Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – This year’s five-kilometer Hispanic Heritage Run, held April 16 in downtown Tulsa, attracted 225 runners. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. gave the signal to begin the race, now in its fourth year, at Third Street and Boston Avenue. “It is a great honor to support the Hispanic [...]
Boxing champ Rios gets commendation from City of Oxnard
Amigos805.com OXNARD — Newly crowned WBA lightweight champ Brandon Rios received a commendation April 12 from the city of Oxnard for becoming its newest world champion. Rios, who won the title Feb. 26 from Miguel Acosta in what is being considered a candidate for fight of the year, now becomes the third world champion to [...]
Young Latino soccer players kick away stereotypes on way to their goal
By Pam Burrell LatinaLista Woodburn, Oregon’s population is 51 percent Hispanic and 49 percent Anglo. It has the highest concentration of taquerias in the state and on Saturday afternoons the parks are crowded with Hispanic men’s soccer league games which culminate every August with an intense men’s league tournament called Fiesta Mexicana. In The Boys [...]
Women’s pro-football in San Antonio?
By Angela Covo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — Rebecca Garza is the only Latina woman in the world who completely owns a pro-sports franchise team. And she wants to bring it to San Antonio. More than that, Garza is building a dynasty. Sitting with her in a quiet Starbucks, the entrepreneur exudes warmth and an [...]
Report debunks notion Latinos don’t snowboard because of cost
LatinaLista.net — Even before the US Census releases its final findings on the status of the nation’s Latino population, it’s known that Latinos are the largest demographic after the Anglo population. For that reason, it’s natural that businesses would target Latinos as potential customers — if they can get over their biased assumptions first. For [...]
A young athlete’s dream turns into Olympic Gold
By Alma Ramos-McDermott LatinaLista How does a poor Mexican-American kid pull himself out of the slums to win a 2006 Beijing Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling? In bold, descriptive language, Henry Cejudo tells his story in the book “American Victory,” published by Penguin Books. In the autobiography, Henry shares memories of his alcoholic father [...]