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Education, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Youth

Deported DREAM Act student claims Dept. of Homeland forced him to sign paper barring him from returning to U.S. for 10 years

Apr 5, 2010, 3:42 PM 7

LatinaLista — The story was all too familiar — a young, bright college freshman studying electrical engineering on a full scholarship at a local Dallas university suddenly caught in the rusty wheels of federal bureaucracy, otherwise known as U.S….

Education, General, Immigration, Media, Online, Social Media

“Not in Our Town” site shows communities how to fight back against hate crimes

Apr 5, 2010, 2:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — The November 2008 murder of Marcelo Lucero on Long Island, New York by a group of teens shocked everyone for its brutality and senselessness. The notion that these kids hunted Marcelo for sport can’t help but disgust…

Faith, General, Global Views, History, Linking Latinas

Peru: Holy Week in Peru — a time for religion and recreation

Apr 5, 2010, 12:00 PM 0

By Isabel Guerra LatinaLista Peru, a country that has been through 300 years of Spanish Viceroyalty, is still, despite the advances of other religions and cults, a Catholic country. Spanish conquistadores set foot on current Peru’s territories in 1532,…

Children, General, Health, Money, Nonprofit, Social Justice

Spotlight Non-profit: One little girl’s needless death inspired a community to create equal access to healthcare

Apr 2, 2010, 3:11 PM 0

LatinaLista — In 1975, a six-year-old girl named Virginia Garcia cut her foot in Oregon, where the girl’s farmworker family had come from their home in Mission, Texas to harvest the local produce. Speaking little English and having no…

Education, General, Guest Voz, Youth

Guest Voz: Motivational Youth Speaker targets three things to ensure Latino students’ success in school

Apr 2, 2010, 11:33 AM 3

LatinaLista — Fabian Ramirez is a youth motivational speaker and regularly speaks to students every year in schools, churches and community events. While his message for all students is to stay in school, his main focus is to reach Latino…

General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final

When it comes to Latinos and April Fool Headlines — not a funny combination

Apr 1, 2010, 5:45 PM 0

LatinaLista — Keeping in the spirit of the day, I decided to comb through some recent headlines where the initial reaction is — “They’ve got to be kidding” — but after fully reading the article, it’s easy to see…

General, Government, Local News, Southwest

Arizona ranks close to national average in census participation

Apr 1, 2010, 5:21 PM 0

By CHRISTINE HARVEY Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Arizona ranks right around the national average so far when it comes to residents mailing back their 2010 census forms, but average isn’t good enough with federal dollars and congressional representation…

Children, General, Health, Parenting

Latino children less likely to be diagnosed with autism but need for awareness remains strong

Apr 1, 2010, 4:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today may be April 1, otherwise known in the United States as April Fool’s Day, but it’s also the start of a month-long observance of an affliction that is no laughing matter and gaining more attention —…

Children, Environment, General, Health, Youth

Low-income Latino and black children hit especially hard with Vitamin D deficiency

Mar 31, 2010, 4:47 PM 1

LatinaLista — If having the biggest rates of childhood obesity and diabetes weren’t enough, now low-income Latinos and African Americans have something else to worry about — not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is an invisible benefit from…

Economy, General, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Social Justice, Women

Mexico — It’s time to create laws recognizing the value of housekeepers

Mar 31, 2010, 3:33 PM 0

By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, one million 816,000 women work as housekeepers. I’ don’t think there are any women stronger than them. Usually, they live in small villages where there is no water or even…

Environment, General, Guest Voz, History, Social Justice

Guest Voz: Sec. of Labor Solis recognizes Cesar Chavez as a Latino Green Movement pioneer

Mar 31, 2010, 2:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — In remembering the birthday of Cesar Chavez, one of the most famous Latino civil rights activists of the 20th Century, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis reveals in her blog post the role Chavez played as an environmentalist…

Education, General, Immigration, Language, Palabra Final

The demand for English classes by immigrants must be met now to comply with future immigration reform criteria

Mar 30, 2010, 7:56 PM 2

LatinaLista — One guarantee of any comprehensive immigration reform bill is that it will require all immigrants to learn English and attain a level of proficiency. When that happens, lawsuits challenging the validity of English tests, like the Fresno…

General, Global Views, Government, Health, Linking Latinas

Puerto Rico: Now, It’s the Island’s Turn to Work on Health Care

Mar 29, 2010, 10:27 PM 0

By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Barack Obama’s healthcare reform will benefit Puerto Rico with $6.6 billion more than the $4.8 expected for Medicaid between 2011 and 2019. After the healthcare bill passed on March 21,…

Business, Economy, General, Health

New AARP report underscores the value of family to Latinos, even in a bad economy

Mar 29, 2010, 9:24 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been reported that Latinos have been disproportionately affected by the nation’s recession more than other groups. Well, a new study jointly released by AARP and the National Hispana Leadership Institute reveals just exactly who among Latinos…

Children, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth

GOP’s inaction on immigration enables OK lawmakers to make felons out of undocumented children

Mar 26, 2010, 1:08 PM 8

LatinaLista — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is hopping mad — just like the rest of his party over the passage of the President’s healthcare bill. The only difference between Graham’s anger versus his colleagues is that he’s going to…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Dodge City: a fired reporter, a defendant’s guilty plea and new rumors of assaults on Hispanic inmates

Mar 25, 2010, 2:32 PM 3

LatinaLista — Last month, Latina Lista reported on the case of Sam Bonilla, a Dodge City, Kansas legal resident who claimed to be acting in self-defense when he fired shots at two men he said were playing a game…

General, Immigration, Media, Money

Two Anglo journalists seek donations to finish story about life with a MacArthur Park Mexican family

Mar 25, 2010, 11:38 AM 0

LatinaLista — What happens when two Anglo female journalists move in with a Mexican family living in Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park area? It’s a developing story that these two journalists, Devin Browne and Kara Mears, have titled “The Entryway.”…

General, Health, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

GOP’s opposition to healthcare underscores party’s disconnect with low-income Latinos, blacks and whites

Mar 24, 2010, 4:49 PM 4

LatinaLista — A strange little press conference was held this afternoon in the Senate Print Gallery on Capitol Hill. It was led by Senator Carl Levin, Chair of the Armed Services Committee and Senator Claire McCaskill, Chair of the…

Economy, General, Politics

National Urban League includes Hispanic Equality Index in annual “State of Black America” report

Mar 24, 2010, 1:12 PM 1

LatinaLista — The National Urban League celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and like it has for the past 34 years, released their annual “State of Black America” (SOBA). The SOBA traditionally features the Equality Index — a…

General, Health, Palabra Final, Politics

New healthcare law finally makes all Americans equal

Mar 23, 2010, 4:40 PM 6

LatinaLista — The signing into law of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by President Obama is a good thing — because for the first time in our nation’s history there is a law that makes all Americans…

General, Government, Social Media

Communities can now keep track of how many residents return U.S. Census

Mar 23, 2010, 12:37 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to the 2010 Census, it’s safe to say that no stone has been left unturned, or more accurately, no interactive media venue has been left unused to get the message out about the importance…

Environment, General, Global Views, Health, Human Rights

Too many global communities still lack access to clean water or basic sanitation

Mar 22, 2010, 12:17 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s being reported by relief workers in Haiti that the lack of clean water and proper sewage could prove to be even more devastating than the initial earthquake. The lack of both of these essentials could cause…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

The day after the march on Washington for immigration reform Latinos have to wonder: Did it do any good?

Mar 22, 2010, 10:59 AM 16

LatinaLista — The pictures prove it. Over 200,000 (unsubstantiated estimates go as high as 500,000) immigration reform marchers, dressed in white t-shirts and toting either American flags or signs marched and mingled at the National Mall in Washington, DC…

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