People + Essentials Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 19, 2009
Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
November 18, 2009
California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
November 16, 2009
Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
One of the Republican Party’s most respected and relied-upon consultants has serious reservations about two the party’s biggest names. – Alex Castellanos, a conservative media strategist and regular presence on CNN, raised questions of Sarah Palin’s viability for office and took major swipes at Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist
November 13, 2009
The ‘flea’ CNN’s Lou Dobbs couldn’t shake off – Interview with Roberto Lovato
Few Latinos in leadership positions at California nonprofits – hold only 6% of executive director positions and 9% of board seats but are 36% of the state’s population
Think you’re obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad? – Well, you’re not alone. – Fidel Castro appears to have a fascination with the American leader that would make Obama Girl jealous, writing obsessively not only about his politics, but of his youth and vigor.
Dobbs’ CNN departure leaves me cold – (Gregory Tejeda’s insightful post – good read)
November 12, 2009
TOP Ten reasons Latino Sammy Sosa went from Black to White
Goodbye to an anti-hispanic – After months of pressure, Lou Dobbs’ departure from CNN is not only a sign that the network is interested in restoring its credibility but also that immigrants and Latinos will stand up firmly to hate mongering.
BastaDobbs.com Announces Victory: Lou Dobbs to Leave CNN
November 11, 2009
Veterans Day: Saluting a Forgotten Force –
Millions of Latinos are proud of their history of military service to our nation. To discover they have defended the USA against all enemies, from the Revolutionary War to the current conflicts in Afghanistan, one must cull through volumes of research, academic dissertations, or tomes of Spanish-language and Latino literature, because this history is not common knowledge.
As many as 750,000 Latinos and Latinas served in the armed forces during World War II, according to the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project
Al Horford, the Hispanic ALtanta Hawk that everyone loves – father, Tito, was the first Dominican-born player to play in the NBA
Sammy Sosa: Lighten up folks, it’s just facial cream – (this sure has gotten a lot of press)
November 10, 2009
Heroic Texas Latino officer says policewoman at Fort Hood ‘erased a lot of prejudice’ – (interesting)
After deferring his dream to play in the NBA, Greivis Vasquez is returning to Maryland for his senior year. But in Venezuela, they’re more interested in what comes after that.
Roberto Rodriguez: Beaten by police and running to victory – November 7 marks 30 years since he won his first police brutality trial in East L.A.
November 5, 2009
Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
November 4, 2009
Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.
Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
November 2, 2009
‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
October 29, 2009
Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)
Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies
October 28, 2009
The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series
October 27, 2009
The Wind Beneath His Wings – Rick and Susie Najera – Hollywood’s newest power couple
October 26, 2009
BastaDobbs Responds to Invite from Lou Dobbs
Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel has joined other chiefs in the nation in calling for an immigration overhaul that considers legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants.
Fields Lost, Hispanic Farmers Find Other Work as a Legal Fight Drags On – (good read)
October 17, 2009
Interview/Entrevista with Roberto Lovato about National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs
October 15, 2009
TV commercial calling on CNN to retire Lou Dobbs and his ugly, race-based rhetoric to Air on CNN! – watch it here – (update: CNN rejected ad – are we surprised?)
Mexican Illegal Immigrant (Mario Vera) Badly Beaten In Brooklyn – Devastated Wife Asks For Witnesses To Come Forward; Woodhull Hospital Under Fire Over Initial Treatment – (yet another apparent hate crime called “bias attack” – $12k reward for info) + video
October 13, 2009
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named an executive with South Texas roots to be the voice of the nation’s Hispanic business community. – Javier Palomarez
CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video)
October 12, 2009
Beyond the Barrio, With Growing Pains – El Museo del Barrio reopens with a new glass facade, a redesigned courtyard and modernized galleries, including one devoted to its permanent collection in East Harlem, NYC – Rafael Montañez Ortiz
Park Ranger Mauricio Escobar Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos – – Yosemite National Park sits on the edge of California’s rural San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that’s nearly 50% Latino. Yet few of the region’s Latino residents ever visit the park.
Whispering to Rottweilers, and to C.E.O.’s – Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer,” built a multimillion-dollar company on his skill with pets and their owners. “God was my lawyer,” he says, and his pack chose his producers.
Jose Hernandez gets hero’s welcome in Stockton
October 9, 2009
Julio Maldonado : Hate Crime Survivor Scheduled for Deportation
Nativo Lopez Compares Himself to Gandhi – Gustavo Arellano commentary
October 7, 2009
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
October 6, 2009
“Toughest Sheriff in America” Stripped of ICE Agent Status – According to a statement released by MCSO, the new 287(g) agreement has “stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies of their ICE agent status to act as federal immigration authorities.”
October 5, 2009
Dominican Hanley Ramirez claims Florida Marlins’ first NL batting title – All-Star shortstop finishes ‘09 season with .342 average
Senator Robert Menendez releases book celebrating Latino heritage and calling for government reform – “Growing American Roots: Why Our Nation Will Thrive As Our Largest Minority Flourishes”
October 2, 2009
Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida.
September 30, 2009
Jose Hernandez tweeting from space bilingually – follow him – cool!
Las Vegas figures prominently in Hispanics’ growing clout – CNN and a federal agency director looked west for input on a burgeoning segment of U.S. population
On this day in 1822, Joseph Marion Hernandez became the first Hispanic-American to serve in Congress as a delegate from the Florida Territory.
September 29, 2009
Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex
September 28, 2009
California Senator Cedillo Tells the Truth About Immigration Enforcement in the Obama Era
StoryCorps Historias, New Listening Post for Compelling Latino-American Tales
September 24, 2009
Salvadorans Seek a Voice To Match Their Numbers – Summit Aims to Raise Political Visibility – First Salvadoran American Leadership Summit
They’re torturing me, Honduras’ Manuel Zelaya claims – Honduras’ fallen leader told The Miami Herald he is being subjected to mind-altering gas and radiation — and that `Israeli mercenaries’ are planning to assassinate him.
Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. – one in three would immigrate to the United States if they could – new Pew Research report
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday appointed several people to a panel studying the feasibility of creating an American Latino museum, the White House said.
Lou Dobbs Confronts Latino Activists Seeking to Dislodge Him from CNN including Roberto Lovato
September 22, 2009
Ousted Florida Anchorman Charles Perez Speaks Out
White House seeks advice on getting Hispanics into college
Juan Sepulveda came to Miami on Monday to ask local educators for guidance in how to get more Hispanic students into college
Resigned Rhode Island Latino Republican Ivan G Marte tells Latina Lista nation is heading towards worst crisis any country could face
September 21, 2009
As Movement Demanding CNN Dump Him Grows, Dobbs Plays Victim
Celebrated artist José Cisneros has become a bit of a history lesson himself – now 99 years old and colorblind, he is an artist like no other. – The king of Spain even bestowed knighthood on him
What is Cesar Chavez Chavez’ place in history?
September 17, 2009
The New Republic: Minorities Hit With Poverty Increase – Among the biggest poverty rate jumps were those shown for Hispanics (21.5% to 23.2%)
Brian Sandoval on Wednesday entered the Nevada governor race, a day after leaving a lifetime appointment to the federal judiciary.
Mexican American astronaut isn’t changing course on immigration stand – NASA went ballistic when Jose Hernandez advocated legalization of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. shortly after his return to Earth. The California-born son of migrants isn’t backing down.
New Latino initiative unites Latino bloggers & organizations in speaking out against Lou Dobbs and CNN
Latinos to CNN: Dump Dobbs Now
September 15, 2009
The astronaut José M. Hernández said the United States needed to legalize its illegal immigrants — a rare public stand for an American astronaut on a political issue.
Fidel Castro’s new `tropical business casual’ look is a signal — but of what? – known for being deliberate with his image, might be signaling new health with his new look — but his motive is the source of much speculation.
September 10, 2009
Mel Martinez Exits Senate — With Some Regrets
September 9, 2009
Gay Latino Americans are ‘coming of age’
“The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today” – interview with Kevin Bales
September 8, 2009
Honoring Richard Pancho Gonzalez and His Legacy – a Latino tennis star remembered – He was the best player in the world for 10 years, from 1952 to 1961, his nephew said, and he won the United States Professional Championship eight times during that stretch. – (I had no idea – actually just found 2 old posts)
In a strange twist, police busted a Hispanic man for tossing a bottle and a piece of wood at parishioners of a Hispanic church in an area of Long Island long plagued by racial strife — and charged him with a hate crime. (wt!@$)
Christhian Munguia Garcia
Watch the outrage/heckling – Bishop Emilio Alvarez of Stamford, Connecticutt asks a question in Spanish at a health care town hall of Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) who was born in Peru and is fluent in Spanish. – Shocking the reaction of the crowd. (must watch)
September 6, 2009
Zumba Fitness: Colombian immigrant is behind fitness craze – Alberto “Beto” Perez
September 2, 2009
N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico – Federal investigators ignored evidence the man is a U.S. citizen, documents show.
Mexican Boy Takes 600-Mile Bus Ride to Find Mom
September 1, 2009
Meet Brian Sandoval: Candidate for governor? – Nevada
INTERVIEW: Film producer Frank Aragon (Down For Life)
Obama’s 1st year sets record for Hispanic nominations – 43 Latinos with major posts
Does Obama deserve praise for picking Latinos? – 43 Latinos have federal jobs that required Senate confirmation (but…)
Trabajadores agrícolas: los nuevos esclavos – Farmworkers are the New Slaves
To Boldly Go Where No Juan Has Gone Before – José Hernández y Danny Olivas – Dos Latinos in space
August 27, 2009
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won’t be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations – this derailed his appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama’s administration.
August 26, 2009
United Farm Workers – Remembering Our Long Time Friend, Senator Edward Kennedy
Ted Kennedy, one of us – fotos of him with Cesar E. Chavez
Latinos have always loved the Kennedy family. In 1960, they formed “Viva Kennedy” clubs across the country to support the candidacy of John F. Kennedy.
Ten Things Ted Kennedy Did For Latinos
August 25, 2009
‘Better to Be Deported Alive Than to Be Dead’ – For undocumented residents, a call demanding ransom for a kidnapped loved one can lead to an equally fear-inducing call to federal immigration authorities.
A former gang member and anti-gang crusader in Los Angeles faces serious charges, including conspiracy to commit murder – Alex Sanchez – Homies Unidos
August 24, 2009
He toiled in California’s farm fields alongside his Mexican migrant worker parents and didn’t learn English until he was 12. Now Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, is about to rocket into orbit.
August 18, 2009
Ted Cruz: A GOP bid in Texas to win the Hispanic vote – The state’s former solicitor general, running now for attorney general, hopes his Cuban heritage will be a plus with ‘fundamentally conservative’ Latinos.
A Q& A with Ed Morales about documentary “Whose Barrio?” covering the gentrification or the selling of NYC’s Spanish Harlem, El Barrio
August 17, 2009
“Hispanic Karl Rove” Helps Shape Democratic Party “Centrist” Positions – Rev. Samuel Rodriguez
August 13, 2009
Miami Dr. Pedro José Greer Jr. Will Receive The U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.
August 7, 2009
Sources told the Miami Herald on Friday that Florida GOP Sen. Mel Martinez said he is going to resign before his term ends in 2010
August 4, 2009
The son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz is a U.S. citizen, but in 2007 immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and locked him in an Arizona prison for 13 months.
August 3, 2009
Frontline on Postville Raid – Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark
Immigrants who flocked to the once-burgeoning Inland Empire are hard-hit in economic downturn
At Lima circus, TV star in drag a big hit – A popular TV star in drag named La Chola Chabuca grabs the spotlight at one of Lima’s circuses, which are being held throughout the country as part of a 100-year tradition.
July 23, 2009
Mexican drug lords sport flashy, goofy nicknames – Edgar Valdez Villarreal is believed to be the chief hit man for one of Mexico’s most brutal drug cartels. His nickname? “Barbie.”
July 21, 2009
A Note About My Time at Entrepreneur Magazine – Dennis Romero rips into his former employer
July 20, 2009
A New Day For Latino Civil Rights – Host Michel Martin interviews Thomas Saenz who is the new president of one of the oldest Latino civil rights organizations, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
July 15, 2009
L.A. mayor’s chief counsel tapped to lead MALDEF – Thomas Saenz, who led negotiations with city labor unions and defended the city’s living wage ordinance, will become president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
July 13, 2009
Outlaws in the U.S., Strangers at Home Downturn – Strands Illegal Latino Immigrants Between Cultures
If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?
July 11, 2009
Puerto Rican southpaw Jonathan Sanchez hurls no-hitter for San Francisco Giants
July 3, 2009
Happy Ritchie Valens Day! – the 4th of July
June 25, 2009
Voto Latino interview with Robert Cantu (warning: mid video has violent footage) – Noosing victim in Ohio
Veteran Latino-rights advocate charged with voter fraud – Nativo V. Lopez
June 24, 2009
Ten who are making a big difference for us all – Chicago Latino List 2009
June 22, 2009
Remembering my friend Tim Chavez
June 17, 2009
2 teens get jail time in Mexican’s beating death – received 7 to 23 months for their roles in the beating death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez
Street vendor Amado Campos, 44, of Los Angeles, is his own boss, but he works long hours, seven days a week. His costs are up but sales are down as his customers cut back in a poor economy. And he needs a new cart.
June 16, 2009
One On 1: Civil Right Attorney Cesar Perales Discusses The Latino Struggle – In 1972, he helped start the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now called Latino Justice PRLDEF
June 11, 2009
Is the New York Times wasting our time? Personally, I think people who get worked up over the difference between “Latino/a” and “Hispanic” need to get a life. I think the difference is minor, and there are so many other issues worth time and consideration than this debate. – Gregory Tejeda
June 10, 2009
New biography gets to the heart of Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Gerald Martin’s biography of Colombian writer Gabriel Garci´a Márquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, is so terrific, it makes a reviewer want to lurk around bookstores, urging readers to buy it. Really.
June 6, 2009
Crossover Dreams of a Bronx Bachatero – Anthony Santos the frontman of Aventura, a quartet that specializes in the slinky Dominican ballad style called bachata
June 5, 2009
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.
June 2, 2009
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa dating another newscaster former San Antonio broadcaster Lu Parker now with KTLA Channel 5
June 1, 2009
On the anniversary of Esequiel Hernández death
May 31, 2009
War Without Borders In Heartland Death, Traces of Heroin’s Spread – This NYT’s series examines the impact of Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the border.
May 30, 2009
Gustavo Villoldo, Man Who Tracked Che For The CIA, Awarded $1 Billion In Lawsuit
May 29, 2009
Alberto Cutie, ‘Father Oprah,’ Leaves Catholic Church, Joins Epsicopal Church After Being Photographed Kissing His Girlfriend
May 28, 2009
San Antonio’s young mayor-elect Julián Castro praised as the ‘Hispanic Barack Obama’
April 27, 2009
Mexico City-based English-speaking bloggers/media help keep us all informed about swine flu epidemic
A federal judge has awarded about $235,000 to more than 600 Latino farm workers who accused a farm labor contractor and two Yakima Valley growers of violating federal labor laws.
March 21, 2009
New report draws a distinction between Latinos online and the “average Hispanic” – Does an average Hispanic even exist?
Los Angeles Times Readers share stories of bonding with longtime nannies, housekeepers
The Los Angeles Times Home section talked with four household employees — a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a day laborer — to see how the recession was affecting their work and their lives. Here are their stories. Because of embarrassment or immigration status, all declined to provide their full names.
March 18, 2009
A former Bush White House aide was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing nearly $600,000 from a government-funded program that promotes democracy in Cuba. Felipe Sixto apologized for stealing from the Center for a Free Cuba
March 17, 2009
Daring to Change: Exclusive Interview with El Salvador’s President-Elect, Mauricio Funes
March 14, 2009
Mexico is decrying Forbes Magazine’s decision to include the reputed leader of one of the country’s most violent drug cartels on its list of billionaires.
El Chapo, Mexican Drug Lord, Makes Forbes’ Billionaire List
March 13, 2009
The Department of Justice notified Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into him for “alleged” patterns of discrimination because of national origin, among other things.
March 11, 2009
Ralph Mercado, a Brooklyn native whose promotional skills helped spread the popularity of salsa music worldwide, died Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center. He was 57 and had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago.
March 10, 2009
The rich flee Mexico drug violence – Fearing for their lives, affluent seek asylum in Houston, other Texas cities
Two prominent Miami-Dade brothers are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities Monday afternoon to begin their nine-year prison sentences for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with a Kendall hospital. – Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes
Cuba’s new foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez is a polished career diplomat, and experts wonder if that will mean a different attitude toward Washington.
Puerto Rican Joseph Acaba ready to launch in NASA’s space shuttle on Wednesday
List of the White House’s 28 Hispanic/Latino appointments – (updated to 31)
March 4, 2009
2 Indicted in Fatal Beating of Ecuadorean Immigrant – The two suspects, Keith Phoenix, 28, and Hakim Scott, 25, are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault, all as hate crimes, for the Dec. 7 attack on the immigrant, Jose O. Sucuzhañay, and his brother Romel, who survived.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayor – first Hispanic mayor in more than a century
February 22, 2009
In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock – Most borregueros speak no English; many have only a vague idea of where they are and no knowledge of their legal rights as documented immigrants. The herders enter the country under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, which allows companies to hire foreigners if no Americans want their jobs. (at $750 a month who would?)
February 20, 2009
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes -If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person (a Latino) who lives in virtual slavery.
February 18, 2009
Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids’ lives in Venezuela. Watch this video as he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that could have a big impact in the US and beyond.
February 16, 2009
Day Laborers Are Easy Prey in New Orleans – “walking A.T.M.’s”
February 1, 2009
Eloy O. Aguilar, an award-winning Associated Press bureau chief who mentored a generation of journalists in Mexico and Central America as he covered civil wars, disasters and political upheaval, collapsed and died Friday. He was 72.
After decade in power, Chávez aims to keep it – Monday is the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s rise to power, and Venezuelan voters will soon decide whether he can keep on running.
January 26, 2009
Kidnappings in Mexico Send Shivers Across Border – A string of similar kidnappings, singling out people with children or spouses in the United States, so panicked this village in the state of Zacatecas that many people boarded up their homes and headed north, some legally and some not, seeking havens with relatives in California and other American states.
Two Chicago Latinos that Helped Obama Be President – Rev. Wilfredo De Jesús y Vincent Casillas
January 23, 2009
Capturan a presunto narco; confiesa haber matado a 300 – Santiago Meza López, conocido como El Pozolero del Teo, ocupa el número 20 en la lista de los más buscados por el FBI. El sicario, quien fue detenido en la carretera escénica Ensenada-Tijuana, afirma que se deshacía de los cuerpos de sus víctimas con ácido
January 21, 2009
Arizona’s only Latino governor reflects on career – Raul H. Castro
After six years managing one of Washington’s more important relationships as its ambassador to Mexico, Texas lawyer and politician Tony Garza is heading home to Texas.
December 31, 2008
R.I.P. – Some of the gente we lost in 2008 – Hispanic/Latino deaths in 2008
December 28, 2008
How to end a ‘decade of neglect’ in U.S.-Latin America relations – UCLA professor Sebastian Edwards discusses missed opportunities and ways to improve ties.
December 23, 2008
This time of year, many Latin American immigrants return home for the holidays. But the failing economy in the United States is sending many immigrants home for good. Mark Lopez, Associate Director of the Pew Hispanic Center and Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Online, discuss the growing migration out of the US.
Sheriff Arpaio Gets His Own TV Show And An Online Revolt Ensues
December 22, 2008
A World Enslaved – There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves.
Database of Cuban exiles rekindles memories – A Miami Herald database of Cuban exiles arriving on the Freedom Flights has attracted thousands of visitors and struck a chord with exiles.
December 20, 2008
A judge has sentenced Jamie Underwood to 120 years in prison without the possibility of parole in the slayings of six Mexican immigrants in the Tifton area three years ago – Georgia
Three Hispanics among hopefuls for Ken Salazar’s Senate post in Colorado – Henry Solano, John Salazar & Federico Peña
December 19, 2008
Miami Cuban American Frank Jimenez nominated for Florida Supreme Court
December 18, 2008
Latin America has 40 million indigenous residents, who speak 420 languages, says UNICEF
Several hundred Hispanics gathered Wednesday in the New York borough of Queens to say their last goodbyes to Ecuadorian Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhañay, the victim of a hate crime.
December 17, 2008
A Huntington Park businessman allegedly preyed on thousands of mostly Hispanic investors in a Ponzi scheme that promised 84 percent annual returns on real estate. Federal prosecutors say Milton Retana, a Salvadoran who owns Best Diamond Funding, got $62 million from investors. – California
Cuban exiles in South Florida and across the country who arrived penniless can experience a sense of personal history with the launching of The Miami Herald’s Cuban Freedom Flights Database Project.
Facing pressure to appoint more Hispanics to high-profile slots, President-elect Barack Obama is considering Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu for a leadership post in the federal Department of Transportation.
December 15, 2008
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), a Latino with deep knowledge of water and land issues, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Interior Department. Two senior Democrats confirmed Monday that Obama will name Salazar to the post, rounding out an energy and environmental policy team announced at a Chicago news conference.
Ecuadorean Man Dies From Beating Before His Mother Arrives to See Him – Jose Sucuzhanay
Illegal-immigrant workers driven down hard road – Bad economy, job cuts forcing many into stay-or-go decision
PBS’ ‘Chávez’ Web Debut Proves Profitable – Frontline documentary on Venezualan leader a bilingual hit online – (video, Hugo Chavez)
Hundreds protest New York immigrant’s fatal beating – Jose Sucuzhanay
December 12, 2008
Esteban Núñez, son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, is arraigned on murder charges in Superior Court in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Núñez and three of his friends and are accused of stabbing to death a 22-year-old student and injuring three other men on the San Diego State University campus.
Killer Chic – Hollywood’s Sick Love Affair with Che Guevara – (very good 8 minute video)
December 10, 2008
Speaking outside the hospital, Diego Sucuzhanay said his brother had been singled out for his “skin color” and sounded a warning to other immigrants. “Today my brother is the victim, but tomorrow it could be your brother, your mother, your father,” Mr. Sucuzhanay said.
Authors pick their 2008 favorite Latino books
New York beating victim dies, police say – Authorities open a homicide investigation into the attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant whose assailants reportedly shouted anti-gay and anti-Latino slurs.
McCain outreach chief sought Hispanic vote – Juan Hernandez
December 9, 2008
A Self-Leaking Nominee? Adolfo Carrion Jr. for a cabinet post? :: Bronx Borough President, Democrat of Puerto Rican descent, serves as president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials(NALEO) + a not to complimentary website adolfocarrion.com
December 8, 2008
Adolfo Carrion Jr. revealed in New Haven Friday night that he’s being nominated for a top post in the incoming Obama administraiton. – said he received a call that day from President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team informing that he will be nominated for a Cabinet post. He mentioned that he had been discussing four departments with the team: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), transportation, small business, and education. But he was already reported to be a finalist for one of those slots, director of HUD
De La Hoya reeling after loss to Pacquiao – Oscar De La Hoya was badly beaten Saturday by Manny Pacquiao, highlighting the fall of the once-great Golden Boy, whose career might be over.
December 5, 2008
Pedro Espada will take office as majority leader of the New York State Senate in January. – 33rd Senate District – Bronx, NYC
A veteran spy catcher, Lt. Col. Chris Simmons, who publicly named people he claims are Cuban government agents, was sued Thursday in Miami federal court, where he was accused of malicious defamation by Silvia Wilhelm.
Going Home to Guatemala – The aftermath of an immigration raid. – (the Postville, Iowa raid)
Ricardo Romo, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a 23-member commission charged with exploring options for creating a national museum dedicated to American Latinos.
Hoping to boost Latino representation in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus pushed a slate of candidates for Cabinet and agency posts Wednesday.
December 3, 2008
Bill Richardson’s Missing Beard: Obama “Deeply Disappointed With The Loss” – (funny)
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday announced the appointment of Dean Martinez as the state’s first Latino deputy governor in the state’s history.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will be named President-elect Barack Obama’s Commerce Secretary at a Chicago press conference
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’s announcement Tuesday that he will not run for reelection set off a political free-for-all throughout Florida, as a slew of would-be successors began jockeying for position in the state’s marquee race in 2010.
Representative Xavier Becerra, a California Democrat who once declared U.S. trade policy was broken completely, has been offered the job of President-elect Barack Obama’s top trade official, two Democrats close to the transition office said.
December 2, 2008
Antonio Villaraigosa says he won’t join Obama administration The mayor says he plans to stay in Los Angeles and focus on his reelection campaign and the city’s pressing issues.
Nearly 1 million Mexican migrants living in the U.S. are expected to head home for the holidays, but relatively few are returning loaded down with gifts and cash this year.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office says representation of women and people of color in the senior corps grew overall between October 2000 and September 2007, but not at all agencies. Representation at the departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services fell in certain categories, and sometimes those dives were steep. At Education, for example, the percentage of African American men dropped sharply, from 13.3 percent to 4.5 percent. Hispanic men disappeared altogether, from a nearly invisible 1.7 percent in 2000 to zero last year. There were no Latinas among the executives at either point.
November 29, 2008
A Quixote who tells it like it is Forget magical realism – an exhaustive life of Gabriel García Márquez reveals him as a much worldlier writer than that
November 25, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet.
November 21, 2008
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, already under consideration for a high-level job with the Obama administration, doesn’t need another award to bolster his resume. He’s getting one anyway. U.S. News & World Report, in a piece posted Thursday on the magazine website, names Diaz among 24 people honored as ”America’s Best Leaders” for 2008.
November 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has named Cruz Reynoso, a former California Supreme Court justice, to one of his teams. Reynoso, a UC Davis law professor and internationally recognized civil rights leader, has been appointed to Obama’s Justice and Civil Rights Agency Review
Jorge Mettey, former news director and vice president of news at Univision KMEX-TV 34 in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit Monday against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after allegedly being pressured to cover news sponsored by advertisers.
Cuba won’t let our kids leave, medical workers say – Former Cuban doctors are contemplating taking their quest to get their kids out of Cuba to an international court.
November 18, 2008
Albert Pujols powers way to second National League MVP award
Karl Rove says immigration reform key to saving GOP
Gov. Janet Napolitano has tapped Brig. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar as the next adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard, making him the first Hispanic to hold the state’s top military post.
November 17, 2008
Moreno’s 40 years in Legislature still inspire – Outgoing state Rep. Paul Moreno — preparing for his exit from the Texas House after four decades of service — touted his accomplishments on racial equality as his crowning achievement at a dinner in his honor on Friday. – El Paso
For Alberto Riveron, From Cuba to N.F.L.’s First Hispanic Referee
November 12, 2008
Bill Richardson Gets Backing For Secretary of State Post
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz — engineer of downtown’s building boom, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, supporter of President-elect Barack Obama — may soon add a new title for his résumé: member of Obama’s administration.
November 11, 2008
The brother of an Ecuadoran immigrant who was murdered on Long Island for being Hispanic said Monday his “American Dream” was crushed. His words came as the teenagers accused of killing 37-year-old Marcello Lucero were denounced in court as a “lynch mob” by a prosecutor.
November 10, 2008
Barack Obama’s Transition Economic Advisory Board includes 2 Latinos: Roel Campos (former SEC commissioner) and Antonio Villaraigosa (mayor, City of Los Angeles)
A gang of white teens prowling for Hispanic victims stabbed an Ecuadoran man to death on Long Island in a brutal attack cops described Sunday as a hate crime.
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
A look at Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor – Luis Fortuño on Tuesday gave the New Progressive Party (NPP) their biggest victory in the 40 years the party has existed.
November 3, 2008
Another Open Letter to the L.A. Times – Insulting the spirit of Ruben Salazar, Frank Del Olmo, and the Latino community by letting Augustin Gurza go
October 27, 2008
Making their dreams pan out – In restaurants around L.A., immigrants from Latin America who began as dishwashers learned the skills to become top chefs.
Secret of their 6-cess: Queens couple Victor and Digna Carpio share story delivery of sextuplets – believed to be the first sextuplets born to a Hispanic couple in the U.S.
October 23, 2008
Radio host, a new citizen, stirs Latino voters – Eddie Sotelo, known as “Piolin,” or Tweety Bird.
Repatriations, deportations create dilemma for families with young U.S. citizens
October 22, 2008
US Rep. Joe Baca of California makes Esquire Magazine’s “10 Worst Members of Congress” for being “corrupt and venal” – (click through slide show to #8 of 11 – ouch!)
October 19, 2008
Miami’s Diaz-Balarts face first real challenge – U.S. Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart vs. Raul Martinez, the ex-mayor of Hialeah, and Joe Garcia, a former head of a national Cuban-American group
October 16, 2008
Blues musician gives back to native Nicaragua – A young descendant of the Somoza dictatorship has returned to Nicaragua to do humanitarian work. – Mario Sacasa
Ibarra, of Chicago, and others like him are entitled to about $3,500 each, according to a judge’s preliminary approval of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit settlement in San Francisco last week. The terms of the settlement, which does not admit fault, call for the Mexican government to pay braceros or their descendants a total of about $14.5 million. In addition, U.S. lawyers will receive about $2.8 million. But the total payout could change if more braceros step forward before the Dec. 23 deadline to file a claim
October 6, 2008
Telstra boss, Sol Trujillo, has been moonlighting for his best pal, John McCain. Having pocketed $13.4 million this year guiding the telco through the biggest upheaval in its history, Mr Trujillo has joined a host of Wall Street bankers in personally raising up to US$100,000 ($150,000) for the presidential hopeful
Jobs scarce for immigrant laborers in New Jersey
The contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez has drawn national attention because it is expected to be close, and because it is colorful. – Economics to decide matchup
September 30, 2008
How our Hispanic Congressional Reps voted on the Bailout Package (18 No & 8 Yes) :: H.R.3997 – Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
September 29, 2008
New volume collects works of Chicano writer, artist and Renaissance man :: José Antonio Burciaga – “The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes,” edited by Mimi R. Gladstein and Daniel Chacón (University of Texas at El Paso)
Challenges to a Sheriff, Both Popular and Reviled – Joe Arpaio
September 27, 2008
The exit of Cucuy marks a generational change in Spanish-language radio, and will benefit a rising crop of Spanish-language DJs, especially Piolin (Tweety Bird) on Univision Communication Inc.’s KSCA-FM (101.9) and Don Cheto on KBUE-FM (105.5), owned by Burbank-based Liberman Broadcasting Inc.
September 26, 2008
The chairman of the Republican Party in New Mexico’s most populous county, Fernando C de Baca, resigned Thursday, nearly a week after saying “Hispanics consider themselves above blacks” and won’t vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
September 25, 2008
During the evening of Wednesday, September 24th, Dionicio Morales, 89, died at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, CA. – Founded Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) that is one of the largest Mexican-American community service organizations with an annual budget of ~$60 million
Under the leadership of civil rights activist Raul Yzaguirre, the National Council of La Raza grew into a major Latino advocacy organization in the United States. In the latest installment of This American Moment, Yzaguirre weighs in on what is at stake in the 2008 presidential election
Francisco Aguirre Baca, who co-founded the Spanish-language newspaper Diario Las Américas and earned accolades throughout the world for his humanitarian efforts, died at his home in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as a result of complications from a stomach aneurysm. He was 88.
Did you know that immigrants are to blame for Global Warming? That’s the conclusion of a recent “study” released by the anti-immigrant “think” tank – the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which has a history of publishing less-than-credible research. – Watch Video Here + follow link for funny poll
September 24, 2008
Southern Poverty Law Center Premieres New Documentary, ‘Viva la Causa’ – Film About California Grape Strike Will Be Distributed to Classrooms Nationwide
September 23, 2008
No Passports, No Freedom of Movement for Many Mexican-Americans
Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)
September 22, 2008
Legal and illegal, Latinos labor to rebuild Texas after hurricane
From New York Soil, the Taste of Home – Agustín Juárez maintains Mexican traditions on his labor of love, a small plot in Staten Island where he grows the vegetables and herbs of home.
September 18, 2008
Former U.S. Rep. Eligio “Kika” De la Garza is recovering in a Texas hospital after he and his wife were involved in an automobile accident.
September 17, 2008
Peter Camejo, a Green Party leader who was a third-party candidate in three California gubernatorial elections before becoming Ralph Nader’s running mate in the 2004 presidential race, has died. He was 68.
Compared to a national participation rate of 67%, the Hispanic participation rate in the Food Stamp Program is considerably lower at 56%; while even lower among elderly Hispanics at 34%
September 16, 2008
Nicaraguan priest taking a top U.N. post – Father Miguel d’Escoto
One of Hispanic radio’s biggest personalities, El Cucuy, Renán Almendárez Coello, has signed off of KLAX-FM “La Raza” in Los Angeles, dealing a blow to owner Spanish Broadcasting System. – going to build his own radio network
Once one of the most liberal lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ciro Rodriguez has taken a substantial shift to the political center and heads into the November election as a moderate in a Democratic district with strong conservative enclaves.
RIP :: Israel Cuéllar considered pioneer in Hispanic mental health care – San Antonio
September 15, 2008
Former state Assemblyman Robert Pacheco has been named co-chairman of California Latinos for McCain.
The first Hispanic world boxing champion – Panama Al Brown
September 12, 2008
Latino Boomers flying under radar – America is witnessing a historic moment: the convergence of aging Baby Boomers with a burgeoning Latino population. That fact draws our attention to the people who fall into both categories: the Latino Baby Boomers, a population that is largely invisible.
September 11, 2008
San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure
September 10, 2008
The Solano County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $50,000 reward this morning for information on the fatal shooting of Fairfield Councilman Matt Garcia – California – (bring the total to $100k that might go to $150k)
September 9, 2008
Pioneering Hispanic Columnist Roger Hernandez Dies at 53
September 5, 2008
‘Peanuts’ animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
Puerto Rican novelist Edgardo Vega Yunqué dead at 72
National GOP star Sen. Martinez shines less bright in Florida
September 3, 2008
Fear of kidnapping grips Mexico – The number is rising, and the rich are not the only ones targeted. Criminals sometimes want as little as $500.
August 28, 2008
Manuel “Manny” Sanchez, the lead attorney at Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman in Chicago, is joining with former Clinton Administration attorney Frank Sanchez in a campaign to raise $10 million from Latino business executives, lawyers and other leaders in that community for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential bid.
A Latino Gadfly Who Wins By Losing – Steven Ybarra is hard to miss. A large man with a shock of white hair, he commands attention like a Falstaff on center stage, but his theatrics and his thunderous voice apparently drive some Democratic Party leaders nuts.
Hispanic Animator Helps Create New ‘Star Wars’ Universe – Sergio Paéz
Did Daddy Yankee Offer To Endorse Obama? Democratic Party sources say yes. Daddy Yankee’s camp says no.
While members of the Democratic Party are gathered in the Pepsi Center to support Senator Barack Obama as the party’s nominee in the presidential campaign, Mexicans working just seven miles away, on Federal Boulevard, are living a very different reality.
August 26, 2008
Ray Chavez, an Oakland Tribune photographer and this year’s recipient of the NAHJ’s Photographer of the Year award, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Oakland on Friday.
August 23, 2008
When a federal judge sentenced former Mayor Samuel Rivera to 21 months in federal prison on Aug. 15, an era ended in this tattered city of nearly 70,000, leaving many here debating Mr. Rivera’s tumultuous past and wondering what is to come. – Passaic, New Jersey
August 20, 2008
A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations.
Mexico says 11.8 million of its citizens now live in the United States. Immigration official Ana Teresa Aranda says some 580,000 Mexican nationals emigrate each year.
Henry Cejudo captures gold and a piece of the American dream – The son of undocumented Mexican immigrants becomes the first U.S. freestyle wrestler in Beijing to win an Olympic title.
Twenty months after stunning Boston by backing out of the superintendent of schools post, Manuel J. Rivera has quit as deputy secretary of education for the State of New York.
August 19, 2008
Must watch: PBS’ P.O.V film “The Judge and the General” – About Chiles & Pinochet
L.A. mayor passed over for speaking role at Democratic convention – Some speculate it’s because Antonio Villaraigosa backed Hillary Clinton in the primaries. Others think it’s because California is a given for Obama. And there are other theories.
August 18, 2008
Linda Chavez: Intermarriage facts shatter the census hysteria – The problem with all such predictions is that they don’t take into sufficient account intermarriage and assimilation.
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling – Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term – Leonel Fernandez
Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida – Dozens of Cuban doctors who have left their posts in the medical missions abroad are working to establish a new life in Florida.
August 17, 2008
From activist priest to Paraguay president – Fernando Lugo – A Liberation Theology priest who helped the poor to organize for their rights took Paraguay’s political machine by surprise.
Indigenous Central Americans increasingly fill ranks of farmworkers – New survey — “A Sustainable Bounty: Investing in Our Agricultural Future” — was conducted by the Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust
Mounting drug-related violence and 800 murders so far this year have driven some 3,000 families from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez into the United States, a border expert said Friday.
Eight people serving on Gov. Don Carcieri’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs have resigned to protest Carcieri’s immigration crackdown in Rhode Island.
August 14, 2008
Cuban Mijaín López: first gold for Latin America in Beijing
August 12, 2008
Targeted by drug cartels, Mexican politician quickly relocates – Mexican Congressman David Figueroa quickly confirmed last week as the country’s new consul general in San Jose, California
University of Central Florida Researchers Creating Multimedia History of Puerto Ricans in Central Florida
August 11, 2008
Republican state lawmaker Doug Bruce blasted the El Paso County Sheriff’s office last week for booklets Bruce said tell suspected illegal immigrants how to avoid law enforcement officers. – Colorado
August 10, 2008
Forklift helps 700-lb. Mexican go out
Older Hispanics find health care lacking in Florida
Video: MALDEF discusses the Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Murder (Hate Crime) on CNN
August 9, 2008
Colombiano de 127 años puede ser el hombre más viejo del mundo
August 6, 2008
Alberto Achacaz Walakial, one of the last surviving members of the nomadic Kaweskar tribe that once plied the waters off Chile’s Patagonian coast, has died of blood poisoning, local media reported Tuesday.
Conservative Republican Tamar Jacoby, who has become one of the nation’s leading advocates of immigration reform, says everything ultimately comes down to the economy. Marcelo Ballvé is a New York-based writer with New America Media.
August 5, 2008
Mexican on Texas death row set to die amid controversy – Jose Ernesto Medellin
August 1, 2008
Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control – Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian
Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox
July 30, 2008
A Florida woman who has been married to both the former head of the Ku Klux Klan and the creator of a notorious white supremacist Web site is working as a spokeswoman for a school that aims to lift underprivileged black and Hispanic children out of poverty.
July 29, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has tapped San Antonio attorney Juan Sepulveda to head his Texas presidential campaign.
July 28, 2008
Antonio Margarito’s win over Miguel Cotto shakes up welterweight division
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’s soon-to-be released first book, “A Sense Of Belonging” Describes Pursuit Of American Dream
July 27, 2008
Collection shows Rivera’s genius in Chicano genre – Arte Público Press has now published “Tomás Rivera: The Complete Works” ($19.95 paperback), which, for the first time, brings together all of Rivera’s fiction, poetry and essays in one volume.
Democrat Rick Noriega is trying this year to become the first Hispanic U.S. senator from Texas, good news for some El Pasoans eager to see one of their own in the august chamber.
