[Editor’s Note: This article has been slightly condensed for publication. Read the article in its entirety at www.newamericamedia.org] A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center documents a trend that reporters have been covering anecdotally for several years: we are now seeing net-zero immigration from Mexico to the United States. The factors that may have […]
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Briefs 5/10/2012: Nicaragua, Spain, Bolivia
Nicaragua: Socialist leaders mourn revolutionary comrade Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, marked International Workers day by lamenting the death of Comandante Tomas Borge, founder of the Nicaraguan Sandinista Front for National Liberation, whom he called “a historical fighter for his country.” Borge, 81, who officially served as his country’s ambassador to Peru, died in Managua […]
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Breves 10/5/2012: Nicaragua, España, Bolivia
Nicaragua: Líderes socialistas de luto por compañero revolucionario El presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez, marcó el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores al lamentar la muerte del comandante Tomás Borge, fundador del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional de Nicaragua, al cual llamó “un luchador histórico por su país.” Borge, quien contaba con 81 años de edad […]
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California elige al primer Poeta Laureado latino
El nuevo poeta laureado de California Juan Felipe Herrera, espera servir como inspiración y enlace literario para todos quienes viven en California.
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California appoints first Latino Poet Laureate
California’s new Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, hopes to serve as an inspiration and literary link to all those living in California. He was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in March and is awaiting confirmation by the state senate in June. “I was driving to work on the 22nd of March when the phone rang […]
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The music of the word & Open Mic
MC Avotcja • In English, Spanish, Spanglish y Lo Que Sea. Donations accepted & bring your congas, guiro, maracas, Panderetas, etc. • Sunday, May 13: Genny Lim (Jazz Poet & Educator); Kirk Lumpkin (Poet & Environmentalist) & Naomi Quiñones (Poeta & Educator) • Sunday, May 27: Sandra García Rivera (Poeta Boricua) & Pablo Rosales (Poetic […]
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Noche cultural de trova y poesiå en Solidaridad con presos politicos en chiapas
Caracól de la Misión & Answer Coalition present Music & Poetry by local artists to support political prisoners in Chiapas. Featuring: Poor Magazine Poets, María Machetes, Chito Cuellar, Patricia Fernandez, Huracán Gomez, Ernesto Jimenez, and poetry from Antonio Guerrero, one of five political prisoners imprisoned in the U.S. • Venue: 2969 Mission St., S.F.
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Día de puertas abiertas y celebracion de 5 de mayo
Para todas las edades 1pm: Clase de arte para niños con Precita Eyes Mural Center • 2pm: Latino Arts Expo presenta “La Raza Cómica”: Arte de caricaturas del siglo 21. Se regalarán libros de comiquitas para celebrar “Free Comics Day” (“Dia de las comiquítas gratis”). Luego habrá un panel de mesa redonda, moderado por la […]
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City takes first steps to address domestic spying by federal agents
Civil-rights advocates concerned about “domestic spying” on San Francisco’s Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities are celebrating new legislation signed into law, May 9.
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La ciudad toma pasos contra espionaje doméstico por agentes federales
Los defensores de los derechos civiles preocupados por el “espionaje doméstico” en las comunidades árabes, del medio oriente, musulmanas y sudasiáticas (AMEMSA por sus siglas en inglés) de San Francisco, están celebrando nueva legislación firmada en ley el 9 de mayo.