By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — A groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers and crime victims. Edited by Sarah Cortez and…
Books, Culture, General, Women
Balancing family expectations with personal destiny creates a new identity
Feb 20, 2010, 5:03 PM 0
By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — In Evenings at the Argentine Club, writer Julia Amante introduces readers to the Argentine Club, a place where families meet on Sundays for entertainment and as a place of refuge to preserve their traditions….
Books, Children, Culture, General, Review'nReceive
A little girl’s wish to play by the light of the moon
Feb 20, 2010, 4:39 PM 0
By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — Beautiful Moon/Bella Luna, written by Dawn Jeffers, is an evoking, beautifully illustrated bilingual children’s picture book about a little girl who wants the day to last forever so that she may play and play. She…
Books, Culture, General, Women
Feeding the hunger to know her herself sends one Latina on a delicious journey
Feb 20, 2010, 3:47 PM 0
By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — Josefina Lopez, the acclaimed playwright of the hit play-turned-into-movie “Real Women have Curves,” does it again with her debut novel published in 2009 titled “Hungry Woman in Paris.” It’s a tale of a…
Children, General, Palabra Final, Parenting, Social Justice, Youth
Just the Facts: The growth of Latino children in foster care system
Feb 19, 2010, 4:55 PM 3
LatinaLista — The likelihood that a child who goes through the foster care system ends up in jail is high. According to the National Association of Social Workers, 80% of all inmates are former foster children. Couple that sad…
Children, General, Nonprofit, Parenting
Spotlight Non-profit: Finding loving foster care homes for Latino infants and toddlers
Feb 19, 2010, 9:33 AM 0
LatinaLista The number of Latino children in foster care more than doubled from 6.7 percent of the foster care population in 1982 to 19 percent in 2006, according to a fact sheet published by the Casey Latino Leadership Group….
Education, General, Government, Local News, Southwest
Demonstrators: Cutting adult education programs will hurt Arizona
Feb 19, 2010, 7:56 AM 0
By GRISELDA NEVAREZ Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Brandon Muzzin was in seventh grade when he stopped going to school. Through a state-funded program, he was able to get his GED and is now majoring in engineering at Pima…
General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice
March’s “lion” will be the roar for immigration reform
Feb 18, 2010, 4:24 PM 36
LatinaLista In areas across the country, a lot of people are looking forward to the month of March. Not because it heralds the arrival of Spring (March 20, 2010) but because they’ve been told that is when Comprehensive Immigration…
Causes, General, Global Views, Health, Special Reports
Relief workers in Haiti say the need is getting greater for help and supplies
Feb 18, 2010, 9:34 AM 1
LatinaLista In the days after the Haiti earthquake when the world was gripped with the need to know news — any news — of conditions in Haiti, Latina Lista was contacted by the International Medical Corps in the hopes…
General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice
ICE agents found abusing program meant to identify and deport only “criminal aliens”
Feb 17, 2010, 4:03 PM 4
LatinaLista The two words that strike fear in most people’s hearts are “criminal aliens.” To the Rush Limbaugh set, any undocumented immigrant is a criminal alien, regardless if the extent of their criminality is only overstaying their visa. To…
Education, General, Multimedia, Online, Technology
Latest report showing Latinos lag in Internet usage underscores troubling omission
Feb 17, 2010, 2:56 PM 1
LatinaLista A new report released today by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Digital Nation: 21st Century America’s Progress Toward Universal Broadband Internet Access, found that of all the ethnic groups, Latinos are the least likely to be on…
American Dreams, Economy, General, Palabra Final
1.3 million Latino families projected to lose their homes to foreclosure
Feb 16, 2010, 3:41 PM 10
LatinaLista — For sometime now, popular opinion has automatically blamed the downfall of the housing industry, a.k.a. home foreclosures, on subprime mortgages. It was thought that people, who were high-credit risks, were awarded these mortgages so they could fulfill…
Economy, Education, General, Money, Multimedia, Online, Youth
Online site aims to break the cycle of financial illiteracy among young Latinos
Feb 16, 2010, 1:57 PM 0
LatinaLista — Financial literacy is an issue that is increasing in importance among the Latino community as the economy still teeters, jobs are still lost and people are still losing their homes. For too long, Latinos, and those who…
Business, Economy, General, Immigration, Money, Palabra Final
Housing sub-contractor calls police on undocumented worker who demanded rightful wages
Feb 15, 2010, 5:18 PM 16
LatinaLista — One of the biggest fears and complaints from those who advocate for undocumented workers is employer exploitation. There are countless stories of unscrupulous employers who knowingly exploit their undocumented workers by not paying them wages owed to…
Education, General, Language
New program helps the blind learn English with free program
Feb 15, 2010, 12:06 PM 0
LatinaLista — It pays to speak another language. Well, it pays better if that other language is English. According to research published in 2003, immigrants (in the United States) who have mastered English compared to those who speak it…
General, Government, Health, Linking Latinas, Social Justice, Women
USA: A way out for undocumented victims of domestic violence
Feb 15, 2010, 11:02 AM 0
By Almudena Toral LatinaLista NEW YORK CITY — Graciela Beines is a survivor. She arrived in the United States from Argentina 10 years ago. She was undocumented, unmarried, had no children in the country and barely spoke English. In…
Fitness, General, Health, Women
Guest Voz: Remembering that the greatest Valentine gift is a healthy heart
Feb 12, 2010, 12:35 PM 1
By Ada M. Alvarez LatinaLista Ada M. Alvarez is a Board Member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and has a Masters in Science in Investigative Mass Communications from Florida International University. She is 23-years-old and was born…
Culture, General, Immigration, Nonprofit
Spotlight Non-profit: Helping immigrants become part of the American Fraternity
Feb 12, 2010, 11:30 AM 0
LatinaLista It’s hard enough for immigrants to move to a new country, learn a new language in many cases and learn a whole new set of laws and system for doing things — that’s where American Fraternity comes in….
Education, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice
North Carolina bilingual school secretary loses job for translating for Spanish-speaking parents
Feb 11, 2010, 4:45 PM 6
LatinaLista — One of the horror stories often told by Latino civil rights pioneers has always been the tale of how they were punished for speaking Spanish at school. Rightly or wrongly, it has become the standard for which…
General, Global Views, History, Media
Mexico strives to live down cartel violence with global Independence celebration
Feb 11, 2010, 11:01 AM 2
LatinaLista — With all that is happening in Mexico these days, even the drug cartels can’t deter the country from celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence. In fact, Mexico is proceeding with a national celebration that aims to…
Children, General, Government, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth
Research finds immigration enforcement exacts a hefty toll on children of the undocumented
Feb 10, 2010, 4:30 PM 34
LatinaLista — One aspect of illegal immigration that doesn’t get the coverage it deserves, but for many immigrant advocates is the heart and soul of the push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, is what happens to the children of undocumented…
Culture, General, Media, Women, Youth
New Girl Scout study reveals young girls want reality from fashion industry and advertising
Feb 10, 2010, 3:15 PM 0
LatinaLista When it comes to body image, it’s long been known that the fashion industry has a hand in determining for the rest of us what and who is beautiful or feo (ugly). Thanks to size 0 models, or…
Education, General, Government, Language, Local News, Southwest
Lawmaker wants to give schools more flexibility on English learners
Feb 10, 2010, 12:41 PM 0
By GRISELDA NEVAREZ Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — State mandates on how school districts teach English language learners keep local officials from adopting systems that can most effectively address the needs of their students, a state lawmaker contends. “To…
General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final, Social Justice
Arrest of 63-year-old anti-Hispanic cyber-stalker underscores disturbing trend
Feb 9, 2010, 4:50 PM 27
LatinaLista — The 63-yearold man’s real name is Vincent P. Johnson. Yet, this New Jersey resident is more comfortable going by the pseudonym Devilfish579, especially when he’s emailing a number of his favorite Hispanic advocacy targets with threats and…
Environment, General, Global Views, Government, Health, Linking Latinas, Social Justice
Mexico: Natural disaster floods poor area of Mexico City with sewage due to common government negligence
Feb 9, 2010, 12:50 PM 0
By Anahi Parra LatinaLista CHALCO, MEXICO — Last Friday at 1:30 in the morning, an unexpected roar woke hundreds of families in a section of Mexico City known as Chalco. After a few seconds, the horror of the…
