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Guatemala: How many people can you fit inside a bus? First Guinness World Record for Guatemala
By Rudy Girón REVUE: Guatemala’s English-language Magazine GUATEMALA — In Poland they were able to get 209 people inside a bus. That was the Guinness World Record until yesterday (February 12) when in Jocotenango they were able to get 221 people and one chicken inside the chicken bus. This will be the first Guinness World
Venezuela: Latina Venezuelan presidential candidate challenges Hugo Chavez during 8-hour speech
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista CARACAS — The day has arrived when I couldn’t be any more proud to be a woman in Venezuela. It’s all because of Venezuelan Presidential Candidate, Maria Corina Machado. Machado challenged President Hugo Chavez in such a way that so far no man has ever dared to do before. It was
Mental Health Workforce Shortage More Critical in Minority Communities
SaludToday Texas’ severe shortage of mental health professionals is compounded by a disparity in diagnosing and treating the state’s rapidly growing Latino and other minority communities, the Texas Tribune reports. The report indicates that 64% of all psychiatrists were white, 3.5% were black, and 12.4% were Hispanic in 2009. Watch this captivating video to see
Teaching teens that digital dating abuse is “not cool”
LatinaLista — A teenager’s life has always been tough. There have always been bullies, “mean girls,” that one special guy or girl that gave you butterflies in your stomach, and for some teen girls that one guy who professed his love like Romeo but acted more like Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. But what has
New site spreads message “Muslims are our fellow Americans”
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 0:16 in Diversity, Education, Media, Multimedia, Online, Palabra Final, Social Justice | Viewed 106 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — When it comes to being feared, insulted or ignored based on who you physically are as a person, a lot of Latinos know what that feels like. Another group who knows equally well how it feels is Muslim Americans. Take what happened last month: On May 6, five days after the killing of
New social media campaign covers all the bases in reaching Latino youth
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 0:45 in Culture, Film, Media, Multimedia, Music, Youth | Viewed 150 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — There are two indisputable truths about young people: They are the future and they are the YouTube generation. To young people, filming and posting their own videos — that they shoot with their smart phones — is second nature. They don’t even think about it twice but a new social media campaign wants
Special Mother’s Day video makes mom star of her own movie
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 0:35 in Media, Multimedia, Online, Parenting, Women | Viewed 103 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — The countdown to Mother’s Day is underway — it’s this Sunday, May 8 — and the number one question most children are asking themselves is: What am I going to give mom? For those on a tight budget but want a gift that is extra special in showing mom she’s one-of-a-kind, the folks
Latino viewpoint expands in cyberspace with launch of LatinoKos
LatinaLista — When it comes to like-minded people getting together to discuss topics of interest, blogs have long been a natural destination. In fact, the more “niche” the group the more popular the blog destination. For example when discussing politics, just look at Latina Lista or Jack & Jill Politics when it comes to representing
New bilingual family video-chat site creates real-time bridges for Latino families living apart
Published on 30 Apr, 2011 at 0:44 in Children, Media, Multimedia, Online, Parenting | Viewed 75 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — What happens when the abuelos live in one part of the country and the nietos live in another? Well, it used to mean lots of long-distance phone calls. Then, when webcams were created, it meant precious face-time but the chance to color a picture with the grandchildren or read a book together would
Why was ICE allowed to deport a 4-year-old U.S. citizen while her parents waited for her in New York?
Published on 17 Mar, 2011 at 21:28 in Children, Immigration, Multimedia, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice | Viewed 63 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — When it comes to fighting for the citizenship rights of the children of undocumented immigrants, the hope has always centered on the DREAM Act. A bill that would grant a path to citizenship to those children whose parents brought them to this country at a young age. But what about children of undocumented
