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Environmental leaders look to ethnic media to help diversify movement

Oct 10, 2009, 3:54 PM 0

By CHRYSTALL KANYUCK Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, Oct. 8) _ The environmental movement has been dominated by upper-class whites even though the people most affected by environmental contamination and other such problems have been ethnic minorities and the…

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Over three thousand undocumented military veterans battling deportation orders

Oct 7, 2009, 12:31 PM 19

LatinaLista — It goes without saying that the men and women of our armed forces who fight on behalf of our country deserve to be respected and honored for that service — regardless of their citizenship status. In many…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

New measures to improve detention policies of undocumented immigrants doesn’t go far enough

Oct 6, 2009, 4:50 PM 1

LatinaLista — Finally, the Department of Homeland Security has a brain! Notorious for treating all apprehended undocumented immigrants, children included, as hardened criminals locked away in prison-type facilities, DHS Secretary Napolitano and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant…

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Former GOP Latino politician scolds Congress for maintaining nation’s healthcare gap

Oct 5, 2009, 3:49 PM 1

By Ivan Marte Ivan Marte is the former Chairman of the Rhode Island GOP Hispanic Assembly and is currently a member of the Cranston Diversity Committee in the State of Rhode Island. Disliking the tone and direction…

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New virtual game challenges “citizens” to think for themselves and create the world of their dreams

Sep 30, 2009, 2:03 PM 0

LatinaLista — Did you ever wonder what the world would be like — if you ran it? Well, courtesy of some European game developers, you can assume the role of citizen extraordinaire in a new game called eRepublik. Available…

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Hispanic farmers fight discrimination, litigation still pending

Sep 25, 2009, 4:30 PM 0

By Johnny Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio.- For Modesta Rodriguez Salazar, 65, a longtime farmer from Pearsall, Texas, discrimination is something she and her family know a little too well. In 1952, her father bought a farm in…

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Guest Voz: Mental health professionals join campaign to stop sentencing juveniles to Life Without Parole

Sep 25, 2009, 9:30 AM 7

By David Shern, Ph.D., President and CEO, Mental Health America The fall term of the Supreme Court begins on October 5, 2009. Among the cases on the docket to be argued are two dealing with life without parole for…

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Undocumented students in over 28 states stage events to let Washington know USA is their home

Sep 23, 2009, 7:54 AM 1

LatinaLista — If you should see a group of students picketing, marching, hosting petition tables or gathering for a rally today, you might want to join them. Today is the national Back to School DREAM Act Day of Action…

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President’s proclamation for Women’s Equality Day

Aug 26, 2009, 11:34 AM 0

LatinaLista — Since 1971, every President has issued a proclamation for Women’s Equality Day. The day was designated, through legislation by Congresswoman Bella Abzug, to honor the day women were given the right to vote. In fact, the theme…

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Mr. President, It is time to grant a moratorium on deportations of youth raised in the U.S. until immigration reform is passed

Aug 14, 2009, 12:07 PM 9

LatinaLista — First, there was Benita. Then came Walter. After that, Taha. Now, it’s Herta. These are the names of young people who faced deportation from the Department of Homeland Security because their parents brought them to live in…

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One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate

Aug 12, 2009, 10:10 AM 3

LatinaLista — In yesterday’s Latina Lista post recounting how prisons are the breeding grounds for new tensions arising between blacks and Latinos, one faithful reader, Efren Paredes, Jr., who has been behind bars since the age of 15, in…

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One side effect of a broken immigration system — corruption — thrives on this side of the border too

Aug 10, 2009, 12:54 PM 4

LatinaLista — For those of us who advocate the government get started on reforming the nation’s immigration system, President Obama’s announcement that he’s pushing back the issue on his agenda until other priorities, like health care, get resolved are…

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Children take to the Maricopa County streets to protest Sheriff Arpaio

Aug 4, 2009, 1:09 PM 0

LatinaLista — Maricopa County Arizona is used to seeing protests staged against their infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Yet, this Friday, there will be a different kind of protest against Arpaio in Maricopa County. This time, protesters will be marching…

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Guest Voz: Invitation from Guatemalan Human Rights Commission shows 2nd-generation Latina what happened to Postville deportees

Jul 31, 2009, 9:29 AM 18

By Cynthia Mazariegos LatinaLista — Second-generation Guatemalan-American, Cynthia Mazariegos, dreams of becoming a lawyer one day and championing justice for immigrants as an immigration attorney. Her dreams are fueled by the ongoing debate in the United States over comprehensive…

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Director of “The Wall” offers campuses film to screen to create dialogue about federal immigration policy

Jul 29, 2009, 2:14 PM 0

LatinaLista — A lot has been written and filmed about the ongoing building of the border wall along the US-Mexico border. The latest film to chronicle the impact of the border wall in the region is simply titled “The…

General, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Women

Cincinnati discovers they’re not immune to human trafficking

Jul 27, 2009, 8:51 AM 0

LatinaLista — Human trafficking is known to be a worldwide phenomenon but the trouble, at least in this country, is making people aware that it is also a local phenomenon. Well, the people of Cincinnati, Ohio now know exactly…

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LL Original Report: Mexican resort town doesn’t let the issue of human rights abuses relax

Jul 26, 2009, 3:52 PM 0

By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Latinalista MANZANILLO, MEXICO: The city of Manzanillo, the main tourist destination of the Mexican state of Colima, houses a very unusual attraction. Something a visitor or a resident would never expect to see in a beach…

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Mandela Day aims to inspire the world

Jul 17, 2009, 10:23 AM 0

LatinaLista — Tomorrow, July 18, is the 91st birthday of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. It is also the first global observance of Mandela Day. Nelson Mandela The day isn’t just to honor the legacy of one of the world’s…

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If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?

Jul 7, 2009, 5:45 PM 12

LatinaLista — In yet another disturbing story to come out of Arizona this week — and it’s only Tuesday! — is news that Latinos make up the ethnic majority in the Maricopa County jails. Seeing that this is the…

Children, Education, General, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

NEA joins in the fight of Arizona SB 1069 meant to ban schools’ ethnic studies classes

Jul 6, 2009, 10:49 PM 2

LatinaLista — Of all the states in the southwest where the anti-immigrant fervor has been the strongest and loudest — legislatively and law enforcement speaking — is Arizona. One prime example that questions whether some people really are concerned…

General, Government, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Pundits of Supreme Court’s reverse discrimination ruling are missing the bigger point

Jun 29, 2009, 4:28 PM 4

LatinaLista — Today’s Supreme Court ruling siding with the white New Haven firefighters in their reverse discrimination lawsuit against the City of New Haven illustrates the delicate balancing act when it comes to affirmative action. New Haven firefighters, along…

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