HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – July 29th, 2011
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Essential: PR: MALDEF SECURES COURT RULING TO STOP DPS FROM DENYING DRIVER’S LICENSES TO IMMIGRANTS LEGALLY WORKING AND LIVING IN TEXAS jump to Essentials section
Cultura: Video: Youtube Sensation Keenan Cahill Gets “Loco” With Wilmer Valderrama as Eduardo Fresco :: from www.latina.com jump to Cultura section
Business: Los Angeles Times is dropping the term “Hispanic” – Usage: ‘Latino’ preferred over ‘Hispanic’ – A memo on usage from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann to Times copy editors: “So, to be clear: Latino should be used in nearly all contexts; the exceptions, as described in the revised entry, must truly be exceptional.” :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com jump to Business section
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Hispanic/Latino News Essentials
Giovanni Rodriguez: What do Latin Americans want? It’s the question on the lips of many marketers today. But in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, political marketers might get to the answers sooner than others. :: from www.clickz.com
Latino Grandparent Caregivers Relieve the Foster Care System :: from newamericamedia.org
Marisa Treviño: Battle over debt ceiling compromise reinforces likelihood immigration reform won’t happen under Obama :: from www.latinalista.net
Video: A judge heard arguments Thursday to help decide whether she’ll dismiss Gov. Jan Brewer’s lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to control the Arizona-Mexico border and enforce immigration laws. :: from www.myfoxphoenix.com
Los Angeles Times is dropping the term “Hispanic” – Usage: ‘Latino’ preferred over ‘Hispanic’ – A memo on usage from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann to Times copy editors: “So, to be clear: Latino should be used in nearly all contexts; the exceptions, as described in the revised entry, must truly be exceptional.” :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Video: Latina Moms Show Love for Their LGBT Kids :: from colorlines.com
Life on the Line – on the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez :: from www.nytimes.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – July 28th, 2011
Cultura Essentials
Si*Sé’s small output yields big following :: from www.boston.com
Nina Garcia Wants Jennifer Lopez on ‘Project Runway’ :: from www.latina.com
Video: Youtube Sensation Keenan Cahill Gets “Loco” With Wilmer Valderrama as Eduardo Fresco :: from www.latina.com
Voting for your Best Latino Artist in honor of the VMA’s starts Friday :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
“Werevertumorro” (W2M), the cyber-phenomenon that brought fame to a group of young Mexicans who have been starring in a videoblog on YouTube, will hit the stage with a theater show :: from www.laht.com
Mariachi El Bronx: Mariachi Punks Put It All On the Line :: from www.npr.org
Recipe: Poblano chorizo potato salad :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com
Susie Sanchez: Oakland Raiders Newest Cheerleader A Grandmother :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Cultura News Summary – July 28th, 2011
Entertainment & Musica
Marisa Ramirez: On “Against the Wall” – Years of experience in L.A. and Hollywood have built her up for this role :: from latinola.com
Janeen Puente’s fiery Latin songs will heat up the Oxnard Salsa Festival – California :: from www.vcstar.com
Cynthia Olavarria on The Cover of Selecta :: from www.latingossip.com
Si*Sé’s small output yields big following :: from www.boston.com
Nina Garcia Wants Jennifer Lopez on ‘Project Runway’ :: from www.latina.com
Video: Youtube Sensation Keenan Cahill Gets “Loco” With Wilmer Valderrama as Eduardo Fresco :: from www.latina.com
VIDEO: Mane De La Parra – Quiero Que Sepas :: from lateengossip.com
Ana de la Reguera on Daniel Craig: “He’s the Hottest Guy I’ve Ever Seen!” :: from www.latina.com
Video: Behind the Scenes with Kat Deluna on the Set of “Drop It Low”! :: from www.latina.com
Voting for your Best Latino Artist in honor of the VMA’s starts Friday :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
PR: GABY MORENO-NPR Best of July Music, Billboard Fresh Sounds & Concert Reminder
El Campo actor makes “Homebound” movie – Jeremiah Ocanas in Texas :: from www.victoriaadvocate.com
“Werevertumorro” (W2M), the cyber-phenomenon that brought fame to a group of young Mexicans who have been starring in a videoblog on YouTube, will hit the stage with a theater show :: from www.laht.com
Video: The Puerto Rican MacGyver, Parts 1, 2 and 3 :: from www.newstaco.com
Emilio Estevez’s “The Way” Heading To Theaters This October :: from www.indiewire.com
Mariachi El Bronx: Mariachi Punks Put It All On the Line :: from www.npr.org
Redod, the editor of the alternative music blog Puerto Rico Indie [es], reflects on the amazing and intense coverage [es] they offered of the Latin American Music Conference (LAMC) in New York City. :: from globalvoicesonline.org
‘American Idol’s’ Jennifer Lopez Expected to Close Deal This Week :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
Irish online betting site Paddy Power has created a novelty bet, complete with the odds for who will be “Jennifer Lopez’s next boyfriend,” now that she and Marc Anthony are divorcing. :: from content.usatoday.com
Video: Rosario Dawson Talks Health And Hollywood Pressure :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Linda Ronstadt Memoir ‘Heart Like A Wheel’ To Be Published :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
William Levy Addresses Jennifer Lopez Rumors at The Grove :: from extratv.warnerbros.com
Food
Recipe: Flautas de Bistec with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa :: from www.lacocinadeleslie.com
Recipe: Poblano chorizo potato salad :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com
More Cultura News
Carlos Beltran welcomed warmly by Giants :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
Expert writing tips from non-experts pretending to be experts or how a Being Latino article is born :: from beinglatino.wordpress.com
Are Chicanos on the Verge of Reclaiming Aztlán? :: from cockroachpeople.com
Riviera Maya: The Ideal Destination To Travel With Children :: from www.spanglishbaby.com
Mexodus: A student journalism project that truly crosses fronteras :: from borderzine.com
Los Angeles Times is dropping the term “Hispanic” – Usage: ‘Latino’ preferred over ‘Hispanic’ – A memo on usage from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann to Times copy editors: “So, to be clear: Latino should be used in nearly all contexts; the exceptions, as described in the revised entry, must truly be exceptional.” :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Miami on Thursday celebrated its 115th anniversary as a city, that over the years has become the Hispanic capital of the United States and currently hosts the Latin American headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies and provides one the hemisphere’s most multicultural leisure destinations. :: from www.laht.com
PR: Latino Author Uses Turbulent Past to Create Thriller about Politics, Illegal Immigration, and Murder
Book review: ‘Thoughts Without Cigarettes’ by Oscar Hijuelos – The ‘Mambo Kings’ Pulitzer winner draws us in to his world as he revisits his New York childhood filled with eclectic characters and his later literary blossoming. :: from www.latimes.com
The “Güije”, a Cuban Legend :: from www.plenglish.com
PR: Mexico City is a Touch Away with New Travel App
Remembering Richard Chavez: Richard Chavez, 81, Cesar’s younger brother, helped build the UFW from its earliest days. Please read and post your personal memories at UFW site. :: from unitedfarmworkers.wordpress.com
“The Great Wall of Los Angeles”: A View of California’s Past :: from www.latinopov.com
Business Essentials
Los Angeles Times is dropping the term “Hispanic” – Usage: ‘Latino’ preferred over ‘Hispanic’ – A memo on usage from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann to Times copy editors: “So, to be clear: Latino should be used in nearly all contexts; the exceptions, as described in the revised entry, must truly be exceptional.” :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Pedro Infante and Maria Felix to Pitch Your Next Campaign – archive contains approximately 150,000 lobby cards from virtually every film shown in Mexico for a 50-year period :: from latinola.com
Hispanics hit hard by bursting of housing bubble :: from washingtonexaminer.com
Helga Silva starts her new job as VP of News and Content at WSCV-51, the Telemundo O&O in Miami in August :: from www.mediamoves.com
Sounding Off: Tony D’Andrea “Latina Business Owners: Women’s Entrepreneurship on the Rise” :: from www.portada-online.com
In recognition of the dangers facing Mexican journalists trying to cover the country’s violent drug wars, the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists at its gala tonight will honor those who’ve been killed because of their work. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Business News Summary – July 28th, 2011
More Business News
A new voice enters national dialogue: The recently formed National Hispanic Landscape Alliance seeks to advance professionals and their businesses within the industry and community. :: from www.lawnandlandscape.com
Una Vez Mas, LP announced that it has entered into an agreement with High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. and Newport Television, LLC for the acquisition of KFTY, Channel 50, Santa Rosa, California. :: from hispanicad.com
PR: Herb Espino Promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales for America CV Network
Los Angeles Times is dropping the term “Hispanic” – Usage: ‘Latino’ preferred over ‘Hispanic’ – A memo on usage from Assistant Managing Editor Henry Fuhrmann to Times copy editors: “So, to be clear: Latino should be used in nearly all contexts; the exceptions, as described in the revised entry, must truly be exceptional.” :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Immigration News
Students in Charlotte, NC Claim a Win for Drop the I-Word :: from colorlines.com
State Immigration Laws – Did Texas Sidestep a Landmine? :: from www.texasgopvote.com
Marisa Treviño: Battle over debt ceiling compromise reinforces likelihood immigration reform won’t happen under Obama :: from www.latinalista.net
A bright IDEA for both the economy and immigration – By Rep. Jared Polis :: from www.denverpost.com
Alabama churches fight harsh immigration law :: from www.finalcall.com
RNC’s Reince Priebus Hopes to Ignore Immigration While GOP Candidates Ignore Latino Voters :: from americasvoiceonline.org
The Impact of Recessionary Politics on Latino-American and Immigrant Families: SCHIP Success and DREAM Act Failure – by Mariela Olivares Howard University School of Law :: from papers.ssrn.com
Video: A judge heard arguments Thursday to help decide whether she’ll dismiss Gov. Jan Brewer’s lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to control the Arizona-Mexico border and enforce immigration laws. :: from www.myfoxphoenix.com
How The GOP Can Use Immigration To Win Over Latino Voters – by Joseph P. A. Villescas, Ph.D. :: from www.newstaco.com
Appointed Counsel for Immigrants? :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
“California Dream Act”: A glass half-full. :: from www.latinopov.com
Politics (minus Immigration and Election 2012)
Tito “The builder” Muñoz issued a challenge to his opponent Jeff Frederick on Thursday — do a debate solely in Spanish – Virginia :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Geraldo Rivera: Debt Ceiling Debate is Also About Race :: from latino.foxnews.com
Nobel peace laureate Rigoberta Menchu in Guatemala is officially registered as a candidate in the Central American nation’s presidential election. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Economic Crisis Highlights Leadership Limits of Obama, Hispanic Chieftains :: from dailygrito.com
Hispanics say redrawn precincts unfair – They call on Precinct 1′s El Franco Lee to help bolster Latino power in Precinct 2 – Harris County, Texas :: from www.chron.com
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the cancer treatment he is undergoing will cause him to begin losing his hair in a few days, joking that his new look will remind people of the late actor Yul Brynner. :: from www.laht.com
Between the Lines: GOP Lawsuit in Illinois Charges Latino Discrimination :: from www.rollcall.com
Evo Morales, Bolivian President, Reportedly Fears U.S. Cocaine Plot :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Hugo Chavez 57th Birthday: Venezuelan President Vows To Survive Cancer, Proposes Summit :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Election 2012
Giovanni Rodriguez: What do Latin Americans want? It’s the question on the lips of many marketers today. But in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, political marketers might get to the answers sooner than others. :: from www.clickz.com
Republicans aim high for New Mexico’s Latino vote – A Spanish-lanuage ad critizing Obama for bigger government and higher taxes hit the state’s airwaves recently :: from www.sfreporter.com
Health and Education
Gov. Deval Patrick recently appointed Marcel V. Quiroga of Marblehead to the Salem State University Board of Trustees. – Massachusetts :: from www.wickedlocal.com
Four out of every 10 Hispanics in California see regional air quality as a major problem :: from www.laht.com
Video: Rosario Dawson Talks Health And Hollywood Pressure :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Additional US Hispanic/Latino News
A new report released by Mujeres Latinas en Accion and Amigas Latinas July 28 shows disturbing rates of discrimination and violence impacting LGBT Latinas. :: from www.windycitytimes.com
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Blacks aren’t only underrepresented minority :: from www.sfgate.com
2011 NCLR Annual Conference Wrap-up :: from www.nclr.org
The U.S. State Department has given the green light to establish federal offices in Puerto Rico to issue passports on the island for the first time in more than 25 years. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
New Pew Report Confirms Need to Expand Financial Opportunities in Low-Income Communities of Color – Informe de Pew confirma la necesidad de expandir las oportunidades financieras en las comunidades de bajos ingresos :: from www.americanprogress.org
PR: Puerto Rico Girls’ Detention Facility Withholding Information about Alleged Abuse, Says ACLU
PR: NHLA MOURNS PASSING OF LABOR AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY LEADER RICHARD CHAVEZ
Two Denver organizations aimed at helping Latinos have merged. – The Colorado Latino Forum Leadership Center has joined with the Latin American Research and Service Agency to create the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization, or CLLARO. :: from www.bizjournals.com
Hispanic Women’s Resource Center Victim of Funding Cuts in New Jersey :: from www.politickernj.com
Yuma County Supervisor Reyes Meets President Obama at a National Convention :: from www.yumasun.com
Uruguayan Soccer Fans in NYC Bullied By Police During Celebrations of Copa Win :: from www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
7/28 LATISM Party: Creating Sustainable Change for Our Community :: from blog.latism.org
Cuban flowers rely on bat signal for survival :: from www.newscientist.com
International News
Posted on: July 29th, 2011Book Review – To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War :: from upsidedownworld.org
Nobel peace laureate Rigoberta Menchu in Guatemala is officially registered as a candidate in the Central American nation’s presidential election. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico: The state of Tamaulipas remained under alert Friday due to Tropical Storm Don :: from www.plenglish.com
The 5,000 federal police currently deployed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s murder capital, will not be withdrawn, interior minister Francisco Blake said, contradicting an earlier statement by the mayor of the border city. :: from www.laht.com
“Werevertumorro” (W2M), the cyber-phenomenon that brought fame to a group of young Mexicans who have been starring in a videoblog on YouTube, will hit the stage with a theater show :: from www.laht.com
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the cancer treatment he is undergoing will cause him to begin losing his hair in a few days, joking that his new look will remind people of the late actor Yul Brynner. :: from www.laht.com
The “Güije”, a Cuban Legend :: from www.plenglish.com
Evo Morales, Bolivian President, Reportedly Fears U.S. Cocaine Plot :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Hugo Chavez 57th Birthday: Venezuelan President Vows To Survive Cancer, Proposes Summit :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
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