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…
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Latinalista MANZANILLO, MEXICO: The city of Manzanillo, the main tourist destination of the Mexican state of Colima, houses a very unusual attraction. Something a visitor or a resident would never expect to see in a beach…
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…
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…
LatinaLista — The life of a farmer has always been known to be a hard life. Throw in global warming, drought and a poor economy and a farmer’s life can teeter on financial ruin — if it weren’t for…
LatinaLista — There are 80 million Millenials in the United States. What’s a Millenial? Well, it’s another name for the Gen Y group. It’s those young people born roughly in the mid 80’s to early 90s who are now…
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…
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….
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon LatinaLista It seems that the health emergency in Mexico City is totally under control since no new deaths have been reported, and infected people are being treated. Apparently everything has returned to normality: Public places such…
By Gerald D. Jaynes LatinaLista — Professor Gerald Jaynes is a professor of economics and African American Studies at Yale University. With an interest in immigration and its effects on race and ethnic relations and the economy, Dr. Jaynes…
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….
Special to La Prensa With the help of several local organizations, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio has begun construction of its 600th home. “We are so proud to reach what we consider a milestone,†said Dennis L. Bechhold,…
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…
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…
LatinaLista — Rising food prices, growing unemployment and a spiraling economy add up to a very sad reality — more people going hungry in this country. The national hunger-relief organization in the country, Feeding America, reports that more people…
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…
By Ciarra Adams La Prensa de San Antonio For the third year in a row, San Antonio and San Antonio-headquartered H-E-B are serving host to a conference among international food leaders from 25 nations. Their purpose in meeting is…
LatinaLista — There’s a new license being issued by the Treasure Department that targets Cuban Americans. However, it’s one license that’s bound to prove popular among those who still have family members back on the island. Map of Cuba…
By CAROLINA MADRID Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, March 5) _ Reviving a committee to study how best to facilitate transportation between Arizona and Sonora would support business with the state’s No. 1 foreign trade partner, leaders from Yuma…
By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO: As it turns, cutting jobs is “in”. I mean, the real crisis in this world crisis is the not-so-global-effect of losing our jobs. In Mexico, sadly, it’s a phenomenon that’s affecting more women than…
LatinaLista — The authors of a new study have found that if there is a choice for Mexican immigrants to either choose California or Texas as their final destination, they’re better off choosing Texas. The authors of Cost of…
LatinaLista — Finally, after two months, Congresswoman Hilda Solis has been confirmed as the nation’s new Labor Secretary. Of all the Cabinet positions in Obama’s administration, Solis was the last one to be confirmed who was an original Obama…
LatinaLista — We’ve all run into people, whom just by their body language and how they reply to our questions, immediately trigger our gut instincts to the possibility that they are lying, or at the least, being purposely misleading….
By Cristina Jimenez LatinaLista — Cristina Jimenez is the immigration policy consultant for the non-partisan, non-profit think tank Drum Major Institute for Public Policy. Analyzing the content within the stimulus package passed by Congress, Jimenez noted that Congress missed…
LatinaLista — Do you know what EITC means? If you guessed Earned Income Tax Credit, you don’t need to read anymore! BUT if you’re like the 20% of people the IRS estimates don’t know they’re entitled to take the…
