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TOP Ten signs you are at a Cholo themed Thanksgiving dinner

Hispanic y Latino News Summary :: November 24th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?

Texas Right of Way Associates Announces: We Are a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

Hispanics have found a higher profile with the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce in the past year, with more outreach efforts planned, chamber officials said Monday.

Zoot-suit wearing “Pancho Claus” has been discharged from a Houston hospital after treatment for an apparent heart attack.- Actor Richard Reyes

Mega TV Now Available Throughout The Entire Island of Puerto Rico

Junot Díaz, author of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” will host a reading and book signing at Connecticut College Dec. 2.

Watch the sketcher en español at KUNS-TV Noticiero Noroeste – Seattle

Latino Coast Guard officer honored by national Hispanic engineer award – Lieutenant Commander César Acosta

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee and the YWCA Knoxville said Tuesday they have received a federal grant to provide services to victims of violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

América TeVe and CaribeVisión Merge – Miami

Ricardo Salinas Breaks Ground for What Will Be the Most Modern Television Studio in Latin America – Mexico City

Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.

Brazil replaces Mexico as China’s top market in Latin America and boosts its surplus as well.

The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.

Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight

Ana Isabelle de Puerto Rico is chosen ¡Viva el Sueño! Latin music superstar

Mega TV available island wide in Puerto Rico

mun2 partners with Nacional Records for the U.S. television premiere of Manu Chao’s live concert in Bayonne, France entitiled, “Baionarena.” The one hour “mun2 Presents: Manu Chao” special airs Friday, November 27th at 12am midnight ET/PT, and repeats on Sunday November 29th 11pm ET/PT.

Thalía toma 30 pastillas diarias – La cantante aseguró que así es como combate la enfermedad de Lyme que adquirió hace unos años

NCLR: The Faces Behind the FBI Hate Crime Statistics

Hartford Fire Chief to Retire-City Promotes 1st Latino Chief – Edward Casares, Jr.

Luis Fonsi: “Miento si digo que estoy bien” – El cantante puertorriqueño habló por primera vez sobre su separación de Adamari López y negó que ésta se deba a terceras personas

Trasladan a cárcel a cosmetóloga de La Guzmán

Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money

LULAC has redesigned their website – (look much better imho – on a tech note there are a few RSS problems)

Reviewed: Sin Patron: Stories From Argentina’s Worker-Run Factories, edited by Lavaca, 320 pages, Haymarket Books, 2007.

In El Salvador, a grim reflection, and a glimmer of hope – The president has bestowed the country’s highest honor on six Jesuit priests massacred 20 years ago, more evidence that peaceful change is possible, if slow to come.

Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”

As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants

LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.

MejorAmor.com, the Internet’s Leading Hispanic Buscar Pareja Service, Challenges All Latino and Hispanic Singles in the United States as Well as Other Countries Around the World to Find Their Mejor Amor for This Holiday Season

La estrella colombiana dice que las canciones de su más álbum “She Wolf” (”Loba”), que salió a la venta esta semana, son una reflexión de una mujer en busca de su príncipe azul.

On ‘She Wolf,’ Shakira has shifted her sound for her third English-language CD, from cumbia-tinged rock to snappy electro-pop.

When will immigration be loved?

The mayor of a wealthy suburb (San Pedro Garza Garcia) of Monterrey said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs.

Expert: Juárez violence a ‘terrorist war’

About 350 Latino underclassmen from 11 northwest suburban high schools explored the campus of Harper College, getting a sample of what their lives could be like if they pursue higher education. 8th annual Latino Summit

Latinos have had a profound influence on boxing, particularly in smaller-weight divisions, evident by 21 nominees in the ongoing “World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” (“WGEB”) promotion.

Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.

Mexican Mennonites Impacted by Drug Violence

Texas Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade was the keynote speaker at The National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ 11th Annual Gala on Nov. 5.

Virginia’s Assistant Secretary of Education, Douglas Garcia, says the Department of Education will focus on improving Hispanic college attendance numbers.

Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time

Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia

Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States. – New StoryCorps Historia

LOPEZ NEGRETE COMMUNCIATIONS GARNERS TOP HONORS AT THE 54TH ANNUAL ART DIRECTORS CLUB OF HOUSTON AWARDS SHOW

NAHJ Journalism Awards Honor the Best of 2008

The New General Market – Current trends suggest expanding Latino influence will blur the lines and Hispanic and general markets will collide, with the resulting merger revealing a new, evolved American general market

Outstanding Hispanic: Carmen Baez – President of the Latin America Diversified Agency (DAS)

Hispanic Thanksgivings produce family-filled feasts

AVENTURA Wins The American Music Award For “Favorite Latin Music Artist”

Quepasa Finally Poised to Profit? Growing Latin Social Networking Site Says ‘Si’

Jose Garces Named Food Network’s Next Iron Chef

Interview with Bebel Gilberto- she just released a new album titled All In One

Pimento cheese, hold the pimentos | Homesick Texan

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 23rd, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Jencarlos Canela vs. Alejandro Sanz: ¿Quién vendió más?

El lado masculino de Ely Guerra – Cinco años y medio después de su último álbum de estudio, La Guerra regresa con un fascinante disco en el que 9 “hombres invisibles” como Juanes y Bunbury detonaron la secuencia armónica de cada canción

Alicia Villarreal atraviesa crisis matrimonial

Job Creation and Recovery for All: African-Americans, Latinos and The Stimulus Part II

Grass Roots: Latino community preparing for Census knock on the door

No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations

Spanish-Language Service Now Available To Distributor’s Subs In Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia – RCN to carry V-me

Final Play May Be the Last for Breath of Fire Latina Theater in Santa Ana

An Inside Look at Over-the-top Quinceañeras – Latina coming-of-age parties on MTV Tr3s show “Quiero Mis Quinces” include celeb-filled guest lists

Los Angeles council members to make donations for El Salvador storm victims

ESPN Deportes Winter Baseball Push Takes Flight

Multiple Grammy Winner Alejandro Sanz in Concert Tonight Exclusively On DIRECTV’s The 101 Network

Raúl Martinez, founder and chief creative officer of ad agency AR New York, has been brought on as creative consultant to Vogue after the departure of the magazine’s design director.

Featured Holiday Book: Las Christmas, by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow

Interview with Rose Contreras, founder of Onda Books

New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women

The Quinceanera on MTV TR3s: Time for Lace and Taffeta