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Rights, Not Raids

By Bill Ong Hing & David Bacon
This article with original date on April 29, 2009, appeared in the May 18, 2009 edition of The Nation.


For more than two decades, the authors say, undocumented workers have been accused and hunted like criminals, just for the simple reason of trying to hold a job in the United States.

Would President Obama carry on the campaign promises of Immigration Reform? Read on how these "enforcement" policies have destroyed the lives of many workers and their families, and how international leaders see the situation from another perspective.

State’s Crackdown on Immigrants Fuels Hispanic Media Growth

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news

Do you think the media should be the government agencies' watchdog? Read this article about North Carolina ethnic media. When the nation's immigrants are getting ready to march next May 1st, what is the role of media in this national debate?

"Most Spanish-language publications in the area have a specific section dedicated to immigration coverage. Radio stations such as La Tremenda La Raza in Charlotte broadcast daily talk shows that cover the latest developments on the immigration debate."

Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System

This new report by Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, and Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher, Pew Hispanic Center is based on two different studies the Center conducted nationwide.

Not surprinsingly, Hispanics show less confidence in police effectiveness than whites and close to what Blacks believe. I say it does not come as a surprise when the "correctional" system is mainly crowded with Blacks and Hispanics.

Also read the interesting study about prisons in the US on the same page:
Pew Center on the States, "One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections," March 2, 2009.

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO COMMEMORATE CESAR CHAVEZ'S BIRTHDAY

President Barack Obama today made the following statement to commemorate Cesar Chavez's birthday:

"Today, on what would have been his 82nd birthday, Cesar Chavez's legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and as a civil rights leader who struggled for fair treatment and fair wages for America's workers is important for every American to remember.

Having begun as a farmworker, Cesar Chavez eventually co- founded the United Farm Workers and struggled to provide hundreds of thousands of people with better working conditions and the chance to live a better life. The cause of fair treatment and fair wages for America?s workers lives on today through the work of countless others.

Chavez's rallying cry, "Si Se Puede" -- "Yes We Can," was more than a slogan, it was an expression of hope and a rejection of those who said farmworkers could not organize, and could not take on the growers. Through his courage, Cesar Chavez taught us that a single voice could change our country, and that together, we could make America a stronger, more just, and more prosperous nation."

U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million
Now 15 Percent of Total

RELEASED: THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
The nation’s Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million.

Hispanics remained the largest minority group, with blacks (single race or multiracial) second at 40.7 million in 2007. The black population exceeded 500,000 in 20 states. Blacks were the largest minority group in 24 states, compared with 20 states in which Hispanics were the largest minority group.

Los usuarios de bibliotecas públicas aumentan al ritmo de un millón por año

Estos son algunos de los datos que figuran en el libro Las bibliotecas públicas en España: Dinámicas 2001-2005, realizado por la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. Sin embargo, y a pesar del crecimiento, el sistema de bibliotecas español tiene sus deficiencias, según dice el estudio. Lea sobre este tema en el diario El País.

2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanics See Their Situation in U.S. Deteriorating; Oppose Key Immigration Enforcement Measures


Not surprising, Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, and Susan Minushkin, Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center report "the increasingly downbeat assessments [that] come at a time when the Hispanic community in this country--numbering approximately 46 million, or 15.4% of the total U.S. civilian non-institutional population--has been hit hard by rising unemployment (Kochhar 2008) and stepped-up immigration enforcement." Find out how Latinos are being affected by the Bush administration's avalanche of senseless persecution and harassment to hard-working families.

Every Woman Is a World
Interviews with Women of Chiapas

By Gayle Walker and Kiki Suárez
Edited by Carol Karasik
Prologue/preface by Elena Poniatowska

Older Chiapas women telling their stories and reflecting on major historical events as far as the Mexican Revolution and the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic. In the personal dramas of daily life, these women tell tragic stories of deprivation, hunger, and family violence, and their view of marriage, work, religion, and their own mortality.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join a Real Place for Friendship and Networking

AWCNJ members are able to connect with a strong and growing network of communications and marketing professionals, participate in professional development sessions and identify new resources to build their careers, along with taking full advantage of all AWC member programs.

Also, check The Association for Women in Communications national website for career opportunities, membership information and upcoming events.

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.