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November 4, 2009

The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.

October 28, 2009

Smithsonian Latino Center Presents a 3-D Experience in the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum

October 26, 2009

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Breaks Records for Registered Attendees at Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-Nov. 1

October 17, 2009

Superstar Duo Visits Local School – Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony drop by San Miguel School in northwest DC

October 14, 2009

VÍDEO- Obama baila “Amor a la mexicana” con Thalía

Latino Youth Adopt Health Care Reform Priorities at the 2009 LULAC Washington Youth Leadership Seminar

Tuesday night’s Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn’t just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest chef Maricel Presilla to help tell the pan-Latin story through finger food. – chef and co-owner of Zafra and Cucharamama, two restaurants in Hoboken, N.J.

Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama

SEIU Members Join Thousands at U.S. Capitol to Renew Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Joined by legislators, thousands of workers, families and clergy call for an end to divisive, costly immigration policies that separate families, harm all workers

October 13, 2009

Obama celebrates Spain and Hispanic music

Hispanos ponen a bailar a Obama en la Casa Blanca

Obama Hosts Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Celebrates Latin Music On Tuesday

Thousands To Participate in Vigil With Members of Congress For Immigration Reform on Oct 12-13 in Washington DC

October 12, 2009

Hispanic community activists in Washington protested Friday against the D.C. Council for voting this week to oust Ximena Hartsock as the city’s parks and recreation director, accusing members of racism and sexism.

What does D.C. tell us about Latino/black relations?

October 9, 2009

NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía Named one of “Washingtonian’s 100 Most Powerful Women”

October 7, 2009

Mexican Health Minister Visits Washington to Discuss H1N1

After a week in Washington, D.C., members of the California Latino Water Coalition said they were satisfied with their effort to educate federal officials about the Valley’s water woes.

Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez easily won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the new head of the civil rights division at the Justice Department. – All of the negative votes were cast by Republicans

PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA HOST ‘IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: FIESTA LATINA’ DURING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH — PBS Music Special to Feature Latino Performers Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, George Lopez, Gloria Estefan and More, Airs October 15

September 29, 2009

New survey of Latino teens and young adults shows attitudes toward school and work + a day-long conference on Latino youth and education on Oct. 6, 2009

September 28, 2009

Ted G. Loza Known as Voice of Washington D.C.’s Latinos arrested on federal bribery charges

Arrest Dims Fiesta DC’s Luster – Washington D.C. Council member Jim Graham’s Chief of Staff, Ted G. Loza arrested on federal bribery charges – Enjoyed Solid Reputation in Latino Community

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Presents the 23rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards on Capitol Hill to Honor Latino Leaders

September 24, 2009

Thousands celebrate Hispanic heritage at Hyattsville park – D.C./Maryland/Virginia metropolitan area

September 22, 2009

LATINO Magazine to Host Latino Issues Forum on Health in Washington DC

National Council of La Raza President and CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing on the State of Minorities in the Recession

September 18, 2009

Video of Justice Sonia Sotomayor Tearing Up The Dance Floor At Hispanic Gala – (with I Esai Morales I think)

September 17, 2009

Marc Anthony celebra sus 41 años con J.Lo y Barack Obama

Tango with Piranha! The National Aquarium in Washington Celebrates Latino Heritage Day on September 20

Jennifer Lopez Parties With the Obamas

CAUSA: Oregon Coalition Calls on Rep. Gutierrez to Take the Lead on Immigration Reform Legislation

Marc Anthony & J.Lo Take Over Capitol Hill

Is This the Best They Can Do? Anti-Immigrant Group Rally Fizzles – FAIR Claims 200,000 Members; Only 50 People Show Up

Obama praises Sotomayor at Hispanic gala

September 10, 2009

How volatile is immigration in DC – In Lawmaker’s Outburst, a Rare Breach of Protocol – South Carolina GOP Rep Joe Wilson interrupted President Obama’s speech Wednesday night with a shout of “You lie!”

September 9, 2009

Photos: National Museum of American History Explores Bracero Story in New Exhibition – website http://americanhistory.si.edu/bracero

Bracero Story Explored in New Smithsonian Exhibition

Alex Treviño jumps 78 markets to land as a reporter in WUSA-9 (CBS) in Washington, D.C.

September 8, 2009

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference Dec. 6-8

September 1, 2009

Smithsonian celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with many free events

August 27, 2009

GALA Hispanic Theatre Launches a Re-designed Webpage WWW.GALATHEATRE.ORG

LatPro’s Hispanic & Bilingual Career Fair Comes to Washington, DC

August 26, 2009

The 20th annual AFI Latin American Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 23 to Oct. 12 at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Md., will kick off with the Mexican feature, “I’m Going to Explode” (Voy a explotar), directed by Gerardo Naranjo.

August 16, 2009

LATINA Style Welcomes Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez as the Honorary Chairwoman of the 6th Annual National LATINA Symposium

August 13, 2009

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo attended a reception Wednesday for newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama.

August 10, 2009

HolaCiudad Launches in Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington

August 8, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday morning as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court in a brief ceremony that completed a remarkable ascent for a Puerto Rican girl from the South Bronx .

August 4, 2009

The DC Center will host a one-night-only celebration of Latino art and culture this Friday (8/7/2009) at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights. “Latino Art in the City,” featuring musicians, dancers, and visual artists, will serve as fundraiser for the DC Center’s arts and cultural programs.

June 29, 2009

Obama feeling strain over immigration reform – White House summit to show support may buy him a little time

June 26, 2009

Tomorrow, June 26th, before Members of Congress depart for the 4th of July recess, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will gather to discuss the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

June 25, 2009

D.C. Metro Crashes Hate Into A Family

June 24, 2009

IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE

The Peruvian exhibition Deep Roots (Raices Profundas) will open tomorrow at 18:00 hours (23:00 GMT) at Peru’s embassy in Washington DC.

Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors See Art and Culture in Action

June 23, 2009

Las Américas, the final and most broad-reaching program of the Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture Smithsonian Folklife Festival “living exhibitions” series

June 22, 2009

The National Latino Behavioral Health Association has moved its offices from Berthoud to Washington, D.C., to address how to bring better mental health services to the Latino population nationwide.

June 19, 2009

Dream Act Advocates Hold Graduation Ceremony on Capitol Hill

Full Text: Remarks by the President at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

June 18, 2009

ZGS has named Nicole Quiroga the new station manager of its Telemundo affiliate in Washington, D.C.

June 17, 2009

Esperanza Addresses the Real Estate and Mortgage Crisis During The State of Hispanic Housing Dinner

June 16, 2009

Cautious Optimism Despite Another Delay in White House Immigration Reform Talks

June 6, 2009

The 2009 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference, June 17-19, 2009 – Washington, D.C.

June 4, 2009

First Hispanic-Owned Hotel in Washington, D.C. Celebrates Grand Opening With Mayor Adrian Fenty

June 3, 2009

Sotomayor makes more rounds on Capitol Hill

VivirLatino’s Maegan la Mala On the Road to the Reform Immigration for America Summit

United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to Keynote Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Associations (LISTA) National Technology Legislative Forum June 10th 2009.

June 2, 2009

Eight Hispanic University Students Chosen for Selective Leadership Program in Washington, DC

June 1, 2009

National Launch of the Reform Immigration for America Campaign

May 28, 2009

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE’S NEW SEASON – Plays about families, relationships, sexuality and cultural identity will be the focus of GALA Hispanic Theatre’s 34th season. The company performs at Tivoli Square in Columbia Heights. – Washington DC

May 21, 2009

CHCI Launches Hispanic Heritage Month Events And Theme, “Latinos Leading in a Global Society”

May 20, 2009

CHC, CAPAC and Progressive Caucus Discuss Immigration Reform with Community Leaders

May 14, 2009

New Musical Return of Eva Perón to Play Washington DC’s Gala Theatre – June 4-28

April 10, 2009

As the White House gears up to push an immigration overhaul, advocates are finding they have an unexpected ally in White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

March 17, 2009

CHCI Unveils New Web Site/Communication Center to Better Serve Latino Youth

Hispanic Democrats – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – will have their first West Wing meeting with President Obama on Wednesday morning to discuss immigration reform, according to Democratic sources.

President Obama will nominate Thomas E. Perez, head of the Maryland state labor agency, to be the federal government’s chief enforcer of civil rights laws

March 16, 2009

Michigan Latina is Obama link to states, communities – Cecilia Muñoz, the daughter of Bolivian immigrants now White House director of intergovernmental affairs, the point person between state and local elected officials and the president.

March 11, 2009

National Council of La Raza to Testify Before Congress on Latinos and Predatory Lending

March 10, 2009

List of the White House’s 28 Hispanic/Latino appointments – (updated to 31)

February 8, 2009

La Plaza: Fluent in Spanish-Language Media – Alejandro Lazo’s weekly blog-within-a-blog on the region’s Latino business community; The Washington Post is calling it “La Plaza.”

January 21, 2009

Ana Cruz in DC: I feel extraordinarily humbled – Inauguration postings from this political consultant from Tampa and former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party

Shakira is savoring change in D.C.

Latino, Citizenship inaugural galas: Partying with a purpose

January 19, 2009

Hispanic stars wow inaugural gala – Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Wilmer Valderrama, Tony Plana, Lila Downs, George Lopez, Rosie Perez, Angelica Vale and more

December 30, 2008

Latino Inaugural Gala 2009 info and tickets

December 22, 2008

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Swearing-In Ceremony to Honor Hispanic American Members of the 111th Congress

Area Immigrants Go Home for Christmas Only in Their Dreams

December 5, 2008

A Latino inaugural ball? -there’s an effort to have an official Latino ball at a presidential Inauguration for the first time. Latino groups are excited about the prospect — but say they wish the inaugural committee would hurry up and decide.

December 4, 2008

CASA LATINO REAL ESTATE ENLISTS HISPANIC MARKETING EXECUTIVE VETERAN AS FRANCHISEE AND AREA DEVELOPER Mercy Lugo-Struthers to head brand and business expansion in Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland :: CASA LATINO REAL ESTATE ENLISTA A EJECUTIVA VETERANA EN MERCADEO Mercy Lugo-Struthers estará encargada de dirigir y expandir la compañía en DC, Maryland y el norte de Virginia

December 3, 2008

Bill Richardson longed to return to Washington, D.C., federal posts

November 25, 2008

A former aide to President Bush has been charged with theft from a government-funded center that promotes democracy in Cuba. – Felipe E. Sixto

November 19, 2008

Fourth International Flamenco Fest at GALA with artists from Spain and the United States – Washington DC

November 12, 2008

Immigrant rights organizations have called for a major march on Washington on January 21, the day after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president.

November 7, 2008

Eduardo Diaz, executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, was appointed yesterday to lead the Smithsonian Latino Center.

November 6, 2008

National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) is downsizing operations – closes Washington DC office

October 20, 2008

Latino Culture and Fantasy Blend in Kid-Friendly ‘World’ – “Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple,” a well-intentioned, fitfully inspired children’s production at the Kennedy Center’s Family Theater.

October 1, 2008

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to Speak at the 15th Annual Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Awards Gala