Category: Culture
Different Generation, Different Tune: Hispanic Millennials and Music
Insight Tr3s Ten years ago, the Billboard Latin Music Awards were dominated by artists that were ‘imported’ to the United States. This year, Bronx-born bachata star Prince Royce took home Artist of the Year and other bicultural acts such as Romeo Santos, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias racked up key nominations, making it clear that Latin [...]
Mainstream children’s book publishers do a sad, sad job meeting the needs of Latino readers
LatinaLista — The perception that there are a lot of Latino children running and skipping on playgrounds across the country is no mirage. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the number of Latino students in the nation’s public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006. Currently, according to Childstats.gov, Latino children (0-17) account for 24 [...]
Filmmaker says it’s disrespectful to attribute the end of the world to the Mayans
LatinaLista — Any good filmmaker knows that the more “buzz” that can be created before a movie is released, the better. Mexican-born filmmaker Raul Julia Levy is no exception. He attracted attention for his upcoming documentary when he simply revealed what it was going to be about — The Mayan prophecies for 2012. The son [...]
One more time: What “white Hispanic” means
By Abraham Morales SE2 The Megaphone George Zimmerman is of mixed ethnic background. His mother is from Peru and his father is white non-Hispanic (a term used by the U.S. Census Department). The younger Zimmerman has been described by some national media as “white Hispanic.” Beyond the controversy and seriousness of this news story, my [...]
Curandero: Meditation connects the body, mind and soul to create the life we want
By Bobby Sanchez The Curandero of Dallas Meditation is a way to open you up to life’s secrets and its benefits by enabling you to clear your mind. In the process, it empowers you to create the life you truly want. Imagine our mind as a room cluttered with dirty clothes and everything scattered. Well, [...]
Latino trailblazer Willie Velásquez to be remembered in new interactive children’s book
LatinaLista — When Willie Velásquez died at the age of 44 in 1988 from cancer, the nation’s Latino community lost a role model, a defender of civil rights, an innovator, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a leader whose future influence will never be known
Nielsen spells it out: Latinos are “not disappearing into the American melting pot”
LatinaLista — While most in the Latino community would complain that there are still some people — politicians, advertisers, etc. — who still don’t understand the potential influence Latinos will yield in the very near future, if not already, it’s not because reports aren’t being published highlighting this new reality.
New corrido celebrates the history of the Colorado River and urges water reform
LatinaLista — From the beginning of time, the importance of water to our health and our survival has been known. Yet, a lot of the world is beginning to experience, if not already, a crisis in having enough water. In the United States, there’s no place that illustrates this growing crisis more so than along [...]
A Curandero shares the secret of being a healer
By Bobby Sanchez The Curandero of Dallas Curanderos are either thought to be relics of the past or considered nothing more than folk healers. Neither is completely true. I use the title curandero in my practice because of its meaning for healer — one who has a gift to heal! I learned along the way [...]
Latino-themed sports cafe triggers new movement — designating March National Tequila Awareness month
LatinaLista — So what if it took a Latino-themed sports cafe — that looks suspiciously like a popular Anglo chain that uses the same hot pants-clad girls to deliver your order — to come up with an idea that makes us smack the sides of our heads and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” [...]
