LatinaLista — The carefully orchestrated apprehension of Elvira Arellano yesterday in Los Angeles, California showed that the federal government, above all else, did not want a repeat performance of what happened in Miami in 2000 when agents stormed the…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Women
Breaking News: Sanctuary-Seeker, Elvira Arellano, Arrested by ICE Agents
Aug 19, 2007, 8:00 PM 9
LatinaLista — The rumors started Friday afternoon. Elvira Arellano, the undocumented immigrant who had just completed her one-year anniversary in sanctuary in a Chicago-area church was on the move. A quick call to one of her supporters confirmed only…
American Dreams, Business, Culture, Economy, Women
Transforming Ordinary Business Owners into Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
Aug 4, 2007, 9:33 PM 0
Empowerment coach, Nancy Marmolejo, sells clients on recognizing and valuing their own strengths to achieve their greatest potential. Nancy Marmolejo LatinaLista — Entrepreneurialism is in Nancy Marmolejo’s blood. Having a father who loved being his own boss, and who…
Global Views, Linking Latinas, Women
Why Not a Woman for President in Guatemala?
Jul 28, 2007, 12:28 PM 0
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: I consider having a woman for president a great advance in Guatemala, since, as the same as other Latin American countries, we have characterized ourselves for the prevalence of the machismo.
Health, Palabra Final, Women
Can the Poor Rates of College-Bound Latinas be Blamed on Obesity?
Jul 24, 2007, 5:14 PM 3
LatinaLista — According to a new poll released yesterday by the National Council of La Raza and Ed in ’08, “a candidate’s position on education will have a greater impact on Latino voters than their positions on any other…
Palabra Final, Women
Latinas May Not be as Forgiving as LA Mayor Villaraigosa Wants Us to Be
Jul 16, 2007, 2:22 PM 1
LatinaLista — Last Saturday, July 14, Henry Cisneros, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Clinton Administration and currently the CEO of a national housing investor group called CityView was…
General, Global Views, Politics, Women
Guatemalan Peace Prize Winner Rigoberta Manchu Says Her Presidential Campaign is a New Process for Guatemala
Jul 12, 2007, 8:09 PM 3
LatinaLista — Over 1,000 delegates from 43 countries and 34 states in the U.S. have converged on Dallas, TX this week for the 3rd International Women’s Peace Conference. Yet, the peace conference has been anything but peaceful, underscoring the…
Children, Health, Immigration, Women
Young Latina Mother’s Suicide and Murder of Daughters Highlights Deep Problem in Immigrant Communities
May 31, 2007, 8:30 PM 2
LatinaLista — It’s been two days since Gilberta Estrada-Vega committed suicide and decided to take 3 of her 4 young daughters with her. Gilberta Estrada-Vega As always happens when news spreads of a mother committing suicide and taking her…
LatinaLista — Thanks for making the journey across the Blogger border to the new site for Latina Lista. After so many months of dreaming of a better site to not only house my pensamientos but support my fellow Latinas/os,…
Latina Lista has moved. The new location of this blog will be http://www.latinalista.net/palabrafinal The new Latina Lista site main page is at http://www.latinalista.net Please update your blogrolls, bookmarks, and feed subscriptions! See you there.
LatinaLista — From short films to a little longer docs or first-run music videos, this section of the new Latina Lista wants to help those creative talents that walk among la raza.
Social Media, Women
Breaking News: Big News about the Future of Latina Lista
May 21, 2007, 3:45 PM 0
LatinaLista — Being a journalist first and a blogger second, I get impatient not being able to comment. With so many good stories that are crossing my desktop today, my impatience to write something is at an all-time high…
LatinaLista — It is said that the only thing more Mexican than tequila is mariachi. The rise of all-female mariachi groups is becoming more popular. (Source: utb.edu) Yet, regardless of where our Latina cultural roots lay, one aspect of…
Causes, Music, Women
Imus’ Firing Gives Rise to New Campaign to Combat Offensive Rap Music to Women
Apr 21, 2007, 12:45 AM 0
LatinaLista — The aftershocks of the statements made by Don Imus that got him banished from radio and television airwaves are dying down — and that’s a shame. Not that I want the repentent Imus to have to relive…
LatinaLista — In only three years, by 2010, more than 40% of the US workforce will reach retirement age. What does that mean for Latinas? Well, according to a HispanicBusiness article, that potential mass exodus, or at the least,…
Culture, Language, Women
Is a Latina Less Latina if She Doesn’t Speak Spanish Fluently?
Mar 30, 2007, 5:27 PM 0
LatinaLista — For evolving reasons, Spanish proficiency in this country has boiled down to that old saying “You’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” What am I referring to? Well, in the first case, it seems…
Education, Health, Palabra Final, Women, Youth
Can Young Latinas Get the Message About Healthy Relationships From a Comic Book?
Mar 12, 2007, 10:55 PM 0
LatinaLista — Babies having babies. It’s a thought that runs through everyone’s minds when they see a young teenage girl pregnant. It’s common knowledge that the majority of these “babies having babies” are young Latinas. In the state of…
LatinaLista — It’s so easy to take for granted the strides women have made in countries that are developed and where educational access is equal for both men and women, or those women lucky enough to be born in…
Palabra Final, Women
International Women’s Day Highlights the Lows and Highs of How Much Women have Achieved
Mar 8, 2007, 3:01 PM 0
LatinaLista — Today is International Women’s Day when mujeres of all ages are inspired to achieve all that they can be. In fact, the whole month is known as Women’s History Month. Some interesting facts to know about us…
Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Women
Undocumented Women Deserve Seperate Considerations When Caught
Mar 7, 2007, 10:20 PM 0
LatinaLista According to affidavits unsealed yesterday, Insolia hired illegal immigrants instead of legal workers because the immigrants were desperate for jobs and more willing to put up with working conditions in his factory. Federal investigators allege workers were denied…
Education, Health, Women, Youth
Young Latinas at high risk for eating disorders
Mar 2, 2007, 2:55 AM 0
LatinaLista — In light of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we must ask: When is a girl too flaca (thin)? When you can see her huesos (bones). To many of us, eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia affect other…
Education, Health, Online, Women, Youth
Latina Teen Date Abuse Victims have Help with New Site
Feb 9, 2007, 3:12 PM 0
LatinaLista — “It’s my fault. I make him mad.” I don’t know how many times I’ve heard or read that sentence from young Latinas trying to justify the reason why their novios (boyfriends) gave them a black eye. For…
Culture, Education, Environment, Women, Youth
Expert Says Institutional Change is Needed to Combat Girl Violence
Jan 12, 2007, 2:26 AM 0
LatinaLista — Maribel Santiago and Alma Rivera got “into it” after school on Monday of this past week at Woonsocket Middle School in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Punches were thrown and Maribel ended up punching the school’s vice-principal in the…
Social Justice, Women
One Psychic Prediction Calls 2007 the Year of the Female
Jan 7, 2007, 8:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — There have been many “predictions” as to how the White House is going to get along with the new leaders in Congress but, unfortunately, it doesn’t take a psychic to know that the honeymoon will be over…
LatinaLista — The newswires and blogosphere has been abuzz all day with the swearing-in of Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House. Everyone around the world is taking notice that Ms. Pelosi is now the most…
