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Baby Abuelita’s Singing Hispanic Grandparent Dolls Debut In Newest State Of Florida Math Textbook

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Baby Abuelita & P&G launch national promotion.

Tomas — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:45:08 +0000

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Veteran Educator Wins Baby Abuelita National Song Contest – Maria de la Luz Huizar

Tomas — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:54:39 +0000

"Maria de la Luz Huizar sits in the library waiting for the start of her monthly faculty meeting at Lamar Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas; unknowingly she will be surprised by family members, dear friends and the Grand Prize in the Baby Abuelita national contest, Sing Abuelita Sing.
As she thanks everyone, overjoyed family members and teachers chant "sing, sing, sing," and Maria and her brother fill the library with a romantic Spanish ballad. As tears fill the eyes of onlookers, it becomes apparent that this teacher beats to a different drum, bringing an appreciation for music to the lives that she has touched and inspiring creativity.
"It was very hard to keep everything a surprise," said Principal Janet Mansmann. "Maria brings music into the lives of her students every day, and her ability to teach children has resonated in the hearts of many for the past 35 years."
Maria submitted her recording of "La Estrellita" to the Baby Abuelita Sing Abuelita Sing national contest, never assuming she would be picked. "My mother has never been one to bring attention to herself, and her entire life has been dedicated to the ones she loves and the people in her life," said Maria's daughter, Mireya Huizar. "I never thought my entry would be accepted.
I said, 'well, I'm going to send it in and see what happens,'" said Maria. "Music is a part of my life, and I am very proud to be able to share my love for music with my students." In addition to sharing music with students for 35 years, Maria sings in her church choir, where her son-in-law is the choir maestro.
In an effort to preserve the Hispanic Heritage, Baby Abuelita hosted a national contest seeking the best recorded cancion de cuna and the spitting image of the Baby Abuelita characters. Entries were submitted in digital and hard-copy format from across the U.S. Baby Abuelita awarded Maria the Grand Prize, consisting of the family of five Baby Abuelita dolls, the Baby Abuelita Family Fiesta DVD, two Baby Abuelita Sing-Along books, a certificate for the purchase of Baby Abuelita slippers, as well as a camcorder and tripod to capture and preserve special moments, and an assortment of Scholastic Spanish books. Second and third place winners and runners-up received an assortment of Baby Abuelita products.
Founded in 2005, Baby Abuelita Productions was created by a pair of working mothers: Hilda Argilagos-Jimenez, a dance teacher, and Carol Fenster, a psychotherapist. "We wanted to create a doll that preserved tradition and warm memories," said Fenster. "But our dolls have managed to do that and more. We get emails from teachers and parents who are using these dolls to educate their children and teach them Spanish, which is a wonderful thing."
Baby Abuelita received the iParenting Award for the Family Fiesta DVD and Abuelita Rosa, Abuelito Pancho, Baby Andrea and Baby Tita dolls. The company was awarded the 2008 Toy of the Year and Preferred Choice Award by Creative Child's Awards Program for Abuelita Rosa and Abuelito Pancho. Baby Abuelita launched their product line in Panama and Baby Mimi is their latest addition to the Baby Abuelita family.
Baby Abuelita is available at select Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us and Kmart locations and online at www.babyabuelita.com. "

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Miami moms’ dolls are all about nostalgia – Baby Abuelita

Tomas — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:42:55 +0000

Baby Abuelita Productions Salutes Miami Children’s Hospital

Tomas — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:01:32 +0000

"On Thursday, August 7th, Baby Abuelita Productions, creators of the popular Spanish-lullaby singing dolls, salutes Miami Children's Hospital for its service to the children and the South Florida Hispanic community. The Neighborhood Salute, which is a prize awarded to Baby Abuelita by Edy's SlowChurned ice cream for its written submission in appreciation of the Miami community, will be celebrated at Miami Children's Hospital.
The salute will include free ice cream for 100 participants to attend and a premier showing of an episode of the new Baby Abuelita DVD, Family Fiesta. The first in a series of DVDs distributed by Baby Abuelita Productions, Family Fiesta was honored in July with the 2008 Outstanding Products award by iParenting Media Awards, a Disney company. Children patients, their families and Miami Children's Hospital staff are invited. Baby Abuelita dolls and books will be raffled as part of this event.
At this celebratory event, information will also be distributed about Baby Abuelita's Sing, Abuelita, Sing! contest. As part of the company's desire to preserve the heritage from one generation to another, people of all ages can enter for the chance to win one of two Sing Abuelita Sing contests. The entire family can participate by either singing a traditional lullaby or nursery rhyme or by submitting a drawing or photo of family members that resemble one of the Baby Abuelita characters: Abuelita Rosa, Abuelito Pancho, Baby Andrea or Baby Tita.
Sing Abuelita Sing is a contest for the entire family, as an effort to embrace the family heritage. Dress up in a bata de casa, put on a pair of gafas or sing "Arroz con Leche" and submit your entry to Sing Abuelita Sing. Full contest rules and regulations can be found on the company website at http://www.babyabuelita.com.
Founded in 2005, Baby Abuelita Productions was created by a pair of working mothers -- Hilda Argilagos-Jimenez, a dance teacher and Carol Fenster, a psychotherapist. "We wanted to create a doll that preserved tradition and warm memories," said co-founder Carol Fenster. "But our dolls have managed to do that and more. We get emails from teachers and parents who are using these dolls to educate their children and teach them Spanish, which is a wonderful thing."
Baby Abuelita dolls, books, and DVD are available at a wide variety of Wal Mart and Toys R Us locations and online at http://www.babyabuelita.com"

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Wal-Mart replaces Garland Hypermart with first ‘Hispanic community’ store – Texas

Tomas — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:05:06 +0000

"That question has long since been answered, and now Wal-Mart is replacing that historic store with a new location it's calling its first "Hispanic community" store.

With an estimated 14 percent of its U.S. shoppers being Latino, Wal-Mart in recent years has been tailoring stores, such as its I-30 and Cockrell Hill location in Dallas, to meet the needs of Hispanic families. It has added specialty bakery items, expanded varieties of chile peppers, printed store signs and advertising circulars in Spanish and last year stocked baby Abuelita dolls for Three Kings Day celebrations.

But the new Garland store at 1801 Marketplace Drive is the first designed from the ground up to meet the needs of Hispanic shoppers, said Daniel Morales, regional spokesman for Wal-Mart."

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Baby Abuelita Goes to SPOK

Tomas — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:23:58 +0000

"Miami, Fl-based based Baby Abuelita Productions has named Sound Points of Knowledge, LLC of Westport, CT as its merchandizing representative.

Sound Points of Knowledge (a/k/a SPOK) is a branding and licensing agency started by Baxter Urist and Jeanne Taylor Hard, both former officers of Sesame Street. SPOK specializes in developing brands, products and licensing for socially responsible brands for kids and families.

Baby Abuelita Productions was originally designed by Hispanic moms to preserve Hispanic songs and culture. Co-founders Carol Fenster and Hilda Argilagos-Jimenez of Miami Beach, FL recognized the desire of Hispanic parents to preserve their cultural heritage. Abuelita Rosa and Abuelito Pancho are the grandparent dolls that sing sweet lullabies like "Canciones de Cuna" and other traditional Hispanic songs. The dolls help keep the cultural heritage alive for every generation. Retail has responded: the dolls are a huge hit at Wal- Mart, Target and Kmart. Production for a home video animated series is currently underway. This reverses the usual formula of a doll being spun out of a popular program.

Baxter Urist has an extensive background in building children's brands: Former president of The Smile Train, The Youth Trust, as well as former Group President, Licensing and International Television for Sesame Workshop. Jeanne Taylor Hard started one of the first brands aimed at Hispanics with HOLA BEBE and Sonia Manzano ("Maria" from Sesame Street). As Vice President for Sesame Street, Ms. Taylor Hard helped open up the food business and the Asian market to Sesame Street-licensed products. Overseeing the launch of over 400 stores in Japan alone, ranging from stationery and gifts to school supplies, housewares and apparel.

According to SPOK partner Baxter Urist, "Baby Abuelita is a lovable and authentic Hispanic brand with four main characters. We will be expanding into many other infant and pre-school categories. We are so proud to be 'God- parents' to Baby Abuelita."

President, Carol Fenster, "We are proud to have Jeanne and Baxter as licensing representatives for Baby Abuelita. Their extensive background in culturally sensitive brands makes for a perfect fit with our vision of growing Baby Abuelita into the preschool brand for preserving Hispanic Culture.""

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International Toy Fair Gets Sneak Peek at Baby Abuelita DVD

Tomas — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:38:21 +0000

"Riding on the wave of rapid growth and popularity, Baby Abuelita Productions will be previewing the first in a series of animated DVDs for the Hispanic children's market at the New York City International Toy Fair on February 16 - 21, 2008 in the Jacob Javits Center. The Baby Abuelita Family Fiesta DVD is the most recent installment of award- winning Baby Abuelita products that preserve Hispanic heritage by teaching children traditional songs, dances, folklore and language. The original Baby Abuelita collection featured two dolls: Abuelita Rosa, Abuelito Pancho, warm and cuddly grandparent dolls that sing traditional Spanish language lullabies and nursery rhymes.

The Baby Abuelita direct-to-home DVD follows Abuelita Rosa, Abuelito Pancho and their grandchildren through three 15 minute episodes plus special features designed to teach Hispanic culture through educational, entertaining stories and adventures that include music and dance.

Each episode contains one traditional Spanish language lullaby and one original song written exclusively for Baby Abuelita's Family Fiesta video series by Latin Grammy Award winning artists Joel Someillan and George Noriega of Jollipop Entertainment.

"With Baby Abuelita distribution growing so rapidly, it quickly became clear just how great a demand there is for Hispanic-centered products," says Carol Fenster, Baby Abuelita CEO. "It only makes sense for Baby Abuelita Productions to use every current medium we can to teach children about their culture and heritage. We have got dolls and books; DVDs are the next logical step to bring these characters to life. We hope the International Toy Fair will help us reach an even bigger audience."

Since its launch in 2005, Baby Abuelita has more than tripled the size of its national distribution to over 3,000 stores and products are now available at Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target, Toys R Us, and Sam's Club as well as http://www.babyabuelita.com/ . Multicultural initiatives at major retailers across the country have highlighted Baby Abuelita products in their holiday promotions, capturing the attention of Dany Garcia Johnson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and leading to Baby Abuelita's strong investment partnership with Garcia Johnson's wealth management firm JDM Partners LLC. Both Johnsons are excited to utilize their media contacts and expertise to aide in the company's continued growth and increasing brand equity.

About Baby Abuelita

Baby Abuelita was founded by two working moms who shared a goal to leverage traditional Spanish-language childhood songs to ensure that Hispanic heritage is preserved, passed along to the next generation and easily accessible for everyone. Visit http://www.babyabuelita.com/ for more information. "

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The Three Kings Visit Wal-Mart Stores in Houston

Tomas — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:03:43 +0000

"A group of children and their parents learn about the significance of Three Kings Day during a special Hispanic-themed holiday promotion at a Wal-Mart store in Houston. The costumed Three Kings paid special visits to stores in Houston and El Paso, Texas, recently, in celebration of the Three Kings Day holiday.

While Three Kings Day celebrations may differ in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries, January 6 is the universally recognized day celebrating the arrival of the three wise men who followed a star in the night sky that foretold the birth of Jesus. In Mexico and many Latin American countries, Hispanics celebrate the Three Kings who arrive bearing gifts and toys for the sleeping children on the evening of January 5.

“The Three Kings holiday is a magical time for Hispanic children no matter what country they are from,” said Gisel Ruiz, Wal-Mart vice president and regional general manager for West Texas and New Mexico. “We are pleased to be able to help bring these special Hispanic traditions to more and more families, allowing them to save money and live better each holiday season.”

In addition to Baby Abuelita dolls that are designed by a Hispanic vendor, this year’s holiday toy selection includes an exclusive line of RBD dolls that Wal-Mart developed with Mattel and patterned after the very popular Latin TV and music personalities. Wal-Mart stores participating in the special Three Kings Day promotion also feature traditional Hispanic holiday foods, such as Rosca de Reyes (Kings cake). The special Hispanic holiday store campaign runs through January 6, 2008.

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Blogante Headlines for Wednesday – November 7th, 2007

Tomas — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:38:15 +0000

Top Stories --» view the latest 50 headlines or 25 excerpts

La Política, Counting On The Hispanic-Vote Counters

Mexican floods recede, but death toll and criticism mount

Number Of Mexican Migrant Deaths Along Border To Reach Record Numbers in 2007, Says Mexican Official

Spanish-Language Ad Spending Remains Solid - ($2.88 billion, in the first half of 2007)

Arizona case on English learning approaching high-cost junction

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Putting your Latin Grammy-atical abilities to test. (nice little multiple choice test)

Wildfires stoked the flames of ethnic hatred

NAFTA, Inequality and Immigration

Hispanic students have limited exposure to non Hispanic whites in public schools - Hispanic MPR

Our view on immigration: Licenses, in-state tuition for illegal immigrants? - With Washington immobile, states choose pragmatism over nativism. - USATODAY

New immigrant law a reminder of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act - Oklahoma

Foreign Policy: How Slim Got Huge - (Carlos Slim that is)

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Store requires citizenship to buy ammo - North Carolina (even though it isn’t a state law)

Flier appears to be attempt to lower Hispanic turnout - Fort Worth

Hispanics are key to a healthy economy - North Carolina - (I don’t think I have ever seen this stated so bluntly - Hispanic immigrants provide entrepreneurs with something even more valuable than friendly tax policies and startup capital: low-cost labor.)

Foster Children at Risk, and an Opportunity Lost - New York City

Guatemalan Father Dies Giving Autistic Son a Better Life in the United States (Latina Lista)

With Costa Rica’s mail, it’s address unknown

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Stop lying to yourself. You love Dennis Kucinich

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Did You Know --» view the latest 50 headlines or 25 excerpts.

23,140,000 Hispanics go online according to the latest Harris Poll

The first Hispanic female Immigration and Customs Enforcement National Academy instructor announced Monday that she will run for El Paso County sheriff. - Maria Guadalupe Dempsey

Among preschool children hospitalized for asthma, only 7 percent of black children and 2 percent of Latino children, compared with 21 percent of white children, are prescribed routine medications to prevent future hospitalizations.

A study released last week by the Urban Institute and the National Council of La Raza says there are about five million U.S. children with at least one undocumented parent.

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QuePasa Corporation Files Amended Annual Report on Form 10-KSB

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Hispanics are key to a healthy economy - North Carolina - (I don’t think I have ever seen this stated so bluntly - Hispanic immigrants provide entrepreneurs with something even more valuable than friendly tax policies and startup capital: low-cost labor.)

Foreign Policy: How Slim Got Huge - (Carlos Slim that is)

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Fabián Lavalle’s Attacker Could Face Six Years in Jail

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Putting your Latin Grammy-atical abilities to test. (nice little multiple choice test)

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Peru flag hacked onto Chile site

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Wake Cracks Down On Illegal Immigrants - North Carolina

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