By Ivonne Jeannot Laens Global Press Institute In recent years, Buenos Aires has become a “graffiti-friendly” city, where artists have converted many old and peeling walls into massive outdoor murals. In some cases, the owners of houses and…
East, Local News
We Come From a Lineage of Survivors — but to survive cancer we must be proactive
Sep 18, 2012, 10:06 AM 0
By Venessa Rivera Colon Habla News The stories I hear stay in my head. The woman who found breast cancer early on and is now a survivor living with her two beautiful children. My brother-in-law who was diagnosed with…
Life Issues
Latina Cubicle Confidential™– Is Your Micromanaging Boss Making You Sick?
Sep 18, 2012, 9:31 AM 2
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ “Be sure to show me that letter before you actually send it out.” “Don’t make any decisions on this until we meet”. Sound familiar? If your boss is constantly checking…
General, Videos
Video: Latina photographer illustrates how “first impressions” mask the true stories of people
Sep 18, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
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…
Palabra Final, Politics
When talking about Latino voters, new poll shows it’s all about Latinas
Sep 17, 2012, 5:37 PM 3
LatinaLista — A new tracking poll released today by impreMedia/Latino Decisions highlighted a reality that has so far been ignored by both presidential campaigns — Latinas overwhelmingly favor Obama over Romney. According to the poll: Latina voters plan to vote…
Salud Today Latinos kids: Don’t drink sodas during the school week. This is the no-soda challenge being asked of Austin, Texas, students and their families by a Latino group, Manantial de Salud, a federally funded grassroots health network sponsored…
Life Issues, Money
Quick tips for getting the most from your income — no matter how much money you make
Sep 17, 2012, 12:57 PM 0
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista How long have you been in the same situation? Is this where you wanted to be 10 years ago? Did you ever say, “When I make this much (money) everything will be so much better”?…
La Costa Latina NORTHERN FLORIDA — The Pew Institute reports that Florida’s Latino population is the third-largest in the nation. More than 4.2 million Hispanics reside in Florida which make up 8% of all Hispanics in the United States….
General, Videos
Video: Humorous video highlights serious debate: Is voting a right or a privilege?
Sep 17, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
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…
Children, General, Life Issues
Latino parents guilty of moving their children out of car and booster seats too early
Sep 17, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Most everybody knows that not only are seat belts required by law but that they save lives. Unfortunately, there are some parents who think that as long as they have their kids strapped into a car seat…
Education, Palabra Final
Friday round-up of headlines spotlighting undocumented students and how colleges are coping with the change
Sep 14, 2012, 3:58 PM 0
LatinaLista — Many college students across the country are beginning to settle into a routine for the new school year. For those at universities, the first football game of the season has been played which always signals that school…
Local News, Southwest
Mexico’s former leader: Immigration reform would strengthen economy
Sep 14, 2012, 10:39 AM 1
By AJ Vicens Cronkite News Service PEORIA, AZ – Action by Congress on comprehensive immigration reform would benefit the economies of Arizona, the U.S. and Mexico, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday. And presidential elections in the U.S….
By Trent Boultinghouse Council on Hemispheric Affairs As President Barack Obama made the case for reelection last week at the Democratic National Convention, he launched himself as a calculated defender of Washington’s foreign policy interests who has grudgingly won…
General, Videos
Viernes Video: Latina actress on a mission to create film showcasing Latinos in positive light
Sep 14, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — What happens when a young man, who has left behind his small-town roots returns to help his father? It sets up the plot for a new independent film written, produced and directed by a Latina on “a…
Causes, General, Nonprofit
Spotlight Nonprofit: Preparing low-income girls for a future in technology and engineering
Sep 14, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It’s pretty much understood that most jobs of the future will involve technology on some level. Yet, if current trends persist, women will be at a severe disadvantage, especially women of color. To make sure that doesn’t…
Palabra Final, Politics
New report underscores how Voter ID laws threaten the democratic right of too many youth of color
Sep 13, 2012, 6:00 PM 0
LatinaLista — A new study released by the black youth project titled Turning Back the Clock on Voting Rights: The Impact of New Photo Identification Requirements on Young People of Color adds one more voice to the chorus of…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: What Early DACA Application Numbers Tell Us About the Future of the Program
Sep 13, 2012, 1:53 PM 1
By Mary Giovagnoli Immigration Policy Center It hasn’t even been a month since the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) first started accepting requests for deferred action under its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, yet the…
Local News, Midwest
Intervention program provides Chicago youth with alternatives to gang violence
Sep 13, 2012, 12:08 PM 0
By Deysi Cuevas Extra News Chicago’s recent surge in youth violence and homicide has gained international media attention. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago’s homicide rate in 2012 is 26.7 percent higher than last year through the end of…
General, Videos
Video: Latino university musician shares how music made his life better
Sep 13, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Since junior high school, Rio Grande Valley, TX resident, Manuel Treviño, (no relation to author) has loved music, especially playing percussions. In high school, he saw upper-classmen playing snare drums and immediately knew that was what he…
Palabra Final, Politics
Romney’s un-presidential response to Libya attack should give cause for concern to all Latino families whose children want to serve
Sep 12, 2012, 4:18 PM 0
LatinaLista — The news that the American ambassador to Libya had died as a result of an attack against the US embassy in the city of Benghazi was horrific. That a small faction of extremists, believed to be the…
LatinaLista — The old childhood saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” was debunked long ago. We know that words do matter, equally — in this smartphone era — as images. So…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: California farm workers still battling to have the same heat protections as animals
Sep 12, 2012, 11:33 AM 1
By Arturo S. Rodríguez LatinaLista If a motorist killed a person while driving drunk, would a police officer stop him and say, “You’re free to go, but next time you are going to jail?” As ludicrous as it sounds,…
Local News, South
Author Luis Alberto Urrea: Telling stories to link disparate worlds
Sep 12, 2012, 9:43 AM 1
By Catherine Rendón La Voz Latina In late August, Mexican-American author Luis Alberto Urrea and his wife, Cindy, visited Savannah. It was Urrea’s birthday and the couple was happy to be in Georgia as special guests of the Flannery…
Global Views
American woman creates culturally relevant dolls and toys for children of poor Guatemalan village
Sep 12, 2012, 9:21 AM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista “Last year I helped with a Christmas gift delivery to a school in El Hato and it was an amazing experience. But I noticed as we drove away that there…
General, Videos
Intrn’l Video: Venezuelan’s composition puts sad melody to country’s deteriorating democracy
Sep 12, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — While the world has focused on Mexico’s crime violence, another country has largely escaped global scrutiny though its crime is reported to be worse than that of Mexico in many respects. The country is Venezuela. In an…
