LatinaLista — Long before Tim Chavez achieved notoriety as the political columnist for The Tennessean who was unceremoniously let go by the newspaper while he was in the hospital battling for his life against leukemia, I knew Tim when…
LatinaLista — Benita Veliz has become the national face of the DREAM Act, a bill before Congress that would allow students who were brought to this country illegally as children by their parents to attend college at in-state tuition…
LatinaLista — Saturday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. It’s a day that the world is asked to come together in solidarity in asking governments to recognize that all refugees are entitled to basic human rights — such as…
LatinaLista — There’s no denying that hate crimes and violence against people of color, religion, and sexual preference seem to be on the rise. Of course, the latest hate crime is the Holocaust Museum murderer but there are countless…
LatinaLista — Today, the global community observes World Day Against Child Labour. Begun in 2002 by the International Labor Organization, this year’s theme is “Give Girls a Chance — End Child Labor.” According to ILO estimates, of the 218…
LatinaLista — Yesterday’s Holocaust Museum shooting by a white supremacist that killed a museum security guard wasn’t just sad news — it was scary. Holocaust Museum murder suspect James W. von Brunn. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center,…
LatinaLista — It’s said that one of the most popular rooms of any house is the kitchen. It’s where families come together for a variety of reasons — to eat, to cook and most of all to bond with…
LatinaLista — The life of a farmer has always been known to be a hard life. Throw in global warming, drought and a poor economy and a farmer’s life can teeter on financial ruin — if it weren’t for…
LatinaLista — In Texas, the most popular baby boy name in 2008 was “Jose.” That’s according to the latest data from the U.S. Social Security Administration that processed the 2,336 Social Security cards requested for those newborn citizens so…
LatinaLista — When Sonia Sotomayor was named this week by President Obama as his choice for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, everyone knew that conservatives would scream and holler. The cover page of the Berkeley speech delivered by Sotomayor…
LatinaLista — According to a new report released today by The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), one out of 4 incarcerated Latino youth is held in an adult jail facility. The…
LatinaLista — It was reported today that the Obama administration is expanding an immigration program that was started under the Bush administration. It entails checking the immigration status of people booked into local jails. The idea being that those…
LatinaLista — This past May 1, the day when this year’s May marches were supposed to surpass the ones held in May 2006, was a big disappointment for some who organized the marches in their communities. LOS ANGELES, CA…
LatinaLista — Today is the anniversary of one of the largest work-site immigration raids in U.S. history. It was one year ago that federal officials stormed a Postville, Iowa kosher meat packing plant and didn’t just detain 389 men…
LatinaLista — Luis Ramirez was attacked by a group of teens in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania last summer. He died two days later. Yet, the teens brought to trial for his murder were found to be guilty of only simple assault….
LatinaLista — While everyone agrees that the job of a border patrol agent along the U.S.-Mexico border is a thankless, dangerous job, there are a few agents who obviously feel that the no-man’s land where they’re stationed gives them…
LatinaLista — Tomorrow is when people in cities across the country will be taking to the streets in the name of immigration reform. There hasn’t been this much buzz for May 1 marches since the original marches when hundreds…
LatinaLista — On April 27, The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert warning against any unnecessary travel to Mexico because of the “H1N1 influenza,” more commonly known as the swine flu. Mexico City residents go about their day…
LatinaLista — It’s been three years since the “mother” of all immigration marches occurred in 2006. It was before the presidential election and the revelation of just how big a political powerhouse the Latino community could be when we…
LatinaLista — Compared to three years ago when the first immigration marches were held, the Latino community has evolved into a more political savvy and networked group that finds itself on the cusp of making history all over again….
By Kathleen Leos and Lisa Saavedra LatinaLista Kathleen Leos, president of The Global Institute for Language & Literacy Development, LLC. Kathleen Leos serves as president of The Global Institute for Language & Literacy Development, LLC. Ms. Leos previously served…
LatinaLista — Though the DREAM Act is currently making the rounds of congressional committees, two recent state versions failed to pass. Legislators who opposed granting in-state tuition to undocumented students cite arguments, that upon closer examination, get failing grades….
By Professor Paolo Annino LatinaLista Clinical Law Professor Paolo Annino is a supervising attorney at Florida State University’s Public Interest Law Center. At the school, Professor Annino leads select law students in a special program focused on bringing attention…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Latino struggle for equality, inclusion and acceptance has always had two faces — the face of Latino citizens, which includes second, third, etc. U.S.-born generations, and the face of the undocumented Hispanic immigrants. The immediate…
LatinaLista — If you count yourself a longtime, die-hard fan of the MTV The Real World (TRL) series, then you should know the name Pedro Zamora. Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist and TRL participant. Pedro was on The Real World:…
