links for 2006-03-16

16 Mar 2006

Many Hispanics still homeless after Hurricane Katrina

Many Hispanics are still homeless and living in dire conditions along the Gulf Coast because of a language barrier and ethnic profiling

(tags: latino latinos katrina new_orleans homeless hispanic hispanos gulf_coast)
Residents Oppose Latino Shopping Center

Nice homegrown racism in Utah. I guess they think if a white walked into a “Latino” shopping center they’d get whisked away by security?

(tags: racism latino immigration marketing utah discrimination)
Mardi Gras, Bay Area style

The crowd is about 90 percent Latino and 95 percent queer, clad in muscle shirts and chinos, highlighted bangs and evenly applied hair product.

(tags: mardi_gras latino bay_area sf san_francisco oakland carnaval)
Misconceptions about Latinos

Cliche alert!

(tags: latino stereotypes latinos cliches misconceptions)
Ingrid Hoffmann to Bring Latin Zest and Cuisine to Martha Stewart on March 16 | Hispanic PR Wire -

Thursday, March 16, Latin zest meets American know-how when Latin lifestyle expert Ingrid Hoffmann appears on Martha. As part of week long series on cooking school…

(tags: kitchen tv cooking)
Delicioso TV with Ingrid Hoffmann

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Vicky B., MSW (@DocSabia): I look forward to your take on the trip as a whole, your critique, and your insight! Some of my [...]

Karen: Have you see the census figures for 2010? Latinos are not all that diverse. Most" Latinos" are Mexic [...]

Maegan La Mala: Hi Karen, I agree but only in part. I think that people do get up in cults of personality but th [...]

Maegan La Mala: I haven't heard anything about a rally being held Jose Luis. i know Presente.org is organizing a pet [...]

Karen: Also, Al Sharpton, now a host on MSNBC, brought attention to the Trayvon Martin case because he knew [...]

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