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/2008/05/05/hoo-are-hispanic-hoosiers-leaning-towards-for-president-latina-lista/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hoo-are-hispanic-hoosiers-leaning-towards-for-president-latina-lista/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 16:37:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hoo-are-hispanic-hoosiers-leaning-towards-for-president-latina-lista/ "And the big question on everyone's minds is how Hispanic Hoosiers will vote? Will they give the election to Clinton or Obama? Does it really matter?

While it's true that Hispanics don't comprise anywhere near the numbers of heavily Latino populated states like Texas, California, New Mexico, etc, the fact is the population is growing in Indiana.

Latinos eligible to vote may make that little difference which will be enough to let one of the candidates declare a win." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/hoo-are-hispanic-hoosiers-leaning-towards-for-president-latina-lista/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/hispanics-rally-for-obama-promote-immigration-reform-fort-wayne-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/hispanics-rally-for-obama-promote-immigration-reform-fort-wayne-indiana/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:03:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/hispanics-rally-for-obama-promote-immigration-reform-fort-wayne-indiana/ "A photographer took shots for nearly an hour and then said, "This is important to the Latino community here."

The occasion was an Obama for President rally at the offices of El Mexicano, a local Spanish language newspaper. The rally last week was held on the 40-year anniversary of the historic visit to Fort Wayne by Rose Kennedy who then conveyed a message for her son Senator Robert Kennedy and also for Martin Luther King Jr. that America should be opportunity for all. Forty years later to the day, that very same message was delivered by a Hispanic state legislator to support Senator Barack Obama for president of the U.S." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/hispanics-rally-for-obama-promote-immigration-reform-fort-wayne-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/letras-latinas-offers-latino-poetry-online-from-the-university-of-notre-dame/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/letras-latinas-offers-latino-poetry-online-from-the-university-of-notre-dame/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:16:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/letras-latinas-offers-latino-poetry-online-from-the-university-of-notre-dame/ "Letras Latinas, the literary program of the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, recently launched its online publication, Latino Poetry Review, the only literary journal in the United States dedicated to Latino poetry.

The Web site is designed to spur inquiry and dialogue in Latino poetry and poetics and LPR will be published twice a year at www.latinopoetryreview.com." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/letras-latinas-offers-latino-poetry-online-from-the-university-of-notre-dame/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/supreme-court-upholds-voter-identification-law-in-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/supreme-court-upholds-voter-identification-law-in-indiana/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:10:14 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/supreme-court-upholds-voter-identification-law-in-indiana/ "The Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s voter-identification law on Monday, declaring that a requirement to produce photo identification is not unconstitutional and that the state has a “valid interest” in improving election procedures as well as deterring fraud." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/supreme-court-upholds-voter-identification-law-in-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/3-to-travel-to-us-mexico-border-as-part-of-lccs-humanigration-purdue-university/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/3-to-travel-to-us-mexico-border-as-part-of-lccs-humanigration-purdue-university/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:53:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/3-to-travel-to-us-mexico-border-as-part-of-lccs-humanigration-purdue-university/ "Thirteen people from Purdue University and the surrounding community will experience life at the U.S.-Mexico border next month as part of the Purdue Latino Cultural Center's inaugural Humanigration trip.
LCC director Maricela Alvarado said the goal of the May 11-17 trip is to immerse participants in the immigrant experience and other issues such as globalization.


"With immigration so highly focused in the media today, we would like to provide participants with a firsthand look at immigration in relation to Mexico," Alvarado said. "We hope that participants will help us build momentum in educating the broader community on the immigration issue and encourage others to critically think about it rather than being fed information through media outlets that only reveal part of the story."

LCC program coordinator Gilberto Corral said he hopes participants gain a fresh perspective on the immigration issue.

"It's important to bring back the human aspect to the debate," he said. "So much of the time we just hear about big numbers and opinions, but human beings are affected. It's good to let students and community members see the people and see that what happens has a long-lasting impact."

BorderLinks, a nonprofit organization that offers experiential educational seminars along the boarder focusing on immigration and global economics, is working with LCC on the trip.

"We've been wanting to do a cultural/educational trip for a while and just haven't found the right fit," Alvarado said. "The collaboration with BorderLinks works so well in providing not only a cultural experience but also a truly educational one that hits so many issues related to the growth of the Latino population in the U.S."

After an orientation with BorderLinks on May 11, Humanigration participants will meet with representatives of the Border Patrol and the Minuteman Project. The Border Patrol is part of the Homeland Security Department and guards U.S. borders. The Minuteman Project is a private organization begun in 2005 to monitor the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico into America at the border.

The group also will:

* Stay in a squatters' settlement in Nogales, Mexico.

* Perform volunteer work and community organizing.

* Visit an immigrant liftoff point and meet with Mexican border officials, called Grupo Beta, Mexico.

* Meet with representatives of Humane Borders and visit with the Tohono O'odham nation about Native American reservation border concerns. Humane Borders is an interdenominational faith organization that offers humanitarian assistance through more than 70 emergency water stations on and near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Alvarado said the center has worked to keep the cost of the trip low.

"Trip costs are actually $1,300 to $1,400 per person, but we've provided some assistance to make it affordable, especially for students," she said. "Students are only paying $400. It's expensive, and we're eating a lot of the costs, but we think it's worth it to make it more affordable so more students can participate."

The group has been preparing for several weeks.

"We've had a few sessions to help answer questions for participants and also to help them get better oriented with the information so they are able to ask good questions and process some information prior to the experience of the trip," Alvarado said. "A requirement for each participant is to read 'The Devil's Highway,' by Luis Urrea. Luis has spoken several times at Purdue, and we were surprised to see that BorderLinks was also using the book as a reference for their participants."

"The Devil's Highway" is a nonfiction work that tells the story of several people crossing the Sonoran desert and their experiences.

Purdue students, alumni, staff and faculty, community and LCC staff will make the trip. LCC staff, the Latino Faculty and Staff Association, the Purdue Latino Alumni Organization, and the Office of the Provost nominated trip participants.

Those participating in the trip are Purdue students Alejandra Roman, a junior in consumer and family sciences; Luis Balcazar, a sophomore in liberal arts; Melissa Fontanez, a senior in liberal arts; Abelardo Molina, a senior in aviation technology; Eduardo Ontiveros, a senior in consumer and family sciences; Chelsea Hayes, a freshman in liberal arts; Ivy Tech student Ivan Hernandez; Purdue alumna Christa Wessells; Purdue staff member Mike Piggott; Cathy Potter, co-chair of the Tippecanoe County League of Women Voters Immigration Reform Study Committee; and LCC staff members Corral, Oliver Beatty and Alvarado.

Alvarado said the LCC is planning a second Humanigration trip next year over spring break, March 15-21.


Writer: Greg McClure, ( 765 ) 494-9394, gmcclure@purdue.edu


Sources: Maricela Alvarado, ( 765 ) 494-2530, alvaradm@purdue.edu

Gilberto Corral, ( 765 ) 494-2530, gcorral@purdue.edu


Purdue News Service: ( 765 ) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/28/3-to-travel-to-us-mexico-border-as-part-of-lccs-humanigration-purdue-university/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/contaminated-sites-study-finds-poor-neighbors-34-probability-a-hispanic-person-lives-next-to-a-superfund-site-in-lake-county-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/contaminated-sites-study-finds-poor-neighbors-34-probability-a-hispanic-person-lives-next-to-a-superfund-site-in-lake-county-indiana/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:33:47 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/contaminated-sites-study-finds-poor-neighbors-34-probability-a-hispanic-person-lives-next-to-a-superfund-site-in-lake-county-indiana/ "Minorities and poor people are more likely than whites and median-income people to live next to Superfund sites, the most contaminated sites in the country. That's what's happening at Gary's most toxic sites, according to a study by a Northwest Indiana professor.

Professor Alexandre da Silva, a visiting assistant professor at Calumet College in Whiting, studied the population near four Superfund sites in Gary and three in St. Joseph County. The sites on Gary's west side are known as Midco I and II, Lake Sandy Jo Landfill and the Ninth Avenue Dump.

Da Silva found that there's a 42 percent probability that a black person in Lake County lives next to a Superfund site, a 34 percent probability a Hispanic person does, and a 24 percent probability for a white person." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/contaminated-sites-study-finds-poor-neighbors-34-probability-a-hispanic-person-lives-next-to-a-superfund-site-in-lake-county-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/mario-dominguez-to-lead-pacific-coast-motorsports-charge-into-indianapolis-500/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/mario-dominguez-to-lead-pacific-coast-motorsports-charge-into-indianapolis-500/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:32:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/mario-dominguez-to-lead-pacific-coast-motorsports-charge-into-indianapolis-500/ "Add another Dallara and driver to the grid beginning with the 92nd Indianapolis 500.

Pacific Coast Motorsports owner Tyler Tadevic and representatives of the Mexico City Tourism Board announced at a news conference April 23 in Mexico City that it will enter the IndyCar Series for the remainder of the season with Mario Dominguez driving the No. 96 Visit Mexico City/PCM car." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/mario-dominguez-to-lead-pacific-coast-motorsports-charge-into-indianapolis-500/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/indiana-university-latino-studies-graduates-its-first-cohort-of-students/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/indiana-university-latino-studies-graduates-its-first-cohort-of-students/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:27:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/indiana-university-latino-studies-graduates-its-first-cohort-of-students/ "The first cohort of undergraduate students enrolled in the Latino Studies minor at Indiana University Bloomington are set to graduate on May 3.

Four students in the program are scheduled to graduate next month with three additional students planning to graduate later in the year. The program's 15-credit hour minor was launched in fall 2006, and it now has 22 students with a declared minor." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/indiana-university-latino-studies-graduates-its-first-cohort-of-students/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/14/commission-on-hispaniclatino-affairs-names-new-executive-director-pat-sanchez/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/14/commission-on-hispaniclatino-affairs-names-new-executive-director-pat-sanchez/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:31:34 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/14/commission-on-hispaniclatino-affairs-names-new-executive-director-pat-sanchez/ "A former Indianapolis teacher has been appointed executive director of the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Pat Sanchez has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) courses in Indianapolis Public Schools. The commission was formed in 2003 to work toward economic, educational and social cooperation and understanding with the Hispanic/Latino community." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/14/commission-on-hispaniclatino-affairs-names-new-executive-director-pat-sanchez/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/07/latino-festival-returns-tech-lafayette-campus-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/07/latino-festival-returns-tech-lafayette-campus-indiana/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:34:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/07/latino-festival-returns-tech-lafayette-campus-indiana/ "The Second Annual Tippecanoe Latino Festival will celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture on Saturday, April 19, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Activities will take place on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College at 3101 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette, Indiana. The festival is co-sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College and Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

The festival provides a unique opportunity to share Hispanic and Latino culture with the community and celebrate diversity in Lafayette. Festival goers can listen to authentic Puerto Rican music performed by La Banda, DJ services provided by Rafael Figueroa, and the sweet sounds of Clave Caribe." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/07/latino-festival-returns-tech-lafayette-campus-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/bilingual-church-opens-fort-wayne-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/bilingual-church-opens-fort-wayne-indiana/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:15:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/bilingual-church-opens-fort-wayne-indiana/ "Tucked away in a neighborhood off Gaywood Street, is the Grace Point South Church of the Nazarene. It's a new church, in an old building, with a special message.

The church is a branch off Grace Point's north campus, and was started on the south side to bring the community together in its own unique way. It's the first in the city to offer bilingual services. There are simultaneous sermons and hymns in both Spanish and English to unify a diverse congregation." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/bilingual-church-opens-fort-wayne-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/17/post-mortems-begin-immigration-bill-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/17/post-mortems-begin-immigration-bill-indiana/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:10:42 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/17/post-mortems-begin-immigration-bill-indiana/ "A weakening economy. The property tax debate. Concerns about racism.All contributed to some degree to the failure by the General Assembly last week to pass Sen. Mike Delph's proposal to crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. The defeat for Delph and supporters of the bill came despite widespread support among Hoosiers for immigration law reforms." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/17/post-mortems-begin-immigration-bill-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/gary-airport-flights-mexico-viva-aerobus/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/gary-airport-flights-mexico-viva-aerobus/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:48:12 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/gary-airport-flights-mexico-viva-aerobus/ "An airline is planning to offer daily flights between the Gary/Chicago International Airport and Monterrey, Mexico.

Gary Airport Director Chris Curry says Viva Aerobus hopes to capitalize on the large Hispanic population in the Chicago area. The flights would start in August or September." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/gary-airport-flights-mexico-viva-aerobus/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/unless-gets-last-minute-push-proposed-crackdown-illegal-immigration-appears-headed-legislative-graveyard-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/unless-gets-last-minute-push-proposed-crackdown-illegal-immigration-appears-headed-legislative-graveyard-indiana/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:44:37 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/unless-gets-last-minute-push-proposed-crackdown-illegal-immigration-appears-headed-legislative-graveyard-indiana/ "With four days remaining in the session, legislative leaders still have not scheduled a conference committee hearing to work out the differences between two versions of the bill, which passed the House and Senate by large margins.
Late this afternoon, the House of Representatives adjourned without appointing House conferees to join their Senate counterparts in a conference committee for Senate Bill 345. The legislation would punish employers for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants after 2009." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/11/unless-gets-last-minute-push-proposed-crackdown-illegal-immigration-appears-headed-legislative-graveyard-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/09/fort-wayne-creates-hispanic-liaison-position-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/09/fort-wayne-creates-hispanic-liaison-position-indiana/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:22:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/09/fort-wayne-creates-hispanic-liaison-position-indiana/ "Fort Wayne has created a Hispanic/Latino liaison to build a better relationship with the city's second-largest minority group.

The new position will aim to improve access to city programs and resources and create trust. Administrative assistant Vanessa Myers, who works in Mayor Tom Henry's public information office, has been named to the job." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/09/fort-wayne-creates-hispanic-liaison-position-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/28/immigration-vote-today-puts-house-spotlight-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/28/immigration-vote-today-puts-house-spotlight-indiana/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:36:59 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/28/immigration-vote-today-puts-house-spotlight-indiana/ "Immigration reform has never stood as good a chance for passage in Indiana as it does this year.
Supporters say the difference is the legislation's focus on business owners who profit from hiring illegal workers rather than a bill depriving individuals of social services.
Two years ago, a proposal to deprive immigrants of social benefits was defeated 74-19 in the House. Last week, an attempt by House Republicans to insert similar language into this year's bill was defeated." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/28/immigration-vote-today-puts-house-spotlight-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/25/immigration-laws-send-hispanics-elsewhere-states-arizona-oklahoma-that-approved-crackdowns-have-seen-exodus-illegals-indian-next/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/25/immigration-laws-send-hispanics-elsewhere-states-arizona-oklahoma-that-approved-crackdowns-have-seen-exodus-illegals-indian-next/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:52:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/25/immigration-laws-send-hispanics-elsewhere-states-arizona-oklahoma-that-approved-crackdowns-have-seen-exodus-illegals-indian-next/ "Thousands of illegal immigrants have fled the two states that have enacted tough new immigration laws similar to the one before the Indiana General Assembly." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/25/immigration-laws-send-hispanics-elsewhere-states-arizona-oklahoma-that-approved-crackdowns-have-seen-exodus-illegals-indian-next/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/former-mexican-president-speak-evansville-indiana/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/former-mexican-president-speak-evansville-indiana/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:44:37 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/former-mexican-president-speak-evansville-indiana/ "Former Mexican president Vincente Fox will speak in Evansville as part a 2008 International Speaker Series at the University of Evansville.

Fox, who was president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, will give a keynote address at 7 p.m. April 10 at the Victory Theatre. He will speak to UE students at 4 p.m. that day in the Smythe Lecture Hall in the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/former-mexican-president-speak-evansville-indiana/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/indiana-immigrant-bill-altered/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/indiana-immigrant-bill-altered/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/indiana-immigrant-bill-altered/ "An immigration bill that includes less-stringent sanctions against employers has advanced in the Indiana Legislature.

A provision was added to the measure that refers cases in which undocumented workers are hired to administrative court rather than criminal court." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/indiana-immigrant-bill-altered/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/cubans-indy-react-castros-news/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/cubans-indy-react-castros-news/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:43 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/cubans-indy-react-castros-news/ "Cuban natives living in Central Indiana are talking about Tuesday's news in their homeland.

News of Fidel Castro's resignation struck a nerve with Indianapolis' small Cuban population. Many feel even with the dictator stepping down, the harsh living conditions in the island nation will remain the same.

The song "Cuba Libre", which literally means "free Cuba", played at the beginning of a segment on La Que Buena - AM 810. The discussion Tuesday morning was about the resignation of Fidel Castro. Reverend Samuel Ruiz, a leader of Central Indiana's Hispanic community, who is originally from Cuba, says the change in Havana will be subtle." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/02/20/cubans-indy-react-castros-news/feed/