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Argentina chasing first Cup title in 28 years

By Eduardo Szklarz Infosurhoy.com BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Germany’s historic rout against Brazil in the first World Cup semifinal match on July 8 leaves Argentina as the only country representing the Americas that still has a shot at winning the title on regional soil. The Argentines, who are thirsting for their first World Cup championship…

• New text campaign strives to help women impacted by recent Supreme Court birth control ruling

• Profile: Latina Actress Julie Carmen Enjoys Real Life Roles as Marriage Counselor and Yoga Therapist

• New website launches to inspire girls to see themselves as political leaders

Creators behind Latino children’s summer reading program create special “DIY” reading camp to boost literacy and writing

LatinaLista — Last year, Dr. Viviana Hurtado and Monica “Mommy Maestra” Olivera of Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) broke ground by launching the first-ever online Latino children’s summer reading program. Concerned about the poor literacy rates among Latino children and the fact that many Latino parents want their children to connect with their cultural roots,…

• New study finds low-income Latino parents encourage obesity behaviors in their children beginning in infancy

• Video: Foster care reform includes looking at the facts and acting — not reacting

• Video: Understanding the special needs of siblings of special-needs children

Viernes Video: One son’s tribute to his mother’s legacy of taking a stand against a “Stolen Education”

LatinaLista — The old saying — “history is written by the victors” — is never more true than when it comes to Latino U.S. history. Unless an egregious incident involving Latinos reached a U.S. court, chances are no one heard about it. Sometimes not even a victory in court was enough to warrant a historical…

• Viernes Video: Tracing the nation’s historical path to racial equality

Video: Fifty years after the March on Washington, some question if racism still exists in the U.S.A.

LatinaLista — Every year on March 21, the world celebrates the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Yet, as the anniversary observance of the March on Washington illustrates there is a need to battle racial discrimination more than just one day. But like in the 1960s, challenges persist. The challenge lies in that…

Video: Unique student housing initiative ensures Latino students graduate from college

LatinaLista — May is the month for graduations. Yet, not all students just graduate from school. Some students in Chicago also graduate from student housing, if they were part of the special La Casa student housing initiative. Founded two years ago by the Resurrection Project, La Casa student housing provides low-income students a full service…

• U.S. Departments of Justice & Education join forces reminding school administrators to enroll undocumented students

• Video: Documentary sounding the bell over deepening crisis of student debt

• New education report underscores the still existing void of Latino degree-holders

Video: Futurist Juan Enriquez asks viewers to consider seeing social media as the new tattoo

LatinaLista — What does big data, tattoos and immortality have in common? They are the elements of an eye-opening TEDx talk delivered by Futurist Juan Enriquez. Enriquez is used to thinking about the broader picture and in this particular talk he challenges listeners to take a fresh look at today’s social media, its capabilities and…

• Video: Performance philosopher Jason Silva shares his ‘awe’ of the world in new web series

New report celebrates entrepreneurial drive of women of color but spotlights ongoing challenges to full success

LatinaLista — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress showcases the entrepreneurial spirit among women of color. According to the report, “How Women of Color Are Driving Entrepreneurship”, women of color are the “driving force behind business growth” in the nation. The report shows that 61 percent of women of color dream of…

Video: New poll underscores tie between the environment and Latino communities

LatinaLista — A popular perception of Latinos is that all are urban dwellers. Most believe that highway mixmasters are the closest stone canyons that many Latinos will see, and they wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Yet, in Colorado and New Mexico, two states not only known for their natural beauty and endless outdoor activities, and where…

• Deepening crisis in Monarch butterfly population has one researcher calling on states to help in special way

• Keeping the familia safe while ridding cucarachas & weeds calls for better choices in household chemicals

• Video: Time-lapse filmmaker unlocks key to a beauty that inspires gratitude

Video: Former inmates reconnect with Nature to heal their spirit and keep from returning to their old ways

LatinaLista — Sometimes a reconnection with Nature is what is needed to heal the Human Spirit. For those who “feel broken” due to incarceration and drug addiction, this reconnection can make all the difference in having a bright future. In a special conservation program started in 2010 in the Houston area, former inmates have an…

• Video: College entrepreneur has big idea on how to “close loop” in creating bigger landfills

• Video: The three Rs of throwing away trash

• Latina bloggers explore the Latino connection with national parks

Intrn’l Video: Latino filmmaker exposes universal challenge — balancing love for family with need to provide

LatinaLista — The sea has a long history with Hollywood. Sometimes used as merely a backdrop, other times as the nemesis or a confidante, the sea is a character unto itself that can mirror the highs and lows of human characters. It’s the sea, once again, that figures in a short film titled Contra El…

Hitting the Ground Running: The story of Clemente Rodriguez

By Virginia Brooks LatinaLista It’s before dawn and Clemente Rodriguez hits the ground running. He pulls on his work clothes and heads out to meet his power line crew somewhere in East Texas to start a 10-hour day of demanding and sometimes dangerous work. Clemente is a lineman, and he spends much of his days…

• Reflections of the first-ever San Antonio to Laredo ultra marathon

• Spotlight Nonprofit: Making kids “TOPS” of their game on and off the court

• Brazil: The 2011 Pan Am games show the world Brazil is more than soccer

New text campaign strives to help women impacted by recent Supreme Court birth control ruling

LatinaLista — For many young Latinas, one of the most appreciated benefits of the Affordable Care Act has been the opportunity to receive their birth control without paying a co-pay/deductible. Unfortunately, the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows businesses to deny insurance coverage for birth control for their employees if it conflicts with their religious…

• Latino youth remain high-risk for HIV/AIDS infections

• Video: Undergrad student shares his easy strategy to eating healthy

• New study finds low-income Latino parents encourage obesity behaviors in their children beginning in infancy

Intrn’l Video: Rural Colombian town fights Canadian gold mining company for survival

LatinaLista — Indigenous and rural people throughout the Americas have long been under constant threat of attack against their way of life since the days of the Spanish conquistadores. What used to be outright murder and enslavement has evolved into displacing them or endangering their health when seizing their lands for drilling, mining or deforestation.…

• Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings

• Violence against women: Progress in some parts of the world, violations continue elsewhere

• New national Registry of Exonerations forces all to see an uncomfortable truth in the judicial system

Video: Dark money already casting a pall over mid-term elections

LatinaLista — In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission which said “that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting political independent expenditures by corporations, associations, or labor unions.” Since that ruling, more money to influence politicians and political election outcomes as been spent…

• New report highlights abusive practices of some banks in how they charge overdraft fees

• No more excuses for bank-leery Latinos

• Study finds states with largest number of full-time Latina workers suffer from punishing wage gaps

Latina inventor puts a new ‘edge’ to the traditional favorite empanada

By Juan Miret LatinaLista Who would have thought that the delicious Latin American – okay, and Spanish too! – turnovers, better known as empanadas, filled with meat, seafood, vegetables, cheeses and a never-ending list of ingredientes could be reinvented? And I am not talking about changing the frying or baking of this popular Latino street…

• Video: Author finds terrorists, hackers and other ‘bad guy’ businessmen innovative entrepreneurs in a “Misfit Economy”

• Young Latino embarks on a dream to create the next fashion trend

New report finds Latino retirees largest group without savings and facing bleakest future

LatinaLista — Headlines always seem to scream about the dire future of Latino children. Yet, thanks to a new study, we now know that the future of Latino retirees isn’t any better. Race and Retirement Insecurity in the United States paints a chilling picture of what awaits Latino Baby Boomers. According to the study, Latino retirees…

• Why Your Family Needs to Talk About Caregiving Today

• Guest Voz: Medicare Patients Must Defend What Is Left

• Nonprofit Spotlight: Giving hope, love and attention to end-of-life patients

Argentina chasing first Cup title in 28 years

By Eduardo Szklarz Infosurhoy.com BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Germany’s historic rout against Brazil in the first World Cup semifinal match on July 8 leaves Argentina as the only country representing the Americas that still has a shot at winning the title on regional soil. The Argentines, who are thirsting for their first World Cup championship…

• Video: New film showcases the sport of boxing and declares it’s “the era of Latin fighters”

• Intrn’l Video: Colombian comedy underscores there’s more than one sueño in playing futbol

• Intrn’l Video: Bike racing goes to whole new extreme with urban track in Valparaiso, Chile

Profile: Latina Actress Julie Carmen Enjoys Real Life Roles as Marriage Counselor and Yoga Therapist

By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista It’s the dream of thousands to go to New York City or Hollywood and become a star. The entertainment world, for so many in our society, means glamour, money, recognition, and the pinnacle of success. It’s one of the toughest paths, and the lion’s share end up waiting tables, spending relentless…

• New report celebrates entrepreneurial drive of women of color but spotlights ongoing challenges to full success

• Latina entrepreneurship rising and rising

• Intrn’l Video: Mexican film highlights the inner strength of women

New study shows delinquent Latina teens suffer highest rate of violent death among all juvenile offenders

LatinaLista — Juvenile delinquents already have several marks against them by the time they’re put into detention but a new study from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine found, that upon their release, these children’s future is far likelier to have a deadly ending. Delinquent juveniles have a greater chance of dying a violent death,…

• Intrn’l Video: Helping Cuban skateboarders glide to new heights

• Video: Authors of ‘Los Otros DREAMers’ share stories of deported youth in Mexico at campus event

• Video: Latino college students speak out on rise in hate crimes against Latinos

Global Views

Peru: Lima becoming more bike-friendly

By Pedro Hurtado Cánepa Infosurhoy.com Lima’s municipal government, which is encouraging people to ride bicycles, plans to interconnect bike lanes with buses, trams and the metro. LIMA, Peru – Residents of the Peruvian capital are trying to keep ahead of traffic, pollution and health problems by promoting the use of bicycles. Lima is the most…

• The rubber industry sees renaissance in Peruvian jungle

• Mexican state of Michoacán creates radio series for its citizens in U.S. to maintain cultural tie to homeland

• Peruvian singer Manuel Donayre to receive recognition from U.S. Senate