News (Noticias) for Pennsylvania
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November 4, 2009
Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley public schools have experienced growth in population of Latino students over past decade – Pennsylvania
After nearly a quarter of a century, Lebanon’s Hispanic Outreach program is moving to a new home with a new sponsor. – Pennsylvania
October 26, 2009
The Daniel Torres Hispanic Center in Reading expects a $100,000 budget deficit by summer if it can’t find new funding.
October 14, 2009
Reading brings Latino LGBT poetry to life – Penn State
October 9, 2009
The National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is holding its’ national conference at Temple University this weekend.
Latino principal credits Reading bilingual program for his success – Puerto Rican Salvador Sepulveda Jr. story
October 2, 2009
Reading’s Hispanic Center In Financial Trouble, Future Uncertain – Pennsylvania
September 24, 2009
Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission has slapped a $50,000 fine on a club that turned away a group of African-American and Latino campers during the summer.
September 21, 2009
First Hispanic Harvest Festival in Franklin County is a hit – Pennsylvania
September 15, 2009
In a kickoff to Latino Heritage Month, a local group is honoring those who have helped the Latino community in the Delaware Valley.
September 2, 2009
Lineup Announced for Phillies Goya Latino Family Celebration & Food Drive on September 2
September 1, 2009
Latino summit draws 500, addresses how Reading can better serve group’s needs – Pennsylvania
August 24, 2009
Immigrant’s story of hardship, love, deportation – Pittsburgh Latinos – the Mejias
August 21, 2009
Latino program in Squirrel Hill aids those with language barriers – Pennsylvania
Alycia Lane gets TV news gig at KNBC in Los Angeles
August 13, 2009
Union Township’s Hopewell Furnace starring in documentary by Latino students from Pottstown
August 10, 2009
HolaCiudad Launches in Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington
July 29, 2009
EW AMERICANS IN THE KEYSTONE STATE: Pennsylvania’s Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse
July 13, 2009
There’s a new political action committee in Philadelphia, and it’s one that Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez is proud to be affiliated with. – Latino Empowerment Alliance of the Delaware Valley (LEAD)
June 17, 2009
2 teens get jail time in Mexican’s beating death – received 7 to 23 months for their roles in the beating death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez
June 4, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Health Launches Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Resource Web Site
June 1, 2009
Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce strives to help businesses expand into Latin America
May 28, 2009
National Penn Bank Aims to Please Hispanic Population
Jose Castillo, 81, of Center City, a physician and plastic surgeon who was active in the Latino community, died of liver disease Monday at his home. – Philadelphia
May 6, 2009
Hispanic group: Verdict is ‘outrage’ – Shenandoah is uneasy after 2 are acquitted of murdering Mexican.
December 15, 2008
Census figures show number of Hispanics in Lehigh Valley climbing – Pennsylvania
December 3, 2008
Philadelphia judge on Obama’s short list for HUD secretary – Nelson Diaz
November 3, 2008
Pennsylvania’s Latino Voters on Obama
Reaching out to county’s Latinos – Penn State Cooperative Extension seeks to inform Latino community about services.
Ruben Amaro, Jr. Named Phillies General Manager – becomes the fourth minority General Manager currently working in Major League Baseball and the second current Hispanic GM
October 17, 2008
Lori Delgado will no longer anchor at NBC-10. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports
GACLA’S Executive Director Will Serve as Chair-Elect of National Council – HispanicBusiness.com
October 16, 2008
GACLA Hosts 5th Annual Latino-America Identity Reaffirmation Day
October 2, 2008
Hispanic immigrant children focus of Penn State family symposium
October 1, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that its local fugitive operations teams arrested a total of 78 illegal aliens during a week long operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
September 25, 2008
The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has a new office and a renewed focus
September 24, 2008
Hilda Arteaga, leader among Latinos – was a walking history of the Puerto Rican presence in Philadelphia.
September 23, 2008
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Campaigns for Obama in Pennsylvania
September 22, 2008
Latino Contributions to Pennsylvania, Nation Lauded at Evening Ceremony – MarketWatch
September 16, 2008
To kick off Latino Heritage month, historian and professor Vicki Ruiz spoke to students about the place of Latinos in history – Swarthmore College
The fifth annual Latino festival in Reading has a new name – Berks Latin Music Fest – and a new focus. – Pennsylvania
Hispanic center debuts – Centro Hispano replaces the York Spanish American Center. – Pennsylvania
September 15, 2008
Suburban police accused of racially profiling of Latinos – Pittsburgh
September 12, 2008
The slow, solemn line of hundreds of police, friends and neighbors filed into the funeral home in Northeast Philadelphia last night to pay their respects to an officer they recalled as a young mother, a good friend, and a kind-hearted woman. – Isabel Nazario
Thousands Paying Final Respects To Fallen Officer – Philadelphia’s Isabel Nazario
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortes to Step Up to the Plate for Goya Latino Family Day – Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies ‘Goya Latino Family Celebration’ Returns on September 12
September 9, 2008
Answers still lacking in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania
The death Friday of Officer Isabel Nazario was particularly painful among the Police Department’s Latinos and in the city’s Puerto Rican community, who remembered her as a doting mother and friend, as a tough professional, and as a pioneer. – Philadelphia
August 28, 2008
A federal judge on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at adding Hispanic representation to a northeastern Pennsylvania school board, settling a lawsuit that alleged the district’s method of electing board members was discriminatory.
Many Lebanon Latinos switch loyalties to Obama – Pennsylvania
August 20, 2008
Hispanic group alleges schools didn’t respond – Shenandoah district says it’s holding a diversity program on Monday. – Pennsylvania
August 18, 2008
Hearings for three in Shenandoah beating interrupted briefly by Latino demonstrators in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
August 12, 2008
Philadelphia Travel: Latino Festivals for the Fall
Lawyers Aim To Crack Language Barrier – More Spanish Speakers Look For Legal Aid In Area – Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania
According to the Bureau of the Census, the Hispanic population of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties increased by nearly 5,000 between 2006 and 2007, to just over 44,000 — an increase of more than 10%. In Lackawanna County, the Hispanic population increased by 12.5%; in Luzerne County, it rose by more than 20%. – Northeast Pennsylvania
August 10, 2008
Video: MALDEF discusses the Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Murder (Hate Crime) on CNN
August 5, 2008
Mexican’s Death Bares a Town’s Ethnic Tension – Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
August 4, 2008
Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture – Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania
July 30, 2008
Call for peace echoes at vigil for slain Mexican in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania
The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia promised to address the problems that a local farmworkers’ support group had presented to them in dozens of written complaints during a meeting Tuesday in Glassboro.
Pennsylvania’s Governors Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs Commends Secretary of State
July 29, 2008
Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Latino Economic Council of the Lehigh Valley have launched a study to document the Hispanic contribution to the local economy.
July 27, 2008
According to reports from WNEP-TV and the Associated Press three white Schuylkill County teens are charged with the beating death of a Hispanic man nearly two weeks ago. All are from well-known families in Shenandoah and some are on the high school football team. One of the teens charged is a Bloomsburg University student.
New York-based Davidson Media Group has purchased Philadelphia’s largest Spanish-language radio station, La Mega 1310 AM, for $8.25 million, confirmed Peter Davidson, president of the radio broadcasting group.
July 24, 2008
Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer
Luis Ramirez was beaten to death last week by a group of white teenagers yelling racial slurs in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Despite eyewitness testimony, no charges have been filed. Democracy Now speaks with Arielle Garcia, a friend of Ramirez who witnessed the attack.
July 22, 2008
Hazleton mayor named Pennsylvania’s Mayor of the Year – Lou Barletta
July 21, 2008
Celebrating 25 years of Hispanic culture – Hispanic Cultural Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mexican immigrant’s beating at hands of youths exposes racial tensions in Pennsylvania town – Shenandoah
July 14, 2008
Art: Africans in Mexico – A revelatory exhibition at the African American Museum shows their little-known influence on Mexican culture. – Philadelphia
June 26, 2008
Surge in registration for Latino voters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
June 23, 2008
Alycia Lane’s Former Network Denies Claims In Lawsuit
June 22, 2008
Dominican businesses booming in Philadelphia
June 20, 2008
Alycia Lane, Former Philadelphia Anchor, Sues Network That Fired Her
June 17, 2008
Doing it on her own – Coughlin grad Noemi Tlatenchi speaks language of success – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
June 4, 2008
Philadelphia anchorwoman fired after arrest – Alycia Lane
May 27, 2008
New PTA aims to help Latino students – Hazleton, Pennsylvania
May 12, 2008
‘Ritmo Latino’ launches today – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
May 5, 2008
Director of Berks County office of aging wins Latino award – Recipient Barbara Coffin helped start Casa de la Amistad, the largest senior center in Pennsylvania.
April 24, 2008
casa y HOGAR magazine to be distributed in Philadelphia.
April 21, 2008
York Springs rental rules: Landlords, Hispanics object – Pennsylvania
April 15, 2008
How Latino Voters Lean in the Pennsylvania primary
April 12, 2008
‘Ready, Set, Vote’ targets Latinos – Pennsylvania
April 10, 2008
Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep public benefits from illegal immigrants
April 8, 2008
Clinton Campaign Courts Hispanic Vote in Reading – Pennsylvania
April 7, 2008
Hispanic church finds ‘dream’ home – York, Pennsylvania
April 2, 2008
Immigration Issues End a Pennsylvania Grower’s Season
March 28, 2008
Judge rules: Learn English or go to jail – The three will have to pass test in a year — or serve two years if they fail – Pennsylvania
March 24, 2008
Aetna Plays Host to Esperanza Academy Art Students – Philadelphia
March 11, 2008
Temple educator Heidi A. Ramirez confirmed to Philadelphia School Reform Commission
March 6, 2008
Mexican Workers Speak Out on Labor Abuses and NAFTA this Thursday – Philadelphia
March 5, 2008
‘Latin twist with American classics’ – ‘Simply Delicioso’ host (Ingrid Hoffmann) takes ‘Latin twist with American classics’ in Pittsburgh
February 20, 2008
With Kahlo, a Mexican flavor comes to Philadelphia Museum of Art
Cubans here see post-Castro reforms as slow – Pittsburgh
February 19, 2008
Club Despertar Brings Students to Swarthmore – Pennsylvania
February 18, 2008
A push for Latino applicants at University of Pennsylvania
Frida Kahlo’s phenomenal art – “Frida Kahlo” showcases the works, not the legend, of the woman who sneered at suffering while wedding Mexican folk to European modernism. – Philadelphia
February 14, 2008
Hispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step Down – Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University
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