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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 19th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

The county’s only health outreach program designed for the Spanish-speaking population gets a big boost. – “Tomando Control de su Salud” got a $50,000 grant Wednesday from the Regence Foundation. – Yakima

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 13th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

The need for immigration reform topped the list of concerns that Latino leaders brought Thursday to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who held an hour-long “listening” session at a senior center in the Lower Yakima Valley.

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 11th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Residents tell how to improve Latino education opportunity – Yakima, WA

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 6th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Why are Hispanics under-represented in Yakima

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 5th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA

YVCC Organiza “Tú y WSU” Para Promocionar la Enseñanza Superior – Yakima

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 29th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Sales agreements, financing options and market statistics are among the topics to be covered at an education workshop for Latino farmers Thursday. – Yakima, WA

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 17th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

La Casa Hogar reaches within Latino community for help – Yakima

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 12th, 2009

Sad sendoff for Latino civic leader – For almost 20 years, Mario Magaña has been a fixture to Latinos in the Yakima Valley.

Hispanic y Latino News for Monday June 8th, 2009

Four new bilingual priests join Diocese of Yakima

MAYDAY 2009: List of Marches and Actions – Primero de Mayo 2009: Lista de Marchas y Acciones – (Many thanks to Aurora for compiling this list of 91 events in 26 states)

A federal judge has awarded about $235,000 to more than 600 Latino farm workers who accused a farm labor contractor and two Yakima Valley growers of violating federal labor laws.

Latinos head to Olympia for Legislative Day

News Summary for December 19th-22nd, 2008

There’s no stopping the shopping for Valley Latinos – Valley’s Latino consumers appear to buck national economic slowdown – Yakima, Washington

News Summaries for Friday – December 12th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

Soap stars warm cold fans – Nearly 1,500 wait for hours to see Mexican actors – Eduardo Yañez, Pablo Montero and Jorge Salinas from Fuego en la Sangre in Yakima, Washington for a Verizon marketing event

News Summaries for Tuesday – December 9th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

Three actors from Univision’s most popular show will be in Yakima on Wednesday at a marketing event by Verizon Wireless. Eduardo Yanez, Jorge Salinas and Pablo Montero — who play brothers in the soap opera “Fuego en la Sangre” — will sign autographs and promote the cellular phone network from 4 to 7 p.m at the Verizon store at 2401 S. First Street.

News Summary for Wednesday – November 19th, 2008

Juven García, el dueño de una pequeña empresa de copiadoras, dijo que presentará una solicitud para postularse como candidato para el Concejo de la Ciudad de Yakima.

Morelia group visits Yakima to forge closer ties

Blogante News Summary for Wednesday – August 6th, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Wednesday – August 6th, 2008

A trio of Latino Vote Project workers is pounding the sidewalks six days a week in a mobilization effort never before seen in Yakima County – Washington

Blogante News Summary for Monday – August 4th, 2008

Going Door To Door To Get The Latino Vote in Yakima, Washington

SVREP Targets 124 Communities for Nonpartisan Voter Registration

Blogante News for Monday – June 2nd, 2008

With Hispanic help, Democrats hope to win in Eastern Washington – Vickie Ybarra would be the first Hispanic ever elected to the Legislature from Yakima.

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) announced that it has elected Ricardo Garcia to its Board of Directors In Continued Effort to Eliminate Health Inequities

Mexican archbishop praises American Catholics for reaching out

Spanish Radio Pushing To Get Hispanic Voters To The Polls – Washington

Mexican workers sue Washington fruit company over wages

Yakima conference offers advice for Latino small farmers – Washington

Hispanic leaders expect voices to be heard – Yakima, Washington

El Tri — Mexico’s Rolling Stones to rock the SunDome

Blogante News for Tuesday – October 23rd, 2007

$3 million grant will help Yakima Valley Community College expand Hispanic enrollment – Washinton

State Hispanic panel will focus on gang violence in Sunnyside – Oregon

Blogante Headlines for Wednesday – October 3rd, 2007

$17.2 Million Awarded in Grants to Help Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Longtime Migrant Council CEO faces a new round of investigation – Yakima

Mexican curriculum in Oregon schools stirs debate

Public TV gets first 24-hour Spanish channel – V-me in Washington state

Hispanic Chamber of Yakima County joins immigration debate

Azteca America Broadcast in Sherman, TX, 58th Market for Growing Network

Azteca America Scores Big With Live Mexican Soccer Final

Federal agents plan to step up deportation of illegal immigrants in jails and prisons – Oregon and Washington

Azteca America Signal Is Carried on Cox Cable in Tulsa

Protesters Show Up When Hispanic Leaders Announce Plans to Boycott I-966 – Yakima, Washington

Web site urges Hispanics to be organ donors – Yakima, Washington

Thousands march for reform in Seattle rally

Radio Bilingue – Línea Abierta week of April 30, 2007

Helping Hispanic students is goal of education project – Washington

Tapping the Hispanic market not as easy as uno-dos-tres��

More fruit growers ready to use guest-worker program – Washington

Hispanic (voter & political) participation studied – Sunnyside, Washington

Job fair connects Hispanic workers, firms wanting to hire them – Yakima, Washington

Custody battle exposes difficulties with international law – Yakima, Washington

The future is now for minorities preparing for college – Yakima, Washington

Time on county commission running out for Palacios – Yakima, Washington

Mexico’s Fox lends hand to local grower – Yakima, Washington

For Gene Juarez, business is always a success story – Washington

Feds to test new citizenship exam in El Paso – Texas

Music, grandparents connect her to Mexican roots

Honeyford easily rebuffs Villanueva challenge in 15th – Washington

A small-town university fulfilling big-time dreams – Yakima Valley, Washington

15th District Senate challenger, Tomás Villanueva — Education is high on agenda – Yakima, Washington

Clear Channel Yakima Explains Reason for Switch to Spanish Language Format – Washington

Conference for Hispanic consumers set in Yakima, Washington

Spanish-language TV station Azteca switches formats to The CW – Yakima, Washington

Washington State education board focuses on ESL pupils

Outreach on Rise to Support Hispanic Farm Owners in Washington

Sheriff’s office urged to reach out to Hispanics in Yakima, Washington

Chilly treats are selling like hot cakes in Washington. Yummy

Beavers Announce New Hispanic Marketing Partnership. Oregon State Athletics

Activists reach out to Hispanic voters in Yakima, Washington

Hispanic governor will come to Sunnyside to get out the vote. Washington state

Guatemalans learn lessons from Yakima, Washington

Migrating From Farm Hand to Orchard Owner

Immigration issues give candidate a fighting chance in Washington State

Proposed service ban worries Latino Caucus. Washington

O’Reilly suggested “farm workers … throw tomatoes” at Mexican president during U.S. visit

Fox tours Washington’s farm country

An air of uncertainty in town where Latino roots run deep. Wapato, Washington

Fox to visit farm workers, business execs in Washington state

Mexican president plans to visit Yakima, Washington

Seminar to help Hispanics buying a farm in Yakima, Washington

Mojo of the queso

Economic program reaches out to Hispanic- and American Indian-owned businesses in Yakima Valley, kick-off event March 30. Washington

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