News (Noticias) for Latinas
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November 20, 2009
Interview with Children’s Author Lucia Gonzalez – Gonzalez’s latest children’s book, The Storyteller’s Candle, is dedicated to Pura Belpre
Anabel Hernández Joins Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. – Houston
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.
Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
Patricia Gracia: Crossing the Border Line of Tijuana, Mexico to the US American Dream
Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
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
Mi Hermanita: So Far and Yet So Near
November 19, 2009
Latina activist Lorraine Lee namesake of trail near Tucson – Saturday dedication to honor deceased officer in Chicanos por la Causa
Obama answers top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sanchez
Video: New Research Finds Latinas with Lactose Intolerance Manage By Avoiding Dairy
My Latino Book Review: Belinda Acosta’s “Drama, Damas and Ana Ruiz”
A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
November 18, 2009
Belleza Q&A: Rose-Marie Castano
Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
A Woman’s Nation Spurred by LatinaTION
Alicia Villareal homenajea a mujeres en nuevo álbum
Latina Leadership Lessons: The Wicked Sister!
November 16, 2009
Polémica por reina con trasero grande en Miss Colombia – La candidata inicialmente fue obligada a renunciar porque sus pompis eran muy grandes, luego un juez ordenó reintegrarla
A Real Story About Latinos Doing Life – A review of “Confetti Girl” by Diana López
Interview with award-winning children’s author Lucia Gonzalez
Actress and humanitarian activist Eva Longoria Parker has been named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter.
Keila Cosme, a native of Puerto Rico – The first Hispanic named to an Ohio appellate court
Interview with Sofía Quintero – A self-proclaimed “Ivy League homegirl,” a writer, activist, educator, speaker and comedienne, was born into a working-class Puerto Rican-Dominican family in the Bronx.
Sonia Sotomayor unwittingly adds celebrity touch to Supreme Court
Sotomayor Has Romantic ‘Friend With No Strings Attached’: Pal Tells Magazine
TELEMUNDO’S VERONICA CONTRERAS TO EMCEE THE LATINO TRENDSETTER AWARD GALA
November 13, 2009
LATINA Style Business Series Welcomes Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar as Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Telemundo announced that Pilar Lamadrid has been named Vice President of Specials.
‘Tamale Lawyer’ to dish out start-up tale at YWCA lunch – Nancy Andrade, founder of Mexifeast Foods Inc. in Chicago, quit her job as a lawyer to launch her tamale business after many co-workers requested her mom’s recipe.
HNBA Commends the Confirmation of Ignacia S. Moreno as the Assistant Attorney for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice
Juliet V. Garcia, the president of University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Ten Best College Presidents of 2009
Longtime Rutgers Professor, Community Activist, Gay-Rights Pioneer Hilda Hidalgo Loses Cancer Fight
JCPenney Hires Patricia Romero to Lead Multicultural Marketing – Former Hyundai Exec Left Carmaker Amid Shrinking Ad Budget for Hispanic Market
The Importance of La Hermana in Our Lives
November 12, 2009
Meet Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill
Her Honor: A Portrait of Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Dallas-Fort Worth programs helping Hispanic mothers find teaching moments
For Battered Latina Immigrants: Dwindling Resources, But Also Hope – This is the second report in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.
November 11, 2009
A new study of workers at 50 hotels in the United States found that women were 50% more likely to be injured than men, and that Hispanic women had an injury rate two-thirds higher than their white female counterparts.
University of Texas Research Study Needs Midlife Latinas
- needed to fill out an online survey on physical activity and ethnicity; Participants will be reimbursed
Two San Antonio sisters, just back from Iraq, become naturalized citizens – 23-year-old Blanca Estella, right, and 22-year-old Maria Isabel
Latina Mothers in America: Irene Cabrera
Latina Beauty » Alexa Rodulfo Needs Your Help
Literanista: “25 Books Every Latina Should Read” Challenge
Sotomayor Poses in Court for Latina Magazine Cover
Utilísima Arrives in the United States: A New TV Programming Option for the Hispanic Woman
November 10, 2009
Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war – Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society.
Ex-NY Post editor sues paper for racism, sexism – Sandra Guzman, a black and Puerto Rican associate editor, was terminated on Sept. 29 in retaliation for complaints about allegedly pervasive racism and sexism at the newspaper.
Tortuphina Press Announces New Book by Ana Munoz-Jordan: ‘How Turtle Became a Dolphin’
Book review: Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
Latina Leadership Lessons: Building Alliances
November 9, 2009
Two women (Latinas) who had applied and been approved under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that gives them permits to be in the country legally report being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, arrests that landed them in jail, in one case for an entire month.
Yasmin Vizcaino, Miss Hispanic Oklahoma State University 2009, and the Stillwater Public Library are joining to provide information and resources to permanent Hispanic residents who want to become United States citizens.
Republican Debra Medina says she’ll be the first candidate in the 2010 Texas governor’s race with Spanish-language TV ads.
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march
Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: For Thyme Matters chef, good food becomes a way to connect – Alejandra Chavez in El Paso
November 7, 2009
MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!
Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor
Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
November 6, 2009
Lizette Olmos, LULAC and MillerCoors Lideres Campaign – she needs your help to win
Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.
The National Latina Business Women’s Association Gather in Force and Unity to Help Shape the Future for Latina Business Owners
November 5, 2009
Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves
A ‘Precious’ opportunity for young nuyorican actress – Stephanie Andujar
Alexandra Limón is heading to Fresno to become nightside general assignment reporter for KGPE-47, the CBS affiliate. – leaves Telemundo in Tucson
Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health
November 4, 2009
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report
Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
Viewpoint: Being Latino in America – commentary by MARIA ELENA SALINAS
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.
California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse
Latina Leadership Lessons: When We Wear Masks
November 2, 2009
Tales of weeping woman passed down in Hispanic culture – La Llorona
P&G Adapts Its Web Fashion Show for Hispanic Women – Branded Program ‘De Moda’ Retooled With Latin Topics, Celebs
Daisy Expósito-Ulla receives Women of Virtue Award from LatinBiz
Araceli de León Promoted to Regional Vice President and General Manager of KBLR-40 in Las Vegas and KDEN-25 in Denver
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.
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Lea Marquez Peterson, its president and CEO.
SFist Interviews Artist Gabriela Lena Frank
October 30, 2009
Casa de Esperanza Launches Hope Campaign to Challenge Communities Across the Country to Take Action
Mexican Political Prisoner Gloria Arenas Released
Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
October 29, 2009
ImpreMedia Appoints Olga Casabona VP of Audience and Market Insights
Consorte Media Launches Tiene Sites to Provide Advice to Savvy Latinas
As an artist and a yoga guru in Kansas City, Maria Calderon, 25, is in touch with herself and her surroundings.
October 28, 2009
The Other Latina on CNN – half Puerto Rican Jane Velez-Mitchell and her book
Health Reform for Latinas Should Include Not Being Shackled While Birthing
Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site
Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago
Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men
October 27, 2009
Domestic Violence and Latina Immigrants: Seven Reasons Why Some Are Reluctant to Seek Help
Q&A With Monica C. Roldan, MSW Manager of Community Outreach and Supervising Supervisor Sanctuary for Families
October 26, 2009
Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Patricia Quijano Dark is moving to the Deseret News, where she will serve as a senior editor over minority and Hispanic issues.
Isabel Allende Named to Council of Cervantes Institute
Pregnant Latina Says She Was Forced to Give Birth in Shackles After One of Arpaio’s Deputies Racially Profiled Her
Latinos lag in skills as toddlers, studies show – Poor, immigrant Latinas have healthy babies but by age 2 or 3, their toddlers begin to lag behind white middle-class children in vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills, according to two new studies.
Fidel Castro’s younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.
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