Sara Espinosa chose to sleep on the street rather than leave her 12-year-old son to spend the night alone at a men-only homeless shelter. As a consequence, Sara, her son and her two daughters have been sleeping in her car….
“If you don’t speak English, you’re missing out at work, at home,” Luciene Campos said in Portuguese. “When you do, you’re more respected.” She was one of some 600 immigrants, many of them Brazilian, who recently jammed the auditorium of…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor In New York and Los Angeles, the effects of the economic slowdown are hitting hard in one important sector of immigrant communities: small business owners. A fixture of many New York neighborhoods, the bodega,…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor In the face of heated criticism from Hispanic advocates on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s voting record on immigration, New York Gov. David Patterson sat down Monday with the editorial board of the city’s biggest Spanish-language…
By M. Thang, EthnicNEWz.org Two-term Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon — the only Asian on the council of 13 elected members — announced his bid to run for mayor Sunday. His announcement ends years of speculation that he would eventually…
Nationally-syndicated radio show Latino USA featured one of FI2W reporter Martina Guzmán’s recent pieces this weekend. You can listen to it here: [audio:http://www.utexas.edu/coc/kut/latinousa/stationservices/podcast/2009/02/0206_01_lusa_podcast.mp3] From Latino USA‘s website: “The numbers are bad, and they just keep coming. Home Depot reports 7,000…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor The election of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee has been hailed by some as yet another effect of Barack Obama’s ascent to the presidency. “It…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor In a move that was noticed almost exclusively by Spanish-language media, a Miami-based organization representing 600 children of immigrants has sued none other than President Barack Obama. American Fraternity Inc. filed a lawsuit with…
As soon as President Barack Obama was sworn in the new White House website went up, in a rapid move celebrated by geeks everywhere. Some also found a bit of encouraging news on the site. “Barack Obama’s White House Spoke…
By Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org There’s no question: Web sites and blogs are a part of American life for sharing information. For Latinos in New England and New York, Michael Fondacaro is bringing news-sharing to another level. The former…