Blogante Headlines + North Carolina Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
March 31, 2008
Radio hispano: City gets 1st Spanish-language radio station – Wilmington, North Carolina
March 17, 2008
Civic-minded residents told to reach out to Hispanics – (some interesting numbers on Hispanic voters – or lack of – in North Carolina)
March 9, 2008
Banks Springing Up to Serve the Underserved – AT first glance Raleigh, N.C., may not seem like a logical place to open a Latino-oriented bank. After all, Raleigh is not a city like Los Angeles, for instance, where more than 47 percent of the population is Hispanic.
February 26, 2008
Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina
February 13, 2008
Latinos look to Israel for insights – North Carolina
“If you are a citizen of Durham, we will give you all the rights and services of a citizen, whether you are from South Carolina or Mexico,” Durham Police Chief Jose L. Lopez Sr. said in Spanish. – North Carolina
February 12, 2008
Poultry series exposes a new, silent subclass – Neglect of workers has ugly precedent in Carolinas history
February 5, 2008
Commissioners Vote To Remove Spanish Option From Phones – Beaufort County, North Carolina
Series to screen film on slavery in Puerto Rico – El Cimarrón – University of North Carolina
February 4, 2008
Durham’s Latino students at higher suicide risk, study says – North Carolina
January 8, 2008
University of North Carolina responds to growing hispanic population – (now 4% of undergrads)
December 13, 2007
Extending In-State Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants – North Carolina (policy analysis/research)
December 5, 2007
Principal Separates Black, Hispanic Students After Fight; ACLU Weighs in – Raleigh, North Carolina
November 30, 2007
North Carolina Governor Candidates Oppose Admissions Change for Immigrants
November 27, 2007
Lawyer: Community colleges must admit eligible illegal immigrants – North Carolina
Studies: Hispanic youth look for acceptance, often turn to gangs
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
Immigrants’ Torch Run Passes Through Upstate – North Carolina – (has this gotten any national press? not that I can find – The Guadalupe Torch Run)
November 13, 2007
ICE Agents Round Up Immigrants Running From The Law In Charlotte, North Carolina
November 11, 2007
Class teaches Spanish to native speakers – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 6, 2007
Store requires citizenship to buy ammo – North Carolina (even though it isn’t a state law)
Hispanics are key to a healthy economy – North Carolina – (I don’t think I have ever seen this stated so bluntly – Hispanic immigrants provide entrepreneurs with something even more valuable than friendly tax policies and startup capital: low-cost labor.)
November 4, 2007
Did You Know? In North Carolina, the state with the biggest percentage of Latino growth during the 1990s, just 41 percent of Mexicans are U.S. citizens, and there has been no increase since 2000 in the number of Mexican-Americans who have become citizens through naturalization.
October 3, 2007
University of North Carolina Hispanic growth mirrors statewide rate
September 23, 2007
Hispanics find growing enmity – Immigrants now targets of racial slurs and taunts – North Carolina
September 15, 2007
Did You Know? Hispanics in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties, had $214.6 million in buying power, created 2,300 spinoff jobs, resulted in $54.9 million in spinoff labor income and generated $10.1 million in state taxes in 2004 – North Carolina
August 20, 2007
GO-O-O-O-AL for Latina girls – Summer camp overcomes cultural barriers to playing ‘a man’s game’ – North Carolina
August 9, 2007
Did You Know? While the male-to-female ratio among Triangle Hispanics is about 60-to-40, Hispanic women are arriving at a faster rate in Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties. – North Carolina
