LatinaLista — Die-hard fans of Ugly Betty know that America Ferrera isn’t the first actress to portray the ugly-duckling-who-eventually-transforms-into-a-beauty character. In fact, the show has had many versions spanning South America and Europe. Yet, for many Latinos in the…
Games, Immigration, Multimedia, Social Justice
Free Game About Immigrant Deportation Debuts Online
Feb 18, 2008, 9:18 AM 0
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…
Media, Palabra Final
One Blogger’s On-Air Experience with CNN Leaves A Cynical Impression
Feb 18, 2008, 5:32 AM 13
LatinaLista — I’ve tossed and turned all night about whether or not I should write about what happened to me. It’s something that I would rather forget. I also realize that through this post that I am giving publicity…
Business, Culture, Technology
New Online Dating Service Targets the Latina Market
Feb 8, 2008, 3:28 PM 2
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reports that there are 59.8 million single mujeres in the United States. That’s a lot of women without a “significant other.” The problem is compounded for Latinas who are looking to spend their days…
Government, Media, Palabra Final
Small Border Newspaper Catches Department of Homeland Security in a Big Lie
Jan 31, 2008, 6:26 PM 10
LatinaLista — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) delivered their second round of border wall lawsuits against Rio Grande Valley landowners who refuse to voluntarily hand their properties over so that the border fence can be built on…
Business, Global Views, Media
Sharing Their Love for Business Takes a Couple South of the Border
Jan 28, 2008, 10:42 PM 0
Forging new lives and business south of the border, Aran and Margot Shetterly publish an English-language paper for fellow American expatriates who call Mexico home. LatinaLista _ Margot Lee Shetterly had four great loves in her life before she…
American Dreams, Children, Culture, Media
One Mother’s Quest to Create a High-Quality Children’s Spanish Magazine
Jan 24, 2008, 4:29 PM 0
Christianne Meneses Jacobs creates a Spanish-language children’s magazine as a tool to help bicultural families keep the Spanish language alive for their children. LatinaLista — Nicaragua-born Christianne Meneses Jacobs had a problem: How could she ensure that her U.S.-born…
Media, Palabra Final, Politics
Media Trying to Decipher the Nevada Hispanic Vote Strikes a Raw Nerve with Latino Community
Jan 17, 2008, 4:59 PM 18
LatinaLista — Yesterday, a Duke University political scientist released some preliminary findings of a study she is conducting on Latinos and declared that when it comes to choosing between Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, Latinos will choose Clinton. (Source:…
Immigration, Media, Palabra Final
One Newspaper’s Choice of the Undocumented as Person of the Year Doesn’t Make Sense to Critics or Advocates
Jan 7, 2008, 8:02 PM 24
LatinaLista — Illegal immigration has not just evolved into a polarizing issue during this presidential campaign but the savvy in society have learned how to manipulate this issue to their advantage. Whether it’s used as the foundation to spearhead…
Global Views, Immigration, Multimedia, Online
Mexican Website Gives Undocumented a Voice in U.S. Presidential Elections
Jan 3, 2008, 6:07 PM 5
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…
LatinaLista (In an ongoing miscarriage of justice that defies reason, Dallas-based Latina reporter, and my friend, Rebecca Aguilar is starting the new year still under suspension from her FOX News station. Her crime? Doing her job. The following is…
Immigration, Media, Palabra Final
One Texas Newspaper Bucks the State Trend of Common Sense to Endorse a Border Fence
Dec 12, 2007, 7:55 PM 9
LatinaLista — Today, The Dallas Morning News ran an editorial titled “The Fence Must Go Up.” Fence between El Paso area and Mexico (Source: Sprague Photo) In the editorial, the writer(s) say that though they don’t see the fence…
Language, Media, Palabra Final, Politics
Republicans were in a “Political Sanctuary” for Spanish-Language Debate
Dec 9, 2007, 7:36 PM 41
LatinaLista — The Republican presidential candidates are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that the Univision forum in Miami-Dade County is done. Republican presidential candidates gather before the start of the Univision Forum. (Source: Univision) Yet, unlike the…
Immigration, Media, Palabra Final
New LA Times/Bloomberg Poll Uncovers the True Question of Measuring How Americans See Illegal Immigration
Dec 6, 2007, 6:42 PM 30
LatinaLista — One of the basic unspoken tenets of journalism these days is if papers and television news stations want to increase readership/viewership, and newspapers need all the help they can get given the dismal circulation figures, they must…
Government, Media, Palabra Final
Does Arizona News Station Cross the Line of Responsible Journalism by Airing a Story it was Fed?
Nov 16, 2007, 5:24 PM 16
LatinaLista — Tucson television station KOLD News 13 had a scoop that couldn’t be ignored – but then again, maybe it should have been. Or at the least, reported in a style more becoming of a news organization and…
Diversity, Media, Palabra Final
New Pew Research Reveals White Disconnect with Minority Issues
Nov 13, 2007, 7:41 PM 3
LatinaLista — A new NPR-Pew Research survey, Blacks See Widening Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class, has a lot of interesting findings. Yet, the one that deserves further study is a section on how Whites, Blacks and Hispanics…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Media
Migra Matters’ Blogger Pens Most Thorough Analysis of Immigration Issue
Nov 11, 2007, 8:02 PM 30
LatinaLista — In the blogosphere he is known as Duke1676. Among bloggers, he’s better known as the analytical author of Migra Matters. Duke has written and posted at Daily Kos one of the most insightful, certainly most thorough and…
Media, Palabra Final
Breaking News: Romney Accepts Univision Invitation for December Forum
Nov 8, 2007, 7:50 PM 8
LatinaLista The following letter was sent to Latina Lista from Romney’s campaign headquarters. November 8, 2007 Dear Ms. Rosabal: Thank you for inviting me to take part in Univision’s Republican Presidential Forum scheduled for December 9 in Miami. I…
Culture, Music, Online
New Latino-Themed Virtual World Debuts on Latin Grammy Night
Nov 8, 2007, 5:52 PM 0
LatinaLista — Culturally, linguistically and even socially, Latinos can be a world apart from mainstream society when it comes to tastes in music, food and movies. No matter how much assimilation or “American” Latinos get, the bottom line is…
Immigration, Media, Palabra Final
Is Arkansas News Story News or Alarmist Rhetoric?
Oct 30, 2007, 5:11 PM 5
LatinaLista — It must have been a slow news day in Arkansas. That’s the only explanation as to why precious white space in the local newspaper would have been devoted to an article with the headline: Analysis: State lags…
Environment, Media, Palabra Final
Why Isn’t CNN Fact-Checking a Story Before Airing it?
Oct 25, 2007, 4:04 PM 40
LatinaLista — The fires in San Diego are dramatic enough without the horrendous side stories of arson and death. Yet, all afternoon on CNN, in between live and taped footage of raging fires and neighborhoods burned to a crisp,…
Media, Palabra Final
CNN’s Article on Immigrant Sailor Guilty of Using a Biased Source with a Political Agenda
Oct 3, 2007, 9:15 AM 37
LatinaLista — The CNN story about U.S. Navy petty officer second class Eduardo Gonzalez was/is heartbreaking. How this young sailor can’t just worry about his third tour of duty in Iraq, but must also worry about whether or not…
Culture, Media, Palabra Final
New Poll Forces an Examination of What Defines American Culture
Oct 2, 2007, 6:25 PM 20
LatinaLista — A poll of 1,200 likely voters conducted last month by Rasmussen Reports, revealed that 59% of them believed that American society was “fair and decent.” What this poll underscores, and one we always seem to forget to…
Business, Media, Politics
Latina Lista to appear on new XM Satellite Radio Channel P.O.T.U.S. ’08
Sep 30, 2007, 3:23 PM 3
LatinaLista — These days, it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about immigration or the candidates or the bills being discussed in Congress — it’s all politics. In fact, the topic of politics has broadened so much in the last…
Diversity, Media, Palabra Final
Study Underscores Newspapers’ Preference for Anglo Columnists Over Latinos
Sep 12, 2007, 8:17 PM 8
LatinaLista — Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off this week and people will celebrate how far Latinos have come, the strides that have been made, the progress, etc. But when it comes to the issue of equality, it is an…
