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Teen cadet dance crews as escorts are all the rage at Hispanic girls’ coming-of-age parties -quinceañeras

An undocumented pregnant woman faces the horror and neglect of the U.S. justice system … giving birth only to have her child stripped from her.

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

In Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals - Mr. Jiménez’s benchmark case exposes a little-known but apparently widespread practice. Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance.

Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control - Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian

Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

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Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

HIV/AIDS is on the rise among Latinos in America. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Latinos make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 18 percent of newly diagnosed cases. Dr. Ken Dominguez of the CDC is joined by Catalina Sol, of the HIV Program at Clinica del Pueblo, to discuss statistics and prevention.

Museo Alameda Opens Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City Exhibition is Second Phase of Blockbuster Presentation, “Mexico at the Museo” - San Antonio

Comment (about the widedly covered CIS report) by Wayne A. Cornelius, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UCSD - (Very good read)

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

Latest CDC Report on HIV Incidence Grossly Excludes Hispanics in 2006, the Fastest Growing Ethnic Population in the United States and its Territories

Leaving Sorrento: Why are Hispanics moving away? - Lake County, Florida

A Teenage Mother, Wiser, Speaks Up - Allison Banega in Connecticut

A recent report (CIS) that suggests the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has declined because of immigration law enforcement ignores some critical factors, says Walter A. Ewing, Senior Researcher at the Immigration Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Immigration Matters regularly features the views of the nation’s leading immigrant rights advocates.

In Colombia, a painstaking effort at closure - Twelve exhumation teams work across the country in an effort to recover and, they hope, identify the remains of thousands of victims of Colombia’s long-running civil war.

Mexico has deployed hundreds of federal police to try to quell a dispute between taxi drivers and tour van operators in the popular beach resort of Cabo San Lucas.

Police in Mexico have arrested a woman for allegedly flushing her newborn baby down the toilet, killing the boy.

US ambassador a hit in Paraguay singing in Guarani - James Cason

A long, worthy comment on Chavez Blvd. - Dallas

Plan Mexico and the US-Funded Militarization of Mexico - Democracy Now

Serrano peppers at a farm in Mexico were found to be contaminated with the same strain of Salmonella that has sickened more than 1,300 people across the USA, the Food and Drug Administration says

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

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Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

More than 120 online writers will be at DNC - Both HispanicTips and VivirLatino mentioned in this article from the Rocky Mountian News

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Going Door To Door To Get The Latino Vote in Yakima, Washington

Latino vote: Being in the same family doesn’t mean being in the same party

Split Weld County Latinos may decide Colorado and the presidency

A high-ranking campaign staffer for John McCain lobbied for years on behalf of a major corporation in favor of repealing economic sanctions against Cuba, a position that is directly at odds with McCain’s position, according to lobbyist disclosure forms.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will have to work hard to win the votes of the Hispanic community in Central Florida because these voters lack firm party allegiances, according to a study released Thursday.

Members of the Latino Student Union at the University of Maryland are developing plans to mobilize voters this fall, and their demographic - young Hispanics - could be crucial in electing the next president, one recent poll shows.

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

Democracia USA Launches 2008 Central Florida Hispanic Voter Project

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Alejandra Guzmán comes out of the woodwork, assuring she’ll be a better mom During a concert in Mexico, the actress commented about the bad luck she’s had

Jenni Rivera says she will pay the fan whom she assaulted - The singer’s lawyers are trying to reach a settlement with the man Rivera hit during a concert

Sabine Moussier is the new Aventurera It’s official. The 41-year-old actress will replace Edith González in the role of Elena Tejera in the famous Mexican musical

Best + Worst Dressed 2008 Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kate del Castillo are among the best; Niurka Marcos was chosen the worst by the users of PeopleEnEspanol.com

Cristian Castro declares bankruptcy - The singer claims that his divorce to Valeria Liberman has left him in financial ruin

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

Bajofondo mixes Latin, rock, hip-hop sounds

Selena Gomez is keeping her alleged romance with Nick Jonas on the down-low!

Plastilina Mosh gets wacky on ‘All U Need Is Mosh’

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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are said to be engaged - A British newspaper claims that the couple will soon publicly announce their engagement

‘Amor Inmortal’ to Premiere Worlwide - Debut of Chayanne’s Highly Anticipated New Single and Theme Song for the Megaseries “Gabriel”

Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

Haciendo Escandalo! (Causing Scandal!) is Singer Diegodiego’s newest release and his second album.

America Ferrera amiga ante todo - La próxima semana se estrena “The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants”

Los Temerarios: Baladas y más baladas El grupo de los hermanos Ángel no tuvo que apartarse del género que lo ha hecho popular para seducir a su audiencia

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Chicago Latino Music Festival gets ready to cover 6 centuries in city

People En Español’s Best And Worst Dressed Issue Is Giving Us Pleather And Chiffon Nightmares

Marc Anthony and Alejandro Fernández will team up in Irvine

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

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One startling change has been the TV-watching habits of Hispanic viewers. In 1995, most Hispanic viewers in New York primarily watched English-language television (62 percent) over Spanish-language stations (38 percent), according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year, viewers favored the Spanish stations 71 to 29 percent. Similar trends are happening elsewhere.

For more than four years, Verizon has been installing its fiber optic, or Fios, network throughout the region and in a dozen other states. The company is attempting to gain a competitive edge against Cox Communications and other cable, Internet and phone-service providers. A Virginian-Pilot investigation over the past six months has found that many workers on the Verizon project are in the country illegally, performing back-breaking work that most Americans simply won’t do.

In an effort to gain a stronger presence in the Hispanic food market, a group led by Grocers Supply Co. Inc. has inked a deal to acquire 37 grocery stores from Minyard Food Stores Inc.

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

One of the U.S. Hispanic market’s hottest creative shops, La Comunidad, will name Antoinette Zel, a well-known former top Telemundo executive, president today. Ms. Zel has never worked at an ad agency.

Hispanic Mags Post Double-Digit Ad Gains, but Not All Are Thriving

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

In 2008, eMarketer estimates there are 23 million Hispanics online, about 52% of the US Hispanic population, but widening cultural and language fragmentation makes reaching them a challenge. And as the population grows, so will the problem.

The Group Advertising announced it was contracted by Aldi to handle marketing to Central Florida’s Hispanic community. - Orlando area

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la comunidad (the community) Appoints Media Pioneer Antoinette Zel as President

Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

Lanza Group, LLC Marks 5th Anniversary! Hispanic Marketing Firm Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Ambitious Growth and Expansion Initiative - Georgia

The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is setting forth a new priority to assess the feasibility of creating a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. - Missouri

Latino financing group sees big rise in microloan demand - Latino Economic Development Corp in Washington DC

Why Social Media Marketing to Reach Hispanics?

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

For some ill migrants, free care has a price - Some hospitals eventually send them out of U.S.

Hugo Chavez defies Spain by nationalising Banco Santander

Nissan North America Announces $50,000 Grant to Y-Hispanic Achievers

“Due to the fragmentation within the” Hispanic “demographic, online marketers may have to create multiple executions and strategies,” says Ms. Phillips.

FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development,a Newark nonprofit organization that provides community leadership, has received a $15,000 grant from Staples Foundation for Learning Inc., a private foundation created by Staples Inc. - New Jersey

ALMA Magazine and LatinVision Media Team Up to Bring Together Hispanic Business Community

New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Media Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York

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Auditions are being held now for the Miss Florida Latina and Miss Teen Florida Latina pageants.

Nerman Museum show highlights Hispanic weavers - Kansas City

Alfred Arteaga, a UC Berkeley professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, died July 4 in Santa Clara of a heart attack. He was 58.

Jump in fast-track deportation orders raises alarm among immigrant advocates Many detainees don’t understand their rights, supporters say

Immigration concerns weigh heavily in Lake County sheriff’s race

Border Patrol hits Massachusetts with its pitch - Recruits agents to boost force, fulfill mandate

Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech

long line of local political luminaries streamed Friday into the Pucho Olivencia Center at 261 Swan St. to pay homage to a man some have dubbed “the godfather” of Buffalo Hispanic community.

Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture - Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania

Carlos Chicas: Calling the Hogs En Español - Arkansas

Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents - San Diego

Eight Great Mexican Breakfasts in Denver

Outreach goal of Latino Memphis director - Mauricio Calvo hopes an understanding of mission will help ‘gateway’

Sisters beat odds against Hispanics to earn degrees - UNLV

Hispanics make more inroads into Hoover community - Day laborers not as much of a flashpoint - Alabama

Olympic Q & A: Leonel Manzano - 1,500 meter

New Paraguay leader’s first challenge: land reform

Latin America’s populist decade may soon end

Renowned Argentine artist Perez Celis dies at 69

Double-decker tour buses hit Cuba

Argentine President holds 1st news conference in 8 months

Thirty-two Chinese and Latino teenagers were recognized by the city earlier this week for their efforts to promote a healthy environment in their southeast San Francisco neighborhoods, reports New America Media writer Jun Wang.

Chile’s Ministry of National Properties is compiling a registry of the Pinochet dictatorship’s torture sites and setting up a `Route of Memory.’

Rochester basks in Puerto Rican pride - New York

Latino Congresso 2008: Translating Resolutions into Reality

In an initiative to improve the monitoring of foreigners in the country, Peru’s government has recently approved the new Immigration Act through Legislative Decree Nº 1043, as part of the reforms to facilitate the implementation of the FTA with the United States

Immigrants joining the ranks of New Jersey’s homeless

Casa Amiga to receive $10,000 grant - New Carlisle, Ohio

Mexico’s top anti-drug prosecutor has resigned as part of a law enforcement shake-up amid a wave of shootouts and murders across the country, two officials in the attorney general’s office said.

BEADFORLIFE JOINS AIDS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY

Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants - Conservatives hail the report as proof Bush’s controversial policy of enforcement via workplace raids is working.

Gubernatorial debate in Dover focuses on Hispanic issues - Delaware

Eisai Inc.; Pfizer Inc :: First Ever Study on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment in Hispanics Presented at Major Medical Meeting

Home Invasions target Hispanic community - Roanoke, Virginia

Special Mention: Campaign Ads Look To Reach Hispanic Voters : NPR featuring ME!

Los Angeles Immigration Court caseload soars - And wait times are growing because the number of judges has not kept pace.

Book reveals extent of Mafia’s Cuban empire - “Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution”

The deportation of illegal workers is dividing Long Island, one of America’s wealthiest regions

Obama’s Latin policies in play - A tug of war is in progress within the Barack Obama campaign to influence the direction of his Hispanic and Latin American agenda.

Illegal immigrants spurn benefits - Fear of immigration agents means available resources go unclaimed

For North Carolina’s Hispanic leaders, the biggest hazards of the job were once long hours. Now, they include death threats.

Jobs For Day Laborers Are Dwindling - Florida

Hispanic groups unite to register 2 million voters

Why Won’t Juan Hernandez Come to the Phone? - McCain’s Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.

Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling Of Latinos In Maricopa County

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A visit with artist Cesar Martinez

Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament - Los Angeles

Michigan State attracts Immokalee students to migrant program - Michigan State University College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Shaken and Stirred - Macondo, a New Restaurant, Introduces Itself, and an Avocado Cocktail - NYC

Sounding off: The importance of being bilingual

Oppenheimer: It’s time for Americans to master a second language

NY Int’l Latino Film Festival offers reel look at Hispanic issues

Oil prices threaten Latin America’s economic gains

Mexico faces new drug challenge: mini-submarines

Pair run down and killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children - killed by a drunk, former Marine, Hispanic

Immigrant arrests sever parents, children

A Silent Crisis: The Underrepresentation of Latinos in STEM Careers

Out of Public Limelight, U.S.War on Immigrants Intensifies

Immigration frustration stokes fury in Fremont - Nebraska - (exacerbated by the influx of workers with different customs, language and skin tone!)

States balk at checking farm workers’ documents

Though my family enjoyed the movie “WALL-E,” my daughter wondered why they were no Latinos among the people who escaped from Earth.

Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud - targeted Hispanics - Denver

Lawsuit: Long Island diner harassed for hosting Hispanics

‘Flood’ of drugs from Mexico linked to area abductions - Georgia

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

Mexican files $75K claim against Gilbert police - Arizona

Mexican immigrant’s beating at hands of youths exposes racial tensions in Pennsylvania town - Shenandoah

Did You Know? Latino children have the highest risk for dental problems. Among Latinos, 72% have experienced decay and 26% had cavities on seven or more teeth.

Did You Know? There are enough Hispanics in Rochester, NY for them to have a Latino Night for their Minor League team, with a postgame concert featuring N’Klabe and Milly Quezada

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Obama’s Latin policies in play - A tug of war is in progress within the Barack Obama campaign to influence the direction of his Hispanic and Latin American agenda.

Radio Bilingüe’s Hacia el Voto 2008 sets sights on live coverage of presidential conventions

Hispanics tired of the rhetoric, they want solutions

A Quinceañera Election Party

McCain can’t win for losing on immigration - The issue could hurt the presumptive nominee among the GOP faithful yet not boost his chances among Latino voters.

The Hispanic vote - ¡Voten por mi! - Economist

Immigrant issue tugs two ways for McCain

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

Hispanic groups unite to register 2 million voters

Why Won’t Juan Hernandez Come to the Phone? - McCain’s Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.

Campaign Ads Look To Reach Hispanic Voters : NPR

Op-Ed: The importance of McCain’s Latin America trip - Alex Burgos

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Media Moves: Al Corral becomes a talent rep

Report: Mexico: Overview of the Publishing Industry

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Dale A. Crowell, New Director of Communications

USHCC Mourns the Loss of California Latino Leader John Aguilar

In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure - But Critics Fault Laws as Ineffective

Oil prices threaten Latin America’s economic gains

On ‘Mexicanizing’ Cruise Ship Tourism & Floating Casinos

Televisa reporta ganancias en el 2T

Toyota Gets Real in Latino-targeted Camry TV Spots

Lopez Negrete Taps Joseph ‘Pepe’ Machin, José López-Varela as Executive Group Account Directors

States balk at checking farm workers’ documents

Mipcom unveils Spanish focus - Telemundo’s Santana joins speaker lineup

Ventura County Latino Business Expo helps Latino businesses attract customers - California

Local Spanish-language paper aims for growth - El Sol in Stamford, Connecticut

Hispanic Nets Gear Up for Fall - Lineups Draw On Old, New Formats

Portada’s Fith Year Anniversary Issue, just out!

Jimmy Perez Heads Programming For GLR Networks

Univision #1 Network in America among Adults 18-34 and 18-49 as Hispanic Youth Rules Airwaves on “Premios Juventud 2008″ - Most-Watched Edition Ever Beats All Broadcast Networks, Regardless of Language, for Entire Evening #1 Program in Major Markets for Time Period

Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud - targeted Hispanics - Denver

Latinization of General Market Ads - Portada

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Praises LULAC Support for Colombia FTA

Marketplace: Stricter English rules for U.S. truckers

Digital Advertising Luminary to Speak at Second Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference - Portada

Lawsuit: Long Island diner harassed for hosting Hispanics

‘The Voice’ of radio: Pair of Memphis stations compete for Hispanic audience - WGSF-1030 AM y WAVN-1240 AM

“Premios Juventud 2008″ racked up a Nielsen Media Research preliminary 2.2 rating among 18-49 adults–the second-best-rated show of the night.

Rough Guides announce content deal with MSN Latino

CasaQ® Debuts New Line of Christmas Ornaments Geared towards US Latinos

Spanish-language Media Market In a Growth Phase

Jobs For Day Laborers Are Dwindling - Florida

Challenges for Spanish television in Mid-South have no barrier - Memphis area

Generation ñ is regenerating itself; the former magazine for hip young Hispanics is coming back as a website.

Latinos not ready for digital switch

Univision 34 Launches Mobile News Alerts on Univision Movil - Los Angeles

Gabriela Lenix JOINS VISCOM INTERNATIONAL AS MARKETING DIRECTOR

AMD loses $1.19bn and CEO Hector Ruiz

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Ganadores/Winners of the 2008 Premios Juventud

El Queens Theater in the Park regresa con un interesante abanico de producciones latinoamericanas

Salma Hayek is not depressed about her breakup

Ha Ash, de estreno

Preparan Los Temerarios gira por EU con su nuevo disco “Si tú te vas”

Lucybell presenta su nuevo disco en Ciudad de México - Primitivo

Roger Velasquez: making his mark in latest CD ‘Quiero Besarte’

Frida Sofía sólo es acompañada de su padre

Preocupa a Stephanie Salas su prima Frida Sofía

Entrevista con Jenni Rivera

Vuelve atacar el cáncer a Manuel Saval

Plasma Chetes su forma de ‘querer’ en nuevo video

Sospechan hospitalización de Alejandra Guzmán

Respeta el clima a Marc Anthony - Veracruz

Shakira y Carlos Vives celebran día nacional

Juan Luis Guerra makes Latin beats tropical and topical

Cristian Castro: “My career’s in the toilet” - Pleads Poverty In Divorce Battle

Crazee Comics Media LLC, Founder Samuel Vera to be Featured on NBC’s Streetside San Diego July 25th

Los Lonely Boys celebrate brotherhood

Though my family enjoyed the movie “WALL-E,” my daughter wondered why they were no Latinos among the people who escaped from Earth.

Alex Rodriguez’s pout at home - emotionally abused?

NY Int’l Latino Film Festival offers reel look at Hispanic issues

Sexo, Diego y Rock and Roll

Un músico mexicano gana el litigio por un tema de la banda sonora de “Amores perros”

Juanes and Miguel Bosé To Join Ingrid Betancourt In Paris For a July 20th Concert To Demand The Release Of All Remaining Hostages In Colombia And An End To Guerrilla Violence in The Country

Shalim Ortiz will get married this Saturday

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Salma Hayek’s wedding isn’t happening - breaking up!

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Liveblogging the “Dos Centavos” Latino Blogger Panel - Man Eegee - Latino Político

Liveblogging the Netroots Nation Immigration Panel - Man Eegee - Latino Político

La Bloga: Poets José Emilio Pacheco, Joaquín Sabina & Luis García Montero

“600 words by Esther J. Cepeda”: Latinos in the fine arts: Part One

“600 words by Esther J. Cepeda”: Latinos in the fine arts: Part Two

Futbol Mundial Magazine Premiere FCBarcelona Commemorative Special Issue for 2008 Tour

New Book Recounts How Cuban Refugee Who Escaped Castro’s Prison Camps Now Helps Thousands of Other Refugees Find Freedom at the Mexican Border

Cubans heading to U.S. — via Mexico

Argentine Senate votes against hike in farm tariffs

A Recent History of the Disability Rights Movement in El Salvador

Latin America’s Entrepreneurs: Catholics vs. Protestants - a Gallup poll

Delectable Summer Goings-on in Baja California, Mexico - Fiestas de la Vendimia 2008

Jet skiers cruise the Hudson in search of Caribbean throwback - New York

Unsung Manny Parra proves worth in Milwaukee

Sister Cities Association Brings Latino Life to Ozarks - Springfield, Missouri y Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Chase Latino Cultural Festival showcases diverse talents - NYC

Puerto Rican Parade & Latino Fest organizer credits her father - Anastacio Pagan in Cleveland

State budget cuts affecting minority graduate students - Illinois

Mariachi Mama in Topeka, Kansas

Guantanamera: Cuban Cuisine in the Heart of Manhattan

Activist was Colton’s first Hispanic councilwoman - RIP Connie “Paddy” Cisneros - California

Move Over Margarita! Mexican Food has a New Dinner Partner

Kansas City police program reaches out to Hispanics - Department’s Spanish immersion program expanding

Hispanic club joins others on sign - Palm Coast, Florida

Celebrating 25 years of Hispanic culture - Hispanic Cultural Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

City’s Hispanic students climb- Huntsville, Alabama

Raid on meat plant haunts town, sparks debate - Postville

RENEW International’s Sr. Veronica Mendez to Participate in Latinos and the Future of Catholicism Panel

Food, fellowship mix to make Hispanic-American festival a hit - Neptune, New Jersey

New Castle County police, Latin center breaking barriers - Delaware

RailHawks renew Mexican tradition - North Carolina

Building officials urge caution after wave of recent consumer complaints - abuse of elderly and Hispanic customers in Collier County, Florida

NP Communicator - Finding voces latinas - new blog Latina Voices

Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents - but not one company official as yet faces any charges. - Postville

The Great Immigration Panic - Unjust and Unethical Treatment of Illegal Immigrants in the United States

Can fence be built without immigrants? - Can the U.S. border fence be built on deadline without the help of foreign laborers? - (doubt it)

Beetles are his ticket to ride - Colombian cashes in on insect’s popularity - Hercules beetles, which he exports to Asia for pets. Male Hercules beetles can grow to 7 inches and weigh as much as a hamster. “The beetles have a personality and know those of us who take care of them,” the industrial engineer says.

Machu Picchu ‘ransacked 40 years before its discovery’ - new research claims

Latina Soccer Referee Bound for Beijing - Verónica Pérez

Car plows into Mexican bike race, one dead - (quite a photo)

Mexico army marches into drug war — again - Troops have been deployed to a greater extent than ever to fight narcotics traffickers. But critics fear the corruption that afflicts the police will envelop the military.

Aurora OKs bigger immigration detention center - The move effectively clears the way for GEO Group Inc. to turn a 400-bed facility into a 1,500-bed center to house illegal immigrants, making it the second-largest detention center in the nation. - Colorado

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High - Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System

Chihuahua races set for this weekend - at the Fiestas Juan Seguin - Texas

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Cuba’s Raul Castro completes 100 days in power

Maine tourism-related businesses struggle to find seasonal workers

A long walk to citizenship - Nothing was going to stop him from taking the oath.

Student Voice | Latina Student Embraces Memories and Traditions

Spain’s Top Chefs Clash Over Ingredients and Culinary Innovations

Cuban native makes sock monkeys for love as well as money - Dulce VanDyken in Michigan

When will Democrats smarten up and realize they’re being set up as the fall-guy for Bush Administration’s deportation overkill? (Latina Lista)

Honduran capital without international airport after crash

After 14-year ban, 1st Dominican airline flies to U.S. territory

Immigration raid spurs calls for action vs. owners

Gov Beebe: Students with flagged Social Security numbers probably not illegal - Arkansas

Tam sorry for saying ‘wetbacks’ - City councilman apologizes for ‘wetbacks’ slur - Hawaii

Gothamist: Who’s Afraid of the Puerto Rican Day Parade?

Hundreds march in support of DREAM Act - Las Vegas

Federal suit says Irving ISD elections deny representation to Hispanics

Puerto Rico vote an enigma of complexities

Media Moves: Fernández promoted at WGEM - Quincy, Illinois

Xavier Ortiz launches Media Results

HSBC plans to continue investment in emerging markets and US Hispanic market

comScore - Top Latin America Web Rankings for April 2008

After 14-year ban, 1st Dominican airline flies to U.S. territory

Telecoms war heats up between Latin American giants - America Movil and Telefonica

Spanish wind company promises New York $2B in development, jobs

Immigration raid spurs calls for action vs. owners

Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents - but not one company official as yet faces any charges. - Postville

Black Bean Cuban Cuisine pursues business with Wal-Mart - Tallahassee

Survey: Immigrants feeling economic pinch, too

Maine tourism-related businesses struggle to find seasonal workers

Georgia: Hispanic-owned business spread to rural areas

Tavern on the Green to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Harassment Claim

ImpreMedia Chairman & CEO John Paton Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award Finalist in Metro New York Area

National Spanish-Language Networks to Showcase Fall Programming at 1st Annual Texas Hispanic Upfront - Organized by SAVisión, Hispanic Marketing Arm of the American Marketing Association, Historic Gala Event Offers Unprecedented Opportunities for Large Corporations, Advertisers

Media Moves: Elizabeth Sánchez joins PBS

Demandan a Emilio Navaira

“Wisin vs. Yandel: Otra Dimension”

Aracely Arámbula’s Comeback

Sofía Vergara will make guest appearance in Fuego en la sangre

Spanish pop star poses nude to protest bullfighting - Alaska

‘In the Heights’ star keeps eyes on the prizes - Lin-Manuel Miranda

Siempre Mujer June/July Issue Features Kate del Castillo and Fanny Lu on the Cover and an Exclusive Interview with Myrka Dellanos

La Bloga: Evaluation of the 6th Annual National Latino Writers Conference

National Council of La Raza and Lowe’s Team Up to Build Libraries In Charter Schools

Officials Find Massacred Children, Babies in Peruvian Mass Grave

Culinary delights from the Dominican Republic

Panel set to take up bills aimed at illegal immigrants - Louisiana

Illegal immigration issue surfaces in race for League City mayor - Candidate wants to address how illegal immigrants are handled by police - Texas

Che Guevara remembered on two continents

Chávez Decree Tightens Hold on Intelligence - Venezuela

Polito Vega to Be Honored At The AT&T Tropical Night - Miami

Immigrants face hurricane dilemma - (more on the Border Patrol and hurricane evacuation)

Rochester’s Hispanic market idea drifts - New York