TONIGHT! THURS, Jan 26, 6:30 pm, UC Berkeley Campus, Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room 315. FREE! Lorna Dee Cervantes will be the first Featured Poet for the Holloway Series in Poetry, reading with PhD student poet, Javier O. Huerta. (Look us up on Facebook!) I hope to see you all there! Tell your friends! I'll have copies of my new book, CIENTO: 100 100-WORD LOVE POEMS and, if they arrive, copies of the collection of critical essays on my new work, STUNNED INTO BEING: Essays on the Poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes which includes recent interviews. I'll be reading mostly new work tonight, including…
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And The Banned Played On
La Bloga27 Jan 2012 | 1:01 amWorthwhile Books for Your Library(coincidentally, banned, [confiscated, outlawed?] in Arizona)The information contained in these books is dangerous. Complacency, racism, and injustice fear these books. You've been warned.Manuel Ramos___________________________________Critical Race Theory: An IntroductionRichard Delgado and Jean StefancicNYU Press, 2001[from the publisher]For well over a decade, critical race theory—the school of thought that holds that race lies at the very nexus of American life—has roiled the legal academy. In recent years, however, the fundamental principles of the… -
Racist "Eat Tacos" Mayor Must Resign Now!!!
Immigration Talk with a Mexican American27 Jan 2012 | 4:53 pmNYTimes reports Hispanic residents and civil-rights advocates have raised alarms for years about the police in East Haven, Conn. Their claims gained chilling corroboration on Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a sergeant and three officers on charges of terrorizing the town’s Hispanic neighborhoods, stopping and detaining people, searching businesses without cause, beating people in handcuffs, smashing a man’s head into a wall.The charges echoed what the Justice Department reported in December, accusing East Haven police of widespread “biased policing,… -
Can’t they get Shakira instead?
The Mex Files27 Jan 2012 | 11:02 pmFrom SDPNoticias: León mayor, Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, said the municipal government will have a seating charge for stands along the route that will be traversed by Pope Benedict XVI. According to the mayor, the fees will include parking. I know municipal budgets are tight. A Pope is a terrible thing to waste. Filed under: Bureaucracy, Economy & Business, Guanajuato -
Half-birthday
Chicana on the Edge24 Jan 2012 | 5:14 amToday I am exactly 45 and a half years old. In this photo I am three years old and my sister, Judy, is two (I have just one sibling). At this time, we lived in Los Angeles, California USA, but we were visiting a snow-covered Mt. Wilson, which is in Los Angeles County, but (clearly) at a much higher elevation. It was March 21, 1970 (impressively, my parents put dates on the backs of all photos. Now I do, too). We're sitting on a picnic table piled with snow. The ground is also covered and Judy is holding a fledgling snowball. I wonder what she did with it. Another reason you can tell we're not…
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Lorna Dee Cervantes TONIGHT UC Berkeley Featured Poet, Holloway Poetry Series, 315 Wheeler Hall, 6:30 pm!
26 Jan 2012 | 2:24 pmTONIGHT! THURS, Jan 26, 6:30 pm, UC Berkeley Campus, Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room 315. FREE! Lorna Dee Cervantes will be the first Featured Poet for the Holloway Series in Poetry, reading with PhD student poet, Javier O. Huerta. (Look us up on Facebook!) I hope to see you all there! Tell your friends! I'll have copies of my new book, CIENTO: 100 100-WORD LOVE POEMS and, if they arrive, copies of the collection of critical essays on my new work, STUNNED INTO BEING: Essays on the Poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes which includes recent interviews. I'll be reading mostly new work tonight, including… -
"More Than 100 Facts For The 99%"
30 Nov 2011 | 3:00 pmMore Than 100 Facts For the 99%Ninety nine percent of all life formsthat have ever existed are now extinct.99% of The Universe is plasma.Ninety nine percent of all schoolshave computers. 99% of all Shakespeare'splays have been tapped out by virtual monkeys.Ninety nine percent of all Santas are jolly,merry and kind-hearted. 99% of alllawyers give the rest a bad name.Ninety nine percent of all felonies are settledby plea bargaining. 99% of all problems in communication start with misunderstandings.Ninety nine percent of all marijuana eradicated in the US is feral. 99% of all new online… -
Lorna Dee Cervantes Book Launch for CIENTO: 100 100-Word Love Poems in SF 10/27
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Lorna Dee Cervantes's 1st Book Release Party in 30 Years THURS 10/27 at Kaleidoscope, 3109 24th St., 8 pm!
25 Oct 2011 | 3:46 pmI'm having a BOOK PARTY & You're invited!Lorna Dee Cervantes's San Francisco Book Release Party 10/27/2011 Thursday, October 27 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm kaleidoscope3109 24th StreetSan Francisco, CA Come hear Lorna read her latest poetry and celebrate the release of her new book on the last thursday night in October!Lorna Dee Cervantes will be selling, signing and reading from her new book Ciento: 100 100-Word Love Poems in the intimate performance space at Kaleidoscope in The Mission District of San Francisco. This venue is a close walk east from the 24th Street BART station. Refreshments! Cool… -
CIENTO: 100 100-Word Love Poems Just Released From Wings Press!
19 Sep 2011 | 8:24 pmOrder your copy direct from the publisher, Wings Press now!
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La Bloga
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And The Banned Played On
27 Jan 2012 | 1:01 amWorthwhile Books for Your Library(coincidentally, banned, [confiscated, outlawed?] in Arizona)The information contained in these books is dangerous. Complacency, racism, and injustice fear these books. You've been warned.Manuel Ramos___________________________________Critical Race Theory: An IntroductionRichard Delgado and Jean StefancicNYU Press, 2001[from the publisher]For well over a decade, critical race theory—the school of thought that holds that race lies at the very nexus of American life—has roiled the legal academy. In recent years, however, the fundamental principles of the… -
David Unger en NYC y Luis Cruz Azaceta en NOLA
26 Jan 2012 | 1:01 amEstán invitados a la presentación de la nueva novela de David Unger, Para mí, eres divina/In My Eyes, You Are Beautiful (Mexico: RandomHouseMondadori, 2011) en la librería McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street entre Lafayette y Mulberry, NYC, el viernes 10 de febrero a las 19 horas. El escritor colombiano Jaime Manrique va a presentar al autor y el Instituto Cultural Mexicano ofrecerá un brindis. Copias del libro estarán a la venta. Dice Marcela Álvarez (About.com.libros) de la novela:Por delante tenemos una historia de anhelos, sueños y determinación. También… -
American Library Association Award Winners 2012
25 Jan 2012 | 2:59 amThe Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Winner for Illustration Diego Rivera: His World and Ours,” illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS Honor Books for Illustration“The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred,” illustrated by Rafael López, written by Samantha R. Vamos and published by Charlesbridge.“Marisol… -
Review: Anaya's Billy the Kid. Mural Restored. Champions. On-Line Floricanto.
24 Jan 2012 | 1:01 amReview: Rudolfo Anaya. Billy the Kid and other plays.Rudolfo Anaya. Billy the Kid and Other Plays. Afterword By: Cecilia J. Aragón , Robert Con Davis-Undiano. Norman: UOklahoma Press, 2011.ISBN: 9780806142258 384.Michael SedanoThere's a burden on Rudolfo Anaya's back that rivals Sisyphus' rock: being "El abuelo" the "founding father" de Chicana Chicano Literature. It is his fault, after all, that Bless Me, Ultima is the megaseller it has become so he must accept that responsibility. Fortunately, unlike that accursed's mythical burden, an ever-inspired Anaya easily shoulders his on to… -
Luis J. Rodríguez is a National Book Critics Circle finalist for his autobiography, “It Calls You Back”
23 Jan 2012 | 1:01 amThe National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is a nonprofit organization of book reviewers and critics that honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature, in part through annual awards for the year’s outstanding books. Books are directly nominated and chosen by leading book critics. The NBCC thus offers the unique opportunity for professional critics to recognize and reward literary excellence.On Saturday, January 21, the NBCC announced the finalists for its book awards for publishing year 2011 at a gala event held at Artists Space in…
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Immigration Talk with a Mexican American
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Racist "Eat Tacos" Mayor Must Resign Now!!!
27 Jan 2012 | 4:53 pmNYTimes reports Hispanic residents and civil-rights advocates have raised alarms for years about the police in East Haven, Conn. Their claims gained chilling corroboration on Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a sergeant and three officers on charges of terrorizing the town’s Hispanic neighborhoods, stopping and detaining people, searching businesses without cause, beating people in handcuffs, smashing a man’s head into a wall.The charges echoed what the Justice Department reported in December, accusing East Haven police of widespread “biased policing,… -
The Terrorist "La Bruja" Wags her finger at our President
26 Jan 2012 | 7:55 pmLa Bruja - AZ gov. Jan Brewer attacks again! This time, La Bruja terroristically attacks our President! La Bruja, with absolutely no respect for our President, attacked our President and wagged her evil finger at him. Later, the evil, vicious witch, said she was "afraid" of the scary Black Guy. Oh my! La Bruja, go back to your cauldron! -
4 Cops Arrrested for Abusing Latinos! When Asked About Abuse, Racist Mayor Orders Tacos!
26 Jan 2012 | 5:32 pmOn Tuesday, the FBI arrested four East Haven Conn policemen charging them with a conspiracy that one official called “a cancerous cadre” of “bullies with badges” to deprive Latino residents of their constitutional rights. (Extreme Racial Profiling and Abuse). The four officers were Sgt. John Miller, Dennis Spaulding, David Cari and Jason Zullo, according to an indictment released by the office of U.S. Attorney David B. Fein. The indictment paints a devastating picture of abuses, listing more than 30 “overt acts” committed to further the conspiracy. The report also indicates the… -
So Proud to Say Barack Obama is Our President!
24 Jan 2012 | 8:46 pmAfter the months and months of witnessing the embarrassing GOP Debates, watching the State of the Union address tonight, I am so PROUD to say Barack Obama is OUR PRESIDENT. I am so proud he represents us around the world. He is so intelligent, diplomatic and a true American! He comes from the heart, the depth and breadth of America. He is a magnificent representation of a poor American Child achieving the absolute height and pinnacle of the American Dream!Our President, Barack Obama! -
STATE OF THE UNION: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND DREAM ACT NOW!
24 Jan 2012 | 8:35 pmState of the Union:President recommends COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW!Recommends DREAM ACT NOW!
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The Mex Files
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Can’t they get Shakira instead?
27 Jan 2012 | 11:02 pmFrom SDPNoticias: León mayor, Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, said the municipal government will have a seating charge for stands along the route that will be traversed by Pope Benedict XVI. According to the mayor, the fees will include parking. I know municipal budgets are tight. A Pope is a terrible thing to waste. Filed under: Bureaucracy, Economy & Business, Guanajuato -
Visions and revisions
25 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pmI was prevailed upon (flattery will get you anywhere, but I’d prefer to receive bribes) to begin posting with some sort of regularity here. Right now, with at least a dozen projects for Editorial Mazatlán and our new imprint, Libros Valor, in process I’m finding it very difficult to do any sustained writing, let alone the unedited, usually grammatically and orthographically-challenge Mex Files posts. One project (or two or three projects) NOT yet on any project management schedule will be editing (and maybe fixing some of the grammar and spelling) of those last 3400 or so posts… -
Mining, and data mining
23 Jan 2012 | 11:30 amVia Inca Kola News: San José del Progreso, Oaxaca. In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca one person was killed and another injured during a confrontation between mining opponents and police on January 18th. The middle aged farmer and a woman in her twenties, both indigenous Zapotecs, were among a group of villagers trying to block the path of an excavator working for the Canadian Mining Company Fortuna Silver. Bernardo Méndez and Abigail Vasquez were shot by local police and plainclothes gunmen working for the Vancouver-based mining company. San José del Progreso, located 50 km south of… -
Hello, I must be going
18 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pmBlogging by Boz said everything I would have said, though I would have made one editorial change: It’s unfortunate ironic that a number of industries are lobbying for legislation and regulations in the name of intellectual property… I’m not only an author, but the part owner of a book and e-book publisher. We take intellectual property rights very seriously. I have had my work pirated, and probably have lost some income as a result. But SOPA does nothing to protect me, nor our publishing company. We depend on the internet for research and fact checking. The… -
Means to the end
15 Aug 2011 | 6:00 amAfter extensive travel and reading, I moved here on the first of September 2001. Back in those dark ages on on-line communications I shared my excitement at being a resident, and not just a visitor, though emails. One correspondent seemed to think things like my adventures with laundry, or my brief encounter with the King of Spain, or comments on the incongruously simultaneous arrival in Mexico City of Brittany Spears and Pope John-Paul II deserved more exposure and turned the emails into a “blog” in April, 2004. I tried to keep my writing in a light vein, but as my understanding of…
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Chicana on the Edge
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Half-birthday
24 Jan 2012 | 5:14 amToday I am exactly 45 and a half years old. In this photo I am three years old and my sister, Judy, is two (I have just one sibling). At this time, we lived in Los Angeles, California USA, but we were visiting a snow-covered Mt. Wilson, which is in Los Angeles County, but (clearly) at a much higher elevation. It was March 21, 1970 (impressively, my parents put dates on the backs of all photos. Now I do, too). We're sitting on a picnic table piled with snow. The ground is also covered and Judy is holding a fledgling snowball. I wonder what she did with it. Another reason you can tell we're not… -
Sopa, not SOPA
19 Jan 2012 | 6:28 amYesterday's actions against the Stop Online Piracy Act legislation seem to have been effective. I like to think Cindylu's blog, Loteria Chicana, did its part, too. Cindylu created this excellent photo. I love it! Please see her blog for the explanation. -
Blood
17 Jan 2012 | 10:32 amMy first and only trip out of the United States happened between August 28th and September 10th, 2010. One more reason to regret going was that traveling in Peru and Bolivia prevented me from donating blood for a whole year. I hated that.Last night, for the first time since July 2010, I gave blood. It was great. I had tried to make an appointment a couple of times since September 2011, but last night I finally got past all the obstacles that had kept me from it and bled!I like giving blood because it’s one way you can save lives when it’s convenient for you (rather than plunging into the… -
Dogs don't need this stuff
15 Jan 2012 | 6:30 amWhen we first got our dog from the shelter last fall, we took him to the veterinarian. Among other things, I asked if a lean, short-haired dog like Ozzie would need protection from the weather. Should we get him a coat or some shoes? She said no. Dogs don't need weather protection.I like how a veterinarian put it who was interviewed for National Public Radio. She said, "I've never seen a dog with a condition that made me think if only this dog had been wearing shoes."That's good enough for me. Even in 10F/-12C degrees, Ozzie will go "barefoot" and "naked." I just keep him moving and keep the… -
Hostess Snack Cakes in trouble
12 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pmYesterday Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I suggest one of the following responses:"Thank goodness. If we can finally get rid of that junk food, so much the better.""Quick, go out and eat some Hostess snack cakes. It's for the good of the American economy!"I'm leaning towards the second one.(After you read the article, let me know who the heck would build their wedding cake out of Twinkies.)
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Classic Borachito
13 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pmThe quality of your average sidewalk winitos has been slipping. Nowadays they’re more likely to be covered in filth, angry that you don’t give them spare change, possibly fighting with other winos for drink, money, food, or some other unknown reason, and basically they just tend to be miserable drunks. The kind of people that give drinking a bad name. But before you think I’m just being annoyingly nostalgic with this “back in my day” and “they just don’t make ‘em like they used to” bullshit business, let me introduce you to some new… -
Lincoln Heights Xmas Parade 2011
3 Jan 2012 | 1:24 amI’m doing my duty by filing this LH Xmas Parade coverage report, a little bit late but I blame the parade for not being as inspiring as usual. Actually, it was a bit (gasp!) boring. So here it goes for whatever its worth, which is not much since its a free post I gladly give to one and all to satisfy your needs for time wasting! Click here if you have nothing else to do. -
New Year’s Eve 2011
31 Dec 2011 | 9:58 pmI was tagging along with a friend today running some errands, here are a few pictures for you to see while you wait for the clock to tick to the appropriate time. Above, the Rose Parade fools already unfurled their banner a day early. Oh, and they are doing the parade a day later because they have to be at church on Sunday. How is that for a lame way to start the year? My final HR’s of the year, I assume, and it a decent example from the good folks at El Huarachito. Around Lincoln Heights its not all good news for everyone, including the case of this missing young lady. One of the best… -
Huevos Rancheros: Las Anitas
31 Dec 2011 | 3:11 amMerry Xmas Cabrones! I was gonna send you all a present but I couldn’t remember your zip code and there is just no way to look it up and you know how lazy the USPS is these days. So I sent all the gifts back and I am wrapping this post in a nice bow just for you, right in time to be late for Christmas. The Lord works in mysterious ways. But I don’t promise that you will like this present because everyone is a little different: some people are stupid and have no taste, others are just ignorant and their tastes should be ignored. I hope you find your place somewhere in this scheme. -
Again With the Recent Signs
10 Dec 2011 | 3:32 amYes, I am about to make fun of this sign above but I do it because I understand the sign, it is my friend, and I love it for what it is. This is a snapshot of my neighborhood, a simple piece of paper which carries more information than it imagines. Somebody wants to share their living room, aka you sleep there and help us with the rent. This is typical in working neighborhoods, probably abhorred in the wealthier ghettos. The fact that they fail to provide any relevant information in this flyer is what makes it awesome. Maybe some phone number tags were hanging on the sign earlier but nobody…
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Elenamary
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and so it happend
23 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pmBlogtitlan, finally, after much planning (I posted about it here), united in real life, or at least as Cindylu has called it (and I’ve stolen) had a Blogotitlán mini reunion. We were missing keyplayers like El Pocho Abogado, Xolo, El Más Chingon and of course the other blogueros. We were to meet in San Diego. My dude Juan and I left a snow storm in Columbus just in time before they started canceling flights and off we went to Phoenix (only to later learn Poor Little Tumbleweed had been redirected to Phoenix as well). Arriving in San Diego, we meet up with Poor Little Tumbleweed and… -
Humor
11 Dec 2011 | 6:55 amI try to tell people interested in interpreting, that knowing a language isn’t achieved by knowing a vocabulary. Knowing a language is cultural, it is becoming the language, being part of the ethos, it is a change in personality and perspective. Humor is a great identifier of ones culture. I always realize how I am not so american when I watch American comedies and how I am even less Mexican than I like to think I am when I watch Mexican comedies. I suck at pop culture. Both Mexican and American. I’ve never seen Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, American Idol and rarely get the… -
Thanks sporty friends
20 Nov 2011 | 8:20 pmMy dear friend Norm, and I am paraphrasing here, said something like “As long as you have either music or sports you will always have friends”. I think he is right. I am jealous I don’t have music or as KyJah once told me I have “anti-rhythm”. I do however have athletics. The more I participate in sports, the more I wonder what people do together if they don’t get together to play sports? As I am training for the 1/2 marathon with blogtitlan and for the upcoming triathlon season, I frequently find myself thinking of all the friends that helped me… -
Our Bodies, Ourselves
27 Oct 2011 | 7:14 amMy father gave me a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves and a copy of the Hite Report on Female Sexuality, at some point in my adolescence. He wasn’t good at talking he just left them for me on my bed to read…in the same manner as he did the noble prize authors’ book I, Rigoberta Menchu. We never discussed it. I read the book and am thankful for them. Our Bodies, Ourselves was probably one of my first feminist readings and most assuredly one of my first medical readings. It “normalized” things for me that had they not been normalized would probably have left… -
Blogtitlan Reunion
25 Oct 2011 | 10:06 pmI was given the domain elenamary.com as a gift, I think in the fall of 1999. We really didn’t have the word blog then, and I didn’t think of the internet as a place to journal. The only people I knew who had personal webpages had them on things like Angelfire (oh lord) and posted pictures of comics. I remember first building Elenamary with FrontPage, then moving on to Typepad, and then to WordPress. It was at some point between Typepad and wordpress that I discovered I had readers I didn’t personally know. I had written a post about Xicana identity and a man I had…
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Dialectical Migrations
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23 Jan 2012 | 9:46 pm
23 Jan 2012 | 9:46 pmToday I'm moved into the apartment. Now it's time to get busy. I need to focus on writing. I will begin revising "Seven" soon. Did some drawing today. I love this song!!! I have hope. I have hope. I have hope. I have hope. All is well. Everything is okay. Everyone is healthy. I have hope. I have hope. I will focus on hope. Tomorrow is my birthday. I do not regret my life. Someone said when you are in your late forties you decide to either be bitter or grateful, maybe it was the fifties. In any case, I AM feeling pretty grateful, and when those frustrations come, I listen to Enya! -
18 Jan 2012 | 6:11 pm
18 Jan 2012 | 6:11 pmMoved into new apartment, mostly. Getting some feedback on multiple versions of "Seven" from a publisher. Basically, I'm fairly discouraged at the moment, but will read notes more carefully tomorrow morning. I haven't really been able to focus on the notes. Not sure where it's going or even where it's been. Feeling less of a poet these days, but will hopefully get back into the writing/revising when I get completely moved in to new apt. I have no desk, no bed etc yet, but I did manage to buy a card table with four chairs which will have to suffice for a while for writing. Headed to… -
12 Jan 2012 | 5:12 pm
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11 Jan 2012 | 4:14 pm
11 Jan 2012 | 4:14 pmSheryl Luna is snowed in today, and NOT having coffee with a famous poet. She feels utterly invisible in poetsville, but that's okay cuz we all probably feel that way, no?I am moving into my new apartment soon. I get the keys tomorrow!! Yay! It will be on 37th ave near Harlen.I'm sure you care ;) But I'm thrilled. My rent will be one third of my income, which is currently 175.00 which comes out to 42.00 a month. Not bad, huh? My lawyer called today about my hearing. Attorneys seem to be busy and quick to the point about things. I hope that isn't some kinda omen re: my hearing this March. In… -
7 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pm
7 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pmListening to this and feeling motivated. Met with an interested publisher, but I need to work on manuscript longer, maybe one more year, but I'm feeling good, real good, despite getting a ticket this morning. I'm thinking about relinquishing my car and driving. Fact is I get very anxious and dislike driving immensely. So in any case, will work harder and be more disciplined on same old manuscript which may be titled "Seven" again, possibly with same old format. Will work hard to revise and possibly add new poems. AAAAAAhhhhhhggghhh, I'm going to work on this thing for a long, long…
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My Word is My Weapon
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Proposal for a National Pact for Direct Democracy that Would Bring Together Zapatistas and Peace Movement
14 Jan 2012 | 3:44 amThe following is part of an exchange between Professor Luis Villoro and the Zapatistas' Subcomandante Marcos. In that exchange, Villoro and Marcos contemplated the current security crisis that Mexico faces, as well as the nascent Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity's attempts to counter that crisis. In this letter, Villoro and other Mexican intellectuals propose a "national pact" (something that the peace movement attempted in 2011) that would unite Mexican society around the goal of direct democracy. Luis Villoro's Response to the Third Letter from Subcomandante Marcos… -
Rural Student Protesters Under Siege in Guerrero, Two Killed by Police
13 Dec 2011 | 3:39 pmby Kristin Bricker Plainclothes police opened fire on unarmed students. Photo: El Universal Mexico's normales rurales, or rural teaching schools, are publicly funded socialist schools that train poor peasants to be rural teachers. In a country where many rural students don't have the opportunity to study because there are no schools in their area, or the schools don't have teachers, the rural teaching schools are crucial to rural development. The rural teaching schools believe that a populace must be educated in order to demand that their rights be respected and to organize to… -
Mexican Civil Society Wants President and Drug Traffickers To Face War Crimes Charges In The International Criminal Court
17 Oct 2011 | 10:01 pmby Kristin Bricker, SSR Centre The accused (from left): Public Security SecretaryGenaro García Luna, Defense Secretary Guillermo Galván Galván, President Felipe Calderón, and Navy Secretary Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza. A coalition of lawyers, academics, activists, and journalists has announced that it will seek the prosecution of President Felipe Calderón in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from his deployment of the military to battle drug trafficking organizations. “Our petition is… -
Policing, Indigenous Style: Guerrero's Community Police
12 Oct 2011 | 12:14 pmPhoto courtesy of the Community Police: http://www.policiacomunitaria.org/ by Kristin Bricker, The Indypendent While the Mexican state of Guerrero is plagued by both drug war violence and police corruption, it is also home to one of the most innovative criminal justice projects in the country: the community police. In 1995, when indigenous residents of Guerrero’s Sierra Costa region could no longer tolerate the general state of lawlessness in their communities, they turned to traditional indigenous policing methods. Seventy-eight towns replaced government police with unpaid, elected… -
Inside Mexico’s Peace Movement
10 Oct 2011 | 2:43 pmby Kristin Bricker, The Indypendent Photo by Santiago Navarro F. On Sept. 10, thousands of people marched through the besieged resort town of Acapulco to greet the Caravan for Peace with Dignity and Justice led by Javier Sicilia, a poet who ignited a nationwide movement against drug war violence this spring after his son was murdered. In recent years, Acapulco has endured a plague of violence — beheadings, massacres of tourists, kidnapping of schoolchildren and demands from criminal gangs that teachers pay 50 percent of their salaries as protection money. In the vast majority of the cases,…
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The Daily Lobo
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Lobos to serve up mean match
27 Jan 2012 | 7:43 amThe men’s tennis team’s early winning streak is on the line this weekend. UNM won its first two matches this spring season and travels to Gainesville, Fla. to take on No. 5 Florida in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) indoor playoff on Saturday. -
Alford intensifies training
27 Jan 2012 | 7:42 amMen’s basketball coach Steve Alford has given his team “the biggest challenge of their lives.” The challenge was issued days after UNM was run out of the gym in Las Vegas by No. 15 UNLV in an 80-63 loss last Saturday. -
Energy secretary lauds UNM’s clean-power efforts
27 Jan 2012 | 7:41 amU.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said New Mexico has the intellectual and natural resources to be an alternative-energy powerhouse. -
Retailers descend on south campus
27 Jan 2012 | 7:41 amFor residents of Lobo Village and employees working on UNM’s south campus, a quick meal within walking distance is out of the question. However, plans are being made to change that. -
NM Crime Briefs
27 Jan 2012 | 7:34 amUNMPD received a call Jan. 7 about a violent resident at Lobo Village. When officers arrived at the resident’s room, they found him intoxicated, with dried blood around his nose and yelling at his roommates for not helping him when three people attacked him earlier in the evening, according to a police report.
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Los Angeles Latino Theater Company Ordered Out of Downtown Home
18 Jan 2012 | 8:37 pmArticle by Ryan Vaillancourt, Staff Writer for LA Downtown News.com. Photo by Gary LeonardPhoto of Jose Luis Valenzuela the executive director of the Latino Theater Company. The Los Angeles City Council today voted to evict the Latino Theater Company and the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture from the city-owned Los Angeles Theater Center.The move terminates the city's lease with two tenants that have been battling since the Latino Museum sued the Latino Theater Company in 2009. The LTC responded with a countersuit last year.Much of the discussion that led to the… -
Remembering the Chicano arts collectives of Los Angeles' Highland Park
14 Jan 2012 | 11:30 amArtist John M. Valadez, stands with his 1977 piece "Lucha Libre" at Avenue 50 Studio. His works will be among those on display at an exhibit spotlighting 1970s Chicano art collectives in Highland Park. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)By Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles TimesThey were bold enough to call it a revolution.Back in the 1970s, when Chicano art was synonymous with East Los Angeles, its storied murals and its art center, Self-Help Graphics, a group of Mexican American artists decided to break away.They headed north, seven miles, to start their own Chicano arts collective in… -
Daniel del Solar: Latino Media Activist Passes
13 Jan 2012 | 1:10 pmDaniel sitting in my home in Riverside, California on August 9, 2011June 13, 1940 - January 13, 2012Daniel del Solar, Latino media activist, documentarian, videographer, photographer, and poet died today in Oakland, California, at the age of 71, after a long, valiant battle with metastatic prostate cancer. Daniel was born in Chile and grew up in Mexico, New York, Mill Valley and Santa Monica. After graduating from Santa Monica High he attended Harvard University. Daniel went on to a varied career in public media, from the KPFA-FM Comunicación Aztlán programming collective in the early… -
National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) Names Adriana Gallego Deputy Director
10 Jan 2012 | 11:31 amToday the National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) announces the hiring of Adriana Gallego as NALAC's new Deputy Director.Gallego's hiring follows the addition of nationally recognized writer and digital media creator, TJ Gonzales as NALAC's Marketing and Outreach Associate. Also, Maria Tapia was brought on as the Executive Assistant to Executive Director Maria De Leon. "I am pleased that Adriana will be joining NALAC as Deputy Director. She comes to NALAC with multiple years of experience at the Arizona Arts Commission developing grants programs and providing professional… -
How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration
5 Jan 2012 | 11:37 amBy David Bacon (really?) for The NationThis article was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute and the Puffin Foundation. Some names of the people profiled in this article have been changed. Roberto Ortega tried to make a living slaughtering pigs in Veracruz, Mexico. “In my town, Las Choapas, after I killed a pig, I would cut it up to sell the meat,” he recalls. But in the late 1990s, after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up Mexican markets to massive pork imports from US companies like Smithfield Foods, Ortega and other…
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La Otra Tijuana
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CINEtcétera martes 17 de enero en Casa de Cultura Obrera Tijuana
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En Huelga Presos en Playas Catazaja: denuncian hostigamiento y violencia sexual
14 Jan 2012 | 2:51 amIr a la denuncia y escuchar el AUDIO http://chiapasdenuncia.blogspot.com/2012/01/en-huelga-presos-en-playas-catazaja.html Internos del CERSS 17 de Playas Catazajá en huelga; exigen destitución del director por las condiciones carcelarias de hostigamiento y violencia sexual contra las familias que les visitan.“Playas de catazajá, número 17. Nos metimos a huelga de hambre en forma pacífica porque tenemos miedo a que el director nos traslade y la petición que queremos es de que el director sea destituido. Aparte de ser destituido el director viola nuestros derechos, él manda custodios a… -
Convocatoria a reunión nacional de la Red Contra la Represión y por la Solidaridad. 28 de enero, 11 hrs.
14 Jan 2012 | 2:50 amRed Contra la Represión y por la Solidaridad (RvsR) Compañeras y compañeros:Este año que inicia, se presenta con escenarios de alto conflicto social y político para nuestro pueblo, que puede tomar la iniciativa y salir a combatir por sus derechos e intereses. Mientras que desde arriba se preparan para gastar más de 10 mil millones de pesos del erario público en el proceso electoral, buscando la legitimidad que han perdido por su agresiva y criminal política antipopular y en favor de los intereses de los dueños del dinero nacional e internacional. Y como nunca al servicio del… -
CINEtcétera invita martes 17 de enero "La rebelión de los colgados" 6pm
9 Jan 2012 | 11:08 amCINEtcéteraInvita al ciclo de cine de Enero Zapatista “Subvertir hasta el tiempo; Calendarios y geografías de la autonomía zapatista” Martes 17 de Enero a las 6:00PM La Rebelión de los Colgados En Casa de Cultura ObreraGranados 647 Fracc. La Mesa, Tijuana, BC Tel 622 42 69 Alfredo B. Crevenna y Emilio Fernández, México, 1954. Adaptación del libro de Bruno Traven, viajero incansable que se adentró en los rincones olvidados de México para conocer la vida de los indígenas de Chiapas antes de la Revolución Mexicana, en la que se da cuenta del desprecio y… -
Transmisión del II seminario internacional de reflexión y análisis
30 Dec 2011 | 2:24 pm2o Seminario Internacional de Reflexión y Análisis30-31 diciembre 2011 y 1-2 enero 2012Cideci/Unitierra ChiapasEN ESTE MOMENTO:Transmisión en vivo (audio):http://giss.tv:8000/komanilel.mp3Transmisión en vivo (video):
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South Texas Chisme
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Bad news for Corpus Christi
27 Jan 2012 | 8:49 amNo wonder republicans run the city council and the county.For the second time in three years, Corpus Christi finished next to last in the Central Connecticut State University's ranking of America's Most Literate Cities with a population 250,000 and above.Except for Austin, a Democratic island in Texas, Texas cities did poorly. -
Brownsville should come clean about the shooting of a student
27 Jan 2012 | 8:47 amWhat could possibly possess Brownsville? Hiding information about the shooting of a student will only make people think you have something to hide. Now I do.The Brownsville Police Department has asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to rule against releasing files related to the fatal shooting of a Cummings Middle School student on Jan 4.The material includes a surveillance video, according to the letter to the attorney general, dated Thursday.Jaime Gonzalez Jr., 15, an eighth-grader at Cummings, was shot at the school by police when he brandished what appeared to be a handgun and refused… -
It's obvious to anyone that the Texas Supreme Court is crony capitalism central
26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 amNo doubt republicans are crony capitalists. No doubt corporations run Texas.In the last 10 years, the majority of Texas Supreme Court decisions have favored corporate interests over consumers, and the panel of judges has repeatedly overstepped its authority by overturning jury verdicts and interpreting the law to benefit the rich, according to a scathing report set to be released today by consumer advocacy group Texas Watch.“The Texas Supreme Court has marched in lock-step to consistently and overwhelmingly reward corporate defendants and the government at the expense of Texas families,”… -
What happens if there are 2 primaries this year?
26 Jan 2012 | 8:57 amHow will counties make up the cost?There is growing concern that a split primary will cost Hidalgo County so much money that commissioners might have to reduce the number of polling locations in order to stay within budget.One of those with such concerns is Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon, who is hoping to testify about the impact of this year’s elections fiasco at a status conference hearing being held by a federal court in San Antonio on Friday. -
The families of the Rio Grande Valley suffer the effects of income inequality
26 Jan 2012 | 8:54 amWhile fat cats like Mitt Romney become super rich looting company assets like pension and health funds and placing bets with your mortgage money, real people suffer the consequences.The group says the state of families who live in the Valley “illustrates clearly the inequality that has become a part of our nation's social reality.”In a statement accompanying the State of the Valley address, Equal Voice says Valley families “work longer hours for less pay, and pay higher tax rates than any other region in the country.”The group points out that the Valley has invested more people in the…
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Latina Lista
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Calif. Investigates Skin-Lighteners for Dangerous Mercury
27 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pmBy Ngoc Nguyen New America Media SAN FRANCISCO — There could be a dark side to skin-lightening creams often found in stores that cater to ethnic communities. Image: Texas health officials linked several mercury poisoning cases to Crema Aguamary, a cosmetic produced in Mexico. Starting next week, California health officials will collect and test a sampling of skin-lightening products in the Bay Area for possible mercury contamination. Health officials launched the investigation in response to a spate of mercury poisoning cases linked to the tainted face creams that are made outside the… -
TX Latino creates grassroots solution to nation’s illegal immigration issue
27 Jan 2012 | 5:42 pmLatinaLista — Roland Hernandez knows his idea on how to reform immigration is going to make a lot of people mad, but he’s willing to take that chance. Especially, if his idea accomplishes his main goals — rebuilding social security, providing better health care to disabled veterans and getting an accurate census of undocumented immigrants. Hernandez, who lives in Houston, saw firsthand how his dad, a World War II veteran, received substandard healthcare in his last years battling Alzheimer’s. His dad’s low-income status prevented him from affording a higher quality of… -
Report shows Latinos have their own definition of philanthropy
27 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pmLatinaLista — There’s been a long-held belief that the average Latino household doesn’t give to charities. According to a new study, it’s a belief that should have been recognized as an urban myth long ago. This month, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation released the report “Cultures of Giving: Energizing and Expanding Philanthropy by and for Communities of Color.” The report’s authors found that Latinos are philanthropists — and have always been. Our methods are just a little unorthodox compared to the traditional view of giving. Since philanthropy has always been… -
Viernes Video: Latino comedy puts a spin on mystery whodunnit
27 Jan 2012 | 11:47 amCalling itself “An Improv Telenovela,” Stallions de Amor takes the mystery whodunnit to new, or low, heights in creating an entertaining English-language web series. -
Doctors Know Air Pollution Undermines Health
27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 amBy Gina Carroll Moms Clean Air Force Doctor’s know! They know that many of their patient’s social challenges are having a profound impact on their health. They know these are by far the most significant and constant obstacles to healing and health maintenance. Doctor’s know that their medical services can only go so far to solve their patient’s health problems. They know that all of their medications and measures are only part of the answer…and often not the most enduring solutions. A recent survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation indicates that physicians are frustrated by…
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Hasta Los Gatos Quieren Zapatos
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Michelle Obama
27 Jan 2012 | 10:30 amBill Maxwell is an opinion columnist for the Tampa Bay Times. He has written an excellent piece on Michelle Obama. He says, "First lady Michelle Obama is described as a strong-willed, highly intelligent spouse who works behind the scenes to protect the president's agenda. It shows a loving mother trying to ensure that her two daughters remain as normal as possible while living in Washington's harsh spotlight."He writes that he came away with a better understanding of the Obama's as well as a higher regard for her.Then of course, he mentions the addle-headed right wing purveyors of hate… -
Blogs of Note
27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 amIt's blogs of note day, lets get to it!First one:It had to happen, you know the site Pinterest I've been talking about?Well, it's wildly popular. I love going on there and spending too much time perusing the pins, it's a total waste of time because you don't really accomplish anything it's merely entertainment.However that doesn't dampen the draw of the site.I blogged on this already.Anyway, here's a site devoted to making fun of Pintertest and kicking it down a notch, it's pretty funny.Aggressive WhimsyCheck out the ridiculous sign to the left. Which is totally making fun of the… -
S.W.A.T.
27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 amI always thought that when a police department's S.W.A.T. was called out, it was for definite and proven situations that included hostages, bombs, flame throwers, or other extreme threats.Turns out, the police department in Buffalo, New York marches to a different drum. In that neck of the woods, S.W.A.T. gets deployed when a woman calls to report that her intoxicated son is causing a disturbance. There was also the possibility that he was holding two hostages. Over there I guess they don't verify if people are being held hostage.Perhaps they needed practice, yes?In any case, the woman said… -
Pulling over Mexicans in Mexico is very dangerous...
27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am...a traffic cop in Mexico has to put up with this crap? At their shitty pay? No wonder they go rogue!Would you put up with this?Hell to the no!.....meet one Jose Ismel Loria Ancona, a business owner from Playa Del Carmen that went through the full range of human emotions when he was pulled over by Mexican police officers. He's memeishly being called the "Gentleman de Playa Del Carmen" after the famed "Ladies De Polanco" -- except that Jose seems crazier. Namedropping Zetas and politicos, his rant is the most hyperbolic one I've heard so far.We featured the Ladies of Polanco here as… -
East Haven cops screwed the pooch
26 Jan 2012 | 10:30 amThe FBI has arrested four assholes in East Haven, Connecticut. Oops, I meant to say police officers on charges that they used excessive force against illegal immigrants and then covered up the abuses.The jackasses dressed up as police officers were Dennis Spaulding, David Cari and Jason Zullo. Their apparent leader was Sgt. John Miller, who just happens to be the president of the police union. Each has been charged with conspiracy against rights, which carries a maximum prison term of 10 years. Some of them also face charges including deprivation of rights, obstruction of justice and use of…
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Viva la Feminista
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2012 Blog for Choice Day
22 Jan 2012 | 10:00 amI know I'm supposed to be talking about 2012 elections today, but today I am in Mexico on the first full day of the Nobel Women's Initiative's delegation. And yes, I wrote this before I left...But I must reflect on my thoughts about being in Mexico on Roe v. Wade Day. According to the Guttmacher Institute, the number of unsafe abortions around the world are on the rise. Abortions are unsafe when performed by unskilled people and/or under unsanitary conditions. Here in the USA, I am sure we still have back alley abortions. But I think we consider them last resort or hope they are mostly a… -
Andele Feministas!
20 Jan 2012 | 10:00 amI'm off to Mexico tomorrow! I'll return home on January 31st. Until then, you can find me at the Nobel Women's Initiative's delegation blog, Twitter feed, Facebook page and perhaps even their Flickr site. I am a torn feminista. I am so excited that I'm sick to my stomach about meeting the wonderful women I'll be traveling with, the courageous women we will meet and seeing the beautiful countries we will visit. I am weighed down with the burden that I know this trip will leave me with. This is a fact-finding mission. Meaning we will be doing a lot of listening to women who have lived through… -
According to Honda, your life ends with marriage & the baby carriage
17 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amHave you seen Honda's new ad campaign? It's called "The Leap List" and I guess the reason I didn't get a pitch about it is that I'm an old married mother. Far past the apparent target audience for "The Leap List." It's a rip off from the old idea of having a bucket list, but instead of making a list of things to do before you die, it's asking pepole to make a list of awesome things to do before making a big leap in life. Two leaps that Honda thinks you should make lists about? Babies and marriage. Take a look: So what do we learn here? That men will be restricted from doing awesome things… -
CFP: Stay at Home Mothers: An International Perspective
16 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pmCALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection Stay at Home Mothers: An International Perspective Editors: Elizabeth Reid Boyd and Gayle Letherby DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: June 1, 2012! Stay at home mothers and the 'mommy wars' are a continuing phenomenon worldwide. This book will be the first international edited collection exploring debates and issues surrounding mothers returning to/staying at home from a variety of countries and perspectives. Stay-at home mothering remains a significant social and gender trend. Over the last decades, there… -
GIVEAWAY: Witches, Wizards, Spells and Elves: The Magic of Shakespeare
13 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pmWitches, Wizards, Spells and Elves: The Magic of Shakespeare by Bruce Adolphe featuring performers from The Chicago Chamber Musicians and CST in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater January 21 and 22, 2012 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Viva la Feminista is happy to offer one lucky reader four (4) tickets to next weekend's Witches, Wizards, Spells and Elves: The Magic of Shakespeare. Theatrical magic and musical masters blend to draw young audiences into the performing arts in an hour-long family concert. Chicago Shakespeare actors and The Chicago Chamber Musicians bring together…
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Los Ziegler en Canada
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¿Cuánto cuesta una Escuela Primaria Privada en Ottawa?
27 Jan 2012 | 9:54 amY no estoy hablando del “Top of the List” como el Ashbury College por ejemplo. Estoy hablando de algo en el medio del lote, digamos. Hace unos días dejaron en el comedor de la empresa un folleto de una Escuela Primaria privada en Kanata, el lado Oeste de la ciudad. De puro curioso, y a pesar de que en 2010 había publicado una nota sobre el tema Escuelas Privadas en Canadá, entré al website y me puse a buscar cuanto saldría enviar a mis chicos allí. La respuesta: no menos de doce mil dólares al año cada uno. Pueden verlo por ustedes mismos aquí: Counterpoint Academy >… -
“Pregúntale a Guillermo” Busco 7 preguntas inteligentes e interesantes sobre Canadá para contestar en vivo.
24 Jan 2012 | 10:31 amSoy un espíritu inquieto y a la vez, me aburro fácilmente. Siempre estoy a la búsqueda de nuevas formas de comunicarme con los lectores para sorprenderlos (y sorprenderme yo también!) Esta vuelta quiero ponerme a jugar con livestream. Es un sitio que te permite realizar tu transmisión digital en vivo. Como si fueras un estudio de TV, digamos. Ayer abrí una cuenta para que Los Ziegler TV pasen a tener no solamente contenido en YouTube sino eventos en vivo. ¿No es buenísima la idea? Para poder llevar esto a la práctica tengo un problema y un desafío para ustedes. Mi Problema Me… -
Tú próximo llamado tiene que ser a María
22 Jan 2012 | 5:55 pm¿Cómo a qué María? Hablo de María Longo, nuestra auspiciante. La experta en hipotecas de Scotiabank. Hace un par de semanas conversaba con Yves acerca de como veía el 2012 en materia de inmigración. Para hoy, les dejo una charla similar que tuve con María. No vas a querer perderte esta charla porque tiene muchas buenas noticias para muchos de ustedes: los que están por llegar en poco tiempo y los que ya están. Hoy, aparte de descubrir el rostro detrás de la conversación del año pasado, vas a poder aprender por que la debes llamar apenas termines de ver el video para pedirle una… -
Anoche salí solo, conocí mujeres y todo gracias a mi mujer!
20 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pmAunque no parezca soy un tipo tímido. Me cuesta mucho relacionarme con la gente y romper el hielo. Podría calificarlo como el temor que algunos tenemos al rechazo: no hacer algo y poner cualquier excusa para no correr el riesgo de ser rechazados. Algo parecido quizás a lo que me sucedía de jóven y por lo que me costaba terriblemente salir a bailar con mis amigos: ¿Cómo iba a “encarar” a una chica si lo primero que aparecía en mí era ese temor al rechazo? Por supuesto no podía dejar de admirar a tipos como mi hermano, “El Negro” Tinte o algunos otros que con… -
Que noche anoche! El webinar en 9 puntos y una felicitación para unos pocos.
18 Jan 2012 | 10:13 pmPlanificar el webinar, promocionarlo, organizarlo, participar y cerrar el proyecto es estresante. Pero cuando termina te quedás con esa adrenalina que te dejan las cosas que te gustaron hacer. Sé que no todo salió como se esperaba. La tecnología nos jugó una mala pasada pero estén seguros que no volverá a pasar. A grandes rasgos, para los que se lo perdieron, Yves explicó Como se gana puntos en el Programa Federal y el de Quebec cuando se viene a estudiar Inglés o Francés. Todos los requisitos de los programas de nominación provinciales y como se puede aplicar a cada uno de ellos…
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Vista Hispano
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Saying "Sí" to Business Opportunities
19 Jan 2012 | 12:41 pmFound this interesting post over at Hispanic Trending which paints a nice picture into the growing influence of Latinos in Minnesota.Manny and Vicky Gonzalez are reminded each day that it isn’t only Spanish speaking people who stop to purchase Mexican (“tortas”) sandwiches at their two restaurants in Minneapolis.“A lot of Minnesotans have learned that there is more to Mexican food than tacos,” said Manny, who with his wife started Manny’s Tortas along Lake Street in 1999.In the past century, long-time Minnesota families learned there was more to Italian cuisine than pizza, and… -
When it Comes to Reaching Latinos Online, Marketers Have Room for Improvement
9 Jan 2012 | 12:23 amCreative that appeals to race, background is key to engagementBrands that want to reach ethnic minorities online are not doing a very good job, according to some research. An April 2011 survey by Yahoo!, Mindshare and Added Value found that according to Hispanics, blacks and Asian-Americans, digital advertising does not engage them. When asked for three brands doing a good job reaching them, most said they couldn’t name even one.One big reason was that respondents felt their ethnic groups were poorly represented in messaging. Some 78% of blacks, 74% of Hispanics and 72% of Asians surveyed… -
Top 10 U.S. Web Brands in 2011
28 Dec 2011 | 6:14 pmAs 2011 comes to a close, Nielsen reviewed the top online destinations, social media sites, and smartphone devices. Google was the most-visited U.S. Web brand, while Facebook held its lead among social networks and blogs. Smartphones were popular in 2011, making up the majority of new phone purchases with Apple as the top smartphone manufacturer and Android as the leading OS.Leaders of the pack include (To nobody's surprise...):GoogleFacebookYahooFor the full list and original article, click here. -
New Lingo for Marketers Targeting Hispanics
17 Nov 2011 | 3:56 pmToday's U.S. Hispanic millennials are more bilingual and bicultural than ever. They make up 21% of America's millennial generation of 18-34 year-olds and are 14 million strong. These individuals see themselves as 100% Latino and 100% American often moving between several cultural experiences with ease.Today's Hispanic millennials are the ultimate multi-tasker or as some put it 'fusionistas'.They watch football and futbol and live in a world where options for cultural expression are numerous. Think of it as the ultimate experience in customization. It's a lot like creating your… -
Meet the first Hispanic Majority Team Owner in the History of the NBA
13 Oct 2011 | 5:00 pmImage SourceUpdate: Alex Meruelo terminates plan to buy NBA's Atlanta HawksWhen the reports that Alex Meruelo was purchasing the Atlanta Hawks hit the newswires on Aug. 7 last summer, a reader named Steve Brown posted this comment under a story about the prospective owner in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "My boycott is over."Brown's comment was typical. Atlanta fans are clearly dissatisfied with the current ownership of the Hawks, and many likely will embrace the transaction for two reasons: 1) Meruelo said with sincerity in the interview that he wants "to bring a championship to the…
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Inmigrantes Canadá: Blogs de inmigrantes en canada. Experiencias sobre trabajar en canada, vivir en Canada y estudiar en canada
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Los alimentos y las finanzas
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amCada día más el precio de las materias primas y los productos alimenticios irá en aumento. Leamos más al respecto.View the story “Los alimentos y las finanzas” on StorifyStorified by Finanzas CanadaThu, Jan 12 2012 20:22:56 · 248... -
La ciudad de hielo
27 Jan 2012 | 2:37 pmFui a la ciudad de hielo, que frio jajja siempre me sorprende la cantidad de gente que habla espanol, habia una pareja de colombianos en la capilla, y ella le dice amor sientate yo te tomo la foto, y el se sienta rapidamentemente y ella repite:... -
Las comidas que he probado
27 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pmClaro, he ido a algunos restaurantes que no podria pagar la verdad, comidas en casa por invitaciones o... -
Los quebequenses y el saludo
27 Jan 2012 | 2:22 pmLos colombianos somos, por lo general, bastante saludadores. Nos gusta decir buenos días, cómo está usted?, Hola, etc. Los quebequenses, por el contrario, no es que saluden mucho. Al comienzo uno piensa que simplemente ellos no son muy educados o... -
Trabajando a la Vietnamita
27 Jan 2012 | 2:12 pmNo tengo tiempo, o si lo tengo pero trabajo super fuerte en mi proyecto de investigaciòn, bueno de hecho son dos. Para mi adaptacion al laboratorio me asignaron la tecnica, que por cierto es sùper inteligente, me parece super buena trabajadora,...
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Tiki Tiki Blog
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Worthy of Love
25 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amWrong Men, Wrong Choices by Sujeiry Gonzalez Once upon a time there was a girl in her 20s who loved the wrong men. The men she longed for were never available. Not emotionally or otherwise. But they were fine. Donning goatees and blessed with a nose with a long bridge, the squinty-eyed fellows caught Sujeiry’s attention instantly. She’s not half bad either. Her long and full hair can go from curly to straight. Her exuberant smile warms a room. And let’s not forget her tiny, yet round Dominican booty. The story continues with a culprit – a bottle of Bacardi mixed with Coca Cola and… -
Are You Losing Your Spanish?
23 Jan 2012 | 6:50 amTake Our Poll Hablas el Spanish? This poll is for the second- and third- and plus-generation Latinos who were born, or have grown up, in the United States. Inspired by the story in February’s Latina magazine titled, Are We Losing Our Language? It appears many of us are. Only 38 percent of third-generation Latinos in the U.S. — those of us with abuelitos born elsewhere — can speak Spanish proficiently. However, 79 percent of the second generation — those of us with foreign-born parents — are proficient. Those stats are from the story, as found in a Pew Hispanic… -
Share Your Story
23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amOur Mother/Daughter "Gratitude and Goals" book Keeping the Resolution to Connect On most evenings before tuck-in now in 2012, my daughter and I sit on her bed, open a fat, blank book and list our “Gratitude and Goals.” Simple gratitude for the day that has been, and goals for mañana. We’re doing it to exercise a muscle I want her to develop into adulthood. The one that gives you faith and patience, hope and “Si se puede.” And, I won’t lie, to lay the foundation for a tradition that will keep us talking, keep us connected and sharing stories at the end of the day. We… -
Stuff Guys Say to Cuban Girls (Video)
16 Jan 2012 | 9:14 pmclick the headline link to see the videos. OK, we are a little bit addicted to these Things People Say videos on YouTube, and watching them has brought up stuff people have said to me and others about being Latina, about being a cubanita. So, here is Sh*t Guys Say to Cuban Girls and a playlist of videos we’ve put together of the best of these with Latin flavor. (And by the way, more than half of what’s in the video has been said to me directly.) You must, must watch the MTV Tr3s video about Abuelas located in the playlist below. I nearly tinkled in my pantalones. That Abuela has… -
Caca that Cubans Say (Video) NSFW
16 Jan 2012 | 7:32 amClick on the headline link to see the videos Have you seen all those funny videos “Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls“; “Shit Spanish Girls Say?”; “Shit Gay Southern Guys Say?” How about “Shit Salvadorans Say” by a favorite Tiki Tiki contributor and writer, Tracy Lopez? They’ve all been a spinoff of the popular YouTube series starring actress Juliette Lewis. Well, I got to thinking about it and my people, the Cubans, talk about caca a lot. So, in honor of viral videos about shit things people say, here is Shit Cubans Say. *And I apologize…
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Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations website and podcast
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SEO specialists outline do it yourself steps
27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amSearch Engine Optimization book cover Photos: Jennifer Grappone, Gradiva Couzin Jennifer Grappone and Gradiva Couzin make their living as partners of a California search engine optimization and social media consulting company. They dedicated six months to writing a book about what they do for clients. Two updates followed, each one requiring about six months to achieve. In the third and most recent edition of Search Engine Optimization An Hour A Day (Wiley, $29.99), published in 2011, they outline their thoughts on the subject starting with a basic explanation in the first chapter and making… -
Coffee sales flat, revenue increases due to price hikes
25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amMany people surveyed recently said they love coffee Photos: Simon & Baker, Starbucks/Business Wire Americans love their coffee. Forty percent of coffee drinkers that responded to a survey recently said they couldn’t live without coffee, even for a week, when compared to a cell phone, romance, sports, and social networking. Forty percent of the survey takers said coffee was more important than showering when asked about their daily routines, according to Starbucks U.S. Regional Roast Preferences Study, Dec. 2011*. Although the total sales of coffee in 2010 (about $7.6 billion) were 3.7… -
2012 Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards
24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am2012 Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards April 23-26, 2012 Miami, FL Every year, the biggest names in Latin music come together for the most anticipated event of the year – The Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the Conference unites the most extraordinary people in the world of Latin music and entertainment – including the industry’s hottest artists, major record label execs, cutting-edge brand marketers, national radio programmers, world-renowned producers, revolutionary digital music execs – and many more. Join Billboard and… -
Maker Studios, YouTube target bilingual audiences
23 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amThe cast of Melodia de Amor on Tutele Photos: Tutele/Maker Studios In November 2011, Maker Studios, owned by “top YouTube stars,” backed by venture capital firms and funded by YouTube as an Original Partner, began targeting Latinos in the United States, Mexico, South America and Spain with The Tutele Network, Tutele and Tutele Dos, on YouTube. The two channels, youtube.com/tutele and youtube.com/tuteledos, offer three original bilingual English and Spanish web programs each per week. Tutele.tv, a similarly named website, is not affiliated with the Network. Plans are in place to… -
Vme to air controversial Kennedys miniseries with Spanish voiceovers
20 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amLos Kennedys, a miniseries with Spanish language voiceovers Photos: Vme Beginning at 10 p.m. January 30 Vme will air Los Kennedy, an eight-part Emmy award-winning miniseries, for the first time with Spanish-language voiceovers. The Kennedys series, starring Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson, first aired in the United States in English last year on the ReelzChannel. The final 60-minute segment will air March 19, 2012. Marian de la Fuente, Vme host and news anchor, will introduce the episodes, highlighting events of historic interest to the Spanish language preferring…
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Our New Anahuac
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Librotraficantes: Trafficking Forbidden Knowledge To Arizona
24 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pmFor Immediate Release January 24, 2012 CONTACT: Tony Diaz, Nuestra Palabra Director AztecMuse@aol.com Houston writers & activists organize a caravan of Librotraficantes to smuggle contraband books back into Arizona! Houston, Texas – Local literary nonprofit Nuestra Palabra:… -
Not Writing Less
22 Jan 2012 | 9:41 pm…just working on an extensive essay on what the economy of Our New Anahuac would look like. Share and Enjoy: -
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
22 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pmThe problem with Democrats is that they won't do what they promise. The problem with Republicans is that they will. #fb # Teach your young ones vocabulary words. the love for language lifts lives. my son just called my wife's cake gorgeous and exquisite #fb # Sopa is corporate welfare designed to reduce civil litigation costs for companies #fb # Bought tickets last night to the mariachi invitational #fb # Complete liberation is the inevitable conclusion to the story of oppression. B ready and prepare your children and theirs. Our New Anahuac. # Powered by Twitter Tools Share and… -
SOPA: An Attack On People Power
20 Jan 2012 | 11:26 amSOPA, The Stop Online Piracy Act, has recently grabbed many headlines all over the world. The bill would effectively create a precedent for the federal government to regulate and monitor online activities. If passed, the federal government would be able to block access from certain websites which have been determined to stream copyrighted content. The bill was proposed mostly in order to protect the intellectual property of entertainment companies, which complain that their profits are being reduced by online websites that use or distribute songs or movies without permission. At the time of… -
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15
15 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pmIf we have another boy, we will name him tiburcio nezahualcoyotl. dibbs. #fb # Bought scarlet spider #1 for citlali…1st comic set in tha h! # When there are no borders for business, they call it free trade. when there are no borders for the people, they call it anarchy #fb # Powered by Twitter Tools Share and Enjoy:
