No doubt about it.  The Recession esta aqui.  Remittances to Mexico are down.  Immigrants legal and illegal are leaving the country to return home.  And many U.S. based Hispanics are just trying to keep their homes.  I've been reading non-stop articles about hispanos who are going to drastic measures ...two, three jobs to ...

 Anyone who wants to say we are not in a recession is likely voting for Ross Perot this ticket….Either that or still stuck in that time warp from ''Back To The Future''….but I digress…    So, the economy resembles a crispy taco shell.  Sinking in the middle and crispy around the edges.  As for the jobs…I can start a ...

Health issues for LatinosIt is impossible for me to write  thoroughly about health issues that affect us, but I wanted to share with you some thoughts that have been in my mind lately. Few days ago I went out with one of my friends who is an Oncologist and we got to talk about the problems surrounding the Hispanic community.  She ...

Sally de la Puerta5/4/08- A couple of months ago I moved back to New York Cityafter almost 5 years of absence.  I know the citypretty well and I can get around all over without anyproblems except for Queens.  I’ve got lost so manytimes in Queens is not even funny!  But I’ll tell youabout Queens some other time.I went with few of my ...

chat-admin(P) Welcome to Hispanic.com's Monday chat. Rita Valenciano is our guest. Rita Valenciano was a community leader at the forefront of a Hispanic movement requesting the removal of a Minutemen member appointed to the Kansas City Parks' Board. The Minutemen member was not removed. The National Council of La Raza pulled their 2009 ...

          Spanish Language Media Pioneers Join Forces to Continue Bridging the Financial Information Gap in the Hispanic Community Julie Stav, the leading financial expert for U.S. Hispanics, and ImpreMedia, the country’s #1 Spanish Language Print and Online News Publisher, team up to deliver ...

5/31/07- So she's got the Villaraigosa endorsement, L.A.'s mayor.  You all may remember Bill used to work hard to court the L.A. celebrity crowd. They've probably got some good celebrity friends who made some quick calls to LA City Hall.  And voila!  Endorsement.  Anyways...all speculations aside.  The memo ...

Many ask this question: what is the difference between a Hispanic or Latino?  Related questions include: which term to use? Some insist on the usage of one term over the other, while others do not mind either term.  Many Hispanics/Latinos would agree that the usage of Hispanic or Latino, both, ...

4/18/07- Republican presidential candidates all voiced their opinion in support of the Supreme Court’s ruling today which upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Act.  Notwithstanding their support for the act, each Republican candidate has different views of exactly how abortion rights should work.  Democratic presidential candidates ...

4/17/07- After months of public outcry by veterans groups, Hispanic lawmakers, Hispanic leaders,the NAHJ, the National Council of La Raza, various additional Hispanic groups,...and just about everybody else...PBS & Ken Burns finally announced yesterday they would, okay yeah, ''voluntarily'' include Hispanics in their heralded World War ...