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Wed27Aug2008

Number of Latinos in Schools Doubles

A lot has changed in the world since 1990, and over the past 18 years, the Latino population has grown exponentially. The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new report titled "One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public... Read more »

Wednesday, August 27 2008 | 07:48 H

Sun24Aug2008

Cuban Athlete Ousted for Kicking Referee

Taekwondo isn't a sport for the faint of heart, but the violence needs to be kept in the ring and the kicks directed at your opponent. But Cuban martial artist Ángel Matos apparently doesn't see it that way. When Matos... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 09:43 H

U.S. Defeats Spain for Basketball Gold, Argentina Takes Bronze

Not too many of us will have had the energy to stay up all night to watch the game, but I'm here to tell you that the U.S. men's Olympic team was unstoppable in the final match-up with current world... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 06:07 H

Tue19Aug2008

Texas Teachers Pack Heat

At least one school district in the great state of Texas is letting its faculty carry concealed firearms into their classrooms:Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said his school board unanimously passed the concealed weapon policy in October to protect employees... Read more »

Tuesday, August 19 2008 | 17:38 H

Argentina's Olympic Women's Soccer Team Gets on the Hate Bandwagon

When the Spanish sports teams did their offensive eye posing, it was easy to dismiss the racism as coming from Europeans with their own history of conquest. But now the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina has been caught doing... Read more »

Tuesday, August 19 2008 | 11:32 H

Mon18Aug2008

Back to School : Is Your Child's Teacher Packing Heat?

In one rural Texas school district, teachers are adding one extra thing to their back to school shopping lists. Concealed weapons. A local school board, Harrold Independent School District, in rural North Texas unanimously passed the policy to allow its... Read more »

Monday, August 18 2008 | 11:26 H

Fri15Aug2008

Spanish Olympic Tennis Team "Winks" in China Too

Seriously, Spanish Olympic sports teams, cut it the f out! Now the Spanish Olympic Women's Tennis team poses making "slant eyes" for a camera. Well actually it's not a new pic, but one that is a few months old. The... Read more »

Friday, August 15 2008 | 10:00 H

Thu14Aug2008

Olympic Updates

In case you haven't heard, Michael Phelps is apparently some sort of God, and the U.S. media is going to urinate on themselves if they don't get to touch him some time soon. In other news, resident Latina BadAss, Brenda... Read more »

Thursday, August 14 2008 | 17:43 H

Mexican Church: Dress Right If You Don't Want to be Raped

Just when you think you've heard it all comes a quote that proves you wrong. The Archdiocese of Mexico is providing some "helpful hints" for women looking to not be sexually violated:"If you want to avoid an act of sexual... Read more »

Thursday, August 14 2008 | 13:37 H

Wed13Aug2008

This is Why I Don't Follow the Olympics : Spanish Basketball Team "Winks" Offensive

No, no according to the Spanish Basketball team, they aren't making an offensive, stereotype promoting gesture in that team photo. Your eyes and sensibilities are wrong. They are not making "slant eyes" they are "winking" and felt it was an... Read more »

Wednesday, August 13 2008 | 16:54 H

Tue12Aug2008

Anti-Immigrant Forces Don't Espeak English So Well

Ay, the anti-immigrant forces. When they aren't pissing us off with telling us to go back where we came from, they are always good for a laugh. Any nativist will tell you that polls show 1,000% of 'Mericans support speaking... Read more »

Tuesday, August 12 2008 | 14:30 H

Focus on the Family : Ojala Que Llueva On Obama's DNC Speech

I never understood how Christians can wish for bad things to happen and think that falls in line with Christ's values but yet Focus on the Family asked, half way joking, for people to pray that the skies open up... Read more »

Tuesday, August 12 2008 | 09:33 H

Mon11Aug2008

Lunes Libros : The Politics of Latino Faith

Latinos and organized religion have had a long, complicated history. Starting from our native religions and how they clashed and struggled to survive in the face of European conquest to the current growth of Latinos moving from Catholicism to Protestant... Read more »

Monday, August 11 2008 | 13:00 H

Dominicans in Nueva York Celebrate Their Day

My 'hood was jumping yesterday with Dominican flags waving off the backs of men and women and, flags hung outside car windows, people playing guiros and merengue from open windows and the doors of bodegas. More than just an ordinary... Read more »

Monday, August 11 2008 | 11:00 H

Fri08Aug2008

What is a Jibarito Sandwich?

In 2005, I had an opportunity to visit Chicago for a few days for a business conference and as soon as I arrived to the hotel my conference was being held at, I recieved an email on my blackberry from a friend Dulce Ramos. Dulce Ramos is a Chicago native and very successful woman that has an amazing career in real estate as well as very unique women's shoe store called the Pump Room Boutique. I decided to call Dulce to let her know I was in town and before I knew it...she was at the Hotel picking me up to give me the Chicago Express Latino Tour.

You see...I had written an article inquiring about the existence of Latino Life in Chicago and Dulce really wanted to show me how proud the Boricuas are out in Paseo Boricua. What I encountered was fascinating, all these really nice shops and boutiques with very interesting themes and personality all of their own. She asked me if I wanted to have a "Jibarito" and I looked at her with a puzzled look...I had no idea what she was talking about. She took her time to explain it to me as we drove to a place called "Borinquen Restaurant" which is also known as the home of this Mysterious "Jibarito Sandwich". Read more »

Friday, August 08 2008 | 12:21 H

Wed06Aug2008

Hiroshima's Legacy : 63 Years Later

It was 63 years ago today that the United States government unleashed an atomic attack on the civilian Japanese city of Hiroshima. The 9,700-pound uranium bomb lovingly named "Little Boy" killed about 150,00 people from the impact and continued to... Read more »

Wednesday, August 06 2008 | 17:44 H

Fri01Aug2008

New Spanish Language Trailer for Che Film Staring Del Toro

Steven Soderbergh's two part, four and a half hour bio-epic on Che Guevara has a new trailer in Spanish that you can see here. Benicio del Toro has already won some praise for his work on the film but will... Read more »

Friday, August 01 2008 | 12:54 H

Wed30Jul2008

House Says They Are Really Sorry About Slavery and Jim Crow

Is an apology better late than never? It's a good question to ask in light of yesterday's U.S. House of Representatives official apology for slavery and Jim Crow. "Today represents a milestone in our nation's efforts to remedy the ills... Read more »

Wednesday, July 30 2008 | 12:30 H

Cheeso Cristo

We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried. A Missouri woman found Cheesus, in a bag of Cheetos. She calls the cross shaped snack Cheesus, I call him yummy. Apparently Jesus likes fake queso snacks. Just look at all... Read more »

Wednesday, July 30 2008 | 09:03 H

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