scores Big First Week – Beating the Competition Among Young-Adult Viewers :: from tvbythenumbers.com
Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico :: from www.nytimes.com
Magnet States for Hispanics in 2008: Marketing Implications – Felipe Korzenny :: from felipekorzenny.blogspot.com
Record label Fania, the most recognizable name in tropical music, is poised for a new phase. – Since the acquisition of all its assets by Codigo Group in May, the label has revamped its logo, launched a renewed marketing push and remastered and digitized much of its catalog. :: from news.yahoo.com
Florida-based content and network provider Olympusat has tapped former Lionsgate exec Arturo Chavez for the position of general manager of its Hispanic owned and operated networks. This will include Hispanic kid-targeted channel Sorpresa (Surprise), which Olympusat has recently purchased from Firestone/Juniper Content Corp. :: from www.variety.com
Shaping the Future of the Hispanic Knowledge Capital – Dr. Ivonne Chirino-Klevans touches on the growth of the Hispanic population in the United States :: from www.poder360.com
FindLaw Launches ‘FindLaw en Espanol’ Center for Spanish-Speaking Consumers
Latino milkers and the recession :: from northcountrypublicradio.org
Mobile Classified Ad Service Fulfills Mexican-American Entrepreneur’s Dream
On Monday November 16, The Clorox Company will launch a new TV campaign for the Hispanic market created by Alma DDB in which Pine-Sol will put four traditional cleaning fragrances to really work, so that they do much more than just aromatize. :: from hispanicad.com
Retailers catering to the Hispanic consumer market in the U.S. are invited guests of Canada’s Beef Information Centre at a series of seminars in the next few months. :: from www.country-guide.ca
Juan Pablo Montoya fueling Hispanic attraction to NASCAR :: from www.miamiherald.com
A total of 2.92 million Mexicans were out of work in the third quarter of this year, a figure equal to 6.2% of the nation’s workforce :: from www.laht.com
Protesters picket at Taos hotel where owner told employees to Anglicize Hispanic names :: from www.startribune.com
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will be the keynote speaker Nov. 18 when the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) and Prudential hold their summit, entitled Branding: Creating an Image for Success. :: from www2.centrotampa.com
The Latino Breakfast Club and Chicago Hope Academy Bridge the Gap
TELEMUNDO’S VERONICA CONTRERAS TO EMCEE THE LATINO TRENDSETTER AWARD GALA
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A Real Story About Latinos Doing Life – A review of “Confetti Girl” by Diana López :: from latinola.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs Joins LULAC in Supporting the 4th Annual Hispanic Veterans Summit
Interview with award-winning children’s author Lucia Gonzalez :: from www.examiner.com
Review of Evenings at the Argentine Club, by Julia Amante :: from www.examiner.com
Lunes Libro for los Chicos Edition : Al Galope :: from vivirlatino.com
A new Roman Catholic bishop will officially take over the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese in January — and Hispanic parishioners at St. Adalbert in South Bend are excited. :: from www.southbendtribune.com
Latino leaders want to spark youth interests – San Joaquin County :: from www.recordnet.com
Speaking Out: Students Support Latino Studies Program – Cornell University :: from cornellsun.com
A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla :: from www.chicagotribune.com
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL LUIS MEDRANO :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Founded in 1973, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus is a 501(c)(6) non-profit, non-partisan organization composed of 44 members of the Texas House of Representatives committed to addressing the issues that Latinos face across the state of Texas. :: from malc.org
Finding Nashville’s Hispanic voice :: from nashvillecitypaper.com
Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School officials have worked to make sure their school’s English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ needs are met. The school received 12 mini-laptops last month to help those students with their online ESL courses.- Kinston, North Carolina :: from www.kinston.com
Officials at U.T. Permian Basin are hoping to making this weekend’s Hispanic Youth Summit a regular event. – More than 200 high school students from around the Basin and Big Bend have been in Odessa for the Summit. :: from www.kwes.com
Program helps Latino families bond over books – A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time – California :: from www.sanluisobispo.com
Latino Geriatric Center program eases the burden of Alzheimer’s in Milwaukee :: from www.jsonline.com
Mexican writer Jordi Soler again digs through weeds to find his family roots in his latest novel “La Fiesta del Oso” (The Republican Tale), :: from www.laht.com
Now that Lou Dobbs has hung up his microphone on CNN, the populist New Jersey resident could be a viable candidate for the Garden State’s US Senate race in 2012, political experts said yesterday. :: from www.nypost.com
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday reaffirmed President Obama’s determination to pass comprehensive immigration reform that includes the touchy issue of legalizing 12 million undocumented immigrants. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says Washington is the No. 4 source of illegal guns in Mexico. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Now That Dobbs is Out, Who’s Next on the List? :: from theamericano.com
2012 fears are down for Maya ‘Long Count’ calendar :: from www.usatoday.com
I Have Only Begun To Tell Our Stories – Por Soledad O’Brien :: from www.pontealdia.com
Sotomayor Has Romantic ‘Friend With No Strings Attached’: Pal Tells Magazine :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Op Ed: Make Sure Latino Families Count
Announcing the Start of the Fall 2009 Television Writers Program – National Hispanic Media Coalition
Statement on Sec. Napolitano’s First Speech on Immigration Reform
International News :: English + Español –»
Posted on: November 16th, 2009Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192 :: from www.miamiherald.com
A total of 2.92 million Mexicans were out of work in the third quarter of this year, a figure equal to 6.2% of the nation’s workforce :: from www.laht.com
Peruvian archaeologists have reached the conclusion that the Incas decapitated their enemies to use their heads as offerings after finding three skulls in a ceremonial vessel in the southeastern city of Cuzco. :: from www.laht.com
USA Role Under Spotlight in Venezuela Crisis with Colombia :: from www.laht.com
Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico angered by drug lord’s spot on Forbes list – El Chapo -(same thing happened last year) :: from www.usatoday.com
Turtles Are Casualties of Warming in Costa Rica :: from www.nytimes.com
Foraging- Mercado de Dulces in Morelia, Mexico :: from travel.nytimes.com
Pablo Escobar’s Hacienda Napoles a tourist hit in Colombia :: from www.news.com.au
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