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Guest Voz: Senate Majority Leader Reid says lack of Republican support can’t take away significance of Sotomayor confirmation

Aug 7, 2009, 4:40 PM 4

By Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) In reviewing the biography of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, it quickly becomes clear that she had to overcome many challenges to arrive where she is at today. The last challenge of her professional…

Fitness, General, Politics

Worker’s Cup Soccer Tournament mixes fun with political activism

Aug 7, 2009, 10:32 AM 0

LatinaLista — There’s no doubt that the Presidential campaign of 2008 will go down in history for a variety of reasons. One of those is the amount of political activism it inspired among people who never before dreamt of…

Children, Education, General, History, Palabra Final, Women, Youth

Laredo, Texas mayor makes Sotomayor’s confirmation a “teachable moment” for the children of his city

Aug 6, 2009, 2:41 PM 18

LatinaLista — One Twitterer that I follow posted the understatement of the day: “Did anything happen today?” Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor For millions of Latinos across the country, there was a swelling of collective pride over the…

Causes, Education, General, Media, Multimedia, Online

New program creates opportunity for Facebook users to help with scientific research

Aug 6, 2009, 10:25 AM 0

LatinaLista — Have you ever dreamed of being the person who finds a cure for cancer? Or maybe a cure for malaria in Africa? Or even helping scientists with the study of global warming? Well, there’s now a way…

Economy, Education, General, Money, Palabra Final, Youth

Texas Education Sec. wants state’s businesses not to hire dropouts. A crazy idea worth considering

Aug 5, 2009, 2:40 PM 19

LatinaLista — When it comes to finishing high school, it’s been long known that Latino students have dismal success rates. In 2007, the most recent year for available statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics, it was found…

Education, General, History, Multimedia, Online, Social Media

Mixing history and 21st century technology creates a Twitter feed from another era

Aug 5, 2009, 9:50 AM 0

LatinaLista — Does the name John Quincy Adams sound familiar? John Q. Adams, sixth President of the United States It should. He was the sixth President of the United States. He’s also the latest President to be on Twitter…

General, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Media

Republicans’ cluelessness about social media mirrors party’s ignorance of Latinos

Aug 4, 2009, 7:35 PM 9

LatinaLista — As the final arguments for confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina Supreme Court justice get underway, it’s very apparent that Republican opposition has everything to do with trying to show Obama who’s the boss in Congress…

Children, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Children take to the Maricopa County streets to protest Sheriff Arpaio

Aug 4, 2009, 1:09 PM 0

LatinaLista — Maricopa County Arizona is used to seeing protests staged against their infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Yet, this Friday, there will be a different kind of protest against Arpaio in Maricopa County. This time, protesters will be marching…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

McCain shows how out of touch he really is with Latino voters

Aug 3, 2009, 11:32 AM 6

LatinaLista — It seems that since Judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated for the Supreme Court, there’s been a full-blown offensive launched by the Grand Old Party (GOP). Even those among the GOP who always counted themselves as friends of…

Culture, Film, General, Human Rights, Immigration, Politics

New short film follows Postville deportees home and their continuing struggle to survive

Aug 3, 2009, 9:25 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the Guatemalan immigrants, Willian Toj, who was apprehended and deported in May 2008 from Postville, Iowa wasn’t just working illegally in the United States at the meatpacking plant to send money back home — he…

General, Health, Women

University researcher cautions breast and cervical cancers to explode among Latina population

Jul 31, 2009, 12:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s not new news that the Hispanic population is growing so fast that it’s expected to triple by 2050. Since Latinas already have sorry rates of contracting and dying of these cancers, it stands to reason that…

General, Global Views, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Social Justice

Guest Voz: Invitation from Guatemalan Human Rights Commission shows 2nd-generation Latina what happened to Postville deportees

Jul 31, 2009, 9:29 AM 18

By Cynthia Mazariegos LatinaLista — Second-generation Guatemalan-American, Cynthia Mazariegos, dreams of becoming a lawyer one day and championing justice for immigrants as an immigration attorney. Her dreams are fueled by the ongoing debate in the United States over comprehensive…

Books, Causes, Culture, Economy, Education, General, Youth

Laredo, Texas spearheads city-wide book initiative to combat hunger and literacy

Jul 30, 2009, 11:04 AM 0

LatinaLista — The saying “food for thought” has two literal meanings in Laredo, Texas thanks to the efforts of three dynamic women educators. These three women, Beverly Herrera, Carmen Escamilla and Annie TreviÃ±o (no relation that I know of…

Business, General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final

Phoenix Business Journal article reeks of yellow journalism in making unsubstantiated tie between crime and city’s undocumented population

Jul 30, 2009, 9:13 AM 4

LatinaLista — Anyone who subscribes to newspapers knows times are tough in newsrooms, of all sizes, across the country. Loss of advertising revenue means smaller staff, less diversity and the fewer remaining reporters turning out more copy on shorter…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

Alas, high hopes for change in an Obama Department of Homeland Security are crashing — one-by-one

Jul 29, 2009, 4:06 PM 10

LatinaLista — When Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano assumed her office, there were plenty of cynics who wondered if Napolitano would truly be a breath of fresh air for the DHS or merely Michael Chertoff, her…

Causes, Culture, Environment, Film, General, Government, Immigration, Media, Social Justice

Director of “The Wall” offers campuses film to screen to create dialogue about federal immigration policy

Jul 29, 2009, 2:14 PM 0

LatinaLista — A lot has been written and filmed about the ongoing building of the border wall along the US-Mexico border. The latest film to chronicle the impact of the border wall in the region is simply titled “The…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

Republicans keep handing Democrats Latino voters on a silver platter

Jul 28, 2009, 3:16 PM 19

LatinaLista — Only one GOP Senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee broke party ranks when siding with his Democratic peers today in voting to send a positive recommendation to the full Senate that Judge Sonia Sotomayor should be confirmed…

Books, Culture, General, Global Views, Immigration, Multimedia, Online

New digital book puts a Human Face to Transnationalism

Jul 28, 2009, 1:22 PM 0

LatinaLista — What is transnationalism? The Merriam-Webster definition says it’s “extending or going beyond national boundaries.” Yet, for the purposes of a new digital, virtual coffee table-type book, transnationalism, as it pertains to the United States, has a much…

Business, Economy, General, Money, Palabra Final

An unforeseen consequence of recession — fewer people of color being hired

Jul 27, 2009, 9:33 AM 11

LatinaLista — This week’s Newsweek magazine cover story proclaims what everyone has been waiting for — the recession is over! Of course, such a proclamation is being dissected all across the blogosphere and on talk radio but the author…

General, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Women

Cincinnati discovers they’re not immune to human trafficking

Jul 27, 2009, 8:51 AM 0

LatinaLista — Human trafficking is known to be a worldwide phenomenon but the trouble, at least in this country, is making people aware that it is also a local phenomenon. Well, the people of Cincinnati, Ohio now know exactly…

Culture, Economy, General, Global Views, Human Rights, Social Justice, Women

LL Original Report: Mexican resort town doesn’t let the issue of human rights abuses relax

Jul 26, 2009, 3:52 PM 0

By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Latinalista MANZANILLO, MEXICO: The city of Manzanillo, the main tourist destination of the Mexican state of Colima, houses a very unusual attraction. Something a visitor or a resident would never expect to see in a beach…

General, Media, Money

National Association of Hispanic Journalists makes unprecedented plea for help to keep org alive

Jul 24, 2009, 5:37 PM 0

LatinaLista — Though there’s some positive news about how the end is in sight for the recession, unfortunately, it’s coming too late to some organizations who have seen their membership dwindle, along with, money that keeps the organization going….

Causes, Children, Education, General, Guest Voz

Guest Voz: Former gang-banger turned civic leader creates special school curriculum to keep kids from making his same mistakes

Jul 24, 2009, 4:17 PM 2

LatinaLista — The way Robert Renteria’s life was going as a kid — poverty, domestic violence, drugs, gangs — it wasn’t surprising that people thought Renteria had a one-way ticket to nowhere. Robert Renteria Yet, he surprised everyone by…

General, Palabra Final, Social Media

Cambridge officer’s treatment of Harvard professor highlights growing problem among police force

Jul 23, 2009, 2:56 PM 12

LatinaLista — Unlike past presidents who have lived sheltered and privileged lives, it’s not a stretch to see why it’s natural that President Obama would dive head first into the escalating race debate over the initial arrest of Harvard…

Business, Causes, Children, Education, General

Wal Mart sponsors essay contest to help get needed supplies to classrooms — but Friday, July 24 is deadline

Jul 23, 2009, 1:17 PM 0

LatinaLista — Across the country, summer vacation is winding down for millions of children and school will be back in session in a few short weeks. What has become a common problem is that many schools will be unable…

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