Archive for October 10th, 2005
¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!
10 Oct 2005
I just stumbled upon this site targeted for 9 to 14-year-old girls, ¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). They estimate that in under 15 years, 1 in 5 children in the US will be of Hispanic origin. The site and program is a response to the fact that Hispanic girls have higher rates of pregnancy, depression, and suicide than any other racial group.
Some people may ask you “Are you a Latina or are you American?”
¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! is really a great site with lots of information and activities for the girls. The What it Means to be Bicultural is a nice example of their articles.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to choose one or the other!
With sections on “Your Family”, “Your Body”, “Your Future”, and more, the site is very complete. Girls can find out “How to Become a Doctor”, Recipes for Day of the Dead, and even “Ask the Doctor” questions about health/body questions.
Available in English and in Spanish, I recommend that our readers share the site with the 9-14 year old girls in their lives.
MTV Caribbean sin Puerto Rico
1:42 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music|TV · 3 Comments
10 Oct 2005
It seems that MTV just doesn’t slow down with its new niche market initiatives. MTV radio recently launched TRL Latino, and, in addition to the already succesful MTV Asia, they’ve recently launched new channels for first generation Asian and South Asian young adults. Is there a part of the globe they haven’t covered yet? The Caribbean perhaps?
Tempo, the new cable television network dedicated to Caribbean music and culture, has announced it will celebrate the channel’s November launch by hosting a series of concert events in various Caribbean markets. Jamaica will kick off the concert series (October 15 & 16), followed by events in Barbados (October 21), St. Maarten (October 25), St. Croix (October 27), Nevis (October 30) and Trinidad & Tobago (November 5).
What happened to Puerto Rico?
In an age where everything is hypercategorized, it’s interesting to see that Puerto Rico, a distinctly Caribbean island, was excluded from Tempo’s focus. And what about the Dominican Republic?
According to MTV:
The concert events will showcase the diversity of the Caribbean with over 80 artists from across the region and beyond, featuring all the different genres of music from the Islands including, Reggae, Dance Hall, Reggaeton, Soca, Pan, Quelbe, Calypso, etc.
Launching on November 21, 2005 across the Caribbean (and in the U.S. in 2006), Tempo targets all people with a passion for the Caribbean lifestyle. The channel provides a mix of original and acquired programming that is vibrant, relevant to its audience and true to the spirit of the Caribbean and its culture.
Yeah, not quite.
All of the musicians performing in this inaugural concert are from non-Spanish speaking Caribbean countries. Is Latino Carribean music destined to be lumped with the rest of the “Latin music” genres (which are, among themselves, each very unique) not as part of a Caribbean music initiative but as the big blob that is MTV Latino? If that’s the case, they should call it something other than Caribbean.
Via / Hispanic Business and HispanicTips
Mimi’s Portrait
10 Oct 2005
Sometimes it’s hard for Latino adults to figure out what race box to check off on official forms and in life in general. Imagine how hard it must be for a Latino child to navigate a racial system that is pretty much divided into just black and white. If you’re having a hard time remembering what it felt like being in between as a Latino child in the U.S., Linda Nieves-Powell will remind you with her film, Mimi’s Portrait. The 8 minute digital short was written, produced, and directed by Nieves-Powell and is based on her own personal experiences of moving from the inner city to the suburbs of Long Island and having to choose between being either black or white.
The film will be featured today, Columbus Day observed, at 5 pm. as part of the Downtown Film Festival in Staten Island, NYC at Cargo Café, 120 Bay Street. It will also be featured in Miami as part of the 4th Annual Miami Short Film Festival from October 24th to October 29th 2005.
When Nieves-Powell isn’t making movies, she’s running Latino Flavored Productions Inc., an English language multimedia entertainment company. She was recently named by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 100 Influential Hispanics. She is also the writer, director and producer of the hit play YO SOY LATINA! , now touring nationally across college campuses.
So if you’re still confused as to where you stand as a Latino living between two worlds, maybe Nieves-Powell and her powerful work will show you how to create your own space and discover yourself.
Latino Flavored Productions Inc.
Top Hispanic Restaurants
10 Oct 2005
Hispanic Magazine recently ranked the 50 Top Hispanic Restaurants in the US. The results spanned across 13 states, with the majority of the restaurants being located in California, Florida, and Texas. The magazine includes information about prices, forms of payment, address and phone, but lacks links to the restaurant websites.
The article starts off by discussing how Latino foods have affected the US market:
Tortillas continue beating white bread in sales according to the Tortilla Industry Association; sales are expected to reach $6 billion this year. And if you have a sweet tooth, you’ll be happy to know that Hershey’s is introducing a dulce de leche–filled chocolate kiss. In the world of ice creams and sorbets, you’ve probably already noticed that major brands, such as Breyers and Häagen-Dazs, offer dulce de leche ice cream.
Check out the article to see if your favorite restaurant made the cut!
Via / Hispanic Magazine.com
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