La Costa Latina PENSACOLA, FL — Four years ago when Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan was asking the community to vote for him, he had a brief encounter with the editor of La Costa Latina at New York Nick’s…
General, Videos
Intrn’l Video: Paraguay’s campesinos engage in “Raising Resistance” to corporate greed
Jun 27, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Technology doesn’t always equal progress or profit for all. There’s no better proof of that than in developing countries where rural, disadvantaged people find themselves taking on corporate giants. One such place where this is happening is…
Palabra Final, Politics
Conservatives have a greater problem than just with Latino voters — how to respect the Latinos on their side
Jun 26, 2012, 7:54 PM 0
LatinaLista — Much has been written about the problem Republicans/conservatives are having with Latino voters. Yet, there seems to be another story that is being overlooked entirely — the problem conservatives are having with Latinos who are supposed to…
Health, Life Issues
National HIV Testing Day highlights need for Latinos and blacks to get tested since many don’t know if they are infected
Jun 26, 2012, 5:27 PM 1
LatinaLista — It used to be that a diagnosis of HIV was a death sentence. Those days are long gone. Today, medication is advancing the quality of life for people infected with human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. The only…
Latino Politics
ROMNEY SENDS CONFLICTING SIGNALS ON CONSIDERATION OF RUBIO AS HIS VP
Jun 26, 2012, 3:16 PM 2
By Elizabeth de Armas and Luis Carlos López Hispanic Link News Service U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) still can’t evade vice presidential chatter even though he has professed little interest in the position and, at times, refuses to discuss…
General, Life Issues, Money
Loss of homes by Latino homeowners signals an erosion of equality in the nation
Jun 26, 2012, 12:47 PM 2
LatinaLista — As June, otherwise known as National Homeownership Month, draws to an end so does the American Dream for many Americans, especially Latino and black home owners. RealtyTrac reports that banks took back 54,844 properties last month, up…
General, Local News, Midwest
Chicago’s Pilsen: An environmentally conscious community
Jun 26, 2012, 10:40 AM 0
By Christina E. Rodriguez Extra News CHICAGO — Two years ago, the City of Chicago Department of Environment commissioned its fourth community study in the Pilsen neighborhood. Lead by a team which included anthropologists from The Field Museum’s division of…
Life Issues
Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Are You Going to Declare Your Immigration Status At Work?
Jun 26, 2012, 10:19 AM 0
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ The executive order announced by President Barrack Obama on June 15th declaring that those who came to the US before age 16 are now eligible for temporary work visas may encourage…
Videos
Video: Mexican youth discuss a new political future for their country forged by #YoSoy132 movement
Jun 26, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — All around the world young people have taken to the streets to lead in the demand for democratic justice from their political and community leaders. Most of these events have been happening oceans away from the United…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Latino inmate sentenced as juvenile speaks out on Supreme Court’s life without parole for youth
Jun 25, 2012, 3:52 PM 1
By Efren Paredes, Jr. LatinaLista (Editor’s note: Efren Paredes, Jr. is a Michigan prisoner sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile in 1989. Learn more about Efren) Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion abolishing life without…
General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Supreme Court SB1070 ruling — an issue that impacts all Americans
Jun 25, 2012, 1:48 PM 0
LatinaLista — Today was expected to be a big news day. All the cable news networks were waiting with bated commentary for the expected healthcare ruling by the Supreme Court. The financial cable news channels had lined up their…
Transcripts
Transcript: Statement by the President on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Jun 25, 2012, 10:48 AM 0
June 25, 2012 I am pleased that the Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law. What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform. A patchwork of state laws…
American Dreams
Like the new NBA champions, DREAMers too relishing a win but know the fight is not over
Jun 25, 2012, 9:36 AM 0
By Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista As I was watching the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma Thunder, I drew the parallels between the Heat winning and the President’s DREAMer policy announcement. A week ago, undocumented young Americans celebrated the bold move…
Local News, West
Local Latino blind student will represent California in national competition
Jun 25, 2012, 8:49 AM 0
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Ricardo Herrera lost his sight when he was one and a half years-old, due to an eye infection. But that hasn’t been an impediment for him to succeed…
General, Videos
New documentary re-examines the Long Island murder of Marcelo Lucero and asks hard questions
Jun 25, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Marcelo Lucero, the Ecuadorian immigrant who was maliciously beaten to death by a group of Long Island teens “beaner hopping” in 2008, put the first face to hate crimes against Latino immigrants. The crime shocked the nation…
By Julie Noblitt Green Ninja As Dr. Eugene Cordero took to the stage at the TEDxSanJoseCA conference last month, he showed a slide with a picture of his favorite tee-shirt and posed this question to the audience: How far…
General, Nonprofit
Spotlight Nonprofit: Helping children of homicide victims see hope in life
Jun 22, 2012, 10:28 AM 0
LatinaLista — News of murders happen every day in every city. Yet, aside from the victim’s name, age and where the murder took place, it’s rare for the public to know if the murder victim had a family, especially…
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista “Should I pay off the debt with the highest interest rate in order to get out of debt faster?” That’s a question I get all the time. And it’s a question that makes sense mathematically….
Palabra Final, Politics
Immigration, not the economy, is tearing the Latino community apart
Jun 21, 2012, 8:55 AM 1
LatinaLista — Ever since the Obama administration’s surprise announcement last week about deferring the deportation of undocumented youth, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has let others in his party do the talking for him. Unfortunately, the range of…
By Gina Homolka Skinnytaste Chicken and rice, otherwise known as arroz con pollo is a delicious one pot meal the whole family will love. Arroz con pollo can be made so many different ways and also varies from country…
Local News, Southwest
Can a piece of paper block border smuggling tunnels? New law will try
Jun 21, 2012, 12:00 AM 1
By Brandon Ross Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada is only half-joking when he describes the problem of border-smuggling tunnels that criss-cross under the streets of Nogales. “One of these days, we’re going to…
General, Global Views
Guatemala Launches Central America’s First Braille Newspaper
Jun 21, 2012, 12:00 AM 1
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista GUATEMALA — “You don’t need to see to be able to read” was the message Guatemala sent to the world last month when it launched Central America’s first ever Braille newspaper. Together with the Committee…
Latino Politics
New site shows the strength of Latino voters state-by-state
Jun 20, 2012, 11:21 AM 0
LatinaLista — As much attention as is paid to the Latino vote, no one knows for sure just how much influence it will have in the November election. Some media organizations have pinpointed the states where the Latino vote…
General, Life Issues
Hispanic Millennials and the Economy: Hit Hard, But Still Optimistic
Jun 20, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
Insight Tr3s The number one life goal among Hispanic Millennials is to have a successful career, according to the 2011 Maximo Report. But getting a start on that career is no easy feat: while young adults in general have…
By Cesar Arredondo Amigos805 Activists use the latest technologies to help undocumented immigrant motorists and hope 2013 could bring ‘license for all’ OXNARD — Francisco Romero doesn’t like police checkpoints. He believes that towing companies and municipalities unfairly profit…
