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 [...]
