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 — San Antonio, TX — Benita Veliz, via her Twitter feed at Benita in Court was granted a three-month continuance. What that means is that Benita does not have to leave the country until her next scheduled court…
LatinaLista — Benita Veliz, Benny to her friends, is a 23-year-old college graduate — graduated Valedictorian from her San Antonio, Texas high school class and got a full scholarship to St. Mary’s University where she double-majored in biology and…
LatinaLista — On the heels of the news (and please forgive the pun) that Judge Sotomayor fractured her ankle at La Guardia airport enroute to Capitol Hill for more meetings, one conservative who has been having a field day…
By Martha Ramos MEXICO CITY: Next july the 5th is election day in Mexico. It is middle term, we are voting for a new Congress, so it’s a big deal. Or so I think. Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks…
LatinaLista — NEWSFLASH — There are Latinos in the military! Ok, so that’s not such a newsflash but what may be news is that certain branches of the military are going above-board in creating special marketing campaigns trying to…
LatinaLista — In Texas, the most popular baby boy name in 2008 was “Jose.” That’s according to the latest data from the U.S. Social Security Administration that processed the 2,336 Social Security cards requested for those newborn citizens so…
LatinaLista — While the rise in the Latino population is shifting the demographics of the country, a new U.S. Census report reveals it’s Multiracial Americans who are impacting the growth of all communities of color. When the Pew Hispanic…
LatinaLista — The announcement of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court has elicited a flood of insensitive and offensive remarks. Some have been so over-the-top that retractions are being made. Newt Gingrich The most noteworthy is that of…
LatinaLista — In April, 200 detainees at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas started a hunger strike to draw attention to their complaints of physical and verbal abuse, improper medical attention and the fact that the…
LatinaLista — Though the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor has dominated the buzz in Washington, this week there’s another event that plans on sharing that spotlight. It’s called the Reform Immigration for America Campaign Summit. It’s a week-long event that…
LatinaLista — On the heels of President Obama’s announcement last week of Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court nominee, the American public was subjected to the sad antics of extreme conservative personalities — Gingrich, Limbaugh, Coulter, Tancredo — who…
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…
LatinaLista — Gabriel Arana is a Spring 2009 intern at The Nation, as well as, a graduate student at Cornell University. Though Arana is based these days on the East Coast, he is a product of the U.S.-Mexico border region….
LatinaLista — When Sonia Sotomayor was named this week by President Obama as his choice for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, everyone knew that conservatives would scream and holler. The cover page of the Berkeley speech delivered by Sotomayor…
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…
LatinaLista — The fact that Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is both extremely qualified and Latina are sources of pride for the Latino community who has seen too many promising Latino/a nominees or appointees to Obama’s administration fall…
LatinaLista — Sonia Sotomayor, the product of a South Bronx public housing project, who lost her father at the age of nine, went on to win scholarships to Princeton University and Yale Law School. New Supreme Court nominee Judge…
LatinaLista — Imagine this scene: It’s 6:30 a.m. in the middle of the week at a city trolley station. People are wiping the sleep from their eyes as they hustle to catch a ride that will take them to…
By Anahi Parra LL Special Report LatinaLista Away from my hometown of Mexico City, I am currently in New York City, where last Sunday I had the opportunity to witness two rallies regarding gay marriage in New York, one…
LatinaLista — Dr. Douglas Massey is a professor of Sociology at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and is an adjunct professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Specializing in the sociology…
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…
LatinaLista — In the last two days, there has been more positive news regarding aspects of immigration reform than has been seen in the last few months. To start with, the DREAM Act received a very large endorsement from…
LatinaLista — According to a new report released today by The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), one out of 4 incarcerated Latino youth is held in an adult jail facility. The…
