Archive for October 27th, 2005
Chente in “Newyorktitlán”
4:23 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · mexico|Music|New York City · 2 Comments
27 Oct 2005
I don’t know why it still trips me out to see Mexicans in New York City. Last time I was there I couldn’t believe there was a taco truck parked outside my friend’s upper west side apartment building. For a long time, immigration experts talked about the migrant nature of the New York Mexican population, saying that they were just passing through or working their way towards something more advantageous in other states. Apparently, that’s not the case anymore. One researcher even calls the city “Newyorktitlán”:
Mexicans had the highest rate of population growth of all the major racial and ethnic groups in New York City in the 1990s. The number of Mexican New Yorkers counted by the U.S. Census more than tripled, from 61,772 in 1990 to 186,872 in 2000. But the Census data likely reflect a substantial undercount of the total number of Mexicans living in New York. More inclusive estimates place this population in the range of 275,000 to 300,000.
Mexicans have grown to constitute the third largest Hispanic/Latino group in New York, after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans.
Okay, so I had no idea. That’s why it surprised me to see that none other than Vicente Fernandez packed Madison Square Garden recently. Unlike other Mexican artists like Luis Miguel or Paulina Rubio who have more universal appeal among Latinos, to like “Chente” you have to be down with Mexican music and culture in a serious way. Apparently there are enough Mexicans or Mexicaficionados in the Big Apple to constitute a fan base for him:
Las llaves de mi alma”, “Por tu maldito amor’”, y “Acá entre nos”, pusieron a unos a bailar y a otros a llorar.
El recinto estaba plagado de banderas mexicanas, y algunas colombianas y dominicanas, pero el grueso de la audiencia eran decididamente paisanos del cantante.
According to this article, tickets to the show cost $150. Now I see why the taco truck is parked uptown and not in the hood. Love of country and of rancheras is apparently enough to make Mexicans fork out a small fortune to hear songs from the homeland.
Via / Diario de Mexico, Columbia University News and Ticias
Latinos: One Big Happy Family?
4:11 pm By Maegan La Mala · children · 2 Comments
27 Oct 2005
An article in today’s HispanicAd.com basically feeds into the stereotype that there is one type of Latino family. According to the article:
Parent-child relationships are a unique element of the Hispanic family.
Yeah because parent-child relationships don’t exist in other cultures. Using such respected sociological sources (like MTV), the writer from Florida State University helps prop an argument that’s been floating in the internet lately, that Latinos are failing in school because Latino parents place more importance on the family than on academic success. Yes Latino culture makes us do poorly in school Pay no attention to unequal distribution of resources or ::gasp:: dare I say it, institutional racism.
Throughout the article there is an assumption that Latino families are two parent families, with mami worrying about the kids being too skinny and papi bringing home the tocino. Girl children are to help with chores and take care of the other children. Working mothers are given lip service and single mothers, like the one that raised this Latina, are non-existent.
If this is the information being used to market to modern Latinos, no wonder I mute the commercials during my novelas.
Via/ HispanicTips and HispanicAd.com
Viva Venezuela!
12:31 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Sports|Venezuela · Comments Off
27 Oct 2005
Venezuela’s feeling proud today of their native son, Ozzie Guillén, who did what no one thought was possible; he took the White Sox (or “las medias blancas” as they are known in Latin America) to the World Series and they won. This makes him the first Latino manager to ever lead a team to victory in a World Series:
Ese orgullo por ser venezolano es lo que también le ha dado una personalidad especial, porque en cada una de la entrevistas que ofrece en inglés siempre las finaliza con un recuerdo al país y el “Viva Venezuela”.
“En mi Venezuela están celebrando como si fuese carnaval, están disparando cohetes. Eso me llena el corazón de felicidad. Todo esto es por Venezuela, que necesitaba esta alegría”, afirmó. “Como desearía estar ahora mismo en mi tierra”.
Venezuela’s passion for baseball has always been insatiable. It remains that way now, as evidenced by the fact that despite strained relations between Venezuela and the United State, President Hugo Chavez took a moment to congratulate Guillen on his victory in a weekly radio address.
Venezuela has played a key role in professional baseball in the United states since the 1960s, when Luís Ernesto Aparicio Montiel, a native of Maracaibo, was named to the Hall of Fame. But America’s game became Venezuela’s game far before that. Baseball arrived in Venezuela with oil-hungry Americans in 1895 and has thrived there ever since.
Venezolanos everywhere see this win as not just a win for Chicago, but more of a win for Venezuelans and their favorite sport. America’s favorite pastime is Venezuela’s national pride today.
Via / ESPN Deportes
Walk with Me Freddy
10:10 am By Maegan La Mala · Events|New York City|Politics · Comments Off
27 Oct 2005
It seems like yesterday that I was complaining about not seeing Freddy Ferrer in the hood. Oh wait, maybe because it was yesterday. Bueno you too can caminar con NYC Democratic mayoral hopeful Freddy Ferrer. According to the Daily Gotham Freddy will be stumping in the ‘hood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Sabado. He won’t be alone, Rican Congresista Nydia Velasquez and even the Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo-Vila (who just threw Ferrer a fancy fundraiser on the isla del encanto).
Such events are a good opportunity for peeps to get up close and personal with the candidate or at the very least get your pic taken with him.
Via/ The Daily Gotham
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