Category: Multimedia
New multimedia game exposes the realities of immigrant lives in U.S. detention
LatinaLista — There’s a lot of truth in the saying that you don’t know how someone else’s life is until you walk a mile in their shoes. It is certainly true of the 300,000 immigrants who are being detained across the country by the Department of Homeland Security. In detention centers, and under conditions that [...]
Latina actress Rosario Dawson stars in new web-based NBC series
LatinaLista — While some of us are waiting for the fall start of our favorite network TV shows, after the drought in programming since last year’s writer’s strike, there’s news that we won’t have to wait till September for at least one new network show. Gemini Division starts August 18 but it won’t be on [...]
New M&M campaign challenges Latinos to find their “Inner M”
LatinaLista — Have you ever wondered what you’d look like as an M&M? Latina Lista shows off her “Inner M.” Well, Latina Lista couldn’t resist finding our “Inner M” at the “melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hand” candy site. Choosing our signature pink for our body color and gloves, some fashionable sandal heels and a handy video cam – for [...]
New video shows the link between commonly used media sources on immigration and anti-immigrant organizations
LatinaLista — A popular caution that is always issued to people surfing the Internet is to consider the source before believing in the validity of the information. It’s a statement that is true for every facet of media that distributes information to the public. It’s also a statement that lends itself very well to the [...]
New Bilingual Sesame Street Videos Reach Out to Military Families
LatinaLista — From March 19, 2003 through April 5, 2008, there were a total of 429 Latino soldiers, across all military branches, killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom — overall, 4,005 soldiers were killed during this time frame. From March 19, 2003 through April 5, 2008, there were 1,924 Latino soldiers who returned from Operation Iraqi [...]
Free Game About Immigrant Deportation Debuts Online
LatinaLista — The hype for the video game, ICED – I Can End Deportation, has been ongoing since last spring when it was first announced by its creators at Breakthrough tv. The object of the game is to become a citizen of the United States. The game’s characters are different teenagers who are all here [...]
Mexican Website Gives Undocumented a Voice in U.S. Presidential Elections
LatinaLista — Only those people who have never traveled outside the United States, or still hold to a national isolationist philosophy, don’t understand that what happens in US politics doesn’t just stay in the U.S. Any casual student of history knows that, as a country, our policies have always impacted other countries — on some [...]
Internet Infomercial Spreads the Message of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LatinaLista — The immigration debate is still in full force and Latino leaders are finally getting the hang of how to get the message out to the masses — Internet infomercials. Juan Hernandez, who used to work for Vicente Fox, is spreading the word about calling Congressional representatives with a YouTube-like video and web page [...]
Reader Shares New Site Unleashing Power of Prayer
LatinaLista — With only 24 hours since the deadly shooting at Virginia Tech, people are looking for answers — and milagros (miracles). So, it was rather ironic that a young Latino author named Jeff Rivera sent Latina Lista an e-mail last week sharing a new site he has. In his e-mail, Jeff says: I’ve been [...]
