LatinaLista — Though the presidential election is done and decided, many people are still questioning the vote. Like who voted, who didn’t vote, who voted in 2008 but didn’t vote last week. A new infographic lays out the answers…
Luis Carlos López LatinaLista Immigration reform is alive and well for the 113th U.S. Congress. After a ‘shellshocked’ defeat that reelected President Obama, the GOP is reckoning with the fact that the road to the White House inevitably, goes…
LatinaLista — The recent statehood vote in Puerto Rico, where the majority voted to become a US state, signifies a bittersweet paradox for Puerto Ricans serving in the military. Under its current commonwealth status, Puerto Ricans can enlist, and…
By Mark R. Day La Prensa San Diego How did a group of Latino activists celebrate on Nov. 6 after working for nearly two months to get out the Latino vote in Escondido? For one thing, they danced La…
LatinaLista — According to U.S. Census tallies, there were 1.2 million Latino veterans serving active duty in 2011. The number is anticipated to increase once immigration reform/DREAM Act are passed and more young people will be able to realize…
By Natasha Khan Cronkite News PHOENIX – People said they registered for an early ballot but never received one. People confused about the identification needed to vote. People told they weren’t on a precinct’s voting list. Arizona advocacy groups,…
LatinaLista — José Quiñones likes to make his clientele happy — happy with their appearance and their lives. So, in addition to numbing away the wrinkles or injecting fat-busting chemicals in the privacy of his makeshift cosmetic clinic in…
LatinaLista — On election night, the realization that Latinos were fulfilling their political destiny was a public dawning that triggered observations by mainstream pundits ranging from almost gleeful — “This was a demographic shellacking” — Chuck Todd of NBC/MSNBC…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Paloma is the Mexican student who scored first in math, and third in Spanish, in a national test in Mexico. Here’s one campaign to help her continue her studies. You may recall the…
By Ada M. Alvarez Conde LatinaLista San Juan, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico spent a long night on Election Day waiting for an outcome that didn’t just determine the island’s next four years, but it’s entire future. Filled with…
By Bryan Johnson LatinaLista Barack Obama won re-election. His actions on immigration in his first four years were indefensible and extremely anti-immigrant. Nonetheless, he did do one thing that concretely benefited immigrants: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)….
LatinaLista — This year, the international literary world lost a true voice when Mexican writer and essayist Carlos Fuentes died in Mexico City. His prolific writing and teaching careers, along with his keen analytical skill in commenting on politics…
LatinaLista — If there is one crystal clear revelation about the Latino electorate from election night polling data, it’s that the overriding sentiment among the majority of Latino voters is that the GOP does not share their values —…
LatinaLista — On October 25, in an interview with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, President Obama foretold what would happen last night: “…Should I win a second term, a big reason I will win a second…
LatinaLista — Civil Rights advocates knew that some voters would experience problems at the polls when GOP-dominated state legislatures began drafting and passing Voter ID laws. One advocacy group, Election Protection,the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, banded legal…
CTLatinoNews The big news of Election Day was not one but two Latinos were historically elected to the State Senate for the first time in 194 years. Bridgeport state Rep. Andres Ayala was widely expected to be elected but…
THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed…
LatinaLista — In light of the stress the nation has felt over the last several months, there is a need to let off some steam. What better way than through extreme sporting, like kayaking? While kayaking may not normally…
LatinaLista — For most Latino families, it used to be that eating cheaply meant eating a homemade meal made from the basic Latino food groups — corn, rice and beans. Yet, thanks to a new study from the University…
By Manuel Vigo Peru This Week A group of self-described Peruvian shamans carried out a ceremony at Lima’s Cerro San Cristobal on Monday, where they expressed their support for President Barack Obama, ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, RPP reported….
By Elia Esparza Latinowood/Latin Heat In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is…We don’t need a perfect political system; we need perfect participation. -Cesar Chavez Clearing The Latino Political Palate On November 6th, Latino…
LatinaLista — It’s only fitting that on the day when it’s everyone’s last chance to cast a vote, for the man who will be president for the next four years, that we are reminded of why voting is such…
By Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (Editor’s note: The following column was originally published on RH Reality Check.) I recently celebrated my first anniversary as the executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health…
La Voz de Austin When most people think about Austin, Texas, the images that come to mind include, the State Capitol, The University of Texas at Austin, outdoor food courts, music festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City…
LatinaLista — News reports show President Obama speaking to rallies today in a raspy voice on the verge of laryngitis. Other news reports say former Gov. Romney is now using tele-prompters at his rallies to avoid making mistakes due…
