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E: Videos – Farm labor: Children in the fields – In agriculture, children as young as 12 are allowed to work unlimited hours outside of school. Byron Pitts reports on the “Migrant Stream” and the families who are part of it whose children work alongside them in the fields for minimum wage. – 60 Minutes :: from www.cbsnews.com jump to Essentials section
C: Oscar de la Hoya has checked himself into an undisclosed California rehab center for substance abuse. :: from www.laht.com jump to Cultura section
B: Beer Battle Moves to Bodega as Brewers Seek out Hispanics – Importers Such as Crown Use Cultural Appeal to Gain Further Share in Demo :: from adage.com jump to Business section
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Hispanic/Latino News Essentials
Arizona’s Hispanic population has fallen by at least 100,000 since the SB 1070 anti-illegal immigration measure was passed in 2010, even though a federal judge blocked the law’s most controversial provisions, BBVA Bancomer said in a report. :: from www.laht.com
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows that 60% now believe the policies and practices of the federal government encourage people to enter the United States illegally. :: from www.rasmussenreports.com
What would happen if an immigration reform bill passed today? – The answer: just about nothing you would notice. The world would look pretty much the same. And whatever would happen, little of it would be bad. :: from www.timesunion.com
Mexican-Americans and other Latinos see race differently – about 217,000 of them in Santa Clara County, CA wrote in identifying terms such as “mestizo” or “Chicano.” Or they simply wrote in their national origins, such as Mexican, Salvadoran or Puerto Rican, or the ethnic umbrella terms Latino or Hispanic, which are not racial terms at all. At the same time, almost as many Latinos — 210,000 — declared their race as white, or Caucasian. :: from www.mercurynews.com
States’ immigration efforts fizzle – Nearly every state in the union tried to tackle immigration on its own this year in the absence of any federal movement on the matter, and more than half considered Arizona-style enforcement measures, up from just six in 2010. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Marco Rubio takes a hard line on immigration – Activists are seething that he has hardened his stance against the DREAM Act :: from www.politico.com
Videos – Farm labor: Children in the fields – In agriculture, children as young as 12 are allowed to work unlimited hours outside of school. Byron Pitts reports on the “Migrant Stream” and the families who are part of it whose children work alongside them in the fields for minimum wage. – 60 Minutes :: from www.cbsnews.com
The forbidden fruit of American travel is once again within reach. New rules issued by the Obama administration will allow Americans wide access to communist-led Cuba, already a mecca for tourists from other nations. :: from www.miamiherald.com
An American Gun in Mexico – How does a weapon made in Tennessee, sold in Missouri and traded in Texas end up at a drug shootout in Chihuahua? :: from online.wsj.com
Illegal Immigrants’ Underground Lives Hobble Their U.S.-Born Children, Study Says :: from www.nytimes.com
California’s policy allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition is being challenged as a possible violation of federal law- Supreme Court may hear case :: from www.latimes.com
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Cultura Essentials
Get Your Norteño out of My Conjunto – Saenz, like many Tejanos, is angry because he sees conjunto, the traditional music of Tejanos, vanishing from the airwaves and record stores, replaced by norteño. :: from www.texasobserver.org
Latino Artists Win Big at 2011 Billboard Music Awards: Taio Cruz, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias y Bruno Mars :: from latina.com
Oscar de la Hoya has checked himself into an undisclosed California rehab center for substance abuse. :: from www.laht.com
Dung loaming: how llamas aided the Inca empire – Inca culture spread from Andes after manure from llama herds provided fertiliser for corn crops at high altitude :: from www.guardian.co.uk
10 Famous, Memorable and Notorious Latina Maids :: from elzonkeyshow.com
Video: Doodle 4 Google winner: Matteo Lopez, 7 of South San Francisco, California :: from digitallife.today.com
Abel Quezada drew the idiosyncratic soul of Mexico – exhibit on Quezada’s work, “Códice Abel Quezada,” currently on view at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico in downtown Mexico City :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Actresses Sofia Vergara and Kate del Castillo captivated the press at People en Español’s red carpet gala celebrating this year’s edition of its “50 Most Beautiful” Hispanics. :: from www.laht.com
Video: Coming In November 2011: Documents of 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art and Critical Documents of 20th-century Latin American and Latino Art , a digital-archive and its companion publications project. This effort is the result of a decade-long, multimillion-dollar initiative to identify and retrieve thousands of primary and critical texts (including manifestos, newspaper articles, correspondence, artists’ production sketches and notes, lectures, and other unpublished manuscripts) by notable Latin American and Latino artists, critics, curators, and others who have played an important role in the development of the art produced along this cultural axis. :: from www.chron.com
Entertainment & Musica
Opening Night HOLA Mexico Film Festival :: from www.latininla.com
Get Your Norteño out of My Conjunto – Saenz, like many Tejanos, is angry because he sees conjunto, the traditional music of Tejanos, vanishing from the airwaves and record stores, replaced by norteño. :: from www.texasobserver.org
Selena Gomez’s Daring Dress at Billboard Awards :: from www.latingossip.com
“Chela” Presents Award-Winning Performance at Hollywood Fringe Festival starring Dulce Maria Solis – Los Angeles :: from mylatinovoice.com
Pitbull Looking Fine in a Tux at Billboard Awards :: from www.latingossip.com
Latino Artists Win Big at 2011 Billboard Music Awards: Taio Cruz, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias y Bruno Mars :: from latina.com
PR: LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Unplugged #1 iTunes debut in U.S. & Mexico
Oscar de la Hoya has checked himself into an undisclosed California rehab center for substance abuse. :: from www.laht.com
Nastassja Bolivar Wins Nuestra Belleza Latina :: from www.latingossip.com
PR: Budweiser Kicks Off Vicente Fernandez’ 20-City U.S. Tour
Enrique Iglesias & Shakira Win at Billboard Awards :: from www.latingossip.com
Fabian Lavalle’s Cameo in Ni Contigo Ni Sin Ti :: from www.latingossip.com
The best show this week at the 2011 Upfronts was La Barberia. :: from hispanicprpro.com
Country Music Singer’s Charity Benefits Anti-Immigrant Group – Darryl Worley :: from imagine2050.newcomm.org
Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) Legends: MARÍA MONTEZ :: from elblogdehola.blogspot.com
Review: Le Butcherettes – Sin Sin Sin :: from www.clubfonograma.com
Dominican singer-song writer Wason Brazobán commands stages with U.S. tour :: from www.dominicantoday.com
Benjamin Bratt Brings “Mystery” to Season Finale of Private Practice :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
Shakira Names Pique in a Song During a Show :: from www.latingossip.com
Star Tracker: Rosie Perez, Lorenzo Lamas and Poncho Herrera! :: from latina.com
Meet William Levy’s New Girlfriend – Barbara Lopez, the 19-year old daughter of television producer Reynaldo Lopez. :: from latina.com
Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima: “Motherhood has done wonders for me. Physically, I feel more beautiful” :: from latina.com
Michelle Rodriguez Stuns The Cannes Crowd :: from latina.com
Jenni Rivera To Take Gabriel “El Gabo” Vázquez to Court! :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
Enrique Iglesias: ‘Latin Artists Are Here to Stay’ :: from www.billboard.com
La Banda de las Recodas, a group famous for parodying the folk ballads about drug lords that have become a staple of the norteño genre, has announced a concert in this capital “with more than 140 cartel assassins on stage.” :: from www.laht.com
Actresses Sofia Vergara and Kate del Castillo captivated the press at People en Español’s red carpet gala celebrating this year’s edition of its “50 Most Beautiful” Hispanics. :: from www.laht.com
PR: Raúl de Molina, el Gordo, Receives Honorary Degree from Montclair State University in New Jersey
Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquin Sabina announced the postponement of tours he had scheduled for May in the United States and for June in Mexico because of an illness due to “acute diverticulitis” with risk of complications. :: from www.laht.com
Eliades Ochoa Praises Cubadisco 2011 in Santiago de Cuba :: from www.plenglish.com
Food
Recipe: Pina y Pepino Margarita :: from sweetlifebake.com
Beef Tostadas Recipe: a comfort food/Receta de Tostadas de Carne Deshebrada :: from www.mexicoinmykitchen.com
Recipe – Rabo de Mestiza: Poached Eggs in a Tomato and Poblano Rajas Sauce – Huevos Rabo de Mestiza: con Salsa de Jitomate y Rajas de Poblano :: from patismexicantable.com
Recipe – Refried Bean and Cheese Chimichangas – Chimichangas de Frijoles con Queso :: from patismexicantable.com
SEVILLA: VIRTUAL TAPAS :: from mykitcheninspain.blogspot.com
Recipe – Garibaldis: Pound Cakes with Lime-Apricot Glaze and Sprinkles : Panquecitos con Chabacano y Chochitos :: from patismexicantable.com
Recipe: Chilaquiles With Green Salsa & Chicken :: from newstaco.com
More Cultura News (still needs curation)
Why Does Chile Celebrate May 21st Each Year? To honor Arturo Prat Chacón, Chile’s most famous historical figure :: from www.santiagotimes.cl
Mexican Artist Obsessed with Deserts Because “That’s Where We’re Headed” – Alfredo de Stefano :: from www.laht.com
Cape Coral packs downtown for Hispanic celebration – Viva Cape Coral, hosted by the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce :: from www.news-press.com
Smithsonian in Saginaw: Exhibit stop at Castle Museum, recounts the stories of migrant workers – Michigan :: from www.mlive.com
LATISM dreams come true :: from blog.latism.org
Mexican-Americans and other Latinos see race differently – about 217,000 of them in Santa Clara County, CA wrote in identifying terms such as “mestizo” or “Chicano.” Or they simply wrote in their national origins, such as Mexican, Salvadoran or Puerto Rican, or the ethnic umbrella terms Latino or Hispanic, which are not racial terms at all. At the same time, almost as many Latinos — 210,000 — declared their race as white, or Caucasian. :: from www.mercurynews.com
Ramón Rentería: Children deserve our love :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Students, activists, journalists and bloggers have launched the digital magazine El Punto to foster a transnational conversation between Puerto Ricans living on the Island and those who belong to the diaspora in the United States. :: from globalvoicesonline.org
Inclusive Hispanic congregation established by Rev. Jose A. Claudio in Buffalo, NY :: from www.buffalonews.com
“The Book of Want” at Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore! :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Baby Mama — ‘Self-Hating’ Hispanic – Mildred Patricia Baena :: from www.tmz.com
The Beautiful and the Damned: New Art Featuring the Ghosts of Lupe Velez and Others :: from textmex.blogspot.com
Presenting Guest Blogger Marissa M. Juárez – A Chicana Feminist Reflection on What it Means to be Pocha :: from writerscholarprofessional.blogspot.com
Prompting Cubans to Think and Talk – Patricia Grogg, interview with MANUEL CALVIÑO, host of a popular Cuban TV programme :: from ipsnews.net
Grand Theft Auto-esque Scene Sees Mexican Soldiers Battling Drug Cartel :: from latino.foxnews.com
Thousands attend Las Fiestas Patrias festival in Santa Maria – California :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Casa de las Americas Announces 2011 Literature Contest :: from www.plenglish.com
Chicanonautica: Mysteries of La Llorona :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Business Essentials
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Comida Kraft is enhancing its already extensive reach and engagement with Latina moms with a new “Share Your Latin Flavor” initiative, which has a partnership with celebrity chef Alfredo Oropeza as a focal point. :: from www.mediapost.com
Employed Hispanic adults surveyed want to see corporate commitment to their community – Latinos’ Emotional Connection with Companies and Brands, a 2011 survey conducted by Newlink Research :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Beer Battle Moves to Bodega as Brewers Seek out Hispanics – Importers Such as Crown Use Cultural Appeal to Gain Further Share in Demo :: from adage.com
Power of Hispanic Purse Propels Modelo to Success – And Importer Crown Is Planning English-Language Ads :: from adage.com
Highlights of the 2011 Hispanic Upfront Week :: from www.portada-online.com
From home ownership to foreclosure: Latinos hit hard by mortgage crisis :: from host.madison.com
What’s The Fastest-Growing TV Network In America? – Univision :: from www.npr.org
Hispanic markets: Shopping center industry coming to El Paso to study Hispanic consumer :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Univision Promotes Kevin Cuddihy to TV Group President – will oversee all operations of the Univision Television Group, including advertising sales and local programming. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
More Business News (still needs curation)
Bixal is extremely pleased to have Laura Godfrey, Manager of GobiernoUSA.gov, joining us at out next Reaching Latinos Online event on June 9th at 6pm. :: from www.bixal.com
U.S.-Mexico trade since the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement has displaced 682,900 U.S. jobs, with Puerto Rico faring better than most states in terms of employment lost, according to a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) study. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
Changing Places: Monique Manso, Michelle Ebanks, Arianna Huffington, Matt Peterson, :: from www.portada-online.com
Sales Leads: Stein Mart, Comida Kraft, Budweiser, Walmart…. :: from www.portada-online.com
Hispanic community gains savvy legal advocate – Karla Vazquez, a legal assistant and translator at the Jackson law firm Elmore & Associates, spends every day chipping away at the language and social barriers between Hispanics and Anglos in metro Jackson, Mississippi :: from www.clarionledger.com
PR: PuMa Communications & Cultural Services Opens Branch in Mexico City
Quad City Hispanic chamber growing – The area Hispanic business group has nearly 200 members, more than twice the number of a year ago. – Iowa/Illinois :: from www.qconline.com
Oscar de la Hoya has checked himself into an undisclosed California rehab center for substance abuse. :: from www.laht.com
Mexico’s crime groups grabbing lucrative market for pirated goods :: from www.bellinghamherald.com
Drug smugglers seize upon prepaid cards’ convenience :: from www.knoxnews.com
$400M development planned for area in Juárez Valley – San Agustin – Mexico :: from www.elpasotimes.com
From the Bookshelves: Marginal Workers How Legal Default Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them without Protection by Ruben J. Garcia :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Immigration and Silicon Valley: Reaching out to the Tech Community :: from reformimmigrationforamerica.org
Videos – Farm labor: Children in the fields – In agriculture, children as young as 12 are allowed to work unlimited hours outside of school. Byron Pitts reports on the “Migrant Stream” and the families who are part of it whose children work alongside them in the fields for minimum wage. – 60 Minutes :: from www.cbsnews.com
Census: Geographical Mobility: 2009 to 2010 – Hispanics have 2nd highest mover rate 15.6 percent :: from www.census.gov
The best show this week at the 2011 Upfronts was La Barberia. :: from hispanicprpro.com
Inside South America’s Most Innovative Startups :: from www.altamirano.org
More on report from The Futures Company, “Hispanics in 2025” :: from www.hispanicize.com
After expanding to Europe and the U.S., Indian companies target Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
China’s trade with Latin America is growing twice as fast as U.S. trade with the region. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Latin America: Store Cards Surge – Promotions and rewards programs fuel card lending in Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Chipotle Firings: One Story of a Broken Immigration System :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
The chief operations officer of Spain’s Agencia Efe, Lola Alvarez, was elected on Friday to the board of the European Alliance of News Agencies. :: from www.laht.com
United Nations: Indigenous Forced Labor Widespread in Latin America :: from www.plenglish.com
Cuba: Self-Employed Workers Now Exceed 300,000 :: from www.plenglish.com
Radio and TV pioneer Humberto Lozano Lopez, founder of Lopez Broadcasting, died Monday at 74. – Texas :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Immigration News (still needs curation)
Arizona’s Hispanic population has fallen by at least 100,000 since the SB 1070 anti-illegal immigration measure was passed in 2010, even though a federal judge blocked the law’s most controversial provisions, BBVA Bancomer said in a report. :: from www.laht.com
Omar Garcia, 20, was president of his senior class at Cedar Cliff High School in 2008 (PA). He’s active with Dream Activists, and takes part in undocumented immigrant youth rallies where they declare that they’re undocumented and unafraid and unapologetic. :: from www.pennlive.com
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows that 60% now believe the policies and practices of the federal government encourage people to enter the United States illegally. :: from www.rasmussenreports.com
RUBEN NAVARRETTE: How Latinos got stung by administration on the immigration issue :: from www.morningjournal.com
Arizona Politics: Some Republican senators help stop immigration bills :: from www.azcentral.com
Decisions benched by delays on Denver’s overloaded U.S. Immigration Court :: from www.denverpost.com
What would happen if an immigration reform bill passed today? – The answer: just about nothing you would notice. The world would look pretty much the same. And whatever would happen, little of it would be bad. :: from www.timesunion.com
Reforms to target illegals in South Carolina: Proposal raises questions for local law enforcement :: from www.postandcourier.com
Commentary: President Barack Obama’s immigration speech in El Paso on May 10 was an exercise in electioneering and hypocrisy :: from www.detnews.com
Columna: La Sombra del E-Verify – Maribel Hastings
States’ immigration efforts fizzle – Nearly every state in the union tried to tackle immigration on its own this year in the absence of any federal movement on the matter, and more than half considered Arizona-style enforcement measures, up from just six in 2010. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Marco Rubio takes a hard line on immigration – Activists are seething that he has hardened his stance against the DREAM Act :: from www.politico.com
Drop the I-Word: I Am…Undocumented, and I Own My Humanity and Power :: from colorlines.com
Immigration and Silicon Valley: Reaching out to the Tech Community :: from reformimmigrationforamerica.org
Why do we vilify illegal immigrants? :: from www.nashuatelegraph.com
The anti-immigrant Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a new report this week titled, “A Plan to Address Birth Tourism.” :: from imagine2050.newcomm.org
Country Music Singer’s Charity Benefits Anti-Immigrant Group – Darryl Worley :: from imagine2050.newcomm.org
Undocumented Immigrants Go Under the Knife to Erase Their Fingerprints :: from newamericamedia.org
Gingrich Proposes ‘Citizen Boards’ To Determine if Undocumented Immigrants Can Stay :: from news.feetintwoworlds.org
Pedro Guzman Recounts 19 Harrowing Months in Detention :: from colorlines.com
Chipotle Firings: One Story of a Broken Immigration System :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Setting the record straight about Latino immigrants – Three Seattle University law school professors bust some myths about Latino immigrants in Washington state. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Texas Senate panel revives immigration enforcement bill, Hispanic lawmakers promise fight :: from www.startribune.com
Exhibit B in Case for Immigration Reform by Secretary Hilda Solis
Routes to the US: Mapping Human Smuggling Networks :: from insightcrime.org
Center for immigrants wins $50,000 prize – Welcome Back Center of Suburban Maryland based in Silver Spring. :: from www.fredericknewspost.com
Sanctuary cities bill heads to full Texas Senate vote :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Illegal immigrants can face long, costly road to citizenship :: from www.wrdw.com
Store stops selling ‘illegal immigrant hunting permit’ stickers – Racine, Wisconsin :: from www.journaltimes.com
Group that fought illegal immigration bill won’t support boycotts of Georgia :: from blogs.ajc.com
Illegal Immigrants’ Underground Lives Hobble Their U.S.-Born Children, Study Says :: from www.nytimes.com
California’s policy allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition is being challenged as a possible violation of federal law- Supreme Court may hear case :: from www.latimes.com
Politics (minus Immigration and Election 2012 – still needs curation)
The voting potential of Hispanics – There is room to match growth in population. – Texas :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Thursday’s vote to change Durango to César E. Chavez Boulevard broke down along ethnic lines, with all seven Latino City Council members supporting the change and the other four voting ‘No.’ – San Antonio, TX :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Misguided U.S. drug policies afflict Mexico, Central America – The war on drugs in Mexico, partially funded by hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. government assistance, has not only failed to curb the trade but intensified horrific violence, corruption and human rights abuses, writes Neal Peirce. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Not even friendship can bridge partisan views about border security :: from blog.chron.com
BRITAIN PROPOSES RETURN TO PRE-1845 BORDERS AS SOLUTION TO U.S. MEXICO BORDER ISSUE – A joke? No just somebody trying to make a point about Obama and Israel :: from www.thecypresstimes.com
Connecticut Summit: Redistricting from the Latino and Puerto Rican Perspective – Wednesday, May 25, 2011 :: from myemail.constantcontact.com
Numerous Chicago Latino Organizations Rally for Redistricting :: from www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
Wikileaks Quito: US worked against UN Indigenous Rights Declaration in Ecuador :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Latino pols slam proposal to create taxi medallions for cabs outside Manhattan – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latinos need better representation in local government – Napa, California :: from napavalleyregister.com
President Leonel Fernandez Praises DANR’s Initiative to Convene 100,000 Dominicans in Washington, DC in Summer 2012 :: from danr.org
Sebastián Piñera gave his presidential address today. It is a strikingly comprehensive speech. How often do presidents include a discussion of how they’ve worked to encourage tourism? :: from weeksnotice.blogspot.com
GOP wants to increase Latino numbers :: from hispanicohio.northcoastnow.com
In New Mexico, Latino Primary Turnout Is Major Obstacle to Democrat Hector Balderas’ Candidacy :: from dailygrito.com
Honduras’ ousted ex-president Manuel Zelaya to return to Honduras on May 28 :: from www.dominicantoday.com
Mexican Politics: Mexico’s 2012 Presidential Election and U.S.-Mexico Relations :: from americasmexico.blogspot.com
Hispanic coalition releases congressional map that turns Joe Heck’s district into solid Democratic area – Nevada :: from www.lasvegassun.com
As lawmakers up north continue the battle to redraw Nevada’s congressional district lines, the Hispanic community is banning together to ensure the new voting boundaries will make it possible for their voice to be heard. :: from www.ktnv.com
Shadow of disgraced president Fujimori looms in Peru race :: from www.miamiherald.com
Chris Romer’s new yard signs with Meija’s name point to power of Latino vote in Denver mayoral race :: from www.denverpost.com
Peru’s presidential front-runner Keiko Fujimori has hired former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as an adviser :: from www.livinginperu.com
Election 2012 (still needs curation)
Casa Blanca Camino 2012 : Newt Co-Opting Change and Challenging Obama’s Executive Order Use :: from vivirlatino.com
Commentary: President Barack Obama’s immigration speech in El Paso on May 10 was an exercise in electioneering and hypocrisy :: from www.detnews.com
Gingrich Proposes ‘Citizen Boards’ To Determine if Undocumented Immigrants Can Stay :: from news.feetintwoworlds.org
Health and Education (still needs curation)
About 70,000 teachers in the state of Oaxaca began an indefinite strike, rejecting a second offer by federal and state officials to meet their demands. – Mexico :: from www.plenglish.com
United Way report ‘A Portrait of California’ shows large income, education gaps in L.A., Orange counties – Only about 55% of L.A. Latino adults have completed high school :: from www.bizjournals.com
Cuba Hosts International Course on Dengue Fever :: from www.plenglish.com
Escúchame Compiles List of Over 250 Scholarships for Latino Students :: from escuchame.org
Latino program teaches swimming and water safety – American Red Cross “Let’s Go Swimming” – Santa Rosa, California :: from www.pressdemocrat.com
Well-Known Educator Dr. Henry Gradillas Inspires Duluth Students – Minnesota :: from www.wdio.com
PR: Raúl de Molina, el Gordo, Receives Honorary Degree from Montclair State University in New Jersey
California’s policy allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition is being challenged as a possible violation of federal law- Supreme Court may hear case :: from www.latimes.com
Additional US Hispanic/Latino News (still needs curation)
Video: Knox County’s first Hispanic community center celebrates grand opening – Centro Hispano de East Tennessee :: from www.wbir.com
US Census: Hawaii’s Latino population grew nearly 40-percent over ten years. :: from www.khon2.com
Central Pennsylvania melting pot: Growing numbers of Hispanics call the region home :: from www.pennlive.com
Staten Island reshaped by Hispanic wave – the Hispanic community grew by 51% over the past 10 years – Census – NYC :: from www.silive.com
Turmoil in Hudspeth: Border violence, cartel violence ongoing problems for residents of ‘twilight zone’ – Texas :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Latinos are fastest-growing population in Colorado Springs county, census says :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Element of racism among rival Latino gangs in Oakland :: from www.mercurynews.com
Activists: Racial profiling used in Asheville-area police checkpoints – throughout Western North Carolina :: from www.citizen-times.com
Review of TIERRA y LIBERTAD: LAND, LIBERTY, AND LATINO HOUSING by Steve Bender :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Mexican Drug Lord To Go On Trial In San Diego :: from www.npr.org
Southern New Jersey’s foreign-born population has grown 40% this decade :: from www.pressofatlanticcity.com
Oakland Latino gangs defined by the colors they wear – California :: from www.mercurynews.com
Mexican horse racing proposed for Island Grove Regional Park – Greeley, Colorado :: from www.greeleytribune.com
Latino Country: Hispanic population surpasses Amish in Lancaster County, U.S. Census data show :: from www.pennlive.com
The Exploitation of Another Latina Domestic Service Worker: Mildred Patricia Baena :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
PR: Tecnificate Conference Educates California Hispanics on How to Leverage Technology
Former Puerto Rican Governor and Pro-Statehooder Pedro Rosselló Files Civil Rights Suit Against United States :: from juliorvarela.com
Hawaii’s Hispanic Population Increases by Almost 38% :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
North Carolina police dept. recruiting in Puerto Rico – Only 35 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD’s 1,758 officers are Hispanics, while another 16 can speak Spanish :: from www.policeone.com
Puerto Rico may need to impose a curfew in the face of an ongoing surge in violent crime, a senior police officer said Friday. :: from www.laht.com
Marine Survives Two Tours in Iraq, Arizona SWAT Kills Him – Jose Guerena – dead with sixty bullets in him :: from reason.com
International News (still needs curation)
Posted on: May 23rd, 2011Why Does Chile Celebrate May 21st Each Year? To honor Arturo Prat Chacón, Chile’s most famous historical figure :: from www.santiagotimes.cl
About 70,000 teachers in the state of Oaxaca began an indefinite strike, rejecting a second offer by federal and state officials to meet their demands. – Mexico :: from www.plenglish.com
Cuba Hosts International Course on Dengue Fever :: from www.plenglish.com
PR: PuMa Communications & Cultural Services Opens Branch in Mexico City
The murder rate in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has fallen sharply over the past six months, from an average of 11 people a day in October 2010 to four per day in April of this year :: from www.laht.com
Misguided U.S. drug policies afflict Mexico, Central America – The war on drugs in Mexico, partially funded by hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. government assistance, has not only failed to curb the trade but intensified horrific violence, corruption and human rights abuses, writes Neal Peirce. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Wikileaks Quito: US worked against UN Indigenous Rights Declaration in Ecuador :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Mexico’s crime groups grabbing lucrative market for pirated goods :: from www.bellinghamherald.com
Drug smugglers seize upon prepaid cards’ convenience :: from www.knoxnews.com
Mexican drug trafficking organizations are estimated to generate between $1 – $2 billion annually from exporting JUST marijuana to the U.S. :: from www.depauliaonline.com
Mexico mass graves of 219 signal major cartel rift :: from www.time.com
Flight brings plight: About 25% of Cuidad Juárez homes sit empty, as residents flee Drug War violence – Mexico :: from www.elpasotimes.com
$400M development planned for area in Juárez Valley – San Agustin – Mexico :: from www.elpasotimes.com
From the Bookshelves: Marginal Workers How Legal Default Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them without Protection by Ruben J. Garcia :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Dung loaming: how llamas aided the Inca empire – Inca culture spread from Andes after manure from llama herds provided fertiliser for corn crops at high altitude :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Nearly 38 years after Chile’s President Salvador Allende died in a military coup and became a Cold War martyr of the international left, his body is being exhumed Monday in an exercise that even now is fraught with political overtones. :: from www.cbsnews.com
MEXICO: Human rights caravan to Juarez – Javier Sicilia and North American Organizers Present Caravan Bound for Ciudad Juárez :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
President Leonel Fernandez Praises DANR’s Initiative to Convene 100,000 Dominicans in Washington, DC in Summer 2012 :: from danr.org
Sebastián Piñera gave his presidential address today. It is a strikingly comprehensive speech. How often do presidents include a discussion of how they’ve worked to encourage tourism? :: from weeksnotice.blogspot.com
The forbidden fruit of American travel is once again within reach. New rules issued by the Obama administration will allow Americans wide access to communist-led Cuba, already a mecca for tourists from other nations. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Inside South America’s Most Innovative Startups :: from www.altamirano.org
After expanding to Europe and the U.S., Indian companies target Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
China’s trade with Latin America is growing twice as fast as U.S. trade with the region. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Latin America: Store Cards Surge – Promotions and rewards programs fuel card lending in Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Prompting Cubans to Think and Talk – Patricia Grogg, interview with MANUEL CALVIÑO, host of a popular Cuban TV programme :: from ipsnews.net
Honduras’ ousted ex-president Manuel Zelaya to return to Honduras on May 28 :: from www.dominicantoday.com
Mexican Politics: Mexico’s 2012 Presidential Election and U.S.-Mexico Relations :: from americasmexico.blogspot.com
Abel Quezada drew the idiosyncratic soul of Mexico – exhibit on Quezada’s work, “Códice Abel Quezada,” currently on view at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico in downtown Mexico City :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Shadow of disgraced president Fujimori looms in Peru race :: from www.miamiherald.com
At least 120 bodies of Honduran citizens killed violently while trying to reach the United States have been repatriated :: from www.plenglish.com
An American Gun in Mexico – How does a weapon made in Tennessee, sold in Missouri and traded in Texas end up at a drug shootout in Chihuahua? :: from online.wsj.com
A dangerous journey for Mexican bus drivers – Buses traveling through northeast Mexico face dangerous situations :: from edition.cnn.com
Durango’s Killing Fields: The Grave in the Garden – Mexico :: from www.time.com
La Banda de las Recodas, a group famous for parodying the folk ballads about drug lords that have become a staple of the norteño genre, has announced a concert in this capital “with more than 140 cartel assassins on stage.” :: from www.laht.com
The chief operations officer of Spain’s Agencia Efe, Lola Alvarez, was elected on Friday to the board of the European Alliance of News Agencies. :: from www.laht.com
Peru’s presidential front-runner Keiko Fujimori has hired former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as an adviser :: from www.livinginperu.com
United Nations: Indigenous Forced Labor Widespread in Latin America :: from www.plenglish.com
Cuba: Self-Employed Workers Now Exceed 300,000 :: from www.plenglish.com
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