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Japi Nuevo Año From VivirLatino
7:05 pm By Maegan La Mala · VivirLatino · Comments Off
31 Dec 20082008 was an amazing year full of cambios and growth for VivirLatino and we are happy that you, our readers, amigos and amigas, have been a part of it.
Jenifer and I started out as editors here 3 years ago and in 2008 we became owners of the site.
Doing so meant writing more about things we love, taking on more work and learning alot.
We had some amazing guest bloggers who stepped up and represented, including CindyLu , Estevan at the DNC, and an Urban Jibaro.
We expanded our presence. We became Twitterputas (with Mala officially addicted). We were on T.V.,twice! Mala couldn’t shut her mouth, speaking in bookstores, universities (twice), and to women about mami’hood.
We traveled more than ever. We attended the LAMC and traveled to Detroit for the Allied Media Conference (much love to all my radical woc who made me weep and inspired me). We got all political at The Democratic National Convention, and survived thanks to Liza, Kai, and Nezua. We hung with John Leguizamo and thought he was kind of a dick.
We made the VL familia a little bigger gracias to our newest kickass editor La Macha (even if she is a little Salma obsessed).
Wow, writing this made me realize that we really have accomplished alot and made me grateful for the wonderful team we have here at VL. It made me grateful for all the friends and supporters we have in the blogmundo, and it made me hopeful for the next year.
Amor y Paz con Justicia
Feliz Año
Shout Out y Gracias to Northeastern’s LASO
12:35 pm By Maegan La Mala · Education| Events| VivirLatino| boston · Comments Off
5 Dec 2008
If there was any doubt in my mind about the up and coming generation of Latino leaders being unleashed into the world, those doubts were put to rest last night by the amazingly intelligent and energetic members of Northeastern University’s Latin American Student Organization (LASO).
Last night I was in Boston and was honored to speak with college Latinos about Latina identity politics. We labeled ourselves and examined labels put on us as Latinos by the mainstream media and politicians, we explored the dynamics of Latina identity in terms of the intersection of race, ethnicity, and gender and we talked about how all of those are rooted in a specific history and cultural context.
I may be exhausted from my trip, where I was jostled through the Boston public transit system, pero interacting with such an amazing group of promising rising leaders left me inspired and thoughtful with how to move forward cuz we know each generation moves the struggle ahead.
Pa’lante and mil gracias to the gracious team that made it happen and to all that came out and participated last night.
VivirLatino’s Own Maegan la Mala Tonite on HITN
5:36 pm By Maegan La Mala · TV| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
4 Nov 2008
VivirLatino’s own Maegan la Mala will be on HITN live tonite discussing the election and the Latino vote. Check your local listings. I think I’ll be on the air between 9 and 10 pm est.
As soon as I get back I’ll join you all on the chat!!!! Save me a spot.
Up before Dawn : Election Day 2008
4:49 am By Maegan La Mala · US Presidential Race 2008| VivirLatino · Comments Off
4 Nov 2008It’s not even 5 am here in NYC and I’m up and showered and trying to get my 11 year old up so we can meet my mom and be at the polls bright and early.
I was sitting on my 90 something year old abuela’s bed last night, talking about many things including the election. My abuela, a Puerto Rican U.S. citizen looked at me and said, ” Ojala que el prieto gana” (God willing the black one will win). It’s her version of saying “that one” and while my abuela’s racial politics are questionable, at least she doesn’t want McCain to win.
VivirLatino will be covering the election all day so keep logging on to see videos, updates and reports from at least two locations in the U.S. and even a look in from Europe, cuz we be fancy like that.
In the meantime, put on your voting boots.
Video Via / Baratunde
Happy Third Birthday to Us!
10:54 am By Maegan La Mala · VivirLatino · 5 Comments
12 Oct 2008
Three years ago, VivirLatino.com went live and the world hasn’t been the same since.
Ok so maybe I exaggerate and by the world only mean the blogosphere, pero three years ago when I started as an editor here, I knew this would be a wonderful site and project and my expectations continue to be met.
We’ve had amazing editors, guest editors, special coverage of events as fluffy as the Latin Grammy Awards to serious events like debates and major political conventions. We’ve been to amazing concerts and conferences and gotten to chill with amazing writers and musicians and their talent. We’ve moved beyond this space to work in coalition for things we believe in like justice.
Pero the one thing that sets us apart and continues to set us apart for the rest of the Latino blogosphere, is our realness. We’re not trying to be snarky for the sake of being hipster cool. We’re not trying to make people comfortable. We’re not making up our voices. Jennifer, La Macha, and I somos quienes somos with our silly pop culture addictions and our real struggles.
Gracias to you, VivirLatino audience for sticking with us through changes and for growing with us. Pa’lante siempre (and have a piece of cake).
Maegan la Mala Ortiz
Please to be Excusing : VivirLatino Shutting Down Comments
6:41 am By Maegan La Mala · Internet| VivirLatino · Comments Off
18 Sep 2008
It’s not you, it’s us. Really. In order for our peeps to do some work on the back end (sounds so dirty), VivirLatino needs to shut down comments for a day or two. We hate to do it. Really, really hate. Pero, in the end, it will make for a better experience for everyone.
A thousand apologies and if you really have to get in contact with us, email us at info at vivirlatino {dot} com.
Gracias!
Looking back the the DNC08 Via Kai/Zuky
9:25 am By Maegan La Mala · Blogs| DNC| DNC08 · Comments Off
14 Sep 2008The DNC08/Denver through the eyes of Kai
Mamita Mala Hard at Work at the DNC
8:54 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| denver · Comments Off
26 Aug 2008Preparing your next post for the day
Foto Via / Nezua
Live from Denver : It’s VivirLatino
8:28 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| Events| Politics| US Presidential Race 2008| denver · 2 Comments
25 Aug 2008
After a long ass and insane trip in that included McCain fans in LaGuardia Airport, avoiding tornadoes while sitting in the narrowest airline seats ever next to a scientist who built a telescope in the South Pole (Hi Jeff!), to a stupid shuttle, I mean super shitty shuttle that took me three hours from when I landed in Denver to get me to my hotel, to almost not having a room to sleep in because of massive credit card machine failure. After all that VivirLatino esta presente at the Democratic National Convention!
Tonight : VivirLatino and Other Latino Bloggers Featured on T.V. : Destination Casa Blanca
10:34 am By Maegan La Mala · Blogs| DNC| Internet| Politics| TV| US Presidential Race 2008| VivirLatino · Comments Off
22 Aug 2008
Earlier this week, yours truly had the opportunity, along with a number of other Latino bloggers I respect, to be on HITN’s Destination Casa Blanca with Ray Suarez.
The “Hispanic Political Bloggers” on the show discussing the evolution of Latino political blogs included VivirLatino, Liza Sabater from Culture Kitchen and The Daily Gotham, Kety Esquival of Cross Left, Edmundo Rocha of Para Justicia y Libertad, Tomas Custer of Hispanic Tips, and Esther Cepeda of 600 words.
The Newsmakers Roundtable airs tonight at 8 pm EST, 6 pm PT.
To find out how you can watch HITN in your hood, check out the channel listings here.
Hola!
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- Bay Area Community Members to Hold Vigil and Release Statement about Murders in Maryland and Puerto Rico
- Transgender Day of Remembrance and Latin@s
- Dear Troll(s):
- Puerto Rican, Latino Clergy, Theology Professors, Community Members To Condemn Brutal Hate Killing of Gay Puerto Rican Man
- Vigils for Justice y en Memoria de Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
- Russell Athletic rehires fired union organizers
- When Things Go Wrong…Terribly Wrong.
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