The biggest complaint about healthy eating is that it costs too much, especially for people who are on limited budgets. Yet, there are those who say eating an organic diet can be done — even on food stamps. To…
By Leslie J. López LatinaLista SPAIN — The social disagreement goes on. Both of the major labor unions in Spain — General Union of Workers (UGT, its Spanish acronym) and the Workers’ Commissions (CC.OO) — have announced a national…
Nonprofit
Spotlight Nonprofit: Using the art of crochet to lift lives out of poverty
Mar 16, 2012, 5:32 PM 0
LatinaLista — What’s the best thing to lift a person out of poverty? A job, of course. Yet, what if that person has never received an education or training in any skill, and on top of that, they live…
By Juan Miret A Hispanic Matter Saintliness and crime. Can they occur together? Not usually, but when it comes to Jesús Malverde, the rule is broken. His image is found in popular altars – of course, without the approval…
Local News, Southwest
It seems harder today to make a college degree pay off
Mar 16, 2012, 2:41 PM 0
By Erika Lopez Borderzine EL PASO – Josie Jimarez Howard imagined herself surrounded by artifacts from fascinating distant epochs as she pursued her passion for history tending to treasures in a museum after earning a degree in history from…
General, Global Views
Nicaragua: New extreme sport “Volcano Boarding” leaves all others in the “ash”
Mar 16, 2012, 2:23 PM 1
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista NICARAGUA — I used to think you needed water, waves and a wetsuit to surf. I was wrong. When I first arrived in Nicaragua, I’d never heard of volcano boarding and thought it would be…
“Is it possible to have a normal life after cancer?” The question is the premise for the new web series, Happy Cancer Chick, based on a blog written by Dominican American actress/writer Jenny Saldaña. In the premier episode, viewers…
General, Palabra Final
Young Latinos listen to classmates more than friends or family when it comes to going to the polls
Mar 15, 2012, 3:42 PM 1
LatinaLista — In the paper “Youth, Race and Voter Mobilization” released yesterday by the black youth project, the researchers cited many facts about political party mobilization efforts among young voters that weren’t fully realized. For example, in the 2008…
Life Issues
Cartoon Network takes the animation out of the serious topic of bullying
Mar 15, 2012, 1:05 PM 0
LatinaLista — Bullying is an issue that, in spite of the increase in media awareness campaigns, it’s getting worse. According to bullying statistics for 2010, there are about 2.7 million students being bullied each year by about 2.1 students…
BlogBeat
On Patriotism and Civic Duty: An Evolutionist’s view on what makes a true American patriot
Mar 15, 2012, 11:17 AM 0
By David Sloan Wilson This View of Life I’m attending an event called the Guiding Lights Weekend at the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World’s Fair and therefore a 50-year old vision of the future. Evidently, we…
Local News, West
United Farm Workers Starts Negotiations in San Joaquin County
Mar 15, 2012, 10:45 AM 0
BILINGUAL WEEKLY San Joaquin County — “We are slaves in the U.S.” said Jose Garcia, a resident of Stockton, during a general meeting with United Farm Workers Union (UFW) at the Comisión Honorifica Mexicana (Honorific Mexican Commission) on Wednesday,…
Videos
VidLit: Latino author taps into Youtube to share readings of his works with wider audience
Mar 15, 2012, 9:35 AM 0
Book readings are a great way for readers to meet and hear their favorite authors and for authors to gauge readers’ reactions to their works. Unfortunately, in these economic times, it’s not as often as it used to be…
Palabra Final
New report shows black and Latino youth remain an untapped gold mine of votes for both parties
Mar 14, 2012, 5:35 PM 0
LatinaLista — It was well known that young voters of color turned out in record numbers to vote in the 2008 election but what isn’t widely known is that both parties still failed to reach 80 percent of young…
General, Life Issues
Military diversity initiatives gaining momentum in the face of increasingly bad press
Mar 14, 2012, 4:30 PM 0
LatinaLista — The recent horrific act by a US Army staff sergeant killing 16 Afghan children and adults in cold blood defies explanation. Whether the soldier suffered from brain trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder or was in a state of…
Anonymous New Latina: Psychology Corner (Editor’s Note: This is part III of a three-part series under our “New Latina Voices” column. Part I is HERE and Part II is HERE.) Baby on Board Many people cannot have children; I…
Local News, Pacific
Soul De Cuba Restaurant — A growing business from Honolulu to Cuba
Mar 14, 2012, 11:52 AM 3
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — Well-known Hispanic community leader Jesús Puerto owns Soul De Cuba (SDC) Honolulu as well as the Soul De Cuba New Haven in Connecticut. The Honolulu restaurant opened in…
Videos
Intrn’l Video: Capturing the beauty and the challenges of saving the Galápagos Islands
Mar 14, 2012, 10:37 AM 0
International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) spearheads the Galápagos Alliance. ILCP Fellow Ralph Lee Hopkins set out to tell the story of the Galápagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site protected for all humanity. He wanted to make photographic…
By Vanessa Perez LatinaLista “No? That wasn’t any better?” my mother would ask. “Say it one more time.” “Chip, ship, sheep.” These three little words had distinct sounds and meanings when I said them. They lost all distinction when…
Palabra Final
San Bernardino County law enforcement carrying out gross miscarriage of justice against 18-year-old Mexican-American
Mar 13, 2012, 6:13 PM 8
LatinaLista — Mistaken identity, false police reports and vengeful neighbors are all elements that make a good mystery novel. But in this case, there is no mystery — only a sad story of a young Mexican American boy wrongfully…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ I grew up hearing a common dicho or proverb in Spanish: No me gusta, pero me entretiene — I may not like it but it is entertaining. This is what I…
Causes, Social Justice
New site aims to rediscover unsung heroes of the farm workers’ movement
Mar 13, 2012, 3:21 PM 0
LatinaLista — Latino civil rights icon, Cesar Chavez, is synonymous with the United Farm Workers (UFW) organization. Yet, he wasn’t the only one who championed the rights of these workers. According to a 1975 national poll, there were 17…
Local News, West
Book donations to benefit students of cultural studies in Arizona
Mar 13, 2012, 9:35 AM 0
Amigos805.com VENTURA COUNTY — Local Latino journalist/photojournalist Jess Gutierrez this weekend announced that he is seeking donations of books to benefit students of cultural studies program in Arizona. “Friends, I need your help,” Gutierrez stated in a media release….
General, Videos
Video: Latina doctoral student blazes trail in crocodile studies
Mar 13, 2012, 8:03 AM 0
There aren’t too many female crocodile hunters and there aren’t that many Latina scientists who have a love for the reptile in its true teeth-biting form. Yet one such woman exists and KPCC introduces us to Marisa Tellez. The…
Palabra Final, Politics
Did Texas Republicans try to suppress the state’s Latino vote?
Mar 12, 2012, 4:53 PM 1
LatinaLista — Today’s announcement by the Department of Justice that they would block the new Texas voter photo ID law was a welcome sign in a state where 38 percent of the population is Latino and many areas of…
Culture
Latino-themed sports cafe triggers new movement — designating March National Tequila Awareness month
Mar 12, 2012, 1:23 PM 1
LatinaLista — So what if it took a Latino-themed sports cafe — that looks suspiciously like a popular Anglo chain that uses the same hot pants-clad girls to deliver your order — to come up with an idea that…
