No Help for The Help
Equal Voice News, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
Reyna works nine, 11, sometimes 14 hours a day taking care of another family’s children for $400 a week. She hasn’t seen her own daughter in seven years.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latino
Tags: domesticworker, immigration, oscars, thehelp
Steel Workers Strike in Berkeley
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
Two hundred immigrant workers and their families joined hundreds of supporters in a march through downtown Berkeley to protest their firing from Pacific Steel.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Video
Tags: berkeley, immigration, ironworkers, pacificsteel
Alabama, Georgia Immigration Laws Head to Court
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
A federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear arguments Thursday in the legal challenges against the controversial new immigration laws in Alabama and Georgia.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: alabamaimmigrationlaw, allaw, gaimmigrationlaw, galaw, georgiaimmigrationlaw, hb56
LAPD to Reform Car Impound Policy for Unlicensed Drivers
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
The Los Angeles Police Commission, in a 4-to-1 vote, approved LAPD Chief Charlie Beck’s proposal to update the city’s car impound procedures for unlicensed drivers
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: carimpound, lacarimpound, lapdcarimpound
Arizona Dreamers Ask GOP to Drop Tough Rhetoric on Immigration
Univision, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
Undocumented youth delivered approximately 8,000 petitions to the Arizona Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: azgopimmigration, azsignatures, dreamact, undocumentedyoutharizona, undocumentedyouthaz
Violence Batters Former Mexican Showcase
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
A retired Mexican general took charge of security this week in the troubled Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon, even as violent incidents continued to bloody the landscape.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
Tags: mexicoprison, mexicoviolence
Limited Preschool Access Dims Success for Latino Children—And California’s Future
Vida en el Valle/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012
California's migrant preschool programs are an educational safety net. But limited access to them is stifling success for Latino children -- and the state's economic future.
Categories: Economy, Education, Fellowships, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californiafarmworkers, earlychildeducation, fresno, immigration, latinos, migrantworkers, prekindergarten, preschool
Report Finds Growing Hostility Against Latinos in Alabama
Southern Poverty Law Center, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
Latinos in Alabama have experienced discrimination as a result of anti-immigrant law HB 56, and the xenophobic climate it has created.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: alabama, latinosinalabama, southernpovertylawcenter, splcalabama, splcreport
Women at the Fore in Day Laborer Movement
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Women have played a leading role in the day laborer movement, which celebrated a Supreme Court ruling last week safeguarding their right to work.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: daylaborer, immigration, lgbtq, womensrights
Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Florida’s student population has become poorer each year since the economy collapsed in 2008.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: education, florida, foreclosure, homeless children, housing, poverty
Study Shows Latinos Save Less for Retirement
New America Media/Forbes, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
A new survey by ING Retirement Research Institute echoes other findings showing that Latinos tend to save less than other ethnic groups for retirement.
Categories: Elders, Latino, Top Stories
Daniel Alarcón Launches Spanish-language Radio Ambulante
Melville House, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Novelist Daniel Alarcón is looking for funding for a new initiative: he and his colleagues at Radio Ambulante aim to create a Spanish-language radio show of the quality and appeal of English-language institutions like This American Life.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Media
Tags: danielalarcon, radioambulante
Spanish-language Media Help Shape Public Policy
UCR Today, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
A UC Riverside Ph.D. candidate finds that ethnic media focus on public opinion and issues influences state legislators of every ethnicity.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: hispanicmedia, latinomedia, spanishlanguagemedia, spanishmedia
Comcast to Launch Two Latino TV Channels
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Comcast, the parent company of NBCLatino, announced this week it is launching two new Hispanic TV cable channels.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: hispanictv, latinotv, spanishtv
Race and Sex-Based Abortion Ban Hijacks Civil Rights
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives threatens to undermine the health, dignity, and human rights of all women of color.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, civilrights, health, prenda, reproductivehealth, trentframks, womenimmgrants
Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge
New America Media / SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal business in the world, though its victims remain hidden from view.
Categories: African, Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: humantrafficking, sexslaves, sextrade, slavery, trafficking
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Day Laborers
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court upholds day laborers' rights to solicit work from passing drivers.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: day laborers, freedome of speech, pedestrian safety, Redondo Beach city ordinance, Supreme Court, traffic
Mexico Tourism Booming Again, Despite Violence
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Mexico is again a destination, not only for cartels but for travelers seeking refuge from a troubled and troubling world.
Categories: Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: ecotourism, mexicodrugviolence, Mexicotourism, newyorktimes, safetyinmexico, traveltomexico
Voter IDs: The ‘Hanging Chads’ of 2012
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
Voter ID laws in a growing number of states threaten to disenfranchise millions of elderly, youth and minority voters.
Categories: Elders, Election 2012, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012presidentialelection, elections, voterIDbill, voteridentification, votersuppression, votersupressionlaws
U.S. Visas Aid Trafficking Victims, At Their Peril
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
Chance for permanent residency, access to federal benefits hinge on cooperating with law enforcement.
Categories: Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: immigrationcourts, t-visas, trafficking
Nationwide, States Move to Ban Shackling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
A movement to ban the use of shackling women detainees while pregnant or in labor is growing across the United States.
Categories: Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aclu, immigration, prison, shackling
NYT Crossword Puzzle's Use of Term 'Illegal' Causes Uproar
Univision News, Commentary, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
The clue, No. 54 Across, read: “One caught by border patrol.” The answer: ILLEGAL.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media
Tags: illegalalien, illegalimmigrants, nytcrossword, nytcrosswordillegal
Girl Power: First Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts Hopes to Increase Diversity
PODER, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2012
The first Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts contemplates what it will take to get more Latino families involved in the Girl Scouts.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: annamariachavez, firstlatinaceogirlscouts, girlscouts, girlscoutsceo
In Contraception Clash, Catholic Latinas Stray From Doctrine
Fronteras, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
In recent weeks, Catholic bishops across the country have turned to their congregations to pressure Obama to repeal his contraception rule. And since Latinos now make up about one-third of all Catholics in the U.S., they should be key players in that campaign.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Latino, Religion
Tags: contraception, latinoscontraception, latinosreproductiverights
States Move on Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
Despite tough economic times and a hostile political environment, immigrant rights activists are forging ahead, and having success, pushing a pro-immigrant youth agenda at the state level.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: dreamact
Honduras Prison Fire "Century's Worst"
Univision, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
The latest death toll from the prison fire at the Comayagua prison in Honduras stands at 356.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latino
Tags: Comayagua, honduras, prisonfire
Sex, Drugs and Revolution -- Top Foreign Films That Didn't Make the Oscars
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
From India's "The Dirty Picture" to China's "Love Is Not Blind," these films didn't make the Oscars list, but made waves in their home countries.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Chinese, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: foreignfilms, loveisnotblind, microphone, missbala, oscarfilms, oscarnominees, thedirtypicture
Spanish-Language Editor Honored as a ‘Woman Who Could be President’
El Mensajero, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
María Antonieta Mejía, editor-in-chief of San Francicso-based Spanish-language weekly El Mensajero was recently honored by the League of Women Voters, as one of five women “Who Could be President,” reports El Mensajero.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: elmensajero, leagueofwomenvoters, lowv, mariamejia
Pew Study: 24 Million Voter Registrations Are Invalid
Pew Center on the States, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A new study released by the Pew Center indicates that 1.8 million registered voters in the U.S. have died -- yet remain in the system.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Fair Pay for 2.5 Million Home Care Aides Facing Industry Opposition
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
President Obama wants over 2.5 million home care aides protected by the U.S. Fair Labor Act, but the home care industry is fighting the move.
Categories: African American, Asian, Caribbean, Economy, Elders, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: babyboomers, domesticworkers, fairemploymentstandards, homecare, obamahomecare, paraprofessionalhealthcare
Fear of Deportation Kept Miramonte School’s Parents From Reporting Sex Abuse
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
Lawyers say at least three alleged victims have not been interviewed by law enforcement because their parents fear deportation.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Grammy Awards Eliminates Roots Music - ‘A Way to Kill Off Culture’?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
Missing from this weekend's Grammy Awards were 31 categories, including mariachi, Hawaiian and Native American folk music.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content
Tags: grammyawards, grammyawardseliminatedcategories, grammyawardswhitneyhouston, grammys
Pew: Hispanics to Account for Greater Share of Growth in the Labor Force
Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
Hispanics are expected to account for 74 percent of the growth in the nation's labor force from 2010 to 2020.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: hispaniclaborforce
Healthcare-Contraception Debate Hijacked by Politicians
El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
An editorial in El Diario/La Prensa argues that in the debate over health care coverage of contraception, the Catholic Church's request goes too far.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: catholicchurchcontraception, contraception, obamaabortion, obamacontraception
Where is the Mexican Atticus Finch?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
San Francisco English high school teacher Matt Amaral laments how Latino literature is all about men who drink or cheat on their wives, offering young Latino boys little or no role models.
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content
Tags: cheats, drunks, gamblers, Latino literature, smokers, underbelly
HUD Secretary Details Homeowner Help in $25 Billion Settlement
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2012
HUD Secretary Donovan detailed Friday how the $25 billion mortgage settlement will help homeowners. Blacks and Latinos were especially hit hard.
Categories: African, Economy, Foreclosures, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bankofamerica, citibank, foreclosures, housing, hudsecretarydonovan, mortgagesettlement, predatorylenders, underwatermortgages, wellsfargo
In Mexican Elections, Old Parties Go After Youth Vote
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2012
In the lead-up the Mexican presidential elections in July, the major parties seem to be going after the youth vote.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: mexico2012, mexicoelection, mexicoelection2012, mexicopan, mexicopri, mexicoyouthvote
Community College Students Struggle to Pass College-Level Math
EdSource, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Large numbers of community college students are struggling to pass the college-level math classes they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: communitycollege, edsource, education, math
NALEO: 12.2 Million Latinos to Vote in 2012
NALEO, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
Latinos will turnout in record numbers in the next Presidential election, with at least 12.2 million casting ballots, according to projections released today by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: hispanicvote, hispanicvote2012, latinovote, latinovote2012
La Opinión: From Prop. 187 to Prop. 8, Majority Doesn't Always Rule
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
The history of Proposition 187, the 1994 voter-approved measure that punished undocumented immigrants, is another case where having a majority of votes in favor of a proposition does not mean it is automatically legal.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: caprop8, gaymarriage, prop8, prop8ruling, prop8unconstitutional, samesexmarriage
Republican Tax Proposal Called 'Attack on Immigrant Children'
Univision, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Immigrant rights activists are calling a Republican proposal to deny child tax credits to undocumented immigrants an attack on immigrant children, Univision reports.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: taxcredit, taxcreditundocumented, taxesillegalimmigrarnts
Amid Sex Abuse Tragedy, Immigrant Families Afraid to Turn to Police
America’s Voice Education Fund, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Parents of some Miramonte Elementary School children are afraid to go to informational meetings or talk to the police because they worry that contact with the authorities could lead to deportation.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: laschoolsexabuse, miramonte, miramonteparents, miramontesexabuse
Latinos Missing From L.A. Redistricting Process
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Editors of La Opinion write that the absence of Latino voices in the Los Angeles redistricting process will have long-term negative effects.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: caredistricting, laredistricting, latinosredistricting, losangelesredistricting
Report Finds Millions of Families Three Months From Poverty
Equal Voice News , News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
A new report, “America’s Youngest Outcasts,” shows homelessness rapidly growing for families with children.
Tags: florida, foreclosures, homelesschildren, homelessshelters, latinos, poverty, recession, unemployment
Transitional Kindergarten a Bridge to Success
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 05, 2012
For one California grandmother and educator, transitional kindergarten provided the skills necessary for future academic success.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budgetcuts, california, education, jerrybrown, latino, prek, school, transitionalkindergarten
Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Posted: Feb 04, 2012
News that midyear cuts could include a reduction of school transportation budgets throughout California was met with horror by community members in Coachella Valley.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budget, centralvalley, coachella, education, schoolbus, transportation
Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
The Komen Foundation’s decision to reinstate funding for Planned Parenthood focuses attention on Latinas’ need for access to breast cancer screening.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Intersections, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: breastcancer, latinas, plannedparenthood, reproductivehealth, susangkomenfoundation
Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californiabudget, childcare, collegecosts, olderwomen, singlemothers, women
Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
Arizona’s shackling of incarcerated women in labor jeopardizes the health of mother and baby. GOP legislators are proposing bills to halt the practice.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, arizonaaclu, arizonasb1184, childbirthinprison, cruelandunusualpunishment, shacklingprisoners
Iran Launches Spanish-Language Satellite TV
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially launched HispanTV, a Spanish-language satellite TV network, on Tuesday, saying the station would help end the West's "hegemony" of the airwaves.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance
Tags: hispantv, iranspanishtv, irantv, spanishtv
Komen Decision May Deny Care For Latinas
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to discontinue funds to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer prevention is "potentially deadly for Latinas.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino
Tags: breastcancer, nationallatinainstituteforreproductivehealth, plannedparenthood, susankomen
Innovative Latinos Showcased at SXSW: The Social Revolución
News Taco, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
This year at South By Southwest (SXSW) Latinos in the digital media space will have their very own lounge, party, and award ceremony.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media, Science & Technology
Tags: LATISM, onlinelatinos, SXSW
L.A. Hispanics Say Local Gym Conditions Discriminatory
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
Hispanic gym goers in Los Angeles say a nationwide fitness chain failed to maintain health standards in clubs where a majority of members are Latino.
Categories: Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
The Rise of the Hispanic Super-PAC
The Hill, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
There’s a new phenomenon in Washington: the Hispanic super-PAC, which aims to give political voice to the nation’s fastest-growing demographic.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: hispanicsuperpac, latinosuperpac
East L.A. Cityhood in Limbo
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
Backers of a four-year campaign to gain cityhood status for unincorporated East Los Angeles were left in limbo Wednesday.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: eastla
Russell Pearce Elected First Vice Chairman of Arizona Republican Party
Univision, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
Two months after being ousted in a recall election, Russell Pearce was elected by GOP leadership to the second highest position in Arizona's Republican Party.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: russelpearce
Study: HB 56 Will Shrink Alabama's Economy by $2.3 Billion
Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
A new study from economist Dr. Samuel Addy of the University of Alabama, finds that HB 56 is an economic disaster for the state of Alabama.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: alabamaimmigrationlaw, alabamalaw, hb56
Florida Latino Republicans Voted for Romney
Latino Decisions, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
A poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Univision News and ABC News and released January 25, 2012 accurately predicted Mitt Romney would hold more than a 20-point lead among Latino Republicans in Florida.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: floridalatinovote, floridaprimary, floridaprimarylatinovote, hispanicvote2012, latinovote, latinovote2012
New TV Network Aimed at Bicultural Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012
Wilde Media Network, a new national cable television network aimed at American bi-cultural Latinos, will be available in major media markets on television by 2013.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media