Do American Indians Look "Hispanic" or Do "Hispanics" Look American Indian?

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11.24.2009 srikrishnajay... - There is a problem in the U.S. with the label Hispanic. - The problem is people are redefining the term. - The correct term for the label Hispanic; refers to those peoples of origin of Southern Europe. [Hispania] - Here are some facts that can help you understand. Hispanic is a term that goes back to the time of Romans [The true Latinos]. - Hispanic is someone of, from, or pertaining to the historical region of Hispania. - Hispania is the name that Roman... Read Full Story
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The Sugar Cane Aguador "The Waterboy" -- Puerto Rico Circa 1944

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11.17.2009 Click the title link to see the full 116 photo "La Plata, Oct. 1944-Aug. 1947" collection by Dr. H. Clair Amstutz, a Mennonite medical missionary. These photos put images -- and in color -- to the stories told by our parents and grandparents. Posted by Gerry Vázquez at 1:52 PM   Labels: Photographs, Puerto Rico Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Vazquez Facebook Links Loading... Read Full Story
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Frank Espada: The Puerto Rican Diaspora
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11.13.2009 “Frank [Espada]’s work is profoundly humanistic. Stereotypes about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans are so deeply embedded in mainstream U.S. culture that even some Puerto Ricans have started to believe them. Frank’s images dispel all that. He does it in a dignified way, yet without becoming sentimental or romantic.” [Pablo] Delano, Trinity College, Hartford Photo: Paloma, Hartford, 1980 Source: The Puerto Rican Diaspora by Frank Espada Posted by ... Read Full Story
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Taught to Hate - a film by James Garcia Sotomayor

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The Long Island Latino Film Festival is this week -- Nov. 6,7,8 . Coincidently, it opens exactly a year and a short drive from the place and time of Marcelo Lucero's murder by a racist wolf pack. That senseless and evil murder shocked the immigrant communities across Long Island, the United States and even across the world.It also exposed an ugly, deadly vein of hate typically veiled behind the leafyscapes of American suburbia, a vein mined by nativists politicians like Maricopa County's Joe ... Read Full Story
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The Long Island Latino International Film Festival Nov. 6-7-8, 2009

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The Long Island Latino International Film FestivalNov. 6-7-8, 2009This year LILIFF is screening several premiers and world premiers including the film “Stereo Typed” produced on Long Island and features actor Frankie G. who has been in films such as “The Italian Job”, “Manito” and the upcoming film the “Devils Tomb”.Read moreBox OfficeFestival Tickets: LILIFF offers 8 Screening Programs throughout the festival. Each program features a group of films for one price.3-Day Festival Pass Price: $... Read Full Story
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Puerto Rico in the '40s

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10.30.2009 This lovely photo montage captures what my parents shared w/me and my siblings through stories, song and traditions about life on the island in the '40s. It's quite emotional for those of us of the Great Migration.Also, I suspect many of our fellow Latino migrants--especially today's abused immigrant workers--can relate as well. Posted by Gerry Vázquez at 8:28 PM   Labels: Puerto Rico, YouTube Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Commen... Read Full Story
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Nassau County Exec Tom Suozzi on Immigration Policy 11/17/09
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"Getting It Right on Immigration: What’s Working, What’s Next"Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi and a panel of respected civic leaders will discuss immigration on Long Island and the principles needed to guide the debate on immigration reform. Tuesday, November 17, 20096:00PM - 8:30PMMarriott Hotel1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd.Melville, NY 11747KEYNOTE SPEAKERThomas R. SuozziNassau County ExecutivePANELISTSRoger Clayman, LI Federation of LaborMatthew T. Crosson, LIAChung-Wha Hong, New York... Read Full Story
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El Diario-La Prensa Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor

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El Diario-La Prensa's endorsement (Bill Thompson for Mayor) tells why all City voters must reject King Bloomies' bid for a 3rd term and instead pull the lever for Bill Thompson. en españolExcerpt 1After a decade misspent lionizing the rich and their excesses, too many New Yorkers are paying the price for the decisions made in Washington, on Wall Street and in City Hall. What NYC needs is an executive with a balanced perspective...where families most in need are a high priority. This leader is... Read Full Story
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Puerto Rico on the Edge
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10.14.2009 Even the harshest Republican governors on the US mainland aren't pushing for the mass firing of govt workers, but the one in Puerto Rico is. Gov Luis Fortuño has already fired 20,000 govt workers, including 7300 school teachers, and plans to fire another 10,000. This is on top of an island economy that leads the nation in unemployment and that shed 41,000 private sector jobs in the past year alone.PR's unemployment rate now stands 17.5% -- again, by far the highest in the US ... Read Full Story
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers' LI Networking Event - 10/15

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Thursday, October 15, 20096:00 - 9:00 pmFour Food Studio515 Broadhollow RoadMelville, New YorkPlease RSVP at rsvp@shpe-nyc.orgVisit www.shpe-nyc.org for more information. Read Full Story
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