Aracely Arámbula’s show breaks ratings record - The first airing of ¡Viva la familia! de Todobebé, last friday, was the most highly rated U.S. primetime show on Friday night

El Salvador’s Monument to Memory and Truth - Smooth granite carved with nearly 30,000 names honors those slain or disappeared in the 1980s civil war, and the list keeps growing.

Border wall questioned after Dolly South Texas officials want government to first rebuild levees in Valley

U.S. officials: No grace period for land-border passport rule in 2009

Latino neighborhood slowly disappearing in central Mesa, Arizona

Latino Bar Business Down on Big Fight Night, Thanks to Sheriff Joe What’s-His-Name (Arpaio)

Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report - 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground

Texas will probably appeal a court ruling mandating a new language program for an estimated 140,000 junior high and high school students who don’t have command of the English language, state officials said Monday.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has tapped San Antonio attorney Juan Sepulveda to head his Texas presidential campaign.

Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee are expected to unveil a $20 million investment in Hispanic voter mobilization Tuesday that targets most major battleground states. - (will it all go to Spanish-Language outlets?)

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KRON-4 anchor Ysabel Durón, a cancer survivor and founder of Latinas Contra Cancer, is putting on the first National Latino Cancer Summit in San Francisco this Thursday and Friday, July 31st and August 1st.

New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez has been inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame.

Gather ye squash blossoms - I grew up in Mexico eating squash blossoms — called “flor de calabaza” — in soups and quesadillas, although I also loved them in salads, enchiladas and tacos.

SuperLiga semifinal a can’t-miss for fans

U.S. Recession, Drug War Violence Cause Crisis in Mexico Tourism - Mexican tourism is worth $83 billion annually and helps support 2.4 million jobs

Iglesias Nights - An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles

Washington’s secretary of state’s Elections Division is sending out 3,500 voter registration forms printed in Spanish in an effort to reach out to Spanish-speaking voters.

New video unmasks the “Hidden System” of federal deportations and detentions

Mexican women accounted for about 20 percent of the new AIDS cases found in Mexico, and AIDS mortality rate among Mexican women have also witnessed a hike, said Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS.

Little Rock Police are looking for a pair of suspects in a Monday night rock-throwing incident at the Mexican Consulate on University Avenue.

During a visit to Mexico City in 1997, Christel DeHaan, a wealthy American businesswoman-turned-philanthropist, was touring several orphanages when she decided that the best way to share her money was to create Christel House, where orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children would have an opportunity to become self-sufficient, contributing members of society.

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Washington’s secretary of state’s Elections Division is sending out 3,500 voter registration forms printed in Spanish in an effort to reach out to Spanish-speaking voters.

McCain’s reversal on affirmative action counters retired Latino general’s claim that officer ranks aren’t sufficiently diverse

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has tapped San Antonio attorney Juan Sepulveda to head his Texas presidential campaign.

Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee are expected to unveil a $20 million investment in Hispanic voter mobilization Tuesday that targets most major battleground states. - (will it all go to Spanish-Language outlets?)

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La actriz estadounidense de origen puertorriqueño Jennifer Lopez volverá al cine como una falsa niñera que es en realidad una ladrona profesional, informó el martes la prensa del espectáculo.

MTV News recently caught up with model/actress and co-host for MTV Tres’ “Fashionista Special” Natalie Martinez, on the set of Lala’s latest music video and she couldn’t stop talking about the new movie she’s working on.

El dueto Ha Ash incursiona en el Séptimo Arte estadunidense al escribir e interpretar el tema “Cree y atrévete” para la película “Tinker Bell” (Campanita) de Disney, que se estrenará en México el 19 de septiembre próximo.

Además de informar sobre los conciertos que ofrecerá en agosto próximo, la cantante Lupita D’Alessio reveló que está dispuesta a narrar en un libro sus años de adicción a las drogas y reiteró su deseo por ayudar a Alejandra Guzmán.

La actriz mexicana Araceli Arámbula debutó como productora y presentadora del programa de Univisión “Viva la familia”.

Ingrid Rivera quiere ser actriz - Probará suerte estudiando en México

Niurka subirá la temperatura - Posará totalmente desnuda en 2009

Myrka Dellanos defends herself against accusations - Her agency claims that United Talent Agency, who filed the lawsuit, has no right to charge a commission

Como leones enjaulados se dijeron los integrantes del grupo Temerarios ante lo que será su reaparición en el teatro Nokia de Los Angeles, tras más de tres años de no actuar en un escenario.

¡La tenemos! Thalía y Daddy Yankee: “Ten Paciencia” - Escúchalo

Wisin se casó en Puerto Rico El reggaetonero le dio el sí a su novia de cuatro años, con quien tiene una hija

Lupita D’Alessio says she’ll star in Mamma Mía!

Aracely Arámbula’s show breaks ratings record - The first airing of ¡Viva la familia! de Todobebé, last friday, was the most highly rated U.S. primetime show on Friday night

La cantautora Julieta Venegas aseguró que uno de los problemas en México es el reconocimiento a los compositores y pidió apoyo para nuevos talentos, así como dignificar su trabajo, pues muchos autores tienen suficiente talento.

El comediante mexicano Roberto Gómez Bolaños, “Chespirito”, causó el domingo un verdadero tumulto durante una visita a un hospital para niños quemados en la capital chilena, donde la policía se vio obligada a intervenir para protegerlo.

La faceta de madre de Luz Elena González le ha devuelto un aire inocente; sin embargo, su lado sensual se niega a estar guardada en el baúl, de tal forma la actriz ha decidido presumir cada centímetro de su piel al posar para una revista de caballeros.

La productora Angelli Nesma defendió a la colombiana Danna García como protagonista de su nueva telenovela Un Gancho al Corazón, pues aseguró que primero hizo audiciones a actrices mexicanas pero ninguna dio el perfil del personaje.

Mario Lopez may be doing a happy dance after being picked as the new solo host of “Extra.”

We were so used to seeing pics of America Ferrera looking dowdy or downright strange on the set of Ugly Betty, we nearly forgot how ravishing she is in real life.

Los Tigres Del Norte Are About To Embark On An Extensive U.S. Tour- Visiting Arenas, Rodeos & Large-Scale Fairground Concerts

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Colombia’s Legal Boom - Last year, Colombia’s economy grew by 7.0 percent - its best performance in 30 years, while foreign direct investment reached $9.0 billion or 40 percent more than in 2006. As more and more foreign companies are entering the Colombian market, they are boosting demand for legal advice.

LinkedIn Learns Spanish

According to Radio and Records, the merged XM-Sirius must file necessary applications with the FCC to provide satellite radio service to Puerto Rico using terrestrial repeaters within three months of the merger’s consummation

NAHJ elects new leadership Almost all the seats up for grabs on the board of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists were uncontested

New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez has been inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame.

Quepasa.com and Latinas Illustrated are Bringing Sexy Back to Mexico City

John Paul DeJoria to Become Principal Owner of Patron(R) Tequila; Bacardi to Buy Minority Interest

Salsa sales take a dip in Hawaii

U.S. Recession, Drug War Violence Cause Crisis in Mexico Tourism - Mexican tourism is worth $83 billion annually and helps support 2.4 million jobs

Televisa announced Monday the creation of a Spanish-language soccer channel to be bundled with satellite holding Sky Sports. - Planeta Futbol

British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia revealed they are holding talks about a possible all-share merger, saying it will help them weather the global economic downturn.

Food industry, others fear impact of worker ID order

Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Latino Economic Council of the Lehigh Valley have launched a study to document the Hispanic contribution to the local economy.

Latino Bar Business Down on Big Fight Night, Thanks to Sheriff Joe What’s-His-Name (Arpaio)

Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report - 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground

Univision Upfront Flies as Integrations Slow Telemundo Univision has been buoyed by its decision to, for the first time, sell all its platforms—national TV, cable, local stations, radio and online—during the same time frame

KWBU-TV, Channel 34, is saying “bienvenido” to V-me, the first national Spanish-language network to partner with American public television. - Waco will be the fifth market in Texas to receive V-me

NASCAR won’t run Nationwide race in Mexico, will focus on Corona circuit

Nine Chrysler LLC Minority Dealers Named to Hispanic Business Magazine’s ‘Top 500′ List of Largest U.S. Hispanic-Owned Companies

Univision to Release 2008 Second Quarter Results and Host Conference Call on August 8, 2008

Cheskin Added Value Builds Innovation and Strategic Consumer Goods Expertise With Addition of New VP - Alfredo Ortiz

“FIRM GO” FOR SEVENTH SEASON OF AMERICAN LATINO TV & LATINATION -Syndicated Shows Make Distribution Gains on Univision

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In his message to the nation from the Congress of the Republic, Peru’s President Alan García Perez announced there would be one million more Peruvians that are literate by November this year.

The new Mexican champ: Tijuana’s Antonio Margarito

Chile: Pinochet daughter to run for office - Lucia Pinochet Hiriart

El cráter de Chicxulub cambió la mentalidad científica del mundo

Convocan a Primer Congreso Nacional por la Vida Hispano en Dallas

El Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía abrirá al público sus terrazas a partir del viernes para que puedan disfrutar de las vistas de Madrid.

Review: Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda by Sonia Rivera-Valdés

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol was not negligent in the 2003 fatal shooting of 19-year-old undocumented Mexican immigrant Juan Patricio Peraza near Downtown El Paso.

Cochinita Pibil at home…well almost - Cochinita Pibil is a citrusy, melt in your mouth pork dish that hails from the Yucatan region of Mexico. This is my obituary to my attempt at making that dish at home.

Mexican voters oppose Calderon’s plan for oil industry In the capital, more than 80% issue a resounding ‘no’ to the proposal to allow private firms a greater role. In the nine states that also voted, more than 90% give the plan a thumbs down.

Prosecutors say excavations at a former military base in southern Mexico have concluded without finding any trace of leftist activists who disappeared in the 1970s.

A small, colonial-era church in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has collapsed after its abode walls were soaked by rain from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly.

Sarah Steelman’s late ad push stresses immigration - Missouri senate race

Unlicensed drivers who can’t prove they are citizens shouldn’t have their cars automatically impounded if they’re stopped for a traffic offense, says the Denver City Council.

Zulmarie Bosques ‘11 is one 32 students from across the country chosen to participate in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s highly competitive Congressional Internship Program.

Hispanics to combat perceptions of illegal immigrants - Beaufort County, South Carolina

‘Baldo’ Readers Are Being Surveyed by the Comic’s Creators - Carlos Castellanos and Hector Cantu

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

U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to Address the National Press Club

Nantucket’s cultural clash With more blacks, Latinos, island comes to grips with change

New director brings vision to Centro de Ayuda - Irene Zoppi in Annapolis, Maryland

Growth in use straining Centro Las Americas - opened 31 years ago - Worchester, Massachusetts

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Just a couple of months after WCBS/Ch. 2 correspondent Pablo Guzman cheated death in a car crash, he’s now recovering from a heart attack. - New York City

Mastering the margarita: Tequila aside, even experts can’t agree on what goes into the legendary cocktail

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday called on Mayor Gavin Newsom to allow the federal agency full access to information about local inmates, saying the city should rescind its policy that prohibits ICE agents from reviewing jail logs and records.

Tighter border security and a broken-down rail line on Mexico’s southern frontier are prompting thousands of U.S.-bound illegal immigrants to head north through thick jungles controlled by violent drug gangs.

“You have to understand in a way that the Republican Party is damaged among Hispanics,” said Hessy Fernandez, McCain’s spokeswoman for Hispanic media. “But at the end of day it’s the contrast between Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama.”

three times as many respondents said being black would help Obama (32%) with Latino voters than said it would hurt him (11%); the majority (53%) said his race would make no difference to Latino voters

Hispanic registered voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain by 66% to 23%, according to a nationwide survey of 2,015 Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, from June 9 through July 13, 2008.

Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state

Luis Ramirez was beaten to death last week by a group of white teenagers yelling racial slurs in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Despite eyewitness testimony, no charges have been filed. Democracy Now speaks with Arielle Garcia, a friend of Ramirez who witnessed the attack.

The McCain campaign has a new web ad out placing Barack Obama, for the second time, side-by-side with a foreign dictator. This time, it’s Fidel Castro.

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Pequeñas maravillas - La habilidad de un orfebre para reproducir la cultura aborigen latinoamericana en miniatura - Ramón Cabrera

Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today.

Latino Diabetes Association launches new website to prevent growing Diabetes Epidemic in the Latino Community.

Commentary: To stay relevant, media must diversify - Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Immigration is a different kind of 2008 presidential campaign issue. The views of McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, and his Democratic rival, Obama, are similar, and both men have lots of good will among pro-immigration activists, but not much from hard-liners. (nice overview graphic)

DNA tests for the first time have confirmed that a baby was stolen from her mother and adopted for profit in Guatemala.

More than 1,000 deaths linked to the painkiller fentanyl were reported nationally during a two-year span, traced to a drug operation in Mexico, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For years, the chief punishment for immigrants caught working illegally in the United States has been deportation. But prosecutors are now bringing criminal charges that include aggravated identity theft, which can bring a hefty prison sentence. Immigrant rights groups and some members of Congress are challenging the practice.

A tunnel that runs beneath Nogales, Arizona is the focus of a international investigation. U.S. and Mexican officials are trying to determine if a retaining wall and fence inside a drainage tunnel led to a costly flood in Nogales, Sonora earlier this month.

Sen. Barack Obama touts that “he grew up without a father” and was “raised by his mother with the support of his grandparents” in his first Spanish-language radio ad of the general election campaign, released Wednesday and designed to portray him as sharing the same experiences as Hispanic voters.

Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer

Three slayings occurred and a small group of protesters gathered Tuesday, the day Mexican President Felipe Calderón arrived for a visit in Juárez.

Hunger is S. Florida’s dirty little secret

A review of congressional nominations to the military academies shows that black and Hispanic lawmakers often recommend fewer students

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Obama’s new Spanish-language radio ad appeals to shared experiences between himself and Latinos

Rosario Dawson has decided to put acting on the back burner for the rest of the year in order to focus on politics.

L. A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seeks to build Latino support for Obama

“You have to understand in a way that the Republican Party is damaged among Hispanics,” said Hessy Fernandez, McCain’s spokeswoman for Hispanic media. “But at the end of day it’s the contrast between Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama.”

Sen. Barack Obama touts that “he grew up without a father” and was “raised by his mother with the support of his grandparents” in his first Spanish-language radio ad of the general election campaign, released Wednesday and designed to portray him as sharing the same experiences as Hispanic voters.

Immigration is a different kind of 2008 presidential campaign issue. The views of McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, and his Democratic rival, Obama, are similar, and both men have lots of good will among pro-immigration activists, but not much from hard-liners. (nice overview graphic)

three times as many respondents said being black would help Obama (32%) with Latino voters than said it would hurt him (11%); the majority (53%) said his race would make no difference to Latino voters

Hispanic registered voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain by 66% to 23%, according to a nationwide survey of 2,015 Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, from June 9 through July 13, 2008.

The McCain campaign has a new web ad out placing Barack Obama, for the second time, side-by-side with a foreign dictator. This time, it’s Fidel Castro.

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Dieste & Florida State University Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication develop Experiential Program

Televisa Publishing & Digital announced the expansion to their alliance with BIGresearch to provide marketers with a deeper understanding of Hispanic consumers

Un nuevo reporte de Signals Telecom Consulting indica que el mercado de televisión paga en Latinoamérica superará los US$ 20,9 mil millones para el año 2013

The Bud Light family—including Bud Light Lime and Bud Light Chelada—grew 5 percent.

Aeromexico, one of the two leading airlines in the country, has canceled eight flights, including three U.S. cities — Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin, Texas — to offset soaring fuel prices that are adversely affecting the air industry all across the globe.

Energy reform in Mexico - A controversial referendum and the future of the state oil company

U.S. immigration agents raided eight Mexican restaurants in northern Ohio on Wednesday and arrested 58 employees as part of a criminal operation against illegal immigrants, federal authorities said.

Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today.

Denver radio station KNRV-AM will drop its Spanish-language local news and sports programming July 31 and instead carry a national satellite feed, station officials announced Wednesday.

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.

CaribeVision is the New Home for Atlante Soccer Club’s Potros de Hierro Team

Wanting to identify issues important to Houston’s growing Latino population, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is launching a campaign to raise $10 million to fund its own research foundation.

Coppell-based Minyard Food Stores Inc. will sell 37 stores and its Hispanic-focused Carnival brand to a group including Fiesta Mart Inc.

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

Maquila bordering New Mexico to employ up to 30,000

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Después de dos largos años de estar alejada de la industria discográfica, la cantante grupera Ana Bárbara regresa con un nuevo álbum.

El cantautor cubano Pablo Milanés presentará el próximo sábado en Madrid su último disco, titulado “Regalo”, resultado de un trabajo que comenzó en 2006 con el tema “El largo Camino de Santiago”.

El cantante puertorriqueño Chayanne publica el 9 de septiembre ‘De piel a piel’, una recopilación de grandes éxitos que se lanza en formato CD+DVD y resume la carrera de 30 años de uno de los iconos del pop latino. El CD recoge 16 canciones y el DVD, 12 vídeos y otros extras.

El mexicano Alex Lora anunció hoy que festejará “a lo grande” los 40 años de su banda “El Tri”, con el lanzamiento de un disco compacto en edición especial con sus éxitos y un concierto.

La actriz Daniela Spanic abandonó hoy el hospital donde fue internada para someterse a un tratamiento especial a fin de descartar secuelas del derrame cerebral que sufrió hace un año.

Medio hermano de Cristian Castro vendería hasta su casa por ayudarlo

Alejandra Guzmán hasn’t been able to visit her daughter, Frida Sofía–who was hospitalized for a drug overdose– because she’s been in a rehab center in Mexico City

Silvia Pinal asegura que Frida Sofía sigue en el hospital

Mexico’s music from the hotlands — better-known by its Spanish term, “musica de tierra caliente” — has long played second fiddle to its more popular cousin, duranguense. - At the helm of this new wave of tierra caliente is Tierra Cali

Aleks Syntek: Mexico’s Mr. Eclectic

Rosario Dawson has decided to put acting on the back burner for the rest of the year in order to focus on politics.

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.

Eva Mendes Strips Off For Sexy New Lingerie Ads

Meet Gotham City Mayor Nestor Carbonell

Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album - I, Flathead - mixing as it does Los Angeles’ diverse white, black and Latino musical roots

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U.S. Army expands its commitment with Hispanic youth

President Alan García presides over one of the region’s fastest growth rates, but his approval rating sank to 26 percent this week because the poor say their lives aren’t any better. - Peru

Total Recall in Bolivia: Divided Nation Faces Historic Vote

Nicaragua: The Tenuous Indigenous-Sandinista Alliance

Pedro Martinez departed Wednesday night’s game before it ended when he learned that his father, Paulino (Pablo) Jaime, had died in the Dominican Republic after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

New report identifies lack of disaster preparedness for immigrants in Southern California

Caracas climbs 30 places in the most expensive city ranking - Venezuela

Belt and bragging rights on the line when Cotto meets Margarito

Program allows immigrants to earn Mexican high school diplomas - at La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth and Family Center in Oxnard, a nonprofit organization that provides services to immigrants in Ventura County

Roberto Ayala isn’t really a big fan of boxing. He and his brother, Jorge, own La Fonda Boricua restaurant in Spanish Harlem. Six years ago, Ayala was introduced to WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and immediately became a Cotto fan.

Photographer Victor Salas was beaten by a police officer while he was covering the incidents that occurred during President Michelle Bachelet´s speech at Congress on May 21st of this year. - Chile

Border Smugglers Use Hurricane Dolly To Move Drugs and Illegals - One group of smugglers tried to bring in 9,600 lbs of marijuana and a group illegal immigrants.

The New Haven program that sparked protests and gained national attention is entering its second year. To date, about 6,000 people have signed up for the Elm City Residents Card program. - Connecticut

Hundreds of critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio packed the county chambers Wednesday to try to persuade the Board of Supervisors to put an end to his controversial immigration sweeps, to better monitor lawsuits related to his office, and to more closely examine his emergency response times and jurisdictional reach.

Mexico has lodged a formal complaint against the United States for flood damage it claims was caused by a concrete barrier erected by the Border Patrol in a storm-water tunnel beneath Nogales.

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Organizers of the Puerto Rican Cultural Festival in Providence say the event’s in jeopardy after the city’s licensing board denied them a liquor license. - main sponsor is Budweiser

Latin American Labor Council Backs Downpayment Assistance

New fair acts aim to draw more Latinos - DuPage County Fair - Illinois

Iowa - Auditions for the second annual Latino American Idol competition will take place Tuesday night at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge in downtown Des Moines.

Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy - Oregon

Latino Consumer Group Says Latino Community Being Sold Outdated Food - San Jose, California

Eduardo Galeano - Latin America: A Kingdom of Paradoxes

Hispanics now the largest ethnic group in Kern County - driven mainly because of a higher fertility rate rather than immigration said Peter Smith with Kern Council of Governments. - California

D.C. United to host third annual Latin American Festival

FonoLibro Releases Spanish Audiobook of International Bestseller “The Power of Now” from Eckhart Tolle

Kansas legislators talked tough about immigration reforms before the last session started. But in the end, they couldn’t agree on any. Changes in state law may be unlikely in the next session, too, if the views of south-central Kansas legislative candidates are any indication.

The Babylon Town board made history when it appointed a union organizer who fled war-torn El Salvador in the early 1980s as its first Hispanic American member - Antonio A. Martinez - New York

U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral is scheduled to be in Boise Thursday for an Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs education summit.

The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has awarded $300,000 in scholarships to high school seniors from the Southwest Florida area pursuing a college education.

DVDs aim to advise Hispanics on financial literacy

El Pasoan seeks 1,000 people to document border life

El Papa nombra nuevo obispo en Durango, México