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Latino Book Month Martes May 6th Pick :Faces and Masks by Eduardo Galeano

16:26 H — Maegan la Mala

My dear friend sent me Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano's Faces and Masks right after I gave birth, citing it as perfect nursing reading because of it's short chapters. The book is perfect reading in general because of it's scope. The... Read more »

Topics: Books - History - Latin America

The Face of Indiana Latinos

14:55 H — Maegan la Mala

According to a radio report on NPR yesterday, Latinos make up about five percent of the total population in Indiana. According to the same radio report, most of these Latinos are Mexican and Puerto Ricans. In 2003, Latinos represented 4%... Read more »

Topics: Indiana - US Presidential Race 2008

The Face of North Carolina Latinos

12:55 H — Maegan la Mala

North Carolina has the fastest growing Latino population in the country. According to the US Census, the Latino population in North Carolina has grown 394%, from 76,726 in 1990 to 378,963 in 2000.2 Latinos now make up 4.7% of the... Read more »

Topics: North Carolina - US Presidential Race 2008

Good Morning North Carolina and Indiana : You Have Primaries Today!

10:55 H — Maegan la Mala

No pressure to the voters in the Democratic Primaries in Indiana and North Carolina today, but according to the NYT, these two states "have more delegates up for grabs than any of the remaining contests". Do you know where to... Read more »

Topics: Indiana - North Carolina

Myanmar Morning Death Toll Over 22,000 : How Can we Help?

08:55 H — Maegan la Mala

Another nation is underwater, and with the rising waters come rising statistics of the dead. The most recent radio reports out of Myanmar following weekend cyclone Nargis, puts the number of dead over 22,000 and the number of missing over... Read more »

Topics: Myanmar