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Guest Voz: Azteca America’s Chairman Explains Why New English Programming Shouldn’t be Translated into Support for English-Only Debate

Nov 23, 2007, 10:15 AM 9

By Luis J. Echarte LatinaLista The Azteca America television network has a presence in 60 markets across the United States and currently ranks fourth among Spanish-language networks broadcasting in the country. Recently, Azteca America has been in the headlines…

Culture, Education, History, Language, Palabra Final

Historians Agree: Spanish was Language of Choice at First Thanksgiving. So Why Don’t We Know?

Nov 21, 2007, 2:42 PM 23

LatinaLista — It’s a chapter in history that historians have known about since 1965 but nobody likes to rock the boat especially when that boat is the esteemed Mayflower. In 1965, historian Michael Gannon revealed that 56 years before…

Government, Language, Palabra Final

Is There Really a Debate as to Which Will be the Dominant Language in the Country?

Sep 10, 2007, 5:34 PM 13

LatinaLista — If anything controversial erupted from last night’s debate, it had to do with the issue of language. From the language the debate was conducted in to one of the questions regarding making Spanish the second national language…

Language, Palabra Final, Politics

Univision Debate Proves Refreshing

Sep 9, 2007, 8:35 PM 6

LatinaLista — Tonight’s Univision debate was refreshing on so many levels that when it was finally over it proved to be an event that was not just historic but one all Latinos could be proud of. Democratic presidential candidates…

Books, Culture, Language

Anthology Weaves a Collection of Strong Latino Voices and Poetic Vision

Aug 4, 2007, 8:54 PM 0

LatinaLista — Editor Francisco Aragon has successfully woven together a collection rich in tone, style, and depth of topics, ranging from the more immediate and observational to political and symbolic in The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry published by…

Language, Media, Palabra Final

English-language Newspapers Still Don’t Recognize Latinos as Part of Their Core Readership

Jul 5, 2007, 7:35 PM 4

LatinaLista — The story of Eli Gutierrez, a North Texan Mexican-American artist who spent his Fourth of July holiday finishing up a 17-hour walk over 50 miles leaving notes in the mailboxes of city council members and mayors to…

Language, Palabra Final, Politics

Presidential Candidates Still Debating Whether to Participate in Univision’s Spanish Debates

Jun 25, 2007, 10:04 PM 2

LatinaLista — Earlier this month, Univision sent a letter to all of the presidential candidates inviting them to come on down to the land of sandy beaches and palm trees and while soaking up the sun, soak up some…

Language, Media, Palabra Final

Schwarzenegger’s Bad Idea Creates a Stir Among Latino Journalists

Jun 15, 2007, 7:04 AM 3

LatinaLista — This week in San Jose, California, hundreds of Hispanic journalists are gathered to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Hispanic media is as complex as the Hispanic community â€” in other words,…

Culture, Language, Palabra Final, Politics

English Doesn’t Always Have to be the Official Language to Get to the Head of the Class

Jun 5, 2007, 8:43 PM 1

LatinaLista — The more it looks like the Senate is making headway in crafting an immigration reform bill, the more small towns across America want to put their own individual stamp of authority on immigration reform â€” by trying…

Culture, Language, Media

Why Do Some People Think ALL Latinos Want to Watch Spanish-language Television Shows?

May 30, 2007, 2:57 PM 1

LatinaLista — There are some topics worth talking about overâ€¦and overâ€¦and overâ€¦ and, well, you get the idea. Aside from politics where issues are put to a vote by an assembly of people, I’m talking about the kind of…

Culture, Language, Palabra Final, Politics

Newt Gingrich’s “ghetto” Comment Isn’t Just Offensive, It’s Indicative of a Bigger Problem

Apr 5, 2007, 2:28 AM 0

LatinaLista — Newt Gingrich’s comment in a speech about bilingual education equating Spanish as the language of the “ghetto” isn’t just offensive and insensitive â€” it’s problematic Because obviously in his mind, and we can assume the same of…

Culture, Language, Women

Is a Latina Less Latina if She Doesn’t Speak Spanish Fluently?

Mar 30, 2007, 5:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — For evolving reasons, Spanish proficiency in this country has boiled down to that old saying “You’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” What am I referring to? Well, in the first case, it seems…

Culture, Government, Language, Palabra Final

Is it Unreasonable for Court Documents to be Translated into Spanish? Texas Thinks So

Mar 9, 2007, 8:18 PM 0

LatinaLista — I guess in another one of those things that can be filed under “It Can Only Happen In Texas” is the story of a newly elected judge being raked over the coals because she’s doing what she…

Business, Children, Education, Language, Media, Palabra Final

Not All Life’s Lessons Can be Learned from Telenovelas

Feb 24, 2007, 7:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — This morning, it was revealed that Univision, the nation’s largest supplier of Spanish-language imported programming, got slapped with a record $24 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission. It seems that Univision was lacking when it came…

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