Archive for September, 2005
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 Connecticut Wells Fargo robbery in 1983 , was considered a terrorist by the United States and now has been made a martyr. There have been protests not only in Puerto Rico, but in New York City , Boston and Connecticut.
The story of Filiberto’s death and its aftermath has been front page news in Spanish language media outlets. But you have to search long and hard to find coverage in English. There have been several small stories in major media outlets like the New York Times, but English language coverage has been mostly about fears of the United States government and its leaders as opposed to what is really going down in Puerto Rico and in the hearts or Puerto Ricans everywhere. For those Ricans who want information in English, indy media outlets have been the way to go. For example today and tomorrow, Pacifica Radio’s WBAI in NY is featuring programming specifically related to the Ojeda Rios killing and actions and reactions surrounding it.
Enrique Iglesias: Soltero Más Sexy, People en Español
7:59 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities| Music · 1 Comment
29 Sep 2005Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias will be featured on the cover of People en Español in October as the sexiest of 25 sexy bachelors.
Also on the list Mexican singer Pablo Montero, Mexican actors Eduardo Yanez and Gabriel Soto, and That 70’s Show Miami native Wilmer Valderrama.
NFL Spices it Up
28 Sep 2005
This weekend, for the first time ever, the NFL will hold a regular-season game outside of the USA. The San Francisco 49′ers will play the Arizon Cardinals on October 2 at 8:30pm EST. It will count as a home game for the Cardinals.
Mexico is the world’s second largest market for the NFL, after the US itself. The Estadio Azteca can hold over 100,000 people, and it is expected to be full, breaking the record for highest attendance of a regular season NFL game.
I think this is a great move by the NFL. Now since Mexico has so many fans of futbol americano, will we ever see a Mexican team join the NFL?
Big brand names sign up for MTV Latin VMAs
3:38 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Marketing · 2 Comments
28 Sep 2005
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 some top-tier corporations; ever heard of Coca-Cola, Motorola, HP? From AdNotas:
The event will air on MTV Latin America to more than 24 countries and it will be seen on MTV channels around the world, including MTV, MTV2, MTV Puerto Rico and MTV Español in the US, reaching 80 million households; as well as on MTVs in Asia (India, Thailand and Singapore), MTV Australia, MTV Brazil, MTV Canada, MTV France, MTV Italy, MTV Japan, MTV Portugal, MTV Spain and MTV UK, reaching a potential 418 million households. Additionally, select terrestrial outlets in Latin America will carry the show, with a potential reach of 36 million households.
Pretty good exposure for these multinational brands looking to reach the Latino market both in and outside of U.S. Borders.
In other related news, Shakira leads the pack in nominations for this year’s edition of the VMALAs.
Latino Startups Outdoing Mainstream
2:41 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · business · Comments Off
28 Sep 2005
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 higher rates than white non-Latinos, while blacks increasingly are jumping into business ownership, a new study finds.…Two surprising results emerged from the study, Fairlie said. The number of Latinos who started businesses jumped to 0.48 percent of the adult population last year from 0.38 percent in 1996
Tertuliando
28 Sep 2005
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 Heights in Queens, NY, the tertulia is being revived and in Spanish.
Fusión Atómica, a Queens based cultural organization founded in 2003 by Juan Esteban and Angela Perez, originally wanted to educate high school and college age Latinos about their culture and heritage. What followed was a weekly radio program . The radio program has grown into a twice a month cultural sharing or tertulia.
The tertulias take place every other Wednesday at D’Antigua, a bar/restaurant known for its Latin rock scene more than for its poetry scene. The tertulias are always jam packed with a mix of young and old Latinos from all over. Musical performances include hip-hop and more traditional baladas. Spoken word poets are followed by story tellers. Puerto Ricans follow Colombians who follow Ecuadorians who are all loved by the audience.
I first performed at the tertulia over a year ago, as a spoekn word poet trained in the Nuyorican school using my primary languages of Spanglish and hip hop. The tertulia gave me space to perform but also room to grow as a Latina artist which included a supportive environment to do something I thought I would never do, write and perform in Spanish. The tertulias serve not just as a place for the exchange of culture and ideas but also foster the idea of pan-Latino unity and support and ain’t that what comunidad is all about?
Soraya, a 36 year old Latin Grammy winner from Colombia, faced breast cancer and beat it. Now she is a spokeswoman for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and she is reaching out specifically to Latinas.
The following exerpt from the Miami Herald article, “Singer a voice for breast-cancer victims”, explains why it is important to reach out specifically to the Latin community:
Dr. Sandra Franco, co-director of the Memorial Breast Cancer Center at the Memorial Cancer Institute in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines, said some patients who grew up in Latin America fear diagnosis and treatment.
“There is a feeling in these patients that breast cancer is a more deadly disease than it really is,” said Franco, who is Colombian.
Latin American countries don’t have massive breast cancer screening campaigns. Treatment, drugs and support groups are less available than in the United States, she said. The message about early detection isn’t trumpeted. In Colombia, 80 percent of the cancers diagnosed are at an advanced stage, Soraya said.
The article later quotes:
“If there were more campaigns, more media involvement, more celebrity involvement like with Soraya, it would be normal to talk about breast cancer,” Franco said. “The stigma would go away.”
Soraya has dedicated her song “Por Ser Quien Soy” as her survivor song. It can be downloaded on her website in exchange for a $1 donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
City University Progams in Espanish
28 Sep 2005
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 City area via channel 75, will feature interviews with Latino leaders and artists from the NY tri-state area, as well as information about Latino-centric events.
It’s not clear how many Latino New Yorkers actually watch CUNY TV or will tune in after the launch of the new show, but hopefully it will be a useful resource.
GLAAD honors gay-friendly Spanish-language media
27 Sep 2005
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 lot of headway, though, getting corporate giants like Pizza Hut to pull ads aired on Univision during a show known to antagonize and stereotype gay people. GLAAD’s Media Awards, a start-studded three-city event boasting stars like Robin Williams, Tippi Hedren, etc. makes a big splash each year, and now they are taking the show to Miami, to honor the “good guys” in Spanish-language media. According to a press release, Univision’s Jorge Ramos will present TV’s Cristina Saralegui with the “Premio Valentía”.
Valentía is right. I think it’s pretty valiente for Cristina to publicly support the gay community knowing that a significant number of her viewers do not.
The event is presented by GLAAD’s long-time sponsor Absolut Vodka, along with new sponsor Coors Light.
Top 10 Business Schools for Hispanics
1. Stanford University
Stanford School of Business
2. University of California, Berkeley
Haas School of Business
3. University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
4. Yale University
Yale School of Management
5. University of Miami
School of Business Administration
6. Duke University
Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC
7. Columbia University
Columbia Business School
8. University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
9. Florida International University
Chapman Graduate School of Business
10. University of New Mexico
The Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management
Top 10 Engineering Schools for Hispanics
1. University of Texas at El Paso
College of Engineering
2. Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Engineering
3. University of Central Florida
College of Engineering and Computer Science
4. San Diego State University
College of Engineering
5. Michigan State University
College of Engineering
6. Rice University
George R. Brown School of Engineering
7. University of Texas at Austin
College of Engineering
8. West Virginia University
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
9. Iowa State University
College of Engineering
10. University of California, Irvine
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Top 10 Law Schools for Hispanics
1. University of Miami
School of Law
2. University of Texas at Austin
School of Law
3. Stanford University
Stanford Law School
4. University of Arizona
James E. Rogers College of Law
5. University of Southern California
Gould School of Law
6. University of Florida
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
7. University of Connecticut
School of Law
8. Southwestern University
School of Law
9. University of California, Los Angeles
School of Law
10. Florida State University
College of Law
Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics
1. Stanford University
School of Medicine
2. Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
3. University of New Mexico
School of Medicine
4. Texas A&M University Health Science Center
College of Medicine
5. University of North Texas Health Science Center
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
6. University of Kansas
School of Medicine
7. University of Arizona
College of Medicine
8. East Carolina University
Brody School of Medicine
9. Edward Via Virginia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
10. Ohio State University
College of Medicine & Public Health
Source: HISPANIC BUSINESS Magazine
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