Tomás\' Picks + Arizona Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
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 2, 2009
24th Annual Hispanic Women’s Conference – Phoenix (audio story)
September 17, 2009
The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Arizona – NEW AMERICANS IN THE GRAND CANYON STATE: Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are an Economic Powerhouse in Arizona
September 8, 2009
Congressman Raul Grijalva addresses national health care reform – conducted in Spanish, was intended for a Hispanic population who otherwise may not hear the reform options being put forward in Congress.
September 1, 2009
Drama About Immigration Raids and their Human Consequences in Arizona Is No Fiction for Many – The Tears of Lives, a play produced by Phoenix’s New Carpa Theater Company and written by James Garcia
August 13, 2009
Children of Detained Immigrants Call for End to Raids in Arizona: Raid Today One of the Largest
July 15, 2009
The decision by Bashas’ Supermarkets to close three Food City stores illustrates how much businesses that cater to the Hispanic community are suffering as the economy and immigration crackdowns have driven Latinos out of Arizona.
July 13, 2009
If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?
June 4, 2009
Janice Crist has received a $375,000 National Institute of Nursing grant to investigate ways to improve home care for the elderly, particularly those within the Mexican-American Community. The University of Arizona College of Nursing
March 23, 2009
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys during the regular season and went on to claim the NFC championship. Now, the Cardinals want to gain yardage against “America’s Team” in Mexico.
March 16, 2009
Size, mission of Latino studies department attract students – Arizona State University
January 21, 2009
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Separates Mother from Children, Immigrant Crack Down
December 28, 2008
Spanish media shrinking in Tucson as Hispanic numbers boom – Local Spanish speakers have few options for news
December 23, 2008
Sheriff Arpaio Gets His Own TV Show And An Online Revolt Ensues
September 30, 2008
“The Cisco Kid: American Hero, Hispanic Roots,” co-authors Gary D. Keller and Francis M. Nevins explore how the Cisco Kid, through American film and television, emerges with a new persona, what Keller refers to as a “noble bandit.” Keller is the director of the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University
September 29, 2008
Challenges to a Sheriff, Both Popular and Reviled – Joe Arpaio
September 15, 2008
Horizonte, the weekly public-affairs program that focuses on Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Thursday.
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.
August 17, 2008
Proving your Spanish skills without a diploma or degree to show potential employers can be a challenge, which is why Arizona Western College has launched a new program – The Spanish Proficiency Certification
August 14, 2008
Phoenix misses cut – Tucson named among top 10 cities for Hispanics – Architecture, opportunity for Latino entrepreneurs cited
June 30, 2008
Math by way of mariachi: Students learn through music – Arizona
June 12, 2008
University of Arizona Latina Scientists Create CampCIENCIAS for Border Students
Raza Studies empowers youths – Tucson Unified School District
May 22, 2008
University of Arizona Researcher’s Study of Hispanic Youth Becomes New Book – A UA associate professor spent years observing and interviewing Hispanic youth to understand the role education, culture, work and family affect future opportunities. – Sueños Americanos, Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identities by Julio Cammarota
May 20, 2008
Arizona Immigrant Witch Hunter Handcuffed – Joe Arpaio
May 14, 2008
Sheriff Joe Arpaio cut out of state funding – Arizona
May 13, 2008
Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison
April 21, 2008
Born in Mexico, State Sen. Aguirre adds perspective to immigration debate – Arizona
April 15, 2008
Governor lets funding for English learning take effect – Arizona
March 31, 2008
Gilbert woman preps for Miss USA pageant – Kimberly Joiner, a Latina from Arizona – (I wonder how many Latinas are in this year)
March 24, 2008
Special Latina Lista Post: Why Does the Nation Remain Silent While One AZ Sheriff Conducts Immigrant Manhunts? (Latina Lista)
February 28, 2008
Longer fest shows depth of Mexican arts, culture – Nuestras Raices Literary Arts Festival in Tucson
February 25, 2008
Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere – 2 states (Arizona & Oklahoma) that approved crackdowns have seen an exodus of illegals – Is Indiana Next?
February 18, 2008
‘Revolution’ one of the R’s taught in Tucson
January 28, 2008
‘Hispanic panic’ as Arizona immigration crackdown bites – (this is a new term, I haven’t seen before – Hispanic Panic ?!?!?)
January 16, 2008
Employer Sanctions Take Center Stage Again – (Arizona law in court )
January 10, 2008
Learning the Language: Immigrant Teens Show Their American Lives in Photos
January 7, 2008
Southern Arizona businessman José Canchola dies
January 4, 2008
Book offers pictorial history of Mexicans in Phoenix
January 3, 2008
Wanted: oral stories of Phoenix residents who were a part of the guest worker program between 1942 and 1964.
January 2, 2008
Opinion: In Arizona, the bitter fruit of Congress’ failure
December 5, 2007
Phoenix mayor criticized for about-face on immigration policy
November 26, 2007
University of Arizona Hispanic journalism students picked for NY Times workshop
November 1, 2007
Improving Legal Access for Spanish Speakers – Law students at The University of Arizona
October 11, 2007
Employer Sanctions Law Has Problems – Arizona
September 26, 2007
Salata earns MVP honors at national tournament – (I didn’t know there was a National Hispanic Basketball Tournament)
September 13, 2007
Citizenship applications double in Phoenix
August 28, 2007
Arizona pilots border driver ID – (a secure driver’s licenses)
August 27, 2007
Film tells of battle vs. Hispanic stereotypes – “Below the Fold: The Pulitzer That Defined Latino Journalism”
Raul Yzaguirre earns Smithsonian Latino Center Legacy Award
August 9, 2007
Phoenix Latinos set up hotlines to report racial profiling
August 2, 2007
What it means to be white in the Old Pueblo -Tucson
July 27, 2007
Donations sought for Mexican-American exhibit in Phoenix
July 26, 2007
Sheriff Urged to Close Immigrant Hotline
University of Arizona hosts 2nd Hispanic music-dance conference
July 10, 2007
Uncertainty as Arizona immigrants await crackdown
May 9, 2007
Tortilla toss a Tucson tradition – University of Arizona
April 22, 2007
Student at center of immigration battle – Arizona
March 18, 2007
Racial slurs made Hispanic policemans life tougher – Arizona
March 12, 2007
Little Oaxaca sprouts in Phoenix
February 23, 2007
Innovative Hispanic theater in Phoenix – Teatro Milagro involves local teens in play about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
January 18, 2007
Dr. Augusto Ortiz served the poor – Arizona
January 16, 2007
Interview with RaÚl Yzaguirre – ASU professor of practice in community development and civil rights
January 3, 2007
Arizona’s colleges struggling to enforce new tuition statute
December 12, 2006
Judge: Wilson Four were wrongly targeted – Arizona
