LatinaLista — Long before the candidates were announced for the upcoming November elections, politics has been nastier than usual. A day doesn’t go by that the “American people” are not being told what a lousy job the Democrats are…
LatinaLista — Reporter Gustavo Martinez reports from the federal courthouse in Scranton, PA that the jury in the hate crime trial against Derrick Donchak, 20, and Brandon Piekarsky, 18, found both young men guilty of a hate crime. Donchak…
LatinaLista — The name “Forest Lawn” is world renown as the final resting place for Hollywood’s greatest names in show business. Yet, Forest Lawn isn’t a typical cemetery. With nine separate cemeteries throughout Southern California, Forest Lawn also is…
by Gustavo Martinez Contreras Latina Lista Posted on October 13, 2010 SCRANTON, PA — After just 45 minutes of testimony, the defense for the two Shenandoah, Pa., men charged with a federal hate crime rested its case. Derrick M….
LatinaLista — Two issues that critics of immigration reform insisted needed to be addressed before serious talk could begin on what to do with 12 million people was secure the border and secure communities. With the deployment of additional…
LatinaLista — Hispanic Heritage Month ends Friday, October 15 but not before one more special event takes place meant to highlight awareness of Latinos — and AIDS. National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is a day dedicated to heightening…
LatinaLista — In this era of New Media, there are countless news sites struggling to figure out what 21st Century journalism should look like, how it should be delivered and most importantly how to sustain it and its creators….
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — One hundred and thirty-three arrest warrants were issued yesterday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in what is being described as the “largest police corruption investigation in the history of the…
LatinaLista — In the state of Oklahoma, 8.2 percent of the population is Latino according to 2009 Census findings. Since 2000, Oklahoma County, the seat of the state’s capitol, Oklahoma City, saw a 67 percent increase since 2000 in…
LatinaLista — With every new national crisis this nation experiences, there is one overriding lesson that Washington has finally learned — keep the people informed. A new government web site aims to comply with that lesson. Notifications.USA.gov was launched…
LatinaLista — Is the world addicted to violence? It’s a question that seems to get validated more and more each day. Whether it’s the senseless daily cartel murders in Mexico or the torturous actions by the Taliban or the…
LatinaLista — Colorado Springs residents Manuel and Valente Valenzuela are brothers, Vietnam veterans, Mexican-Americans and facing deportation to Mexico — a country that by all rights is not their home. Though the two men were born in Mexico over…
LatinaLista — With the rise in social media usage among Latinas, it’s no wonder that the ad industry is trying to dissect the Latina consumer. The latest attempt to put Latinas under the microscope comes from Pink Tank: Innovative…
LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…
LatinaLista — As of today, there are 105 days until Christmas. In other words, about three months. For most of us, it’s too early to even start thinking about what we’ll be putting under the tree this year. Yet,…
By Isabel Guerra LatinaLista LIMA, PERU — Lima, the Peruvian capital, is currently hosting the third edition of what has become known as “The Event.” It’s official name is “Mistura 2010: The Third International Gastronomic Fair of Lima” and…
LatinaLista — When it comes to education, it’s universally agreed upon that an education is a valuable commodity in this global economy. The latest report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, otherwise known as OECD, highlights…
By Angie Washington LatinaLista COCHAMBA, BOLIVIA — Imagine a smog-free world. The sky becomes bluer. The grass becomes greener. The air is finally breathable once again. That is the goal of the annual Pedestrian Day in Cochabamba, Bolivia. On…
LatinaLista — On Thursday, August 26, some women around the country celebrated Women’s Equality Day in honor of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress…
LatinaLista– With the tagline “Children have dreams too,” the mission of Young Dreams Community Outreach (YDCO) of Miami, Florida is to focus on the needy children in their communities and their dreams. Knowing that education is the key to…
LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…
LatinaLista — While the focus this past week has been on how the various primary candidates were trying to get voters to vote for them by flaring tempers over illegal immigration, there was another story happening that involved the…
LatinaLista — As Mother Nature continues to show her strength around the world, we are reminded that there does exist rich countries and poor countries. The poor countries still suffer from the effects of natural disasters long after they…
LatinaLista — Amid the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, arguments have centered over how such a bill would affect the undocumented immigrants who are here. But no one is looking at the bigger picture of how such a bill…
LatinaLista — In these times of rising racism and discrimination, there was always one place where everyone had the same rights — the Internet. Just by its very nature, the Internet is where favoritism doesn’t exist, except by the…
