Archive for January 10th, 2006
To Steal a Line From Shakira: Don’t Bother (Looking for Latinos Working in Federal Jobs)
10 Jan 2006
Just because Latinos are the fastest growing “minority” in the U.S. doesn’t mean those numbers are reflected in the jobs held by Latinos, especially Federal Government jobs. While Latinos are at least 40 million strong, we only hold seven percent of Federal Government jobs according to a coalition of Latino watchdog organizations. The private sector employs 13 percent of Latinos and that statistic does not take into account undocumented workers. Why the discrepancy? Discrimination (especially since Federal jobs are only available to U.S. citizens) and poor recruitment campaigns to Latinos are part of the problem. Another problem is the lack of qualified Latino candidates, traced back to poor educational training.
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Ely Guerra: The Anti-Crossover Latina Rockera
9:28 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Events|Music|San Francisco · 3 Comments
10 Jan 2006
Proving that mujeres in rock can be strong, sexy and talented while singing in Spanish and not crossing over is 33 year old Mexicana Ely Guerra. At age 15 the Nuevo León native left home to pursue her musical dream in México DF. Since then she has released four full length albums, numerous EP’s and contributed tunes to films such as Amores Perros. Ely can rock out with the best of them, like she does on the track Mas Bonita. She can also sing sing sultry songs like Tu Boca. Both sides of Ely can be heard on her latest release Sweet & Sour, Hot Y Spicy . Ely Guerra isn’t compared to crossover pop Latinas like Shakira but to Alternative vocalists in both English and Spanish like Ani DiFranco and Julieta Venegas.
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