Tomás\' Picks + Georgia Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 13, 2009

More than 1,200 students are registered to attend the 10th Annual Latino Youth Conference hosted by the Latin American Association in Atlanta.

November 11, 2009

Al Horford, the Hispanic ALtanta Hawk that everyone loves – father, Tito, was the first Dominican-born player to play in the NBA

October 28, 2009

Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos

November 3, 2008

A boost for Hispanics – Officials with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund want more Hispanic parents to set their sights on college for their kids.

September 16, 2008

Tens of thousands gathered at Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway Sunday to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with music and food. – Atlanta

July 15, 2008

Program at Gainesville State offers English language learners high school credit – Georgia

May 28, 2008

Taqueria del Sol: Mexico, Memphis meet in Atlanta – Southern cooking melds with south of the border at this metro area mini-chain

May 1, 2008

HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support – Georgia

February 7, 2008

Income growth benefits Hispanics – Georgia

January 29, 2008

Gauging the impact of the Latino vote – Growing number: Hispanics are fewer than 2 percent of Georgia’s voters, but their strength at the polls will be greater in the future.

January 7, 2008

The Little Georgia Town That Covers New York City in Turf – Dalton – (and its Hispanic growth)

October 30, 2007

Jorge Puente Luna, Peruvian, loved to celebrate his culture – R.I.P. – consul general of Peru in Atlanta

October 29, 2007

Benefits of being bilingual – Parents who don’t speak English get student help – Georgia

September 25, 2007

Mexican cheese sold in Georgia (+Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas) recalled – Queso Cincho de Guerrero

July 25, 2007

Hispanic kid count soars in Tennessee and Georgia

July 12, 2007

Spanish-language document perplexes Fulton court officials – Georgia (court officials said it was the first foreign-language document they’d ever received?!?!?)

July 11, 2007

Add slam dunks to the long list of Dominican sports feats – Al Horford

June 28, 2007

Georgia YMCAs to start Hispanic youth programs

May 21, 2007

At the Mall, Mariachi Instead of Muzak – Plaza Fiesta Mall in Atlanta

May 9, 2007

Speakers back in-state tuition for illegals – (but the state, Georgia, doesn’t)

May 1, 2007

Georgia Sits Out Nationwide Immigration Protests (is this true?)

April 12, 2007

Judge suggests change of venue in immigrant murder case – Georgia

April 5, 2007

El Constructor Latino Magazine Reaching Out to Families of Fallen Construction Workers – Georgia

March 21, 2007

Two University of Florida professors receive $450,000 grant to study Atlanta immigration

January 28, 2007

Scouts Reach Out to Hispanic Girls – Atlanta

January 24, 2007

Illegal immigrant sent home to Mexico, still seeking care – Forced back to Mexico by a new Georgia law, an illegal immigrant’s health declines

January 18, 2007

Small-Firm Lawyer Hosts Spanish TV Show to Explain Law – Ralph Perales’ ‘Leyes Cotidianas’ airs on Atlanta’s WPBA at 10 a.m. on Sundays

January 16, 2007

Free Spanish classes offered to bus drivers – Clayton County, Georgia

January 8, 2007

Rural Hispanic lawmaker a first for state – Georgia

January 4, 2007

Judge lets Mexican mother keep baby 90 more days – Georgia

December 28, 2006

The immigration tale of the senators wife – Georgia – (Posted about this back in November – this is from Maria Elena Salinas)

December 27, 2006

Group Recruiting Anti-Illegal Immigrant Militia – Northern Georgia – (the third paragraph is chilling)

December 11, 2006

Amid anxiety, Hispanic worship continues steady growth – Stillmore, Georgia