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November 20, 2009

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 20th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.

Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas

Black, Hispanic Parents Say They Don’t Feel Welcome In Schools – Hartford, Connecticut

Univision Communications Inc. Honors Ray Rodriguez by Dedicating Network Building

Pastor of America’s Preeminent Hispanic Congregation to Oversee Pentecostal Network

Fannie Mae Launches New HomePath.com in Spanish Aimed at Helping More Hispanics Buy Homes

La Voz and Al Dia, two of Kentucky’s Spanish-language newspapers, have reached an agreement to share advertising and distribution resources and some news content.

Interview with Children’s Author Lucia Gonzalez – Gonzalez’s latest children’s book, The Storyteller’s Candle, is dedicated to Pura Belpre

The Right to a Great Education – Advocating for Quality Education for All – By Alvaro Huerta

Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics

Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas

Anabel Hernández Joins Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. – Houston

Beyond the Votes in Bolivia: A Reflection on Evo Morales’ First Term

Guatemala: Beneath the Rock and the Storm – Photo Essay

Chola Girl, aka ‘Baby Smiley,’ needs her own reality show

La ‘éne•bé•a’ (NBA) campaign targeting Latinos is making big ‘esplashes’

So what if Sosa takes a walk on the white side?

Lourdes Duarte has been promoted to 5 pm weekday anchor at WGN-TV, the Tribune-owned CW affiliate in Chicago.

Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant

Gloria Margarita, anchor at KMIR-6, the NBC affiliate in Palm Springs, leaves her job to become the executive director of the Reynaldo J. Carreon foundation.

Guest Voz: First Latino President-elect of American Bar Association speaks out about civic education

Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC

Favorite Thanksgiving Latino Recipes: Pumpkin Flan

Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.

NYC model who married Latino doorman sues upscale co-op

Mapping Out Mexico – Navigating your way through Mexico can be tricky business sometimes – MexicoMaps.com

Interview: Ray Santos (Part 1) – Latin-jazz legends -saxophonist

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Being Sued Over Dangerous Doggie

Radio Arte, a community, bilingual and youth-centered radio station owned by the National Museum of Mexican Art, is joining forces with Vocalo.org, founded by Chicago Public Radio, for a year-long collaboration.

Afirman que Aracely Arámbula y Eduardo Yáñez mantienen un romance.

Reik se dará un ‘break’ – El trío aún no piensa en nuevo disco

Outreach program targets Latino farmers in northern Michigan

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

A Life Remembered: Ramiro Gonzalez, Hispanic education champion – Saginaw, Michigan

Patricia Gracia: Crossing the Border Line of Tijuana, Mexico to the US American Dream

Yeri Lopez: Student loan rules hamper best and brightest

Job Board Industry Veteran Launches New Job Search Engine – LatPro, Inc

We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”

Mexico City Noir and the Six Word Story

Democrats and Republicans deployed their heavy artillery Thursday in a heated congressional hearing to debate a bill seeking to end the travel ban to Cuba.

The Argentine Senate approved a government bill to eliminate criminal penalties for libel and slander, as demanded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a ruling earlier this year.

The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by 9 million to 189 million this year, the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a report presented on Thursday.

Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?

Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.

Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.

Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.

Digital out-of-home (DOOH) Effectively Reaches Latinos On The Go – few marketers truly utilized digital media when reaching out to the Hispanic community.

A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

Honduras’ de facto president Roberto Micheletti will give up his controversial post for seven days beginning on Tuesday so that Hondurans can “concentrate on elections and not on the political crisis,” he announced Thursday.

Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez

ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices

Hispanic Households and Consumer Durables 1998 – 2005

US indicts 19 members of Hispanic street gang – Maryland branch of the “Latin Kings”

Biodiversity Report from Americas Program of CIP—November 2009

In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December

Mi Hermanita: So Far and Yet So Near

Wilmer Valderrama Dating Avril Lavigne?!

Ken Salazar Blamed By Oil And Gas Companies For Scant Interest In New Drilling Projects

Recipe: Chipotle sweet potato soup

Shakira’s Stats Don’t Lie: Facebook/Ustream Music Video Debut Is A Hit

Pelé Photographs From Life.com

Guatemala: The Illustrations of Roberto Galvez

Ricardo Bomba: New “Simpsons” Character Contest Winner Chosen!

Lou Dobbs On “Daily Show”: Mariachi Band, CNN’s “Flavorless Gruel Of Journalism” (VIDEO)

CAFÉ TACVBA Bring Their Special 20th Anniversary Tour Back To The United States With Dates Beginning November 19th

Economic Blame Game: U.S. Unemployment is Not Caused by Immigration

LATIN MUSIC’s Top Tour Of The Year Is Set To Begin As AVENTURA Already SELL-OUT Tomorrow’s Opening Night At The Allstate Arena In Chicago

El Pánico de Lamar Smith, Steve King, y sus aliados anti inmigrantes – La creciente actividad en el bando que promueve las deportaciones masivas refleja su inquietud por el impulso tomado por la reforma migratoria integral

Celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage at the Comité Noviembre Puerto Rican Artisans & Health Fair – Saturday, Nov. 23 – Bronx, NYC

November 19, 2009

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 19th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

TOP Ten reasons you should watch Lopez tonight not Conan

NPR (National Public Radio) Selects JUANES’ “Fijate Bien” As One Of “The Decade’s 50 Most Important Recordings”

Lark Play Development Center’s U.S. / MÉXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 21 – 23 – NYC

Welcome Ceremony for José Hernández Moreno, NASA Astronaut in México

Latina activist Lorraine Lee namesake of trail near Tucson – Saturday dedication to honor deceased officer in Chicanos por la Causa

America’s “Best Darn Tamale List” Released – CasaQ’s 5th Annual “Best Darn Tamale List” is compilation of tamale locations across the U.S.A.

Univision/YouTube Partnership Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think

Coca-Cola’s top stateside marketing executive delivered some auspicious words for Univision and BET this week, saying that targeting “multicultural” Americans will be paramount for the company over the next decade. – no longer cooks up media plans targeting Hispanics around major events, but hopes to reach them all year.

Obama answers top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sanchez

Sofia Vergara Makes Rape “Joke” on The View

C&R Research recently polled its LatinoEyes panel to assess behaviors by the “majority minority” during the recession, and found that “the recession has forced Hispanics to rethink what’s luxury and what’s necessity”

Papatel launches Free Phone Service nationwide for US Hispanics

Jenni Rivera ya es abuela

Critican a Sofía Vergara por broma sobre violación

Video: New Research Finds Latinas with Lactose Intolerance Manage By Avoiding Dairy

The Hispanic got milk? Campaign Announces Magalys Nodarse as the Milk Looks Good On You Sweepstakes Winner!

Time Warner Cable Launches in Los Angeles VeneMovies, New 24 Hour Commercial Free Film Channel

The leader of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Latin American division, Vicente Trius, is leaving the company after having served less than five months in the position.

Telefonica and Vivo gain on the Latin Wireless Index, while America Movil and NII lose.

Beginning with the 2009-2010 season, Terra will stream select games live throughout Latin America, in both Spanish and Portuguese

Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers

Western Union Foundation Donates $10,000 to Help Victims of Hurricane Ida in El Salvador

After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.

USDA data shows more Latino children going hungry

My Latino Book Review: Belinda Acosta’s “Drama, Damas and Ana Ruiz”

Is Shakira Turning Into Latina Beyonce?

El español Alejandro Sanz, el cubano Jencarlos Canela y el puertorriqueño Victor Manuelle, en ese orden, debutan esta semana en los tres primeros lugares de la lista de Top Latin Albums de Billboard.

Why do Hispanics Lack Life Insurance?

Shakira Refuses To Do Interviews In Spanish