Essential Hispanic y Latino News (Noticias)
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July 3, 2009
Happy Ritchie Valens Day! - the 4th of July
July 1, 2009
Carlos Ponce To Play Hot Latin Yoga Teacher In New Vince Vaughn/Jon Favreau movie Couples Retreat - (but why the stereotype)
June 30, 2009
LatinWorks Only U.S. Hispanic Agency to Win Cannes Lion - Shop Takes Home Silver Film Award for Starburst Spot ‘Llama’
A modified version of the Zumba fitness program created by Columbian trainer Beto Perez in the mid-1990s, Zumba Gold is a dance-focused exercise option for active older adults or de-conditioned exercisers of any age.
June 29, 2009
Ruling on firefighters doesn’t discredit Sotomayor
Latino Journalist Challenges Right Wing Evangelicals - Former Latino talk show host writes anti-Rapture books - Joe Ortiz
Are Latino peloteros being singled out?
The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni - The best is yet to come
Hall of Fame exhibit ‘Viva Baseball’ focuses on Hispanics in baseball - Sports writers no longer fixate on the temperament or accent of Hispanic players. But other, newer stereotypes are taking hold.
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations leader inspires clients with her story - Florencia Velasco Fortner
June 28, 2009
NALAC Fund for the Arts Announces Fifth Funding Cycle - National Latino Arts Grant Is Open to Artists and Organizations
June 26, 2009
10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Hispanics - (mostly internet related)
Looking at Hispanic Behavior Online - Interview with Dr. Felipe Korzenny - Director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, Florida State University
Watch US Census video: Portrait of America - Latino/Hispanic (en Español y English)
June 25, 2009
Latinos and Twitter
Healthcare in Immigration Nation - interesting connection for Healthcare and Immigration Reform
Museo Alameda’s exhibit explores influence of Latinos on American music
Journalists reporting, and surviving, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
100-year-old Luis Salinas celebrates birthday whirling on the dance floor in San Antonio
State Farm Invests in American Dream for Latino Families
Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress Thursday to pass a new hate crimes law which would allow the federal government to prosecute cases of violence based on sexual orientation, gender or disability.
National Council of La Raza Conference Comes to Chicago - Workshops on home ownership counseling and free health screening for the community
Consultant, speaker and…Twittero? Interview with Matt Reyes
Narcocorridos and Nightlife in Mexicali
June 24, 2009
Memo to the President: Yes, Move Immigration Reform This Year
Vikki Carr celebrates 50 years of music in San Jacinto
Aventura’s dynamite new album skyrocketed to the number one spot on Billboard’s Latin Hit List and the fifth slot on Billboard’s Top 200.
The End of the American Dream for Blacks and Latinos: How the Home Mortgage Crisis is Destroying Black and Latino Wealth, Jeopardizing America’s Future Prosperity and How to Fix It
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
Ten who are making a big difference for us all – Chicago Latino List 2009
Brig. Gen. Angie Salinas credits hard work for achieving the honor of being the Marines’ first Latina general
US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families - Briefing to Congress Details Inadequate Medical Care in Detention, Separation from Family
Live 2009 convention coverage - National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in Puerto Rico or follow on twitter #nahj09
Paper Taco Trucks!!
Why Understanding The Second-Generation Hispanic Is Key To ‘Multicultural Intelligence’
Full Roberto Clemente Documentary on PBS website
June 23, 2009
Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives - (funny)
Las Américas, the final and most broad-reaching program of the Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture Smithsonian Folklife Festival “living exhibitions” series
A Poem by Literanista: On Being Latina
News special on hate crimes against Hispanics tonight at 10 pm ET on Univision - Odio a Muerte in Spanish
George Lopez on The View joking with Obama
Q & A with Nathan Gonzalez, author of Engaging Iran
National attention on San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro
June 22, 2009
Prominent Mexican women, private thoughts, in 2nd volume of essays - Denise Dresser has released a second volume of “Gritos y susurros” (“Cries and Whispers”)
When the Tide of Anger on Immigration Turns to Threats of Violence - A response to The Oregonian article “A tide of anger on immigration”
Agency Chain Vies for Latino Buyers - (Casa Latino makes the NY Times)
For Puerto Rican veterans, an honor years in the making - Korean War regiment (Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment) to be lauded in Worcester
Remembering my friend Tim Chavez
Former leader of Latino Cultural Center in Dallas discusses her tenure - Alejandrina Drew
Restoring Natural Life on the Border - (with video)
June 20, 2009
Video: President Obama Speaks at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
June 19, 2009
Virtual book tours especially for Latino/a authors - Jo Ann Hernandez, the lady behind BronzeWord Latino Authors
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is the first sitting state’s attorney to lead the Chicago Bar association.
Famed Chicago Muralist Hector Duarte’s new work of art
Viva’s third annual Summer Latin Music Calendar - NYC
A Small Town Cop, Out-Gunned by Traffickers - Ascension, Mexico
Nueva Trova pioneering band sounds as good today as 35 years ago - Haciendo Punto En Otro Son
Mexican State Election: Drug War Plays Big Public Role For First Time
Florida Senate Candidate Marco Rubio Speaks Spanish To Win Votes, But Espouses English-Only Policies
Rodri Rodriguez Bringing the Romance and Spectacle Back Again with 20th Mariachi USA Festival
NBC Just Can’t Quit Same Old Hispanics - Can We Have One Segment Without Gloria or Dora or Shakira?
June 18, 2009
Justicia!: Sotomayor and the Long March of Puerto Rican History
Amid California Budget Crisis, Latino Politians Cruise like High Rollers
Attacks Against Sotomayor Inspire Creativity Cartoonist promotes ‘Chica Power’ Sonia Sotomayor poster: Order yours today!
Lessons Learned From Judge Sotomayor’s Confirmation Process - These lessons, while most were apparent all along, should be loud and clear at this point… as in crystal clea
Remembering El Espectador - The muckracking, Spanish-language newspaper founded in the ’30s still shows the way for today’s burgeoning ethnic media
Quinoa Plants a Seed for Food Revolution in Colombia
For Latinos and blacks, a call for unity, not hate - Without blacks’ sacrifice, Latinos would be 30 years behind in the fight for civil rights.
As Hate Crimes Rise, Police Chiefs Call Immigration System an Obstacle to Prosecution
The Town of Lonely Dentists - Palomas, Mexico — This is the little border town that discount
dentistry built. (with video)
Advocating for Immigrants: Filmmakers Tell the Story of the Hispanic Press in America - Juan Gonzáles y Félix F. Gutiérrez
June 17, 2009
MTV TR3S ANNOUNCES US PREMIERE OF TEEN TELENOVELA PHENOMENON ISA TKM (TE QUIERO MUCHO) - ISA TKM Is the First Telenovela to Make the MTV Tr3s Program Schedule and the #1 Show in Latin America among Teens in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil
Street vendor Amado Campos, 44, of Los Angeles, is his own boss, but he works long hours, seven days a week. His costs are up but sales are down as his customers cut back in a poor economy. And he needs a new cart.
Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation Receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant to Support Low-Income Communities in Their Development of Health and Nutrition for Children
2009 Winners of Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
France and Mexico are to launch a joint observatory to unite scientific work on the environmental impact from humans and climate change on Mexico’s coastlines
June 16, 2009
Supreme Court won’t get involved in “Wall” dispute - (Border Wall that is)
The Reverend Luis Cortes, Jr. of Esperanza Wins Two International Latino Book Awards
New Jersey will get its first female Hispanic prosecutor before the week is out - Camelia M. Valdes
New exhibit focuses on Latino WWII veterans - University of Texas Prof Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez is the director of the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project - The exhibit will be on display at In Their Own Words Veterans Museum in Perham, Minn. until July 31.
Follow 2 Washington Post journalists on twitter as the navigate the Mexican border #mexborder or just visit the site
A Rare Night Out in Juarez
One On 1: Civil Right Attorney Cesar Perales Discusses The Latino Struggle - In 1972, he helped start the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now called Latino Justice PRLDEF
Latino authors and illustrators honored for outstanding works in children’s literature - Recipients of prestigious Pura Belpré Medal accept awards, sign winning books
Finally, Congress working on empowering victims of hate crimes
June 15, 2009
Many U.S. media are ignoring the real story - that Mexico is changing for the better despite drug wars and the swine flu.
Summer flicks with a Latin touch
World Day Against Child Labor: Mexican Foreign Ministry releases report detailing Mexican children traveling to US alone are looking for work
Thousands crowd NYC streets for Puerto Rican parade
Guest Post on the Sotomayor Nomination by Alvaro Huerta: “The Audacity of Privileged White Men: Racist Attacks Against Sotomayor”
Who am I missing from my list of the White House’s 28 Hispanic/Latino appointments
No Longer Letting Scores Separate Pupils - (interesting article about Stamford, Connecticut) - the longstanding system for tracking children by academic ability for more effective teaching evolved into an uncomfortable caste system in which students were largely segregated by race and socioeconomic background, both inside and outside classrooms.
June 11, 2009
‘TODAY’ BROADCASTS A SPECIAL WEEK-LONG SERIES, ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ FOCUSING ON HISPANIC AMERICANS
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony frequently uses his signature jab step to catch the defense off guard. But when Hispanic Business magazine named him to their 100 most influential Hispanics list last year, it was Anthony who was surprised.
Latinos Must Stop Being Factories of Cheap Labor!
Hispanic farmers struggling to survive against USDA-sanctioned discrimination and institutionalized racism
Drug treatment program for Latinos wins national recognition - Proyecto Nueva Vida [Project New Life] in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Hispanic? Latino? Or What?
‘Puerto Rican Hysteria’ is back! - Among the many stereotypes about Latinos perpetuated by popular culture is that of the so-called “Latin temper.”
Is the New York Times wasting our time? Personally, I think people who get worked up over the difference between “Latino/a” and “Hispanic” need to get a life. I think the difference is minor, and there are so many other issues worth time and consideration than this debate. - Gregory Tejeda
