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November 7, 2009

Isabel Toledo Describes New Michelle Obama Dress: “It’s Very Marilyn Monroe” (VIDEO)

Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Symposium: San Francisco’s Role in Shaping National Immigration Policy – November 9, 2009

November 6, 2009

“English as a Second Language” in Alabama schools

LULAC leader says new Arlington school should be named for Cesar Chavez

MASCOTTE — Voters in this south Lake County city this week reversed a historical decision made two years ago when they elected Central Florida’s first Latino mayor. – The tables turned for Feliciano “Felix” Ramirez and Jeffrey Krull, whom Ramirez easily defeated in his landmark 2007 election with 68 percent of the vote. This time, Krull squeezed by with 12 more votes to defeat Ramirez, who had strong ties with Mascotte’s increasing Latino population.

Why are Hispanics under-represented in Yakima

HACIA Cook County Board President Candidates’ Forum – Illinois

Lizette Olmos, LULAC and MillerCoors Lideres Campaign – she needs your help to win

Francisco Ayala, 103 – Acclaimed Spanish writer was a resolute opponent of Franco

A Victory in the Senate with the Halt of the Vitter Amendment – LULAC

NFL Latino has great news for all Hispanic and Latino fans of the NFL: The launch of the contest, Tu Pasion!

Interview with mystery author Steven Torres

Tulsa Conference Helps Hispanic Boys Beat The Odds

Day of the Dead goes mainstream

Trenton Latino political leader: Time to lick wounds and focus on unity – rethinking campaign strategy yesterday after three Latino candidates lost

November 5, 2009

For the first time ever, Bolivians living abroad will be able to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election.

New Spanish for Beginners DVD from Whistlefritz ‘Adentro y Afuera’ Wins Multiple National Awards

APA Poll Finds Stress Having an Impact on Families, Hispanics

Obama and the White House in Spanish

A nation called, Latinos answered – Honoring our veterans Pt. I of III

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

How Day of the Dead was celebrated throughout the Americas

Hope and Disappointment in Uruguay’s Elections

A ‘Precious’ opportunity for young nuyorican actress – Stephanie Andujar

Teatro Pregones marks 30 years with new musical, ‘Aloha Boricua’ – Bronx, NYC

This week’s Latin picks, Nov. 4-10 – NYC

Coalition calls for public oversight in new San Bernardino 287(g) agreement

Editorial Ultramar Launches Miami Hispanic Poetry Collection

Valencia Community College’s Osceola campus was recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities with its Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award, in recognition of the college’s efforts in advancing the mission and goals of HACU.

A former Memphis police officer has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from Hispanic motorists while on duty.

Lawrence City Council will have Hispanic majority – Massachusettts

Hispanic students face language barrier challenges in Maryland

“Latinos en America” A Small Caress After a Thousand Slaps in the Face

The tennis coaches workshop “How Hispanic Coaches can Impact Tennis Development in the United States” will be held on Nov. 20, 2009, in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

In a new book Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace Since 1945 (University of Florida Press), University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor of History Colin Davis, Ph.D., along with his co-editor, Robert Cassanello, present a collection of seven essays that examine the impact that migration and globalization are having on labor in the American South.

Cocktail of the Week: Coronela

A lesson in effecting change — and compassion — on immigration front

Democrats push Pelosi to protect immigrants

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), the powerful chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was the subject of a complaint to ethics investigators last year after an aide contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the kidnapping of a distant relative of Reyes’s wife.

President Obama Nominates Judge Albert Diaz and Judge James Wynn to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Jamaican Official Lobbies for Spanish as Second Language

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Welcomes Juan Garibay as a Community Ambassador

Tlaloc the Aztec ‘rain god’ ate babies

3 doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling mothers their babies had died at a private hospital in Mexico City

Borimix: Puerto Rico Fest 2009 – A Celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage – NYC

New Immigration Article: Of Hope and Humility: Christian Realism, Immigration Reform and Executive Leadership

The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health

ALMAS program provides Henry Sibley’s Latino students with bridge to a brighter future – Minnesota

November 4, 2009

Immigrant kids under cloud – Report says many suffer financially and from continuing ill will – Utah

Life’s a real beach for New York Latino politicos

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

Viewpoint: Being Latino in America – commentary by MARIA ELENA SALINAS

Mexican-born immigrant rights activist Jorge Mujica plans to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in next year’s Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd congressional district.

Guatemalan Writer Jaime Barrios Peña Dies

Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado

Latino Fashion Struts its Stuff – Fashion Week geared toward Latino design – Chicago

Last Argentine dictator, ex-generals go on trial

El Salvador Named Top 10 Travel Destination for 2010 by Lonely Planet

New Immigration Book on the Politics of Immigration Reform

There was a call Tuesday for more Spanish-speaking drivers on the Red Rabbit bus line in Gainesville and the surrounding area. – Georgia

39% of NY Immigration Detainees Have Meritorious Claims

NLEI and NLU partner to meet Latino community’s specific educational needs – Illinois

California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse

Tom Wolfe’s upcoming book explores immigration in Miami

El Salvador’s president says the country will award its highest honor to six Jesuit priests murdered by the army in 1989.

Could the U.S.-Cuba Travel Ban End Soon?

Flooding after days of heavy rain along Mexico’s Gulf Coast has forced more than 44,000 people from their homes

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos arrived in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to join a commission set to verify compliance with the accord reached last week by deposed Honduran President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime installed by the June 28 coup.

A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango – El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna

Chicago Ethnic Media Question U.S. Census Officials

November 2, 2009

Atlanta Day of the Dead Festival will debut on November 7th , 2010 at Atlantic Station – Lanza Group’s newest event is an attempt to entertain and educate on the often misunderstood Mexican tradition of ‘Dia de los muertos’ or Day of the Dead!

Long-time civic leader Joe E. Gonzales dies at 88 – in the late 1940s worked for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, died in Tucson last month from heart complications.

Transit Department sponsored bus tours that showed Miami’s Hispanic past

Tales of weeping woman passed down in Hispanic culture – La Llorona

Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine,

Tony Argiz Honored by South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America

Migrant workers struggle to survive, some with family states away – Ohio

Alzheimer’s researchers tap into Hispanic group at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix

The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States?

Free speech is hard to defend when it’s being abused

Interview with horror author J.F. Gonzalez

Palm Beach Community College officials want every one of their students with Latino roots to update their academic records and document their ethnicity.

Few people have done more to advance the cause of Hispanics in the region than Rosa Correa, the former chairwoman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority.

Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling

Minorities Seek To Make History In Elections – Massachusetts

The leader of a Mexican farmworkers’ organization and 14 other people were killed in a mass shooting in the northern Mexico state of Sonora

Witches, Vampires, and … Immigrants? – César Baldelomar

A personal view of Latino veterans oral history project

A California Derby Is at the Center of the M.L.S. Playoffs – Galaxy vs Chivas USA

Mexico’s death museum lives up to morbid name in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Latino veteran history project expands its scope

Southern cities are attracting more immigrants

Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees

SFist Interviews Artist Gabriela Lena Frank

For Tomorrow’s Latino Students: No Typewriter Ribbons Needed

Hispanic Leaders Meet Saturday To Plan Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Legal Challenge

FBI: No sabotage in Puerto Rico tank explosion