By Janett Chavarry Garcia PERU:Since the new Peruvian government took office, some Peruvians have been asking what route will Peru follow. As it is, the economy is growing, more businesses are netting profits, we signed the Free Trade Agreement…
Business, Global Views, Linking Latinas
Argentina: No Change in Argentina: A shortage of coins leaves people counting their dinero
Feb 22, 2008, 3:56 PM 1
By Ana Maria Hanssen ARGENTINA: I went to buy some groceries today at a nearby store and they gave me bananas as change. “How many do you want? You have 1 peso left.†“Don’t you have any coins?†I…
Global Views, Government
Mexico Opens Debate to Legalize Drugs to Combat Cartel Violence
Feb 19, 2008, 4:59 PM 5
LatinaLista — An issue that isn’t on the radar of any political hopeful today but is bound to be facing the nation within the next 2-5 years is the subject of revamping our drug policies. There’s something inherently wrong…
Global Views, Linking Latinas
Colombia: On February 4, the world shouted ¡Colombia is me!
Feb 6, 2008, 12:11 PM 1
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA:Every one of the t-shirts worn by the people read, “Colombia is me.†February 4 will be forever remembered as a day that everybody in Colombia and around the World shouted: ¡Freedom, No More FARC!…
Global Views, Immigration, Linking Latinas
Guatemala: What Does the Future Hold in 2008 for My Deported Paisanos?
Feb 4, 2008, 11:46 AM 3
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: Last year, Guatemala received about 185,000 Guatemalans who were living in the United States illegally and deported by the U.S. government. In January 2008, 1,500 Guatemalans were deported from the United States. Apparently,…
Causes, Global Views, Government, Human Rights
Colombia Hosts Unprecedented Protest Against FARC and Asks the World to Join Them
Feb 3, 2008, 7:12 PM 10
LatinaLista — Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez does say the darndest things. Maybe it was because he felt invincible after helping arrange the release of two prominent female hostages by the Colombian terror group FARC earlier this month, but whatever…
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…
Global Views, Linking Latinas
Colombia: Mr. Chavez, We, The Generation of Fear, ask you: What is Terrorism?
Jan 14, 2008, 2:38 PM 2
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: Before the liberation of the two women that FARC had held captive since 2001, Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chávez, said to the international community that “the FARC aren’t terrorists and it is necessary for us…
Economy, Global Views, Immigration, Palabra Final
The Flipside of the Immigration Issue: American Emigrants Impact Mexico
Jan 14, 2008, 7:23 AM 31
LatinaLista — Why is it that in Washington conversations tend to be one-sided? Take for instance my favorite subject these days – immigration. The focus always centers on Mexican immigrants and their impact on U.S. society. Nobody wants to…
Global Views, Philanthropy, Politics
Crossing Borders: Venezuela’s Chavez Scores a PR Coup but What Does it Mean for the US?
Jan 11, 2008, 3:45 PM 9
LatinaLista In the first of weekly analysis of what is happening on our side of the world, in an effort to keep readers informed, Latina Lista, along with special contributors from North, Central and South America, will strive to…
Global Views, Linking Latinas
Argentina: It Took Someone Like Chavez to Finally Put Colombia on the Map
Jan 11, 2008, 1:54 PM 0
By Ana Maria Hanssen ARGENTINA: I used to think Americans were the only ones that had trouble with geography. I lived in Los Angeles for 6 years, a cosmopolitan metropolis where millions of people from all over the world…
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…
Global Views, Immigration, Linking Latinas
Canada: Canadians Create National Campaign to Fight for Regularization of Non-Status Immigrants
Dec 30, 2007, 11:45 AM 1
By Maria Luisa Grimaldi CANADA: The Hispanic Development Council, an umbrella organization of Toronto’s community organizations, has joined the campaign “Status Now†— a defense for people without (legal) immigration status. Through this campaign, the Council joins the collective…
LatinaLista — In the 36 hours since Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, there have been three different explanations as to how she died. The latest is that her head hit the sunroof where she had been standing waving to her…
Global Views, Linking Latinas, Women
Costa Rica: Looking at the World’s Problems From a Different Angle Sheds Light on Solutions
Dec 23, 2007, 9:52 AM 1
By Julia Ardon COSTA RICA: The problem is not the politics but the demagoguery, the political process and the way in which traditional politicians conduct politics. The problem is not the drugs but the dependence and abuse of it….
Global Views, Linking Latinas
Colombia: Creating a Culture of Change in Colombia
Dec 15, 2007, 6:11 PM 1
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: The low necklines, meant to exhibit voluptuous breasts enhanced by silicone implants courtesy of the good work of plastic surgeons, are a regular scene of MedellÃn nightlife. MedellÃn is now named “Silicone Valley.†It…
Global Views, Linking Latinas, Women
Colombia: Fitting into Colombia’s View of the Perfect Woman is Always a Tight Squeeze
Dec 6, 2007, 5:25 PM 1
By Juliana Rincon COLOMBIA: Most adults shake their heads and wonder why anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in Medellin, when it is easy for any young woman to know. Clothing in stores comes in two styles: fashionable…
Global Views, Linking Latinas, Politics, Women
Argentina: From Peron to Fernandez de Kirchner: Argentina’s Women Leaders Still Evolving
Dec 6, 2007, 8:59 AM 2
By Ana Maria Hanssen ARGENTINA: Evita Peron is probably the best known Argentine woman in recent history. She has become an international icon to the point that women in beauty pageants often mention her name, along with Mother Theresa’s,…
General, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Politics
Mexico: Carrying on Democratic Ideals Across the Border
Dec 5, 2007, 5:17 PM 0
By Sabrina De Santiago MEXICO: Mexico has taught me that there are as many opportunities out there as you are willing to find. So when I moved down to Mexico last year, I looked for an opportunity to keep…
Global Views, Politics
Victory for the Chavez Referendum May Prove to be Another Fire in the Heated Immigration Debate
Dec 2, 2007, 2:37 PM 2
LatinaLista — Today, Venezuelans are going to the polls to cast their votes regarding the changes President Chavez wants to make to his country’s Constitution. Venezuelan referendum ballot to change country’s Constitution. (Source: El Universal) To the poor of…
Global Views, Government, Linking Latinas
Reflections on What It Means for Peruvians to Put Fujimori on Trial
Nov 19, 2007, 9:36 AM 0
By Janett Chavarry Garcia PERU: I can still remember that afternoon. I was studying with two partners for a university exam. We watched on TV that our questionable President, Alberto Fujimori, had left Perú and delivered his resignation by…
Global Views, Linking Latinas, Women
Young Colombiana Proud to be a Mujer Changing History
Nov 17, 2007, 4:17 PM 0
By Carolina Velez COLOMBIA: Living in Medellin, Colombia is a privilege, even though some people just don’t see it like that. But this city is so pretty, so full of colour and the city’s life sticks to its inhabitants’…
Global Views, Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Sen. Chris Dodd Plans to Reach Out to South American Leaders on First Day in Office
Nov 9, 2007, 4:18 PM 4
By Sen. Chris Dodd LatinaLista In our continuing series of guest posts from the candidates running for nomination in the 2008 election for President of the United States, we welcome Senator Chris Dodd. Senator Dodd is among only two…
Global Views, Linking Latinas
In Guatemala, Life Takes on Special Meaning When Remembering Death
Nov 2, 2007, 5:53 PM 1
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: In Guatemala, life beats to a different rhythm than the United States.
Culture, Global Views, Linking Latinas
In Latin America, Too Many Still Have Membership in the “Exclusion Club”
Oct 22, 2007, 2:03 PM 3
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: At dawn in Latin America, historic monuments stand in contrast with highly technological and luxurious buildings. Television actresses and executive women drive to their offices, while blue-collar workers hurry to their work places. Chanel…
