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Brazilian Soccer Player Daniel Alves Faces Racism Playing for FC Barcelona
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Brazilian Soccer Player Daniel Alves Faces Racism Playing for FC Barcelona

By Irasema Romero | 02/11/2011 - 14:45 | 2 Comments

Brazilian soccer player Daniel Alves says he deals with racism at almost every one of the matches he plays with La Liga franchise FC Barcelona.  The Associated Press reports that futbol fans...

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The Week In Latino News

By Fox News Latino | 02/11/2011 - 12:58 | 0 Comments

The Week in Latino news starts off with a story on legislation denying birthright citizenship in Arizona coming to a vote next week.

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This Week in Weird News...

This Week in Weird News...

By Latina Staff | 02/09/2011 - 17:40 | 0 Comments

We hesitate to even give any more publicity to this awful idea but we just can’t ignore it. FoxNewLatino has a report on this truly bizarre new app called Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration.

Yes, it’s an app, where to...

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Crushing On...Bruno Santos

Crushing On...Bruno Santos

By Latina Staff | 02/09/2011 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

Bruno Santos got the most votes this week for Latina.com’s fashion week edition of Crushing On. Thirty one- year-old Santos came from humble beginnings in hometown of Minas Gerais, where he sold trinkets as young boy to help his family, and now he’s one of the most high-demand male models in the fashion world. You may recognize him...

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Braceros
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Mexican Government Owes Back Payments to Braceros

By Erika Ramirez | 02/08/2011 - 17:16 | 1 Comment

Imagine working your hands to the bone and not getting paid for it. Well, around 35,000 braceros are still waiting to be compensated for work they completed close to 50 years ago. During World War II, an agreement between Mexico and the United States created the Bracero program, which brought thousands of Mexican men to the U.S. to do manual work on farms and building...

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VOTE! Who Are You Crushing on this Week?

VOTE! Who Are You Crushing on this Week?

By Latina Staff | 02/08/2011 - 13:20 | 0 Comments

In honor of New York Fashion Week coming up in the next couple of days, we thought male models would be appropriate for this weeks Crushing On. Remember, you pick the winner, so vote on your favorite model. The person with the highest vote will be featured as our Crush on Wednesday. Don't forget to tell us who you picked and why on...

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Sylvia Mendez

Medal of Freedom Recipient Sylvia Mendez is Ready For Her Closeup

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 02/08/2011 - 09:30 | 2 Comments

Today at 1:30 p.m. President Obama will place the Medal of Freedom on civil rights and education activist Sylvia Mendez for her work as a Latino education activist. We spoke to the Washington, DC–bound Mendez as she prepared to leave her home in Santa Ana, California, where 64 years ago her parents lead the landmark school...

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Planned Parenthood Teams up with LATINA to Reach Hispanic Women

By Mariela Rosario | 02/07/2011 - 17:45 | 0 Comments

Latina magazine's editor in chief and co-president Galina Espinoza hosted a special media event this morning with Planned Parenthood to address the disparity in sexual health care among Latinas.

Standing alongside Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and the Director of Latino Engagement ...

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