Archive for November, 2005
Mexico’s Expatriate Voting Plan is not working
10:12 am By Maegan La Mala · Latin America| Politics| mexico · 6 Comments
29 Nov 2005
It’s very depressing. We’ve fought for years to have a voice, only to have this kind of result. I think if we have 4,000 who actually vote, it’ll be a lot.’
- Francisco Javier Moreno, president of a Southern California federation of Michoacan state hometown clubs
The same apathy that plagues American voters is starting to rub off on Mexicans living abroad, particularly here in the United States. After a long political struggle to allow Mexican citizens abroad the opportunity to vote in their home country’s election it seems that the turnout will be dismal.
“…only 2,100 out of an estimated 4 million Mexicans eligible to vote in the United States have mailed in requests for absentee ballots, as the voter registration drive approaches its halfway mark.”
NYU Doesn’t Want to Give the World a Coke
9:34 am By Maegan La Mala · Colombia| New York City| Politics · Comments Off
29 Nov 2005
New York University may be better known for scandals with students selling coke than for drinking it, but the private university located in the heart of Greenwich Village is looking to ban the soda and all its products. The carbonated company has until December 8 to agree to an independent investigation of its Colombian bottling operations. Coke has been battling accusations of abusive and possibly criminal labor practices in Latin America including kidnapping and murder of labor leaders. The ironly of all ironies is that NYU is currently involved in their own labor dispute with grad student teachers.
Via / Gothamist
Latinos to take over the world!
6:09 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Immigration · 2 Comments
28 Nov 2005
Or at least California. This is dedicated to our friend Lou Dobbs, who has been predicting this for years:
By 2020, California will be more crowded, its population older and its racial composition dominated by Hispanics, according to a report released yesterday.
The changes will pose challenges to state lawmakers, who will have to grapple with the additional pressures on already strained schools and health-care systems, according to the report by the California Budget Project.
Lo Que Hay: Events for November 28 – December 1, 2005
2:18 pm By Maegan La Mala · Events| Lo Que Hay| Los Angeles| Miami| New York City · 1 Comment
28 Nov 2005
A feature of VivirLatino, “Lo Que Hay” will feature events from across the country that we think will interest our VL readers.
To submit an event, please use our contact form.
Los Angeles Area
Art Reception for Rey Bustos: Paths and Passions
When: Thursday, December 1, 6 PM-9PM
Where: San Marino Gallery, 2640 Mission Street , San Marino
Cost: Free
For more information call: 626-441-9007
Taxi boom linked to Latinos
1:22 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Marketing| Texas| business · Comments Off
28 Nov 2005
Proof that a boom in an emerging market can spur the appearance of products or services that the mainstream has been needing or wanting but wasn’t provided:
The 14 calls Fiesta got on its first day of business have multiplied into nearly 500,000 dispatched calls annually. A half-million more customers are picked up by drivers at Hispanic supermarkets, Latino-aimed bus companies and through direct cell calls to cabbies.
A handful of Mexican-American drivers in 1985 has grown to a team of 220 cabbies who hail from throughout Latin America. Almost all of them own their cabs and operate small businesses on wheels.
New Music from Jose Feliciano
28 Nov 2005
One of the more popular Christmas songs is Feliz Navidad. It seems that everyone knows this song whether you speak English, Spanish, or some other language. The lyrics have become just as famous as other popular songs like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
The Latino who made Feliz Navidad famous and who some claim is the first to crossover into the Anglo music market has come out with new tracks that are available for download from his site. Jose Feliciano, shunned by music labels that didn’t believe his latest production was good enough, has decided to distribute new music through his website.
It seems that distributing music yourself allows for much more artistic freedom. I wonder if other Latino artists will follow his lead once again.
Via / Hoyinternet
Bill Fisher and Chicano Richard A. Lou, both artists, collaborated on creating public art that deconstructed the very public tale of Jennifer Wilbanks, the white runaway bride who used the media and wove a story about being kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a Hispanic man instead of telling the truth.
Lo Que Hay WEEKEND: Events for November 25 – November 27, 2005
5:36 pm By Maegan La Mala · Events| Los Angeles| New York City| San Francisco · Comments Off
25 Nov 2005
A feature of VivirLatino, “Lo Que Hay” will feature events from across the country that we think will interest our VL readers.
To submit an event, please use our contact form.
Los Angeles
Los Amigos Invisibles
When: Friday, November 25, 9 pm
Where: The Conga Room, 5364 Wilshire Blvd
Cost: $20
The New Gabriel Garcia Marquez Book
25 Nov 2005
In my ninetieth year, I decided to give myself the gift of a night of love with a young virgin.
If you’re going to shop today, don’t waste your money on clothes you’re not going to wear, or that microwave that’s on sale for $10 (It costs $10 for a reason). Instead, make a quick stop at your favorite book store and grab Memories of My Melancholy Whores, the latest book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The Spanish version came out about a year ago (Memorias de mis putas tristes) but the English translation has been out for a few weeks now. I never realized that translations could take so long nowadays. I guess that’s why it’s good to be multilingual. Could you imagine if the Harry Potter books were only in French? I am sure millions of fans would be fluent in the “language of love” by now.
Via / El Paso Times
Turkey Dinner Oaxaqueño Style
10:05 am By Maegan La Mala · California| Food · Comments Off
25 Nov 2005
On Thanksgiving Day many individuals from the Oaxaqueño business community served more than 1,500 plates of turkey dinners for the needy at Normandie Park in Los Angeles. What a treat that must’ve been. Now, don’t think that this was your typical run of the mill turkey. The Oaxaqueños prepared four different types of guajolete (as they are called in Mexico), with chipotle chile, a la naranja, enchilada and of course the traditional kind which is prepared in a delicious broth.
The United States has opened its doors for us to introduce our culture and traditions. Not only have we established ourselves with our customs, but we also have adapted to the culinary traditions of this country.
Via / La Opinión
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