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THE AGENDA OF THE LAMB

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:25:42 +0000

Evangelicals are emerging as a growing force among Latinos in the U.S. One person, in particular, is often cited as a leader of the movement – the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez. In late January, Rodriguez became the first Latino ever to give the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration in Atlanta. Latino USA’s Andres Caballero has a profile of the charismatic minister from Sacramento.

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Andrés Caballero has been an active contributor to Latino USA for more than a year. He holds a M.S. in Journalism from the Columbia University School of Journalism, and a B.S. in Political Science from Notre Dame De Namur University. He covers issues that affect Latinos across the U.S., and he has also contributed to New America Media, the Hispanic Link News Service in Washington D.C., and El Tecolote in San Francisco.

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SONIA’S BELOVED WORLD

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:35:22 +0000

Maria Hinojosa talks to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor who has written a memoir called “My Beloved World.” The book tells the story of Sotomayor’s childhood in the South Bronx and her years before the court.

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor has lived the American dream. Born to a Puerto Rican family, she grew up in a public housing project in the South Bronx. Her judicial service began in October 1992 with her appointment to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H.W. Bush. President Clinton appointed Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1998. She was the first Latina to serve on that court, and participated in over 3000 panel decisions, authoring roughly 400 published opinions.

Over a distinguished career that spans three decades, Judge Sotomayor has worked at almost every level of our judicial system, eventually becoming the first Hispanic, and only the third woman, to ever be appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

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DOLORES, FROM THE HEART

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:32:35 +0000

We say farewell to Cuban-American writer, Dolores Prida. She died in New York on the eve of the presidential inauguration, just after attending a party celebrating 20 years of friendship and mutual support with Latina journalists, publicists and lawyers.

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ANTOJITOS: THE MAKINGS OF A GUAYABERA

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:32:43 +0000

Check out the modern updates on the classic, iconic guayabera. We take you to guayabera maker Mariano Arce’s shop as he walks us through the handmade process of guayabera making.

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UNIQUE LADIES

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:28:39 +0000

Maria Hinojosa goes cruising with two members of “The Unique Ladies,” an all women’s car club in San Diego and learns about hydraulic jacks, hopping, customized paint jobs, and the satisfactions of lowriding.

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