Tomás' Picks of Hispanic y Latino News (Noticias)

Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms - The Unique Teacher Education Model Uplifts Women of Color

AAP, Borders, Las Comadres Launch National Latino Book Club

Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?

Latina teen pregnancy rate deserves recognition as national crisis

When Mexican wrestlers hit U.S. rings, cultures unite

Intelligence: The Hispanic Market’s Digital Evolution - Hispanics are spending more time online than watching TV!

Poll: 4 out 10 Mexicans have a family member living in the U.S. « ñ-marketing

Portly Botero sculptures featured in Miami botanic garden

Carlos Delgado is home run king for Puerto-Rican born players

De La Hoya’s best win? Captivating Hispanics

Time to stop painting all Latinos in a single shade of brown

Hispanic candidates travel a rocky road - Farmers Branch and Irving, Texas

The Mayan Way - in Oakland

Many Mexicans long ago assimilated into new lives in Nebraska, Iowa

El Chicano’s Ersi Arvizu finds her voice again - Ry Cooder coaxes an East L.A. songbird out of retirement.

Film details Hispanic Marine’s acts in WWII - Guy Gabaldon - (good to see this story make it to AP)

New Jersey Promotoras Serve as Role Models for Hispanic Women

Puerto Rico’s politics hit home - Experts say ties between the island and Central Florida are growing, which helps boost both regions.

Why so angry about illegal immigration?

Immigrant’ game no joke to this Texas Tech student (& Congressional Hispanic Caucus Liaison for US Rep Henry Cuellar) - Tomas Resendiz

Who’s Illegal? The Politics of Immigration - For every Minuteman who beats his chest at the border, there are many more immigration rights supporters.

Mariachi students, Colorado Symphony Orchestra to team up - Denver

Repertorio Español turns 40 - New York City

HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support - Georgia

Does Hispanic growth equal influence?

Cooking with love - Traditional cuisine stirs up memories in the Chicago-area homes of Mexican-Americans

Mexican Senate approves bill to end criminal penalties for undocumented migrants

Listening to the Voices of Latino Parent Volunteers

La Raza Youth Leadership Conference: A new generation of leaders - Sterling, Colorado

CNN writer and 20-year PC vet tries Apple’s MacBook Air: I’m switching to Mac - Elizabeth Mateo

Latinos one step closer to a D.C. museum

Students Allege Involuntary Enrollment in ROTC Classes - San Diego

Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture In The Americas - confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years before what had been previously believed!

Mexico City’s mass quinceañera makes princesses

The art of evolution: ‘Unbroken Ties’ explores a Cuban identity that endures despite politics and exile

Caring Men Are Happier Than Traditional ‘Macho’ Men In Mexican-American Culture, Study Suggests

Impact of War: Guererro Azteca Peace Project - Fernando Suarez del Solar

School of Journalism Offers Course for Journalists “Covering the Latino Community” - The University of Texas at Austin

Mayan immigrants face prejudice - Underlying discrimination within ethnic minority highlights major issue facing immigrant communities

A rediscovering of East L.A.’s core - Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects.

Hispanics on Harris County voter rolls triple in generation - Houston, Texas

Immigration debate erupts in Rhode Island, fueled by budget crisis (AP finally writes about it - but if you already knew about this if you are a regular reader)

‘Universal story’ told in film of immigrant deaths - ‘19 Victoria’ documents horrors using unconventional style - (short film on immigration)

10 ugly things about the immigration debate - Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Lena Guerrero’s rare journey through Texas politics

Hispanic congressmembers attack CNN over Lou Dobbs - (took them long enough)

Civil Rights, Immigration Policy And Workers’ Rights Groups Present New Evidence On Devastating Impact Of “No Match” Rule

Noted Mexican novelist scoffs at need for fences - Carlos Fuentes

A three-day conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernández, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara in May. “The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference” will also celebrate the work and memory of composer and vocalist Lalo Guerrero.

Border fence fiasco, real or virtual