Category: Online
New online campaign calls for Sec. Napolitano to let counties opt-out of Secure Communities program
LatinaLista — Two issues that critics of immigration reform insisted needed to be addressed before serious talk could begin on what to do with 12 million people was secure the border and secure communities. With the deployment of additional National Guard troops and drone surveillance aircraft along the border, security at the border is tight. [...]
Univision launches new section that is all about la musica
LatinaLista — Regardless of how well a U.S. Latino speaks Spanish, there’s one area that unites all different generations of Latinos — la musica. While iTunes has their “Latin” department, there aren’t a lot of places to turn to find the latest Spanish musical artists. Univision hopes to change that. Launched last week, Univision Musica [...]
New site highlights impact of U.S.-Mexico border wall
LatinaLista — Back in the days when construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was at its height (pun intended) — seizing private and ancestral property, bulldozing its way through some selected neighborhoods and enraging locals on both sides of the border, a group of environmentalists, academicians, professionals and concerned citizens made it their mission to [...]
Video project unites people One Day on Earth
LatinaLista — What are you doing on 10/10/10? This Sunday, the global community is coming together — in one of those rare examples that illustrate how borders may separate us but we still are all of one planet — when everyone with a camera, video, still or cell, will contribute to the global project called [...]
New app brings clarity to Census numbers on nation’s racial-ethnic make-up
LatinaLista — Whenever people talk about race, inevitably, a number is pulled from the air as fact to underscore a particular population. Sometimes it’s accurate; Most times, it’s not. There’s only one definitive source that has all the numerical data that can accurately paint a complete picture of any part of the country when it [...]
“My Paper Boyfriend” teaches girls that dating is hard work
LatinaLista — Every girl, at one point or another, has fantasized about the “perfect boyfriend.” From his looks to his attitude, the perfect boyfriend, we soon find out, exists only in our imaginations — or in a new online game called “My Paper Boyfriend.” Created by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy [...]
New site creates a bilingual approach to healthy eating
LatinaLista — Ever since First Lady Michelle Obama launcher her “Let’s Move” campaign to battle childhood obesity, schools, restaurants and stores have been getting on board. In fact, school cafeteria menus look a little different to children this school year than last year. With selections that include tofu, soy and salads, there’s no doubt children [...]
Federal gov’t creates online space to find the latest alerts and recalls
LatinaLista — With every new national crisis this nation experiences, there is one overriding lesson that Washington has finally learned — keep the people informed. A new government web site aims to comply with that lesson. Notifications.USA.gov was launched this week as an organized outlet for official alerts ranging from recalls to weather emergencies. This [...]
New site for Latinas aims to break traditional stereotypes with Latinaology
LatinaLista — If there is one thing that Latinas can credit the blogosphere, it’s the newfound awareness of who we are, what we are about and where we are going. The first indication of this is when Latinas across the country adopted the moniker “Wise Latina” and created online sites to show solidarity with one [...]
Global Peace Summit goes online for all to attend
LatinaLista — Is the world addicted to violence? It’s a question that seems to get validated more and more each day. Whether it’s the senseless daily cartel murders in Mexico or the torturous actions by the Taliban or the millions of other random acts of violence committed every day in every country around the world, [...]
