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Axel Caballero published El Museo Del Norte: A Latino Museum In Detroit in Arts 2011-10-23 12:00:00 -0700
El Museo Del Norte: A Latino Museum In Detroit
A new Latino museum in Detroit! Are there any Latino museums where you live?
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Via The Huff Post Latino Voices
Detroit, Michigan is known famously as the “Motor City.” Its rich Mexican history, however, is not so well known. Maria Cotera wants that to change.
In 2008, Cotera, director of the Latina/o Studies Program at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan, embarked on an effort to educate new generations about the history and contributions of Latinos in the community.
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Axel Caballero published ‘Boyle Heights Beat’: Local Teens Report For Their LA Community in Arts 2011-10-19 12:00:00 -0700
‘Boyle Heights Beat’: Local Teens Report For Their LA Community
High school students in Los Angeles are telling the stories of their community in their very own bilingual newspaper. What are teens doing in your community?
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Via the Huff Post Latino Voices
In the Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, a group of high school students write and produce a newspaper looking at their own community — its successes, its struggles and its history.
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Axel Caballero published Warehouse Workers At Walmart-Contracted Facility Allege Abusive Conditions, Wage Theft in Latino Voces 2011-10-19 12:00:00 -0700
Warehouse Workers At Walmart-Contracted Facility Allege Abusive Conditions, Wage Theft
More abuses and exploitations by the Walmart Corporation!
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Via The Huff Post Latino Voices
A group of workers at a California warehouse handling goods bound for Walmart stores have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming they’ve been working under abusive conditions.
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Axel Caballero published Sylvia Méndez, a Champion of Racial Tolerance and Equality in Education in Arts 2011-10-14 12:00:00 -0700
Sylvia Méndez, a Champion of Racial Tolerance and Equality in Education
Obama gives Sylvia Méndez, a Latina advocate, the Medal of Freedom!####
Via The Huff Post Latino Voices
As if it had happened yesterday, Sylvia Mendez recalled that in 1944, when she was only eight years old, she and two of her brothers were victims of one of the greatest humiliations of their lives: being rejected to enter the school only because of their skin color.
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Axel Caballero published Bilingual Voting Ballots Ordered In 25 States in Vote 2011-10-13 12:00:00 -0700
Bilingual Voting Ballots Ordered In 25 States
It may seem like a lot, but this number is down from a decade ago which covered 296 counties in 30 states, and even still some Republicans are complaining the additional language requirements are too burdensome on local governments.
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Via The Huff Post Latino Voices
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Axel Caballero published The Women of Juarez at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Arts 2011-10-13 12:00:00 -0700
The Women of Juarez at the Frida Kahlo Theater
Back by popular demand, Ruben Amavizca-Murua’s play, The Women of Juarez, is opening tomorrow, October 14th at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles. In its 9th year and over 300 performances, this important play about the continued genocide of women in the border city of Ciudad Juarez continues to be a topical and significant issue that still affects the Juarez and Borderland community. The play will be running until October 23, 2011 and starts at 8pm on.
Fridays and Saturdays.
For further information, call: 213-382-8133 or visit fridakahlotheater.org
Frida Kahlo Theater address: 2332 W. Fourth St., Los Angeles, CA 90057
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Afro-Latinos: Everywhere, yet invisible
We often overlook that Latinos come in all colors and backgrounds–yet we also rarely discuss the Afro-Latino community in the United States.Via Florida Courier
By Cynthia Griffin, Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly – Last year, during a discussion on increasing the number of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Angel’s centerfielder Torii Hunter in a USA Today interview called the dark-skinned Latino baseball players “imposters” and said they are not Black.
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Axel Caballero published Obama ‘Absolutely Certain’ There Will Be a Latino Presidential Candidate in His Lifetime in Alerta 2011-09-28 12:00:00 -0700
Obama ‘Absolutely Certain’ There Will Be a Latino Presidential Candidate in His Lifetime
President Obama has no doubt there will be a Latino candidate running for President in his lifetime. What do we think? How long can we wait?
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he is “absolutely certain” there will be a competitive Latino candidate for president in his lifetime, adding that the growing number of Latino voters will push for more representation in politics.
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Axel Caballero published Suppressing Latino Vote? – Texas’ Redistricting Could Leave Latinos Behind in Vote 2011-09-23 12:00:00 -0700
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Axel Caballero published Latinos at risk without new pollution standards in Latino Voces 2011-09-23 12:00:00 -0700
Latinos at risk without new pollution standards
While the new pollution standards impacts everyone, it seems that once again Latinos seem disproportionally affected?
Do you live in one of these high impact zones?
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Latino Voces: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
According to a recent Pew report the economic crisis has hit Latinos the hardest and has unemployment rates at highest levels.
On the heels of Pres. Obama’s job speech, here is a video segment with your opinions and voices on jobs and the Latino community.
ADD YOUR VOICE TO THIS VIDEO WITH YOUR COMMENT – “Why are Latinos impacted the most?” “Why are jobs scarce in this economy?”
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Meet the new American sweatshop
The professional carwash industry is a $23 billion enterprise, one which more and more Americans make use of every year. If you visited a carwash lately – which judging by the latest industry report you probably have or will in the near future – you may have noticed the fast and arduous labor of carwash workers. You have seen that even in the most extreme heat or cold weather, carwash workers are hard at it – focusing on every nook and cranny of your vehicle. What you probably missed – as is the case in many carwashes across the country – is that this work is accompanied by obscene labor abuses, health hazardous conditions, employer exploitation and intimidation. Carwash workers are the face of the new American sweatshop.
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Axel Caballero published A De Facto DREAM Act? – Deportation Halted for Younger Immigrants in On Campus 2011-08-19 12:00:00 -0700
A De Facto DREAM Act? – Deportation Halted for Younger Immigrants
The measure announced today by the Obama administration would apply to close to 300,000 young immigrants facing deportation.
A significant number tantamount to portions of a DREAM act. Certainly a step in the right direction.
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Axel Caballero published Latino Purchasing Power Grows, While Anti-Immigrant PAC formed Argues Detriment To Economy in Latino Voces 2011-08-18 12:00:00 -0700
Latino Purchasing Power Grows, While Anti-Immigrant PAC formed Argues Detriment To Economy
While former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) launches a “super” political action committee to raise unlimited cash for candidates that oppose immigration stances – arguing that it is causing the downfall of the economy.A recent report outlines how Latinos purchasing power will be double the nation’s growth. Seems Rep. Tancredo wants the American economy to fail. – Axel
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LatinaLista — The power of political action committees is fierce. One has only to look at the Tea Party to see what happens when determination sets in to elect only like-minded candidates.
That’s why news today that a new political action committee was being formed with another laser-specific agenda caught most people off guard.
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Dreamers Take Action!
El camino recorrido. Has your dream been realized?
El profesor Herbert Medina de la Universidad Loyola Marymount nos cuenta la historia de porque su familia dejo su pais de El Salvador para venir a los Estados Unidos.
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Axel Caballero published No, Latino Voters Are NOT Caught Between Obama And Tea Party in Vote 2011-08-11 12:00:00 -0700
No, Latino Voters Are NOT Caught Between Obama And Tea Party
News today out of Huff Po advertises that Latino voters are caught between Obama and the Tea Party. But since when has the Tea Party represented a viable option for Latinos? Since when have the options narrowed for us? The premise is wrong.
Cuéntame has documented time and again the racism, violent rhetoric and flat out discrimination of our community behind the fringe lines of the Tea Party. The option is not between one and the other – we have real options, they are just not listening. We will make them listen.###
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Axel Caballero published Latinos Hit Hardest by Economic Recession – Wealth Gap Widens in Latino Voces 2011-07-27 12:00:00 -0700
Latinos Hit Hardest by Economic Recession – Wealth Gap Widens
Prisoners: Of discrimination, of private corporations making profit off of incarceration and of our current economic system.
Why do YOU think Latinos have been hit the hardest?
How does race play into income?
We want to hear your personal stories – Have you experienced hardship? – Cuéntame
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The economic recession, particularly the housing crisis, has hit Latino households harder than African Americans and whites, according to an analysis released by the Pew Research Center. Between 2005 and 2009, median wealth for Latino households decreased by an alarming 66 percent, 53 percent for African Americans, and by only 16 percent for whites. White households are 18 times wealthier than Latino households.
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Axel Caballero published CA: Undocumented Students To Access Private Scholarships in On Campus 2011-07-27 12:00:00 -0700
CA: Undocumented Students To Access Private Scholarships
California has just created hope for undocumented students. There is possibly more to come but in the meantime there is AB 130. AB 130 is a new law signed by Governor Jerry Brown that allows undocumented students to qualify for private scholarships administered by University of California, Cal State University and the California Community Colleges. This law helps many students achieve their dreams of going to college so that they can become productive members of society and contribute to the place they now see as home. Another law is being held up in legislature that could open up public grants to undocumented students as well. But in the meantime, at least these students can keep dreaming and aiming for brighter futures.
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Via LA Times
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Axel Caballero published Dems Re-new Push For DREAM Act Without Republican Support in On Campus 2011-06-28 12:00:00 -0700
Dems Re-new Push For DREAM Act Without Republican Support
We’ve been down this road before and not too long ago. As elections get close – Democrats try to reconcile with Latinos and introduce another version of Dream Act then Republicans run to their base and effectively block it. And Dreamers get left out in the cold. Will it be a repeat or will our legislators listen to the pleas and mobilization of tens of thousands of courageous dreamers and their supporters who keep the DREAM alive? – Axel
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Via Huff PO
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By Elise Foley
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Axel Caballero published U.S. Supreme Court upholds CA in-state tuition based on high school of graduation not citizenship in On Campus 2011-06-07 12:00:00 -0700
U.S. Supreme Court upholds CA in-state tuition based on high school of graduation not citizenship
This decision represents an important step toward the adoption and implementation of a state-wide dream act in CA. It also gives immediate relief to thousands of college students who would’ve opted out of college because of high cost. A sensible solution to an immediate need. WHAT KIND OF POLICY DOES YOUR OWN STATE HAVE? – Axel#####Read more
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