Latinas + New Jersey Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 13, 2009

Longtime Rutgers Professor, Community Activist, Gay-Rights Pioneer Hilda Hidalgo Loses Cancer Fight

October 14, 2009

Tuesday night’s Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn’t just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest chef Maricel Presilla to help tell the pan-Latin story through finger food. – chef and co-owner of Zafra and Cucharamama, two restaurants in Hoboken, N.J.

June 25, 2009

New Jersey’s first Latina county prosecutor takes the high road – Camelia M. Valdes

June 18, 2009

Dominican teen Laura Abreu-Jimenez finds success at Scranton High School

June 16, 2009

New Jersey will get its first female Hispanic prosecutor before the week is out – Camelia M. Valdes

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

Assemblywoman Nilsa-Cruz Perez, New Jersey’s first Hispanic female legislator, made it officials today, announcing she will not seek reelection in November after representing part of South Jersey for 14 years.

November 6, 2008

Democrat Annette Quijano has won the only state legislative election in New Jersey this year.

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 10, 2008

Assemblywoman-select Annette Quijano today was named to the Assembly Labor Committee and the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee for the 2008-09 legislative session. – New Jersey

August 26, 2008

My First Day at the Democratic Convention in Denver – Patricia Campos from LatinosNJ

August 23, 2008

Esther Novak, founder and CEO of New Brunswick-based VanguardComm, has been appointed to the board of the influential Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), the organization announced today.

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

July 28, 2008

After four hours that included a talent show, a display of native dress and a question-and-answer period, Gina Pazmino was crowned Ms. Ecuador 2008 to a cheering crowd of more than 250. – New Jersey

June 9, 2008

Jail’s first Latina sgt. to be honored- New Jersey

May 5, 2008

New Jersey Promotoras Serve as Role Models for Hispanic Women

April 28, 2008

Dehlly Porras ready to take helm at Raritan Valley Community College – New Jersey

March 24, 2008

Latinas are ready to run – New Jersey

January 9, 2008

State Senator Ruiz Sworn-In To Serve 29th Legislative District – New Jersey

October 23, 2007

From 1st top Latina judge to 1st ‘tix fix’ judge down – New Jersey

September 17, 2007

Tapping the Hispanic Market Across the Americas – A Honduran-born entrepreneur helps companies do business in two hemispheres – New Jersey

May 2, 2007

Half of 2004 teen moms were Hispanic – Cumberland County, New Jersey

April 10, 2007

Latinas with HIV discuss disease – New Jersey

March 25, 2007

Remembering the “Plantadas” – National Association of Cuban-American Women honors ex-political prisoners

March 22, 2007

Astrid Rivera interns for WNJU-Telemundo – (from Campbell University in North Carolina)

December 21, 2006

Activist And Award-Winning Novelist, Poet Demetria Martinez to Speak, Teach Seminar at Rutgers in Newark – New Jersey

December 6, 2006

Hispanic advocate going to Costa Rica – New Jersey