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Children, Education, General, Global Views, Immigration, Social Justice, Technology, Women

Global campaign underway to fight human trafficking

Jan 12, 2011, 7:04 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Yesterday, January 11, was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. It’s reported that 27 million people worldwide are enslaved today. Whether it’s prostituting children and women or forcing people to…

Education, General, Health

Forum to address why more Latinos don’t participate in medical research

Jan 11, 2011, 7:06 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — Today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (UPSTF) released an update to its 2002 recommendations now recommending that all women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. According to the UPSTF: Osteoporosis is more common…

General, Health, Money, Nonprofit

Spotlight Non-profit: Veterans undertake 419-mile hike to raise money to help injured comrades

Jan 7, 2011, 7:10 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — A former Air Force captain claims that casualties among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans now exceed 500,000 when injuries such as mental illness, diseases and other untraditional type afflictions are included in the count. While military officials…

General, Immigration, Social Justice

Freelance reporter fundraising money to cover trial of policemen accused in cover-up of immigrant’s death

Jan 6, 2011, 7:43 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — The beating death case of undocumented Mexican immigrant Luis Eduardo Ramírez Zavala at the hands of four white teens in Shenandoah, PA probably has the distinction of being in court more times than any other attack on…

General, Online

Fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez creates his own online TV domain

Jan 5, 2011, 7:44 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — Whatever happend to former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez? After speaking his mind a little too freely on a radio program about Jon Stewart, along with what he thought about other Jews, the high profile Latino anchor was…

Books, General, Online

University librarians dust off Mexican cookbook collection to make and share dishes celebrating Latino cuisine

Jan 4, 2011, 7:46 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — When it comes to family recipes, most cooks can pull out a recipe handed down from their grandmothers. But it’s not often that someone can claim a recipe made by great or great-great grandmothers. Unfortunately, most of…

Art, General

Campaign underway to heighten awareness of only 2 Latino recipients in 32 years by Kennedy Center Honors

Jan 3, 2011, 7:49 PM 0

LatinaLista.net — According to the website for the Kennedy Center Honors: Kennedy Center Honors has redefined America’s perception of its artistic legacy and reinvented the way this nation rewards its artists. The Honors have been compared to a knighthood…

Art, General

Five Latin music legends awarded their own stamps in 2011

Dec 29, 2010, 12:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to the musical quilt of the United States, the Latino community has always been a part of it. Some musical artists experience fame only within the Latino community while others “break out” and cross…

General, Global Views, Health

One group of First Responders to Haiti earthquake victims still fighting to save lives one year later

Dec 28, 2010, 11:27 AM 0

LatinaLista — It will be one year on January 12, 2011 that a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti and over 230,000 people lost their lives. At the time, because of the poor infrastructure that exists in the country, everyone…

General, Southwest

San Antonio Police Dept. sets the bar for Crisis Intervention Training

Dec 27, 2010, 1:38 PM 0

By Dennis Ayotte, Jr. La Prensa de San Antonio — San Antonio Police Department’s goal is to provide quality community-oriented services, build problem-solving partnerships with citizens to prevent crime, reduce fear, and enhance the quality of life throughout the…

General, Palabra Final

A Christmas wish

Dec 25, 2010, 1:29 PM 0

Here’s wishing that on this one day of the year war, abuse, terror and intimidation stops and those victimized on a daily basis by these human rights violations experience the true spirit of the season — peace and love/paz…

Education, General

New GED pilot program hopes to entice more Latino dropouts to take the test

Dec 23, 2010, 3:43 PM 0

LatinaLista — School may be out for the Christmas holidays but it’s already known that too many Latino students won’t be returning to school in the new year. The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 41 percent of Latinos ages…

Art, Education, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

In this case, a picture is worth over 40 million feelings

Dec 23, 2010, 10:16 AM 0

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General, Palabra Final, Politics

Texas Latinos poised to disrupt the power of Caucasian Lone Star Republicans

Dec 22, 2010, 3:41 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been almost comical reading just how giddy Texas Republicans are at the prospect of gaining four more seats in Congress. There’s only one problem — those seats aren’t their’s for the taking. It’s acknowledged that Texas…

Education, General

New report reveals more Latinos and blacks lack basic skills to pass Army’s qualifying exam

Dec 22, 2010, 12:48 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been long known that Latinos and black students aren’t benefiting like their white peers from the public education system. Now, a new Education Trust study reveals that with the kind of education Latinos and blacks are…

Education, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Steps to help DREAM students must be swift and bold

Dec 21, 2010, 5:34 PM 0

LatinaLista — Statements of support for the continuation of the fight for passage of the DREAM Act continues to pour in from advocates, supporters and sympathizers. Today, the President met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. According to a press…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

TX GOPer urges colleagues to recruit Latinos to party to ally against Muslims

Dec 14, 2010, 4:56 PM 0

LatinaLista — Caucasian GOP support for anything having to do with immigration reform is so far and in between that when such a Republican voices support for immigration issues and proudly declares: I personally like the Hispanic people and…

Children, General, Health

Researchers claim progress in combatting Latino childhood obesity epidemic

Dec 14, 2010, 3:02 PM 0

LatinaLista — In September of this year, a group of researchers met in San Antonio, Texas for the second annual Scientific Summit. They met to take in the local sights, listen to one another’s presentations and basically chew the…

Latino diversity at major television networks falls below expectations

Dec 8, 2010, 5:05 PM 0

LatinaLista– No wonder more and more Latinos are turning to the web to create their own series. The latest television diversity report card issued by the National Latino Media Council (NLMC) shows that there’s been extremely limited opportunity this…

American Dreams, General

From Playboy Bunny to actress, one Latina’s journey of discovering new opportunities

Dec 6, 2010, 9:03 PM 0

By Al Carlos Hernandez Herald de Paris HOLLYWOOD – Maria Richwine is the first Latina Playboy Bunny to ever become a serious actress and model. She has joined the ranks of such luminary former Bunnies as Gloria Steinem, Debra…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Before his untimely death, columnist Carlos Guerra delivers strong argument for immigration reform

Dec 6, 2010, 5:41 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today, I received sad news that a colleague, Carlos Guerra, had died. Carlos was a former columnist with the San Antonio Express-News and after he left the newspaper he did what most retired or laid-off journalists do…

General, Global Views, Online, Social Justice, Women

New site highlights increasing violence against women in Latin America

Dec 6, 2010, 2:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — Violence against women has increased throughout Latin America and Mexico. A recent report cites Argentina as emerging as a major center of human trafficking, with about 700 women from various countries forced into sexual servitude over the…

General, Social Justice, Women

The power of words and old-fashioned letter writing combine to help victims of human rights abuses

Dec 6, 2010, 9:58 AM 0

LatinaLista– Norma Cruz believes women in her native Guatemala should not be used as punching bags or be targets of violence. Not everyone agrees with her. Because of her work with her organization Fundacion Sobrevivientes (Survivors’ Foundation), a women’s…

General, Money, Nonprofit, Women

Non-profit Spotlight: Helping single moms attain their college degrees

Dec 3, 2010, 4:19 PM 0

LatinaLista — As noted in yesterday’s post, the life of a single parent college student is tough! Trying to juggle limited cash between books and day care is enough to make any sane person go loca. For single mom…

General, Music, Southwest

San Antonio holds world’s best musicians and vocalists

Dec 3, 2010, 4:03 PM 0

By Cristina Blackwell La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Texas’ largest and longest running mariachi music event of its kind is preparing for its 2010 festival in San Antonio starting this week until December 5. The 16th…

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