Eye Openers + Latinas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 23, 2009
New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
November 20, 2009
Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
November 11, 2009
A new study of workers at 50 hotels in the United States found that women were 50% more likely to be injured than men, and that Hispanic women had an injury rate two-thirds higher than their white female counterparts.
November 10, 2009
Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war – Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society.
November 9, 2009
Two women (Latinas) who had applied and been approved under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that gives them permits to be in the country legally report being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, arrests that landed them in jail, in one case for an entire month.
Republican Debra Medina says she’ll be the first candidate in the 2010 Texas governor’s race with Spanish-language TV ads.
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march
November 7, 2009
Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
November 5, 2009
Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves
November 4, 2009
Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
October 28, 2009
Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago
Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men
October 26, 2009
Pregnant Latina Says She Was Forced to Give Birth in Shackles After One of Arpaio’s Deputies Racially Profiled Her
October 13, 2009
Parents of victims furious to learn that DWI mom Carmen Huertas mocked her own daughter’s pleas to be careful – NYC
October 9, 2009
Associate Editor Sandra Guzmán was let go from the New York Post last week sparking controversy
October 5, 2009
Police: Maria Gurrolla’s immigration status was “not relevant” to solving assault and abduction of Gurrolla’s days-old son – If someone posing as the IRS attacked you at work, would the press interview your accountant? – The case of Yair Anthony Carillo abduction
Nobel Prize to Piedad Cordoba? – One of the most controversial figures in Colombia may be an odds-on favorite to win one of the world’s most prestigious awards.
September 24, 2009
“We Made Them Millions, and They Complain About Insurance” – Lupe Chavez, a housekeeper at the San Francisco Hilton, tells her story to David Bacon.
September 22, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho seeks protection for new threats
September 21, 2009
The president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce abruptly left the group’s national convention in Denver on Saturday amid reports he was feuding with the board chairman. – Augustine Martinez
September 17, 2009
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende explores the topic of slavery in her new novel, a subject she says is as important as ever because “there have never been more slaves in the world as there are now.”
September 15, 2009
Rep. Loretta Sanchez among lawmakers in spotlight for taxpayer-funded trips
September 10, 2009
A study released Wednesday found high breast cancer mortality and low early detection rates among African American, Hispanic and rural women in five Central Texas counties.
September 9, 2009
Matriarch’s 300 descendents gather for funeral – Gregoria Martinez – Texas
September 7, 2009
Hispanic women make up only 1.3% of all lawyers in the United States. That is the lowest representation of any racial or ethnic group (overall and within their own gender) as compared to their overall presence in the nation – Latinas make up over 7% of the country’s population
September 1, 2009
Honduran Constitutional Assembly Would Be a Step Toward the Emancipation of Women
August 24, 2009
Woman facing deportation remains at Simi church – 2 years later still there – California
August 11, 2009
Two Peruvian women that immigrated to the US to work as maids, and who were forced to sleep in a closet and to work 19 hours a day, will receive US $125,000 dollars as a legal compensation on damage and unpaid salaries.
August 5, 2009
The only Latina on the NRCC’s Target List: Rep. Loretta Sanchez
August 4, 2009
Assistant bishop says she’ll retire – Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera – first Hispanic woman bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion
July 21, 2009
Pregnant farm workers exposed to pesticide drift while harvesting organic onions
July 14, 2009
Hispanic girls face many obstacles to playing sports
July 13, 2009
Anguished family wants answers in death of FIT student Carmen Saldana – Queens, NYC
July 9, 2009
Yesterday the OC Weekly’s Navel Gazing blog had yet another good post up about Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s hypocrisy in not co-sponsoring the DREAM Act
June 30, 2009
Rep. Linda Sanchez introduces baby on House Floor
June 29, 2009
Maria Chapur Speaks: Argentine Woman Admits Sanford Relationship
Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations
June 26, 2009
The race to find Maria Belen Chapur pictures – Or did a TV station already provide the first look at S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s mistress?
June 25, 2009
Adelfa Callejo’s Obama remarks could scuttle Dallas school naming
With Villarraigosa out of the CA Governor’s Race, will Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez jump in?
June 23, 2009
Quartet of Latina professors at Cal State San Bernardino file grievance – Maria Balderrama, Nena Torrez, Barbara Flores & Lynne Diaz-Rico
Arizona hospital lures wealthy Mexican moms-to-be
The economic crisis and rising deportations of undocumented immigrants is forcing Hispanic moms in Charlotte to seek aid from the government to survive.
June 19, 2009
From Hollywood to the Amazon: Q’orianka Kilcher joins Peruvian protestors
June 5, 2009
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).
June 2, 2009
A book by IndyCar driver Milka Duno has been selected the best young adult sports/recreation book of 2009 at the 11th Annual International Latino Book Awards.
May 31, 2009
Maria Carrillo – Tampa Hispanic activist killed in Miami crash; daughter injured – member of Mayor Iorios’s Hispanic Leadership Council
May 14, 2009
A record number of unmarried women in the United States are having babies, and the rate is highest among Hispanic women, according to a new report. Released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics,
April 15, 2009
Peru: Mass Sterilizations During ex-president Alberto Fujimori Term
April 9, 2009
Court: your MySpace page isn’t private – A college student’s rant against her small town provoked such intense backlash that her family had to move—but a California court has ruled that you can’t cry “invasion of privacy” when people circulate what you’ve posted to your MySpace page. – the Cynthia Moreno story
April 2, 2009
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Latest Victim? Yet Another Hispanic Mom in Estrella
March 14, 2009
The Fall of Rosario Marín, California’s Favorite Mexican Republican: News Analysis from FI2W
March 11, 2009
Rape trees prove Mexican violence has crossed the border and there are women who need justice
Though majority of immigrant women in ICE detention are pregnant by rape, abortion is no option
March 6, 2009
The University of Illinois at Chicago says it’s closing a medical clinic geared for low-income women in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. But a community group is fighting to keep the facility open.
January 25, 2009
Brazilian model who lost hands and feet dies – 20-year-old beauty queen Mariana Bridi
December 28, 2008
Laura Zuniga, Mexican Beauty Queen, Jailed, Stripped Of Title
December 21, 2008
In defiance: Cuba’s women prisoners – While Cuban male political prisoners have long captured the media limelight, the women have mostly kept their memories private.
December 18, 2008
South El Monte mayor makes no promises on heeding curfew – Blanca Figueroa says she stays at work until the wee hours because the mayor’s work is never done. Colleagues contend she’s living at City Hall.
December 15, 2008
Brooklyn congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has taken herself out of contention as a potential successor for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
December 10, 2008
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Wednesday — a day when Cuban dissidents traditionally gather for protest marches — Belinda Salas, a leading Cuban activist, was beaten by Cuban police, she said via telephone in Havana.
December 6, 2008
Cuba Police Accuse Prominent Blogger Of Illegal Activity – Yoani Sánchez
December 5, 2008
European origin may up Latinas’ breast cancer risk
Pain and Protest on the Day of the Butterflies: Violence Persists Against Women in Mexico
November 20, 2008
Latinos vs. Latinas? It could be, says one politico – The leading (and only) Latina in the Illinois Senate seems to see some truth in such a statement. State Sen. Iris Martinez, a Chicago Democrat
November 19, 2008
Suma Lorena Ochoa 83 semanas consecutivas como líder de la LPGA
November 18, 2008
Hugo Chavez faces toughest political test … against his ex-wife
November 17, 2008
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is front-runner for Senate seat if Hillary takes Cabinet job
October 21, 2008
An undocumented Mexican immigrant pleaded publicly Monday for a chance to stay in the country with her husband and six children, and sought to delay any action until after the next president takes office. – Chicago
October 15, 2008
25% of teen girls vaccinated for cervical cancer. The CDC calls the rate ‘very good’ for a new vaccine such as Gardasil. Earlier data show, however, that only about 1% of Latina teens have received it.
October 7, 2008
Helena Moreno, the WDSU-6 New Orleans anchor who quit her job to run for office is in a run-off with indicted incumbent U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
September 30, 2008
The Postville 28 — Women Immigrants Fight To Stay In U.S.
September 23, 2008
Abortion rate is down, but report cites racial disparity – The decline has been far more dramatic for whites than for blacks and Latinas.
September 22, 2008
Democrat super delegate from Southwest Florida says she’s voting for McCain – Luchy Secaira of North Naples of Dominican descent
September 15, 2008
Maria Elena Salinas: Obama refocuses on issues – “I want to share some highlights of my interview with Obama – the first interview given to a Spanish-language media organization since becoming his party’s nominee”
Seeking to drive a wedge into Democrat Barack Obama’s strong support from Hispanic voters and peel off voters in a key demographic, Hispanic organizers for Republican John McCain are quietly mounting a major push on the abortion issue.
September 12, 2008
Thousands Paying Final Respects To Fallen Officer – Philadelphia’s Isabel Nazario
September 11, 2008
The top female police officer in El Paso is suing the city, claiming she was unfairly passed up in the recent search for a new chief. Police Chief of Staff Diana Kirk claims in the 18-page suit filed last week in El Paso County court that she was passed over for promotion to chief in part because she is a Hispanic woman.
September 10, 2008
The Spread of H.I.V. Among Black and Latina Women
August 28, 2008
Mexican Supreme Court upholds legalized abortion law
August 20, 2008
Dems pick attorney to replace Assemblyman Neil Cohen – Annette Quijano of Elizabeth is also the first Latina to serve as a legislator in the 20th District – New Jersey
August 17, 2008
Mexican mothers share stories at conference on missing women – Missing Indigenous Women Conference
August 14, 2008
A federal judge has decided to let 10 women return to their homes in Guatemala or Mexico three months after they were swept up in an immigration raid in Postville.
August 4, 2008
A Teenage Mother, Wiser, Speaks Up – Allison Banega in Connecticut
An undocumented pregnant woman faces the horror and neglect of the U.S. justice system … giving birth only to have her child stripped from her.
July 30, 2008
“The Obama campaign is blasting out messages from 30,000 feet,” Leslie Sanchez, a GOP strategist said. “It’s a good way to get media attention, but it’s a bad way to get the Latino vote.”
July 29, 2008
Aracely Arámbula’s show breaks ratings record – The first airing of ¡Viva la familia! de Todobebé, last friday, was the most highly rated U.S. primetime show on Friday night
Mexican women accounted for about 20 percent of the new AIDS cases found in Mexico, and AIDS mortality rate among Mexican women have also witnessed a hike, said Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS.
July 28, 2008
Una madre deportada abraza a su hijo después de 9 meses de separación – Reencuentro en Tegucigalpa, Honduras
When she won the Ms. Latina USA title in 2006, Sandra Colon became the first Connecticut resident since Dorothy Hann in 1933 to win a national beauty title. Despite the 73-year gap between national pageant winners, Colon won her title in relative obscurity.
July 24, 2008
Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer
July 23, 2008
Latina Students Shine – Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy in Washington, D.C.
Hispanic HPD trailblazer fights for her life after shooting – Velia “Belle” Ortega
July 22, 2008
Video: Danica Patrick “chats” with Milka Duno
Houston Police Department’s first Hispanic woman cop shot – Belle Ortega
July 17, 2008
Ex-Clinton aide checked before joining Obama team – Patti Solis Doyle
July 14, 2008
Mexico’s drug war shows a virulent feminine side
June 17, 2008
Arlington Schools Candidacy Captures Latino Imagination – Virginia
June 9, 2008
Activist Matriarch Isabel Rodriguez Passes – LA
June 5, 2008
U.S. Hispanic Women Face Osteoporosis Epidemic
June 2, 2008
Teen Pregnancy Higher Among Minnesota’s Latinas
Ochoa not yet attracting new people to golf – (new people aka Hispanics)
May 22, 2008
Report by Hispanic center cites a cultural tug of war
May 20, 2008
Female farmworkers at risk – Rape victim Olivia Tamayo won in court. But how many are silent victims?
Pima County gets 1st Mexican-American female head judge – Maria Lilia Felix – Arizona
May 14, 2008
Japanese steakhouse to pay $80K over harassment of Hispanic women – Maryland
May 13, 2008
Top Cuban athlete still missing Monday – Yurisel Laborde
May 12, 2008
Utah Democrats choose Hispanic woman as Lt. Gov. nominee – Josie Valdez
May 8, 2008
Jury award of over $1 million to Latina farm worker upheld by Ninth Circuit
April 30, 2008
Lena Guerrero’s passing: What would Texas have looked like?
Maternal respect stronger among African-American and Latina girls
April 29, 2008
Mexico refuses Miss Valentine and a truckload of 869 pairs of donated shoes – Colorado
April 24, 2008
Rebecca Aguilar is fighting back – Dallas reporter
April 22, 2008
Latina victims suffering in silence for fear of deportation – North Carolina
April 15, 2008
Ex-Director of Smithsonian Latino Center Solicited Gifts and Tickets, Report Says – Pilar O’Leary
April 9, 2008
Mexican Diet May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)
April 8, 2008
Teenage Birth Rates in Massachusetts Highest Among Hispanics; Legislation Needed To Address the Issue, Experts Say
April 7, 2008
Sexual Abuse Fueled by Abusive Immigration Language – Describing immigrants in dehumanizing terms like “illegals” turns immigrant women into targets for sexist oppressors, from anti-choicers to rapists.
March 9, 2008
Scamming lawyer for 9/11 victims sues casinos for her gambling addiction – Arelia Taveras
Filmmaker (Amy Serrano): Sugar family may have blocked documentary about them
March 6, 2008
America Ferrera’s bad Spanish costs her movie role
March 5, 2008
New Mexican Town Split Over Immigrant’s Removal
February 28, 2008
Clinton rejects Dallas Hispanic leader Callejo’s comments about Obama
February 25, 2008
Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host
February 19, 2008
Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Appeal That Much To Americans
Guard’s new director of operations is first female, Hispanic in role – Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau in Illinois
February 7, 2008
Adapting to US life ups Latinas’ preterm birth risk
February 6, 2008
Support for Latinas’ next generation – Life skills – The Adelante Chicas program will focus on helping girls live in a culture unfamiliar to their parents – Oregon
Memo to media on immigration coverage – Janet Murguia
February 5, 2008
More Than One-Quarter Million Infants Hospitalized For Infectious Diseases: New Federal Study In Pediatrics – Hispanic infants were 23% of those admitted!!!
February 4, 2008
Mexico’s programme to aid jailed mothers
Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women
January 31, 2008
Scout.com: On The Ground: Is This Over The Top?No one trots out the hot chicks with microphones quite like the Hispanic TV stations. TV Azteca is at the forefront, using several lovely young women to ask questions during Media Day for the Super Bowl
January 29, 2008
First Latina U.S. surgeon general (Antonia Novello) speaks in Monterey – California
January 28, 2008
In Mexico, a gain for native civil rights is a loss for some women
Church where illegal immigrant took sanctuary for a year to host another woman
January 23, 2008
Latinas take over at City Hall – San Antonio
Gaining the trust of mothers in an Argentine prison
Latinas lead rise in local birthrate – Fertility rate for small population segment more than doubled from 2000 to 2006 – Central Ohio
January 22, 2008
Mexico City starts grope-free buses for women
January 17, 2008
Officials deport president of Palomar College MEChA club – Paola Oropeza
January 10, 2008
Should Latinos Get Special Treatment From Latino Media?
January 7, 2008
Grant to help Hispanic women get Pap smears – New Mexico
December 30, 2007
Cristina Page: The Jamie Lynn Generation – (concerning teen pregnancy not Hispanic specific but worth the read)
December 12, 2007
Casting Call for a Quinceanera extravaganza at Disney World!
December 11, 2007
More Central American women immigrating to US
December 10, 2007
Conference Calls for Latina Solidarity – Harvard
December 6, 2007
Eva Mendes Bares All in New peta2 Anti-Fur Ad
December 4, 2007
No pepper spray found in Puerto Rico pageant case
December 3, 2007
Empowering Women and Latinas in Modern Publishing: How the ‘South Beach Chicas’ Caught More than Their Men – Caridad Piñeiro
Study: Hispanic women have higher incidence of aggressive breast cancer – Arizona
November 27, 2007
Air Force Academy cadet first Puerto Rican Rhodes scholar
Mexican migrant activist camps outside U.S. embassy on tenth day of hunger strike – Elvira Arellano
Model citizen or no, illegal alien about to be deported – Alejandra Trujillo – Oregon
Jail won’t let (undocumented) mother pump milk – Pastor says inmate’s baby spits up formula and cries constantly || Madre encarcelada prohibida de extraer leche para su bebé – Mujer de Brasil acusada de robo, violación de inmigración – North Carolina
November 26, 2007
Censuran a Montéz de Durango en EU – “La piojosa” lyrics denigrates women and extols macho volience so some aren’t playing it
African American & Hispanic Women View Mammography Differently Than Caucasian Women
November 25, 2007
Hispanic moms often unmarried (nearly half) – Benton County, Arkansas
November 12, 2007
A Chicana questions: Is dwelling on Mexican-heritage tensions fair? – Nation’s immigration debate rooted in racist history, says woman who counsels workers.
Bias against hairstyles reveals a possible racial divide
October 31, 2007
Domestic Violence Major Obstacle for Utah County Hispanic Population
October 28, 2007
Ex Contra activist represents U.S. children of illegal immigrants – Nora Sandigo
October 23, 2007
From 1st top Latina judge to 1st ‘tix fix’ judge down – New Jersey
