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November 11, 2009
Featured children’s bilingual book: Rene Has Two Last Names/Rene tiene does apellidos
November 2, 2009
SAG seeks more Spanish – 100-200 bilingual guild members perform dubbing
October 30, 2009
First Bilingual Educational Toy Brand, Ingenio(TM), Hits the U.S. Market
Study Emphasizes “Economic Value” of Spanish in U.S., Brazil – salaries of bilingual Hispanics in US are 2.7% higher on average than those for Hispanics who only speak English.
Un estudio subraya el “valor económico” y potencial de crecimiento del español
October 9, 2009
NCLR Supports Legislation to Strengthen Dual-Language Education for Low-Income Students
Latino principal credits Reading bilingual program for his success – Puerto Rican Salvador Sepulveda Jr. story
October 5, 2009
Bilingual network airs Peruvian series with English subtitles – “Esta Sociedad” (Spanish for “This Society”) on Mun2
Latino TV personalities juggle a bilingual stage – For energetic young hosts like LATV’s Pili Montilla and MTV Tr3s’ Carlos Santos, their playful Spanish-English fusion comes spiked with a dose of media savvy.
September 30, 2009
Jose Hernandez tweeting from space bilingually – follow him – cool!
Could bilingual census forms anger snubbed Latinos?
September 29, 2009
Hispanic TV Summit: Spanish-Language Marketing Is Sensitive – To Go Bilingual Or Not Is One Question Facing TV Marketers
September 28, 2009
Hispanic TV Summit: Spanish-Language Marketing is Sensitive – Cable-operator, satellite-TV marketers discuss whether to go Spanish-only or bilingual in messages
Latinos bank on bilingual census form to aid count
September 24, 2009
On the Job with Marielena Vasquez – Bilingual pediatrician adds level of comfort for Hispanic parents – Columbus, Ohio
Time Warner Cable reaches out to bilingual Hispanics in Los Angeles, New York
Sampson County Health Department employees who are in the public health sections of the department and are bilingual in Spanish will receive a salary hike of 5% – North Carolina
Bilingual young adult author to address children at library – René Saldaña Jr. – Texas
September 1, 2009
Monte Negro strives to break mold of bilingual alt-rock
August 27, 2009
Hospital staff focuses on bilingual health care – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois
August 25, 2009
Bilingual Tax Software Could Be Next Trend
August 14, 2009
U.S. officials announced Monday at the 65th birthday of Smokey Bear in Washington that the anti-forest fire icon is going bilingual with a new book.
August 4, 2009
NASA Astronaut Starts Agency’s First Bilingual Twitter
July 31, 2009
When it comes to bilingual education, many people feel it is all one and the same. That is, as long as there are students, a teacher and two languages in the same classroom, then it must be a bilingual program, right? Wrong.
July 28, 2009
Twitter en Español: LACMA the First Museum to Offer Bilingual Tweets
July 21, 2009
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily
July 20, 2009
No go for local bilingual charter school in Austin – Supporters say approval process is tough, haven’t given up on the program
July 16, 2009
Hats off to Denver’s Pam Fochtman and her audiobook company, Lorito Books, which packages Spanish and bilingual children’s books with audiobooks so kids can follow along in either language.
June 26, 2009
“The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.”
February 1, 2009
Bilingual Marriage & Family Therapist Helps Latinos Improve their Lives – Wendy Bravo in Reno, Nevada
January 23, 2009
Los niños pequeños bilingües tienen alto riesgo de tartamudear, así como también menos posibilidades de recuperarse que los tartamudos monolingües, según los resultados de un estudio.
December 20, 2008
COURT DENIES TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY’S EFFORTS TO STALL STUDENTS’ RIGHTS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice has ordered Texas to take immediate steps to improve bilingual education programs — even as state officials fight to postpone what they call costly measures.
December 16, 2008
Outback and Papa John’s Offer Employees Online Spanish Lessons
December 10, 2008
Interview with Author/Illustrator Xavier Garza – new bilingual book CHARRO CLAUS AND THE TEJAS KID
The City of Amarillo, Texas is offering qualified employees fifty dollars a month to participate in the bilingual pay incentive program.
December 5, 2008
Lucía González and Lulu Delacre, author and illustrator of The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos, celebrate the remarkable efforts of New York City’s first Latina librarian, Pura Belpré, in her native Puerto Rico.
AARP Tax-Aide Seeks Bilingual Volunteers For 2009
December 2, 2008
A battle over language: How to prepare, or not, for bilingual students? – Should a reading teacher who works with students learning English as a second language have special training?
November 20, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama and Bilingual Education
November 11, 2008
10 Years On, Spanish-English Newspaper Is Bridging Worlds – El Aguila del Hudson Valley, a bilingual newspaper, was founded by a Honduran immigrant. – New York
October 23, 2008
Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday that bilingual teachers were largely protected from recent layoffs because of the district’s student population.
September 29, 2008
The Bilingual Debate: Transitional Classrooms
The Bilingual Debate: English Immersion
September 8, 2008
4 generations of El Teatro Campesino actors -bilingual theater troupe, El Teatro Campesino, in San Juan Bautista, California
September 3, 2008
McDonald’s(R) Joins the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer Free, Bilingual College Workshops in 11 Cities Across the US
August 28, 2008
Can you Imagine? ¿Te imaginas?: Beautiful Bilingual Books for Children
August 26, 2008
Tomás Thinking Aloud :: For the sake of arguement let us say – 33% of Hispanics speak only English, 33% are bilingual & 33% speak only Spanish – so if Obama spends his $20 million tagged for Hispanic outreach on Spanish language media… read on
August 18, 2008
Younger Hispanics Respond Better To Bilingual Online Marketing
August 12, 2008
Recently promoted to teller coordinator, Erika Montes, 21, works as a bilingual bank teller for U.S. Bank in Seaside. Montes has worked for the bank for more than a year and a half and is swiftly moving up in the ranks, as well as bringing in more Spanish-speaking customers because of her bilingual skills. – Astoria, Oregon
August 10, 2008
Bilingual book lovers find a quiet corner – Escondido, California
It’s been tried before. But Louisville’s bilingual cable program, “Yo Soy Louisville!” (I Am Louisville!), nearly a year old, is determined to avoid the fate of its predecessor, “Amigos en Louisville” (Friends in Louisville).
August 7, 2008
Report: Seattle school district’s bilingual programs need overhaul – An outside review has found the Seattle School District’s programs for bilingual students among the weakest of urban programs around the country.
August 3, 2008
SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV – MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
July 30, 2008
Watch video – Cartoon series designed to promote bilingualism becoming popular – The Wumblers
July 29, 2008
Bilingual singer Patricia Vonne will perform a benefit concert on behalf of Latinitas Magazine. The digital magazine is attempting to launch its first print issue, and proceeds from the show will go toward the publication. The magazine originated six years ago from two University of Texas students. – Austin
July 27, 2008
City of Killeen implementing a bilingual pay incentive program – Texas
JUDGE ORDERS TEXAS TO REVAMP ITS BILINGUAL PROGRAMS – with additional documentation
July 24, 2008
The only Latino bank in San Diego County officially opened its doors yesterday, and will offer a range of services in a bilingual and bicultural setting. – Vibra Bank
AT&T has tapped Latin crooner Luis Miguel to help promote the relaunch of its bilingual Web site, Mi Portal, and to entice online users with exclusive subscriber-only music videos and interview content.
July 21, 2008
Sounding off: The importance of being bilingual
July 17, 2008
Collin County Commissioner: Bilingual Employees Should Not Be Paid More – Spanish Speakers Get 3 Percent Higher Starting Salaries – Texas
Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work – Baylor University
Jets, Yes! Sharks, ¡Sí! in Bilingual ‘West Side Story’ Production Planned for Broadway
Cornelius police at full force, hire Latino officer – Oregon
July 15, 2008
Putting the “bi” back in “bilingual” – Esther J. Cepeda
July 14, 2008
Yolanda Pérez now hosts ‘Mex 2 the Max’
Bilingual Employees Key to Fast Response to Natural Disasters
Salem police hiring more Latino officers – Massachusetts
Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting)
July 10, 2008
Dothan’s Need for Bilingual Workers Rise – Alabama
July 9, 2008
LISD bilingual director takes Jacksonville job – Rita Rosales – Texas
It’s School Time for the Wumblers and Spanish-English Fluency Is on the Agenda! – It’s School Time for the Wumblers and Spanish-English Fluency Is on the Agenda!The National Center for Youth Issues brings the Wumblers to elementary schools across the nation in both English and Spanish
June 30, 2008
AT&T Unveils Experience Store in Coral Gables – first bilingual AT&T Experience Store in Florida
Grants allow Hispanic Council to hire bilingual manager – Astoria, Oregon
June 24, 2008
People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another
June 23, 2008
Careful word play targets Hispanics – Marketers increasingly using commingling of languages for ad messages – Texas
June 19, 2008
Learning the Language: Anti-Bilingual-Education Initiative to Be on November Ballot in Oregon
Bank Freedom Launches Spanish Website For Its Bank Freedom Prepaid MasterCard(R) Card Program
New bilingual police officers look to make a difference – New Bedford, Massachusetts
June 18, 2008
CAUSA: Anti-ESL Instruction Measure Qualifies for November Ballot in Oregon – would prohibit teaching a public school student in a language other than English for more than two years
June 17, 2008
Spin Magazine Declares THE PINKER TONES “Hit Like A Spicier Daft Punk”; Tour Begins Next Week
University of Delaware program helps Latino businesses
Say, “¡Hola!” to New Customers – Independent auto insurance agents now have even more tools from Progressive to grow their Hispanic business.
Continental Airlines and National Association of Hispanic Publications Announce Essay Contest Winner
June 12, 2008
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND WACHOVIA LAUNCH $16.25 MILLION PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN U.S. LATINO COMMUNITIES
Language won’t be a treatment barrier – Desert Cancer Foundation – Palm Springs, California
Leading Spanish-Language Radio Broadcasters Join Forces to Express Concerns About Arbitron’s Flawed Portable People Meter (PPM)
June 10, 2008
The FeedRoom to Power SaberHacer.com: Nation’s First Video-Based Hispanic Integrated Media Company
June 9, 2008
LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA
Cancer screenings will be offered Thursday in Framingham as part of the area debut of a program aimed at helping uninsured Brazilians and Latinos enroll in healthcare plans. – Massachusetts
UCR Graduate Student Receives L.A. County Bilingual Directors Award – Gregory O’Brien, principal at Sparks Elementary School, will be honored at the 32nd Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, June 7.
Films delve into issues Latinos face – Cinema Latino Film Festival in Colorado Springs
June 5, 2008
Teacher who helped startcharter school honored – Juan Necochea
June 4, 2008
(Update on the Dichos story) The fortune cookie goes Mexican – Sid Martinez and his Takitos with ‘dichos’ from San Antonio
Transitions Optical and Wal-Mart Team Up to Distribute Free Educational Bilingual Booklet on Eye Diseases and Healthy Sight
New Mexico State Forestry has published its fire preparedness guide, “Living with Fire,” in Spanish for the first time.
Ralph E. Herrera Honored as Businessman of the Year by Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
