LatinaLista — Volunteer firefighters are the backbone of any small community fortunate enough to have them. In the small town of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, on the border with Brazil and Paraguay, there are a group of volunteer firefighters who follow a simple motto: “Nobody obliges us, but the pain of others.” The phrase is written [...]
Video: Undocumented domestic violence victim speaks out against local police acting as immigration agents
LatinaLista — The recent Supreme Court ruling striking down most of Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law was met with mixed reactions from most immigrant supporters. The reason was because the court upheld the section of the law that allows police to enforce immigration law. Another law that allows law enforcement to do the same thing, and [...]
Viernes Video: Quirky mystery web series creates new genre of web-ertainment
LatinaLista — What happens when the quirky mystery of the old TV show Twin Peaks combines with the classic sarcastic comedy of Seinfeld? A whole new genre of web series is created. Nights in UltraViolet is a ten-part web series “about a shut-in author of legal thrillers and a pizza-loving wanderer trying to answer the [...]
Video: Latino playwright Nilo Cruz sees each of his plays as a “miracle”
LatinaLista — TCG (Theatre Communications Group) began the I AM THEATRE initiative, where people explain their experiences with theater. One of the participants of the initiative was award-winning Cuban American playwright Nilo Cruz. Best known for his play ANNA IN THE TROPICS, which won the Steinberg award, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a [...]
Transcript: Remarks by the President at 4th of July naturalization ceremony
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT NATURALIZATION CEREMONY July 4, 2012 The White House THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT: Secretary Napolitano, Director Mayorkas, distinguished guests, family and friends — welcome to the White House. Happy Fourth of July. What a perfect way to celebrate America’s birthday [...]
Intrn’l Video: Unlikely Dominican Republic apparel factory becomes symbol of global anti-sweatshop movement
LatinaLista — Whether they’re called sweat shops or maquiladoras, the premise that products for the United States are made in other countries to take advantage of lower wages and worse working conditions, either physically or emotionally, or both, has long been a black eye to the United States’ support of workers’ rights. Yet, there is [...]