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Impressions from a career fair

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  Dress for success is the motto that came to mind when I walked up to the Lincoln Financial Field in South Philly. The everyday home of the Philadelphia Eagles was temporarily turned into the Mega Career Fair on September 21. It could not have been more apparent that everyone, literally everyone, is currently looking Read More

Latino celebrities and social media

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  So you’re Latino and you use social media. If the thousands of tweets we see every day are any indication, many other Latinos do as well. There are organizations out in the digital world using social media to reach Latinos and vice versa. Latinos are looking for deals and information and they are using this Read More

Tornado in Queens, NY – September 16th, 2010

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Jeannette Kaplun from Todobebe.com talks to Being Latino

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Abusing their Power in Faith

  The one thing that came to mind when I found out that the Vatican revised internal laws regarding child sex-abuse cases was “Finally!” Over the past year especially, the Vatican has come under scrutiny for not reacting in a timely and proper manner to sex abuse scandals.

Being Latino Welcomes YOU to Latino Heritage Month

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Dear Being Latino Familia: Being Latino, Inc. was launched in May of 2009 in an effort to create a unified platform to help educate, entertain and inspire Latinos across the global platform. Since its launch, Being Latino, Inc has accomplished a great deal for the Latino community. From on-the-ground events such as a fundraiser for Read More

Facebook and the Internet Part Dos: The Good, the Bad and the really Ugly

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  When the legendary Betty White was brought in to host SNL, she thanked the people from Facebook for making it happen. She said, “Facebook was a complete waste of time.” And I could not agree with her more… to a certain extent of course.  The Internet in general, and Facebook in particular can be Read More

Being Latino feeds the homeless

Facebook in 555 words: It’s not just for socializing anymore.

  Why am I single? I’ve asked that about myself a few times this year. I keep coming back with the same answers: You’re too picky! You like certain things, certain guys and you don’t budge. You don’t date out of your comfort zone. I answer myself back: You’re an idiot! Back when AOL was Read More

A FREE Camera Just for Being Latino.

  No joke. La Flaca de Casio and Being Latino have teamed up to give you the opportunity to win a brand new Casio Z-550 (retail value $169) , like the one below: To participate, go to La Flaca de Casio’s Facebook page and click “Contests” to enter. The contest runs ONLY until Thursday, July Read More