Archive for May 3rd, 2006
A farewell to Rocío in Mexico
4:26 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|mexico · 1 Comment
3 May 2006
Considered by many as one of Mexico’s most sacred places, la Basílica de Guadalupe — the spot where legend says the Juan Diego first encountered la virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron — was the site of a farewell to Spanish music icon Rocío Dúrcal.
From El Universal:
Among cheers, ovations and nostalgic mariachi music, the urn containing part of the ashes of singer Rocío Dúrcal arrived at the Basílica de Guadalupe, her final resting place and where homage was paid to her this afternoon in the atrium.
Her husband, Junior and her daughter Carmen placed the urn with the Spanish singers ashes in the atrium of the basilica so that close to 1000 fans could pay their last respects, an homage that was truly moving for the family.
links for 2006-05-03
4:19 pm By Blogs Media · Quicklinks · Comments Off
3 May 2006-
Show me the money…
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RE: May 1 protests
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These peeps were hanging out at the protest in SF
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Latino stars for the immigrant cause
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“Economists estimated the one-day boycott had the same effect of a snow storm.”
Filipino Americans united with Latinos in CA
2:29 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Culture|Immigration · 2 Comments
3 May 2006
Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t just Latinos who were coming together in Monday’s pro-immigration rallies; members of other communities united their voices in solidarity with the cause of immigrants of any race or origin.
Asian Journal reports on the outpouring of support on the part of the Filipino American community in various parts of California.
In Los Angeles:
Members of the Filipino-American community were also present during the rally. Some of them represented a particular organization, others came on their own.Even if they were not easily identified as a community compared to the Latinos, there were still there to show support.
“Ang tao, ang bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban,” chanted one group of Filipino-Americans carrying placards and bearing the Philippine flag. Roughly translated, the chant means, “The people, the nation, now are fighting.”
The Asian Journal was able to interview some of the Fil-Am rallyists between MacArthur Park and Western Avenue.
“Clearly, the Asian community is a large immigrant community, particularly the Filipino community. In fact, the Filipino community is one of the largest immigrant Asian communities in Los Angeles so it’s important that we stand united with our other immigrant communities that are here with us and support in unity with this particular issue,” Jury Candelario told the Asian Journal.
Salma and Don Francisco Honored the May 1Huelga
10:54 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Celebrities|Immigration · Comments Off
3 May 2006
You didn’t see them marching on Monday, the day of the national boycott, but immigrant celebs like Salma Hayek and Sabado Gigante’s Don Franciso were with the over a million protesters clamoring for human rights, at least in spirit. Salma honored the boycott in her own way by not leaving her Hollywood home and changing her plans. Salma said:
I was supposed to fly to Guatemala but since my airline was American, I re-scheduled my trip for tomorrow.
Don Francisco, whose Univision network showed regulary scheduled novelas and talk shows on the day of the boycott said:
The economy would tremble without the working force of 20 million people who are only asking for their rights to be respected and the services they all deserve, just like any other honest citizen in the rest of the world.
Via / Que Pasa
Puerto Rico : Isla de Desencanto
8:00 am By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · 16 Comments
3 May 2006
Yesterday marked day 2 of the Puerto Rican partial shutdown. Schools and non-essential government services were closed because of the commonwealth’s fiscal crisis caused by a budget dispute between the island’s governor, Anibal Acevedo Vila, and the opposition party in the legislature. The shutdown as left about 100,000 people on the island unemployed and seeking benefits or other jobs. The governor’s office and legislators have been unable to agree on a fiscal plan since 2004. As a result, the island has racked up a $740 million budget gap.
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