HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – September 30th, 2011
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Essential: PR: New College Board Report: Latino College Completion Rate at Only 19.2%, National at 41.1% jump to Essentials section
Cultura: very interesting research What baseball tells us about racism – Most home-plate umpires are white — and they seem to be hurting the careers of minority pitchers :: from www.salon.com jump to Cultura section
Business: Gustavo Razzetti: The Challenging Language of Social Media :: from www.clickz.com jump to Business section
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- Politics & Election 2012
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Hispanic/Latino News Essentials
Hilario! How the internet has led to a rise in the use of mangled English in Spanglish :: from www.dailymail.co.uk
U.S. makes deported immigrants take the long way home – Officials expand a program to transfer detainees from one end of the U.S.-Mexico border to the other, saying it’s a deterrent to further crossing attempts. Critics say it leaves immigrants vulnerable to crime. :: from www.latimes.com
In a twist to notions of race identity, new 2010 census figures show an unexpected reason behind a renewed growth in the U.S. white population: more Hispanics listing themselves as white in the once-a-decade government count. :: from www.laramieboomerang.com
also see More Latinos identify as Native American, census shows :: from www.cnn.com from Cultural Essentials
Los Angeles – Groups want ‘John and Ken’ show off the air – The popular KFI radio hosts gave out the cellphone number of an immigrant rights activist, prompting hate-filled calls. Minority and immigrant rights groups say they will boycott advertisers if the show isn’t taken off the air. :: from www.latimes.com
Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit – Some of the companies are huge – one is among the largest private employers in the world – But the ballooning of privatized detention has been accompanied by scathing inspection reports, lawsuits and the documentation of widespread abuse and neglect, sometimes lethal. (good to see this covered in the NYTimes) :: from www.nytimes.com
PR: New College Board Report: Latino College Completion Rate at Only 19.2%, National at 41.1%
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Latino News Summary – September 29th, 2011
Cultura Essentials
2 Latinas – Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez are Music’s Hottest Minors :: from www.latina.com
The Fall TV Season: Lots of Latinos, But No Big Breakthroughs :: from www.sefijaonline.com
Spanish-language theater festival opens Friday – The second year of Teatro en Miami’s festival focuses on Miami stage premieres – TEMFest 2011 :: from www.miamiherald.com
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Lucha Libre USA: Wrestling Series Spins Anti-Immigrant Storyline To Connect With Latino Fans with RJ Brewer, fictitious son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer – video :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Video preview – On CNN this Saturday – Latino In America 2: Soledad O’Brien reports on a Latina boxer about to face the fight of her life as she attempts to make her Olympic dream a reality. :: from www.cnn.com
More Latinos identify as Native American, census shows :: from www.cnn.com
What baseball tells us about racism – Most home-plate umpires are white — and they seem to be hurting the careers of minority pitchers :: from www.salon.com
but of course Florida Marlins starter Javier Vázquez has been voted the National League Pitcher of the Month for September. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Latino Cultura News Summary – September 29th, 2011
Entertainment & Musica
Carlos Mencia and “Sneekers” – by Manny Gonzalez :: from www.hispanicad.com
Gloria Estefan’s Playlist: Latin Singing Sensation Shares Top 6 Musical Inspirations :: from abcnews.go.com
2 Latinas – Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez are Music’s Hottest Minors :: from www.latina.com
Album Review: She’s A Tease first full length album “Millonaria” :: from gozamos.com
Chiquinquira Delgado & Jorge Ramos ARE Dating :: from www.latingossip.com
Laura Bozzo’s Show Back on Telefutura in the US starting in October :: from www.latingossip.com
Jennifer Lopez Drops $18 Million On New Mansion In NY :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
Maria Hinojosa on ‘The Latino List’: “You Become Empowered By Seeing How Hard It’s Been for Everyone” :: from www.latina.com
Gloria Estefan Week: How Social Media Changed Her Life :: from www.latina.com
Demi Lovato Thanks Selena Gomez & Kim Kardashian For Their Support While in Rehab :: from www.latina.com
Salma Hayek’s 4-Year-Old Daughter Now a Happy Homeowner :: from www.latina.com
The Nukkad Salsa’s king of groove times in India – perhaps the only group in Southasia that is catering to Afro-Cuban/ Latin music :: from timesofindia.indiatimes.com
“Dexter” and five more TV shows with Latinos premiere in October :: from www.sefijaonline.com
Zoë Saldaña, Webmistress + Fashionista :: from www.sefijaonline.com
The Fall TV Season: Lots of Latinos, But No Big Breakthroughs :: from www.sefijaonline.com
Fans try to honor Cuban music legend Arsenio Rodriguez by upgrading gravesite :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latina Comedian Jesenia Bailey Creates Her Own Showcase :: from www.newstaco.com
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Muppets Have Latino Pride! – (how is this newsworthy or worth my time? – I love the Muppets but HuffPo and many other sites link to PerezHilton for a 9 second video clip of Kermit and Miss Piggy that you have to watch a 15 second commercial first to see – LAME) :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel climbed from seventh to first place this week on Billboard’s Latin Songs chart with “Tu olor.” :: from www.laht.com
Danny Pino of ‘Law & Order: SVU’: I still make black beans from grandma’s recipe :: from entretenimiento.aollatino.com
Spanish-language theater festival opens Friday – The second year of Teatro en Miami’s festival focuses on Miami stage premieres – TEMFest 2011 :: from www.miamiherald.com
Singer Jenni Rivera announced Thursday that starting on Oct. 19 she will have her own television program on Estrella TV :: from www.laht.com
Cristina Saralegui: She never climbed by sleeping around; some choice words for detractors :: from entretenimiento.aollatino.com
Lucha Libre USA: Wrestling Series Spins Anti-Immigrant Storyline To Connect With Latino Fans with RJ Brewer, fictitious son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer – video :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Video preview – On CNN this Saturday – Latino In America 2: Soledad O’Brien reports on a Latina boxer about to face the fight of her life as she attempts to make her Olympic dream a reality. :: from www.cnn.com
Video: John Leguizamo on his multiple identities :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com
Food
4th Annual Feria de los Moles: Puebla vs. Oaxaca – Olvera St Sunday, October 9th from 10:00am to 7:00pm – Los Angeles :: from la.remezcla.com
More Cultura News
Awesome Spanish Language Touchdown Call Puts The English Language To Shame – 2 videos :: from awfulannouncing.com
Gustavo Razzetti: The Challenging Language of Social Media :: from www.clickz.com
What Eric Quezada’s Legacy Teaches Us :: from www.dailygrito.com
Jungle Island Announces Sabor Hispano – Attempts World Record for Largest Salsa Dance :: from www.hispanicprblog.com
Hilario! How the internet has led to a rise in the use of mangled English in Spanglish :: from www.dailymail.co.uk
Florida Marlins starter Javier Vázquez has been voted the National League Pitcher of the Month for September. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
Congratulations to NHMC’s Jessica González on her FCC Committee appointment! :: from www.sefijaonline.com
Las Comadres, LAPCA, West Hollywood Book Fair, and More…
by Melinda Palacio :: from labloga.blogspot.comThe Most Popular Runway Models of Color at S/S 2012 New York Fashion Week :: from colorlines.com
Nataly Kelly: Clearing Up Common Myths About What It Means to Be Bilingual :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
A Coconut’s Guide To Getting Or Keeping Street Cred :: from www.newstaco.com
Hispanics and Brazilians break into Forbes’ most powerful women list :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com
Mexico City Inaugurates Electric-Taxi Program :: from www.laht.com
Latino conference isn’t just for Latinos: Organizers say it’s a chance for everyone to learn something – 13th annual Iowa Latino Conference :: from muscatinejournal.com
Gregory Tejeda: Latinos as white? I’m sure it will offend all sides :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Agustin Duran: The Royal Tour Took a Detour from the Mexican Violence :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
In a twist to notions of race identity, new 2010 census figures show an unexpected reason behind a renewed growth in the U.S. white population: more Hispanics listing themselves as white in the once-a-decade government count. :: from www.laramieboomerang.com
Alberto Gonzales: Hispanic Heritage Month – A Season of Miracles :: from latino.foxnews.com
For the first time, the Maryland State Highway Administration is releasing its transportation map in Spanish as well as English. :: from www.hometownannapolis.com
Feature Friday: Juan of Words Talks LATISM’11 – “It’s A Family Affair!” :: from blog.latism.org
PST, A to Z: “MEX/LA” at the Museum of Latin American Art – chief contribution is in helping to shift the dialogue around race and art away from the identities of the artists and toward a larger assessment of the boundaries of nation and culture that limit, define, or inspire us all. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Business Essentials
Number of Ethnic TV Households Grows: Hispanic TV Households up 4.6% :: from blog.nielsen.com
Gustavo Razzetti: The Challenging Language of Social Media :: from www.clickz.com
The Beginning Of A Multicultural Marketing Approach – by Sebastian Aroca :: from www.mediapost.com
R.I.P. – Honoring Andre Pineda – Latino pollster and communications strategist – (and one of the first people to follow HispanicTips back 6 years ago – I even had a tag for him here) :: from www.dailygrito.com
Sounding Off: Tony D´Andrea “7 Latino Micro Trends 2010-2015″ :: from www.portada-online.com
Agencia Efe, Spain’s international news agency, found that more than 23,000 Web sites have used its content without permission over the past four months. :: from www.laht.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Latino Business News Summary – September 29th, 2011
More Business News
Awesome Spanish Language Touchdown Call Puts The English Language To Shame – 2 videos :: from awfulannouncing.com
Enrique R. Martínez has been named President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic (DLA/USH). :: from www.mediamoves.com
New York Times offers NAHJ Leadership Academy fellowship :: from www.nahj.org
McDonald’s Latino Blogger Breakfast Series Visits NYC and Chicago :: from www.hispanicize.com
Reporter Mayra Moreno is moving to San Antonio. She leaves KIAH, the CW-affiliate in Houston :: from www.mediamoves.com
Anchor/reporter Phil Sanchez has left WISH in Indianapolis, to join WNCN, the NBC-affiliate in Raleigh-Durham :: from www.mediamoves.com
PR: Dramatic growth for Christian ebooks in Spanish – Logos Bible Software
PepsiCo taps Denver-based agency Huemanitas to lead its multicultural retail and shopper marketing efforts. :: from hispanicad.com
Telemundo 52- KVEA and 10 Southern California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce today announced the launch of the 2011 Hispanic Business Salute :: from hispanicad.com
Cultural Identity: The Effects of Labels, Reference Groups & Role models on Consumer Behavior. :: from hispanicad.com
PR: Nissan Launches “Todos <3 Nissan” Latino Social Media Campaign
Puerto Rico posted the highest hotel occupancy rate among the Caribbean’s main destinations over the first eight months of 2011, according to a new report by Smith Travel Research. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
A conference was held in Jacksonville on Thursday aimed at tightening already solid business ties between Puerto Rico and the Northeast Florida commercial and shipping hub. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
The Puerto Rico Justice Department is joining the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against AT&T’s $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com
Demystifying Acculturation – On Sept. 28, Univision’s Client Development Group held its first webinar in the series “Hispanic 411: Insights to Grow Your Business.” Led by myself and Senior Director Liz Sanderson, the webinar’s goal was to help marketers connect with bilingual Hispanics. :: from corporate.univision.com
HPNG Entrepreneurs Conference Event – Oct. 3rd – NYC :: from www.latintrends.com
Congratulations to NHMC’s Jessica González on her FCC Committee appointment! :: from www.sefijaonline.com
Barry University, Hispanic MBA group team up to provide scholarships :: from www.miamiherald.com
Alabama Business Owners Hit Hard By Immigration Law :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce plans a trade and cultural mission to Israel. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Society Of Professional Journalists Recommend Newsrooms Stop Using ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Illegal Immigrant’ :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
PR: Lopez Negrete Communications Wins Top Digital Marketing Honor
Mandatory E-Verify Bill Advances As Critics Fight Back with New Ads :: from colorlines.com
Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit – Some of the companies are huge – one is among the largest private employers in the world – But the ballooning of privatized detention has been accompanied by scathing inspection reports, lawsuits and the documentation of widespread abuse and neglect, sometimes lethal. (good to see this covered in the NYTimes) :: from www.nytimes.com
Immigration News
Alabama Immigration Law Tenses Migration Climate in US :: from www.plenglish.com
U.S. makes deported immigrants take the long way home – Officials expand a program to transfer detainees from one end of the U.S.-Mexico border to the other, saying it’s a deterrent to further crossing attempts. Critics say it leaves immigrants vulnerable to crime. :: from www.latimes.com
MEXICO: Does U.S. deportation program put migrants in harm’s way? – by Daniel Hernandez :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urges legislators to move on immigration reform :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com
Video – Immigration detention: fastest growing incarceration system in the U.S. :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com
One Alabma Principal: Dozens of Hispanic Children Missing From Class :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Alabama Business Owners Hit Hard By Immigration Law :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Finding work on the streets without getting arrested by the police might get easier for day laborers in Arizona under a new federal court decision. :: from newamericamedia.org
Hispanic Interest Coalition Appeals Judge’s Ruling On Immigration Law in Alabama – Group represents 36 plaintiffs, plans to appeal to 11th Circuit :: from www.whnt.com
The Alien Transfer Exit Program Drops Immigrants on the Other Side of the Country :: from reason.com
Conservatives Repond to Ron Unz on Immigration – including a five part series in in the National Review :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Alabama immigration law leaves schools gripped by uncertainty :: from www.csmonitor.com
Alabama immigration law stands, but police still wary :: from www.timesfreepress.com
Society Of Professional Journalists Recommend Newsrooms Stop Using ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Illegal Immigrant’ :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Loses His “Heart” to Tea Party on Immigration :: from colorlines.com
Mandatory E-Verify Bill Advances As Critics Fight Back with New Ads :: from colorlines.com
Los Angeles – Groups want ‘John and Ken’ show off the air – The popular KFI radio hosts gave out the cellphone number of an immigrant rights activist, prompting hate-filled calls. Minority and immigrant rights groups say they will boycott advertisers if the show isn’t taken off the air. :: from www.latimes.com
Lucha Libre USA: Wrestling Series Spins Anti-Immigrant Storyline To Connect With Latino Fans with RJ Brewer, fictitious son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer – video :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit – Some of the companies are huge – one is among the largest private employers in the world – But the ballooning of privatized detention has been accompanied by scathing inspection reports, lawsuits and the documentation of widespread abuse and neglect, sometimes lethal. (good to see this covered in the NYTimes) :: from www.nytimes.com
Politics (minus Immigration and Election 2012)
R.I.P. – Honoring Andre Pineda – Latino pollster and communications strategist – (and one of the first people to follow HispanicTips back 6 years ago – I even had a tag for him here) :: from www.dailygrito.com
Senator Marco Rubio Already Working On His Memoirs :: from blogamole.tr3s.com
The Dallas County Republican Party this summer tapped Jason Villalba, a partner at the Haynes & Boone law firm and chapter president of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, to be its vice chairman. :: from www.aldiatx.com
Obama Enunciates Spanish, Latino Voter Outreach Strategy :: from www.newstaco.com
New Mexico was again the only U.S. state to send its chief executive to an annual conference of governors from the Mexican and U.S. states along the border, fueling questions about whether the 30-year-old tradition has lost its way. :: from hosted2.ap.org
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall says he will participate in a “twitter conversation” on Latino issues – New Mexico :: from www.lcsun-news.com
Democrats are looking to reach the key Hispanic demographic through a new Spanish-language television ad that slams Republicans for their resistance to President Barack Obama’s jobs bill. :: from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro called U.S. President Barack Obama “stupid” for saying Cuba needs to make changes to improve relations with the United States. :: from www.upi.com
Election 2012
American Worker Super PAC To Back Democrats In Latino-Heavy Districts :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Heather Taylor-Miesle: How Obama Can Keep Latino Voters: Focus on Health and the Environment :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Loses His “Heart” to Tea Party on Immigration :: from colorlines.com
Health and Education
Southern CA English-Speaking Students Learn Spanish – Kindergarten to Middle School – Conversa – Spanish for Life :: from www.hispanicprblog.com
Co-Director of Latino Adolescent & Family Health Discusses New Poll Oct.3rd :: from www.hispanicprblog.com
Spanish-language series offers new educational tool for TB awareness :: from news.ufl.edu
PR: Doctor Nancy Alvarez Releases Her New Book “Nancy, Que Hago?”
PR: A Silent Killer: Tobacco Use Has a Deadly Toll Among Hispanics
The United States can again emerge as the most powerful country in the world if the nation works to improve the academic achievement of Latino students. – That is the theme of the Closing the Latino Achievement Gap Orange County 2011 Summit, now under way at Santa Ana College. :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Barry University, Hispanic MBA group team up to provide scholarships :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latinos sue over Cerritos College election system – California :: from www.mercurynews.com
University of Texas’ School of Social Work appointed Luis Zayas to serve as its new dean beginning next semester. :: from www.dailytexanonline.com
In Latino education, challenges remain formidable :: from www.miamiherald.com
One Alabma Principal: Dozens of Hispanic Children Missing From Class :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Alabama immigration law leaves schools gripped by uncertainty :: from www.csmonitor.com
PR: New College Board Report: Latino College Completion Rate at Only 19.2%, National at 41.1%
Additional News
Pedro Nunez honored as ‘unsung hero’ at city event – Rochester, NY :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
A special police unit has been created to escort visiting hunters in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, a major battlefield in Mexico’s bloody drug war. :: from www.laht.com
Mexico’s highest court rejected on Thursday a challenge to a state law that establishes an obligation to protect life from the moment of conception. :: from www.laht.com
Posted on: September 30th, 2011
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