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Government's Broken Promise: Extension of Troops' Stay 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This week, over 10,000 soldiers received word that they won't be joining their families around the dinner table nor singing jolly carols this holiday season. They will be stuck in Iraq. This is the second time since August that the U.S. Army has extended the troopys' duty in Iraq beyond the promised year. In an attempt to control the heightened violence and the threat of civil war in Iraq, the Read more:Government
, Broken
, Extension
, Troops
Thanksgiving, Latino Style 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many of us in the United States are straddled between the culture of our parents and the U.S. culture. In this position as cultural middle-man (or middle-woman), we pick and choose holidays that simultaneously celebrate both sides of the cultural coin and do not insult either cultures. This is especially true of Latino
s in the United States who exemplify the bi-cultural lives of many U.S.-born Read more:Thanksgiving
, Style
Fatal Fifty Shots 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A black man and his friends are shot at 50 times killing the groom to be. Unfortunately, after this murder, more police shootings have followed. Is this the season of shootings? Please leave a comment on this video and this tragedy. Read more:Fatal
, Fifty
Red Hot Salsa (book review) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States. Lori M. Carlson, Editor. New York: Henry Hold and Company, LLC, 2005. 140 pp.
Following the 1994 publication of Cool Salsa, Lori Marie Carlson has recently published its sequel Red Hot Salsa, a poetry anthology that chronicles the bicultural experiences of young U.S. Latinos. The Editor’s Note explains how a Read more:review
, Red Hot
, book review
A Latino Christmas 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many Latino
s in the United States combine both U.S. norms and Latin American conventions in the Christmas
season. Many children in Latin America view Christmas as centered on the myths of the gift-giving baby Jesus and the generous Three Kings, whereas a jolly old man dressed in red offers rewards to the good and merciful in the United States. How can these disparate festivities be combined?
Adios a Colon 1970-01-01 00:59:59 On October 9th, 2006, the streets of New York were crowded with the city’s children. Even though it was a Monday, many youngsters were found playing hopscotch and basketball, and attending the Columbus Day festivities. Columbus Day is a school-free, work-free (for some adults) day of parades and festivals, in which we celebrate the invasion of the Americas. Christopher Columbus has become a U.S. Read more:Adios
, Colon
Iraqi Girl Blog 1970-01-01 00:59:59 As many of my U.S. readers already know, tomorrow is the 2006 Senate Election. Consequently, many of us are probing into the politicians' thoughts on many important issues, especially the Iraq War. Therefore, in commeration of the election week, posting a link to a blog of someone who experiences the effects of our country's decisions.
Baghdad Burning, the blog of a young woman living in Iraq Read more:Iraqi
Hispanic Heritage Month 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Wow! Where has time flown? It seems like yesterday that I was trading in my school books for flip-flops. Now I'm buying books for this Fall semester. It's September! And besides a chill in the air and a prediction of falling leaves, there's plenty to celebrate. Among the many holidays, we Latinos have a whole month of celebrating our Caribbean-style dinners, our invention of the modern novel, Read more:Hispanic
, Heritage
, Month
Story of the Week :D 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hi sugar plums!
Well, I have news to share. Good news that is. My short story "Missing Doctor" has been published as the Story of the Week at LiterateNubian.org. Check it out, and tell me what you think.
Missing Doctor
Hugs!
Cynthia
Kramer's Racist Outburst 1970-01-01 00:59:59 About two weeks ago, one of the most beloved and hilarious TV characters shocked the world with his repetitive use of the N word during a stand up comedy skit. Michael Richards has been recovering from his rage disorder for some time. Then in November when he was teased by a African American individuals in his audience at Laugh factory, he retaliated with racist comments which astounded even Read more:Kramer
, Racist
Democrats are in the House. Does MTV care? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Those who have seen TV know. Those who have caught a glimpse of the headlines (online or print) know. Democrats
have taken control of the U.S. House
of Representatives. This change of political party affects every aspect of U.S. life. The Democrats can transform the Iraq operation, taxation, heath care to name a few.
Therefore, one would think that this big news would be blasted everywhere: the
MLK's Dream in Latin America 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous political activist in the U.S. Civil Rights movement. He was the youngest man to win the Nobel Peace Prize (for for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment of different races). On April 6, 1968, he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1986, he was celebrated as a U.S. holiday. Interestingly, he is one of the four individuals Read more:Dream
, Latin
, America
, Latin America
Racism Documentary 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The young student Kiri Davis has released a documentary that covers an issue that is still prevalent today.
The theme of this short documentary may relate to perceived racial issues in the Dominican Republic. Read more:Racism
, Documentary
Dominican Independence Day Concert 1970-01-01 00:59:59 WHAT: DominicanIndependence
Day Concert
The Museum’s sixth annual Dominican Independence Day Concert featuring Dominican poetry and performances. Presented in collaboration with the Association for Puerto Rican – Hispanic Culture as part of the Museum of the City of New York’s Uptown Sounds music series.
Free with museum admission.
Free museum admission between 10am and 12 noon Sundays.
WHEN:
Largest audience for Premio Lo Nuestro 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Latinos and Latin Americans make up one of the largest populations in the U.S. Therefore, it is no surprise that Premio Lo Nuestro drew its largest naaudience ever last night (February 22, 2007) according to MediaWeek. This Univision televised awards show, which recognizes the elites of Latino music, has drawn 6.3 million viewers across the nation, and this statistic has broken several records Read more:Largest
A bit of Distance for Revision 1970-01-01 00:59:59 You can't adequately edit a story you poured your soul into without
first removing some of your ego. So get a bit of distance. Put the
manuscript away for at least a week--two weeks is better. Then, as you
read through the story from start to finish, pretend that someone else
wrote it.
~Laura Backes
The Writer, Feb 2007 Read more:Revision
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First and Last Name: E-Mail Address: Message: Read more:Email
In The Heights 1970-01-01 00:59:59 WHAT:In the Heights
, musical
The new musical In the Heights captures three days in the community of Washington Heights as it centers on a bodega owner and his neighbors. Besides, its unique setting and plot, its Latin beat sets it apart from many musicas. Charles Isherwood says it has “the inspiriting flavor of a morning pick-me-up on a warm summer day.” Its energetic cast, joyful choreography ".
Big Apple Recognition of Hispanic Writers 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Críticas Magazine has recently written that a new literary group, Café New York, has been started to recognize Hispanic
writers who have lived in New York City. Its members include Mexican writer Naief Yehya, Spanish novelist Eduardo Lago, Argentine writer and literary critic Sylvia Molloy, Bolivian poet Eduardo Mitre, Cuban novelist José Manuel Prieto, and its mastermind Mexican writer Carmen Read more:Apple
, Recognition
, Writers
Chess on the Street 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Scene from Season 1 of HBO's The Wire
This clip shows what chess and street-life have in common. Read more:Street
Caribbean "Love Drink" Launches in Time for Valentine's Day 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Caribbean "Love Drink
" Launches in Time for Valentine
's Day
Today, Don Ramon Mamajuana announced the launch of it's Mamajuana liqueur drink mix in the U.S starting February 27th. This will be the first time that such a product from the Dominican Republic is available for the U.S. market starting.
(I-Newswire) - Miami, Florida- ( I-Newswire ) Jan 30, 2007 -
Dominican herbal liqueur mix Read more:Caribbean
Netflix for Books 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I read at Publishing News that audiobooks can now be rented at audiobooksonline. I think many of you will agree with me when I say, "It's about time!" Audiobooks are too expensive for the average consumer to purchase at a regular basis, and they last only six to eight hours. As Rodney Burbeck explains, "Also, by their very nature they are a 'one listen-to product'. They are therefore an ideal Read more:Books
The bad marksman 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Samuel Johnson: A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Rated TVMA: ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, NUDITY
Running Time: 77 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy depicts the disturbing abuses that occurred at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq when the dire photos, which included detainees in simulated sexual positions, were leaked to the press in 2003. Through the perspective of perpetrators, witnesses and victims, the documentary
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