http://www.hispanictips.com A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos Fri, 16 May 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/quepasa-moves-its-headquarters-from-scottsdale-to-florida/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/quepasa-moves-its-headquarters-from-scottsdale-to-florida/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 16:35:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/quepasa-moves-its-headquarters-from-scottsdale-to-florida/ "Quepasa Corp., once one of the Valley's highest-flying dot-coms that sought to be the Internet portal for a booming Hispanic market, has moved its headquarters to Florida.

Quepasa, now a former dot-com, terminated its lease on its Scottsdale Airpark headquarters effective May 1 and moved its offices to West Palm Beach, executives said in an update conference call with investors last week.

The company has sublet the Scottsdale offices, Chief Financial Officer Mike Matte said. He did not respond to phone calls for more details on the move. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/quepasa-moves-its-headquarters-from-scottsdale-to-florida/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/charity-honors-top-ceo-juan-n-cento-miami/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/charity-honors-top-ceo-juan-n-cento-miami/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 15:44:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/charity-honors-top-ceo-juan-n-cento-miami/ "The International Kids Fund, a charitable arm of the Jackson Memorial Foundation that helps raise money to pay for surgery for foreign children, and the United Way of Miami-Dade honored the president of the FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean Division with the first Corporate Generosity Leadership Award.

Juan N. Cento was honored for exceptional community involvement at the first Latin American and Caribbean Awards Luncheon on April 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Miami." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/charity-honors-top-ceo-juan-n-cento-miami/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/latino-press-awards-2008-may-13th-2008-at-730pm-miami/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/latino-press-awards-2008-may-13th-2008-at-730pm-miami/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 15:25:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/latino-press-awards-2008-may-13th-2008-at-730pm-miami/ "LBM, along with media and business sponsors, is proud to present the Second Annual Latino Press Awards. The awards ceremony will be held May 13th, 2008 at 7:30PM at the prestigious Lincoln Theatre 541 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. The event is set to honor those business and media members who have supported the gay Latino community and have remained dedicated to its causes throughout the year.

“This year’s awards ceremony has grown exponentially since last year and it has become much bigger than we had anticipated. It’s about coming together as a community and we’re so honored that Lili Estefan will receive recognition for her years of outstanding journalism in the entertainment industry, receiving the LPA Prestige Award,” said Adeilson George, LBM Publisher. “As a part of the media community dedicated to keeping Latinos informed of pressing issues, we’re so proud and humbled at the same time to have the opportunity to recognize those outstanding members of the community,” said Josue Santiago, LBM Editor. Award categories include:

Award categories include:

• Columnist of the Year
• Photographer of the Year
• Outstanding Service to the Community
• TV/Radio Programming of the Year
• Showgirl of the Year
• Night Club of the Year … and many more

The LPA’s will be hosted by Cachita from Univision’s “El Gordo y La Flaca,” and Vixen from LBM’s own “Vix in the City.” Guests will also have the opportunity to experience quality entertainment with exclusive performances by
Martha Luiza directly from Brazil, New York’s finest Angelique Ali and Machete Music’s First Lady, Kuky." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/latino-press-awards-2008-may-13th-2008-at-730pm-miami/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/ushcc-foundation-sparks-business-dreams-of-miami-youth/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/ushcc-foundation-sparks-business-dreams-of-miami-youth/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 17:13:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/ushcc-foundation-sparks-business-dreams-of-miami-youth/ "Three bright aspiring Miami entrepreneurs garnered the opportunity to train and compete at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation Regional BizFest in Sacramento, CA in September. These three students were part of an introduction to business training funded by Ford Motor Company Fund. The USHCC Foundation holds similar trainings throughout the year and throughout the country to help Latino youth turn their entrepreneurial ideas into profitable business ventures through hands-on practical business training.

Held April 28-May 2, 2008 in Miami in partnership with the Cuban American National Council (CNC), the course featured 25 students representing the Little Havana and Hialeah Institutes, managed by the CNC. During the three-day program, participating students developed a viable business idea and a detailed executive summary on their idea. The executive summaries were then evaluated by a panel of judges and the three strongest ideas were given the opportunity to train and compete at the upcoming Regional BizFest in Sacramento taking place during the USHCC 29th Annual National Convention and Business Expo. The three finalists are Tasharia Spivey, Keishla Torres and Roberto Garcia all from Little Havana Institute.

"We are proud to have these talented young adults join us in Sacramento, they truly are outstanding aspiring entrepreneurs," said Shana Mosher, Senior Director of Program Operations. "Not only was this an opportunity for bright Latino and minority youth to learn the essential steps of opening their own business but with the collaboration of local community based organizations like the CNC, it helps open their eyes to the resources and support services that are available to them in their own community."

"Education is a top priority for Ford Motor Company Fund. We are proud to support USHCC Foundation because of the innovative programming it provides Hispanic youth," said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. "We also are pleased to see a partnership form between the USHCC Foundation and the CNC, both organizations with which Ford Motor Company Fund has longstanding relationships."
" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/ushcc-foundation-sparks-business-dreams-of-miami-youth/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:55:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/ "Florida's Republicans are gathering Saturday in Orlando to shore up support among Hispanics as the presidential election nears — part of a long-term strategy to earn the community's votes for good.

Among the heavy-hitters attending the Republican Hispanic Conference: Luis Fortuño, the front-runner gubernatorial candidate from Puerto Rico; U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; and U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida.

"What you can expect to see is a lot of people excited, discussing how to get the word of Republican principles to the Hispanic community," said Marcos Marchena, an Orlando attorney who is chairman of the party's Hispanic Leadership Council.
" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/migrants-to-learn-organic-growing-florida/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/migrants-to-learn-organic-growing-florida/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:41:10 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/migrants-to-learn-organic-growing-florida/ "When migrant workers arrive here, they know to expect long hours in packing houses or excruciating days under the hot sun in fields.

A new program is expected to bring them more skills and help them meet a growing demand for locally grown, organic food.

This fall, the Ellenton-based Florida West Coast Resource Conservation and Development will train its first group of farmworker apprentices. Two to three years from now, they may be able to operate organic farms of their own." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/migrants-to-learn-organic-growing-florida/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/immigrants-try-new-ways-to-assimilate-language-volunteering-and-citizenship-are-key/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/immigrants-try-new-ways-to-assimilate-language-volunteering-and-citizenship-are-key/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:08:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/immigrants-try-new-ways-to-assimilate-language-volunteering-and-citizenship-are-key/ "Damariz Nunez is Colombian at heart. She shops at Latino grocery stores for produce to cook the dishes she enjoyed as a child. She speaks Spanish, her mother tongue, at home or with friends.

She enjoys dancing to the music of her native land.

But since moving to the United States from Barranquilla , her hometown, more than 20 years ago, she has made an effort to learn U.S. history, to speak and write English, and to follow Florida and national politics." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/immigrants-try-new-ways-to-assimilate-language-volunteering-and-citizenship-are-key/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-since-january-2006-when-florida-began-identifying-voters-as-hispanic-democratic-registration-has-increased-18-percent/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-since-january-2006-when-florida-began-identifying-voters-as-hispanic-democratic-registration-has-increased-18-percent/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:52:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-since-january-2006-when-florida-began-identifying-voters-as-hispanic-democratic-registration-has-increased-18-percent/ "Since January 2006, when the state began identifying voters as Hispanic, Democratic registration has increased 18 percent." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-since-january-2006-when-florida-began-identifying-voters-as-hispanic-democratic-registration-has-increased-18-percent/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:51:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/miami-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-latin-star-studded-fedexst-jude-gala/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/miami-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-latin-star-studded-fedexst-jude-gala/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:32:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/miami-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-latin-star-studded-fedexst-jude-gala/ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R), the world's premier pediatric cancer research and treatment center, celebrates its sixth annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala on Saturday, May 17, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Latin stars join Daisy Fuentes in honoring Emilio and Gloria Estefan for their commitment to international healthcare, the local community and their presence in the music and entertainment industry. "We are overwhelmed with pride to be honored by such an esteemed group," said Gloria Estefan. "We are especially grateful for the hospital's life saving efforts throughout Latin America. The St. Jude International Outreach Program offers hope for sick children and their families, and they also share their medical knowledge with the doctors who treat these children in their hometowns and villages."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/miami-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-latin-star-studded-fedexst-jude-gala/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ "Hispanic voters registered as Democrats have overtaken Hispanic Republicans in Florida, signaling a trend that, if it continues, could have far-reaching implications for the 2008 election and U.S. foreign policy.

Until now, the politically influential, mostly Republican Cuban-American community in Miami-Dade made Florida the only state in the country where, among Hispanics, Republicans outnumbered Democrats.

April voter registration statistics show 418,339 Hispanic Democrats statewide, compared to 415,068 Hispanic Republicans and 345,108 registered with neither party, according to a Florida Democratic Party analysis of state data. The state provides registration data sorted by party and race to the public only in the month before an election." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:12:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/ "ad:tech expositions, LLC announced its second annual show in Miami, the only digital marketing show with a Hispanic focus. The event will take place from June 3 - 4 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/zesty-tastes-of-puerto-rico-are-worth-searching-for-miami/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/zesty-tastes-of-puerto-rico-are-worth-searching-for-miami/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 17:52:11 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/zesty-tastes-of-puerto-rico-are-worth-searching-for-miami/ "Mofongo! It sounds like a battle cry.

Actually, it's a word of African pedigree for a classic Puerto Rican preparation of mashed green plantains with garlic and pork crackling. Like many dishes from La Isla, as its children call it, mofongo has much in common with classics from Cuba (fufú) and the Dominican Republic (mangú).

If Cuban dishes can be faulted for being a bit bland, Puerto Rico's are zesty, with the criollo taste kicked up by the enthusiastic use of cilantro and culantro, as well as the mildly peppy chile called ají dulce." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/zesty-tastes-of-puerto-rico-are-worth-searching-for-miami/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/luis-posada-carriles-a-terror-suspect-abroad-enjoys-a-coming-out-in-miami/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/luis-posada-carriles-a-terror-suspect-abroad-enjoys-a-coming-out-in-miami/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:46 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/luis-posada-carriles-a-terror-suspect-abroad-enjoys-a-coming-out-in-miami/ "No, the man being honored by 500 fellow Cuban Americans at a sold-out gala was Luis Posada Carriles, the former CIA operative wanted in Venezuela on terrorism charges and under a deportation order for illegally entering the United States three years ago.

Posada, 80, has mostly kept a low profile since his release from a Texas prison a year ago and a federal judge's dismissal of the only U.S. charges against him -- making false statements to immigration officials.

But recent events like the Friday dinner and an exhibition and sale of his paintings last fall show that the man who spent his life trying to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro has returned to the social forefront of this city's exile community." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/luis-posada-carriles-a-terror-suspect-abroad-enjoys-a-coming-out-in-miami/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/portly-botero-sculptures-featured-in-miami-botanic-garden/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/portly-botero-sculptures-featured-in-miami-botanic-garden/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 14:41:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/portly-botero-sculptures-featured-in-miami-botanic-garden/ "In recent years, the Miami area's main botanical garden has become almost as well known for its art as its rare plants and orchids. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's latest sculpture exhibit continues that blend of natural and manmade beauty.

Colombian artist Fernando Botero's immense black statues of portly people stand out in his first exposition in a botanical garden and each detail was meticulously planned so that complete harmony exists between his work and the setting, organizers said.

In general, since the display opened Feb. 15, the public has come "because the art gets your attention and then they learn about the plants", said Nannete Zapata, the garden's operations director and one of the Botero organizers." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/portly-botero-sculptures-featured-in-miami-botanic-garden/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/immigration-advocacy-alive-and-well-despite-fewer-protesters-some-say-florida/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/immigration-advocacy-alive-and-well-despite-fewer-protesters-some-say-florida/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 14:10:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/immigration-advocacy-alive-and-well-despite-fewer-protesters-some-say-florida/ "May Day came and went in Southwest Florida.

But none of the area’s major immigration advocacy groups took part in Thursday’s nationwide protests.

Why?

According to some, area immigrants have other things weighing more heavily on their minds.

“It’s a hard economic time,” said Tirso Moreno, general coordinator for the Farmworker Association of Florida." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/immigration-advocacy-alive-and-well-despite-fewer-protesters-some-say-florida/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/jose-reyes-joins-marca/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/jose-reyes-joins-marca/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/jose-reyes-joins-marca/ "José Reyes has joined Miami based MARCA as Creative Director with a focus on bridging traditional, non-traditional and digital opportunities for MARCA’s clients. Reyes will report to Armando Hernandez, the agency’s Chief Creative Officer. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/jose-reyes-joins-marca/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/cuban-themed-eatery-to-spice-up-pointe-orlando/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/cuban-themed-eatery-to-spice-up-pointe-orlando/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 16:29:40 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/cuban-themed-eatery-to-spice-up-pointe-orlando/ "A new Cuban-themed restaurant is expected to join the Pointe Orlando entertainment and shopping district this fall.

Called Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, the eatery will serve traditional Cuban dishes and modern interpretations of the island's cuisine. It will also feature indoor and outdoor bars, a large patio, two dance floors and three private rooms. Late night entertainment will be offered, including Latin-themed floor shows, salsa dancing and DJs spinning Latin dance music." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/cuban-themed-eatery-to-spice-up-pointe-orlando/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/joe-garcia-his-life-and-times-ever-since-joe-garcia-has-been-running-against-mario-balart-for-floridas-25th-district-there-are-people-who-think-that-he-can-end-balart-and-castro-dynasty-within-u/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/joe-garcia-his-life-and-times-ever-since-joe-garcia-has-been-running-against-mario-balart-for-floridas-25th-district-there-are-people-who-think-that-he-can-end-balart-and-castro-dynasty-within-u/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 15:47:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/joe-garcia-his-life-and-times-ever-since-joe-garcia-has-been-running-against-mario-balart-for-floridas-25th-district-there-are-people-who-think-that-he-can-end-balart-and-castro-dynasty-within-u/ "WHILE THERE have been many Independents, Libertarians, and Greens running for office in the elections that are being held in America in 2008, there are some people within the Democratic Party that are worth mentioning. One of them is Joe Garcia. Garcia is running against incumbent Republican Congressman, Mario Diaz Balart, for the upcoming elections of the 25th District of Florida, with a promise of common sense in a country and district that needs it.

Garcia deserves to be mentioned in this life and time. While I do not know Garcia personally, I have seen him in Versailles Restaurant (a popular Cuban Restaurant) in Miami, Florida, talking about politics and other subjects. He would either be talking with those in the tables while waiting for their food. After seeing these reunions, I was reminded of the painting by Rembrandt: ’The Syndics of the Cloth maker’s Guild’, in which there is a dominance of intellectual discussion. I was also reminded of the discussions that Voltaire (French writer of the 18th century) with other intellectuals of the day. Yet, his intellectual discourse is based on common sense. He is also one of the few Cuban Americans who took the road from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/06/joe-garcia-his-life-and-times-ever-since-joe-garcia-has-been-running-against-mario-balart-for-floridas-25th-district-there-are-people-who-think-that-he-can-end-balart-and-castro-dynasty-within-u/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hispanic-evangelicals-hold-potent-votes-experts-say/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hispanic-evangelicals-hold-potent-votes-experts-say/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 14:56:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hispanic-evangelicals-hold-potent-votes-experts-say/ "For the Rev. Nino Gonzalez, last year's contentious debate over immigration reform was a rude awakening -- one that has propelled him into the political arena.

Mainstream white and black evangelical leaders initially denounced the bipartisan effort to create a path to legalization for undocumented workers. Some even argued for the roundup and deportation of millions of Hispanic immigrants in the U.S., the very people to whom Gonzalez ministers every day at Iglesia el Calvario just south of Orlando.

"I was stunned, shocked and surprised," Gonzalez said of the initial reaction of those he thought of as his spiritual allies. "They turned their backs on the Hispanics." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hispanic-evangelicals-hold-potent-votes-experts-say/feed/