Pennsylvania + 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

Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania

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 9, 2009

The National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is holding its’ national conference at Temple University this weekend.

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

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 24, 2009

Immigrant’s story of hardship, love, deportation – Pittsburgh Latinos – the Mejias

August 21, 2009

Latino program in Squirrel Hill aids those with language barriers – Pennsylvania

Alycia Lane gets TV news gig at KNBC in Los Angeles

August 13, 2009

Union Township’s Hopewell Furnace starring in documentary by Latino students from Pottstown

July 29, 2009

EW AMERICANS IN THE KEYSTONE STATE: Pennsylvania’s Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse

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 17, 2009

2 teens get jail time in Mexican’s beating death – received 7 to 23 months for their roles in the beating death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez

June 4, 2009

Pennsylvania Department of Health Launches Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Resource Web Site

June 1, 2009

Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce strives to help businesses expand into Latin America

May 28, 2009

National Penn Bank Aims to Please Hispanic Population

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

May 6, 2009

Hispanic group: Verdict is ‘outrage’ – Shenandoah is uneasy after 2 are acquitted of murdering Mexican.

December 15, 2008

Census figures show number of Hispanics in Lehigh Valley climbing – Pennsylvania

December 3, 2008

Philadelphia judge on Obama’s short list for HUD secretary – Nelson Diaz

November 3, 2008

Pennsylvania’s Latino Voters on Obama

Reaching out to county’s Latinos – Penn State Cooperative Extension seeks to inform Latino community about services.

Ruben Amaro, Jr. Named Phillies General Manager – becomes the fourth minority General Manager currently working in Major League Baseball and the second current Hispanic GM

October 17, 2008

Lori Delgado will no longer anchor at NBC-10. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports

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 25, 2008

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has a new office and a renewed focus

September 24, 2008

Hilda Arteaga, leader among Latinos – was a walking history of the Puerto Rican presence in Philadelphia.

September 23, 2008

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Campaigns for Obama in Pennsylvania

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

Thousands Paying Final Respects To Fallen Officer – Philadelphia’s 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

September 9, 2008

Answers still lacking in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania

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

August 28, 2008

A federal judge on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at adding Hispanic representation to a northeastern Pennsylvania school board, settling a lawsuit that alleged the district’s method of electing board members was discriminatory.

Many Lebanon Latinos switch loyalties to Obama – Pennsylvania

August 20, 2008

Hispanic group alleges schools didn’t respond – Shenandoah district says it’s holding a diversity program on Monday. – Pennsylvania

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 10, 2008

Video: MALDEF discusses the Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Murder (Hate Crime) on CNN

August 5, 2008

Mexican’s Death Bares a Town’s Ethnic Tension – Shenandoah, Pennsylvania

August 4, 2008

Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture – Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania

July 30, 2008

Call for peace echoes at vigil for slain Mexican in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania

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 29, 2008

Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Latino Economic Council of the Lehigh Valley have launched a study to document the Hispanic contribution to the local economy.

July 27, 2008

According to reports from WNEP-TV and the Associated Press three white Schuylkill County teens are charged with the beating death of a Hispanic man nearly two weeks ago. All are from well-known families in Shenandoah and some are on the high school football team. One of the teens charged is a Bloomsburg University student.

New York-based Davidson Media Group has purchased Philadelphia’s largest Spanish-language radio station, La Mega 1310 AM, for $8.25 million, confirmed Peter Davidson, president of the radio broadcasting group.

July 24, 2008

Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer

Luis Ramirez was beaten to death last week by a group of white teenagers yelling racial slurs in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Despite eyewitness testimony, no charges have been filed. Democracy Now speaks with Arielle Garcia, a friend of Ramirez who witnessed the attack.

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

Mexican immigrant’s beating at hands of youths exposes racial tensions in Pennsylvania town – Shenandoah

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 26, 2008

Surge in registration for Latino voters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

June 22, 2008

Dominican businesses booming in Philadelphia

June 20, 2008

Alycia Lane, Former Philadelphia Anchor, Sues Network That Fired Her

June 17, 2008

Doing it on her own – Coughlin grad Noemi Tlatenchi speaks language of success – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

June 4, 2008

Philadelphia anchorwoman fired after arrest – Alycia Lane

May 27, 2008

New PTA aims to help Latino students – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

May 12, 2008

‘Ritmo Latino’ launches today – Chambersburg, 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 24, 2008

casa y HOGAR magazine to be distributed in Philadelphia.

April 21, 2008

York Springs rental rules: Landlords, Hispanics object – Pennsylvania

April 15, 2008

How Latino Voters Lean in the Pennsylvania primary

April 12, 2008

‘Ready, Set, Vote’ targets Latinos – Pennsylvania

April 10, 2008

Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep public benefits from illegal immigrants

April 8, 2008

Clinton Campaign Courts Hispanic Vote in Reading – Pennsylvania

April 7, 2008

Hispanic church finds ‘dream’ home – York, Pennsylvania

April 2, 2008

Immigration Issues End a Pennsylvania Grower’s Season

March 28, 2008

Judge rules: Learn English or go to jail – The three will have to pass test in a year — or serve two years if they fail – Pennsylvania

March 24, 2008

Aetna Plays Host to Esperanza Academy Art Students – Philadelphia

March 11, 2008

Temple educator Heidi A. Ramirez confirmed to Philadelphia School Reform Commission

March 6, 2008

Mexican Workers Speak Out on Labor Abuses and NAFTA this Thursday – Philadelphia

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

Cubans here see post-Castro reforms as slow – Pittsburgh

February 19, 2008

Club Despertar Brings Students to Swarthmore – Pennsylvania

February 18, 2008

A push for Latino applicants at University of Pennsylvania

Frida Kahlo’s phenomenal art – “Frida Kahlo” showcases the works, not the legend, of the woman who sneered at suffering while wedding Mexican folk to European modernism. – Philadelphia

February 14, 2008

Hispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step Down – Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University

February 13, 2008

Senate committee approves ban of state benefits to illegal immigrants – 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

Federal judges split on local crackdowns on illegal immigration – Pennsylvania vs Missouri decisions??

January 31, 2008

Alycia Lane fires back – Philadelphia

January 30, 2008

The Hispanic Center publishes Pittsburgh’s first Spanish Services Directory

January 29, 2008

Hola, Pedro Feliz – to the Phillies

January 22, 2008

Lourdes Sanchez Ridge – president of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

La Casa Latina’s New Director – Johnny Irizarry – University of Pennsylvania

January 15, 2008

Sovereign Bancorp to take $1.6bn writedown

January 11, 2008

Pirates buy land for Dominican academy

January 8, 2008

Philadelphia Anchorwoman Fired After NY Arrest – Alycia Lane

Hazleton’s briefs in illegal immigration case will be filed with court this month – Pennsylvania

January 7, 2008

Hispanic community marks Three King’s Day – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

January 4, 2008

Mr. Ramos led by example – Pennsylvania

January 2, 2008

Local civic leader Luis Ramos dies in crash – Pennsylvania

December 12, 2007

State sends news out en Español – Pennsylvania

December 11, 2007

Second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students is Held; Students Honored

December 9, 2007

Second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students Planned | Reuters

Philadelphia’s Latino Immigrants Take up Video Cameras To Tell Their Life Stories

Hispanic Center of Pittsburgh releases service directory

December 5, 2007

Perla Lopez Baray One of 50 Most Influential Latinos in Delaware Valley

December 3, 2007

Local universities experience increase in Hispanic students – Northeastern Pennsylvania

November 15, 2007

Black and Latino Male conference addresses issues in higher ed – Swarthmore College – Pennsylvania

November 14, 2007

Author, economist speaks about growing influence of Hispanics in U.S. workforce – Pennsylvania

November 6, 2007

Former Mexican Leader Met by Protesters – Pennsylvania

November 5, 2007

Rendell praises first Latina member of Philadelphia School Reform Commission as “its most qualified” – Heidi A. Ramirez

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

October 18, 2007

Pennsylvania bill intends to stop aid for illegal aliens

October 17, 2007

Pennsylvania House asks MLB to retire Clemente’s No. 21

October 15, 2007

Radio Stations Broadcasting in Spanish – Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Disputed Zogby study could spawn another look – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

October 11, 2007

City, school officials rip Zogby study – Hazleton

October 10, 2007

Report criticizes Hazleton immigrant crackdown

October 8, 2007

Church goes Latino, takes up immigration reform – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

October 4, 2007

Symposium on Latino Studies Brings Scholars From Around the World to Bryn Mawr – starting October 10th, 2007 – Pennsylvania

Bush questioned on illegal immigration act – Pennsylvania

October 3, 2007

Pittsburgh is getting more authentic with its Mexican cuisine

September 26, 2007

Those ‘aliens’ are everywhere – Pennsylvania’s “Alien Invasion PA” report – (I wish you could see me rolling my eyes)

Superior Court judge steps into immigration debate – Pennsylvania

September 24, 2007

Professor recounts exodus from Cuba – Lehigh University

September 23, 2007

Kenneth I. Trujillo expected to be first Latino on school panel – Philadelphia

September 20, 2007

QUOTE: “My feeling is (Hispanic” blood “donation) doesn’t happen because we don’t create the channels,” said Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital and founder of its five-year-old bilingual clinic, Salud Para Ninos. “We cannot expect or wait for the community to come to us. They’re not going to go to the office of a stranger.”

September 19, 2007

Pennsylvania to study at-risk Hispanic youths – Lancaster County

September 13, 2007

GOP Hispanics slam Barletta invitation – Pennsylvania

September 12, 2007

Is Hazleton debate sparking a new civil rights movement?

Hispanic art exhibit to open at Gettysburg College – Pennsylvania

State Hispanic Groups Blast Prominent Republicans – Pennsylvania

September 11, 2007

Northeastern Pennsylvania gets first all-Hispanic radio station

September 9, 2007

For undocumented worker, getting to America only half the battle – An undocumented Guatemalan who lost an arm in T accident still believes he can earn enough here to build a big, new home for his family

August 27, 2007

Meeting addresses Latino questions about civil rights – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

August 23, 2007

SRC needs a Latino member – Philadelphia

Goya to Host Food Collection for Philabundance at Philadelphia Phillies

August 10, 2007

County’s Hispanic bloc grows – Franklin County, Pennsylvania

August 6, 2007

20 years as the voice of Radio Centro – Lancaster, Pennsylvania

July 26, 2007

Decision Day: Judge expected to rule on Illegal Immigration Relief Act today – Hazleton’

July 24, 2007

AT&T and League of United Latin American Citizens Empower Philadelphia Hispanic Community Organization with Technology

July 11, 2007

Murder Case Fails Against Immigrants in Pennsylvania City – Hazleton, Pennsylvannia

July 10, 2007

Eagles sign Mexican defensive tackle Lopez

Latino group flourishing in new home – Lebanon, Pennsylvania

July 2, 2007

Manu Chao’s exercise in genre jumping

July 1, 2007

Small towns trying to deal with growing Hispanic population – Hanover, Pennsylvania

June 28, 2007

Gabriel Escobar, a former correspondent and city editor at The Washington Post, has been named metropolitan editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

June 27, 2007

Goya Celebrates the American Experience with Fiesta Goya on July 3rd in Philadelphia

June 26, 2007

28th Annual Hispanic Fiesta Part of the PECO Multicultural Series, Brings a Weekend of Hispanic Heritage to Penns Landing – Philadelphia

June 21, 2007

Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies Has Awarded the Inaugural Eduardo Lozano Memorial Dissertation Prize

May 31, 2007

Pedro A. Ramos, Philadelphia Managing Director and Former City Solicitor, to Join Blank Rome as Partner in Business Department and Principal in Government Relations Practice

May 30, 2007

Puerto Ricans fed up with negative stereotypes – Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Nelson A Diaz Leaves Blank Rome for Cozen O’Connor in Philadelphia – Law news

May 21, 2007

Marí Quiñones, The Real Hispanic Power – Philadelphia

May 16, 2007

No más for Spanish station; rock now plays at 104.5 – (Clear Channel’s Rumba off the air in Philadelphia)

May 15, 2007

Gophila.com Adds “En Español’ Section to Pressroom – Philadelphia

April 30, 2007

Twenty Area Latino Students Awarded $1,000 College Scholarships – Philadelphia

April 29, 2007

Philadelphia Settles Hispanic Voters Lawsuit

April 25, 2007

Prison time: A Latino lament – An art project aims to send a message to Latino youths in Philadelphia.

April 23, 2007

Statewide Latino outreach gets Allentown direction – Pennsylvania

April 18, 2007

Mujeresvisión Showcases Diverse Latin Identities – Pennsylvania

April 5, 2007

Lack of immigrants fuels population decline – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

March 30, 2007

University of Pennsylvania Festival Latino Charity Art Exhibition Features “Puerto Rican Stereotype” Fine Art Print by Soraida Martinez, Creator of Verdadism

March 26, 2007

Bills in state House target illegals – Pennsylvania

March 25, 2007

Kutztown University offers online aid for Hispanic businesses in Spanish

March 22, 2007

March Is Latino Health Month In Pennsylvania

“Latino Project’ gives glimpses of local immigrant life – Pennsylvania

March 21, 2007

Pennsylvania towns police chief says illegal immigrants are headache for police – Hazleton

GACLA Congratulates Congreso and the PA Medical Society for Innovative Health Initiative

March 20, 2007

Breaking down language barriers – Temple University Health System – Philadelphia

March 19, 2007

Last week, opponents of Hazleton’s illegal immigration ordinance told their side of the story. Now Hazleton gets its turn in court

March 15, 2007

No data on immigrants, mayor admits – Hazleton’s Lou Barletta testifies on city’s ordinance on illegals.

March 14, 2007

Spat highlights immigration trial – Hazleton update

March 13, 2007

Hazleton Trial Update: Witness testifies Latinos fear similar measures in other cities

March 12, 2007

Pennsylvania Health Department Launches New Web Site to Help Hispanic Smokers Quit Tobacco

Hazleton, Pa., defends its illegal immigrant crackdown against opponents in court

March 11, 2007

Pennsylvania town to defend illegal immigrant crackdown at trial – Hazleton

March 6, 2007

Hispanics role in area still growing – Philadelphia

February 26, 2007

Five Hispanic political hopefuls on ballot for Hazleton offices

February 13, 2007

Exiled Salvadoran novelist settles in Pittsburgh – Horacio Castellanos Moya

January 29, 2007

Colombian conquest – Inirida Hernandez at King’s College

January 28, 2007

Taking Spanish to the next level – Esperanza College of Eastern University – Philadelphia

January 20, 2007

Measures targeting illegal immigrants face early legal setbacks – Hazleton

FCC renews license for Radio Omega – Lebanon, Pennsylvania

January 18, 2007

Allentown City Council rejects immigration bill – Pennsylvania

January 17, 2007

Push is on to add Hispanic to reform panel – Philadelphia

January 12, 2007

Eagles assistant coach sets bar high for Hispanics – Juan Castillo

January 11, 2007

Interview with Cuban singer-songwriter Lili Añel – Philadelphia

January 9, 2007

Scholarships available for local Latino high school students – South Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware

January 8, 2007

Restraining order hampers Hazleton landlords

January 7, 2007

Rendell suspends head of Latino commission after crash – Pennsylvania

January 3, 2007

Latino radio show hosts sponsor toys program – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

January 2, 2007

Latin jazz pianist still has sizzle – Eddie Palmieri

Cuban guitarist finds artistic freedom in Lancaster – Pennsylvania

December 27, 2006

Hazleton law expected to change again – Pennsylvania

December 20, 2006

Hospital caters to Hispanic tastes – York, Pennsylvania

Hoax Web site jabs anti-illegal immigrant U.S. town – nosantaforhazleton.com – Pennsylvania

December 19, 2006

United Way reaches out to Latinos – Pennsylvania

December 17, 2006

Well be looking at immigration issue in months ahead – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

December 15, 2006

Three Latino Organizations Recognize GACLAS Executive Director With Award – Philadelphia

December 14, 2006

Hispanic center vows to reopen – Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania

Latino Alliance announces new board members – Northeast Pennsylvania

December 13, 2006

Hispanic centers status uncertain – Mount Pleasant Hispanic American Center – Pennsylvania

December 11, 2006

Latinos welcome statue – Pittsburgh

December 7, 2006

Hispanic center needs funds fast – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

July 19, 2006

Aztec influence – Rick Bayless in Pittsburgh