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November 7, 2009
In pictures: Yucatan wonders – (wow some amazing photos)
Would Mass Deportation Mean More Jobs for U.S. Workers?
November 6, 2009
The closing immigration window
THE LEGALIZATION SOLUTION – IPC Reports Highlight Gains Made From Legalization Programs Past and Explore Future Legalization Proposals
A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.
Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero
Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists
November 5, 2009
Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration
TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart
Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer
The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil
Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras
FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
November 4, 2009
Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer
In these times, cities need to do more to help day laborers
Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
November 2, 2009
Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
“Day of the Dead” one of those concepts often misunderstood
Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume
‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops
October 30, 2009
Study Emphasizes “Economic Value” of Spanish in U.S., Brazil – salaries of bilingual Hispanics in US are 2.7% higher on average than those for Hispanics who only speak English.
Senator Reid States He Is Keeping Anti-Immigrant Vitter Amendment From the Senate Floor
October 29, 2009
Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)
Patient Medical Home Linked to Reducing Health Disparities – Studies Find Chronic Disease Awareness Lacking Among US Latinos without Usual Source of Care
Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US – Undocumented foreign-born Latinos face serious financial and language barriers to quality health care
Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare – New Facts Uncovered to Advance Healthcare Systems and Policy for US Latinos
Health Insurance Status Among US Latinos Affects Perception of Quality of Health Care – Researchers Link Socioeconomic and Other Factors to Health Insurance Coverage
Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies
Lopez “show” seems like assimilation to me
A Minute With: George Lopez on his new TV talk show
October 28, 2009
Books for Día de los muertos
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Cannot Wait
Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos
Will Rodriguez lead the Yanquis to a World Series victory?
Another reason for immigration reform: military spouses
The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series
What is a Chicana/Chicano? Woman and Man in the Street Edition, San Diego – (scroll down to watch the video – funny)
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
TOP Ten Barrio Halloween trick or treat do’s and don’ts
October 27, 2009
Credit card companies’ tactics remind consumers of color of subprime mortgage fiasco – in reverse
A Guatemalan grandmother’s secret is revealed – A columnist’s recent writings on illiteracy lead to a surprising discovery much closer to home.
Police Leaders from Across the Country Call For Immigration Reform – Law Enforcement Officials Describe Impact of Broken System on Public Safety and Community Trust
October 2009 NALAC eBoletin is Now Online – Día de los Muertos Issue – (lots of great content)
The Wind Beneath His Wings – Rick and Susie Najera – Hollywood’s newest power couple
October 26, 2009
CNN’s “Latino In America” Not The Ratings Hit “Black In America” Was
BastaDobbs Responds to Invite from Lou Dobbs
Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S. – 7,211 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves – As many as 50% of those kids went before judges with no lawyer
One lucky chef: Ricardo Cardona cooks up winning meals for hungry Yankees
El Paso-style Lotería: Photographer Rick Jimenez Carrasco comes up with winning idea
Indians hire Manny Acta (a Dominican) as manager
Really Great Report on Latino USA on Puerto Rican Crisis
Recession Squeezes Mexican Workers In U.S.
800 students thriving in dual-language curriculum at DiLoreto Magnet School – New Britian, CT
‘Lopez’ Primed To Go – TBS Hopes Late-Night Talker Will Sustain Network’s Audience
CNN Special on Latinos Stokes Debate Over Dobbs
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Breaks Records for Registered Attendees at Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Hotelier asks Hispanic workers to Anglicize names, causes uproar in Taos, N.M.
20 years after amnesty, lives reshaped – Ricardo Magallanes – 1 of the nearly 3 million undocumented immigrants to be granted amnesty under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
October 17, 2009
Cabrillo College has been awarded one of the most competitive grants in the country, the Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant by the U.S. Department of Education. – $2.8M grant for transitioning students at Hispanic-serving institutions
Country of Origin Profiles: Browse detailed demographic and economic profiles of Hispanics in the United States by their countries of origin.
Immigrant Gulag Larger Than Homeland Security’s Detention Centers – The Obama administration is trying to wiggle its way out of the immigration crisis created by the Bush administration without taking any decisive steps to distance itself from its predecessor’s immigration policies and enforcement practices.
Dobbs does CNN no favors with Latinos – (even USA Today covers this)
Interview/Entrevista with Roberto Lovato about National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs
CNN refuses to air “Drop Dobbs” Ad
Less than a year after speaking at a Harvard University student conference, the head of an anti-illegal immigration movement had his invitation to speak at a similar forum tomorrow rescinded following a student uproar over his aggressive position on immigration. – Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project
Baseball a reflection of the Latino “assimilation”
Question just a tactic, but revealing of feelings – (re proposed census question about immigration status)
CNN Wants Latino Viewers and $ But Not When They Criticize
CNN Loves Lou Dobbs’ Leprous Lies More Than It Values Latino Lives
October 15, 2009
TOP Ten reasons to watch Latino Music USA on PBS
TV commercial calling on CNN to retire Lou Dobbs and his ugly, race-based rhetoric to Air on CNN! – watch it here – (update: CNN rejected ad – are we surprised?)
National Latino Congreso Issues Call to Action – Action Plans Will be Launched on Justice for Immigrants, Climate Change, Saving Homes, and Creating Jobs during Jan. 2010 National Latino Congreso in El Paso, Texas
Hispanics Increasingly Leaving Established U.S. Gateway Communities – new research by the University of New Hampshire
October 14, 2009
She Will Live More Than Half Her Life Without Me – Born in a broke country with a black president – (Al Carlos writes about his granddaughter)
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.
New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg
Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border
At the end of the 31st annual Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in the US are still waiting to celebrate a crucial victory –getting rid of the toxic water that poisons so many of our communities.
Tuesday night’s Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn’t just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest chef Maricel Presilla to help tell the pan-Latin story through finger food. – chef and co-owner of Zafra and Cucharamama, two restaurants in Hoboken, N.J.
CNN Wants It Both Ways: Basta Dobbs Video
Estefan, Longoria Ecstatic About National Latino Museum… We Just Need to Raise, Like $300 Million
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.
Obamas Throw A ‘Fiesta’ Mas Fina
Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now
CAUSA: CNN gets called out for hypocrisy and Lou Dobbs
October 13, 2009
CNN: Cada vez más parecida a Fox TV – A continuación pueden leer la declaración de Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo y fundador de America’s Voice, en torno a la serie “Latino in America” que CNN comienza a transmitir el 22 de octubre:
October 12, 2009
Being Latino: A Vocal Montage – Kansas City Public Library talk about Being Latino in America, our past and our future.
Dudamel’s great, but he’s not the whole show – L.A. shouldn’t think that the Venezuelan conductor is the answer to its cultural neglect of Latinos.
Hispanic lawmakers in the House are writing an immigration reform bill that will outline the minority community’s position before the debate begins in Congress.
Latinos would be wrong to boycott the 2010 Census count – Ruben Navarrette Jr
2012 isn’t the end of the world, Mayans insist
Park Ranger Mauricio Escobar Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos – – Yosemite National Park sits on the edge of California’s rural San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that’s nearly 50% Latino. Yet few of the region’s Latino residents ever visit the park.
What does D.C. tell us about Latino/black relations?
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