Fear follows largest workplace raid in U.S. history

Outrageous! At the Mississippi immigration raids, government officers are quickly turning into SS best practices, signaling undocumented immigrants in the Jewish persecution’s fashion.

"...she was fitted with a bracelet and told to appear in federal court next month."

What else is coming? Read about the consequences the raids are having on immigrant working families, their children, their towns and their employers.

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In the face of immigration turmoil, this pledge shows that compassion, dignity and solidarity still abound in this country.

These two articles show Bolivia’s struggle to maintain its sovereignty under the government of Pres. Evo Morales. The first article describes the perverse relationship of “give and take” with the United States government on the coca production.

An interview with Pres. Morales himself, the second article describes the efforts of an indigenous majority to be represented in government for the first time in history.

Despite the vote of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United States against indigenous people’s rights to promote, develop and maintain their institutional structures and their customs (United Nations General Assembly Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 34), Bolivia’s government is determined to work for the right to land and self-determination.

Bolivian Is an Uneasy Ally as U.S. Presses Drug War

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Indigenous Rights, Climate Change, Iraq, Establishing Diplomatic Relations with Iran, Che Guevara’s Legacy and More

22a. Feria Internacional del Libro en Guadalajara - FIL 2008

La mayor reunión del mundo editorial en español le espera en Guadalajara, del 29 de noviembre al 7 de diciembre de 2008. Autores, agentes literarios, bibliotecarios, libreros y más de 1600 casas editoriales de 40 países, nos visitan año con año. Junto a ellos, más de medio millón de visitantes se deleitará sumergiéndose en el mundo de los libros y disfrutará con la muestra de lo mejor de la producción literaria y artística de Italia, nuestro Invitado de Honor 2008.

22nd Guadalajara International Book Fair - FIL 2008
The most outstanding meeting of the Spanish publishing world awaits for you at Guadalajara. From November 29th to December 7th, 2008, authors, literary agents, librarians, booksellers and more than 1,600 publishing houses from 39 countries will be visiting us. With them, half a million visitors will enjoy the world of books and share the very best of the culture and arts of Italy, our 2008 Guest of Honor.

Hundreds of Workers Held in Immigration Raid

Great concern in the Latino community is caused by the repeated raids that ICE, the immigration enforcement branch, is conducting in different states. It seems that President Bush's government not only wants to leave a legacy of a senseless war, a devastated economy and a declining international role of the United States but also is willing to attack the core values of this country by separating families, generating internal terror and hurting means of employment of thousands of hard working immigrants. Read on this chilling article about late procedures in Laurel, Miss. where hundreds of families were left without their bread winners.

Immigrant Crackdown May Spur Disease

On August 19, 2008, the Chicago Sun-Times reported the growing concern of doctors over illegal immigrants creating a public health threat. The concern is related to a case in Alamance County, NC, where medical records may have been used to prosecute a library worker who was in the country illegally. Consequently, now also her family is under deportation procedures. Read about the concern related to this case the president of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians expressed, that could extend to the community at large.

Cuarenta años para no olvidar y no repetir

El Universal de México, en su edición digital, conmemora el 40º aniversario de la masacre estudiantil conocida como la Matanza de Tlatelolco. Fotos, testimonios y artículos para no olvidar y no repetir. El Universal solicita a los lectores que vivieron el hecho que compartan sus experiencias.

Difficult Road Ahead for New Paraguay Leader

As many other past socialist leaders in Latin America, Fernando Lugo, the recently elected president of Paraguay, has a strong Catholic background. Read about the difficulties Lugo faces ahead and what he brings to the poorest country in the region.

In a Generation, Minorities May Be the U.S. Majority

According to new Census Bureau projections, ethnic and racial minorities who identify themselves as Hispanic, black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander will become the majority of the US population by 2042 -sooner than the anticipated date of 2050-, Sam Robert reports. Main reasons are higher birthrates among minorities and predicted rising influx of immigrants. Read how these changes will affect presidential elections, baby-boomers' retirement and life expectancy.

Census Bureau to Ramp up Partnerships with Ethnic Media

Khalil Abdullah, a Washington, D.C., based editor for NAM, reports on the message that Arnold Jackson, associate director for the Decennial Census, brought to a New America Media-sponsored meeting with ethnic media. Participants from Delaware, Maryland, the greater portion of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. found out the Census will partner with local communities and ethnic media to "spread the word" about demographic use of funding.

Hispanics and Health Care in the United States:
Access, Information and Knowledge

Staggering numbers show the poor healthcare situation of Latinos in the US in this report by Pew Hispanic Center's Senior Researcher Gretchen Livingston, Susan Minushkin, Deputy Director, and Pew Research Center's Senior Writer D'Vera Cohn. Some Latinos attribute receiving low quality healthcare to language and cultural barriers.

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Contemplations on Being of Mixed Race in America

An observer that is himself of mixed origin, Eduardo Porter talks about the risks and practices of being multiracial in America.

Library Materials Reflect Population

In this article of the Asbury Park Press, writers Bradshaw and Sastrowardoyo found that collection of materials at Monmouth County Library and Ocean County Library is as diverse as the patrons who frequent them.

Minutemen Launch National Campaign in San Francisco

Read and watch this incredible video of the Minutemen activities now creeping up to additional cities. Excellent report from New America Media, the country's first and largest national collaboration and advocate of 2000 ethnic news organizations.

Grant postings on the Grants.gov Find Opportunities service

1.A. Eligible Institutions
The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Hispanic-serving Institutions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Faith-based or Community-based Organizations

HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18171

HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18172

Foreign-born Latino Patients Facing Private Deportation

Hospitals are dumping patients, some advocates for immigrants say. These repatriations are taking them in private air ambulances in the wrong direction, away from first-world hospitals to less-adequate care, if any.

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Handling a Translation Project

A translation project just landed on your desk with a tight deadline. Know the feeling? For monolingual executives and managers, such a project might just become a nightmare from start to end. Here are some TIPS to help you start your process without hesitation, and fewer headaches.