September 19, 2012 Key JR: Jorge Ramos MS: Maria Elena Salinas MR: Mitt Romney AM: Audience Member Intro: The United States will elect a new president in 48 days, and once again Hispanic voters will be decisive in this election. Today, the Republican Candidate will address you directly about education and its future in this [...]
Video: Author Sandra Cisneros shows support for Librotraficante Movement with memorable reading
LatinaLista — “When we heard that Tucson Unified School District administrators not only prohibited Mexican American Studies, but then walked into classrooms, and in front of young Latino students, during class time, removed and boxed up books by our most beloved authors – that was too much. This offended us down to our soul. We [...]
New site makes sure everyone takes notice of Latinos in Hollywood
LatinaLista — Hollywood and Latinos used to be considered an oxymoron. Gradually, things have changed. Now more Latinos and Latinas are starring in primetime TV shows, co-starring in big screen films, appearing on cable TV shows, producing, writing and directing their own films and creating their own web series. Yet, because the TV Guides of [...]
Intrn’l Video: Documentary filmmaker pays homage to “uniquely Mexican sound”
LatinaLista — Anyone familiar with regional Mexican music knows about rancheras, corridos, mariachi, cumbias, etc. What most people don’t know is that there is a whole genre of Mexican folk music known as Mexican Son music. Mexican Son music, with “son” meaning sound, is folk music that is a mixture of Spanish, African and indigenous [...]
Video: Latina photographer illustrates how “first impressions” mask the true stories of people
LatinaLista — A traveling exhibit and photo-essay book project known as “What I Thought I Saw” challenges people to overcome their bias in assuming they know everything they need to know about a person just by looking at them, not realizing the real stories they’re missing out on. The book/exhibit features a diverse group of people [...]
Video: Humorous video highlights serious debate: Is voting a right or a privilege?
LatinaLista — There are 13,000 election jurisdictions in the country. In other words, there are 13,000 different ways that Americans vote, from using different kinds of ballots to having to meet different kinds of requirements. It’s just one of the startling revelations in the first episode of an Op-Docs series called “Electoral Dysfunction.” The featured [...]
