Articles Posted February 2009
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Help for People Affected by Anti-Immigrant Murders in FL
Pin itemailBy Mariela, Social Service Worker, and Dos Lives weekly contributor. The horrifying news about the murder of my fellow Chileans in Florida leaves us wondering why a 60-year old man would shoot five students in their apartment. Will the world get any safer? The world’s economic crisis will increase crime and other social issues [...]
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Mexican Mama
Pin itLilia, originally from Mexico and now living in L.A., writes “Mexican Mama” every week on Dos Lives. E-mail her at mexmama@doslives.com. I guess I could be considered short and somewhat plump (but we will blame my seven month pregnancy for that). My father would add that I have a pleasant face and that I [...]
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Weekend Fashion con El Chulo
Pin itHey!! Welcome to your fashion space, every week I will give you the latest moda tips, what’s in and what’s not… A little about me, 23-year old Dominicano raised in Washington Heights NYC and currently living in Santo Domingo. Considered the best dressed in my senior year in high school (yeah todo un papichulo, [...]
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Immigration Debate Continues in the Beehive State
Pin itThis week, Daniel Carrillo updates us from Utah regarding the latest on immigration legislation. Watch for Daniel’s take on local, national, and world events every Thursday, only on Dos Lives. Wednesday was a good day for Utah legislation. One of the bills targeting the undocumented was defeated. Wednesday afternoon, the bill HB 208 aimed [...]
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Arrest in Case of Ecuadorian Murder Victim
Pin itIt was in December when Dos Lives first reported that Ecuadorian José Sucuzhanay, 31, was viciously beaten in an apparent hate crime, and died six days later. Now, one of the suspected killers has been arrested, according to the NYPD during a press conference last night. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he had made a [...]
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The Dos Lives’ Social Service Worker will take your Questions!
Pin itMariela, la Chilena, is a Social Service Worker (SSW), who works with a variety of people helping them to make right decisions and maintain psychiatric stability while connecting them to important organizations and services that can help them improve their lives. Each week Mariela will answer questions from Dos Lives readers about any subject, [...]
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Today I am going to Live to the Max!/¡Hoy voy a vivir al Maximo!
Pin it Today, Carlos Gonzalez, originally from the Dominican Republic, launches his weekly post “Nuevo Look, Renewed Vida” each Tuesday on Dos Lives. This post was originally written in Spanish and translated into English. Click below to read the Spanish version. Have you ever taken five minutes to think about the present, this time you [...]
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Hispanic Affairs Department for New Mexico???
Pin it So, the New Mexico state senate approved legislation late last week that would approve a cabinet-level Hispanic Affairs Department, according to the Associated Press. The dept. would focus on issues of concern to the Hispanic community including reducing poverty and improving education, according to the article. Since New Mexico is 110% Hispanic why [...]
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