Archive for September, 2009
Alteracion Del Orden Publico : Terraza 7 Train Cafe, Queens NYC Tonite
8:27 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Arts|Books|Colombia|language|New York City · Comments Off
2 Sep 2009Amigo Nicolás Linares Sánchez is celebrating the release of his new book, Alteracion Del Orden Publico at Terraza 7 Train Cafe in Elmhurst, Queens NYC tonite.
I’ll be there with or without the children tonite, so support independent artists, and you can support single mamas by coming through and buying me a glass of vino or taking my kid around the block so I can drink said vino in paz.
For those that cannot deal with coming into Queens because it scares you or cuz you are too far, the release will be streamed live aqui.
Latinos at the U.S. Open
6:50 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · New York City|Sports · Comments Off
2 Sep 2009I’m not a sports fan in general or a tennis fan in particular (futbol can get me a little worked up though), pero since the U.S. Open is really just a stone’s throw away from Casa Mala, it’s hard to ignore it. There is the constantly circling Direct TV blimp over my apartment and the 7 train is suddenly filled with confused/scared looking white people who never take the subway out of midtown or well, ever. Although I will say, I don’t know if it’s the economy or what, but there seem to be less people at the Open this year.
Since the U.S. Open takes place smack in the middle of a Latino immigrant ‘hood, I like to look at some of the Latino players at the U.S. Open. Today’s player is Victor Estrella. Yes, that’s Victor Star for the translators in the room. Victor was hoping to be the first Dominican in a Grand Slam pero lost to brasileño Julio Silva.
Via / Remolacha
Southern Poverty Law Center Report Tells What Latinos in Suffolk County Know and Live
5:21 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|New York|Violence · 2 Comments
2 Sep 2009
Todos somos Marcelo Lucero. We are all Marcelo Lucero.
That’s the reality that Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, New York have been living with for a while now. Just two weeks ago, another life was nearly lost in the Long Island community of Patchogue. The idea of immigration reform coming in 2010 offers no comfort for those, who according to a report to be relased later today live in a : Climate of Fear: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y.
The report will show what those of us who live in immigrant communities have been saying for years, that as new groups move in, especially immigrants of color, residents are less than welcoming. Instead of making room for us in that melting pot, we are run off the road, beaten, killed.
So while the Obama administration postures behind all the Latino names it has brought into the beltway, off the Long Island Expressway, those with Spanish last names live in fear of losing their lives.
I look forward to reading the full report (I think the gmail failure of yesterday put me behind on getting an early copy). Pero at 10:30 this morning there will be a press conference in Hauppauge to release the report and to announce a bilingual hotline – (800) 328-2322 set up by LatinoJustice-PRLDEF to take calls from victims and witnesses of crimes, especially hate crimes, on Long Island against Latinos.
Four Years After Katrina
7:12 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · housing|Immigration|Obama|Politics · 1 Comment
1 Sep 2009I cannot believe that this weekend marked four years since the natural and human devastation that was Hurricane Katrina. Pero what I really can’t wrap my head around is how little has actually changed for so many residents of the Gulf Coast Region. A part of me watched President Obama’s statement below with disappointment. I know he is just another politician in so many ways pero considering his platform and presentation, I expected (expect)/want more from him than speeches. Would it have been such a bad idea for the first president of color to go in his first year of office to the Gulf Coast Region instead of sitting in a studio making a statement in a suit?
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