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November 23, 2009

Final Play May Be the Last for Breath of Fire Latina Theater in Santa Ana

Los Angeles council members to make donations for El Salvador storm victims

Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.

November 20, 2009

Patchwork of Cultures: The Sephardic-Latino Connection — Free Education Program Concert for 900 Los Angeles Students

November 18, 2009

Thank You, All, From Your Brothers in New Voice – To all of you whom attended, and gave so graciously, at the Pete Perez Memorial Benefit Concert – LA

Hondurans in Los Angeles prepare to vote in presidential election

California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte

Young Latino Children Throughout Los Angeles County to Benefit from IBM Donation of Educational Computer Learning Centers

November 13, 2009

Live review: Marc Anthony at the Gibson Amphitheatre

November 12, 2009

Jenni Rivera and Alejandro Fernandez leave their fans, and press, waiting – Los Premios de la Radio in LA

November 11, 2009

Four Latino Angelenos win scholarships for math, science

All aboard for a tour of Little Tokyo and East L.A. Next stop: foodie nirvana

November 10, 2009

Que Buena Radio’s 11th Annual ‘Los Premios de la Radio’ – The event will be held at the famed NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, located across the street from the STAPLES Center, on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:15 p.m

Salvadoran community organizations in Los Angeles have mobilized to help their country after a tropical storm over the weekend left at least 130 people dead in the small Central American nation.

Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish.

Eva Longoria Parker to Be Honored at MALDEF 35th Annual Los Angeles Awards Gala

El Dia de Los Muertos at Self Help Graphics in LA

November 9, 2009

Iraq war veteran’s wife spared deportation – Frances Barrios, who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, receives humanitarian parole and can stay in Los Angeles and apply for a green card. Her husband suffers from post-traumatic stress.

November 5, 2009

News from the Brown Side of Town (Los Angeles) Part 1 ~ November 2009 – Chismes & News from the Land of 1000 Dances

A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.

November 2, 2009

High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights

October 30, 2009

Boyle Heights Day of the Dead exhibit celebrates Latino veterans

Exhiben “Los que se quedan” en Los Ángeles

October 29, 2009

UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act

October 28, 2009

Lila Downs cantará en cementerio hollywoodense

October 27, 2009

Euripides’ Medea, With a Latina Twist – Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble presents the world premiere of The Medea Complex, Oct. 30 – LA

Preserving El Salvador’s historic memory: Organizer explains big L.A. event – “Preservación de la Memoria Histórica Salvadoreña”

October 17, 2009

California’s Oldest Latino Bank Celebrates 45 Years – Pan American Bank

The Telemundo station in Los Angeles today went through another round of cuts. Inside sources tell me in addition to layoffs, KVEA 52 canceled its 6 to 7 am morning newscast, anchored by José Ronstadt and Azucena Gómez.

October 15, 2009

MTV entrega sus “lenguas” latinas en Los Angeles – Premios MTV Latinoamérica

October 14, 2009

‘Semblanza Latinoamericana,’ October 17 and 18 Only at Los Angeles Theatre Center

1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA

Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.

ZGS Communications, a Hispanic media owned company that owns or operates 12 Telemundo affiliated stations announced it is opening a national sales office in Los Angeles.

October 12, 2009

CAPTURING THE MOMENT AT TÍA CHUCHA’S CAFÉ CULTURAL

Gustavo Dudamel concert electrifies high-profile audience Tom Hanks, Quincy Jones and Frank Gehry are among the stars at his first L.A. Philharmonic concert as music director.

October 9, 2009

Leading, independent Hispanic Public Relations agency, RL Public Relations (RLPR) was honored with three awards during the 25th Anniversary HPRA (Hispanic Public Relations Association) PRemio Awards & Scholarship Gala held in Hollywood.

Selena Gomez gave a bunch of L.A. elementary school kids something to smile about when she showed up at Charnock Road Elementary to honor a teacher with over $1,000 in school supplies during OfficeMax’s A Day Made Better Event.

U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants – (more on the American Apparel layoffs)

October 7, 2009

The Find: Amalia’s Restaurant in L.A. – Amalia Zuleta’s elegant refinements turn the rustic dishes of Guatemala into an urbane cuisine that’s a magnet for her longtime devotees.

The Best Mariachi in the World – Legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán makes a rare LA appearances, October 10 and 11

Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate – L.A. County officials question cost-effectiveness of rules aimed at screening those trying to get public health services.

Children’s Readings and Panels at The Latino Book & Family Festival – Los Angeles, October 10-11 CSULA at Greenlee Plaza

October 5, 2009

Twenty Five Years of Action – Hispanic Public Relations Association celebrates its proud legacy at Hollywood gala, Oct. 8, 2009

Maria Contreras-Sweet Promotes Los Angeles Development

Pasadena celebrates Latino heritage with parade, festival

Consul stresses link between California, Mexico – Juan Marcos Gutierrez sets out to build ‘a better understanding between our countries.’

October 2, 2009

Latino Faculty Want to End ‘Brown Out’ at Cal State Long Beach

October 1, 2009

Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Wednesday at the age of 28, deploying digital tools to draw a younger and less elite audience to classical music.

September 30, 2009

Daniel A. Olivas to moderate author’s panel for Latinos in Lotusland anthology

Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.

September 28, 2009

Eight neo-Nazis demonstrating against illegal immigration in Riverside left the scene after just 45 minutes when hundreds of counter-protestors shouted them down and tore up their swastika-covered flags.

MEDIA ALERT: Chagas Disease: Break the Silence—Time to Treat :: Medical, Scientific Experts Gather in Los Angeles to Shed Light on Deadly Latin American Disease Now Increasingly Found in the U.S.

September 24, 2009

Time Warner Cable reaches out to bilingual Hispanics in Los Angeles, New York

September 22, 2009

Race Is a $50 Billion Reality for the U.S. Health System – Traveling Exhibit Asks Los Angeles to Explore Why at California Science Center

When the Border Lands on Your Front Door – “Visitors Guide to Arivaca” is a powerful, emotional and thought-provoking play at the Alexandria Hotel – LA

Discovering La Fonda – In the mood for great Mexican food and music?

National Latino Behavioral Health Association Gives Voice to Mental Health Consumers – Groundbreaking Latino Consumer Network to Kickoff at 1st Annual “Tenemos Voz” Symposium

September 21, 2009

The Latino Theater Company Announces Third Annual Gala at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on October 3. Hilda Solis, Castulo de la Rocha, and Jimmy Smits to Receive Honors

100 Hispanic/Latino Influentials: LA Focus, Part 1

September 17, 2009

Armando Molina, co-artistic Director for Company of Angels, directs this September the nationally significant production of “Visitors Guide to Arivaca (Map Not to Scale) ” written by Evangeline Ordaz and produced by Marlene Forte and Xavi Moreno for Company of Angels. The play runs September 11 through October 4th at the Alexandria Hotel, dowtown LA.

September 15, 2009

A large group of Salvadorans living in Southern California over the weekend celebrated the 188th anniversary of El Salvador’s independence with a parade through the streets of Hollywood.

Oscar Castillo Photography Show. Latino Book Fest. – Los Angeles

Santa Ana lawyer Jess Araujo appears in a Spanish-language film debuting in Santa Ana this weekend – “La Tragedia del Vaquero” (”The Cowboy’s Tragedy”).

Tickets are on sale now for El Centro de Accion Social’s annual fund-raising gala, Hope Through Education, at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Ave.

September 14, 2009

It’s official. Long Beach now has its very own Latin American Parade and Festival. – Under sunny skies and warm weather, thousands flocked to downtown Saturday for the inaugural Latin American Parade and Festival.

September 11, 2009

Program Puts Sidelined Doctors Back in the Game – As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice. – UCLA’s International Medical Graduate Program

September 9, 2009

Los Angeles Teen Wins $45,000 Quinceanera Party from Verizon Wireless

With Culture Clash, nothing is sacred except satire – Latino troupe prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, putting a modern slant on the ancient comedy of Aristophanes.

Dividing or Converging? – Political Loyalties, Transnational Organizations, and the Incorporation of Latin American Immigrants in the United States – Lecture and Discussions with Alejandro Portes, Princeton University – Monday, September 21st at 4:00 PM University of Southern California

September 8, 2009

10,000 fans attend Viva Los Dodgers – Festival honors 1957 Little League champs from Mexico

September 6, 2009

Clothing company American Apparel said Thursday it is terminating 1,600 employees at its Los Angeles operations after a government investigation into workers’ immigration status.

September 3, 2009

‘LOL! Latina on the Loose’ Opens September 25 at Los Angeles Theatre Center; World Premiere Comedy

10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County

Los Angeles Hispanic/Latino Emmy winners – 2009

September 1, 2009

UCLA running back Christian Ramirez proud of heritage

L.A. County supervisors agree to explore system to check immigration status of employees

August 27, 2009

Jason Martinez, who started at KTLA-5 in Los Angeles in January as a reporter and then was moved up to the anchor seat for the 6:30 pm and 10 pm news, is now doing weekend duty.

August 26, 2009

Gotcha! NBC Catches Mayor Villaraigosa Illegally Using Water

August 25, 2009

LAPD Bicycle Police in Mexico City

State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, will serve as grand marshal in the city’s first Latin American Parade and Festival on Pine Avenue on Sept. 12 – Long Beach

A former gang member and anti-gang crusader in Los Angeles faces serious charges, including conspiracy to commit murder – Alex Sanchez – Homies Unidos

August 21, 2009

Kim Baldonado promoted to weekday anchor – KNBC-4 in Los Angeles

Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) announced strong ratings results in Nielsen Media Research’s July 2009 Sweeps period for its flagship Estrella TV station (KRCA-Los Angeles)

Alycia Lane gets TV news gig at KNBC in Los Angeles

CHIRLA to Napolitano: we expect immediate action on immigration reform

August 20, 2009

2009 Downtown Film Festival–L.A. Presents The Chivas Regal ‘American-Latino Film Series’

August 18, 2009

Cultura Latina: LA’s longest standing Latino bookstore

Latino murals from downtown L.A. building up for sale – from the lobby of downtown’s Victor Clothing building on Broadway

August 16, 2009

Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Seeks Volunteers – Learn the film Industry by volunteering with the 13th annuall LALIFF team

In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders – In clubs, bars, swap meets and concert halls, from car radios and ringing cellphones, you will hear corridos, old-time folk ballads in the banda and norteño styles

August 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based artist Ronald Llanos

Vintage Mexican Sci-Fi Beams a Blast From the Past, con Queso – upcoming free film series “Aztec Mummies & Martian Invaders: Mexican Sci-Fi Classics.” – UCLA

August 12, 2009

Holy Satire! Over the Top Villaraigosa Spoof Video Hits YouTube (NSFW sorta)

August 10, 2009

La Cholita – Larger than life! VivirLatino Exclusive

Selling tamales on the streets of Los Angeles is a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. Tamale vendors, or “Tamaleros,” have to avoid obstacles like gangs, traffic, police and health inspectors to make only about $30 a day.

August 8, 2009

East LA Taco Truck Robber Turns Himself In

August 6, 2009

Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) CEO Jesse Torres to Co-Chair Anti-Money Laundering Chapter – Yahoo! Finance

August 5, 2009

Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants

August 4, 2009

Mega Food Event comes to Los Angeles this Fall! Taste of the World Festival Kicks off Six City Tour, October 23rd to 25th in Downtown Los Angeles, California