LatinaLista — Today was a historical day in Barack Obama’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination and for the country as a whole. For the first time, a presidential candidate delivered a speech on the racial divide of this…
LatinaLista — Latino voters have long been characterized as loyal supporters or, in some circles, followers, depending on your view of loyalty and Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is counting on the latter here in Texas in her quest to…
LatinaLista Where’s Hillary? It’s been a common question bandied among several Texas-based Latino bloggers and myself. All of us live outside, what I dub, the “Clinton Corridor” — that southern strip of the state that straddles the Mexican border…
LatinaLista — The Democratic and Republican parties have internship openings for college students who want to participate in upcoming party conventions where party nominees for president will be officially named. Interns will be assigned a range of duties including:…
LatinaLista — The headline’s disturbing revelation was revealed through a survey conducted by Hispanic Economics on behalf of the Obama campaign. While it can be argued that the survey’s findings may be a bit biased, it is a safe…
LatinaLista — Speculation on which group could be the swing vote in the Nevada caucus, and the overall presidential election, has centered on three groups: females, young people and coming in at a distant third, Latinos. Given past rhetoric…
LatinaLista — In a testament of how fast life moves, it was only seven months ago that Latina Lista announced the debut CD of a new all-girl rock group from San Antonio, Texas called Girl in a Coma. Over…
LatinaLista — Last week, Nevada’s largest Spanish-language newspaper El Mundo announced they were endorsing Hillary Clinton for President. Frontpage of Nevada’s El Mundo newspaper. Mainstream media reporting on the endorsement were sure to include: El Mundo is the oldest…
LatinaLista — Oklahoma has become one of the most punitive states in targeting undocumented immigrants. Putting into effect House Bill 1804 on November 1, Oklahoma’s state legislature wants to make life as difficult as possible for undocumented immigrants. The…
LatinaLista — The “Coming of Age” of young Latina girls has always been a big deal in Latino families. Now, it’s also big business. Known as a Quinceañera, the celebration marking the transition of a young girl into womanhood…
LatinaLista — Why do Mexican migrants spend thousands of dollars, and almost always, risk their lives just to illegally enter the United States? The full answer is complicated but in the book Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream: True Tales…
LatinaLista — In just a few weeks, school starts. But for some of the 65,000 undocumented high school graduates, they would need to win the lottery to be able to afford to attend their hometown colleges. (Source: uga.edu)
LatinaLista — What happens when state legislators targeting undocumented immigrants decide to penalize the kids as well by not allowing them to pay in-state tuition for college? A school counselor comes to the rescue.
Have shock-jock radio DJs not learned anything from Imus’ example? Don Imus (Source: wikipedia.org) It would appear not since the latest contributor to the Hall of Fame of Beyond Bad Taste thinks it’s okay to wish death upon a…
LatinaLista — Their names are Jenn Alva, Phanie and Nina Diaz. They’re from San Antonio and they form the rock band Girl in a Coma. Jenn and Phanie met while in junior high and were soon dreaming of rock…
LatinaLista — From all news accounts, the bill designed to fix our “broken immigration system” narrowly missed losing one of its key components of being an effective bill — addressing the humanitarian reality of the undocumented immigrants. The missile…
LatinaLista — Sometimes the people in Washington say the darndest things. Education Secretary, Margaret Spellings, appearing before a special conference in Washington D.C. last week said that inner-city schools are nothing more than dropout factories — DUH! It’s taken…
LatinaLista — It’s a rather ironic situation: When it comes to family and friends, the majority of Latino teens don’t think twice about lending a hand. Yet, according to a new federal study by the Corporation for National &…
LatinaLista — A new report released today by the Boston College Center on Aging and Work warns the country that today’s strong economy is in for a very rude awakening by 2012. Why? Because of a changing workforce demographic….
LatinaLista — Babies having babies. It’s a thought that runs through everyone’s minds when they see a young teenage girl pregnant. It’s common knowledge that the majority of these “babies having babies” are young Latinas. In the state of…
LatinaLista — In light of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we must ask: When is a girl too flaca (thin)? When you can see her huesos (bones). To many of us, eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia affect other…
LatinaLista — For those of us who have entertained the idea of seeing the first Hispanic President of the United States, well, we might have to wait a few more years. Today, Young Voter Strategies released a poll titled…
LatinaLista — The emails started coming this past Monday: “Latino kids being targeted. Please help. Get involved.” That was the gist of a city-wide campaign in Dallas spearheaded by Latino community leaders when they heard the news of a…
LatinaLista hi right now im about to graduate and i come from a low income family since my father left us my mom has to take care of 4 children (including me) on a low wage and i want…
It’s been widely believed in the illegal immigration debate that there are only two ways to see this debate: you’re either for it or against it. Either way involves just seeing where the issue stands today. Some see the…
