“Some day, people will want to know what happened in our movement, what mistakes we made and what we accomplished.” LatinaLista — Those were the words LeRoy Chatfield remembers his good friend Cesar Chavez saying to him 40 years…
LatinaLista — While not much is being reported in the traditional press about the ongoing battle along the U.S.-Mexico border between U.S. residents fighting the Department of Homeland Security’s intent to construct a physical barrier between Mexico and the…
LatinaLista — While Latina Lista has reported on those farmers and vineyard owners who are guilty of not ensuring the well-being of their workers, there are some farmers who go beyond the obligations of a good employer. These farmers…
LatinaLista — On the day 63-year-old Maria de Jesus Alvarez died, the temperature was hovering above 103 degrees. This mother of nine, along with 150 other farm workers that day at the Anthony Vineyards, was being pushed to pick…
LatinaLista — Last week, Homeland Security had a change of mind about building the infamous Texas-Mexico border fence in Presidio, Texas. A change of mind NOT a change of heart. It seems reality kicked in when it was discovered…
LatinaLista — Dolly is getting her act together and while that’s usually a good thing for most of those with this name, it isn’t for this Dolly — Tropical Storm Dolly, that is. Proposed trajectory of Tropical Storm Dolly…
LatinaLista — Democratic Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis represents California’s 32nd Congressional District. The Congresswoman has been instrumental in creating legislation that has addressed issues important to Latinos: H.R. 359 – Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act of 2007, H.R. 468,…
LatinaLista — Today, all eyes are fixed on Washington DC and ears glued for the latest hint at what was discussed at a late-night meeting between Obama and Clinton but the real action is happening outside the Beltway —…
LatinaLista — The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. This Friday, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold a press conference releasing a new computer model simulation that shows there will be fewer hurricanes later in…
LatinaLista Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to…
LatinaLista — Past responses to stories posted on Latina Lista regarding the fight South Texans are putting up against the Department of Homeland Security in building the congressionally appropriated border fence have not always been kind to the residents….
LatinaLista — Residents in the Texas Rio Grande Valley have been fighting two wars: the war in Iraq that has taken many of their young people from the region and the war against the Department of Homeland Security which…
Combining a love for dogs and the desire to be self-employed, Marlena Cervantes creates a unique service that lets people share dog ownership. LatinaLista — Marlena Cervantes had one dream — to be self-employed. But it couldn’t be just…
LatinaLista — The “Hour of Reckoning” has arrived: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has filed the first of an expected 102 lawsuits to force landowners along the US-Mexico border to fork over their property to the government for…
LatinaLista — Today most Latino families are celebrating a very special observance: Day of the Dead. It is a celebration where families come together to remember their loved ones who have passed away with special homemade altars, traditional foods…
LatinaLista — The fires in San Diego are dramatic enough without the horrendous side stories of arson and death. Yet, all afternoon on CNN, in between live and taped footage of raging fires and neighborhoods burned to a crisp,…
LatinaLista — Throughout the debate over the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, critics have long enjoyed defending their stance by saying that it’s within the “legal rights” of the country to defend its borders. Well, there…
By Maria Luisa Grimaldi CANADA: Immigrants leave their homes, families, friends, country and everything else that used to matter to them the most for a journey that could be for only a short time or turn into a lifetime….
LatinaLista — Well, it’s official. The next big business along the Texas-Mexico border is (drumroll) — the 17-foot ladder business! (Source: claybennett.com) Department of Homeland Security today released where they plan to build the Texas-Mexico portion of the border…
LatinaLista — If there will be a running joke in this presidential election, it has to be the line that Gov. Bill Richardson shared during the Univision debate, and one that has been repeated often by critics of the…
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: Like everybody knows, Guatemala is located in Central America. Our topography is extremely mountainous and we have many volcanos. In fact, our area of Central America is known as the fire belt. For…
LatinaLista — The deaths of the six miners in Utah’s Crandall Canyon Mine was a heartbreaking tragedy. But what may be worse for the families is that the search has been called off without ever recovering their bodies. For…
By Janett Chavarry Garcia PERU: In Perú right now, we’re experiencing a particularly cold winter. It’s perhaps the strongest one we’ve had in years. Somehow, we should have seen that as an omen as to what was to come….
LatinaLista — There’s advance word that things along the Texas-Mexico border will be heating up this weekend. No, it has nothing to do with the temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, nor are there any Minuteman protests planned that Latina…
LatinaLista — The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released The 2007 KIDS COUNT data book online. The book is a compilation of kid-centric data and how states rank against one another in meeting the needs of the children living…
