People + People Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?

Zoot-suit wearing “Pancho Claus” has been discharged from a Houston hospital after treatment for an apparent heart attack.- Actor Richard Reyes

Latino Coast Guard officer honored by national Hispanic engineer award – Lieutenant Commander César Acosta

Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.

The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.

Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight

NCLR: The Faces Behind the FBI Hate Crime Statistics

Hartford Fire Chief to Retire-City Promotes 1st Latino Chief – Edward Casares, Jr.

In El Salvador, a grim reflection, and a glimmer of hope – The president has bestowed the country’s highest honor on six Jesuit priests massacred 20 years ago, more evidence that peaceful change is possible, if slow to come.

Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”

Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia

Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States. – New StoryCorps Historia

NAHJ Journalism Awards Honor the Best of 2008

Jose Garces Named Food Network’s Next Iron Chef

November 23, 2009

Raúl Martinez, founder and chief creative officer of ad agency AR New York, has been brought on as creative consultant to Vogue after the departure of the magazine’s design director.

Pedro Friedeberg, master surrealist

Bilingual ballots may be coming to Hall – Growing Latino population could require voting material be available in Spanish – Gainesville, Georgia

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: Entrepreneurship began early for Gándara family – El Paso

When Fidel Castro Dictated to the Old U.S. Media

November 21, 2009

Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)

Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez

Miami’s most popular NASCAR driver not who you think – Spanish market growing thanks to Montoya’s success

Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican

Lalo Alcaraz on Lou Dobbs (departure from CNN)

November 20, 2009

Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas

Univision Communications Inc. Honors Ray Rodriguez by Dedicating Network Building

Beyond the Votes in Bolivia: A Reflection on Evo Morales’ First Term

So what if Sosa takes a walk on the white side?

Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant

NYC model who married Latino doorman sues upscale co-op

Interview: Ray Santos (Part 1) – Latin-jazz legends -saxophonist

A Life Remembered: Ramiro Gonzalez, Hispanic education champion – Saginaw, Michigan

A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

Pelé Photographs From Life.com

Guatemala: The Illustrations of Roberto Galvez

November 19, 2009

Welcome Ceremony for José Hernández Moreno, NASA Astronaut in México

The Hispanic got milk? Campaign Announces Magalys Nodarse as the Milk Looks Good On You Sweepstakes Winner!

Puerto Rican, Latino Clergy, Theology Professors, Community Members To Condemn Brutal Hate Killing of Gay Puerto Rican Man

Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz

Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case. – Puerto Rico

Farewell to an icon: Artist who tore at racism is buried at 99 – R.I.P. José Cisneros

November 18, 2009

Erwin Martinez, chief information officer for Rabobank, N.A. in Roseville was recently added to the list of the top 100 Hispanics in Information Technology.

Lou Dobbs Gets $8M Goodbye; Will He Challenge Menendez?

PODER-ABC* Business Awards Celebrates Leadership Excellence in the Americas

Eduardo Caballero to receive Medalla de Cortez Award in NYC

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco was among four statewide co-chairs named today of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s Latino Coalition.

Thank You, All, From Your Brothers in New Voice – To all of you whom attended, and gave so graciously, at the Pete Perez Memorial Benefit Concert – LA

Ray Gomez, news director for Pro 8 News (NBC affiliate), the CW and Telemundo in Laredo, passed away last night.

After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes – After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.

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

Hispanics who have distinguished themselves in different fields such as music, politics, technology, banking, business and education were honored at the 8th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards Gala, presented by Defining Trends Magazine at U.N. headquarters in New York.

Sosa Skin Lightening Fires Debate About Afro-Latino Heritage

Congressman Raúl Grijalva talks to his daughter Marisa about his mother’s influence on his education. – new Historias from StoryCorp

After two days of deliberations, on Oct. 14 the Mexican Supreme Court made public its decision that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (governor of the state of Oaxaca) is culpable for the human rights violations that occurred in Oaxaca as a result of teacher protests and political and social unrest in May 2006-January 2007 and July of 2008.

Crystal Meth? What’s That? Asks Executive Director of the City’s Housing Authority, Henry A. Alvarez III

Jaime O. Perez, chief of staff to County Judge Anthony Cobos, announced that he will run for Congress as a Republican. – Perez, 53, will challenge Tim Besco, 42, in the Republican primary for the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas.

New U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO to Fight for Small Businesses

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

40% of Guatemala’s Elderly Living in Poverty

Troubled auto and home lender GMAC Financial Services said Monday CEO Alvaro de Molina is stepping down.

November 16, 2009

A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla

Feeling like an outsider inspires work of Junot Diaz

Juan Pablo Montoya fueling Hispanic attraction to NASCAR

José Cisneros 1910-2009 – Iconic El Paso artist dies at age 99

Hundreds of young people demonstrated on Friday inside city hall to ask for an end to the deporting of undocumented immigrants, in particular a young Mexican man attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. – Rigo Padilla

Now that Lou Dobbs has hung up his microphone on CNN, the populist New Jersey resident could be a viable candidate for the Garden State’s US Senate race in 2012, political experts said yesterday.

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.

Fernando Bermudez Wrongfully Jailed For 18 Years, Finally Gets Justice – New York

Mexico angered by drug lord’s spot on Forbes list – El Chapo -(same thing happened last year)

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

Navy’s Ram Vela cuts foes down to size – “You definitely don’t see too many Hispanics playing division I football, especially undersized ones.”

The ‘flea’ CNN’s Lou Dobbs couldn’t shake off – Interview with Roberto Lovato

Western New York Native Thomas Perez has earned a high post in the U.S. Justice Department. – Friday, Perez will be sworn in as head of the department’s Civil Rights Division. He’ll report directly to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

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

Fidel Castro’s long goodbye – The ailing former leader of Cuba remains true to his word: ‘I am a revolutionary, and revolutionaries do not retire.’

THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW – Raul Castillo, assistant fire marshal in Fairfax County, VA

ELL makes a difference – After working as a social worker for several years, Patti Kuenzie made the switch to teaching. Now, an English Language Learners teacher for the River Fall School District, Kuenzie said she’s is happier than she’s ever been and doesn’t look back.

Final Lineup for the Latino Trendsetter Awards Announced!

A “Day of Happiness”: Immigration Activists, Hispanic Press Relish Dobbs’ Exit From CNN

Good riddance: Lou Dobbs leaves CNN

Five People We’d Rather See Replace Lou Dobbs Than John King

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)

Na Na Na, Hey Hey Lou Dobbs Goodbye

Cuban blogger’s husband out to avenge her assault – Yoani Sanchez

Stop the deportation of Rigo Padilla

Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants – Michael Wildes mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.

Latinos felices por renuncia de Dobbs

U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs – CNN Host Had Been Living Illegally In Country Since 1961 – (satire from the Onion – the photo made me laugh)

November 12, 2009

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes on Wednesday announced his plans to seek an eighth term in the 16th Congressional District of Texas.

Dr. Elba Garcia and Domingo Garcia to Co-Chair the 2009 Parents Step Ahead ‘Parent of Year’ Gala!

University of Central Florida Professor Luis Martínez-Fernández was recently named to the College Board’s governing body

Frank M. Pesqueira, who owned the Grande Tortilla Factory for more than 60 years, died Nov. 9 a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 99. – Tucson

Caminos: Jonathan Suarez – Life of Experiences – of Kansas City KS is a well-traveled man which becomes his 90 years of age

Mike Cano named Publisher of El Latino in San Diego

Love for a Lost Brother – The Chicano music world mourns the loss of another one of it’s own…Pete Perez

TOP Ten reasons Latino Sammy Sosa went from Black to White

Adios Lou Dobbs

Statement From The Hispanic Institute Regarding Lou Dobbs’ Departure From CNN

Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman – a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico – to its list of the 67 “World’s Most Powerful People”

Fingernail Shaped Moons – a short narrative of what led me to become an educator by Jesse Tijerina

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

It’s Dobbs last night on CNN as employee, but not as subject of controversy

AFTER THIRTY YEARS, Lou Dobbs is pushed off CNN. “Strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country,” he says on his last night, “affecting all of us.” Adios, Lou.

In a surprise move, Lou Dobbs announced at the top of his show tonight that it would be his last

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

Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN – The outspoken newsman says he has been urged ‘to go beyond my role here.’ Is politics in his future?

November 11, 2009

PHOTO: San Fernando Valley Business Journal Nominated Tony Gracia, Power Media Group’s CFO, As One Of The 2009 Top CFO Awards

Hartford-based Hispanic newspaper Identidad Latina has named a UConn Master’s candidate “Student of the Year” in their fifth-annual Latino de Oro Awards. – Robert Cruz

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.

Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez and Paul Espinosa, professors in ASU’s Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are recipients of awards from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. The awards recognize energy, expertise and remarkable contributions to the Hispanic community.

Upcoming Hispanic Canadian awards – held on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at the St. Andrews Club in Toronto, Ontario

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

Cuban man executed Tuesday for Houston slaying

Antonio Cepeda-Benito, dean of faculties for Texas A&M University, has been named in Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the Top 100 Influential Hispanics.

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)

En víspera del Día de los Veteranos, el senador de Nueva Jersey Bob Menéndez expresó ayer un sentimiento compartido por los miles de miembros de las fuerzas armadas del país, que tienen a un familiar que enfrenta la deportación por falta de papeles.

November 10, 2009

The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight. -Norge Luis Vera

Photographer’s work helped defuse Cuban Missile Crisis – RIP William B. Ecker

Interview: Don Navarro, master rum-maker

A Guatemalan designated as one of the world’s biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges by New York jury

Members of a Guatemalan family living in Marin County are now separated by thousands of miles after immigration officials deported the parents of three children overnight. – California

A man who helped load smuggled immigrants into a tractor-trailer in which 17 of them later died in Victoria was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Monday. – Abelardo Flores Jr in Texas

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.

US State Dept ‘deplores assault’ on Cuban bloggers

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 9, 2009

Lucero’s brother feels ‘ambushed’ by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy

El Paso County Attorney Jose Rodriguez announces he will seek Texas state Senate seat

Sammy Sosa says skin rejuvenation process reason his skin appears lighter – (photos really show the difference)

Bernardo Garza Sada, founder and former chairman of Mexico’s Grupo Alfa, died in Monterrey,

AP interview: Pablo Escobar’s son asks forgiveness

AT&T’S RALPH DE LA VEGA NAMED WORLDWIDE CHAIRMAN OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

Interim director resigns at Rhode Island’s Progreso Latino – George L. Ortiz Jr.

Argentine Photographer Humberto Rivas Dies in Barcelona

Iraq war veteran’s wife spared deportation – Frances Barrios, who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, receives humanitarian parole and can stay in Los Angeles and apply for a green card. Her husband suffers from post-traumatic stress.

After immigrant killed (Marcelo Lucero) in NY, others tell of abuse

Hispanic company makes news profitable – While other media companies struggle, John Paton and his Hispanic impreMedia are happily thriving

November 7, 2009

CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”

November 6, 2009

SOA Software Roberto Medrano Recognized for Leadership in the IT Industry

Francisco Ayala, 103 – Acclaimed Spanish writer was a resolute opponent of Franco

Interview with mystery author Steven Torres

Telemundo station group management shuffle – Celia Chávez, Erika Diaz, Manuel Abud, Efren Padilla and David Padilla

A comedian with a serious delivery – Los Angeles comedian Ernie G encourages Hispanic students to strive for college

Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero

Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.

The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists

November 5, 2009

Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103

A nation called, Latinos answered – Honoring our veterans Pt. I of III

Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas

Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer

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

Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras

Peru’s Gonzalo Begazo among most influential Hispanics in technology in USA

President Obama Nominates Judge Albert Diaz and Judge James Wynn to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Welcomes Juan Garibay as a Community Ambassador

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

Mexican-born immigrant rights activist Jorge Mujica plans to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in next year’s Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd congressional district.

Guatemalan Writer Jaime Barrios Peña Dies

Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado

Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer

ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States

A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango – El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna

November 2, 2009

Long-time civic leader Joe E. Gonzales dies at 88 – in the late 1940s worked for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, died in Tucson last month from heart complications.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine,

Tony Argiz Honored by South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America

Migrant workers struggle to survive, some with family states away – Ohio

Fox Sports en Español promotes Paul Laureano y Juan Vallejo

Interview with horror author J.F. Gonzalez

FBI investigating Joe Arpaio for using deputies to intimidate critics

More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border

‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!

Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees

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.

Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor

Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border.

Nevada Hispanic Services chief tired of being a lightning rod – Jesse Gutierrez

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: McDonald’s franchise owner said he would never cook another hamburger – Richard Castro in El Paso

Virginia Hispanic chamber founder believes in building bridges – Michel Zajur

Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord

Hispanic community glows over milestone – Deacon Fernando Jiménez, first Mexican-born priest to be ordained in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Roman Catholic Diocese

Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US

October 30, 2009

Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility

Top Media Integration Expert Joins Zubi – Xavier Mantilla to head agency’s media and direct marketing practices

Detained immigrant’s death leaves far-reaching questions – the case of Dominican Pedro Tavarez in Massachusetts

Internet Entrepreneur Selected as Keynote Speaker for 2010 Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce Business and Technology Expo – Fernando Espuelas

Queens, NYC State Senator Hiram Monserrate : Once a Community Defender, Now an Attacker?

Ten New Haven residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating their rights during an immigration raid they say was in retaliation for a city program that provided ID cards to foreigners in the country illegally — the first of its kind in the nation.

Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for Telemundo 47

October 29, 2009

Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)

Hijo de activista Rudy Lozano ingresa a la política en Chicago

Cien años después, José Limón sigue marcando el paso en danza

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

Latinos ‘ecstatic’ about hiring of Indians’ new manager, Manny Acta

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: El Pasoan Leroy Candelaria found his niche in nuclear pharmacy

The head of the World Health Organization says Fidel Castro looks stronger and wonderful for his 83 years.

October 28, 2009

Meet the Man Behind Zumba: Beto Perez – He built a global empire helping people have fun and burn calories.

Phoenix City Council members on Monday named David Cavazos the next city manage

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gustavo de la Viña, who changed the patrol’s philosophy from interdiction to deterrence of immigration, died Monday of natural causes.

Will Rodriguez lead the Yanquis to a World Series victory?

The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series

October 27, 2009

The case of two Latino brothers in Shelby County jail on capital murder charges leaves unanswered questions

Telemundo’s Janet Rodriguez picked up her first Emmy on Saturday, for best General Assignment Report – Univision’s Erick Iglesias won 2 Emmys – Rocky Mountain Emmys

After almost 2 years on the job, Joe Ruiz’s last day as a news editor for ksat.com is tomorrow. He landed a new gig as Lead for News – Associate Producer at seattletimes.com.

Rep. Crowley and Members of Congress to President: We Need Immigration Reform Now

The Wind Beneath His Wings – Rick and Susie Najera – Hollywood’s newest power couple

October 26, 2009

Hispanics oppose Dobbs’ rants

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.

US arrests 300 La Familia members

One lucky chef: Ricardo Cardona cooks up winning meals for hungry Yankees

Ruthenburg opens doors to Hispanic community in Manchester, MI

El Paso-style Lotería: Photographer Rick Jimenez Carrasco comes up with winning idea

Indians hire Manny Acta (a Dominican) as manager

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed three people to the state’s Latino Family Commission – has never met since it was established in 2007 (?)

Some fans take issue with UFC’s Cain Velasquez’s ‘Brown Pride’ tattoo

CNN Special on Latinos Stokes Debate Over Dobbs

Texas Dr. Antonio Falcon: We’re Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border

Fields Lost, Hispanic Farmers Find Other Work as a Legal Fight Drags On – (good read)

Men charged in Plainfield, NJ beating death of Hispanic immigrant, Lazaro Tista, also accused of hate crime

Hispanic Business Magazine has named Trinidad Aguirre, a San Angelo native, as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the nation

20 years after amnesty, lives reshaped – Ricardo Magallanes – 1 of the nearly 3 million undocumented immigrants to be granted amnesty under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

October 22, 2009

Lou Dobbs, Soledad O’Brien and CNN’s coverage of Latinos

October 17, 2009

Lou Dobbs vs. Latino in America: CNN’s hypocritical juxtaposition

Sacerdote cubanoamericano es nuevo obispo en Colorado – Fernando Isern

Talking TV with Univision’s Joe Uva – The Spanish-language media company chief on the business of telenovellas, the tastes of Hispanics and why advertisers should listen up.

Dobbs does CNN no favors with Latinos – (even USA Today covers this)

Interview/Entrevista with Roberto Lovato about National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs

Residente of Calle 13, true Latin American activist

CNN refuses to air “Drop Dobbs” Ad

Northern California radio-talk Host and Columnist Roberto Hernandez to receive NLGJA Award

CNN Wants Latino Viewers and $ But Not When They Criticize

CNN Loves Lou Dobbs’ Leprous Lies More Than It Values Latino Lives

Hugo Balta, news director for Telemundo’s WNJU-47 in New York, also got pink-slipped during the company’s latest round of cuts.

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?)

Media Matters for America has obtained evidence that CNN contributor Alex Castellanos’ political consulting firm, National Media, is the ad buyer for the insurance industry group America’s Health Insurance Plan’s (AHIP) new ad blitz attacking Democratic health reform plans.

CNN To Disclose Alex Castellanos’s Health Care Industry Ties – (Republican political media consultant)

Mark Sánchez Orgulloso de sus raíces

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

Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching honored by SACNAS

October 14, 2009

Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.

Rafael Olmeda resigned from his role as president of UNITY

Luis Barajas and his wife Mary pose proudly Monday morning with the Most Influential Hispanic of 2009 award – Yuma

Martin Quezada, a graduate from ASU’s College of Law, is running for Arizona State House Representative in the 2010 election.

Former Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi has been hospitalized due to a gastric ulcer in Miami

‘Mr. Raza:’ Soft-spoken activist encourages others to remember their roots – Antonio Santos in El Paso

CNN Wants It Both Ways: Basta Dobbs Video

One of the Cuban Five defendants, initially sentenced to life in prison for espionage conspiracy, saw his term reduced to 22 years. The judge rejected an even lighter sentence recommended by prosecutors.

CAUSA: CNN gets called out for hypocrisy and Lou Dobbs

ERNEST BROMLEY INDUCTED INTO ADVERTISING HALL OF FAME

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

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Appoints Javier Palomarez President and CEO

CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video)

Luis Armando Pena Soltren: Hijacker Arrested At JFK Airport 40 Years After Diverting Plane To Cuba

The University of Texas at El Paso is pleased to announce that Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph. D, chair for the Department of Chemistry, has been honored with the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award by SACNAS, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

The anchor Lou Dobbs appears to be exploring an exit from CNN, his longtime employer. – (Could he move to FOX?)

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will honor J.R. Martinez with the 2009 IAVA Veterans Leadership Award. Mr. Martinez served in Iraq and suffered severe injuries, and has since become a spokesman and an inspiration for his fellow wounded veterans. He currently stars on ABC’s “All My Children”, portraying a combat veteran.

LISTA’ Jose Marquez and Judge Sonia Sotomayor to Recieve 2009 New York State Department of Labor and JSEC Rising Star Awards.

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.

Diversity in Science – Dr. Francisco Andrade

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 11, 2009

José Víctor Villareal Esparza, brother of norteno singer Alicia Villarreal was kiiled in an early morning car accident in Monterrey, Mexico.

October 9, 2009

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Featured on Azteca America’s ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’

The Give: Q&A with Hispanic Philanthropists – Albert Ruesga president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation

Hispanics to be honored at UMOS dinner – Gilbert Llanas, the director of community relations for Northwestern Mutual and the president of the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee, has been named Hispanic Man of the Year.

Julio Maldonado : Hate Crime Survivor Scheduled for Deportation

Nativo Lopez Compares Himself to Gandhi – Gustavo Arellano commentary

Community’s involvement has Hispanic leaders excited – For 14 years the group Hispanics in Politics has been pushing the idea at its monthly meetings that Hispanic representation — in local, state and national offices — should mirror the number of Hispanics in Southern Nevada, now nearly seven times what it was in 1990. – Fernando Romero

Latino principal credits Reading bilingual program for his success – Puerto Rican Salvador Sepulveda Jr. story

City of Berkeley Honors Poet & Artist Rafael Jesús González

Aetna Highlights Hispanic Role Models in 2009-2010 Latino Calendar

October 7, 2009

Eventus President and CEO Nelson Albareda was nominated to serve on a commission created to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American Latino

NCLR Applauds Confirmation of Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division

Support the Movement to Free Efrén Paredes, Jr.

LULAC Applauds Senate Confirmation of Tom Perez as Head of Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

Less than a year after getting hired at KTLA-5, Jason Martinez is out of a job

A conversation with Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at El Museo del Barrio – New York City

Change and My Friend Anabel, The Life-Long Republican

NASA astronaut Fernando “Frank” Caldeiro died Saturday morning after a two and a half year battle with brain cancer. – first person of Argentinean descent to train for a space flight

Illinois GOP recruits minorities for longshot races – like Hispanic businessman Robert Enriquez for secretary of state

A former Costa Rican president was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for embezzling funds from a Finnish loan intended for medical equipment for public hospitals. – Rafael Calderon president from 1990-1994

For a decade, Congressman Jose Serrano has worked to bring financial support to one the nation’s poorest neighborhoods – the South Bronx

Vasquez & Co., California’s Oldest, Largest Hispanic-Owned CPA Firm, Celebrates the Bold Work of Founder

A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month’s scheduled elections. – U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart

An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons. – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

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

Bromley Communications Promotes Key Leadership in Account Planning – Paul Bryan to the position of VP, Director of Account Planning and Research

October 6, 2009

Senator Leahy on the Nomination of Thomas Perez – Republican Filibuster Delays Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws – now 4 months of delaying

“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

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named Eddie Aldrete as its 2009 Corporate Executive of the Year – senior vice president at IBC Bank-San Antonio.

Top 100 Influential Hispanics List taps Dominicans on Wall Street

Dominican Hanley Ramirez claims Florida Marlins’ first NL batting title – All-Star shortstop finishes ‘09 season with .342 average

An Interview with Horacio Castellanos Moya – author of nine novels and five books of short stories that have made him an important literary figure in the Spanish-speaking world

ICFH Elects New Board Member Whilly Bermudez