Blogante News + Pennsylvania Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 19, 2009
Members of Franklin County’s Hispanic community meet with Immigration officials to discuss becoming legal residents – Pennsylvania
November 18, 2009
Pennsylvania State Police officials meet with Chambersburg Area Hispanic leaders about traffic stop procedures
November 10, 2009
Reading Latino Summit’s 87 ideas released – Mayor says recommendations will be pored over, addressed – Pennsylvania
November 4, 2009
Lehigh Valley public schools have experienced growth in population of Latino students over past decade – Pennsylvania
After nearly a quarter of a century, Lebanon’s Hispanic Outreach program is moving to a new home with a new sponsor. – Pennsylvania
October 26, 2009
The Daniel Torres Hispanic Center in Reading expects a $100,000 budget deficit by summer if it can’t find new funding.
October 14, 2009
Reading brings Latino LGBT poetry to life – Penn State
October 2, 2009
Reading’s Hispanic Center In Financial Trouble, Future Uncertain – Pennsylvania
September 24, 2009
Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission has slapped a $50,000 fine on a club that turned away a group of African-American and Latino campers during the summer.
September 21, 2009
First Hispanic Harvest Festival in Franklin County is a hit – Pennsylvania
September 15, 2009
In a kickoff to Latino Heritage Month, a local group is honoring those who have helped the Latino community in the Delaware Valley.
September 2, 2009
Lineup Announced for Phillies Goya Latino Family Celebration & Food Drive on September 2
September 1, 2009
Latino summit draws 500, addresses how Reading can better serve group’s needs – Pennsylvania
August 21, 2009
Latino program in Squirrel Hill aids those with language barriers – Pennsylvania
July 13, 2009
There’s a new political action committee in Philadelphia, and it’s one that Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez is proud to be affiliated with. – Latino Empowerment Alliance of the Delaware Valley (LEAD)
June 4, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Health Launches Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Resource Web Site
May 28, 2009
Jose Castillo, 81, of Center City, a physician and plastic surgeon who was active in the Latino community, died of liver disease Monday at his home. – Philadelphia
December 15, 2008
Census figures show number of Hispanics in Lehigh Valley climbing – Pennsylvania
November 3, 2008
Reaching out to county’s Latinos – Penn State Cooperative Extension seeks to inform Latino community about services.
October 17, 2008
GACLA’S Executive Director Will Serve as Chair-Elect of National Council – HispanicBusiness.com
October 16, 2008
GACLA Hosts 5th Annual Latino-America Identity Reaffirmation Day
October 2, 2008
Hispanic immigrant children focus of Penn State family symposium
October 1, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that its local fugitive operations teams arrested a total of 78 illegal aliens during a week long operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
September 22, 2008
Latino Contributions to Pennsylvania, Nation Lauded at Evening Ceremony – MarketWatch
September 16, 2008
To kick off Latino Heritage month, historian and professor Vicki Ruiz spoke to students about the place of Latinos in history – Swarthmore College
The fifth annual Latino festival in Reading has a new name – Berks Latin Music Fest – and a new focus. – Pennsylvania
Hispanic center debuts – Centro Hispano replaces the York Spanish American Center. – Pennsylvania
September 15, 2008
Suburban police accused of racially profiling of Latinos – Pittsburgh
September 12, 2008
The slow, solemn line of hundreds of police, friends and neighbors filed into the funeral home in Northeast Philadelphia last night to pay their respects to an officer they recalled as a young mother, a good friend, and a kind-hearted woman. – Isabel Nazario
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortes to Step Up to the Plate for Goya Latino Family Day – Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies ‘Goya Latino Family Celebration’ Returns on September 12
August 18, 2008
Hearings for three in Shenandoah beating interrupted briefly by Latino demonstrators in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
August 12, 2008
Philadelphia Travel: Latino Festivals for the Fall
Lawyers Aim To Crack Language Barrier – More Spanish Speakers Look For Legal Aid In Area – Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania
According to the Bureau of the Census, the Hispanic population of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties increased by nearly 5,000 between 2006 and 2007, to just over 44,000 — an increase of more than 10%. In Lackawanna County, the Hispanic population increased by 12.5%; in Luzerne County, it rose by more than 20%. – Northeast Pennsylvania
August 4, 2008
Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture – Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania
July 30, 2008
The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia promised to address the problems that a local farmworkers’ support group had presented to them in dozens of written complaints during a meeting Tuesday in Glassboro.
Pennsylvania’s Governors Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs Commends Secretary of State
July 22, 2008
Hazleton mayor named Pennsylvania’s Mayor of the Year – Lou Barletta
July 21, 2008
Celebrating 25 years of Hispanic culture – Hispanic Cultural Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
July 14, 2008
Art: Africans in Mexico – A revelatory exhibition at the African American Museum shows their little-known influence on Mexican culture. – Philadelphia
June 20, 2008
Alycia Lane, Former Philadelphia Anchor, Sues Network That Fired Her
May 27, 2008
New PTA aims to help Latino students – Hazleton, Pennsylvania
May 5, 2008
Director of Berks County office of aging wins Latino award – Recipient Barbara Coffin helped start Casa de la Amistad, the largest senior center in Pennsylvania.
April 21, 2008
York Springs rental rules: Landlords, Hispanics object – Pennsylvania
March 5, 2008
‘Latin twist with American classics’ – ‘Simply Delicioso’ host (Ingrid Hoffmann) takes ‘Latin twist with American classics’ in Pittsburgh
February 20, 2008
With Kahlo, a Mexican flavor comes to Philadelphia Museum of Art
February 19, 2008
Club Despertar Brings Students to Swarthmore – Pennsylvania
February 7, 2008
Bilingual health care reaches immigrants in the workplace – Spanish-speaking workers at Chesco mushroom farms get treatment and advice at clinics that La Comunidad Hispana runs on site. – Philadelphia area
January 31, 2008
Alycia Lane fires back – Philadelphia
January 22, 2008
La Casa Latina’s New Director – Johnny Irizarry – University of Pennsylvania
January 11, 2008
Pirates buy land for Dominican academy
January 4, 2008
Mr. Ramos led by example – Pennsylvania
January 2, 2008
Local civic leader Luis Ramos dies in crash – Pennsylvania
December 9, 2007
Second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students Planned | Reuters
November 15, 2007
Black and Latino Male conference addresses issues in higher ed – Swarthmore College – Pennsylvania
November 6, 2007
Former Mexican Leader Met by Protesters – Pennsylvania
November 5, 2007
A Latino leader talks about the gains, the pains – Will Gonzales – Philadelphia
October 23, 2007
Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr. Announces .003% Drop-Out Rate – Philadelphia
