By Carlo Alaimo CSI Today Irvin Ibarguen, College of Staten Island Valedictorian for 2012, is the first CSI undergraduate to be admitted into Harvard University’s prestigious PhD History program. Irvin, a senior History major with The Verrazano School honors…
LatinaLista — What happens when an Anglo-American young man finds himself in a small rural Andalucían village in Spain to teach English to the locals? We get a touchingly funny web series described as a blend of documentary and…
LatinaLista — When Eliseo Garcia was a small boy, he would spend his days tracing cartoons or make daily trips to a local woodshop to get scraps of wood to create his own toy tanks and cars. He never…
LatinaLista — In Chile, students have been protesting an educational system they say reinforces the gross inequality that has existed in the country since the military dictator Pinochet allowed for schools to be privatized. The privatization has lead to…
LatinaLista — When Patricia Gracia arrived in the United States from Peru, she was 18-years-old and alone. What followed is the classic American Dream story. Patricia went from working as a dispatcher in the hospitality department of a five-star…
LatinaLista — According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 1.2 million Latino veterans. Across the nation, various groups have worked or are working to get their state’s Latino veterans remembered with special memorials. Kansas is one such state…
LatinaLista — Celebrating Chicano history is not complete without remembering the Brown Berets. In the 1960s, the Brown Berets, Mexican American activists, emerged as organizers in local Latino communities against police brutality and equal education. However, the FBI labeled…
LatinaLista — Each artist has their own distinct method of creativity. Yet, each shares definite stages of the creative process that leads them to their final masterpiece. In 1992, one Los Angeles-based film student decided to watch how local…
LatinaLista — Started in 1989 in Argentina and now in seven countries throughout Central and South America and southern Europe, Papel Nonos is an unique program just for senior citizens with one purpose — to make senior citizens feel…
LatinaLista — The youth of East Los Angeles have it lucky. They have a guy named Robert Zardeneta in their corner who doesn’t just want to empower them to no longer “settle” for what happens in their lives but…
LatinaLista — In April, the Pew Hispanic Center released a report documenting how migrants from Mexico have stopped coming to the United States. However, the report doesn’t take into account the fact that many Central and South Americans are still…
LatinaLista — Even with 100,000 views of their one-year-old web series, over 30 pieces of press talking about them and an invitation to the international TV festival , the creators of the multicultural comedy EastWillyB still can’t interest any…
Malin Alegria is taking the teen lit category by storm. With her 2006 breakout hit Estrella’s Quinceñera, the prolific author has penned subsequent titles like Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico, short stories and her latest series…
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista Joseph Ruiz sees the world as a big ball of mystery that still needs to be explored. Once he discovers its secrets, he wants to lead and be its hero. “There are so many things…
Life for Victor Jara was cut terribly short in a horrific manner by a fascist military regime in Chile 1973. Yet, thanks to his many fans, the eternal words of his compositions and the ongoing support from his family…
Amelia Moran Ceja may not be a household name but her product is very much a household staple in homes that enjoy a glass of good wine with their meals. Ceja is the first Mexican-American woman to be president…
Sabrina Fulton’s name may not be instantly recognizable but that of her son certainly is — Trayvon Martin. Trayvon’s needless death has highlighted the need to reform the nation’s gun laws. In a Mother’s Day message to the country,…
Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs, In Treatment, Mother and Child) teamed up with his colleague Jon Avnet (Black Swan, Fried Green Tomatoes, Risky Business) to create a new digital network christened WIGS. WIGS stands for Where it…
By Jacob Balsam and Ashley Vasquez LatinaLista The video game industry is ever expanding and according to an article by The New York Times’ Nick Bolton, will reach $112 billion in consumer spending money by the year 2015. Blizzard’s…
Its acronym is ALJO and it’s mission is as unique as its full name — Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. ALJO, founded in 2002 by artistic director Arturo O’Farrill, is dedicated to preserving the music and heritage of big band…
Guatemala is considered one of the most violent countries in Central America. Gangs are rampant and routinely recruit young people to join their ranks. Yet film director, Coury Deeb, discovered another kind of gang that exists within the violent…
Ginetta Candelario, associate professor of Sociology and Latin American & Latina/o at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, declares “Saber es Poder” (Knowledge is Power). Dr. Candelario explains, the simple phrase varies in its meaning depending on its context. Yet, what…
SaludToday! The ¡Nunca Más! Novela Health Series seeks to educate Latinas and their families about the importance of safe medication use. The series, launched in October 2011 by the Office of Women’s Health at the U.S. Food and Drug…
It was twenty years ago that some of the scariest civil rights unrest happened in the country, known as the LA Riots. The nation watched in horror in 1992 as buildings in South Central Los Angeles burned in reaction…
Mamitas, an award-winning indie film, is about two teens who become the unlikeliest of friends. Jordin is a cocky but charming guy who doesn’t see the need for school. At home he is a doting grandson who can’t seem…
