Hispanic y Latino News for Friday June 5th, 2009
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A federal appeals panel has upheld a suburban St. Louis town’s ordinance prohibiting the hiring of illegal immigrants, a case that could have national implications. – Valley Park :: from www.columbiamissourian.com
Meth ads talk to teens in Spanish – Spanish ads in the West feature young Latinos sharing meth nightmares :: from www.cnn.com
How an immigration raid changed a town – Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history. :: from www.csmonitor.com
Controversial right wing radio talk show host Jay Severin, suspended for a month for making derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants, will return to the airwaves Tuesday. – was suspended April 30 after calling Mexican immigrants “criminaliens,” “primitives,” and “leeches,” and saying Mexico’s leading exports included venereal disease and “women with mustaches and VD.” :: from www.boston.com
Marching to a Latin beat in ‘Concert for the Troops’ – This week, mun2 is continuing its examination of how Latinos are affecting U.S. military culture and vice versa by airing “Concert for the Troops.” :: from www.latimes.com
New & first Hispanic president of Texas A&M University Elsa Murano not getting good grades/reviews :: from www.chron.com
Shakira’s Children – She has built five schools in her country since 2004 – (feature in NYT’s Magazine) :: from www.nytimes.com
Carlos Pascual nominated as U.S. ambassador to Mexico – The Cuban-born diplomat, an expert in ‘failed states,’ would take over one of the largest American embassies and confront a host of complex bilateral issues. :: from www.latimes.com
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Five Reasons It’s Great to be a Chicano in Denver :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Grilling The Argentine Way Author Of New Grilling Book “Seven Fires” Chef Francis Mallmann Brings His Favorite Recipes For Cooking Over Open Fire To “The Early Show” :: from www.cbsnews.com
Marco Rubio Is the “Cuban Newt Gingrich”? :: from blogs.miaminewtimes.com
President Obama made history last week when he tapped a federal appellate judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina nominated for the Supreme Court. Two editors of publications geared towards Latinos explore what type of impact the nomination is having on their communities. Mimi Valdes Ryan, of Latina Magazine, and Nicole Raymond of People en Espanol explain. :: from www.npr.org
Wisconsin considers giving ID cards to illegal immigrants :: from www.fox6now.com
Happy Birthday, Federico García Lorca, Spanish Poet and Playwright :: from www.findingdulcinea.com
Oakland, California to offer identification cards for illegal immigrants :: from www.latimes.com
Siblings graduate as valedictorian, salutatorian at Irving’s MacArthur High – Karen and Brian Cárdenas endured language barriers and financial hardships after emigrating from Colombia to be with their father. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Review of “Rudo y Cursi”: ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’ pair reunite (Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal) – film doesn’t sizzle :: from www.thenewstribune.com
Mexican drug gangs are moving operations to Guatemala, where weak law enforcement and deep-rooted corruption provide fertile ground, officials and analysts say. :: from www.upi.com
Latinos Newly Open to Cooking From a Can :: from www.washingtonpost.com
White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal – Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Obama administration to do anything in the near future about immigration reform, or yanking Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) authority :: from blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
A recent statewide study conducted by the North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign and published by the American Journal of Health Education revealed that only one-third of Hispanic women took a daily multivitamin with folic acid. These findings are important because Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of having a baby affected by a birth defect of the brain (anencephaly) or spine (spina bifida). :: from charlotte.dbusinessnews.com
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on Thursday launched a joint 100 million dollar project to protect Mexico’s environment with the government and the World Wildlife Fund. :: from news.yahoo.com
What Is Killing Chile’s Coastal Wildlife? :: from news.yahoo.com
A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan :: from www.wral.com
In its rivalry with Peru to have the largest number of registered butterfly species, Colombia has taken a giant step in exhibiting these creatures: interactive butterfly habitats that recreate natural ecosystems. :: from www.laht.com
A senior communist official says Cuba is happy with an Organization of American States decision lifting a decades-long suspension on the island, but it won’t return to the group. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s 11-year-old son and brother-in-law were released by kidnappers a day after being abducted in Venezuela. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hundreds of whales have begun arriving in the warm waters off Colombia’s Pacific coast to mate and prepare to birth their calves, following a journey of up to 17,000 kilometers :: from www.laht.com
Sonia Sotomayor files 172-page questionnaire for Senate :: from www.washingtonexaminer.com
Sacred plants of the Maya forest – Some of the Central American rainforest’s hidden treasures are being revealed by the Maya, more than a millennium after their passing. :: from news.bbc.co.uk
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The message Spanish cinema is pushing about itself these days is that there is an industry beyond the familiar names of Pedro Almodovar and Alejandro Amenabar. And as the Madrid de Cine Spanish Film Screenings kick off Sunday, the industry is looking to show buyers there’s more to Spanish cinema than its two favorite sons. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
Review of “Rudo y Cursi”: ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’ pair reunite (Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal) – film doesn’t sizzle :: from www.thenewstribune.com
Battle Of The Bands: Kudai Feeds The RBD Void? :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
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MTV Tr3s VIDEO PREMIERE: Aventura Featuring Akon & Wisin y Yandel’s “All Up To You”
What do you call a Texas-bred Latina lesbian punk girl-band with a radio-ready pop sound? We call it Girl in a Coma :: from www.dallasvoice.com
Shakira’s Children – She has built five schools in her country since 2004 – (feature in NYT’s Magazine) :: from www.nytimes.com
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar said Thursday he was “thrilled” to learn he had been awarded an honorary doctorate of arts degree from Harvard University :: from www.laht.com
VÍDEO- Edith González ¡dejó galán en Colombia! – En el anuncio sobre su incorporación al elenco de la telenovela Camaleones, la actriz habló de su romance :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Lupita D’Alessio vs. Belinda: “No soy una loca” – La Leona Dormida se defendió de los comentarios de Belinda y mencionó que ella es la mejor intérprete de México :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Captan a Ulysses Alonso con otra mujer – Antes de ser encarcelado, el aún esposo de Myrka Dellanos fue captado besándose con otra mujer :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Fanny Lú: otra colombiana exitosa :: from www.diariocolatino.com
Presenta Cristian Castro su nuevo CD – “El culpable soy yo” :: from www.elfinanciero.com.mx
Reik conquista Atlanta :: from www.atlantalatino.com
Con sus corridos, estilo de cantar y risa inigualable, Lupillo Rivera ha logrado afianzar su carrera entre los seguidores de la música regional mexicana. :: from www.lavibra.com
Olga Tañón, La Mujer de Fuego, nominada a los Premios Juventud – La puertorriqueña ganó una postulación como ´Mi Artista Tropical´ :: from www.rpp.com.pe
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Telemundo Network enjoys best May – marks Telemundo’s eighth consecutive month of year over year growth in Monday through Sunday prime :: from hispanicad.com
Buoyed by high ratings, Nickelodeon Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are set to co-produce “Isa TK+” (Isa I Luv U More), the follow-up to their first telenovela, “Isa TKM” (Isa, I Luv U). :: from www.variety.com
Attorney Angel Reyes: Why are Hispanics ‘last in, first out’ of jobs? :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
The Untapped Side Of Hispanic Mobile Marketing – Generally absent in the discussion about mobile and Hispanics have been the other two platforms that make up the mobile marketing triumvirate – the mobile Web and mobile applications :: from www.mediapost.com
$10M boost expected from Hispanic Chamber convention in Denver :: from www.bizjournals.com
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LasikPlus, a provider of laser vision correction services with over 75 locations in the United States, has selected ViVA Partnership for a ‘360-degree’ program to reach Hispanic consumers :: from hispanicad.com
Are You Ready to Meet Mr. Destination? – Southwest Airlines summer Hispanic ad campaign
The message Spanish cinema is pushing about itself these days is that there is an industry beyond the familiar names of Pedro Almodovar and Alejandro Amenabar. And as the Madrid de Cine Spanish Film Screenings kick off Sunday, the industry is looking to show buyers there’s more to Spanish cinema than its two favorite sons. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
Mexico’s largest brewer Grupo Modelo SAB (GMODELO.MX) said Tuesday it paid 2.04 billion pesos ($153.7 million) to unwind its outstanding U.S. dollar hedges. :: from online.wsj.com
Northwest Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Pioneering new endeavors :: from www.ferndalerecordjournal.com
A total of 1.2 million books under 800 titles are pirated in Argentina every year, costing publishers $10 million in annual losses, the Argentine Publishers Association, or CAP, said over the weekend. :: from www.laht.com
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Names Marketwire Official Wire Service
Latino Television Programs Fill a Void in Hispanic Advertising :: from
More US Hispanic News –»
Bikinis Peruano! New designer found passion for swimwear in Hawaii, help in her South American roots :: from www.honoluluadvertiser.com
Rick Sanchez Rips Bill O’Reilly For Lying About CNN And Murdered Army Recruiter :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Urbane Mexican recipes are the draw of ‘Salpicon!’ – cookbook :: from www.chicagotribune.com
I think, therefore I am: Being Latino is as simple as saying so :: from news.medill.northwestern.edu
Empowerment through financial education for Latina women :: from news.medill.northwestern.edu
Boy Scouts make big push to get Latinos to join – Organization tries to leap hurdles to double its ranks of Hispanic Boy Scouts :: from www.chicagotribune.com
VidaySalud.com :: Univision’s Doctora Aliza Launches VidaySalud.com(TM)
After 15 years at the University of Houston, the Spanish government’s Spanish Resource Center this fall will relocate to Rice University — a move that a top Rice official said underscores the elite private school’s commitment to Hispanic studies. :: from www.chron.com
Hispanic Business Magazine Kicks Off Woman of the Year Gala – Several hundred people on Thursday attended the daytime festivities at HispanicBusiness Magazine’s 2009 Woman of the Year event in Houston, Texas. :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry’s New Advocate Palermo Galindo Will Help Hispanic-Immigrant Outreach :: from www.indianasnewscenter.com
After more than two years heading Wilmington’s Voices Without Borders, Executive Director Guillermina Gonzalez is leaving. :: from www.delawareonline.com
Sotomayor’s Service With a Latino Rights Group :: from www.nytimes.com
Robbers have hit Hispanic businesses in Johnson County 16 times since November. – Kansas :: from www.nbcactionnews.com
Milka Duno sets lofty goals beyond racing :: from www.star-telegram.com
Noticias en Español –» view with direct links
Horrible asesinato de joven guatemalteco en Miami :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
El dúo Calle 13 y la ex Miss Universo Denise Quiñones marcharon el viernes en Puerto Rico como parte de una protesta por los miles de empleados públicos despedidos por la administración del gobernador Luis Fortuño. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
El 95 por ciento de los padres hispanos en EE.UU. desea cumplir el sueño de enviar a sus hijos a la universidad, pero el 67 por ciento cree que si el coste de las matrículas siguen en ascenso, la mayoría no lo logrará, según una encuesta difundida recientemente. :: from www.munhispano.com
Agencias del orden a nivel local y estatal de Arizona y Sonora (México) acordaron en Tucson trabajar conjuntamente para combatir el tráfico de armas a ambos lados de la frontera. :: from www.univision.com
La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Janet Napolitano, anunció hoy que destinará 60 millones de dólares para que las distintas fuerzas policiales locales de la frontera puedan combatir el crimen organizado. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció este jueves oficialmente el nombramiento de Carlos Pascual como próximo embajador estadounidense en México, cuyo gobierno dio su beneplácito al cargo en abril pasado. :: from www.univision.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Colombian writer William Ospina won the prestigious Romulo Gallegos International Novel Prize on Thursday in a competition marked by the withdrawal of two Venezuelan authors due to differences with President Hugo Chavez. :: from www.google.com
Mexican drug gangs are moving operations to Guatemala, where weak law enforcement and deep-rooted corruption provide fertile ground, officials and analysts say. :: from www.upi.com
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on Thursday launched a joint 100 million dollar project to protect Mexico’s environment with the government and the World Wildlife Fund. :: from news.yahoo.com
What Is Killing Chile’s Coastal Wildlife? :: from news.yahoo.com
Shakira’s Children – She has built five schools in her country since 2004 – (feature in NYT’s Magazine) :: from www.nytimes.com
A total of 1.2 million books under 800 titles are pirated in Argentina every year, costing publishers $10 million in annual losses, the Argentine Publishers Association, or CAP, said over the weekend. :: from www.laht.com
In its rivalry with Peru to have the largest number of registered butterfly species, Colombia has taken a giant step in exhibiting these creatures: interactive butterfly habitats that recreate natural ecosystems. :: from www.laht.com
A senior communist official says Cuba is happy with an Organization of American States decision lifting a decades-long suspension on the island, but it won’t return to the group. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Carlos Pascual nominated as U.S. ambassador to Mexico – The Cuban-born diplomat, an expert in ‘failed states,’ would take over one of the largest American embassies and confront a host of complex bilateral issues. :: from www.latimes.com
Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s 11-year-old son and brother-in-law were released by kidnappers a day after being abducted in Venezuela. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican police found 11 bodies – most with their hands and feet cut off – inside an abandoned car in the border state of Sonora Thursday in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling for control of the region. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hundreds of whales have begun arriving in the warm waters off Colombia’s Pacific coast to mate and prepare to birth their calves, following a journey of up to 17,000 kilometers :: from www.laht.com
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