Now that the propaganda festival, aka Republican National Convention, is history, it’s time to get serious about our individual responsibility to preserve our nation’s democracy. We do that by seeing today’s reality objectively, discerning fact from fiction and trusting…
That in this democracy, anyone would be against facilitating every citizen’s civic duty of voting is a red flag that their intentions are sinister. No wonder Joe Biden’s campaign just created a new position on his campaign staff; Trump…
If ever the country needed proof of how inept and derelict the Trump administration is in performing its most basic duty — protect the American people, we have only to look at how they have handled the coronavirus spread….
Though we’re getting mixed messages about the severity of the coronavirus from the White House, it’s clear that each of us have the potential to be impacted by the virus. According to health experts, there are things that we…
Politics, zNew Headline
Look at what the White House just released to justify the Trump administration’s own policy of separating immigrant children from their parents
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If there is one real truth about Trump and his White House staff, it’s that they lie. They distort facts, they take things out of context to purposely create a narrative that makes Trump look either…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Why People Continue to Flee Violence in Latin American Countries
By Silva Mathema ncluido The April arrival of the Central American caravan at the southern U.S. border once again placed the nation’s focus on individuals and families who traveled thousands of miles to seek asylum in the United…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Having ‘Mexican’ as default label for all Latinos harms plight of Central American refugees
By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The news today out of Pew Research Center should put a grinding halt to Trump’s campaign promise to build a border wall, if it’s Mexico he’s blaming for a southern invasion. According to a Pew…
Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline
Young refugees who arrive at the border alone struggle in U.S.
By Alexa D'Angelo Cronkite News PHOENIX – Immigrant youth who arrive at the border alone and have no family to take care of them in the U.S. often struggle to build a life. Jose Montoya set off from…
NewsMundo, zNew Headline
New UN report finds pervasive violence in Central America driving women refugees to seek U.S. asylum
LatinaLista — The world understands why the refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. are streaming into Western Europe in numbers described as “unprecedented in its sheer scale since the end of World War II.” Thanks to the hundreds of…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Unaccompanied minors find refuge in San Antonio
By Sophia Campos VoiceBox Media On the Westside of San Antonio, Texas, along El Paso Street where men on bicycles sell paletas and among the early 20th century “shotgun” houses, sits the quaint church, Our Lady of Guadalupe. The church’s…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Without A Secured Right to Freedom of Expression, There Is No Democracy In Central America
Cultural Survival On October 23, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a Thematic Hearing on Examining Freedom of Expression in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala during its 156th Session in Washington DC. Organized by Asociación Mundial…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista Nearly a year ago, the surge of unaccompanied child migrants constantly made the headlines, making it the “new” humanitarian crisis in the North American region. Although the phenomenon of accompanied children was not new, the…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Helping people with lung-related diseases breathe easier in El Salvador and Guatemala
LatinaLista — Campaign: The Human Powered Nebulizer Three of the ten most prevalent causes of mortality in the world are lung-related illnesses. Since 2004, the Human Powered Nebulizer has been a product created by Lars Olson, associate professor and…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
HIPGive Crowdfunder: Providing free or low-cost legal services to child migrants
LatinaLista — HIPGive Crowdfunder: Providing free or low-cost legal services to child migrants Providing legal representation for minors is complex – it requires expertise in state family law and federal immigration law, and for the attorney to be barred…
Immigration, zNew Headline
VIDEO: How Central America Views the U.S. Immigration Debate
LatinaLista — News continues to flow from the U.S.-Mexican border that the child migrant”crisis” is dramatically slowing. News outlets are reporting that the federal government is shutting down its emergency shelters at military bases in Texas, California and Oklahoma…
Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Central American governments play their own blame game explaining why their children are fleeing to U.S.
LatinaLista — Ever since President Obama finally recognized the influx of Central American children at the U.S.-Mexico border as a “humanitarian crisis,” partisan blame has been thickly spread. From faulting current U.S. policy and criticizing border enforcement to calling…
Philanthropy, zNew Headline
Crowdfunding Campaign: Destino – A book about the destiny of Central American migrants searching for American Dream
LatinaLista — Campaign: Destino – A book about the destiny of Central American migrants searching for American Dream Destino, meaning “destination” or “destiny” in Spanish, tells the story of undocumented Central American migrants and the perilous journey by freight…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Viernes Video: Al Jazeera English creates reality show thrusting ordinary Americans into the heart and death of undocumented immigration
LatinaLista — In the vein of MTV’s iconic “Real World” reality series, Al Jazeera English debuts a new series that could be said to literally follow in its predecessor’s footsteps. However, these footsteps have less to do with MTV…
Culture, zNew Headline
More SXSW programming targeting Latinos spells “Bienvenidos”
LatinaLista — There’s a little more Spanish being heard than usual at this year’s SXSW mega event in Austin,Texas. Fresh off the debut inclusion of the new Latino Technology Track during last week’s SXSW Interactive, comes the official launch…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Researchers ask how Central American Americans see themselves
By Mike Allison Central American Politics Norma Stoltz Chinchilla and Nora Hamilton have what looks to be an interesting paper on Identity Formation Among Central American Americans. Here’s part of their conclusion: The individual stories of the Central American…
Global Views
Central American leaders greet Obama in Costa Rica wanting a new relationship with Washington
By Florisabel Rodríguez LatinaLista Costa Rica is a small country, the size of West Virginia, with a population of 4.5 million inhabitants. It is known for having the longest and most developed democracy in Latin America, a peaceful history,…
By Ezra Fieser Infosurhoy.com Hondurans and Salvadorans have the most favorable opinion of the U.S. at 88% and 85%, respectively. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – When U.S. President Barack Obama visits Central America next month, he will find a…
General, Guest Voz
Guest Voz: The unnecessary suffering of the ‘lost boys and girls’ of the Americas — in the U.S.
By Elizabeth Kennedy LatinaLista (Edtor’s Note: The following is a condensed version of the report “Unnecessary Suffering: Potential Unmet Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Alien Children” published in the Feb. 2013 issue of JAMA Pediatrics) Mental illness is one…
Videos
Intrn’l Video: Resurrecting respect, prestige and hope for Panama’s suffering baseball program
LatinaLista — Baseball may be the national pastime of the US but for Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other countries of Latin America baseball is the national “American Dream.” For those who excel in the sport, it’s their…
By Edward Fox InSight Crime Since the “Northern Triangle” of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala emerged as the main corridor for US-bound drugs, it has become one of the deadliest places in the world to be a woman, and…