Archive for December, 2010
Five predictions if Congress doesn’t pass immigration reform in 2011
LatinaLista — No one is expecting those members in Congress who voted against the DREAM Act to suddenly be enlightened in 2011 that passing the DREAM Act and/or immigration reform are actually in the best interest of the country. In fact, it’s assumed — from the White House to the grassroots level — that the [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Teaching a new generation the art of farming
LatinaLista — Rising food prices and rampant childhood obesity are two factors fueling a national surge in local communities exploring the idea of establishing community gardens. Yet for one group, the idea digs much deeper. La Semilla Food Center‘s tagline is “building a local foodshed.” The nonprofit serves the Paso del Norte region of southern [...]
Bolivia: Christmas at The House of Dreams
By Angie Washington LatinaLista COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA — They hear our truck roll up. Even before we can knock on the door the children are calling out our names and peeking through the gate to get a glimpse of what we have brought. It is Christmas Eve. This is the first year that we have been [...]
Backlash against GOP for failure to pass DREAM begins to be heard
LatinaLista — Something interesting has been happening since the Senate defeat of the DREAM Act before Christmas. It seems more columnists and constituents, who never wrote about the issue before, are writing about it now and all seem to be chastising the GOP and conservative Democrats for their decision to deny deserving students a chance [...]
New Latina-hosted syndicated talk show wants to “Chit Chat”
LatinaLista — It’s not exactly The View but it is an answer to a question that many Latinas have had since Oprah scored her own show and Barbara Walters created her vision of TV for women. The question has long been why weren’t there any Latinas as regular hosts or co-hosts of daytime talk shows? [...]
Border security will soon be a moot point in negotiating for immigration reform
LatinaLista — Before President Obama left on vacation, he reassured Latino leaders that he had not given up on getting the DREAM Act passed or tackling immigration reform. Yet, some members of his own party are parroting GOP rhetoric in saying that until the border is secure there can be no address of either issue. [...]
Five Latin music legends awarded their own stamps in 2011
LatinaLista — When it comes to the musical quilt of the United States, the Latino community has always been a part of it. Some musical artists experience fame only within the Latino community while others “break out” and cross over into mainstream acceptance. That’s what can be said of five particular Latino artists who have [...]
Without Steele, GOP leadership returns to its roots — no diversity
LatinaLista — It’s not a surprise that Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair, Michael Steele, is battling to stay in his job. Anyone who has listened to his past interviews on cable talk shows would have to wonder if he and Sarah Palin share the same prep coach. His verbal gaffes left him back-pedaling too many [...]
One group of First Responders to Haiti earthquake victims still fighting to save lives one year later
LatinaLista — It will be one year on January 12, 2011 that a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti and over 230,000 people lost their lives. At the time, because of the poor infrastructure that exists in the country, everyone outside of Haiti depended on social media — blogs, Twitter, Facebook — to get updates on [...]
DREAM Act’s missing ally
LatinaLista — Now that a little time has passed since the Senate’s defeat of the DREAM Act, it’s easier to look back and see what went wrong. On the one hand, the Senate was able to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) and gave an eleventh hour reprieve to benefits for 9/11 First Responders — [...]
