North Carolina Hispanic y Latino News & Info
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School secretary axed for speaking Spanish – suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district – NC

Former Mecklenburg County commissioner Dan Ramirez said he plans to make another run for the county board.

Carrboro’s El Centro Latino and Durham’s El Centro Hispano may collaborate – NC

City leaders look to rebuild trust with Hispanic community – Charlotte, NC

North Carolina Appoints New Director To Office Of Hispanic And Latino Affairs – Gabriela Zabala

Will “Deportation fears result in low census counts of Latinos” – York County, North Carolina

Charlotte honors fire department’s first Latino captain – Eli Robles, who leaves the Charlotte Fire Department Tuesday after 25 years

The weekly Spanish-language newspaper La Noticia is in its 14th year of providing local and national news to the Charlotte area’s Latino community. Now the paper is stretching its legs: An Asheville edition is set to launch Dec. 9, with distribution in Buncombe and Henderson counties as well as other parts of Western North Carolina.

Immigration to Inspect 38 Companies in Carolinas, Georgia

A nonprofit that served Orange County’s Latino population for a decade closed its doors this week, saying the recession had taken a heavy toll on its funding. – Carrboro, NC El Centro Latino

Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School officials have worked to make sure their school’s English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ needs are met. The school received 12 mini-laptops last month to help those students with their online ESL courses.- Kinston, North Carolina

Durham Latinos will likely have a better pipeline to President Obama after weighing in Thursday on how to improve education for Hispanic Americans. – Leading a ”community conversation” at El Centro Hispano on Main Street was Juan Sepulveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

Charlotte’s classical-music station, Davidson College’s WDAV-FM (89.9), is looking at adding a Spanish channel. – Called “Concierto,” it would be broadcast on one of WDAV’s HD radio channels and streamed on the Web.

Juan Sepulveda of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will be at El Centro Hispano center in Durham on Thursday to speak with residents and local leaders about the status of Hispanic education.

Thousands enjoy Festival Latino at Hugh McRae Park – Wilmington NC

Hispanic culture becomes part of Western North Carolina landscape

The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals will host a conference Friday at Meredith College for professionals who work with Hispanic students. The Hispanic Achievement Conference will focus on helping students in English as a Second Language classes excel in school.

A pilot program in North Carolina has been launched to protect the life and health of U.S. migrant and seasonal farm worker children, many of whom are Hispanic.

Vying for a Slice of One State’s Growing Hispanic Consumer Market – North Carolina’s booming Latino population fuels economic growth

9500 Liberty: Film on Immigration Battle Wins Best Documentary at the Charlotte Film Festival

Penalizing children of illegal immigrants is not the answer – North Carolina community colleges – The chair of the policy committee that considered the policy change, Stuart Fountain, told The Associated Press, “These children cannot be held in limbo while the federal government decides what to do with immigration.”

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Small Business Forum Series Launches in Charlotte, NC

Illegal immigrants will have the opportunity to enroll in community colleges across the state starting next year. – On Friday, the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges approved a measure that will allow undocumented immigrants who have graduated from a U.S. high school to register for classes after April 1, 2010.

Consumer Stories…Focus on Hispanic foods at local grocery chain – Charlotte, North Carolina

The sights and sounds of Latino culture were displayed at Lenoir Community College on Saturday during the seventh annual Raza Festival. – About 4,000 attended

Howard, Merrell & Partners Forms Hispanic Marketing Group

UNC Wilmington’s first Spanish theater group, Puro Teatro

Howard, Merrell & Partners in Raleigh, NC, formed a Hispanic Marketing Group

N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico – Federal investigators ignored evidence the man is a U.S. citizen, documents show.

Un grupo de feligreses hispanos impidió que un sacerdote oficiara la misa dominical en una iglesia católica de Carolina del Norte porque “no trata bien a los mexicanos”

New study shows that white men get a lot more tips about job opportunities in upper management than Hispanics

At House of Raeford, far fewer Latino workers – Once more than 80 percent Latino, the production floor at the Raeford plant is now up to 70 percent African American

The Food Lion supermarket chain will expand its Sabor Latino (Latin Flavor) format to 59 stores in North Carolina to better serve this growing market.

Beautiful weather, enthusiastic bands and dancers and good food and drink all combined for a large turnout at the Wilson Police Department’s 5th annual Hispanic Outreach Summer Festival held Saturday afternoon at Toisnot Park. – North Carolina

North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign Launches Women’s Health Website in Spanish

Latino Community Credit Union has been honored by the N.C. Credit Union League for its community service – Durham, North Carolina

First Ever 24/7 Spanish Language Talk Radio Show Comes to Charlotte!

Norsan Multimedia plans to flip Regional Mexican WGSP-AM (La Tremenda)/Charlotte to Spanish News/Talk as “Radio Formula 1310 AM.”

The economic crisis and rising deportations of undocumented immigrants is forcing Hispanic moms in Charlotte to seek aid from the government to survive.

Durham’s Latino Community Credit Union opened a branch office Monday in Garner – the bank’s second branch in Wake County.

Una cadena de comida rápida mexicana en Carolina del Norte expande sus operaciones

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization Participates in UNC Kenan-Flagler New Ventures: Discovery Class

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).

A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan

Hispanic spending growing in Carolinas – Hispanics are currently the second biggest spenders in North Carolina, accounting for 9.4% of total buying dollars.

Helped by free clinic, Latino returns favor

Activistas en Carolina del Norte buscan detener la aplicación del programa de inmigración 287g

Hundreds of people attended the 14th annual “Latino Issues Forum” in Charlotte Friday.

Una escuela de Carolina del Norte recibió una reprimenda por segregar a alumnos hispanos

State and local leaders on Monday defended a $40 million federal program used by Mecklenburg County that identifies jailed illegal immigrants – after a congressional report criticized it for targeting minor offenders instead of serious criminals. – North Carolina

Los venezolanos residentes en Carolina del Sur, Carolina del Norte, Florida y Georgia podrán votar en el referendo del próximo 15 de febrero en el Miami Dade College de Kendall, en el condado de Miami-Dade, informó una organización.

The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN), which is based in Greenville, and the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association based in El Paso, Texas, will hold ENLACES: Fostering Effective Latino Participation in HIV Prevention Community Planning Feb. 6-8

First Bank is expanding its services to the Latino community by offering two Spanish-language locations in Asheboro beginning Jan. 5. – North Carolina

The Latino Community Credit Union will open a second branch in Charlotte on Monday.

Winston-Salem State University experiencing an increase in Hispanic/Latino students

North Carolina lottery officials want the state’s Hispanic residents to give their share. They’d like to run a Spanish-language ad campaign to induce more purchases by a fast-growing segment of the population.

Ad Rules Threaten North Carolina Lottery’s Latino Marketing Push

The president of the newly formed Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern North Carolina resigned this week under pressure from her board of directors. Liliana Parker

Charlotte Toughens Rules On Mobile Food Vendors – Many of the vendors are Hispanic and call the measures discrimination. Latino activist German de Castro said, “We are talking about an economic class that happens to be Hispanic.

Norsan Media Leader in the Hispanic Radio Market – WOLS 106.1 FM will soon speak Spanish – Charlotte

Another Spanish station is heading to the powerful FM dial in Charlotte, the third to go on the air since 2006. Starting Jan. 1, Norsan Media will take over the signal of WOLS-FM (106.1), an English-language oldies station. It will carry the Mexican regional format of Norsan’s WRML-FM (“La Raza” 102.3), and WRML will adopt a new Spanish pop-tropical format.

Triangle’s Largest Food Pantry & Hispanic Family Center Expands – North Carolina

Viva Carolina Charlotte Edition Releases November Issue

During the presidential election Nov. 4, Avery County polling precincts posted inaccurate Spanish instructions in voting booths regarding how to mark a ballot. – North Carolina

Since January, the number of Hispanic voters has grown by more than 50 percent, according to the State Board of Elections. The state’s total number of voters grew by 11 percent – North Carolina

Could North Carolina Hispanic Vote Affect Election Outcome? Local Expert Discusses Possibilities

North Carolina sheriff’s slurs snarl locals’ immigration work – Sheriff Steve said Mexicans are trashy” and pointed to several children playing and said “All they do is work and make love.” – Smithfield

The Salvation Army of Winston-Salem said that BB&T Corp. has donated audio tapes, valued at $100,000, to the group as part of its educational and marketing outreach to Hispanic immigrants.

Latino shoppers see a retail explosion – Greensboro, North Carolina

La Conexión, the Triangle’s first Spanish-language newspaper, has been sold. – North Carolina

Growth of Hispanic tennis – Measured in play, not points – North Carolina

N. Carolina House Republican wannabe illustrates what’s wrong with Republican rationale on immigration enforcement

Welcome across cultures Reino Hoy, an interdenominational group, serves Triangle’s Hispanic Christians – North Carolina

A Raleigh man will face charges today in federal court that he made death threats to the nation’s most prominent Hispanic advocacy group. Leaders of the National Council of La Raza, based in Washington, D.C., say Christopher Szaz sent e-mails threatening to kill their employees and Hispanics in general.

Taxista hispano en Carolina del Norte anima a pasajeros con karoke en vivo