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Fri30Sep2005

40th Anniversary of "la huelga"

18:57 H.- At the end of this month in which we reflect on Latino history, we observe the 40th anniversary of the now legendary "huelga de las uvas" initiated by the United Farm Workers, made up of the masses of exploited Mexicano... Read more »

Topics: California - Politics - Society

Of Forgotten Times and Latino Writers

13:14 H.- As part of its Hispanic Heritage Month activities, the The Queens Library New Americans Program in New York City presented Dominican author Marisela Rizik. Marisela read from her first novel Of Forgotten Times which was originally written in Spanish.... Read more »

Topics: Books

Daddy Yankee in good with the big guys

10:49 H.- After heavy coverage in the New York Times and a general buzz that just won't quit, it seems mainstream media has truly embraced Reggaeton in earnest now, as evidenced in this press release from HispanicBusiness.com (via PR Newswire): ABC Radio... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Marketing - Music

The Oveja Negra of Pan-Latino Culture

09:48 H.- Rock en Español is still seen as the black sheep of Latino culture. Its use of rhythms native to Latin American countries combined with hard rock drums and guitar riffs defies easy categorization. It also has had the ability... Read more »

Topics: New York

Thu29Sep2005

Fuleteame el tanque!

19:58 H.- Via HispanicTips: is this for real? I guess he's riding the fame of Daddy Yankee's Gasolina. Bimbo, already a huge star in his native Puerto Rico, is instigating the greatest gas giveaway in American history! The novel new campaign is... Read more »

Topics: Entertainment - Marketing - Music

Paulina Doubles Up on Next Album

14:36 H.- Paulina Rubio is taking a leap on her next album, set for release in 2006, by making it a double whammy, according to Esmas.com (via Ticias.com, she's going the Shakira route and recording one in English and another in Spanish:... Read more »

Topics: Music

Reading Latinos : Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

14:00 H.- Hispanic Heritage Month is more than about los famosos singing and dancing on television and a few brown looking faces and names being stirred in between your regularly scheduled programming. The Association of American Publishers has published on its... Read more »

Topics: Books

Nationalist Killing is Front Page in Spanish- Lost in Translation Everywhere Else

08:54 H.- The FBI killing of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Filiberto Ojeda Rios on September 23 in Puerto Rico has all Puerto Ricans talking, regardless of their position on the status of the commonwealth. Ojeda Rios, wanted in relation to a... Read more »

Topics: Politics

Wed28Sep2005

Big brand names sign up for MTV Latin VMAs

15:38 H.- It's not only big name stars like Shakira that are lined up for the Latin American version of the VMAs, set for Thursday, October 20th (10:00 p.m. ET). Broadcasting from Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the VMALAs are sporting sponsorships from... Read more »

Topics: Marketing

Latino Startups Outdoing Mainstream

14:41 H.- Years after the dot-com boom and bust, it seems that start-up businesses are beginning to pick up speed again, and who is leading the pack? Latinos, according to this Seattle Times article via HispanicTips: Latinos and immigrants start companies at... Read more »

Topics: Business

Tertuliando

12:58 H.- The tertulia is a social gathering with literary or artistic overtones that has its roots in the salons of enlightenment Europe and with social movements in Latin America. Over the last year in the predominantly Latino community of Jackson... Read more »

Topics: Culture

City University Progams in Espanish

08:48 H.- The City University of New York (CUNY), will be jumping on the Spanish language programming bandwagon on October 6 with the launch of Nueva York. The television program which can be accessed on CUNY TV in the New York... Read more »

Topics: TV

Tue27Sep2005

GLAAD honors gay-friendly Spanish-language media

22:04 H.- Non-profit organization GLAAD has had a tough time getting their heads and hands around the anti-gay presence on many television shows on Spanish-language TV in the years since it launched its People of Color Media Program. They've made a... Read more »

Topics: TV

Immigrant childen alienated from "Naco" school?

12:53 H.- Interesting story out of Arizona via HispanicTips. Intriguing first because of the weird word play: the school is called "Naco" (which for non-Mexicans is a classist, racially charged insult flung from Mexican to Mexican) and it's located in an Arizona... Read more »

Topics: Immigration

Mon26Sep2005

Yo hablo coreano

14:20 H.- I love stories of mestizaje, of cultures and languages intertwined, I guess because I am a mixed bag of idiomas and etnias myself. For that reason, today's LA Times article on what I would call "the new face of bilingualism"... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism

Mornings After in Mexico

13:19 H.- In the United States, there is currently a battle to allow emergency contraception, known popularly as "the morning after pill" or "Plan B" to be available over the counter. Currently in the US, it is available only via a... Read more »

Topics: Health

Sun25Sep2005

Good or Bad Timing Depending on How you Look at It.

14:16 H.- Friday was the 137th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico and of the cry for independence from Spain known as el Grito de Lares. The FBI chose this historical date in Puerto Rican history to go... Read more »

Topics: Puerto Rico

Sat24Sep2005

Nothing Celebrates Latino Heritage Like Beer???

08:32 H.- I guess corporate sponsorship of Hispanic Heritage Month events is a good thing. Right?... Read more »

Topics: Lifestyle

Fri23Sep2005

All Aboard America pero Not Latin America

08:38 H.- With rising airline prices, many communities, Latinos included, rely on other means of transportation for business and pleasure. Undocumented residents who face growing restrictions on driving often use bus services. However, soon they may be left with no other... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - States

Thu22Sep2005

yerbabuena: Good for your Cuerpo

13:39 H.- Abuelita always said yerbabuena was good for me like in a tea to calm los nervios for example. In New York City Yerbabuena is good for your ears too. yerbabuena is the name of a New York City based... Read more »

Topics: New York

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