The Venture HOUSTON — April celebrates spring, books and children. The University of Houston’s Arte Público Press (APP) and the Houston Public Library, celebrated the 16th anniversary of El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book…
By Jeresia Noris La Voz Latina Editor’s Note: This update is provided by Richmond Hill resident Jeresia Noris on the immigration status of her husband, Jose Luis Noris, a Mexican-national who has faced the threat of deportation since September…
Editorial Hispano de Tulsa Perhaps in the eyes of the world, xenophobic city is the appropriate term for Tulsa. Far, far behind is the title of “oil capital of the world,” and in danger is the absurd banner…
By Alicia Conde La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Over 200 area high school seniors who chose to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces received their first “thank you” from the community during a ceremony last Thursday…
Extra Sylvia Puente director of the Latino Policy Forum began her journey with the United Farm Workers Union. As a youngster, she took part in protests with her parents and understood the meaning of fair and humane working conditions…
By José Alfonso García Rumbo The negativity and prejudice against the Hispanic community in the media has created two different cities of Lawrence. Speaking of division in Lawrence a few years ago, would have brought to mind the Merrimack…
By Raul de la Cruz Rio Grande Guardian AUSTIN — The Guardian asked its good friend, Dan Arellano, president of the Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin, to give his thoughts on the historic Tejano Monument that was unveiled…
Editorial La Prensa San Diego It was billed as a mayoral debate on education, where the four candidates for mayor, Bob Filner, Bonnie Dumanis, Carol DeMaio, and Nathan Fletcher for an hour and a half shared their knowledge…
La Voz Newspaper There are lots of ways to examine the growth and impact of the Hispanic population in the United States. Certainly the Census Bureau provides a vast array of data through its many surveys and the decennial…
By Amanda Brinegar Borderzine EL PASO – El Paso born Carlos M. Montes has been a solidarity activist since the late 1960s, denouncing wars and fighting for immigration rights and better public education, but lately he can be seen…
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — First State Manufacturing owners Eli Valenzuela, Sher Valenzuela, and Ashley Wolfe have been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware Small Business Persons of the Year. This is the story of the genesis…
By John Newton La Voz Latina SAVANNAH — Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Office of International Education welcomed its favorite archaeologist back to Savannah in February, as Dr. Constanza Ceruti returned to the Savannah campus for a series of lectures…
By Dennis Rocha – Bilingual Weekly Sacramento, CA — Only two days away from celebrating the 85th anniversary of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez’s birthday, dozens of farm workers and supporters along the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) continued…
By Dennis M. Ayotte, Jr La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — To date, in Bexar county alone six children ranging from ages of three days to 17 have died because of child abuse or neglect, this year. Last year, an…
La Costa Latina OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL — On March 6, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) donated inventory seized from a business that had served as a front for a major cocaine smuggling and distribution ring. More than 60-thousand dollars…
By David Magallanes Amigos805.com OXNARD, CA — As I walk across campus at the community college where I teach, I sometimes get the impression that I can almost hear my own footsteps as I walk toward my classroom or…
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – On Saturday, February 18, Hawaii’s Colombian community celebrated their annual Carnaval on Magic Island. I asked Maria Claudia Butcher Bernales, one of the organizers, to share the purpose…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It does not matter what the statistics say or what the census advises. The truth is that Oklahoma does not have any ñletters. Maybe it is because that letter does not exist in…
By Dustin Volz Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – House Democrats invoked the name of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin on Tuesday as they filed a challenge to Arizona’s SB 1070, the immigration law to be heard by the U.S….
La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — The life and achievements of César E. Chávez will be celebrated with a series of events throughout the month of April at the University of California, San Diego. This year marks the…
By Wendy Esparza Extra News CHICAGO — Walking around the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood you are sure to run into his work. For Mexican-American artist and muralist, Francisco Mendoza, art was his passion and Pilsen his canvas. “He…
By Alfredo Santos La Voz Newspaper AUSTIN — Dove Springs, a very large and mostly Spanish-speaking community in southeast Austin, is about to get a technology makeover. Spurred on by a new initiative, TechComunidad, a multifaceted plan launches this…
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Learning about Carlitos’ case, son of Guatemalan Encarnación Bail Romero in Missouri, who was adopted by a couple while she was in jail, made us seriously think about the issue. Encarnación was put…
By Angela Covo La Prensa The City Council unanimously approved the San Antonio Local Filmmakers Grant (LFG), a $25,000 grant funded by the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) for local filmmakers ready to make feature-length…
By José Antonio López Rio Grande Guardian SAN ANTONIO – The soon-to-be unveiled Tejano Monument on the south lawn of the State Capitol in Austin continues to add to the discussion of the founding of this great place we…
