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November 21, 2009
Federal Highway Administration Names First Hispanic Woman to Lead Division – Irene Rico
Latina Leadership Lessons: Why Are Powerful Latinas Happy?
Susana Iglesias, writing from the streets – Mexico City native is winner of the first-ever Aura Estrada Prize, an international competition for young women writing literature in Spanish.
November 20, 2009
Interview with Children’s Author Lucia Gonzalez – Gonzalez’s latest children’s book, The Storyteller’s Candle, is dedicated to Pura Belpre
Mi Hermanita: So Far and Yet So Near
November 19, 2009
Latina activist Lorraine Lee namesake of trail near Tucson – Saturday dedication to honor deceased officer in Chicanos por la Causa
Obama answers top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sanchez
Video: New Research Finds Latinas with Lactose Intolerance Manage By Avoiding Dairy
My Latino Book Review: Belinda Acosta’s “Drama, Damas and Ana Ruiz”
November 18, 2009
Belleza Q&A: Rose-Marie Castano
A Woman’s Nation Spurred by LatinaTION
November 16, 2009
A Real Story About Latinos Doing Life – A review of “Confetti Girl” by Diana López
Interview with award-winning children’s author Lucia Gonzalez
Sotomayor Has Romantic ‘Friend With No Strings Attached’: Pal Tells Magazine
November 13, 2009
The Importance of La Hermana in Our Lives
November 12, 2009
Meet Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill
November 11, 2009
University of Texas Research Study Needs Midlife Latinas
- needed to fill out an online survey on physical activity and ethnicity; Participants will be reimbursed
Two San Antonio sisters, just back from Iraq, become naturalized citizens – 23-year-old Blanca Estella, right, and 22-year-old Maria Isabel
Latina Mothers in America: Irene Cabrera
Latina Beauty » Alexa Rodulfo Needs Your Help
November 10, 2009
Tortuphina Press Announces New Book by Ana Munoz-Jordan: ‘How Turtle Became a Dolphin’
Book review: Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
November 9, 2009
Yasmin Vizcaino, Miss Hispanic Oklahoma State University 2009, and the Stillwater Public Library are joining to provide information and resources to permanent Hispanic residents who want to become United States citizens.
November 7, 2009
Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor
November 6, 2009
Lizette Olmos, LULAC and MillerCoors Lideres Campaign – she needs your help to win
November 5, 2009
A ‘Precious’ opportunity for young nuyorican actress – Stephanie Andujar
The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health
November 4, 2009
Viewpoint: Being Latino in America – commentary by MARIA ELENA SALINAS
California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse
November 2, 2009
Tales of weeping woman passed down in Hispanic culture – La Llorona
Few people have done more to advance the cause of Hispanics in the region than Rosa Correa, the former chairwoman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority.
SFist Interviews Artist Gabriela Lena Frank
October 30, 2009
Casa de Esperanza Launches Hope Campaign to Challenge Communities Across the Country to Take Action
Mexican Political Prisoner Gloria Arenas Released
October 29, 2009
As an artist and a yoga guru in Kansas City, Maria Calderon, 25, is in touch with herself and her surroundings.
October 28, 2009
Health Reform for Latinas Should Include Not Being Shackled While Birthing
October 27, 2009
Domestic Violence and Latina Immigrants: Seven Reasons Why Some Are Reluctant to Seek Help
Q&A With Monica C. Roldan, MSW Manager of Community Outreach and Supervising Supervisor Sanctuary for Families
October 26, 2009
Isabel Allende Named to Council of Cervantes Institute
Fidel Castro’s younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.
Angelique Espinoza’s departure from Boulder City Council leaves cultural gap
October 17, 2009
Más mujeres en estructuras de poder de Cuba
Interview with Vickie Jimenez
Cuidad Juárez killings: Women victims are new aspect of ongoing violence across border
Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor
October 15, 2009
Mensaje de Yoani Sánchez a ceremonia de premios “María Moors Cabot” en la Universidad de Columbia.
October 14, 2009
MEXICO: Rural Poverty Has a Woman’s Face
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a 2008 Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of illegal immigration, is criticizing the nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte for District of Colorado U.S. Attorney.
Afro-Latinos in Literature: Q&A with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa – While many Latinos have African roots, our literature doesn’t always reflect this
University of Nevada, Reno professor Emma Sepulveda Pulvirenti was appointed to the commission this week by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. – National Museum of the American Latino Commission.
October 12, 2009
Yoani Sánchez: ‘‘Mi vida está en otra Cuba, no en otra parte”
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley
A leader in Northern Nevada’s Latino community has been invited to a White House gathering next week for Hispanic Heritage Month. – Xiomara Rodriguez
Interview with Sueños chef Sue Torres in NYC
October 9, 2009
Latina Author: Alexandra Roman de Hernandez
Pew Hispanic Center study reveals blocks in Latinos’ road to college – Two Latinas say they would have gone to universities if they’d had the chance – Salinas, CA perspective
October 7, 2009
Hispanic Education Coalition Applauds Choice of New Director of Head Start Early Childhood Education Program
Zorro Unmasked: a review of Zorro, by Isabel Allende
Miss Tennessee Latina Pageant skips 2009
Love child turned critic, a daughter of Fidel Castro told a Widener University audience Monday that lifting 50-year embargoes imposed by the United States would do little to help suffering people in Cuba. – Alina Fernandez
ESMERALDA SANTIAGO, ELVIRA LINDO, ANNECY BAEZ AT THE NEW YORK TIMES – OCTOBER 13 (6 – 8 P.M.) – panel discussion “Women’s Voices in a Latino New York”
October 6, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
October 5, 2009
Book Review: “How To Leave Hialeah” by Jennine Capó Crucet (***1/2)
Designer Angelina Mata will celebrate San Antonio fashion week with show
Sandra Cisneros’ ofrenda to her parents on exhibit in Chicago
El Teatro de Los Oprimidos – Olga García Echeverría
¡VIDA! The Fourth Annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference, offering information on early cancer screening, risk factors, treatment and managing side effects, is scheduled for next Saturday, Oct. 10, at Old Pueblo Community Center. – Arizona
Over the past year, an average of nine woman were murdered by their spouses, boyfriends or ex-partners each month in Peru and many of these crimes were motivated by jealousy
October 2, 2009
Sotomayor won’t sell NY apartment in this economy
Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, a District-based nonprofit that analyzes data and advocates policies that support academic achievement by Latino students, won one of three McGraw Prizes in Education, an annual award that recognizes educational leaders and which includes a $25,000 prize.
October 1, 2009
Muchas felicidades to Arlenis Sosa for being honored at The Latin Pride National Awards
September 30, 2009
Call for Nominations – Mujeres Latinas creates new award to recognize community leadership
Interview With Author/ Illustrator Adalucía Quan
Chicana Phenom Writer Marisela Norte! Now Available as a Cool Commodity!
September 29, 2009
Live from Honduras: An Interview with Berta Caceres
Review: Reyna Grande. Dancing With Butterflies.
September 28, 2009
Beloved Hispanic community leader to be honored – This summer, Tampa Bay’s Hispanic community was rocked by the death of Maria Esther Carrillo.
Caroline Valdez, former aide to Rep. Loretta Sanchez, gets probation
Latino leader calls for protecting civil rights – LULAC president: March, speak to legislators on health care, immigration
More than Cuban: Miami author Jennine Capó Crucet gives second-generation American characters their own voice – “How to Leave Hialeah”
Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps by Lara Rios
September 24, 2009
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will speak to students, faculty, staff and the community at a free and public presentation at 6 p.m. Oct. 1
Fox News analyst Linda Chavez dispels stereotypes about Hispanics
On the Job with Marielena Vasquez – Bilingual pediatrician adds level of comfort for Hispanic parents – Columbus, Ohio
30 Days of Latino Heritage: Erika Lopez in NYC, Oct. 2
La hispana Lizette Valarino fundadora de una organización que entrega becas a estudiantes latinos del centro de Florida recibió hoy el premio Points of Light que otorga la Gobernación del estado en el marco del mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Meet Latina.com’s New Dating Blogger: Sujeiry Gonzalez
September 22, 2009
Outspoken Cuban-American writer Achy Obejas to address Indiana University community for Hispanic Heritage Month
From the Book Shelves: Just Like Us The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America By Helen Thorpe
New Research Finds Latinas with Lactose Intolerance Manage Their Condition by Limiting or Avoiding Dairy
Marcela Landres to review for PowerfulLatinas.com
September 21, 2009
The National Hispana Leadership Institute Honored Latinas in Public Service at Its Annual Latina Leaders Breakfast
EL PASO — City Rep. Rachel Quintana is being treated differently under the law, but that is not improper, a prosecutor told a panel of state judges Thursday.
Quinceanera class readies girls for Catholic coming of age in Kalamazoo, MI
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis spoke at the commencement at California State University Dominguez Hills on Friday and urged graduates to keep striving in the face of difficult economic times.
Hispanic Heritage Month keynote Marga Gomez speaking Wednesday – Central Michigan University
September 17, 2009
AT&T Scientist’s Green Advancements Recognized by Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – Dr. Alicia Abella
Latino Culinary Institute Coming Soon to Dallas – brainchild of Lydia Gonzalez Welch, who once produced a Latin food show for cable television.
Latina Beauty » Kiss Your Frizz Anxieties Good Bye With Living Proof Shampoo and Conditioner
September 15, 2009
VivirLatino Familia Grows Just in Time for Latino Heritage Month – Bianca Laureano
Rep. Loretta Sanchez loves traveling on your dime
Argentina recalls 40,000 IUDs, may be contaminated
Dr. Eliscer Guzman, with The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Join Forces to Celebrate the Community Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care Program’s Graduation Ceremony on September 16th
September 11, 2009
Border mothers angry over Mexican nominee for AG – say Arturo Chavez, did little to solve dozens of rapes and murders of women in Cuidad Juarez when he was Chihuahua state attorney general from 1996 to 1998.
September 9, 2009
Video: Renowned Health Expert Dra. Aliza Teams Up With Baby Looney Tunes To Promote Healthy, Happy Babies
Los Angeles Teen Wins $45,000 Quinceanera Party from Verizon Wireless
Meet ‘Confetti Girl’ author Diana Lopez Sept. 15 at the Twig – San Antonio
Just released: Daughters of the Stone, by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Interview With Author Diana Lopez
September 8, 2009
Cooking With Daisy Martinez….on Whitehead Island!
Book Review: Mayra Santos-Febres and Our Lady of the Night
Book review: How to Leave Hialeah by Jennine Capo Crucet
Sonia Sotomayor To Wear Judicial Collar Given To Her By Ginsburg (VIDEO)
September 4, 2009
At Casa Margarita, FotoSeptiembre is all about legs, Italian legs – Photographer Gloria Garcia
September 3, 2009
Wichitan Shala Perez took over as executive director of the Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission this week.
Good Writing with a Latina Flavor – White Bread Competition, a young adult novel by Jo Ann Hernandez
Angie Cruz, author of Let It Rain Coffee – Interview
September 2, 2009
Leydi Mendoza, Soldier Deployed To Iraq, Now Fights To Regain Custody Of Daughter
Author Gloria Zamora’s memoir, titled “Sweet Nata: Growing Up in Rural New Mexico,” recounts her early days as a member of a large Hispanic family in that southwestern state.
September 1, 2009
Latino Women’s Expo in Mishawaka links families, resources – Second annual event held at Bethel College. – Indiana
Catching Up on Catherine Ramirez’s THE WOMAN IN THE ZOOT SUIT
Latino Book Club: Faith by Bonnie S. Mata
¡HHS LANZA BEST BONES FOREVER! Campaña orientada a las niñas debido al incremento de los riesgos a la salud ósea
August 27, 2009
Commissioner Constance Barker of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought her campaign against sexual assaults on female Hispanic migrant farm workers to Birmingham on Wednesday.
Interview with Author Julia Amante – Evenings at the Argentine Club will be released in September 2009.
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST HISPANIC FEMALE-OWNED LAW FIRM IN NEW YORK CITY ENDORSES MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG FOR RE-ELECTION – Carmen Pacheco
August 25, 2009
State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, will serve as grand marshal in the city’s first Latin American Parade and Festival on Pine Avenue on Sept. 12 – Long Beach
August 24, 2009
BronzeWord Latino Authors nominated for two awards – Jo Ann Hernandez
Come Out to Tijuana and Indulge in the Magificent Art of Rosario Castellanos, August 27, 2009 @ 6:30pm
Ingrid Hoffmann Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Milk Mustache
Tonight at the YMCA on Habersham Street, exceptional Latina women were honored for their contributions to the Latina and Hispanic community in Chatham County.
Kansas City women are convinced coup in Honduras was military
Voices from VONA: E-interview with Vickie Vértiz – Every summer the Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA) brings renowned writers from around the country to the University of San Francisco to nurture developing writers of color
August 21, 2009
Meet Maria Patino, The Latino Woman/Man Athlete Who Already Went Through This Gender Nonsense Decades Ago
August 20, 2009
Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women’s Movement
August 13, 2009
Maria Connie Castaneda takes personal pride as mayor of Brockport, New York
August 11, 2009
Amelia Santiago’s dog sculptures
Belinda Acosta’s Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz
August 10, 2009
NCLR Praises Confirmation of Maria Otero, Under Secretary of Global Affairs, Department of State
La Cholita – Larger than life! VivirLatino Exclusive
Nélida Piñon’s Voices of the Desert
August 5, 2009
Women in the small Andean town of Cajamarca and the nearby city of Ibagué, in the central-west Colombian province of Tolima, are leading the struggle against a major gold mining venture that threatens to alter their way of life.
August 4, 2009
All Ranks Salute Olga Méndez, Political Trailblazer
August 3, 2009
Local woman, Codie Cabral, earns spot on ‘Model Latina Miami’ – Former MVHS cheerleader used the show to raise awareness about abusive relationships
An Indiana University cancer center is launching a campaign to shed light on why breast cancer is often more aggressive in Hispanic women than in women of other races.
Judge Christine Arguello Comes Home to Help Hispanic Scholars – Colorado
July 23, 2009
Black and Hispanic women in their 20s tend to accumulate more fat in their midsection than their male and older counterparts, possibly putting them at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas was recently recognized as one of the top 10 Latina Organizations in the country by Latino Leader’s Magazine.
July 21, 2009
Golfing Legend Nancy Lopez Divorcing Husband of 27 Years
July 20, 2009
30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York
July 16, 2009
Cuban women’s plight, pain preserved in book – Recuento Para La Historia, or Retold for History – Nelson Rodríguez Diéguez
July 14, 2009
Activist Victoria Baca raising Latinos’ influence in Moreno Valley – California
Chicana artist Cristina Acosta has turned to sacred art as a means of exploring her religious and cultural heritage, incorporating aspects of her life, beliefs and family history into Madonna retablos.
July 13, 2009
Review of Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario – Every once in awhile, as a writer, you read a book that raises that bar in your own mind about what is possible in your profession.
July 9, 2009
Eridania Rodriguez, Cleaning Woman, Vanishes At Skyscraper Near Ground Zero
June 29, 2009
Labor Secretary Solis to Attend year’s top Hispanic Convention | LULAC
Interview with children’s author Lupe Ruiz-Flores
The executive director, Sofia Ochoa, of the Miami Symphony Orchestra has resigned, three years after her husband and the symphony’s founder died.
Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas’ Austin Chapter Announces “Latinas Celebrating Achievements”
15 Essential Chicana Poets
Review of Hungry Woman in Paris, by Josefina Lopez
June 26, 2009
The Office of Hispanic Ministries is sponsoring retreats around the diocese to provide spiritual and practical guidance to any young woman planning to mark her 15th birthday with a “quinceañera.” – Toledo, Ohio
Join five Powerful Latinas as they discuss the importance and ramifications of the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land.
June 25, 2009
Statement of Dr. Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
New Jersey’s first Latina county prosecutor takes the high road – Camelia M. Valdes
Cristina Acosta: Luminous Work, Lasting Art – Exhibit: Reshaping the Divine – Contemporary Hispanic Retablos Exploring the Divine Feminine – El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 24, 2009
Marlene Forte puts on a new hat as the creative director of the famed theater group Company of Angels
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Nelly Aguilar, Esquire to the Special
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Veronica Arreola, Professional Feminist
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Dr. Ana Gil Garcia, Leveler of Educational Inequalities
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Cynthia LaBoy, Overcomer of all Obstacles
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Concepcion Rodriguez, Scare You Straight Caretaker of the Dead
June 23, 2009
Literanista interviews Margaret Mascarenhas on Latina Bloggers – live June 26, 2009 from 11 am to 12 pm
Hispanic Artist Preserves Tradition of Religious Art in Colorado – Catherine Robles Shaw
June 22, 2009
Half of teen pregnancies in Larimer County, Colorado among Hispanics
June 20, 2009
Lydia Guevara, granddaughter of revolutionary anticapitalist Che Guevara, recently stripped off her clothes for a new PETA campaign bearing the slogan, “Start a Vegetarian Revolution.”
June 19, 2009
“Women Who Dare” Founder Diane Alverio honored for Leadership
Anita Alvarez and other Latinas discuss identity in Chicago
June 18, 2009
Dominican teen Laura Abreu-Jimenez finds success at Scranton High School
After searching since March for a new executive director, the Hispanic Resource Center is confident that Bronx native Zoe Colon will excel in the position – Mamaroneck, New York
June 17, 2009
Latina author, Linda Nieves Powell (Freestyle) has thought of a unique way to promote her author brand. Created by Jenny Saldana and Antonia Marrero, she became the Executive Producer of the Ultimate Latina Theater Festival and created another avenue to promote her novel.
10 Minutes with Arizona State Senator Amanda Aguirre
Book Review: Adios to All the Drama, by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
June 16, 2009
San Jose Latino leader resigns amid pension fund probe – Olivia Mendiola director of Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA)
June 15, 2009
Hispanic girls share stories of empowerment – HERMANAS, Kenosha Unified’s empowerment group for Hispanic girls – Wisconsin
June 9, 2009
Maria “Tess” Martinez, a former Tucson Weekly intern, died Monday, June 1, in a single-car accident in New Mexico. She was 25 years old. Founding member of NAHJ’s student chapter at the University of Arizona
June 8, 2009
Teacher & Author Reyna Grande
June 5, 2009
Empowerment through financial education for Latina women
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.
After more than two years heading Wilmington’s Voices Without Borders, Executive Director Guillermina Gonzalez is leaving.
Milka Duno sets lofty goals beyond racing
June 4, 2009
Cristy C. Road, a voice for Cuban punk lit
California State Senator Gloria Romero’s Dropout Prevention Report Bill Passes Senate
June 3, 2009
A WISE LATINA WOMAN – Sonia Sotomayor
How To Pronounce Sonia Sotomayor’s Name
May 28, 2009
Franciscan nun steps up as itinerant Hispanic minister – Sister Guadalupe Medina in Oregon
Hispanic Council aids cultural integration – Norma Hernandez, ShoreBank drive coordination efforts to assist North Coast Hispanics on both sides of the river – Oregon, Washington
May 27, 2009
Western Massachusetts Hispanics jubilant over Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor wrote as a Yale Law School student that Puerto Rico should maintain its seabed rights if it pursues U.S. statehood.
May 26, 2009
Auditions for Miss Florida Latina y Miss Teen Florida Latina
April 28, 2009
Carolina Herrera Kicks Off Spring Season Sporting the Ultimate Accessory: Her Very Own Milk Mustache
April 27, 2009
President Barack Obama has tapped Elizabeth A. (Liz) Montoya to be Chief of Staff for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
March 24, 2009
Latina Leadership Lessons: Exploration Can Be Lonely
Central Illinois Hispanic shoppers get lesson about breast cancer – Women get a gift card and a lifesaving lesson on breast health
March 22, 2009
The intervention of lay health workers can be beneficial in increasing breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income Hispanic women, reports a new study. – “Effectiveness of Cultivando La Salud: A Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion Program for Low-Income Hispanic Women”
March 21, 2009
HISPANIC WOMEN HOPE TO RE-ENERGIZE WICHITA GROUP – Hispanic women hope to re-energize group
The Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas will hold its eighth annual conference Friday, May 1, at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale.
March 20, 2009
A South Carolina coalition has received a $50,700 grant to develop a program to teach Hispanic women about prenatal care.
March 19, 2009
blankAs America’s Voice continues its work towards enacting comprehensive immigration reform, we are pleased to announce the addition of Maribel Hastings to the team as Senior Advisor.
March 18, 2009
BRIDGETON – City Council members appointed the city’s first Hispanic councilwoman Tuesday night to fill the vacancy left by former Council President Celeste Riley, who was sworn in as an Assemblywoman earlier this week.
March 17, 2009
Clinton aide Patti Solis Doyle tells her career history at Brown University
March 16, 2009
Teresa Foster is an immigration consultant who recently celebrated 19 years of working with Napa Valley families, as well as advocating for Latinos in education and other arenas.
March 13, 2009
DIRECTV Mas Celebrates Latina History Day with Hispanas Organized for Political Equality – MarketWatch
March 11, 2009
HOPE Presents ‘Latina History Day’ Conference in Los Angeles
Texas Candidate for 2010 U.S. Senator, Dr. Alma Aguado, Announces Political Platform on Education and Healthcare Reform
Fallece la doctora Maritza Beato, psicóloga y periodista
A recent study evaluated the effectiveness of the Hispanic Labor Friend Initiative, a program located at Ogden’s Midtown Community Health Center, compared to regular health care provided to Hispanic pregnant women. The study was performed by members of BYU’s College of Nursing and was recently published in “Maternal and Child Health Journal.”
March 9, 2009
An outspoken critic of Farmers Branch officials’ attempts to oust illegal immigrants announced Monday she is running for a spot on the city council of the Dallas suburb. – Elizabeth Villafranca
March 6, 2009
Columbian illustrator Catalina Estrada, whose work has recently adorned Zune players, has designed a t shirt for charity project Comparte Corazon, which benefits a group of women artisans in Ayacucho, Peru.
March 4, 2009
UC Santa Barbara Sociologist Named Outstanding Latina Faculty in Higher Education, Elected President of Scholarly Association – Denise Segura
February 16, 2009
Linda Martinez, an attorney from St. Louis, confirmed as Missouri economic development director
Windy City Style: Maria Pinto Fall ‘09 Collection
February 4, 2009
Hilda Solis Watch: Day 46 – status of Obama’s “stalled” nominees
February 1, 2009
Commentary: Republicans, don’t patronize Hispanics
Bilingual Marriage & Family Therapist Helps Latinos Improve their Lives – Wendy Bravo in Reno, Nevada
January 28, 2009
Education executive and preschool advocate Celia Ayala has been appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee.
January 26, 2009
The confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama’s Labor secretary has been delayed because of Republican objections.
January 21, 2009
Inspiring University of Texas at San Antonio employee Rose Mendez dies at age 80
Drexel University and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have announced that Gloria Mirazo of Elk Grove has been awarded the inaugural Hispanic Leadership Masters’ Grant, which supports a student pursuing a degree at Drexel’s new Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies.
CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien wants this dog gone. The newswoman and other members of a Chelsea co-op board are trying to evict a beloved family pet from a swanky loft building because they say the dog is smelly and slobbers.
December 28, 2008
Bio of Rosa Flores – Reporter and Blogger for KHOU in Houston
December 20, 2008
A top Hispanic advocate who runs the White-Plains based Westchester Hispanic Coalition is facing a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge, police said yesterday. Graciela Heymann, 49, the executive director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition
December 19, 2008
Obama Said To Pick Hilda Solis For Labor Secretary
December 18, 2008
Beatriz Valdez dies at 69; L.A. County’s first female registrar-recorder
December 17, 2008
Governor Rell today announced that she has nominated Amalia Vazquez Bzdyra of Wallingford to be a Commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control. Vazquez Bzdyra has extensive public and private sector experience and has served in all three branches of Connecticut government.
December 15, 2008
She danced from Havana’s clubs to Virginia Beach’s ballet scene -Teresa Martinez
Veteran Educator Wins Baby Abuelita National Song Contest – Maria de la Luz Huizar
December 12, 2008
Sandra Mendoza, a December graduate-to-be with a B.A. degree in sociology, is the fall 2008 winner of the UTSA Office of Information Technology Laptop Award. The winner is selected from graduates of the Academic Development Program (ADP) in UTSA’s Tomas Rivera Center for Academic Success.
Carmen Román-Shriver was recently awarded with the first-ever Distinguished Trinko Service Award by Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, an interest group of the American Dietetic Association.
December 10, 2008
Paula Rodriguez, 1915-2008: Artist ‘turned straw into gold’ – Santa Fean helped revitalize the art of straw appliqué
December 9, 2008
Anita Alvarez names top deputies Cook County prosecutor selects 2 high-ranking insiders, campaign manager
Dr. Jane L. Delgado Appointed By Senate Majority Leader to Board of National Urban Air Toxics Research Center
LULAC leader decries anti-Hispanic bias – Rosa Rosales, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, said in El Paso this weekend.
December 8, 2008
President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Mónica García’s attempt to oust LAUSD’s Brewer: gaffe or gutsy?
December 6, 2008
Publicar temas sobre la violencia sexual hacia los niños y las niñas ha sido una labor difícil para la periodista Lydia Cacho, y es por eso que decidió escribir el libro “Con mi hij@ no”. Manual para prevenir, entender y sanar el abuso sexual”, que presentó el viernes en la Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL), en Guadalajara
December 5, 2008
Smoking Research Hispanic versus White Female Smokers
December 3, 2008
Ingrid Hoffmann, the first Food Network Latina star, is ’simply delicioso’
Broadway diva, Natalie Toro, will appear as the Special Guest Star in GLIMPSES ON THE MOON Monday, December 8th and Monday, December 15th as the Off-Broadway-sold-out-musical-hit continues to delight audiences at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street – between 5th and 6th Avenues)
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the naming of Cecilia Munoz to the position of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Obama White House. In that role, Ms. Munoz will be the point person for President-elect Obama’s relations with state and local governments.
Tradition Counts More Than Beauty at a Pageant in Puerto Rico
Book review: ‘Latino Spin’ – Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race By Arlene Davila
December 2, 2008
National Council of La Raza Hails Appointment of Cecilia Muñoz to White House Staff
LULAC Congratulates President-Elect Barack Obama On The Appointment Of Cecilia Muñoz For White House Director Of Intergovernmental Affairs | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
Entertaining Expert Carolina Buia Offers New Twist on Treasured Latino Holidays
November 25, 2008
La motivadora María Marín relata que hace cuatro años, después de lanzar su audiolibro “Secretos de la mujer segura”, recibió una carta de una joven que le dijo: “cambiaste mi vida para siempre”.
The FBI office in Birmingham today awarded this year’s FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award to Isabel Rubio, executive director of HICA. – Alabama
November 21, 2008
After watching Barack Obama break the ultimate racial barrier on his path to the presidency — and after serving as chief-of-staff for six years to the borough’s first Latino elected official, Councilman Hiram Monserrate — Julissa Ferreras is set to make some history of her own. In all probability, Ferreras will soon announce her candidacy for the city council seat left vacant by Monserrate’s landslide state Senate victory. If she wins the special election in February to serve the rest of her boss’ term, Ferreras will become the first Latina representative from Queens.
A women’s group presented thousands of signatures Thursday petitioning Cuba’s parliament to close the gap in the communist country’s dual economy, which pays state workers in Cuban pesos but offers basics like toilet paper in another currency that few can afford.
November 19, 2008
R.I.P Carmen Rodriguez, 52, cancer epidemiologist – Atlanta
November 18, 2008
Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The 1st Annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminism Lecture was presented at UCSD last week
Hispana de 8vo grado asistirá a juramentación de Obama
Lorena Ochoa, como las grandes – El empuje y la determinación de la número uno del mundo resultó insuficiente para coronarse
November 17, 2008
How did Olga Diaz manage to beat a two-term incumbent and become the first self-described Latino council member in the 120-year history of Escondido? She swept the middle. Unofficial election results show that Diaz not only beat Ed Gallo, whom she will replace on the council, in all 25 precincts in central Escondido, but also had more votes there than Sam Abed, who finished first and won re-election. – California
November 11, 2008
Laura Diaz Brown, known internationally as “Chef LaLa”, makes Thanksgiving dinner healthier. – Recipe for Chipotle Smashed Potatoes
November 6, 2008
Democrat Annette Quijano has won the only state legislative election in New Jersey this year.
Sheriff Lupe Valdez triumphant in bid for 2nd term as Dallas County sheriff
An out Latina lesbian has won a seat on San Francisco’s school board, ensuring the board will have an LGBT member after the departure of openly gay President Mark Sanchez, who left for an unsuccessful bid (as of press time) to join the city’s Board of Supervisors. Barbara “Bobbi” Lopez, 30
Latina breast cancer patients are more likely than black or white breast cancer patients to be dissatisfied with the decision-making process of whether to have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy, new research shows.
Palm Beach County’s 2008 Hispanic Teacher of the Year honored – Dolores Santiago
Cook County State’s Attorney-elect Anita Alvarez Wants Tougher Gun Laws, More Latino Prosecutors
Anita Alvarez: playing the “Experience card” – Chicago politics
November 3, 2008
Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente
Latinas Unidas celebrates 15 years of guiding and inspiring Hispanic women
October 27, 2008
Mayra Matos, la nueva Miss Puerto Rico Universe
October 23, 2008
Jackeline Cacho is Selected by Lopez Negrete to Speak On the Importance of Education for Latinos in America at LULAC #754 Annual Gala
October 20, 2008
The poet of East L.A.: Debut brings women’s stories to wider audience – Peeping Tom Tom Girl (San Diego City Works Press, $12.95 paperback) by Marisela Norte
October 15, 2008
Interview with Marta Acosta, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Casa Dracula Series
Palm Ballroom closure forces Miss Latina Palm Beach pageant to move
Utah and Texas are Winners at National Miss Latina Pageants
CATALINA Magazine Names 2008 ‘Groundbreaking Latina’ Award Winners – Esperanza Andrade, Andrea Arroyo, America Ferrera, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Haydee Rodriguez-Pastor make the 7th annual list of groundbreakers
October 2, 2008
Sonia Chang-Diaz remains the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Suffolk District Senate race, following a Sept. 27 hand recount of ballots cast in four wards in the district.
September 29, 2008
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, will appear at a brunch Saturday to help raise money for City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election campaign. – San Diego
She spoke to Siglo21 about her career and her book “Confidence is Queen” – Susie Castillo returned to her hometown – Massachusetts
Elsa Murano Formally Installed As President Of Texas A&M
September 27, 2008
Soraida Martinez, Artist Shaping the U.S. Cultural Scene, Selected as One of 15 Prominent Hispanic-Americans in the Arts in America
Dr. Erlinda Martinez Honored Among Top 25 Latino Educators by National Latino Leaders Magazine
September 23, 2008
ANNETTE QUIJANO SET TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN AND HISPANIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM 20TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – Assemblywoman-select Quijano Will Be Sworn-in As Newest Representative for Union County, New Jersey
September 22, 2008
30 Latinas Showcase Their Beauty and Brains During Miss Latina US and Miss Teen US Latina Pageants
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien says diversity is key to progress – University of Delaware
Wanda Fusillo Garcia, the widow of Hispanic civil rights leader Hector P. Garcia, has died. She was 88.
23rd National Hispanic Women’s Conference to Debut October 9 At the Phoenix Convention Center
September 16, 2008
To kick off Latino Heritage month, historian and professor Vicki Ruiz spoke to students about the place of Latinos in history – Swarthmore College
September 15, 2008
Quinceañeras Are Becoming A Big Deal For Northwest Latino Girls
Pearl Quiñones: The Champion of the Underdog – San Diego
Miss Hispanic Lubbock Liliana Cordero begins reign, plans to promote mental health
Alvarez doesn’t fit the mold – and that’s good – Anita Alvarez, the new Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney
La Raza Names U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major O’Neal the 2008 Annual Conference Heroes and Heritage Winner
The “Nuestras Mujeres: A Salute to Female Elected Officials” event honored 34 public officials – LULAC event in El Paso
September 12, 2008
The slow, solemn line of hundreds of police, friends and neighbors filed into the funeral home in Northeast Philadelphia last night to pay their respects to an officer they recalled as a young mother, a good friend, and a kind-hearted woman. – Isabel Nazario
5th National LATINA Symposium: Latinas from each Branch of Armed Forces Honored
