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Hispanic-American Top News Stories

  • Narciso Rodriguez Debuts Ebay Collection
    Starting Feb. 15, the days of buying knock-off Narciso Rodriguez designs will be over. The charismatic Cuban designer, who has dressed the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker , Jessica Alba and Michelle Obama , will be launching a new line to be sold directly...(read more)
  • Kids of Spanish-speaking Hispanic moms watch less TV
    Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine surveyed 1,347 women who had children ages 35 months to 4 years to assess just how much time the kids spent in front on the tube. They knew that young children of white mothers and young children...(read more)
  • US colleges court Hispanic families using espanol
    PHILADELPHIA -- For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English....(read more)
  • Day Laborers in California Sue for Right to Solicit Work
    Day laborers in Costa Mesa, California have filed a lawsuit against the city after police dressed in plain clothes posed as employers and subsequently arrested dozens of workers attempting to solicit jobs. Costa Mesa, a small city about 35 miles outside...(read more)
  • Shakira to Play 'She Wolf' at NBA All-Star Game
    Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira and two other Grammy winners will grace the stage of the NBA All-Star game on Valentine's Day. The 33-year-old Shakira, the highest-selling Colombian musician of all time, will play two tracks from her new album "She...(read more)
  • Humility, knowledge promote real diversity
    Kelli Wright thinks “cultural humility” can help people better appreciate America’s rich diversity. It’s a twist on the better-known and more-widely discussed idea of “cultural competence.” Wright pointed to a recent article on the Community Partnerships...(read more)
  • Zoe Saldana Looking Forward to "Avatar" Sequel
    Getty Images Zoe Saldana is super excited at the prospect of having a starring role in not one, but two blockbuster sci-fi franchises. Star Trek 2 is already in talks and J.J. Abrams is reportedly in the process of writing a script, while James Cameron...(read more)
  • Immigrants Top Ranks of Jobless
    The unemployment rate among immigrants in the U.S. outpaced that of native-born workers last month, with the gap particularly pronounced among women. Some 11.8% of foreign-born workers were unemployed in January, compared to 10.3% of native workers, the...(read more)
  • Mexico asks UNESCO to protect country's cuisine
    MEXICO CITY -- Mexico already has many of its monuments on UNESCO's list of protected sites. Now the government is asking for international recognition for the country's cuisine. U.N. officials will decide in April or May whether to add Mexico's food...(read more)
  • "Faces of America" Reveals Eva Longoria Parker's Surprising Roots
    Getty Images Of Mexican heritage and fiercely proud of it, Eva Longoria Parker always thought her ancestral makeup was mostly Mexican-Indian with a smattering of European blood. But she discovered that the opposite is true, among other surprising revelations,...(read more)
  • Black and Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV
    THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of HIV infection in infants are significantly higher among blacks and Hispanics than whites, and preventive measures are needed to reduce the disparity, a new government report says. Although the number of HIV-infected...(read more)
  • Judge mulls sanctions against Ariz. sheriff office
    PHOENIX -- A federal judge will decide whether to impose sanctions against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for its acknowledged destruction of police records in a lawsuit that accuses deputies of racially profiling countless Hispanics in immigration...(read more)

Featured Stories of Latino Interest

  • Zoe Saldana....Making A Difference !

     

    Zoe Saldana (born Zoe Yadira Zaldana Nazario; June 19, 1978; also known as Zoë Saldana, Zoe Saldaña, and Zoë Saldaña) is an American...

  • Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor....Simply The Best !

     

    Sonia Maria Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. On May 26, 2009,...

  • Sofía Margarita Vergara....What A Story !

     

    Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian model, actress and entrepreneur. Since she was raised bilingual in English...

  • Enrique Iglesias: Heart Throb Plus


                                      

    Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born on May 8, 1975), better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanishsinger, songwriter, model, and...

  • Salma Hayek: A Well Rounded Lady

     

    Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican actress, director, and television and film producer. Hayek has appeared...

  • Shakira: In Control


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    After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez broke...

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