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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

June 2, 2008

REVShare Ramps Distribution to Hispanic Markets