VivirLatino 2008 April 24

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Film : Beyond Borders

12:27 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration| Movies · Comments Off

24 Apr 2008


Before the May 1st march for immigrants in NYC, the film Beyond Borders is showing.

the Tribeca Film Institute will hold an exclusive one-day screening of the new feature documentary Beyond Borders – The Debate Over Human Migration on May 1st at 1PM at the AMC 19th St. East theatres, 890 Broadway at 19th Street. Beyond Borders tackles the immigration debate head-on with those supportive of immigration reform in the US and those very much against it. Including theorists such as Noam Chomsky, and anti-immigration activists, the Minute Men Project. This timely documentary addresses some of American voters’ primary concerns in this election; immigrants, their rights when crossing the border, and how it will affect US citizens.

I’m going to try and make it to the screening with my kids before the march. You should as well if you’re going to be in the NYC area.

My Bilingual Kids Are Smarter Than Your English Only Kids!

10:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism| Education| language · Comments Off

24 Apr 2008

Eng_Only_Please_01_LO.jpgNanny, nanny boo boo. The fact that I speak English and Spanish to my children is actually boosting their English language skills, according to one article.

“Speaking two languages opens up a whole new world to children,” says Laurie Weaver, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Bilingual and Multicultural Studies at University of Houston-Clear Lake. “Not only will they be better prepared to understand others, they will also understand themselves and their own language better.”
Weaver is one of many parents who believes in the value of their children speaking two languages. Research has shown that kids who are routinely exposed to a second language from an early age, consistently score higher on English tests as an older child. Apparently learning a second language not only makes you bilingual, it also increases English proficiency.

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Diego Maradona Shows His Kicking Skills on Journalists

8:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina| Celebrities| Internet| Sports| TV · Comments Off

24 Apr 2008

Futbol legend Diego Maradona reacted to being closed in on my journalists as he left a Buenos Aires courthouse by kicking and cursing. La Mano de Dios was leaving an arbitration hearing with his former manager. What really set Maradona off was the treatment of his ex-wife Claudia Villafane.

No se, for all his controversies, if I were being surrounded in a crowd like that I’d be kicking and cursing too. Pero, why doesn’t he have bodyguards or something?


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