9:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Controversia| Immigration| Politics · 1 Comment
25 Apr 2006
Hate rears its ugly head again in the immigration debate, with two prominent Latino politicians en la mira of anti-immigrant elements who threaten their lives. LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lt. Governor (California) Cruz Bustamente have both been on the receiving end of threatening correspondence. Governor Schwarzenegger announced this news, but the two Latino politicians are playing down the incidents, according to Reuters:
Villaraigosa, son of a Mexican immigrant, said threats “come with the turf” and has also not increased his security.“There is nothing to worry about. … You can see by my face that I’m not concerned about that,” Villaraigosa told reporters.
The threats have taken on various forms, with Reuters pointing one out in particular that read “The only good Mexican is dead Mexican”. Not very original, I must say.
Via / CNN.com
Photo via USA Today (Dan MacMedan)
5:37 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Events| children| houston · 1 Comment
25 Apr 2006
Remember “Maria” from Sesame Street? Well her name is Sonia Manzano and she’s back on the scene to promote Catalina, a new magazine for Latinas and an event called “Essence of Latinas”:
Known by millions of children and adults as “Maria” on Sesame Street, Sonia Manzano will join Catalina, the only national lifestyle magazine for “the mind, body, and soul of today’s Latina,” for two days of events celebrating Latinas. One event is open to the public, and the other is invite-only.On May 7, Sonia will join the Catalina book club event at the Houston Latino Book & Family Festival. The Latina star will address a crowd of more than 600 and read from her highly acclaimed children’s book, NO DOGS ALLOWED. The reading, which is open to the public and includes an introduction by Cathy Areu, Catalina’s publisher and the author of the new book Latino Wisdom, will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Houston Community College Central.
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9:05 am By Maegan La Mala · Events| Music| chicago · Comments Off
25 Apr 2006
Last Friday, April 20th, marked the opening of one of the largest Latino film festivals in the United States, the Chicago Latino Film Festival. The festival, now in its 22nd year, features close to 100 films from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United States and is hosting over 70 visiting filmmakers. The event, sponsored by Univision Chicago and Telefutura Chicago, gave its Gloria Lifetime Achievement Award to Uruguayan/Argentine actress China Zorrilla with the Argentine and Spanish film, Elsa & Fred . Various nights feature films from various Hispanic nations.
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