By Amy Robinson La Prensa San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Amber Munoz, 15, was diagnosed with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy last January. Her heart was too big and couldn’t pump the blood through her body. After a grueling six hour procedure…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian EDINBURG – What will happen to President Obama’s new immigration initiative if Mitt Romney wins the presidency in November? This was one of the questions students and parents had for two immigration attorneys…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Sometimes a fleeting comment can lead to a whole world of discovery. Such was the case for Sylvia Munoz Schnopp, who was visiting her father one day in 2003. “It started out by just…
By Melissa Zamarripa and Sofia Aguirre Borderzine EL PASO – Federal agents in El Paso are investigating the link between counterfeit and pirated merchandise and organized crime, specifically Mexican drug cartels. According to U.S. officials, a knock-off Michael Kors…
Rumbo LAWRENCE, MA — The Patrick-Murray Administration and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that 9 schools in Brockton, Lawrence, Lynn, Salem, Springfield and Worcester will receive $13.7 million in federal funding to support new school redesign…
Bilingual Weekly STOCKTON, CA- Sixteen students from Santa Clara University (SCU) took a 257 mile stroll through the State of California for a class on Social Justice and the arts. They began in Ocean Beach on June 14th and…
By Alfredo Santos La Voz de Austin AUSTIN — When I moved to Austin, Texas eight years ago I quickly noticed how people would refer to Guadalupe Street as “Gwadaloop.” I also heard the neighborhood Del Valle called “Del…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It is only small-minded reporters who are out of touch and have only a single neuron spinning in a vastly hollow head, who would use the insulting word “illegal” as a synonym for…
La Costa Latina PENSACOLA, FL — Four years ago when Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan was asking the community to vote for him, he had a brief encounter with the editor of La Costa Latina at New York Nick’s…
By Christina E. Rodriguez Extra News CHICAGO — Two years ago, the City of Chicago Department of Environment commissioned its fourth community study in the Pilsen neighborhood. Lead by a team which included anthropologists from The Field Museum’s division of…
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Ricardo Herrera lost his sight when he was one and a half years-old, due to an eye infection. But that hasn’t been an impediment for him to succeed…
By Brandon Ross Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada is only half-joking when he describes the problem of border-smuggling tunnels that criss-cross under the streets of Nogales. “One of these days, we’re going to…
By Cesar Arredondo Amigos805 Activists use the latest technologies to help undocumented immigrant motorists and hope 2013 could bring ‘license for all’ OXNARD — Francisco Romero doesn’t like police checkpoints. He believes that towing companies and municipalities unfairly profit…
By John Newton La Voz Latina GEORGIA — Because of the nature of their sport, long-distance runners have to be mentally strong as well as physically fit. Stan Parker, who coaches the cross-country team at Tattnall County High School…
La Prensa de San Antonio San Antonio is buzzing about the Obama Administration’s announcement that they are adopting a new policy and will no longer deport young people who meet certain criteria – some are all for the new…
By Selene Soria Borderzine EL PASO – When the pain from my wisdom teeth became unbearable my mother took me to the dentist who he told me I had to see a surgeon to get an extraction. I went…
By Norma Vasquez The Venture HOUSTON — Bringing the hip-hop style to the Latino genre, The Hooligans are mixing rap, hip-hop, R&B, Spanish singing, Spanish rap, reggaeton and even a little bit of dub step. Twenty-two-year-old Dandoez and 21-year-old Guap…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian EDINBURG,TX – To loud applause at a recent VAMOS annual scholarship banquet, UTPA President Robert Nelsen boldly asserted that the future of Texas lies with young Latinos. “The future is here, today. The…
By Christopher Leone Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it could appoint “socially disadvantaged” farmers in six Arizona counties where the elected county committees may be lacking in representation by women and minorities….
By Dalia Díaz Rumbo News LAWRENCE, MA — Lazarus House trainees showcased their new cooking skills at the St. Claire Food Pantry and at the end of the meal they were awarded their certificates recognizing the completion of their…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa More than sandals, huaraches are literally a kind of walking history. As Conti González explains in “The History of Shoes,” our ancestors had to invent a way to protect their feet from sharp…
By Deysi Cuevas Extra News CHICAGO — In many Latino families, it is normal for other family members to take part in raising the children in the family. Aunts, uncles, even grandmothers often partake in the upbringing of children; especially…
By Guerrero Garcia Borderzine EL PASO – She slept comfortably inside her apartment in the Maxwood neighborhood in east El Paso not knowing that her car was broken into under the cover of the night’s darkness and that her…
Bilingual Weekly STOCKTON, CA – Tracy Native and veteran Richard Soto began his life on the south side with his widowed mother and 4 siblings. Soto, after graduating high school enlisted into the military while the country entered into…
La Voz Latina SOUTH GEORGIA — The shopping experience is mind-boggling. Nearly 20,000 square feet of merchandise that includes “gently-used” clothing, furniture, tools, and home furnishings make the new Goodwill store in Richmond Hill one of South Georgia’s largest…
