American Taíno

Commentary from the perspective of an American Latino

5.07.2009

We Are All Latino

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Emerging Latino filmmakers, Adam Schlachter, Anthony Nardolillo, Carlos Gallardo, Fanny Veliz, Iris Almaraz, Katrina Elias, Ruben Obregon, a...
4.30.2009

'I Am Joaquin' by Luis Valdez

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I Am Joaquin marked the emergence of film as a distinct cultural and aesthetic practice within the Chicano Movement. In the film, Luis Vald...

Puerto Rico & Colombia - The World's Happiest Nations?

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According to the World Values Survey , Puerto Rico is the world's second happiest nation. Yes! The people of La Isla del Encanto are fi...
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4.23.2009

Luis Valdez @ the Latino Indie Producers

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MP3 of the Speech American playwright, writer and film director Luis Valdez was the keynoter at the recent gathering of Latino independent f...
4.11.2009

Puerto Rico Coined

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The U.S. Mint unveiled the first U.S. coin with an inscription in Spanish, a quarter honoring Puerto Rico as the "Isla del Encanto...
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4.04.2009

87MM Americans Uninsured Including 55% of Latinos

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According to Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured, a new report from Families USA, a health advocacy organization, a staggering 86.7 m...
3.24.2009

Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez - A Brilliant Choice!

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Thomas E. Perez, 47, has been appointed Assistant Attorney General by President Barack Obama. Maryland's Secretary of Labor, Perez is no...
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3.23.2009

Sugar Pathways: A Documentary Film on the Migration of Boricuas to the Virgin Islands

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Award-winning filmmaker Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz new film, Sugar Pathways , is a documentary about the unwilling migration of Puerto Rican fami...
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3.22.2009

Meet Helen Ubiñas: Courant Columnist and Blogger (Notes from Hel)

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My new favorite columnist/ blogger is Helen Ubiñas of the Hartford Courant! Why? Because she's given Chris Dodd, the powerful U.S. Senat...
3.21.2009

Something's Moving

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Survivors of a U.S. boarding school for the Lakota are breaking the chain of trauma in order to heal their spirits, their community and the ...
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