Joining the ranks of Jerry Lewis, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Robert De Niro, Salma Hayek was among those named by President Nicolas Sarkozy to receive the Légion d’Honneur.
Ricky Martin to marry boyfriend in New York
01/03/2012 By Leave a Comment
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and his boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez will marry on Jan. 28 in New York, the El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported on its Web site Sunday. Martin and his partner, according to a source close to the Puerto Rican daily, will wed in the U.S. city which last June 24 approved marriage Read More
Peru’s idealist President changes his tune
01/03/2012 By 1 Comment
Many of us are idealists at heart. We have our core sets of beliefs and we will unapologetically defend them in arguments with others. Like us, politicians have ideals that they hold dear to their hearts. Unlike us however, a politician occasionally needs to act in ways different from his or her beliefs. This is Read More
5 online behaviors to stop in 2012
01/02/2012 By Leave a Comment
We all know that person. The one who copies and pastes every single status they see pop up on Facebook proclaiming love and thanks for a great sister/child/husband/parent or warning you of a virus. Well, now you can tell them it’s official. That behavior is one they should add to their list of resolutions for Read More
Yale returns artifacts to Peru
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- via NPR High in the Andes Mountains, Peruvians have been lining up to see a collection of antiquities that have finally returned home. The objects from the Inca site of Machu Picchu spent the past 100 years at Yale University in Connecticut, where they were at the center of a long-running international custody battle. Read More
Will Leo Messi become one of the best to ever play soccer?
01/02/2012 By 3 Comments
Perhaps the greatest stories to tell are the ones that should have never happened in the first place. Lionel Messi’s story is no different. Born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina, a young Messi was diagnosed with a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth. Treatment was very expensive, but fortunately for Messi, his talent Read More
Latino Health Access involves community in health education
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- via the LA Times Soon after America Bracho started a health nonprofit in Santa Ana 18 years ago, a student in her diabetes self-management class needed eye screening. He didn’t have enough money to pay for it, so Bracho and the class decided to raise the funds — by selling tamales. The man had Read More
Radio Bilingüe gives Latinos a voice
01/02/2012 By 1 Comment
- via MercuryNews.com Phones at the radio studios on the outskirts of town kept ringing. Saul from Visalia lamented cuts to public education, calling in on a December afternoon to Linea Abierta, the first nationwide Spanish-language public affairs show. Miguel from Madera asked how county taxes are distributed and Manuel from Calexico wanted to know Read More
What did the Iraq War mean to Latinos?
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Iraq isn’t our problem anymore. Who cares. Good riddance. —Internet commentator USA! USA! USA! —The same guy, nine years ago. Future generations will never confuse it with VJ Day. This time, there were no jubilant crowds in Times Square or iconic photographs of sailors kissing nurses or a cross-continental outpouring of relief and exuberance. Instead, Read More