Rising Stars
BY BEL HERNANDEZ
As the song goes, it’s been a long time coming. Although Hollywood had a handful of Latino stars during the silent era, and a few more during the 30’s and 40’s, they were mostly relegated to playing bad guys and bad girls. It wasn’t until the mid-eighties that Latino filmmakers began... Read More
Strength in Numbers
BY KATHY ADAMS
In late March, more than 200,000 people marched up the National Mall in support of immigration reform. More than 1,500 of them were there because of the Hispanic Federation, a New York-based nonprofit that works to “promote the social, political and... Read More
A New Vision for Univision
BY DIANA TERRY-AZIOS
Maybe it’s Jorge Ramos’ compassionate journalism and piercing blue eyes. Or perhaps it’s Piolin’s lively morning routine. And let’s not forget the captivating novelas. One way or another, there’s a good chance some part of Univision Communications touches your life...Read More
Lost City in the Andes
BY CHRISTOPHER HEANEY
When Indiana Jones comes to mind, you think of buried treasure and hair-raising adventure. But the fictional character was modeled on Hiram Bingham, whose exploits were every bit as thrilling. The intrepid Yale-educated scholar arrived in Peru in 1911 and led...Read More
Voto Latino
BY DIANNE SAENZ
Broad social networks of young Latinos are being courted successfully by Voto Latino, a non-profit group working to persuade them to participate in the 2010 U.S. Census. The accuracy of this year’s Census count is particularly important for the future of...Read More
Stopping the Pirate
BY VALERIE MENARD
The nation’s Puerto Rican community sets one day aside each year to celebrate everything Boricua. Held this year on June 5, in the Bronx, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade includes floats, beauty queens, and a sea of red, white, and blue Puerto Rican flags...Read More
A Network with Numbers
BY DIANA TERRY-AZIOS
While so many advertisers, politicians and professional organizations try tactic after tactic to aggregate the acculturated Latino community, one Chicago native seems to have perfected the formula. Over 10 years ago, when e-mail was in its infancy, Jaime Viteri was...Read More
Duels before Drama
BY ROBERTO ONTIVEROS
The Farthest Home is in an Empire of Fire, by John Phillip Santos (Viking, 2010).
In John Phillip Santos’s latest book, a coincidence prone version of the San Antonio-based author feels a terrific familial pull to...Read More
Back to the Source
BY MARK HOLSTON
From gospel music and jazz in the U.S. to rumba in Cuba, samba in Brazil, and myriad other styles scattered through the Americas, the influence of African traditions in the Western Hemisphere has been both geographically widespread and culturally...Read More
Feast for the Eyes
By YOHANA DE LA TORRE
The Latin American spirit is what Arteaméricas President Leslie Pantín wanted to bring to the world of art. Since 2003, the art fair known as Arteaméricas has been devoted exclusively to the diverse and emerging art world of Latin America. It offers art lovers...Read More