HispanicTips http://www.hispanictips.com A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Democrats are touting their expanding hold on Hispanic voters in Florida, but GOP officials say they will turn Hispanic voters out in force in 2008. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ "Hispanic voters registered as Democrats have overtaken Hispanic Republicans in Florida, signaling a trend that, if it continues, could have far-reaching implications for the 2008 election and U.S. foreign policy.

Until now, the politically influential, mostly Republican Cuban-American community in Miami-Dade made Florida the only state in the country where, among Hispanics, Republicans outnumbered Democrats.

April voter registration statistics show 418,339 Hispanic Democrats statewide, compared to 415,068 Hispanic Republicans and 345,108 registered with neither party, according to a Florida Democratic Party analysis of state data. The state provides registration data sorted by party and race to the public only in the month before an election." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/feed/ Muy Bueno!: Creative Alliance’s efforts to reach Hispanic population pay off with new KFC account http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/muy-bueno-creative-alliances-efforts-to-reach-hispanic-population-pay-off-with-new-kfc-account/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/muy-bueno-creative-alliances-efforts-to-reach-hispanic-population-pay-off-with-new-kfc-account/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:09:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/muy-bueno-creative-alliances-efforts-to-reach-hispanic-population-pay-off-with-new-kfc-account/ "Creative Alliance Inc. is starting 2008 with a major new piece of longtime client KFC's Hispanic marketing business and three other new accounts, adding a total of $17.7 million in capitalized billings.

The new accounts, including KFC's U.S. Hispanic account, represent "a pretty good peak in today's economic times" for her 20-year-old firm, said Debbie Scoppechio, Creative Alliance founder, chairwoman and CEO. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/muy-bueno-creative-alliances-efforts-to-reach-hispanic-population-pay-off-with-new-kfc-account/feed/ Did You Know? Hispanic women are less educated than non-Hispanic women. Some 36% have less than a high school education, compared with 10% of non-Hispanic women. Nearly half (49%) of all Hispanic women immigrants have less than a high school education; a similar share (46%) of native-born Hispanic women have at least some college education. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-hispanic-women-are-less-educated-than-non-hispanic-women-some-36-have-less-than-a-high-school-education-compared-with-10-of-non-hispanic-women-nearly-half-49-of-all-hispanic-women-i/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-hispanic-women-are-less-educated-than-non-hispanic-women-some-36-have-less-than-a-high-school-education-compared-with-10-of-non-hispanic-women-nearly-half-49-of-all-hispanic-women-i/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:07:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-hispanic-women-are-less-educated-than-non-hispanic-women-some-36-have-less-than-a-high-school-education-compared-with-10-of-non-hispanic-women-nearly-half-49-of-all-hispanic-women-i/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-hispanic-women-are-less-educated-than-non-hispanic-women-some-36-have-less-than-a-high-school-education-compared-with-10-of-non-hispanic-women-nearly-half-49-of-all-hispanic-women-i/feed/ Did You Know? The majority (55%) of all Hispanic women report that they speak only English in their home or that they speak English very well. Most of these English speakers are native born. Seven-in-ten (73%) immigrant Hispanic women report that they do not speak English in their home or that they do not speak English very well. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-the-majority-55-of-all-hispanic-women-report-that-they-speak-only-english-in-their-home-or-that-they-speak-english-very-well-most-of-these-english-speakers-are-native-born-seven-in-t/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-the-majority-55-of-all-hispanic-women-report-that-they-speak-only-english-in-their-home-or-that-they-speak-english-very-well-most-of-these-english-speakers-are-native-born-seven-in-t/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:05:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-the-majority-55-of-all-hispanic-women-report-that-they-speak-only-english-in-their-home-or-that-they-speak-english-very-well-most-of-these-english-speakers-are-native-born-seven-in-t/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-the-majority-55-of-all-hispanic-women-report-that-they-speak-only-english-in-their-home-or-that-they-speak-english-very-well-most-of-these-english-speakers-are-native-born-seven-in-t/feed/ Did You Know? Among immigrant Hispanic women, 57% have arrived since 1990. Six-in-ten Hispanic women immigrants were born in Mexico. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-among-immigrant-hispanic-women-57-have-arrived-since-1990-six-in-ten/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-among-immigrant-hispanic-women-57-have-arrived-since-1990-six-in-ten/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:57:50 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-among-immigrant-hispanic-women-57-have-arrived-since-1990-six-in-ten/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-among-immigrant-hispanic-women-57-have-arrived-since-1990-six-in-ten/feed/ Did You Know? Approximately half (48%) of all Hispanic women were born in the U.S. or born abroad to a parent who is a U.S. citizen; the other half (52%) were born in countries other than the U.S. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-approximately-half-48-of-all-hispanic-women-were-born-in-the-us-or-born/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-approximately-half-48-of-all-hispanic-women-were-born-in-the-us-or-born/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:56:46 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-approximately-half-48-of-all-hispanic-women-were-born-in-the-us-or-born/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/did-you-know-approximately-half-48-of-all-hispanic-women-were-born-in-the-us-or-born/feed/ Pew Hispanic Center Factsheet: Hispanic Women in the United States, 2007 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/pew-hispanic-center-factsheet-hispanic-women-in-the-united-states-2007/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/pew-hispanic-center-factsheet-hispanic-women-in-the-united-states-2007/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:49:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/pew-hispanic-center-factsheet-hispanic-women-in-the-united-states-2007/ "There are 30.1 million Hispanic adults in the United States and 14.4 million of them--or 48%--are women, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates. This fact sheet describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of Hispanic women in the U.S. using data from the 2007 Current Population Survey and the 2006 American Community Survey. The findings reveal striking differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic women, and native-born and immigrant Hispanic women from different countries of origin. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/pew-hispanic-center-factsheet-hispanic-women-in-the-united-states-2007/feed/ Gwyneth to Star in Show Backed by … Chipotle? - Actress, a Famous Food Snob, Travels to Spain in PBS Culinary Series http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/gwyneth-to-star-in-show-backed-by-chipotle-actress-a-famous-food-snob-travels-to-spain-in-pbs-culinary-series/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/gwyneth-to-star-in-show-backed-by-chipotle-actress-a-famous-food-snob-travels-to-spain-in-pbs-culinary-series/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:48:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/gwyneth-to-star-in-show-backed-by-chipotle-actress-a-famous-food-snob-travels-to-spain-in-pbs-culinary-series/ "2008 is going to be a rough year for Gwyneth Paltrow haters. First the actress lightened up her prissy image with her action-movie debut last week alongside Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man." Now the woman who notoriously branded herself as a macrobiotic food snob has expanded her diet to include eel, cheese and even -- gasp -- fried churros, all to be chronicled in "Spain ... On the Road Again," a new docu-series making its debut in September on PBS. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/gwyneth-to-star-in-show-backed-by-chipotle-actress-a-famous-food-snob-travels-to-spain-in-pbs-culinary-series/feed/ Blogante News for Thursday - May 8th, 2008 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/blogante-news-for-thursday-may-8th-2008/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/blogante-news-for-thursday-may-8th-2008/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:27:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/blogante-news-for-thursday-may-8th-2008/ Top Stories --» view the latest 50 headlines or 25 excerpts

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HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/blogante-news-for-thursday-may-8th-2008/feed/ Paulina Rubio will launch her own perfume http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/paulina-rubio-will-launch-her-own-perfume/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/paulina-rubio-will-launch-her-own-perfume/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/paulina-rubio-will-launch-her-own-perfume/ "Paulina Rubio enters the fragrance business! The 33-year-old Mexican singer has partnered up with Oracle Beauty Brands to launch her own perfume this fall. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/paulina-rubio-will-launch-her-own-perfume/feed/ Vayanara Torres stars in “Beautiful Now” http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/vayanara-torres-stars-in-beautiful-now/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/vayanara-torres-stars-in-beautiful-now/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/vayanara-torres-stars-in-beautiful-now/ "Dayanara Torres stars in the music video "Beautiful Now" by American singer and musician Alex Woodard, who serenades mothers just in time for Mother's Day! The former Miss Universe appears with her two children: 7-year-old Cristian and 4-year-old Ryan. The 33-year-old Puerto Rican beauty is featured along with model Cindy Margolis and actresses Jodi Fung, Alison Sweeney and McKenzie Westmore, who also appear with their kids. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/vayanara-torres-stars-in-beautiful-now/feed/ Luis Miguel still dreams of one day reuniting with his mother http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/luis-miguel-still-dreams-of-one-day-reuniting-with-his-mother/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/luis-miguel-still-dreams-of-one-day-reuniting-with-his-mother/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:08 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/luis-miguel-still-dreams-of-one-day-reuniting-with-his-mother/ "The highly awaited presentation of Luis Miguel's latest CD, Cómplices, took place on Tuesday night at the Casino Español in Mexico City. The event began on time– at 3:00 p.m. sharp –when over 300 fans gathered in front of the casino to welcome their idol. Over 100 security guards watched over the venue where the singer was scheduled to make his appearance at 6:30 p.m. “Not even the President has such a big following," a businessman from México City stated. The frenzy was justified. After all, this was the singer’s first public appearance in his native México in almost two years." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/luis-miguel-still-dreams-of-one-day-reuniting-with-his-mother/feed/ Itatí Cantoral considers her pregnancy a miracle http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/itati-cantoral-considers-her-pregnancy-a-miracle/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/itati-cantoral-considers-her-pregnancy-a-miracle/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/itati-cantoral-considers-her-pregnancy-a-miracle/ "Itatí Cantoral is overwhelmed with joy over her pregnancy. The Mexican actress is already four months pregnant and thinks it’s a miracle! Mexican news agency Notimex reported that Cantoral was convinced she would never become pregnant again because she has only one ovary left. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/itati-cantoral-considers-her-pregnancy-a-miracle/feed/ LandAmerica’s Dan A. Robledo Inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:32 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/ "LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG) announces that Dan A. Robledo, Vice President - Arizona Operations Manager, has been inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP).

NAHREP is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Washington, D.C., with 15,000 members in more than 60 affiliate chapters in 48 states. Its mission is to increase the sustainable Hispanic homeownership rate by empowering real estate professionals serving the community. The association accomplishes this by providing educational tools and a networking forum, and through the power of advocacy. NAHREP members include real estate agents, brokers, loan officers, mortgage brokers, title officers, escrow officers, appraisers, insurance agents and other professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dan Robledo to our Board of Directors," said Timothy Sandos, President and Chief Executive Officer of NAHREP. "Dan is a tremendously talented leader, as evidenced by his career in the industry, and his contributions to NAHREP will help make the American Dream of homeownership come true for more Hispanics across the country."

Visit http://www.nahrep.org for more information about the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

About LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. is a leading provider of real estate transaction services with over 700 offices and a network of more than 8,500 active agents. LandAmerica serves agent, residential, commercial and lender customers throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. For the second consecutive year, LandAmerica is recognized as number one in the mortgage services industry on Fortune's 2008 list of America's most admired companies." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/feed/ Arbitron’s Portable People Meter & it effect on Hispanic Radio http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/arbitrons-portable-people-meter-it-effect-on-hispanic-radio/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/arbitrons-portable-people-meter-it-effect-on-hispanic-radio/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:14:14 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/arbitrons-portable-people-meter-it-effect-on-hispanic-radio/ "By now almost everyone in the media industry has heard about Arbitron's latest attempt to improve its present day system of “diary keeping” to a new and supposedly “improved" method of electronic measurement called the “Portable People Meter”- PPM. This new technology has already replaced the diary in two major markets- Houston and Philadelphia. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose are scheduled to follow in the Fall of this year. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/arbitrons-portable-people-meter-it-effect-on-hispanic-radio/feed/ Todobebé launches Todobebé La Revista http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/todobebe-launches-todobebe-la-revista/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/todobebe-launches-todobebe-la-revista/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/todobebe-launches-todobebe-la-revista/ "Todobebé, a multi-media company dedicated to the Hispanic and Latin American Parenting Market, today is launching Todobebé La Revista. The magazine has a page count of 24 and is distributed as an insert in Phoenix La Prensa newspaper. It will be published as an insert in 10 other newspapers in 7 cities in the coming days. (For distribution vehicles and dates see below.) Total circulation is 839,000." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/todobebe-launches-todobebe-la-revista/feed/ Cuba’s two-currency system adds up to a social divide http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/cubas-two-currency-system-adds-up-to-a-social-divide/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/cubas-two-currency-system-adds-up-to-a-social-divide/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:12:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/cubas-two-currency-system-adds-up-to-a-social-divide/ "The problems faced by Rosa and others like her, complicated by factors such as the country's loss of Soviet aid years ago, appear to be getting worse. Cuba's system of two currencies may be at least partly to blame.

Cuba uses the dominant convertible peso known as the CUC -- introduced four years ago to replace the U.S. dollar, which had been circulating for more than a decade -- and the Cuban peso known as moneda nacional.

Those with jobs in hotels, airlines and shops and on the thriving black market earn CUCs, referred to as "the dollar" and worth about 25 times the peso. The peso is the currency given to all state workers and pensioners, which must be converted to CUCs to purchase most goods. The Cuban government retains the peso because it lacks sufficient foreign reserves to back and circulate only CUCs." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/cubas-two-currency-system-adds-up-to-a-social-divide/feed/ ad:tech Miami - Digital Media Among Hispanic & LatAM Consumers. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:12:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/ "ad:tech expositions, LLC announced its second annual show in Miami, the only digital marketing show with a Hispanic focus. The event will take place from June 3 - 4 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/adtech-miami-digital-media-among-hispanic-latam-consumers/feed/ Jury award of over $1 million to Latina farm worker upheld by Ninth Circuit http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/jury-award-of-over-1-million-to-latina-farm-worker-upheld-by-ninth-circuit/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/jury-award-of-over-1-million-to-latina-farm-worker-upheld-by-ninth-circuit/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:07:59 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/jury-award-of-over-1-million-to-latina-farm-worker-upheld-by-ninth-circuit/ "A jury verdict in favor of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and farm worker Olivia Tamayo has been affirmed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a sexual harassment and reprisal lawsuit against Coalinga, California-based Harris Farms, the EEOC announced April 25, 2008. Harris Farms is one of the largest integrated farming operations in the Central San Joaquin Valley.

At trial, a jury found Harris Farms liable for sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive discharge. Tamayo was awarded over $1,000,000, including attorney's fees for her private lawyer, on her federal and state law discrimination claims." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/jury-award-of-over-1-million-to-latina-farm-worker-upheld-by-ninth-circuit/feed/ El Vez, the ‘Mexican Elvis,’ brings his wild ‘El Vez for Prez’ show to CSU-Monterey Bay http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/el-vez-the-mexican-elvis-brings-his-wild-el-vez-for-prez-show-to-csu-monterey-bay/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/el-vez-the-mexican-elvis-brings-his-wild-el-vez-for-prez-show-to-csu-monterey-bay/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:06:38 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/el-vez-the-mexican-elvis-brings-his-wild-el-vez-for-prez-show-to-csu-monterey-bay/ "Appropriating a gringo icon to celebrate Chicano culture is just one of the many over-the-top quirks of El Vez, The Mexican Elvis.

There's also the flashy wardrobe and greasy pompadour, channeling The Elvis Presley's Las Vegas-era lounge act.

There are the female back-up dancers, the El Vettes, appropriately named Priscilita, Gladysita, Lisa Maria and Que Linda Thompson." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/el-vez-the-mexican-elvis-brings-his-wild-el-vez-for-prez-show-to-csu-monterey-bay/feed/