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“Chocolate City” turning brown
6:05 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture|Immigration|Labor|States · Comments Off
8 Mar 2006
Remember “Fear of a Black Planet”? How about “Fear of a Brown New Orleans”? I’m not sure if it’s mainstream media’s antagonistic reporting that’s fueling public paranoia or vice-versa, but how many article like this can we read in a week? ABC News muses:
At a New Orleans construction site, the breakfast of choice is no longer coffee and beignets but coffee and tortillas.
Hurricane Katrina, as devastating as it was, has created great opportunities for many. After all, somebody has to tear down, clean up and rebuild this city. And by and large, the people doing the dirty, dangerous work are not native New Orleanians but Hispanics who have flocked in to fill the void left by hundreds of thousands who fled the storm.
Lazy “Latin” Machos
5:44 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture|Lifestyle|society|World · Comments Off
6 Mar 2006
A few weeks ago we were embroiled in an entertaining debate about the meaning of the word “Latino”. We never denied that people from Latin America are tied in origin to the people of “Latin” Europe — the mediterranean countries whose influence is most certainly evident in some Latin American customs and cultural idiosyncrasies.
So what does it mean when Spaniards and Italians are ranked as the laziest in the world (okay, in Europe) with regard to housework?
Italian men spend the least number of hours on housework (only 1.35 hours). But not for this reason are Italian households more messy; their female partnersare the Europeans that spend the most hours on housework, up to 5.20 hours.
Latino or Hispanic ad nauseum
3:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture|race · 8 Comments
3 Mar 2006
It’s the most commonly discussed question on Latino blogs: is the correct term “Latino” or “Hispanic”? And why do we still care?
For whatever reason, this topic continues to ignite debate throughout the Latino (can you tell which one I’m partial to?) community. And what exactly does “Hispanic” mean?
The Latin Americanist asks:
What is a Hispanic? Or a Latino? Which is a race, which is a cultural distinction? Where do Brazilians fit into all of this??? What if your parents are from Europe but you were born in Argentina and your only language is Spanish??? What if your parents are from Mexico but you were born in the US and your only language is English??? What if we were allowed to check up to five different boxes for race/ethnicity on the census?
Latino character actor dies
1:41 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment · Comments Off
15 Feb 2006
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, an early Latino performer in TV and film, died last week in Arizona at the age of 80. Gonzalez Gonzalez was a fixture in John Wayne movies and was often accused of perpetuating negative Latino stereotypes in his performances.
The films with Wayne, among them “The High and the Mighty,” “Rio Bravo” and “Hellfighters,” and guest appearances on such TV series as “Gunsmoke” made Gonzalez Gonzalez one of the most recognizable Mexican-American actors at the time.
Because he often played sterotypical roles, had a heavy accent and frequently served as comic relief, Gonzalez Gonzalez was criticized in later years as perpetuating negative Latino images.
But his grandson said Gonzales Gonzales took what roles were available.
Latino Company Launches Music Site
7:25 pm By Maegan La Mala · business|Internet|Music · Comments Off
8 Dec 2005
Voy, a Latino Media company has just launched a website dedicated to all Latino music. Interestingly the site is entirely in English.
“The majority of Latinos in this country are bilingual or English dominant, and there are millions of non-Latinos who love Latino music.”
The company plans to unveil a website for Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the coming year but it goes to show how music transcends language. I always find it very interesting when I go to Café Tacuba concerts and see myself next to people that don’t know a word of Spanish but are there for the love the music.
The site’s streaming radio stations feature 23 Latin music styles, such as alternative rock, indie pop, reggaeton, regional Mexican and boleros. It has its own e-label for undiscovered bands and even allows groups to upload their own tunes and distribute straight to the public. The site also sells music and offers podcasting and blogs.
Via / The Mercury News
Urban Latinos
2:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · Lifestyle|Magazines · Comments Off
7 Oct 2005
We here at VL were talking the other day about how we hope to reach urban Latinos as an audience, among others. So I decided to do a little searching, and low and behold, I found the magazine: Urban Latino. Now, I may be a little late to the game on this one, but I’m sure I’m not the only one.
From UrbanLatino.com: “Since 1994, we have been exploring the contemporary lives of a new generation that is embarking on its own distinct journey.”
The most recent issue included: an interview with Mia Maestro who stars in Miramax’s film, Secuestro Express; articles entitled Divided Boricuas and Mexicanos vs. Chicanos ; an article featuring Cuban-American designer Nicole Saniz.
Overall I found the content highly varied and interesting. Their target market includes Latinos in the US in their 20s.
Apart from the magazine, Urban Latino offers companies Direct Mail and Database Marketing, and has speakers lined up for hire to speak at universities, conferences, or concerts.
A one year subscription to the magazine costs $16 and includes 8 issues.
Premios Juventud coming your way
4:31 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Uncategorized · Comments Off
20 Sep 2005
With categories like “the Paparazzi’s favorite target” (Niurka Marcos, maybe? Lucero?) and “best moves” (uh…David Bisbal?) los Premios Juventud, which take place this Thursday in Miami, should be good times. Not to mention the huge names on the roster; to name just a few: Chayanne, Marc Anthony, Olga Ta
So Exotic, So Romantic!
20 Sep 2005
Once again, my morning began with yet another ridiculous article on “the way Latinos are” found in Nashville-area newspaper. As the Latino population grows, this seems to be becoming a trend. Some classic quotes from the article, so eloquently titled “Hot, hot, hot!”:
…The formal manners and sultry climates of these locales add to their mystique and romance…
South Americans take exquisite care of their appearance, Scokin said, such as languidly spending the entire day [getting] ready for a dinner with their husband.
…Her must-have details for an evening of 1950s South American glamour include mojitos, Argentinean asado, flamenco girls, a tango performance, and the live Orkesta Mondo Pingus so guests can heat up the room with the sexy salsa, rumba, conga and cha cha cha.
That last one groups everything from Argentine cuisine to Cuban cocktails to traditional dance from southern Spain together. It’s all the same to these journalists. It must be fun for them to romanticize who Latinos are. It’s much cooler than actually learning something.
Who are these people and where do they get this stuff?
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