By Jody Paterson Honduras Weekly It’s crazy-hot in the little casita where Garifuna women cook. It’s even hotter over by the wood cooking stove, where they grill ground yucca into the giant wafer-like tortas that are a mainstay of the Garifuna diet. Mirna Ruiz is chief cook and president of the Binadu Uwenedu women’s cooperative [...]
Condor Book Tours to Partner with Latina Lista
Condor Musings Over the last several years Condor has been honored to have the premiere news site for English-speaking Latin@s, Latina Lista as one of our steadfast supporters. Whether reviewing for us when we are promoting Latin@ authors and books, or just with friendly support and comments through social media, Latina Lista is a professional [...]
Texas theater company feels moral responsibility to tell stories of Central American immigrants
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista This summer, a local Dallas, Texas theatre company will step into the national immigration debate with a hard look at an immigrants’ experience south of the US border. The production, “The Dreamers: Part One” created by the Cara Mia Theatre ensemble and led by local director and writer David Lozano, explores [...]
Video: Did GOOGLE get ‘egg’ on its face for featuring Cesar Chavez doodle on Easter
LatinaLista — In featuring Mexican American civil rights figure Cesar Chavez in a special GOOGLE doodle, the global search engine probably thought it would be a great hit, especially with Latinos. It would have been had it not been for one slight detail — Chavez’s birthday just happened to be on Easter this year. Outcry [...]
Many Low-Income Oklahoma Students May Fail Because of Reading Law
By Chase Cook Oklahoma Watch Among thousands of Oklahoma students who could be held back in third grade for failing a state reading test next year, a disproportionate share will likely be low-income children, an Oklahoma Watch analysis of state data found. Most could be boys. An analysis of state test data from spring 2012 [...]
Latinas Have High Cervical Cancer Rates, But Prevention is Possible
By SaludToday Cervical cancer is the most preventable of all female cancers. However, Hispanic women have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the United States. Of every 100,000 U.S. women, about 11 Hispanic women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, compared to only seven non-Hispanic women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
