Latinas + Tomás\' Picks Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 23, 2009
Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
November 20, 2009
Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
November 19, 2009
A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
November 18, 2009
A Woman’s Nation Spurred by LatinaTION
November 16, 2009
Actress and humanitarian activist Eva Longoria Parker has been named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter.
Keila Cosme, a native of Puerto Rico – The first Hispanic named to an Ohio appellate court
Interview with Sofía Quintero – A self-proclaimed “Ivy League homegirl,” a writer, activist, educator, speaker and comedienne, was born into a working-class Puerto Rican-Dominican family in the Bronx.
Sonia Sotomayor unwittingly adds celebrity touch to Supreme Court
November 13, 2009
HNBA Commends the Confirmation of Ignacia S. Moreno as the Assistant Attorney for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice
Juliet V. Garcia, the president of University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Ten Best College Presidents of 2009
Longtime Rutgers Professor, Community Activist, Gay-Rights Pioneer Hilda Hidalgo Loses Cancer Fight
November 12, 2009
Dallas-Fort Worth programs helping Hispanic mothers find teaching moments
November 11, 2009
Literanista: “25 Books Every Latina Should Read” Challenge
November 7, 2009
MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!
November 5, 2009
Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
November 4, 2009
Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
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.
October 9, 2009
Latinas Feeling Uncertain About Healthcare Debate
NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía Named one of “Washingtonian’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
From Hollywood To The Great White Way: April Lee Hernandez-Castillo Continues To Raise Awareness About Violence Within Latino Communities
October 7, 2009
A Losing Proposition — How Immigration Enforcement Hurts Women and Communities
First steps: Horse helps 8-year-old Rhiannon Hernandez to reach dream – (touching)
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on growing up Latina in a white L.I. town
October 5, 2009
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first Supreme Court term begins with argument over lawyer request
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo
Book review: “This is for the Mara Salvatrucha:” Teen in “America’s Most Violent Gang” finds there’s no exit – true story of Brenda Paz by Samuel Logan
Latina Leadership Lessons on La Llorona: When We Are the Cause of Our Tears
October 2, 2009
10 years later, Latino oral history project expands
Initiative will collect narratives from Korea, Vietnam in addition to World War II. – Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
24th Annual Hispanic Women’s Conference – Phoenix (audio story)
October 1, 2009
Hispanic hero: Dolores Huerta
Madres mexicanas logran cambios educativos y viales en la ciudad de Colorado
September 30, 2009
Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act – (very good read)
September 29, 2009
Angela de Hoyos, grande dame of Chicano poetry, dies in San Antonio
Sonia Sotomayor Throws a Strike at Yankee Stadium
Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, is set to release a first-person memoir in which she talks at length about her brothers.
September 28, 2009
A funny thing happened on Sonia Sotomayor’s drive to Washington to be announced as President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee: She got lost.
Waded Cruzado, a finalist for the president’s job at Montana State University would be the first female president and the first Hispanic president
Sandra Cisneros honors her mother for Day of the Dead
September 24, 2009
Dreaming of a future – Chicago Dream Act rallies and a video
September 22, 2009
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up in the Bronx and is a longtime New York Yankees fan, will throw out the first pitch Saturday before their game against the Boston Red Sox.
Suma Lorena Ochoa 127 semanas al frente de las listas de la LPGA – 127 weeks leading the ranks of the LPGA!
September 21, 2009
When Ana Escobar sits down with other members of the Judicial Nominating Commission this week, she will be making history. 1st Hispanic woman to serve on the panel that nominates judicial candidates to the Tennessee governor. + the appointment of Renata Soto to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, the panel that evaluates appellate-level judges up for re-election, will help bring diversity to politically powerful committees, supporters say.
September 18, 2009
The Denver Latina Chamber of Commerce has named Sweetwater Union High School District Board Member Pearl Quiñones a Latina Trail Blazer in education.
Hispanic women are surpassing other groups in their ability to start and run businesses, a trend that will only increase, according to experts taking part in Denver at the first Latina Summit of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
September 17, 2009
Anne Trujillo is celebrating 25 years at KMGH-7, Denver’s ABC affiliate. She is also the city’s longest running anchor.
September 15, 2009
The Latina Army’s Looking for Young Latinas – Empowering young latina women to succeed – Connecticut
September 10, 2009
Joe Wilson’s lie is Carmen Velasquez’s truth
September 8, 2009
Hispanic women make legal history in New Mexico
We need a Latina Oprah
Sonia Sotomayor’s First Day on the Job
September 7, 2009
Tuesday (Sept. 8th) at 2 p.m., the Supreme Court will hold an investiture for new justice Sonia Sotomayor. USA TODAY previews the ceremony.
September 2, 2009
Guest Voz: One Latina high school dropout declares, “I am one of the Lucky Ones.”
August 24, 2009
Cuban blogger the voice of youth-oriented counterculture – Yoani Sánchez
Could Mildred Fernández become Florida Orange County’s first Puerto Rican mayor?
August 21, 2009
Diana Maldonado, “The Other Wise Latina,” Makes History in Massachusetts’ Justice System
August 17, 2009
Latina Masters Several Media Platforms – Hollywood’s Lidia Pires flying high under the radar
August 12, 2009
Chita Rivera Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
August 11, 2009
Three Latina law students discuss what impact Judge Sotomayor’s appointment will have on their personal and professional development.
Maria Otero Sworn in As Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
August 10, 2009
Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine
August 8, 2009
Sotomayor Fans Claim the Phrase ‘Wise Latina’
August 7, 2009
Won’t Judge Sotomayor be the Second Hispanic on the Supreme Court? – The emails and calls keep arriving. They want to correct NPR.
August 6, 2009
Got questions for Twilight actress Christian Serratos (Angela Weber)! Latinitas will be interviewing her and is looking for questions.
Wise Latinas 4ever – I am a wise Latina. Not just because I have a brand-new T-shirt that says so, but because, from day one, I understood perfectly what Judge Sonia Sotomayor meant.
August 4, 2009
Latinas Who Lead the Way – NCLR’s “Serving, Leading & Inspiring: Latinas in Elected & Appointed Office” panel
The Top Five Rising Latina Stars Under 25
August 3, 2009
Kate del Castillo is a telenovela star reborn – The Mexican actress breaks out of her successful but limited career to take on a more powerful role in Showtime’s ‘Weeds,’ be a face of L’Oreal, and star in a Web-based drama.
A funeral is being held Monday for former New York state Sen. Olga Mendez. She was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the mainland United States.
July 31, 2009
Two Wise Latinas Show Their Pride – Nancy De Los Santos and Azucena Maldonado celebrate Sonia Sotomayor with “Wise Latina” T-shirts
Actress Ruth Livier, New Media Pioneer, A Latina Tina Fey – Season 2 of Ylse will launch late in August
July 28, 2009
Honored Today With The Cabot Journalism Prize, I Will Use It To Grow The Cuban Blogosphere – Yoani Sanchez
July 22, 2009
Honduran Women at Forefront of Resistance to Coup
July 21, 2009
Driven to write: Jo Ann Hernandez
July 20, 2009
Latina law students get a lift – Sotomayor’s tough climb and her bid for Supreme Court justice awe and inspire DePaul women
OVERSEXED and Underrated – The Hypersexualization of Latinas in television and film
July 16, 2009
Angels Vladimir Guerrero’s mom Altagracia Alvino serves up culinary delights for players
July 15, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor Leaves Passion Behind in Her Testimony
July 14, 2009
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past – Hilda Solis
Fernanda Cohen illustrates for The Gap
Sotomayor Defends ‘Wise Latina’ Comment – Sonia Sotomayor began her second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings by repeatedly emphasizing her impartiality as a judge.
July 11, 2009
To Get to Sotomayor’s Core, Start in New York
July 9, 2009
Isabel Allende:‘Nada es fácil para los hispanos’ – La escritora cuenta cómo ha influido EE.UU. en su vida y cómo ve a su comunidad
June 29, 2009
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations leader inspires clients with her story – Florencia Velasco Fortner
June 24, 2009
Vikki Carr celebrates 50 years of music in San Jacinto
Brig. Gen. Angie Salinas credits hard work for achieving the honor of being the Marines’ first Latina general
June 23, 2009
A Poem by Literanista: On Being Latina
June 22, 2009
Prominent Mexican women, private thoughts, in 2nd volume of essays – Denise Dresser has released a second volume of “Gritos y susurros” (“Cries and Whispers”)
Former leader of Latino Cultural Center in Dallas discusses her tenure – Alejandrina Drew
June 19, 2009
Virtual book tours especially for Latino/a authors – Jo Ann Hernandez, the lady behind BronzeWord Latino Authors
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is the first sitting state’s attorney to lead the Chicago Bar association.
Rodri Rodriguez Bringing the Romance and Spectacle Back Again with 20th Mariachi USA Festival
June 16, 2009
New Jersey will get its first female Hispanic prosecutor before the week is out – Camelia M. Valdes
June 8, 2009
Karen Olivo Wins Tony Award for her role as Anita in the revival of ‘West Side Story’ on Broadway
June 7, 2009
Jessica Pedraza knew little English when she came to the U.S. five years ago from Mexico City, but the now-senior at Redmond High School persevered, became fluent, made the honor society, and helps fellow Latino students find scholarships and, in some cases, change their immigration status. – Seattle
June 5, 2009
A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan
Shakira’s Children – She has built five schools in her country since 2004 – (feature in NYT’s Magazine)
June 4, 2009
New Sonia Sotomayor website put out by MALDEF
June 2, 2009
Juana Bordas named 2009 Unique Woman of Colorado
Latina lawyer learned law at Harvard, gains wisdom in Compton – Attorney Luz Herrera hopes that Sonia Sotomayor, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, can get across the message that the Latino experience is already ‘a part of the fabric of U.S. society.’
May 31, 2009
When the New York-based Ballet Hispanico takes to the stage of the Ahmanson Theatre June 5-7, the critically acclaimed troupe will be making its Music Center debut. But it also promises to be a bittersweet farewell: Its dynamic artistic director, Tina Ramirez, who founded the company in 1970, will step down at the end of June; her successor, former Ballet Hispanico dancer Eduardo Vilaro, begins his reign in August.
May 29, 2009
Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives – from Princton University
U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor is a Superstar Judge Who Just Happens to be Hispanic
May 28, 2009
TOP Ten reasons Sonia Sotomayor will be the best Supreme Court judge ever By Al Carlos
Is Hispanic the Same Thing as Latina? Not quite. – (in terms of Sonia Sotomayor)
May 26, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor: 10 Things You Should Know
May 7, 2009
Zoe Saldaña, a rising ‘Star’ – latina playing Uhura in the Star Trek film
April 27, 2009
A Green Latino Movement in South Los Angeles – Mujeres de la Tierra
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.
March 16, 2009
Michigan Latina is Obama link to states, communities – Cecilia Muñoz, the daughter of Bolivian immigrants now White House director of intergovernmental affairs, the point person between state and local elected officials and the president.
Young Latinas on PBS model financial success – Almas
March 11, 2009
Recently reelected to the post of councilor in Bell, a town in Los Angeles County, Mexican-American Teresa Jacobo is continuing in politics the struggle she began more than a decade ago as a community activist.
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez says, “Latinos Need a Seat at the Table of Justice”
March 6, 2009
Mary Alvarez – USDA employee with the most years of full time federal service still employed is a Hispanic woman from south Texas
February 26, 2009
Newbery Award-winning advice for writers of all stripes from Margarita Engle
January 28, 2009
Interview With Children’s Book Author Monica Brown – new book Pele King of Soccer
January 23, 2009
Ingrid Hoffman presenta libro de recetas ‘Delicioso’
January 21, 2009
Ana Cruz in DC: I feel extraordinarily humbled – Inauguration postings from this political consultant from Tampa and former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party
January 20, 2009
Isabel Toledo, the Cuban-born designer of Michelle Obama’s inaugural outfit, did not know positively until Tuesday morning if the new first lady would wear the lemongrass-yellow coat and matching dress she specially designed for her.
December 28, 2008
Cross-border quinceañera: Toppenish teen becomes a young woman in two worlds – Some Washington residents live their lives in the U.S but their hearts remain in Mexico, where they gather to mark important events with family.
Sáenz embraced the rebel — and the rebel cause – The author brings to life Manuela Sáenz, a forgotten hero in Latin American history. – FOR GLORY AND BOLIVAR: The Remarkable Life of Manuela Sáenz by Pamela S. Murray
December 22, 2008
The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies, just published by Harvard University Press, is a scholarly attempt to focus on one fast-growing ethnic group. The authors are Patricia Gándara, professor of education at the University of California at Los Angeles, and Frances Contreras, professor of education at the University of Washington. The book primarily deals with elementary and secondary education, but a major chapter focuses on higher education.
December 18, 2008
Karina Pasian: Red-carpet schoolgirl – last week earned a Grammy nod for Best Contemporary R&B album for her debut CD, “First Love.
University of Texas at San Antonio’s English department emphasizing cross-cultural identity – emphasis on transnational and cross cultural studies is only seven years old and is already turning out U.S. Latino literature experts such as Patricia Trujillo and June Pedraza who have had personal experiences with these issues.
December 15, 2008
Interview: Carolina Guillen, ESPN Deportes
December 12, 2008
The State Board of Education recently awarded Santa Barraza, professor of art at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, one of its 2008 Heroes for Children Awards during a Nov. 21 ceremony.
A women’s rights activist who first drew attention to the slayings of young women in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez was named the winner of Mexico’s National Human Rights Award on Thursday. – Esther Chavez
My big fat Dominican Orthodox Jewish wedding
December 10, 2008
Young-adult author Diana Rodriguez Wallach serves up plenty of boyfriends and family dramas — and something new, too – author of Amor and Summer Secrets
December 9, 2008
Maca, a Peruvian root vegetable related to the potato family, is gaining popularity as a potential relief for menopausal symptoms.
December 8, 2008
Maria Elena Salinas: The unusual path of hemisphere’s saint – Virgin of Guadalupe
December 5, 2008
Lucía González and Lulu Delacre, author and illustrator of The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos, celebrate the remarkable efforts of New York City’s first Latina librarian, Pura Belpré, in her native Puerto Rico.
Mexican men ask for an end to violence against women
December 3, 2008
Artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz Tackles The Melodrama of Latina Stereotypes
December 2, 2008
Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer tapped Orange County political consultant Belinda Ortiz Monday to take the job of Hispanic outreach coordinator for the state party.
November 30, 2008
Biography of María Blanco, Executive Director, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute for Race, Diversity and Ethnicity – University of California, Berkeley Law School – Serving on Obama’s Education Transition Team
November 25, 2008
Congresswoman Expecting – Lakewood Democrat Linda Sanchez announces she is expecting a child with boyfriend
November 21, 2008
Linda Chavez: GOP must welcome Hispanics to U.S.
November 20, 2008
La puertorriqueña Amelia de Jesús, es un ejemplo de que no hay que ser rico para ayudar: con su modesto sueldo como trabajadora postal compra comida a niños y jóvenes drogadictos en Puerto Rico.
November 19, 2008
La activista latina Silvia Campoy ha dedicado su vida a la defensa de los derechos de los menos favorecidos, primero con niña de origen mexicano segregada, luego como madre de una estudiante y ahora como líder de su comunidad. – Los Angeles
November 18, 2008
For more than half her life, Mercedes Doretti has been digging deep into the earth, searching for clues on some of the most horrific crimes against humanity. As co-founder of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, the Buenos Aires-born Doretti, 49, has led missions to burial grounds from Ciudad Juarez to Bosnia, exhuming the remains of victims of mass killings and analyzing what they reveal about their final fates.
La sindicalista Dolores Huerta, defensora de los derechos de los trabajadores hispanos durante más de cuarenta años, hizo hoy un llamamiento para que los más jóvenes no se conformen con lo que tienen y sigan luchando por sus derechos.
El Pasoan Maria Ruiz, who several times a week crosses the border into Juarez to take food, clothing and toys to hundreds of impoverished children and their families, is one of 10 finalists for CNN’s Hero of the Year.
November 11, 2008
One Dallas Latina politician shares tips on running for political office – Dr. Elba Garcia
She doesn’t like to use the word retire. Though at the end of this season she will relinquish her role as artistic director of Ballet Hispanico, the company she founded in 1970, Tina Ramirez plans to continue serving as a roving ambassador and spokesperson for the company and its affiliated school.
November 6, 2008
Anita Alvarez Thumps Peraica for Historic Win in Cook County, Illinois
November 3, 2008
El Salvador native, 86, had a long journey to U.S. voting booth – Maria Reyes, 86, is eager to cast her first ballot in the nation that gave her family a new start.
Latina Women Get out the Vote for Obama
R.IP. – A Cuban native, Maria T. Ortiz-Alvarez immersed herself in Cuban-American and Hispanic charities in Chicago and helped many displaced and needy Hispanic families through her volunteer work.
October 27, 2008
Guest Voz: Emmy-winning filmmaker exposes the cruel hardships facing immigrant workers at U.S.-based sweatshops – Almudena Carracedo
October 23, 2008
Veteran activist shows support for immigrant rights protesters – Dolores Huerta tells group fasting in Olvera Plaza that they are fighting for the future of their children, immigrants, California and the nation.
October 15, 2008
Latina girls magazine Latinitas talks back to Sarah Palin about her abstinence-only policy
Discovery en Espanol Presents ‘Silencio en Juarez’ – A Stunning Visual Expose that Sheds Light on the Vile Murders and Disappearances of Thousands of Innocent Women in Ciudad Juarez
October 2, 2008
Networking: A Smart Step for Latino Writers Q & A with senior book editor Johanna Castillo, Latinidad
September 29, 2008
Ford Selects Three Latina Breast Cancer Survivors for National Education Awareness Campaign
September 24, 2008
Hilda Arteaga, leader among Latinos – was a walking history of the Puerto Rican presence in Philadelphia.
September 22, 2008
University of Texas – San Antonio Professor Belinda Flores looks for new ways to prepare successful teachers
Five Moms Call on Hispanic Community to Take a Stand Against Cough Medicine Abuse
Guest Voz: Florida’s Democratic contender, Annette Taddeo, finds herself the only Latina congressional challenger in the nation
September 18, 2008
Maria Echaveste, an aide to former President Bill Clinton and a former adviser to the Hillary Clinton campaign, brought her message to Grand Valley State University students Wednesday as she kicked off this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month at the college. “So what if Hispanics become the largest minority or a significant part of this country? If that population is not voting, it is not going to have any power,” she said.
Lathrop Police Chief Dolores Delgado was recognized Tuesday night in Sacramento by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for being one of the highest ranking Latinas in law enforcement in the state
September 17, 2008
A Massachusetts’ Senate fixture toppled – Sonia Chang-Díaz defeats embattled Wilkerson in primary – could become the first Hispanic woman in the state Senate
Rosario Dawson speaks out on US election at opener of Eagle Eye (video included)
September 16, 2008
Latina from humble background elected Stanford trustee – Miriam Rivera
September 10, 2008
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry says Pima County Public Defender Isabel Garcia didn’t violate any policy by protesting at a controversial event.
September 9, 2008
‘Coqui’ SINGS – Tadpole of an idea grows into prizewinning children’s book – Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli’s ”There’s a Coqui in My Shoe!” – 2008 International Latino Book Awards for best children’s educational book and second place for best children’s picture book earlier this year.
The death Friday of Officer Isabel Nazario was particularly painful among the Police Department’s Latinos and in the city’s Puerto Rican community, who remembered her as a doting mother and friend, as a tough professional, and as a pioneer. – Philadelphia
September 8, 2008
Macarena Hernandez has left the Dallas Morning News -(wow, I always enjoyed her articles)
Famed Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos is the focus of this year’s NYSUT Hispanic Heritage Month poster – (pretty cool – I am printing one up – download link provided)
September 3, 2008
Doris Gibson, who 58 years ago founded Peru’s leading news magazine, has died at the age of 98. Her strength of character and determination helped the magazine withstand military dictatorships and repressive governments, as Dan Collyns reports.
August 20, 2008
A Washington Heights vendor of habichuelas dulces (sweet beans), a livery cab driver, an attorney and a college president are among 127 Dominican women whose portraits are being shown now at City College
August 19, 2008
Phonetic or Pathetic? Grading My Garmin on Its Spanish
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.
Middle-aged Dara Torres adds 3 silver medals to collection
August 14, 2008
University of Texas junior Susana Escobar wins her second Olympic swimming heat at the Beijing Olympics and places 18th in the 800m freestyle.
Illinois siblings swim for Puerto Rico – Kristina and Doug Lennox-Silva – Being Olympians together a helpful boost for both
August 12, 2008
Pioneering Hispanic Houston Police officer who was shot last month dies – Velia “Belle” Ortega
August 11, 2008
Venezuela once again hits the beauty spot – Traditionally the home of beauty queens, the nation ends a dry spell at Miss Universe contest. Behind it all is Osmel Sousa, a man with a passion for preparing women for pageants.
Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Yasmin Wurts Metivier of Apex to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. – North Carolina
August 10, 2008
41-year-old Dara Torres leads US to silver
August 7, 2008
Brooklyn ‘mamitas’ shine at photo exhibit
A UC Berkeley professor who was the second Latina to become tenured at a major American journalism school has been selected to receive the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. – Lydia Chavez
August 5, 2008
Mexican Enough My Life Between the Borderlines By Stephanie Elizondo Griest
August 4, 2008
Teen cadet dance crews as escorts are all the rage at Hispanic girls’ coming-of-age parties -quinceañeras
July 30, 2008
U.S. graphic novelist and artist Phoebe Gloeckner is a contributor to a book funded by human rights group Amnesty International about the largely unsolved murders and disappearances of hundreds of women near the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez.
Latino Health Access leader receives $125,000 prize – America Bracho is recognized for encouraging community involvement.
July 24, 2008
Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today.
Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state
July 23, 2008
“Novel Embodies True Teenage Latina” – New novel “Esperanza” about a 14-year old Mexican-American girl growing up in the barrio – Sandra Lopez
Mexican American Scientist Named National Hispanic Scientist of the Year – Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff
July 15, 2008
Woman receives top LULAC honor – Martha Chavarria – LULAC’s California Woman of the Year
July 14, 2008
Meet Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the only Hispanic Female County Sheriff in America
July 13, 2008
After 7-year cancer battle, teen gets her quinceañera
July 10, 2008
Hortensia Magaña, 70; executive helped build her family’s corporation, advocated for Latino workers
Leading Hispanic Educator Voted National Education Association (NEA) Vice President – Lily Eskelsen
Woman (Latina) becomes oldest Olympic swimmer in history – Dara Torres
June 16, 2008
Outspoken author talks about her work and life – Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out – $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education – Aurora, Illinois
June 12, 2008
University of Arizona Latina Scientists Create CampCIENCIAS for Border Students
Raza Studies empowers youths – Tucson Unified School District
June 10, 2008
San Bernardino Community College District names its first Latina, female chancellor – Noelia Vela
June 9, 2008
Julieta Performs “Limón y Sal” and “Eres Para Mi” – MTV Unplugged: Julieta Venegas – Video
June 3, 2008
Student Voice | Latina Student Embraces Memories and Traditions
Latina Soccer Referee Bound for Beijing – Verónica Pérez
Cuban native makes sock monkeys for love as well as money – Dulce VanDyken in Michigan
June 2, 2008
Girl Scouts trying to speak young Latinas’ language – Spanish Trails Council is offering bilingual camps this summer to attract new members and their parents. – California
May 28, 2008
93 Year Old Enjoys Adult School Success – Crucita Rueda
May 27, 2008
Book review: Talk Dirty Spanish « ñ-marketing
May 22, 2008
Hispanic Museums and Memorial Day – Advertising Age – The Big Tent
May 21, 2008
Sculpting an Identity – the sculpture of Ana Flores in Rhode Island
Lola Montes, 90; influential head of Spanish dance company – Los Angeles
May 20, 2008
Laguna Hills woman pens book about her Mexican American roots – Sarah Rafael Garcia’s first book “Las Niñas: A Collection of Childhood Memories”
Latina writers blend “Words” and “Wisdom” in special kind of blog tour
May 14, 2008
A Supermodel Gives Back to Venezuela – Patricia Velasquez
May 13, 2008
Bittersweet Reunions Span U.S. Border – on Mother’s day
Victor Landa: Moms changing stereotypes and, thus, social landscape
May 12, 2008
Biographers profile trailblazing Latinas – “Políticas”
Mexican moms have their day
May 8, 2008
Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms – The Unique Teacher Education Model Uplifts Women of Color
May 7, 2008
Latina teen pregnancy rate deserves recognition as national crisis
May 5, 2008
El Chicano’s Ersi Arvizu finds her voice again – Ry Cooder coaxes an East L.A. songbird out of retirement.
New Jersey Promotoras Serve as Role Models for Hispanic Women
April 30, 2008
CNN writer and 20-year PC vet tries Apple’s MacBook Air: I’m switching to Mac – Elizabeth Mateo
April 29, 2008
Mexico City’s mass quinceañera makes princesses
April 28, 2008
Lena Guerrero’s rare journey through Texas politics
April 25, 2008
Magazine caters to Hispanic community – St. Joseph, Missouri
April 24, 2008
Dr. Laura Murillo went from a poor neighborhood in east Houston to a successful career and is now the president of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Lena Guerrero dies – former Texas House member and appointee to the Texas Railroad Commission
April 22, 2008
High school senior writes winning Ruben Salazar essay
April 21, 2008
Free Style is Empowering Latinas While Making Them Laugh Out Loud
Born in Mexico, State Sen. Aguirre adds perspective to immigration debate – Arizona
April 16, 2008
“Viva Hollywood” — Let the novela trial begin – Maria Conchita Alonso is host and judge of this new reality competition
April 14, 2008
Teatro Luna paints unvarnished portrait of Latina life – all Latinas in Chicago
Juanita Serrano, advocate for single mothers – A Life Story – from Ohio
April 10, 2008
Mexican investigative reporter scoops UN press freedom prize – Lydia Cacho Ribeiro
Why Wao’s Pulitzer Matters
April 8, 2008
I Created an Absolut Ruckus – Laura Martinez’s story (my condolences Laura)
April 2, 2008
Southern Methodist University appoints Cordelia Canrelaria as new dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
April 1, 2008
Fists of a fighter on arms of a girl – Nisa Rodriguez
March 31, 2008
Sor Juana Festival is a celebration of Mexican women – Houston
Gilbert woman preps for Miss USA pageant – Kimberly Joiner, a Latina from Arizona – (I wonder how many Latinas are in this year)
March 28, 2008
Telmary Diaz: A Cuban (Rhyming) Revolution : NPR Music
March 26, 2008
My Latino kids don’t need affirmative action
March 20, 2008
Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Bandana Project’ to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women in U.S.
March 18, 2008
New book spotlights the experiences of Mexicans in Chicago – entitled “In Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity, and Nation” by Gabriela Arredondo
March 17, 2008
Solo Tu is by Latinas, about Latinas – Teatro Luna in Chicago
March 11, 2008
Temple educator Heidi A. Ramirez confirmed to Philadelphia School Reform Commission
Longtime advocate for El Paso’s elderly, disabled dies – Lucy Acosta – first woman inducted into the LULAC Hall of Fame
March 10, 2008
For Those Who Fled, a Retort to Cuba – Carmen Peláez created a play about her parents’ homeland. “I had somebody come to me after a show and say, ‘Don’t ruin Cuba for me!’ ”
March 6, 2008
Latina blogger sees world of change – Latina Lista in USA Today
March 5, 2008
Why Isabel Allende agreed to produce Zorro: The Musical – The author of a Zorro: A Novel reveals the passion for the Latin hero that made her become the producer of a musical version
On Local Radio, an Accent on Spanglish – Rocio Trujillo on WBON 98.5 FM, La Nueva Fiesta in New York City
February 20, 2008
Latinas come of age with the help of Identity – After-school programs at Gaithersburg nonprofit assist in building relationships – Maryland
February 18, 2008
Margarita Engle wins 2008 Pura Belpre Award for “The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano”
February 12, 2008
Advocate for Hispanic women, city’s poor dies – Arlene Valles in El Paso
February 6, 2008
U art professor (Kim Martinez), students to paint a mural downtown – Salt Lake City, Utah
Anita Alvarez calls it an election win for Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney – Chicago, Illinois
February 4, 2008
St. Fabiola: An art exhibit reminds a Cuban exile how she learned to appreciate her name.
Study: Latina enrollment up in colleges
Tostadas to a Salsa Beat – A Night Out With Ingrid Hoffmann
January 23, 2008
Tex[t]-Mex Galleryblog®: Forgotten Latina Bombshells: Jo Raquel Tejada, aka Raquel Welch
January 22, 2008
First Hispanic Featured as Keynote Speaker for Birmingham’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast – La Raza’s Janet Murguía
January 16, 2008
Soccer’s Rodriguez Earns Playing Time With Puerto Rican National Team – Houston sophomore joined team for Olympic qualifying run
January 15, 2008
Actress hits big-screen stride in 40s – Spain’s Belén Rueda defies American studios’ age bias
Climbing a ladder made of lipstick – Mary Kay and Avon
January 7, 2008
Moms teach Hispanic culture to children – Livermore, California
Maggie Rodriguez: New Co-Host Of CBS Early Show
January 4, 2008
Lupe Valdez faces tough race for re-election – Dallas County, Texas
January 3, 2008
Elsa Murano becomes first Hispanic to lead Texas A&M
A Mexican Sweet 15 – a bluejean girl becomes a woman – In the Mexican desert, full of hardship and dust, the traditional quinceañera is a chance to be a princess for a day.
The politics and love of Isabel Allende
For Latino Catholics, Quinceañera provides lessons on faith
January 2, 2008
Whatever Happened to Rebecca Aguilar? (Latina Lista)
As Change Agent, Yvonne Garcia Flexes Her Strengths – Boston
Lydia Mendoza, 91; Singer was in the vanguard of Tejano music
December 11, 2007
Cristina Fernandez Sworn In as Argentine President
December 6, 2007
San Antonio museum inspires N.Y. designer’s commissioned pieces – Marisol Deluna
December 5, 2007
Bobi Céspedes Vocalist’s reach extends across continents and centuries. Besides her singing, she teaches through Head Start and has a new book.
Unheralded heights: St. Francis AD Irma Garcia is Division I pioneer – New York City
December 4, 2007
Her dye is cast – “From the Earth: Modern Art From Traditional Hispanic Papermaking Roots,”
Maggie Rodriguez Named Co-Anchor of The Early Show
December 3, 2007
DNC Hispanic Caucus Elects New Leadership – Ramona Martinez
November 30, 2007
Professor Adriana Zavala revalues lesser-known figures in Mexican art – Tufts University
November 28, 2007
Linda Alvarez Became 1st Latina To Anchor English-Language L.A. Weekday Newscast – signing off
Hispanic unity offers ‘determined mother’ ticket to better life – Hollywood, Florida
November 27, 2007
Chef LaLa, Author of ‘Latin Lover Lite,’ Provides Good Food Choosing Tips for This Season
Female rebels’ fates diverge in Colombia
Mexican visitor’s lament: Our best hands are here – (Tina Griego talks with Evangelina Hernández co-editor at El Universal about immigration) – Denver
November 25, 2007
Rebel with many cause – After nearly four decades, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin remains an artist for justice – Pasadena
November 23, 2007
Chicana “token” turns into top TV journalist – Beverly Martinez – Denver
November 15, 2007
Child of the revolution – Christine Chávez
November 14, 2007
Chicana Writer Strikes Back – The beauty of the WGA strike is that you don’t have be a WGA member to join us; we don’t discriminate (response to White Writers Strike)
November 12, 2007
‘Cane’ raises Paola Turbay’s profile
November 11, 2007
Is the Next Tyler Perry a Latina? – Linda Nieves-Powell
Local justice named Latina Judge of the Year – Gina M. Benavides – Texas
November 7, 2007
Political Tango, Women in the Lead – Argentina – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – Chile – Michelle Bachelet
November 5, 2007
Rendell praises first Latina member of Philadelphia School Reform Commission as “its most qualified” – Heidi A. Ramirez
October 30, 2007
Latina journalist to speak on breaking stereotypes, sexism – Baylor University
October 26, 2007
Guest Voz: Hillary Clinton Has a Plan to Help Latinas Balance Work and Family (Latina Lista)
October 25, 2007
Latina ‘Barbies’ make bad role models
October 23, 2007
Stephanie Lopez’s post-World Cup goal: NCAA title for Portland
