LatinaLista — On Memorial Day, we remember all people who lost their lives in service to our country. Their contributions and sacrifices should be honored and remembered by us all. Yet, due to past prejudices that existed in this…
Art, Children, Nonprofit, Youth
Spotlight Non-profit: Seventh-grader creates a way to take art to homeless and orphaned children
May 28, 2010, 10:51 AM 0
LatinaLista — Today’s economy is making everyone tighten their financial belts — families, businesses, the government and schools! The hope is always that schools can be spared from any kind of budget cutbacks since it’s the children who directly…
General, Immigration, Music, Online, Social Justice
Musical artists create Arizona boycott campaign over immigration bill
May 26, 2010, 1:33 PM 2
LatinaLista — The list of who is boycotting Arizona because of their passage of SB 1070 — which makes law enforcement officials stop, question and demand proof of legal residency of anyone whom they feel is in the country…
Children, Education, Music, Nonprofit, Youth
Spotlight Non-profit: Pairing professional musicians to mentor low-income music students
May 20, 2010, 9:53 PM 1
LatinaLista — Austin, Texas is known as a music mecca. After all, it’s home to the SXSW Music Festival (South by Southwest), one of the most international gatherings of musical artists. With all that musical talent in one town,…
Art, Books, General, Media, Politics
Cuban-born artist shares experience of Castro’s revolution in new graphic novel
May 19, 2010, 11:18 AM 0
LatinaLista — The Cuban Revolution was a time in history that remains vivid in the memories of some Cuban Americans. Stories of personal hardship, sacrifice, loss, risk and torture have been shared among the Cuban American community ever since…
Art, General, Human Rights, Photography, Social Justice
El Paso photographer creates visual campaign to combat hate
May 18, 2010, 9:29 AM 0
LatinaLista — How do you get young people to care about the national debate on immigration? You take their picture and let them post it on Facebook! That was the thought behind El Paso photographer David Quintanilla’s idea when…
Books, Education, Government, History, Palabra Final
Latino groups gear up for final battle with TX State Board of Education
May 17, 2010, 6:22 PM 2
LatinaLista — On the heels of Arizona abolishing ethnic studies curriculum for their students, the final phase of the next most controversial action against ethnic contributions to state and national history is about to take place. On Wednesday, May 19,…
By Al Carlos Hernandez Herald de Paris HOLLYWOOD – Lila Downs is an enigmatic singer who has transcended international boarders with her unique vocal styling. She has gained critical acclaim and legions of fans from throughout the world. She…
Books, Education, History, Palabra Final
Guest Voz: Study finds certain college texts largely ignore Latino contributions
May 14, 2010, 11:37 AM 3
By Drs. Jessica Lavariega-Monforti & Adam McGlynn LatinaLista — On May 11, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill targeting the teaching of ethnic studies. Under the new law, any school district will lose ten percent of…
General, Music, Social Justice
Songs protesting racism is focal point of new Latino music contest
May 10, 2010, 8:49 PM 1
LatinaLista — Music isn’t just lyrics set to music in the Latino community. For generations, it’s also been a way to chronicle various protest movements within the history of Latinos in the United States. The most recent has been…
Culture, Education, History, Politics, Youth
Tucson students to create human chain in protest of bill that does away ethnic studies
May 5, 2010, 10:14 AM 0
LatinaLista — The furor over the signing of Arizona SB 1070 that allows for the citizenship status of all Latinos to be questioned by the state’s police has overshadowed an equally disturbing bill that Arizona Gov. Brewer may be…
Art, Culture, General, History, Online
New campaign asks GOOGLE to doodle Cinco de Mayo
May 3, 2010, 4:01 PM 0
LatinaLista — Who doesn’t like it when the “GOOGLE’s CHIEF DOODLER” gets inventive and incorporates the site’s logo with a historical person’s birthday, event or cultural tradition? In the past ten years since the site first began doodling its…
Books, Children, Education, Nonprofit, Youth
Spotlight Non-profit: Giving every low-income child a chance to own their First Book
Apr 30, 2010, 1:47 PM 0
LatinaLista– “Eighty percent of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for the children they serve. Millions of children spend thousands of hours every week in programs and schools that are starving for resources necessary…
Culture, Education, General, Southwest
Institute of Texan Cultures’ RACE discussions aimed at talking about sensitive issues
Apr 30, 2010, 6:25 AM 0
La Prensa – San Antonio San Antonio.- Since January 2010, the Institute of Texan Cultures has challenged San Antonians and visitors alike to examine their understanding of race and racism through “RACE: Are We So Different,” a cutting-edge exhibit…
Books, Children, Education, Youth
Dia de los Niños celebrates the love of reading among Latino children
Apr 29, 2010, 9:23 AM 0
LatinaLista– According to the Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, Latino children in both 4th and 8th grades showed improvement in their reading skills. Yet, there still exists a reading score gap between White and Latino children — 230 vs….
Culture, Education, General, Nonprofit
Spotlight Non-profit: On a mission to preserve and raise awareness of Latino culture
Apr 23, 2010, 1:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — San Antonio’s Centro Cultural Aztlan has a big mission: “preserve and build upon the long tradition of Chicano/Latino culture by creating programs that would involve local artists and increase public awareness of their work.” It’s a mission…
Books, Education, General
A key to an excellent memory is how to “see” the printed word
Apr 17, 2010, 3:54 PM 0
LatinaLista Reading is a skill that most people have to some degree, but remembering what we read is an ability that not everyone is blessed with. Whether it’s a grocery list or the all-important information for an exam, memorizing…
Books, General, Health, Women
Plain and simple language dispels the myths and fears Latinas have of taking charge of their health
Apr 13, 2010, 9:48 AM 0
LatinaLista — For too long in the medical community, it’s been believed that when it comes to meeting the health needs of women, a “one-size-fits-all approach” suffices. Though Latinas, as most women, instinctively knew that philosophy was just plain…
Faith, General, Global Views, History, Linking Latinas
Peru: Holy Week in Peru — a time for religion and recreation
Apr 5, 2010, 12:00 PM 0
By Isabel Guerra LatinaLista Peru, a country that has been through 300 years of Spanish Viceroyalty, is still, despite the advances of other religions and cults, a Catholic country. Spanish conquistadores set foot on current Peru’s territories in 1532,…
Environment, General, Guest Voz, History, Social Justice
Guest Voz: Sec. of Labor Solis recognizes Cesar Chavez as a Latino Green Movement pioneer
Mar 31, 2010, 2:10 PM 0
LatinaLista — In remembering the birthday of Cesar Chavez, one of the most famous Latino civil rights activists of the 20th Century, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis reveals in her blog post the role Chavez played as an environmentalist…
Education, General, Immigration, Language, Palabra Final
The demand for English classes by immigrants must be met now to comply with future immigration reform criteria
Mar 30, 2010, 7:56 PM 2
LatinaLista — One guarantee of any comprehensive immigration reform bill is that it will require all immigrants to learn English and attain a level of proficiency. When that happens, lawsuits challenging the validity of English tests, like the Fresno…
General, History, Multimedia, Online
Interactive site makes Cesar Chavez come alive for a new generation
Mar 17, 2010, 2:10 PM 0
LatinaLista — March 31 is Cesar Chavez’s birthday. He would have been 83 years old. If there is one organization that has come to personify Cesar Chavez, it is the one that he helped found, lead and which still…
Education, General, History, Palabra Final, Politics
Latinos and blacks should be offended and angry over TX State Board of Education’s decision to dismiss minority contributions from school textbooks
Mar 12, 2010, 5:03 PM 21
LatinaLista — Democracy is a dying U.S. ideal — thanks to the Texas State Board of Education (TSBE). In a vote of 10-5, the board, dominated by social conservatives, preliminarily adopted a new Social Studies and history curriculum that…
Books, General
Second Sight: An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story and Shows You How to Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom
Mar 3, 2010, 8:58 AM 0
by Joan Borysenko, Phd We live in an over-intellectualized society where too many people are stuck in their heads. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, Dr. Judith Orloff is a bridge between traditional medicine and the intuitive/spiritual…
Books, Children, Education, General, Youth
Latinos comprise largest share of “Below Basic” literacy rates
Mar 2, 2010, 5:18 PM 1
LatinaLista On the heels of the President’s address of the dismal dropout rates, the nation is supposed to be observing today Read Across America Day 2010. For those students who have dropped out of school or who are struggling…
