Category: Media
Video: Latina teen lit author crossing borders with success
Malin Alegria is taking the teen lit category by storm. With her 2006 breakout hit Estrella’s Quinceñera, the prolific author has penned subsequent titles like Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico, short stories and her latest series available through Scholastic publishers titled Bordertown. Raised in San Francisco’s Mission District, Alegria is a graduate [...]
Latino middle-schooler creates website to share passion for space
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista Joseph Ruiz sees the world as a big ball of mystery that still needs to be explored. Once he discovers its secrets, he wants to lead and be its hero. “There are so many things we don’t know yet…people are trying to figure out the mysteries of the world,” said Joseph, [...]
Intern’l Video: Remembering the songs of Chilean Victor Jara
Life for Victor Jara was cut terribly short in a horrific manner by a fascist military regime in Chile 1973. Yet, thanks to his many fans, the eternal words of his compositions and the ongoing support from his family and friends, the world is reacquainting itself with Jara in a new documentary titled The Resurrection [...]
Video: One Latina’s journey from migrant fields to inspiring businesswoman
Amelia Moran Ceja may not be a household name but her product is very much a household staple in homes that enjoy a glass of good wine with their meals. Ceja is the first Mexican-American woman to be president of her own winery, Ceja Vineyards, and is also the latest profile featured in a new [...]
Video: Trayvon Martin’s mother ask for sensible gun laws in new national campaign
Sabrina Fulton’s name may not be instantly recognizable but that of her son certainly is — Trayvon Martin. Trayvon’s needless death has highlighted the need to reform the nation’s gun laws. In a Mother’s Day message to the country, Sabrina Fulton asks parents to support the Second Chance campaign. The Second Chance campaign is a [...]
Viernes Video: Latino filmmaker creates new YouTube channel where women take the lead
Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs, In Treatment, Mother and Child) teamed up with his colleague Jon Avnet (Black Swan, Fried Green Tomatoes, Risky Business) to create a new digital network christened WIGS. WIGS stands for Where it Gets Interesting and it’s a new YouTube channel featuring original scripted series, short films and documentaries [...]
Young Latina gamers strive for different goals when playing video games
By Jacob Balsam and Ashley Vasquez LatinaLista The video game industry is ever expanding and according to an article by The New York Times’ Nick Bolton, will reach $112 billion in consumer spending money by the year 2015. Blizzard’s World of Warcraft alone nets millions of dollars a month in pure profit. The game costs [...]
Video: Latino jazz and poetry fuse into a “Big Band Poetry Jam & Beyond”
Its acronym is ALJO and it’s mission is as unique as its full name — Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. ALJO, founded in 2002 by artistic director Arturo O’Farrill, is dedicated to preserving the music and heritage of big band Latin jazz. It preserves the music and heritage of the genre through performances — introducing new [...]
Intrn’l Video: Guatemalan ‘BBoys’ choose break dancing over gang violence — at their own risk
Guatemala is considered one of the most violent countries in Central America. Gangs are rampant and routinely recruit young people to join their ranks. Yet film director, Coury Deeb, discovered another kind of gang that exists within the violent gang-infested capital of Guatemala City, whose mission is to keep away from the violence and focus [...]
Video for Thought: “Saber es Poder” — a powerfully simple but complex phrase
Ginetta Candelario, associate professor of Sociology and Latin American & Latina/o at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, declares “Saber es Poder” (Knowledge is Power). Dr. Candelario explains, the simple phrase varies in its meaning depending on its context. Yet, what remains constant is that knowledge is derived from education, whether it’s academic or from life experiences. [...]
