Hispanic y Latino News Summary :: December 16th, 2009 Edition
Tagged: summaryHispanic/Latino News Essentials –»
Anti-immigrant song: “Illegal Aliens In My Yard,” a parody of Feliz Navidad :: from www.examiner.com
Hispanic leaders disagree over Christmas-themed census poster – Some evangelicals say Christmas theme is used inappropriately :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Relevant commentary: NALEO Wants you to Know Joseph and Mary Got Themselves Counted. And so Should You :: from miblogestublog.com
President Obama gets interviewed by singer Gloria Estefan for a special set to air Thursday on Univision :: from www.politico.com
Relevant commentary: Immigration reform bill is the ideal. What will be the reality? Greg Tejeda on Luis Gutierrez’s bill :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Relevant commentary: Congressional introduction of immigration reform bill quickens the pulse on Capitol Hill :: from www.latinalista.net
+ Summary of Representative Gutierrez’s CIR ASAP Act :: from vivirlatino.com
+ Immigration Reform: Is the Hate Train Coming to Town? :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
+ Immigration bill: $500 fine puts undocumented workers on legal path – (strange what details get pulled out to make headlines) :: from www.bizjournals.com
Sonia Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico this week for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Hispanic justice, an achievement that has made her a celebrity in her parents’ Caribbean homeland. :: from www.miamiherald.com
NALEO Educational Fund Urges Latinos to Apply for California’s New Citizens Redistricting Commission
The Albertson’s LLC grocery chain will pay $8.9 million to 168 black and Hispanic workers who said they were subjected to racial taunts and a graffiti-laced restroom depicting lynchings and swastikas – Colorado :: from www.katu.com
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Best of the Rest Hispanic/Latino News –»
New report on Latino college achievement offers refreshingly honest analysis – The focus of this brief is to reconcile what we know with what we hear to inform what we can do to address the realities facing Latino students in a manner integrated into the broader policy agenda and discussions in higher education. :: from www.latinalista.net
News With Nezua | The Chaos Cell Known as Maricopa County Law :: from theunapologeticmexican.org
List of Picture Books for Navidad by René Colato Laínez :: from labloga.blogspot.com
George Lopez Show reunion on Lopez Tonight :: from www.lopeztonight.com – lots of video broken down by segment
Trailer ‘Spanish Movie’ – A spoof of contemporary Spanish movies - funny trailer to watch
NYC graft conviction dashes Dominican politico’s upward career – Miguel Martinez :: from www.dominicantoday.com
Lynchings are wreaking havoc again in rural Guatemala. In a recent 15-day span, nine people have been lynched here by citizens who chose to take justice into their own hands. And in the past year, lynch mobs have attacked over 250 people, resulting in at least 42 deaths. :: from www.americasquarterly.org
Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the slayings remain unsolved. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Kenny Ortega, who directed the hit “High School Musical” films and choreographed “Newsies” and “Dirty Dancing,” will direct Universal’s film version of the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, Variety reported. :: from www.playbill.com
Drug violence overwhelms Tijuana – more than 300 people have been killed + about 10,000 people have been laid off from factories :: from www.miamiherald.com
Costa Rica has gone from being a bridge for drug trafficking between South and North America to becoming established as a warehouse and trading center for drug cartels, from which the authorities have seized 92.7 tons of cocaine and $17 million in the last 3½ years. :: from www.laht.com
Hispanic/Latino Entertainment News –»
Essentials
For Hip-Hop, Brown Could Be the New Black… or the New Wetback – Houston Latino rap :: from blogs.houstonpress.com
El humor de ‘Spanish Movie’ sigue liderando la taquilla española :: from www.20minutos.es
George Lopez Show reunion on Lopez Tonight :: from www.lopeztonight.com
Trailer ‘Spanish Movie’ – A spoof of contemporary Spanish movies
Jennifer Lopez Opens Up on Old Flames, Su Hijos, the Paparazzi, and Staying Fit :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Kenny Ortega, who directed the hit “High School Musical” films and choreographed “Newsies” and “Dirty Dancing,” will direct Universal’s film version of the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, Variety reported. :: from www.playbill.com
Additional
Exclusive Entrevista: Thalía Estubo “Equivocada” :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
President Obama gets interviewed by singer Gloria Estefan for a special set to air Thursday on Univision :: from www.politico.com
Hispanic/Latino Business News –»
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Telemundo changes its news strategy :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
LATV Shakes Up Exec Suite – Latino Network Ousts President, Affiliate Chief :: from www.multichannel.com
The Albertson’s LLC grocery chain will pay $8.9 million to 168 black and Hispanic workers who said they were subjected to racial taunts and a graffiti-laced restroom depicting lynchings and swastikas – Colorado :: from www.katu.com
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AARP Preps Latino-Focused Show – Offering Will Target Spanish-Speaking Seniors :: from www.multichannel.com
Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) announced that its Hispanic morning drive radio program, “El Show de Don Cheto,” has entered the Austin market through a partnership with Emmis Austin Radio’s KLZT-FM, 107.1 La Z. :: from hispanicad.com
Hoy part of Tribune Hispanic Media Group, announced it will increase its Monday through Thursday circulation from 62,000 to 75,000 to meet increasing demand from both readers and advertisers. :: from hispanicad.com
The Millennials – 18.5% are Hispanic :: from hispanicad.com
Manuel Ramirez, C.P.A. Elected President of the California Board of Accountancy
José Diaz Balart replaces Sevcec on Noticiero Telemundo :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to extend trade benefits under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
Article about HispanicMPR editor Elena del Valle published in Somos Magazine :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Nextel launches the first 3G-based wi-fi internet service in Peru :: from www.livinginperu.com
Dominican agro exporters are trained to sell in Miami’s market :: from www.dominicantoday.com
More US Hispanic/Latino News –»
The Association of Latino Men for Action ( ALMA ) —a Chicago-based advocacy organization for gay, bisexual, and questioning Latino men—is a recipient of a grant designed to foster coalitions among Latino organizations. :: from www.windycitymediagroup.com
Interview with Ramona Moreno, author of The Wooden Bowl/El bol de madera :: from www.examiner.com
Bill would give undocumented legal status :: from www.washingtonpost.com
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) commends Representative Luis V. Gutierrez for introducing comprehensive immigration reform legislation and providing a platform to begin debate in the 111th Congress on this issue. :: from www.prnewswire.com
Ruben Navarrette: Young Latinos no different on heritage :: from www.dallasnews.com
Congressman Luis Gutierrez Introduces Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 :: from immigrationimpact.com
What Leads to the Wisdom of La Anciana/La Vieja? :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
CAUSA Applauds Representatives for Introduction of a Socially Responsible Immigration Bill
LULAC Applauds Rep. Gutierrez for Introducing Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LULAC Congratulates Department of Justice for Upholding Civil Rights – Shenandoah, PA
Jaime Fontes, 52, will be the first Latino city manager in Santa Paula since the town was incorporated as a city 107 years ago, officials and residents said. Most of the city’s 30,000 residents are of Latino descent. – CA :: from www.vcstar.com
Latino leaders bury past discord to endorse Gov. Ritter’s re-election – Colorado :: from www.denverpost.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Posted on: December 16th, 2009Gunmen have attacked the car of a Honduran television journalist, killing her pregnant daughter but leaving her uninjured. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Top Spots to Surf in Mexico :: from themexicoreport.wordpress.com
Lynchings are wreaking havoc again in rural Guatemala. In a recent 15-day span, nine people have been lynched here by citizens who chose to take justice into their own hands. And in the past year, lynch mobs have attacked over 250 people, resulting in at least 42 deaths. :: from www.americasquarterly.org
Citing an “improved security situation” the U.S. State Department removed its travel alert on Honduras. :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to extend trade benefits under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the slayings remain unsolved. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Drug violence overwhelms Tijuana – more than 300 people have been killed + about 10,000 people have been laid off from factories :: from www.miamiherald.com
Costa Rica has gone from being a bridge for drug trafficking between South and North America to becoming established as a warehouse and trading center for drug cartels, from which the authorities have seized 92.7 tons of cocaine and $17 million in the last 3½ years. :: from www.laht.com
Nextel launches the first 3G-based wi-fi internet service in Peru :: from www.livinginperu.com
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