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By David Bacon Jackson, Mississippi — In early April, an anti-immigrant bill like those that swept through legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina was stopped cold in Mississippi. That wasn’t supposed to happen. Tea Party Republicans were confident they’d roll over any opposition. They’d brought Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State who co-authored [...]

Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz Para los inmigrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos, Banamex es una las instituciones bancarias más conocidas en su natal México. Ya aquí en Estados Unidos, Banamex USA se ha convertido en sinónimo con el servicio bancario de calidad que ellos conocían antes de emigrar. En el Condado de San Diego, la sucursal [...]

Symposium, street fair and expo highlight Mexico’s strides for economic growth Mexico’s most visionary leaders, vibrant culture and extraordinary accomplishments will be on display for the “Mexico Moving Forward” symposium, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. May 3 at the University, California San Diego campus. This year’s symposium, “Charting a Path to Prosperity,” is designed to [...]

Would Expand Language Provisions to Include Ballot Petitions Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today announced that his bill, SB 1233 (Padilla) was passed by the Senate Elections Committee. The bill would require ballot initiative petitions to be provided in other languages. The bill now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. “This bill is an [...]

San Marcos — California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) will welcome internationally-renowned playwright, director and social rights activist Luis Valdez for a guest lecture on Tuesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. in Arts 111 to discuss the birth of the Chicano theater movement and its continued relevance nearly 50 years later. Held in honor of [...]

TWIN Award Recognizes Advocacy for Women Linda Carlton, principal of San Ysidro Adult School, was recently recognized by the YWCA of San Diego as a Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Mentor award honoree. The TWIN Mentor award is given to outstanding professional women who have a track record of supporting women in the workplace [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero Con el verano a la vuelta de la esquina es muy probable que estemos preparándonos para pasar más tiempo al aire libre, disfrutando de las cálidas temperaturas y de las alternativas que nos ofrece la naturaleza para relajarnos un poco, por eso, [...]

Caridades Católicas, Diócesis de San Diego, Libre de Humo para todos residentes de San Diego Hoy en día, el tabaquismo es reconocido como un peligro para la salud por la mayoría de los californianos. De acuerdo con estadísticas de 2008 de la Encuesta de Tabaco de California, el 88,8% de los adultos encuestados en todo [...]

California DREAM Act Applications Now Available The California DREAM Act application, approved in October of last year, is now open for students who qualify. Students who qualify under the ‘Student Aid Application for Dream Act Students (SAADAS) will receive student financial aid. The California Dream Act of 2011, authored by Assembly Member Gil Cedillo (Los [...]

By Kent Paterson Next, month Ciudad Juarez’s new historical-cultural gem will celebrate its first anniversary. Built as part of the 2010 Bicentennial/Centennial commemoration of the 1810 War of Independence and 1910 Revolution, the Museum of the Border Revolution (Muref) offers visitors a unique glimpse of Mexico’s early 20th century revolutionary upheaval, especially the strategic role [...]

México del Norte Por Jorge Mújica Murias Todo el mundo puede perder algo alguna vez, desde las llaves de la casa hasta el coche en el estacionamiento de un centro comercial, pero perder algo en la Casa Blanca, la casa del señor que se supone que es el más poderoso del mundo y por que [...]

The 15th annual Fiesta de las Estrellas—a “celebration of the stars” hosted by the University of California, San Diego’s Hispanic Scholarship Council—raising much-needed scholarship funding for ambitious and motivated UC San Diego students has, since its founding 15 years ago, raised more than $1 million for undergraduate scholarships to help ensure that students from all [...]

By Charles Dervarics The U.S. will not meet its 2020 college completion goals without a major contribution from Latinos, who continue to trail Whites in key indicators of higher education attainment, a new study says. Only 21 percent of Latino adults have at least an associate’s degree compared to 44 percent of Whites and 57 [...]

N. Diane Moss, Project New Village CEO, announced that the 12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Community Tribute will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Educational Cultural Complex located at 4343 Ocean View Blvd. from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The event will feature a “day of dialogue” focusing on the opportunities and [...]

Por Grace Fuller 1996 fue un año especialmente adverso para mí. Aún deseando que mis estudios universitarios fueran mi actividad esencial, cada vez me resultaba más difícil compaginarlos con sucesivos trabajos eventuales —no sólo para pagar mis estudios, sino también para cubrir unos gastos fijos para mantenerme en Barcelona donde vivía con mi hermana mayor [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero Pregunta, escucha, aprende, así se llama la campaña que tiene como figura principal al triple —si triple— medallista olímpico hispano Steven López y que busca alejar a los jóvenes de la tan negativa influencia del alcohol. La campaña del Consejo del Milenio [...]

¡No Se Deje! Por Lic. Jess J. Araujo Después de practicar la ley por más de 30 años, algunas veces me he sentido frustrado en mis esfuerzos por representar agresivamente a los clientes Latinos debido a que muchos se resisten a hacer todo lo que sea posible para ganar. Pronto me di cuenta que nuestra [...]