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	Gascón decides to pay own way for DC trip Culture By: Jackie Chavarria http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/11/20090411gascon0411.html Mesa Police Chief George Gascón today announced that he has decided to pay for his trip last week to Washington, D.C., where he testified before a congressional panel. More... Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 By: jackie 0 Comments Share
	Review: 'In the Shadow of the Giant' Culture By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/Review_In_the_Shadow_of_the_Giant.html "Poor Mexico — so far from God and so close to the United States" is a truism embraced by many Mexicans, partly in jest and sometimes with genuine disdain, to describe the paradox of sharing a border with the richest nation in the world. More... Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Round Five for the DREAM Act Culture By: Jackie Chavarria http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=1571 In a first step to bring immigration reform back to the front burner, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Rubin (D-IL) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) in the Senate on March 26. A similar bill called the American... More... Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 By: jackie 0 Comments Share
	Jewish groups back comprehensive immigration reform Culture By: Jackie Chavarria http://talkradionews.com/2009/04/jewish-groups-back-comprehensive-immigration-reform/ This afternoon on Capitol Hill, two influential Jewish organizations announced the merging of campaigns stating that immigration raids are not a substitute for immigration reform. More... Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 By: jackie 0 Comments Share
	Is there a 'Hispanic Culture?' Culture By: Inez C. maldonado http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2009/03/is-there-a-hispanic-culture.html This blogger asks what really makes up the Hispanic culture? We know that even within the Hispanic community there are several differences, from religion, to language to food and music. Follow the link for the full analysis. What do you consider unique to the Hispanic culture? More... Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	A Year Without a Mexican Culture By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/03/year-without-mexican Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up. —By Marcelo Ballvé The article describes the Postville raid and its affects nearly one year later. Follow the link for the full... More... Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	The FARC a Year After the Reyes Killing: Lesson Learned Culture By: Tina kosikowski http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2720/pub_detail.asp Although a few days late, it is worth looking back at the year since Raul Reyes, the second in command of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was killed in a permanent camp he had set up a few kilometers across the Ecuadorian border. Douglas Farah More... Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2009 By: tinaelizabeth 0 Comments Share
	“You’ll Learn Not To Cry”: Child Combatants in Colombia Culture By: Tina kosikowski http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/colombia0903/4.htm#_Toc08 From the beginning of their training, both guerrilla and paramilitary child recruits are taught to treat the other side's fighters or sympathizers without mercy. Adults order children to kill, mutilate, and torture, conditioning them to the cruelest abuses. Not only do children face the same... More... Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2009 By: tinaelizabeth 0 Comments Share
	Pregnant detainee inspires bill Culture By: Jackie Chavarria http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090314/NEWS03/903140334 Nearly a year has passed since a Nashville woman was cuffed to a bed while going into labor. More... Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By: jackie 0 Comments Share
	Group Launches Bold Hispanic Initiative Culture By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/03/13/group-launches-bold-hispanic-initiative-national-alliance-for-hispanic-families/ Follow the link below for the full text; from the article: A coalition of Hispanic leaders today launched the National Alliance for Hispanic Families, a bold and innovative initiative aimed at harnessing public and private resources to strengthen Hispanic families throughout the United States.... More... Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share

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Gascón decides to pay own way for DC trip Culture

Review: 'In the Shadow of the Giant' Culture

Round Five for the DREAM Act Culture

Jewish groups back comprehensive immigration reform Culture

Is there a 'Hispanic Culture?' Culture

A Year Without a Mexican Culture

The FARC a Year After the Reyes Killing: Lesson Learned Culture

“You’ll Learn Not To Cry”: Child Combatants in Colombia Culture

Pregnant detainee inspires bill Culture

Group Launches Bold Hispanic Initiative Culture