By Dominique Browning Mom’s Clean Air Force What’s a new year without retrograde behavior? Just in time to ring in 2012, on December 30, judges on a panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington agreed with some…
By Sylvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War There’s no doubt 2011 has been an eventful year in Mexico, but sadly, that’s been largely due to escalating drug-related violence in certain parts of the country. The December 2010 split between…
by Ivonne Jeannot Laens Global Press Institute The protocol for reporting rape is unique in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, thanks to a program that aims to provide assistance and emotional support to victims. A specially trained team of women…
By Juan Miret A Hispanic Matter Hispanics borrow words in English and transform them. For example, one might overhear someone saying in Spanish that their back hurts and hear the word “estrechear,” which takes the English word to “stretch,”…
Environment, Guest Voz, Health
Guest Voz: Latinos off to a healthy start in 2012 with a gift from the EPA
Jan 3, 2012, 1:35 PM 2
By Javier Sierra LatinaLista All the world’s riches are useless without good health. And although 2011 was not a year of riches, we ended it in a healthy way. In a historic decision, the EPA has issued new protections…
By Michael Ruggeri The Ancient America’s Breaking News The Dillard Site in southwestern Colorado is giving archaeologists new insights into early Pueblo Society in the Southwest. The ruins there were built during the Basketmaker III period of the…
General, Health, Linking Latinas
Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
Jan 3, 2012, 12:09 PM 2
By Deborah Charnes Latina Lista I happen to love broccoli, kale and brussel sprouts. My mother couldn’t stand them. It turns out, some people have different taste buds, and for many people, vegetables like broccoli can be extremely bitter….
By Dr. Jacqueline Zaleski Mackenzie LatinaLista GUANAJUATO, MEXICO— In the little village of Nuevo Cajones, outside Guanajuato, November 12th was the date I had to be home because Janet was celebrating her Quinceañera that day, certainly a great deal…
By Monica Rohr Latino Ed Beat Latino children from low-income families face more than just academic struggles. As this story in the New York Times points out, they may also face health problems, which in turn, can contribute to…
Global Views, Women
Poor Guatemalan women escape garbage dump scavenging by becoming jewelry entrepreneurs
Dec 30, 2011, 9:00 AM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan REVUE: Guatemala’s English-language Magazine What started out as a fun crafts workshop has become a resource for entrepreneurship, enabling many of its members to escape the dangers of working in one of Central America’s largest garbage…
By Darlene Tenes CasaQ Okay, let’s talk about those Lazy Girl tamales. Many of you saw the article in the Mercury News that had a picture of my mom, sister and I making tamales entitled The ‘Lazy Girl’s Tamales’…
BlogBeat, Multimedia
Mental Health Workforce Shortage More Critical in Minority Communities
Dec 29, 2011, 11:23 AM 0
SaludToday Texas’ severe shortage of mental health professionals is compounded by a disparity in diagnosing and treating the state’s rapidly growing Latino and other minority communities, the Texas Tribune reports. The report indicates that 64% of all psychiatrists were…
Guest Voz, Politics
Guest Voz: Overcoming indifference is the nation’s biggest challenge yet
Dec 28, 2011, 12:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — There’s no doubt that the United States faces a fair amount of challenges in 2012. Yet, as Latina Lista contributor Ivan Marte points out, no challenge can be overcome or prevented if there exists indifference. As we…
By Angélica Pérez-Litwin New Latina: Psychology Corner Do you panic when you hear the words ”public speaking,” or “social networking?” Does the thought of presenting to a group of colleagues enough to send you under a table for coverage?…
BlogBeat
Expedition Nichnamtic — Bringing wood burning stoves to Nichnamtic, Chiapas
Dec 27, 2011, 10:34 AM 0
By Carlo Lorenzo Garcia Living Philanthropic I leave for Mexico in 11 days. In addition to the school we are building in Nichnamtic, Chiapas, we are installing wood burning stoves and water filters in the homes of those who…
American Dreams, Human Rights, Social Justice
With racial intolerance rearing its ugly head, website reaches out to “fellow Americans”
Dec 22, 2011, 3:55 PM 0
LatinaLista — Racial intolerance has reached such high levels of disbelief that it’s hard to believe we are talking about the United States and not some third world, oppressive country. Yet, two stunning examples of racial intolerance practiced by…
By Martha Llanos Peace X Peace “The role of finger puppets is unique because they are placed on your own hands, so you literally have your world and your life on your fingers and you can start making stories….
Guest Voz, Palabra Final
Guest Voz: Before U.S. advises other nations on how to practice democracy, it must start at home — with Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 2011, 1:03 PM 0
LatinaLista — Everyone knows, or should know, that U.S. Latinos are made up of a variety of people who originally come from one of the Spanish-speaking countries in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, there is only one Spanish-speaking country where…
By Dr. Jacqueline Zaleski Mackenzie LatinaLista GUANAJUATO, MEXICO— About 39 people ate at our home on Sunday, November 20th. We had been asked to show our extended family what a USA Thanksgiving Meal was all about. Only three Gringos…
Global Views, Health, Women
El Salvador: Women of El Salvador start the New Year with a special law protecting them
Dec 20, 2011, 1:14 PM 0
By Danila Garcia LatinaLista SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR — In El Salvador in 1930, the first female president in all of Latin America was elected. Her name was Prudencia Ayala and she led the way in history to proclaim…
SaludToday Blog Young people are being exposed to a massive amount of marketing for sugary drinks, such as full-calorie sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks and fruit drinks, according to a new study from the Yale Rudd Center for Food…
By Maureen Kelleher Figueroa Latino Ed Beat I’ve seen a number of stories about changing demographics and the rising numbers of Latino babies in locales all over the United States. Often they are contrasted with declining birth rates for…
American Dreams
Laredo’s Paisano Rest Stop program is longest-running bi-national effort dedicated to holiday travelers going to Mexico
Dec 16, 2011, 3:10 PM 2
LatinaLista — While most states, in an effort to trim their budgets, are shutting down roadside rest stops — those isles of oasis on the side of the highway where one can stretch their legs, let whining kids and…
Economy, General, Guest Voz, Palabra Final
Guest Voz: Lack of Paid Sick Days Has Claimed Latino Lives
Dec 16, 2011, 1:27 PM 1
LatinaLista — In this economy, many people think just having a job means you’re already ahead, even if the job comes with downsized benefits or no benefits, like not having paid sick days. But No one thinks about getting…
By M. Isabel Guerra LatinaLista LIMA, PERU — An incident that took place at a Lima shopping mall last weekend brought the attention back to the issue of racism in Peru. An indigenous from Cusco, who was visiting Lima…
