HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – June 28th, 2011
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Essential: Video: Fault Lines – Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment – from Al Jazeera - really interesting – Fault Lines travels to Puerto Rico to investigate America’s legacy as the Island’s ruler, and the harsh economic policies that are being imposed on the people who live there. – jump to Essentials section
Cultura: Daniel Cubias: What the !#$@%*?: Will the Rise of Spanish Redefine Indecency? :: from www.huffingtonpost.com jump to Cultura section
Business: New Pew research found that e-reader ownership exploded among Hispanic households, jumping from 5% to 15% – Overall, the highest rates of tablet ownership are among Hispanic adults and those with household incomes of at least $75,000 annually. :: from pewinternet.org jump to Business section
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Hispanic/Latino News Essentials
What The AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Really Means for Latinos – As the debate rages over the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, supporters and detractors have been pushing their positions :: from latinola.com
Video: Fault Lines – Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment – from Al Jazeera
Washington claims that the country’s borders are more secure than ever, but the truth is that no one knows for sure. The U.S. government has never defined what border security actually means or how to measure it — both of which are essential prerequisites to keeping the country safe. :: from www.foreignaffairs.com
Broadband and the Latino Community: Let’s Keep the Momentum Going! from the White House’s blog
How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials? By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. :: from newstaco.com
Democrats pitch DREAM Act as needed economic patch :: from www.usatoday.com
A bloody weekend with a drive-by massacre of four people and assorted other violent incidents in which a total of 25 people died is the latest result of the crime wave besetting Puerto Rico. :: from www.laht.com
The gap that separates Anglo, Hispanic Texas – future will be bright and prosperous only if Hispanics are prepared educationally :: from www.mysanantonio.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – June 27th, 2011
Cultura Essentials
Daniel Cubias: What the !#$@%*?: Will the Rise of Spanish Redefine Indecency? :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
PR: The Latin Recording Academy® Announces Newly Elected Officers to the Board of Trustees
Law & Order: SVU – Cuban actor Danny Pino gets a regular role on TV series :: from www.tvline.com
Listen: Kinky ft. La Mala Rodriguez in “Negro Día” :: from music.remezcla.com
Summer of Feminista: In Search of Nuestras Hadas Madrinas :: from www.vivalafeminista.com
The Mexican band Mana wound up the California stage of its world tour promoting the disc “Drama y Luz” (Drama and Light) with a show in Los Angeles that reveled in Mexico’s victory over the United States in the Gold Cup soccer tournament. :: from www.laht.com
La Opinión Reaches Out to Young Latinos in LA’s Boyle Heights :: from newamericamedia.org
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Cultura News Summary – June 27th, 2011
Entertainment & Musica
Thalía: “Matteo está hermoso” – La cantante aseguró que su bebé está en perfecto estado; comentó además que su hija Sabrina no está nada celosa :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Thalía ya está en casa con su bebé – El hijo de la cantante se llama Matthew Alejandro y llegó a casa este lunes :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Opinion: Latinos, Too, Want to be Losers on Television – By Laura Martínez :: from latino.foxnews.com
Shakira Bares Belly, Denies Pregnancy Rumors :: from latina.com
Mane de la Parra Talks About Novela, Movie, & Tour :: from lateengossip.com
Spain Debuts Walk of Fame With Penelope & Javier :: from www.latingossip.com
PR: The Latin Recording Academy® Announces Newly Elected Officers to the Board of Trustees
Law & Order: SVU – Cuban actor Danny Pino gets a regular role on TV series :: from www.tvline.com
Q&A: Jorge Moreno Talks Winning the International Songwriting Competition :: from blogs.miaminewtimes.com
Anahi & Carlos Ponce Promoting Dos Hogares :: from lateengossip.com
Listen: Kinky ft. La Mala Rodriguez in “Negro Día” :: from music.remezcla.com
Selena Gomez on fame: ‘I don’t want to live life afraid of what people say about me’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
Puerto Rican singer Jose “Fofe” Abreu and his group, Fofe y Los Fetiches, have included a number of social themes among the songs on their first album, including the number “El conquistador,” which the group dedicates to kids addicted to glue-sniffing. :: from www.laht.com
The Mexican band Mana wound up the California stage of its world tour promoting the disc “Drama y Luz” (Drama and Light) with a show in Los Angeles that reveled in Mexico’s victory over the United States in the Gold Cup soccer tournament. :: from www.laht.com
Food
Recipe: Horchata :: from www.davidlebovitz.com
More Cultura News
Get It Written & Published. Poets Read Their Stuff. On-Line Floricanto :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Hispanic artists asked to submit for citywide exhibition at Metro Arts Gallery – Nashville, TN :: from www.hispanicnashville.com
Music, food, thousands expected at Puerto Rican Festival in New Britian, Connecticut :: from www.newbritainherald.com
Business Essentials
Univision Communications, Ford Motor Company and Zubi Advertising have teamed up to create a national consumer promotion for the launch of the all-new 2012 Ford Focus. – “Te Da Más” (It Gives You More) campaign :: from hispanicad.com
Infographic: The Costs of E-Verify – A Closer Look at the Government’s Work Authorization System :: from www.americanprogress.org
New Pew research found that e-reader ownership exploded among Hispanic households, jumping from 5% to 15% – Overall, the highest rates of tablet ownership are among Hispanic adults and those with household incomes of at least $75,000 annually. :: from pewinternet.org
Will Latinos Face More Scrutiny in the Newsroom after journalist Jose Antonio Vargas’ confession? :: from www.theroot.com
Triumphant Mexico soccer team becoming a major brand in the U.S. :: from ca.news.yahoo.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Business News Summary –June 27th, 2011
More Business News
What The AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Really Means for Latinos – As the debate rages over the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, supporters and detractors have been pushing their positions :: from latinola.com
Opinion: Latinos, Too, Want to be Losers on Television – By Laura Martínez :: from latino.foxnews.com
A Latino security professional claims he was turned into a chauffeur in a racially motivated “bait and switch” job offer from Major League Baseball. William Diaz claims pro baseball gave him a phony job title, which paid far less than he was promised, to try to cover up embarrassing allegations about its treatment of Latinos. :: from www.courthousenews.com
Univision sued over loss of woman’s bones :: from www.mediamoves.com
Johnny Diaz’s fourth novel, Take the Lead, is being released today – novels optioned for TV and film :: from www.mediamoves.com
PR: United announces sponsorship of National Association of Hispanic Publications
Hispanic entrepreneurs increasing in Virginia :: from www.necn.com
New Lists targeting Hispanic Consumers :: from www.portada-online.com
Luis Miguel Messianu, President and CCO at Alma, announced the hiring of Hernán Cerdeiro as the agency’s new VP Group Creative Director. :: from hispanicad.com
Flowers Communications Group (FCG) appointed Ignacio H. Carrillo as Vice President. :: from hispanicad.com
Cuba is getting more visitors, including a 20% uptick in the number of Americans, but tourism income hasn’t recovered from the sharp downturn caused by the global financial crisis :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
PR: Toyota Announces National Expansion of Safety Program for African American and Hispanic Families
Fault Lines – Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment – from Al Jazeera
CUBA: Microcredit Knocks on Door…Softly :: from ipsnews.net
Marketing to Hispanics: Spanish or English? How about Spanglish? :: from hispanic-marketing.com
Hispanic Business 500 lists 26 New Mexico firms :: from www.bizjournals.com
Seen and (Mostly) Unseen – The True Costs of E-Verify :: from www.americanprogress.org
Democrats pitch DREAM Act as needed economic patch :: from www.usatoday.com
Anne Trujillo Selected Best News Anchor By 5280 Magazine in Denver, Colorado :: from www.thedenverchannel.com
Puerto Rico Announces $279 Million Infrastructure Investment :: from www.laht.com
Mexican Farmers Demand Changes to Peru Trade Pact :: from www.laht.com
La Opinión Reaches Out to Young Latinos in LA’s Boyle Heights :: from newamericamedia.org
PR: Press release distribution company targets Spanish-speaking media with PR NewsChannel En Español
Economic Recovery a Longer Struggle for Blacks and Hispanics – As the “mancession” peters out, the “race-cession” is still going strong :: from www.usnews.com
Immigrants to Brooklyn make up 50% of borough’s entrepreneurs – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Immigration News
Smugglers target Arizona for two of every three illegal border tunnels :: from www.latinalista.net
PR: LULAC Supports Immigration Reform and Amnesty for DREAMers
Masked gunmen stormed a train in southeastern Mexico and kidnapped at least 80 Central American migrants presumably bound for the United States, a priest who runs a migrant shelter said Monday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
PR: Forum Statement on First Ever Senate DREAM Act Hearing
Is There an Ethnic Dimension to the Immigration Debate? :: from latinodecisions.wordpress.com
Federal Courts Block Key Provisions of Restrictive Immigration Laws in Georgia and Indiana :: from immigrationimpact.com
Pulitzer Prize winner’s illegal immigrant story exposes tragedy of U.S. policy – Jose Antonio Vargas :: from www.nydailynews.com
Seen and (Mostly) Unseen – The True Costs of E-Verify :: from www.americanprogress.org
Infographic: The Costs of E-Verify – A Closer Look at the Government’s Work Authorization System :: from www.americanprogress.org
Democrats pitch DREAM Act as needed economic patch :: from www.usatoday.com
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, both of whom are Democrats, came out Monday in defense of the DREAM Act on the eve of the first Senate hearing on the bill aimed at benefiting undocumented students. :: from www.laht.com
Video: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Signs Immigration Bill, Opponents Speak Out :: from www.wltx.com
South Carolina governor signs immigration bill into law :: from www.reuters.com
Federal Judges Block Parts of GA, IN Immigration Laws :: from newamericamedia.org
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday temporarily blocking key provisions of a new Georgia law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration, while allowing other parts of the law to move forward. :: from www.cnn.com
Immigration Article of the Day: “Documenting the Undocumented: A Review of the United States’ First Municipal ID Program” :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Immigrants to Brooklyn make up 50% of borough’s entrepreneurs – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Gregory Tejeda: Now, he’s willing to talk on our behalf! Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel w/out power (just influence) backs DREAM Act :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Opponents of Alabama’s illegal immigration law encouraged by Georgia ruling :: from blog.al.com
Politics (minus Immigration and Election 2012)
Despite photos, doubts remain on health of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Latinos having hard time taking TX Gov. Perry serious for President :: from www.latinalista.net
Fault Lines – Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment – from Al Jazeera
Interview: Esteban Garces candidate to Virginia House of Delegates :: from www.latinova.net
Hispanic leaders in northwestern Arkansas hope to convince members of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment that the state should have a majority-Hispanic House seat in time for next year’s legislative session. :: from www.katv.com
Puerto Rican Politicians Remain Silent on Homophobic Violence :: from colorlines.com
How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials? By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. :: from newstaco.com
Latinos make case for new redistricting plan – Milwaukee, WI :: from www.jsonline.com
Wilsonville City Council President Celia Nunez outlines budget cuts and economic development – Oregon :: from www.oregonlive.com
Election 2012
Latinos will drive the vote in Nevada :: from www.tahoebonanza.com
Video: Ken Salazar: Latinos & Obama’s 2012 Pitch :: from newstaco.com
Health and Education
It’s time to face the fact that Utah has a serious problem that will doubtless lead to high social costs as Latino students become adults and find that they cannot get jobs and support families. :: from www.sltrib.com
Program to address declining Latino population in higher education – University of Texas :: from www.dailytexanonline.com
PR: Toyota Announces National Expansion of Safety Program for African American and Hispanic Families
Fault Lines – Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment – from Al Jazeera
Chile’s Student Protesters Reject Government Proposals :: from www.santiagotimes.cl
Tackling Latino Child Obesity in the Kitchen, Church & Community :: from www.saludtoday.com
The LULAC National Educational Service Centers Inc. (LNESC) is the spear point of a historic united effort to inspire students who might not otherwise have thought a college education was possible. :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Health researchers try to link up with more Hispanic women – Clinical trials might help determine why a third say they don’t feel well, compared with less than a 10th of non-Hispanic white women – Illinois :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Pathways/Senderos succeeds in keeping kids from having kids – New Britian, Connecticut :: from www.newbritainherald.com
The gap that separates Anglo, Hispanic Texas – future will be bright and prosperous only if Hispanics are prepared educationally :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Gregory Tejeda: Now, he’s willing to talk on our behalf! Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel w/out power (just influence) backs DREAM Act :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Additional US Hispanic/Latino News
Hackers released documents yesterday claiming Arizona law officials knew the location of fugitive drug lord Joaquin Guzman, alias “El Chapo,” two years ago, but failed to inform Mexico’s authorities of his whereabouts. :: from insightcrime.org
MEMO to the US Mainstream Media: Follow Al Jezeera’s Lead and Start Covering the Crisis in Puerto Rico :: from juliorvarela.com
New Hispanic majority transforms culture of Reading, Pennsylvania :: from content.usatoday.com
Hoboken settles suit filed by Hispanic cops for $2 million – New Jersey :: from www.nj.com
International News
Posted on: June 28th, 2011Despite photos, doubts remain on health of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Guatemala becomes killing field as drug wars spread through Central America – Welcome to El Naranjo, a town gripped by fear and suspicion of the Mexican narco gangs :: from www.guardian.co.uk
Cuba is getting more visitors, including a 20% uptick in the number of Americans, but tourism income hasn’t recovered from the sharp downturn caused by the global financial crisis :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
The chief of police in a suburb of the wealthy north Mexico city of Monterrey has been gunned down, as authorities struggle to keep a lid on one of the country’s most violent criminal conflicts. :: from insightcrime.org
Chile’s Student Protesters Reject Government Proposals :: from www.santiagotimes.cl
Masked gunmen stormed a train in southeastern Mexico and kidnapped at least 80 Central American migrants presumably bound for the United States, a priest who runs a migrant shelter said Monday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
CUBA: Microcredit Knocks on Door…Softly :: from ipsnews.net
UNESCO added the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia to its list of World Heritage sites, acknowledging it as a centuries-old space of tradition that is symbolic for other analogous areas worldwide. :: from www.plenglish.com
Mexican Farmers Demand Changes to Peru Trade Pact :: from www.laht.com
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