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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…

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…

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…

Business, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Workers without papers are expendable — literally!

Jul 21, 2009, 9:25 AM 0

LatinaLista — The headline refers to a disturbing USA Today report recounting how though the overall number of workplace deaths has declined, the death of Hispanic workers on the job has risen. Hispanic construction worker deaths rank the highest…

American Dreams, Business, General, Women

Filling a fashion niche with the right fit creates a business always in vogue

Jul 16, 2009, 8:17 AM 2

Seeing the growing influence of the Hispanic consumer on the fashion industry, entrepreneur Michelle Sanchez creates a modeling agency catered to representing Latina models. LatinaLista — In Spanish, “moda” means fashion. To Michelle Sanchez, a 31-year-old Dallas, Texas…

Business, General, Media, Palabra Final, Social Media

News Corp considers Latino consumers nothing more than a genre

Jul 15, 2009, 9:33 AM 0

LatinaLista — With the growing popularity of Facebook, the answer to that question would seem like a no-brainer but not so fast. According to a post by Jennifer Martinez at gigaom.com, Latinos actually do prefer MySpace. The blogger cites…

Business, Economy, General, Global Views, Linking Latinas

Colombia: Competition fosters Human Development

Jul 11, 2009, 5:08 PM 0

By Rocio Arango Giraldo LatinaLista Colombia: These days, I have been thinking what is the reason the Technology Park, where I work, has both the Government Secretary’s Competitiveness Department and the Agency for Development. I think I know. Last…

Business, Film, General, Media

Blockbuster partners with Maya Entertainment to carry Latino films

Jul 7, 2009, 7:35 PM 0

LatinaLista — In a move that sounds more like a strategic calculation to salvage a hurting business, Blockbuster announced today that they are partnering with Los Angeles-based Maya Entertainment. After Maya Entertainment sponsors a nationwide theatrical series of Latino…

Business, Culture, General, Media, Music

Albany’s public radio station goes Latin Alternative

Jul 2, 2009, 7:24 PM 0

LatinaLista — If the names Manu Chao, CafÃ© Tacvba and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs sound familiar then you’re probably a fan of Latin alternative music. The folks at Albany’s public radio station WEXT 97.7 are hedging their bets that there…

Books, Business, Causes, Children, General

Macy’s and RIF partner in new campaign to promote children’s literacy

Jun 30, 2009, 10:13 AM 0

It is a fact that Hispanic children represent slightly more than 20 percent of all children under age five in the United States and yet, only 14 percent of Latino fourth-graders and nine percent of eighth-graders can read at…

Business, Fitness, General, Health

Weight loss doctor discovers how to control food addiction

Jun 18, 2009, 3:39 PM 0

(The following story is supplied to Latina Lista through a content partnership with Amigos805.com.) Diets are many, but most of them just concentrate in losing weight not in promoting a healthy lifestyle that keeps one fit… forever. This one…

Business, Causes, Children, Economy, General, Human Rights, Money, Social Justice

World Day Against Child Labor: Mexican Foreign Ministry releases report detailing Mexican children traveling to US alone are looking for work

Jun 12, 2009, 3:24 PM 12

LatinaLista — Today, the global community observes World Day Against Child Labour. Begun in 2002 by the International Labor Organization, this year’s theme is “Give Girls a Chance — End Child Labor.” According to ILO estimates, of the 218…

Business, Culture, Film, General, Media

Latino creates Super Grande films

May 29, 2009, 4:02 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to filmmaking, there are so many talented Latinos behind the camera that it’s always a treat to learn about yet one more. That’s the case with Anthony Rivero Stabley of Super Grande Films. We…

Business, Culture, Economy, General

Las Vegas bets on a new kind of bullfight to draw in the crowds

May 28, 2009, 10:41 AM 0

LatinaLista — Most people are familiar with bullfights. For U.S.-born Latinos, the pageantry and tradition associated with the one event that is a staple form of entertainment in almost every Spanish-speaking country, gets sidetracked in the debate of animal…

Business, Education, General

New site targets Mexican American professionals

May 22, 2009, 2:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — What is a Mexican American professional? Most people would say that it’s someone of Mexican American descent who has a college degree and is practicing a profession that requires certification or license. For Humberto Gutierrez, the Mexican…

Business, Economy, General, Local News, Money, Southwest

Peso exchange rate hurting Arizona’s border businesses

May 12, 2009, 11:20 AM 0

By CAROLINA MADRID Cronkite News Service DOUGLAS _ G.T. Bohmfalk remembers the days when shoppers flooded in from Mexico to buy from his western wear and saddle shop and from other merchants along G Avenue in this border community….

Business, Education, General, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final

Kaiser Permanente spends $2 million recruiting foreign-trained doctors while undocumented students dreaming to be doctors keep dreaming

May 7, 2009, 4:47 PM 16

LatinaLista — This week, two very important members of President Obama’s Cabinet spoke out on the DREAM Act, the bill making its way through congressional committees to legalize the status of undocumented students and allow them to not only…

Business, Economy, General, Local News, Southwest

Napolitano visits Nogales, announces port, security help

Apr 17, 2009, 3:47 PM 0

By DANIEL NEWHAUSER Cronkite News Service NOGALES (Wednesday, April 15) _ U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that $212 million in federal stimulus money will upgrade the port of entry here and help create jobs in Arizona….

Business, Economy, General, Immigration, Palabra Final

Western Union creates Spanish campaign showcasing remittances sent by customers

Apr 14, 2009, 4:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — The only bad thing about the new ad campaign by Western Union featuring Univision host Ana Maria Canseco, that showcases true stories of consumers who use the company’s money wiring services to send remittances back home to…

Business, Economy, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

Experts agree the state of the economy calls for action on immigration reform

Apr 13, 2009, 1:54 PM 17

LatinaLista — Ever since, it was reported last week that President Obama was going to address immigration reform probably as early as May, critics have argued that the White House’s attention on the issue deprives warranted attention on the…

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…

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…

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…

American Dreams, Business, Environment, General, Philanthropy, Women

Flushing with success, one entrepreneur cashes in a disposable idea

Mar 26, 2009, 4:32 PM 0

Art, Business, Culture

Kleenex shows Latino pride is nothing to “sneeze” at

Mar 11, 2009, 11:55 AM 0

LatinaLista — It seems that it’s never too early to start planning to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The folks at Kleenex (of the Kimberly-Clark family of products) actually began in December of last year when they put out a…

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