April 26, 2006 | VivirLatino

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Could the boycott backfire?

21:46 H — Jennifer

That's what the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, and others, are saying, according to AP:Mexicans' refusal to "buy American" on May 1 could further polarize the debate and make reform supporters seem anti-American at the very moment that lobbyists... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Immigration - Money

"Lost" Latina jailed

18:30 H — Jennifer

Hit TV show Lost's Latina actress Michelle Rodriguez (known to Lost fans as Ana Lucia) got locked up today in Hawaii as a result of an unfortunate borrachera back in November of last year:Maybe Michelle Rodriguez figured jails in Hawaii... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Justice - TV

Anti-Immigrant Hate Video Game

16:56 H — Maegan la Mala

If timing is everything, then its only fitting that I should come across a story on CNN today about a flash animation video game called Border Patrol. The game's obejctive is sinister in its simplicity. Shoot stereotypical animations of... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - Mexico - Race

On May 1st You Can Dance

12:00 H — Maegan la Mala

The new Latinized version of the U.S. National Anthem may be marketable and timely but can you dance to it? To steal Emma Goldman's words, if I can't dance, it's not my revolution! Well if you're going to be... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Georgia - Immigration - Music

Nearly Half of Latino Students Don't Finish High School

08:38 H — Maegan la Mala

On average, 70 percent of U.S. students receive their high school diploma. Yet for Latinos this number is only at 53 percent according to a study released last week by the conservative think tank, the Manhattan Institute. The report cites... Read more »

Topics: Education