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Causes, Economy, General, Multimedia, Online, Philanthropy

Virtual art gallery donates money to the hungry for every person who creates bread art

Apr 10, 2009, 11:23 AM 0

LatinaLista — Rising food prices, growing unemployment and a spiraling economy add up to a very sad reality â€” more people going hungry in this country. The national hunger-relief organization in the country, Feeding America, reports that more people…

Culture, General, Guest Voz, History

Guest Voz: Researcher finds Latinos are creating a new “Americanized” identity

Apr 10, 2009, 9:52 AM 7

By Dr. Anthony Daniel Perez LatinaLista — Dr. Anthony Daniel Perez is a post-doctoral research associate at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and the department of sociology at the University of Washington. Dr. Perez’ research interests…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

There’s no better time for Congress to tackle immigration reform

Apr 9, 2009, 5:36 PM 11

LatinaLista — News that President Obama plans to address immigration reform as early as May has been met with the expected responses — happiness and dread. Happiness by most Hispanic groups and advocates that finally Obama is making good…

Education, General

New scholarship targets Latinos over 21 interested in hospitality industry

Apr 9, 2009, 6:48 AM 0

LatinaLista — The hospitality industry has always benefited from a high percentage of Latino workers. Yet, there remains very few Latinos who actually are in positions of management. A new scholarship for Latino students over the age of 21…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

Changes in Latino electorate mean politicians shouldn’t roll their eyes at Latino voters

Apr 8, 2009, 4:36 PM 21

LatinaLista — Though the 2008 presidential election is four months gone, it’s surprising that all the talk of Latinos as the proverbial “sleeping giant” has vanished as well. While the Latino community did rise to expectations during the election,…

Environment, General, Immigration, Multimedia, Palabra Final

Stunning video highlights border wall impact on last 5% of Texas borderlands ecosystem

Apr 8, 2009, 10:09 AM 0

LatinaLista — Remember a time when people didn’t believe global warming was real? Our nation’s leaders at the time, because of their misplaced loyalties, sided with big industries whom we now blame for the acceleration of global warming. With…

Children, General, Politics

Child’s wish to meet President Obama comes true

Apr 7, 2009, 3:15 PM 0

Special to La Prensa San Antonio, TX (March 31, 2009)â€”A San Antonio, TX child had the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama today during a visit to the White House with Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network. Roberto Salcido, 17 years old,…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Breaking News: ICE continues targeting Hawaii’s undocumented community with worksite and home raids

Apr 7, 2009, 12:09 PM 22

LatinaLista — Hawaii is 1,625 miles from the U.S. mainland. In this day and age of easy travel and internet usage, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would think that Hawaii is so far away that news of what…

Business, Economy, General, Money, Online

Veteran job search author now offers his advice for free as an eBook

Apr 7, 2009, 10:12 AM 0

LatinaLista — As of March 2009, 13.2 million people were out of work. Economists are predicting that the employment picture will only get worse. That translates into a lot of people applying for the same few jobs. There have…

General, Guest Voz, Human Rights

Guest Voz: Writing the Next Chapter on Race

Apr 6, 2009, 6:52 PM 17

By Judith Browne-Dianis LatinaLista — Judith Browne-Dianis is co-director of the Advancement Project. The Advancement Project is a policy, communications and legal action group committed to racial justice. It was founded by a team of veteran civil rights lawyers…

General, Multimedia, Online

New site gives away customized ringtones for limited time

Apr 6, 2009, 10:03 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the biggest trends to have emerged in the 21st Century is the opportunity to “customize our world.” The latest example is a new ringtone site called mspot. At mspot, people can pick their favorite song…

American Dreams, Business, General, Women

Flushing with success, one entrepreneur cashes in a disposable idea

Apr 3, 2009, 6:44 PM 0

Out of frustration from not finding traveling packs of high-quality toilet seat covers, Dora Cardenas-Ruckstuhl creates a product that puts a profitable spin to an unsexy item. LatinaLista — By her own admission, Dora Cardenas-Ruckstuhl has always been a…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final

Another act of gun violence takes 12 lives — immigrants taking their citizenship exam

Apr 3, 2009, 2:22 PM 11

LatinaLista — Binghamton, New York is reeling from a massacre that took place at the American Civic Association, a place that helps immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification and translators. Hostages from the Binghamton shooting leave…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

April is Immigration Awareness Month

Apr 2, 2009, 7:36 PM 18

LatinaLista — In honor of April being Immigration Awareness Month, Diversity Inc. has created a handy one-stop page for interesting facts about the role and contributions of immigrants to the United States. One of the most interesting items is…

Children, Education, General, Palabra Final, Youth

Suburbs may be getting more diverse but same can’t be said about schools

Apr 2, 2009, 1:33 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s no secret that Latinos can no longer be defined as only living in the “Little Mexico,” “Little Havana” or any other Hispanic-centric part of a city. Latinos have been moving to the suburbs for years now…

Culture, Film, General, Media, Women

Lunafest film competition promotes women filmmakers

Apr 1, 2009, 11:38 AM 0

LatinaLista — Did you know that of the 250 top-grossing films, fewer than 6 percent have been made by women? One organization is trying to remedy that imbalance through their annual short film competition that is focused on celebrating…

Faith, General, Health, Palabra Final

The Pope’s condom comments leave the Catholic Church’s fastest growing segment, Latinos, in limbo

Apr 1, 2009, 9:13 AM 10

Pope Benedict created a global outrage with his recent remarks regarding the effectiveness of condoms against the spread of AIDS. In the United States, his remarks have the potential to impact this nationâ€™s Hispanic population who have not only…

Causes, Culture, General, History, Palabra Final

The importance of a national Cesar Chavez Day

Mar 31, 2009, 5:19 PM 12

LatinaLista — Today is the birthdate of United Farm Worker founder Cesar Chavez. For the the nationwide community of Mexican-Americans, Chavez is a heroic role model because his actions, on behalf of the migrant farmer, resulted in positive change….

General, Health, Multimedia, Women

Multimedia campaign raises awareness that lupus strikes multicultural women 3x more often

Mar 31, 2009, 10:55 AM 0

LatinaLista — Do you know what lupus is? If you’re a woman and you don’t know, you’re not unlike the 80 percent of young women who said they didn’t know in a recent online survey about the disease. Yet,…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

NJ Governor’s immigration panel makes some “problematic” recommendations

Mar 30, 2009, 2:48 PM 3

LatinaLista — According to the Eagleton Institute of Politics, twenty percent of New Jersey’s population is comprised of immigrants. Those numbers make it the third highest state in the nation home to foreign-born residents. So, when it was announced…

Culture, General, Palabra Final

New study finds an “Americanization of ethnicity” among Latinos

Mar 30, 2009, 10:14 AM 0

LatinaLista — A new study on the Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the US Population found that 15.4 million Americans identify themselves solely as “some other race.” Ninety-seven percent of those Americans who do that are Hispanic. This…

American Dreams, Business, Children, Fitness, General

A child’s wish and a little magic create a successful tale

Mar 28, 2009, 5:39 PM 0

For Carey and Joe Davila, all it took was a simple wish from their daughter that served as the impetus to create a business making mermaids out of little girls. LatinaLista — There isn’t a little girl who doesn’t…

Education, General, Money, Multimedia, Youth

New contest for college prize money doesn’t require a transcript — just a video camera

Mar 27, 2009, 1:37 PM 0

LatinaLista — No need to rehash the fact that going to college is as expensive as ever. Now, with the new guidelines that says everyone who gets a Sallie Mae loan will have to pay the monthly interest on…

Children, General, Guest Voz, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Florida Law Professor drafts legislation to provide hope for children sentenced to adult prisons

Mar 27, 2009, 8:55 AM 1

By Professor Paolo Annino LatinaLista Clinical Law Professor Paolo Annino is a supervising attorney at Florida State University’s Public Interest Law Center. At the school, Professor Annino leads select law students in a special program focused on bringing attention…

General, Palabra Final

Spotlight: Charlotte, North Carolina’s Blacks and Latinos coming together for Unity Summit

Mar 26, 2009, 4:50 PM 13

LatinaLista — During the 2008 presidential election, some people questioned if Latinos would vote for a black man. We know the answer to that one. President Obama delivers bilingual remarks during Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro awards show. Once Obama…

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