LatinaLista Among the nation’s classical musical orchestras, blacks and Latinos only constitute 5% of the musicians. A man by the name of Aaron P. Dworkin vowed to change those dismal statistics. With a vision to make classical music reflect the nation’s cultural diversity and have it play a role in the everyday lives of young [...]
Chile preserves its tortured past in new museum dedicated to country’s victims of human rights abuses
By Pamela Morales LatinaLista SANTIAGO, CHILE — Some 20 people stood silently in a small, black-walled room staring at a dozen television monitors playing testimonials from torture victims. One woman remembering bleeding from her nose, ears, mouth, vagina and thinking she would die. Another recalling she, her mother and sister were all tortured in the [...]
A mother’s fight to uphold tradition in hopes of preserving the mother-daughter bond
By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — Damas, Dramas and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta tells the story of Ana Ruiz, an educated woman and mother of two children who discovered that her husband cheated on her and asked him to leave the house. Her daughter, Carmen, blames her mother for the breakup, and Ana believes that [...]
First Texas Hispanic DJ earns radio’s top honor
By Ramon Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — KSAH’s Alberto Alegre has the unique distinction of being the only Texas Hispanic disc jockey recognized by a task force of broadcasters as the one radio personality who stands out among his peers. Alegre has earned the title of best “Spanish Format Personality of [...]
Can’t decide on a Latina-authored book? There’s an app for that!
LatinaLista — In the mood to read a book authored by a Latina or Latino but just can’t seem to find the right one…well — There’s an app for that!! Grand Central Publishing (GCP), formerly Warner Books and a subdivision of the Hachette Book Group USA, created an iTunes app called the GCP Book Match [...]
Bilingual gov’t site helps Latinos understand the concept of money managment
LatinaLista — While headlines tout how Latinos are the hardest hit in this recession, one report show that prior to the economy’s downfall, Hispanics had more of a disposable income. According to Latinum Network, while non-Hispanic consumer spending from 2005 to 2008 grew only 2.9%, Hispanic consumer spending increased 6.4% in that same period. What [...]
