May 2013 – Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective

Causes, Nonprofit, zNew Headline

Spotlight Nonprofit: Oklahoma legislators and businesses band together to create special fund to build storm shelters at state’s schools

May 31, 2013, 4:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — Among the many sad and haunting images of the May 20 EF5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma is one of seven wooden crosses hammered into a patch of grass standing guard where Plaza Towers Elementary school once…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Chilean Students Protest

May 31, 2013, 11:40 AM 0

By Jennifer Bisgaier Council on Hemispheric Affairs Over the past few weeks, Chilean students in major cities, including Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepción, and Temuco, have returned to the streets in full force in order to protest recent changes implemented by…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

The Re-Conquest Of American History

May 31, 2013, 11:21 AM 0

By Miguel Perez Hidden Hispanic Heritage As if he was a field commander rallying his troops, “the dean of Florida historians” was distributing ammunition among those who fight to correct American history, especially those who try to dispel the…

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

Researchers: Immigration reform should focus on families, less on security

May 31, 2013, 8:35 AM 0

By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill is a step in the right direction, but it puts too much emphasis on border security and not enough on helping families stay together, a…

History, Videos, zNew Headline

New documentary traces the role of missions in Texas in ‘Texas Before the Alamo’

May 31, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — In 2012, the Obama administration nominated San Antonio’s The Alamo and four other Franciscan missions as a United Nations World Heritage Site. The Alamo, where a famous battle was fought between Texan irregulars and the Mexican Army…

Culture, zNew Headline

Indigenous Peoples From Around The World Go Digital During Proud To Be Indigenous Week

May 31, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Britnae Purdy First Peoples Worldwide Throughout the month of May, the internet has been flooded with people declaring that they are proud of their heritage, proud of their communities, proud of their language – and most of all,…

Global Views, zNew Headline

American produce distributor launches crowdfunding campaign to give impoverished Mexican farmers seeds needed for planting

May 30, 2013, 4:38 PM 0

LatinaLista — In the years since 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed among the United States, Canada and Mexico, debate has intensified as to who the real beneficiaries are of the international trade agreement….

Literature, Videos, zNew Headline

Video: Poet Martin Espada explains how poetry is the platform to share his life experiences and political convictions

May 30, 2013, 3:11 PM 0

LatinaLista — Hailed as “the Latino poet of his generation,” Martin Espada may shrug off the many accolades his poetic talent has garnered him over the years but this University of Massachusetts Amherst poetry professor would be the first…

BlogBeat, Children, zNew Headline

Complaint Alleges Pre-K Program Requires Proof of U.S. Citizenship

May 30, 2013, 10:43 AM 0

By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The Southern Poverty Law Center has sent a complaint letter to the administrator of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Head Start program, alleging that the organization has illegally demanded proof of U.S. citizenship…

Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline

Connecticut’s Bridgeport Caribe Baseball League – Changing Lives And Creating Leaders

May 30, 2013, 10:07 AM 0

By Melanie Williams CTLatinoNews.com When the Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders (BCYL) celebrated its first opening day back in May 2004, no one in attendance could have imagined the amount of children, many of them Latinos, who would benefit from…

Environment, Videos, zNew Headline

Video: International team of cave explorers ‘dive’ into the world’s longest explored underwater cave system in Mexico

May 29, 2013, 4:55 PM 0

LatinaLista — Ox Bel Ha is the longest explored underwater cave system in the world. Located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, it measures a little over 150 miles in its underwater passages but also has within its system dry caves,…

Global Views, zNew Headline

U.S. Embassy in Chile creates citizen journalism contest to help young Chileans get their voices (and issues) heard

May 29, 2013, 4:03 PM 0

LatinaLista — According to Freedom House, an independent organization monitoring freedom issues around the country, only 14 percent of the world’s population lives in a country with a free press. It’s a disturbing decline discovered by the watchdog group…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

New bill to support innovative approaches to foreign language teaching in schools

May 29, 2013, 2:05 PM 0

Language Magazine U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) have introduced, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the “Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act.” The legislation would create a new U.S. Department…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

A new degree plan speeds students towards addressing S. Texas’ physician shortage

May 29, 2013, 1:48 PM 0

By Will C. Sansom La Prensa de San Antonio To alleviate the shortage of physicians in South Texas, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Nearly Half a Million Salvadorans Connected to Street Gangs: Study

May 28, 2013, 4:56 PM 0

By James Bargent InSight Crime At least 470,000 people in El Salvador have links to gangs, according to government calculations, highlighting how deeply gangs have taken root in Salvadoran society and how broad their social impact is. Since the…

Environment, Videos, zNew Headline

Video: Ancient Mayans, Aztecs and Incas passed on the most powerful technology — that is endangered today

May 28, 2013, 4:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — Which is the more powerful technology — the cell phone or the seed? It was a curious question posed earlier this year by Bill McDorman to his TEDx audience in Tucson, Arizona. Asking the audience to hold…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

Latina Cubicle Confidential™ –Help Wanted—IF You’re Already Employed!

May 28, 2013, 2:04 PM 0

By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ It is the latest “ism” to be added to the long list of discriminatory practices that Corporate America just can’t stop making up. Racism, sexism, ageism, and homophobia must now make…

Local News, West, zNew Headline

Playmate of the Year proud of her border roots

May 28, 2013, 10:06 AM 0

By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego One of the things that caused her the most cultural shock when Raquel Pomplun moved from Tijuana to Chula Vista, when she was in middle school, was having to change clothes…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Graduate student in Mexico spearheading Kickstarter campaign to tell the stories of deported DREAMers

May 24, 2013, 5:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — The credit for pushing Congress and President Obama’s administration to address immigration reform goes to the DREAMers. A group of young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children and who grew…

Culture, Theater, zNew Headline

Theater lovers everywhere can now enjoy the works of El Teatro Campesino via online video archives

May 24, 2013, 4:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — El Teatro Campesino (ETC) is an iconic entity in Chicano and Latino history in the United States. It was founded in 1965 by Luis Valdes, under the blessing of Cesar Chavez, as a cultural component of the…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

Indigenous Peoples share wisdom passed from their elders on life, living and Mother Earth

May 24, 2013, 2:59 PM 0

First Peoples Worldwide (LatinaLista Editor’s Note: As part of our support of the first-ever Proud to be Indigenous Week!, this last post beautifully reflects the goal of the campaign — to raise awareness of Indigenous voices, heighten understanding of…

Local News, Midwest, zNew Headline

The battle of Chicago’s 2013 Puerto Rican Day Parade

May 24, 2013, 9:42 AM 0

By Nikoleta Morales Extra News The Puerto Rican Day Parade was created and started 47 years ago. The parade was traditionally celebrated in downtown Chicago. This year the tradition was broken – there will be no Puerto Rican Parade…

Film, Videos, zNew Headline

Viernes Video: New bilingual comedy follows the love trail of ‘200 Cartas’

May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — What happens when a guy meets the girl of his dreams in a crowded New York City bar, but before he can profess his love, they get separated and he knows only two things about her —…

Global Views, zNew Headline

New report underscores Indigenous men making political progress in South America, but women not so much

May 23, 2013, 4:54 PM 0

LatinaLista — In Latin America and the Caribbean there are approximately 50 million indigenous peoples, about 10% of the total population. However, in two countries, Peru and Guatemala, indigenous peoples encompass almost half of the population, and in Bolivia,…

Life Issues, zNew Headline

Forty percent decline in Latina teen birthrate goes beyond sex education

May 23, 2013, 3:53 PM 0

LatinaLista — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a set of findings today that finally have longtime teen pregnancy prevention advocates optimistic. The study, Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race & Hispanic Origin, found…

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