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Children, Education, Fitness, General, Government, Health, Nonprofit, Youth

First Lady pushes the nation to get moving on combating childhood obesity

Feb 9, 2010, 11:14 AM 1

LatinaLista — Childhood obesity is a BIG problem in the Latino community that is only getting worse. The severity of the problem was underscored this morning with President Obama signing a presidential memorandum establishing the first-ever government-wide Task Force…

Culture, General, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Social Justice

Mexico City: Signs that same-sex marriages gaining wider acceptance

Feb 9, 2010, 9:23 AM 0

By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO CITY: Two friends of mine are already organizing their wedding. They’re a gay couple. Since December 22, of last year, people of the same sex can now get married in Mexico City. On March…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

New study on Latino voters shows the key to reaching many Latinos lies in the language of engagement

Feb 8, 2010, 4:28 PM 5

LatinaLista — If one thing is clear from a new report released today by America’s Voice entitled The Power of the Latino Vote in America: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will They Be in 2010? it’s that no…

Children, Culture, Education, Fitness, General, Health

Study on obesity rates in pre-schoolers doesn’t take into account cultural nuances of Latino culture

Feb 8, 2010, 3:08 PM 1

LatinaLista— When it comes to childhood obesity, Latino children, unfortunately, are winning this race. Weight gain in Latino children has long been associated with not eating healthy — in low-income, urban settings actual grocery stores can be a rare…

Business, Economy, General, Local News, Southwest

San Antonio’s diversified economy thrives

Feb 8, 2010, 1:41 PM 0

By Johnny Hernandez La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — “This is about as good as it gets right now,” said former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who delivered the keynote address at the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

National Latino Congreso adopts resolutions to propel immigration issue and other concerns of Latinos forward

Feb 5, 2010, 5:23 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s being reported that the Tea Party Movement has created a new political organization, Ensuring Liberty Corporation, whose mission will be to endorse, support and elect conservative candidates. The announcement came with an official platform that could…

American Dreams, Art, General, Women

Drawing inspiration from life proves the perfect path to finding the American Dream

Feb 5, 2010, 10:38 AM 0

LatinaLista Eva Ruiz, a self-taught artist, finds it’s possible to make a living at something that comes natural, as well as, rewarding when giving back. Eva Ruiz was never the teacher’s pet in school. No matter how hard she…

Children, Education, General, Music, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Opening the doors to top-tier American orchestras for Latino and Black student musicians

Feb 5, 2010, 9:17 AM 0

LatinaLista Among the nation’s classical musical orchestras, blacks and Latinos only constitute 5% of the musicians. A man by the name of Aaron P. Dworkin vowed to change those dismal statistics. With a vision to make classical music reflect…

Economy, General, Government, Money, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Unsettled case of Hispanic farmers underscores lack of DC Latino leadership and concern from Obama

Feb 4, 2010, 6:25 PM 2

LatinaLista After ten years, tomorrow should have been the day of reckoning at the Supreme Court for a group of Hispanic farmers who filed a lawsuit against the USDA for systematically denying them needed loans and credits to sustain…

Education, General, Youth

Study on Hispanic-serving Institutions finds that after community college more Latino students attend private colleges

Feb 4, 2010, 12:20 PM 2

LatinaLista — Know what a HSI is? HSI is the acronym for those colleges and universities that are deemed Hispanic Serving Institutions. It means that 25% or more of their full-time undergraduate students are Latino. The invention of Hispanic-serving…

General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Dodge City, Kansas Latino on trial for murder claims self-defense against hate crime called “Border Patrol”

Feb 3, 2010, 5:22 PM 30

LatinaLista — Chances are you haven’t heard about Samuel Bonilla. Hopefully, that will change on February 25. That’s the day Bonilla gets his day in court in Dodge City, Kansas to prove his innocence in a town, known historically…

General, Government, Politics, Technology, Youth

Latina Lista partners with Voto Latino and iTunes to promote 2010 Census

Feb 3, 2010, 3:17 PM 0

LatinaLista — Filling out the U.S. Census is important. It’s a message that the US Census Bureau has been trying to get across since the news that certain religious Latino leaders were preaching against filling out the US Census…

General, Government, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Local News, Southwest, Women

Leaders call attention to untold stories of human trafficking victims

Feb 3, 2010, 12:08 PM 0

By MELANIE KISER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Perhaps law enforcement’s biggest roadblock in combating human trafficking in Arizona and elsewhere is a conspicuous absence of victims, a group of officials and advocates said Monday. Intimidation, coercion and manipulation…

General, Global Views, Government, Linking Latinas

Puerto Rico: Gov. Fortuño’s State of the Union deals with same issues as Obama’s plus one: country’s status

Feb 3, 2010, 9:10 AM 2

By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista PUERTO RICO — Governor Luis FortuÃ±o announced this week in his State of the Union address the activation of the National Guard as a preventive action against crime. “While we take the time to…

General, Government, Palabra Final, Politics

Message to Democrats: Don’t obligate Latinos to feel grateful for just doing your job

Feb 2, 2010, 6:16 PM 17

LatinaLista — A lot has been written this week on this site and others about how Latinos have become disillusioned with the Democratic Party. It’s gotten to the point that the old strategies of engagement just aren’t working. In…

Economy, General, Government, Money, Women

New report shows unemployment rate highest in 25 years for single female households

Feb 2, 2010, 3:40 PM 0

LatinaLista — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a report this week underscoring the inequality of the labor force when it comes to men and women. Aside from pay differences that still exist between the sexes, we now…

Education, General, Global Views, Government, History, Human Rights, Linking Latinas

Chile preserves its tortured past in new museum dedicated to country’s victims of human rights abuses

Feb 2, 2010, 10:10 AM 0

By Pamela Morales LatinaLista SANTIAGO, CHILE — Some 20 people stood silently in a small, black-walled room staring at a dozen television monitors playing testimonials from torture victims. One woman remembering bleeding from her nose, ears, mouth, vagina and…

General, Government, Palabra Final, Politics

How the Democratic Party can re-energize Latino voters

Feb 1, 2010, 5:48 PM 15

LatinaLista — Last week, I wrote a commentary about being left unimpressed, unmotivated and uninterested in setting up any neighborhood watch parties to watch the President’s State of the Union address. It’s not that I’m on the GOP bandwagon…

Books, Culture, General, Parenting, Youth

A mother’s fight to uphold tradition in hopes of preserving the mother-daughter bond

Feb 1, 2010, 3:58 PM 0

By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — Damas, Dramas and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta tells the story of Ana Ruiz, an educated woman and mother of two children who discovered that her husband cheated on her and asked him to…

General, Palabra Final, Youth

While new analysis shows Millennials more tolerant of mixed-race marriage, one question wasn’t asked

Feb 1, 2010, 1:25 PM 1

LatinaLista — The latest breakout analysis of a Pew Research study shows there’s hope, a lot of hope, for the future of this country. It doesn’t rest with Baby Boomers but Millennials, those between the ages of 18-29. It…

American Dreams, Faith, General, Parenting, Women

A crowning achievement: Sharing the beauty of family and love with troubled young adults

Feb 1, 2010, 10:35 AM 1

Winning the title of Mrs. Kentucky International 2010, Elaine Barnes Bateman uses her pageant platform to raise awareness for mentoring and adopting troubled young adults. LatinaLista — To look at Elaine Barnes Bateman, one can easily see how…

Causes, Economy, General, Global Views, Guest Voz, Health, Special Reports

Guest Voz: Spread the word, Haiti still needs help

Jan 29, 2010, 12:12 PM 0

By Margaret Aguirre LatinaLista — Margaret Aguirre is the Director of Global Communications for the 26-year-old, California-based International Medical Corps (IMC). IMC goes anywhere in the world it’s needed to save lives and improve the quality of life through…

Education, General, Health, Nonprofit, Women, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Delivering teens the message — “ME NOW…baby later”

Jan 29, 2010, 11:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the most urgent problems stalking Latino communities is teen pregnancies. It’s always been known that Latina teens contributed disproportionately to the number of teenage pregnancies but the latest study done by the Guttmacher Institute shows…

Culture, General, History, Local News, Media, Music, Southwest

First Texas Hispanic DJ earns radio’s top honor

Jan 29, 2010, 8:46 AM 0

By Ramon Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — KSAH’s Alberto Alegre has the unique distinction of being the only Texas Hispanic disc jockey recognized by a task force of broadcasters as the one radio personality who…

General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final, Politics

Sen. Schumer’s talk with Lou Dobbs on immigration reform does little to inspire hope among Latinos

Jan 28, 2010, 4:38 PM 23

LatinaLista — As Latina Lista noted before Obama’s State of the Union address, it had been leaked that Obama would mention immigration reform in his speech. “Mention” was the right word since he said nothing new, nothing hopeful, pretty…

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