Western Union said Monday it will return to Bromley Communications LLC as its Hispanic marketing communications partner in the United States.
The Greenwood Village money-transfer company (NYSE: WU) previously worked with Bromley from 1995 through 2002. San Antonio-based Bromley claims to be the nation’s largest Hispanic advertising agency. The company’s clients include MillerCoors, Procter & Gamble, Payless ShoeSource, General Mills and Nestlé USA. READ FULL STORYRead more…
America has long been the envy of the rest of the world, and for good reason. Over the past century, the United States has harnessed its economic, scientific, cultural and educational resources to produce remarkable achievements in every field of human endeavor. But with nations like China and India emerging as major powers, many argue that U.S. dominance will soon be eclipsed, and what is known as the American Century will soon be over. Our fate is far from sealed, though. Whether America surm
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Worries over the U.S. economy have overtaken immigration among the top issues that Hispanics — the nation’s largest group of immigrants — say should be tackled by President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey.
Only 31 percent of Hispanics rated immigration as an “extremely important” issue facing the new president, according to the nationwide Pew study released Thursday.
The economy received the top ranking from 57 percent of Hispanics, who rated immi
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Abraham Gonzalez came from Mexico at age 17 to pick crops in Idaho. He became a U.S. citizen 12 years ago - but only to avoid paying renewal fees on his green card.
He has never registered to vote. Members of his family who are eligible to become citizens or to vote have not done so. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Inequality in America has traditionally followed familiar patterns of race, age and education. Those long-standing gaps have been magnified by the real estate boom and now the historic bust, according to an Associated Press analysis of 2007 Census Bureau data.
While minorities have made significant gains in wealth and home ownership since 1990, "things are going into reverse gear," and now the homeownership rate for blacks and Hispanics is falling, said Edward Wolff, a New York University econo
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From her work as the governor's advocate for Minority, Women and Emerging Small Businesses to helping disadvantaged students access higher education, Muñiz has experienced first-hand the good things that can come from focusing on others rather than herself.
It's how she was able to get through the most difficult time of her life — the death of her husband, Michael Muñiz, an immigration lawyer who had a private practice. Michael Muñiz died Sept. 30, 2006, from a heart attack. He was 54.
Lydia M
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California Latinas for Reproductive Justice’s (CLRJ) new Policy Brief highlights the growing silent epidemic of Latinas’ lack of health insurance and the vital role that California’s public health programs play in sustaining Latinas’ health. Released today, “Access to Health Insurance: A Vital Step in Promoting Latinas’ Reproductive Health and Justice,” documents the dismal state of health insurance among California Latinas as California’s leaders continue to debate funding for critical public h
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Son jóvenes, mujeres, latinas y aseguran contar con las cualidades necesarias para ocupar un puesto público, desde donde dicen lucharán por hacer un cambio y reflejar, mediante su trabajo, la creciente diversidad de sus respectivas comunidades y mejorar la calidad de vida de sus residentes.
Eira Corral, candidata a secretaria de la villa de Hanover Park; Ana Ortiz, a síndico de Elgin, y Emi Morales a concejal de Elgin, conforman el trío de postulantes demócratas latinas que buscan ganarse un e
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Hispanic voters turned out in droves last fall to elect Barack Obama and his Democratic allies on Capitol Hill.
Those allies get their first chance to return the favor on Wednesday when the House takes up a children’s health care measure that would grant Medicaid coverage to children of new immigrants whose families came to the U.S. legally.
The immigration status of Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner’s former housekeeper might dominate the headlines, but this House vote has a much deeper impac
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The Latino presence in the suburban political arena will take an important role in this spring’s Municipal Elections. Eira Corral, a seventeen year resident of the Village of Hanover Park, IL and community organizer is running for the Village’s open seat for Village Clerk. With over thirty percent of Latino residents, the municipality has the tenth largest Latino community outside of the City of Chicago and has the youngest demographic composition in the Northwest suburbs.
"Hanover Park is a y
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During the presidential election, Latino voters provided strong support to then-candidate Barack Obama as he promised immigration reform. But the nation's economic crisis has now taken center stage, with many Latinos wondering if he can deliver on his campaign promise. READ FULL STORY & HEAR AUDIORead more…
Robert Rose remembers when he first pitched advertisers the idea of an English language show about Latino culture.
"They were not receptive at all," says the founder and executive producer of LATV Networks, which produces the "American Latino TV" and "LatiNation TV" shows.
Advertisers "were loyal to the Univision model, which was that to reach Latinos, you had to do it in Spanish. Everyone had been saying the same thing for 25 years."
This was more than seven years ago, when Univision was st
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Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who made only three Broadway appearances, earning a Best Actor Tony nomination for Jamaica, but who landed big on film and TV, died Jan. 14 at his Los Angeles home, according to published reports.
He was 88, and widely known for playing the charming, godlike Mr. Roarke, whose magical machinations fulfilled wishes on TV's "Fantasy Island." READ FULL STORYRead more…
The latest New Yorker of the Week has been a health advocate in the Latino community for the past 40 years and is not stopping anytime soon. NY1's Michael Scotto filed the following report.
Six months ago, Stephanie Edwards says she was acting out, doing poorly in school and trying to commit suicide. She says she has changed her life, thanks to "Life Is Precious," a program in East Tremont, Bronx created by Dr. Rosa Gil to combat the alarming rate of suicide amongst Latina teenagers. READ FULLRead more…
Victoria Vergara possesses a third-grade education and the confident voice of a natural leader.
She makes beds and cleans bathrooms for a living but tells her daughters that the U.S.A. is a country "where you can fly if you want to." After listening to her tell her story in her humble home in West Adams, I was inclined to agree. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Several minority internship programs targeting African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans are now welcoming applications for 2009. The internships will take place in various cities across the country during the spring, summer, fall, and winter seasons.
The programs are being administered by a combination of major corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Many of the opportunities offer compensation for students, and some will even pay for a student's trave
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The selection, and seeming consideration, of nothing but white males for three high-profile political positions has prompted substantial backlash from Colorado's Latino political and business leaders who feel left out and ignored at a time of nearly unprecedented state and local political change.
"This will have legs down the road, I swear to God it will," said former Democratic state Sen. Paul Sandoval. READ FULL STORYRead more…
A gay farmworker in Salinas was tired of fellow employees teasing him. A UC Santa Cruz student needed help paying his bills because relatives opposed his sexual orientation and would not help him out.
Abel Murillo, director of the Diversity Center's new Latino Outreach Program, talked to the Salinas man's boss to quell the intimidation and is working to solve the student's financial problems. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what to ask for at the small, family-run pharmacy in the heart of Washington Heights, the thriving Dominican enclave in northern Manhattan. "I need to bring down my period," she recalled saying in Spanish, using a euphemism that the pharmacist understood instantly.
It was 12 years ago, but the memory remains vivid: She was handed a packet of pills. They were small and white, $30 for 12. Dominguez, two or three months pregnant, went to a fr
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