Articles Posted August 2009
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Thriller a la Mexicana
This past Saturday, about 50,000 people gathered around the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City to pay tribute the king of pop and participated in the dance off called “Yo si bailo Thriller”. Kids, teens, adults, entire families and even zombies said “I dance Thriller”, and just a little before 6 p.m. Saturday night, [...]
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S.F. Giants Latino Heritage Night at AT&T Park
Dos Lives invites you to the San Francisco Giants’ Latino Heritage night. Carlos Santana will be in attendance at tonight’s game to support the strong Bay Area Latino culture, as well as his influential Milagro Foundation, which provides aid to underserved children around the globe. A portion of each ticket sold will go directly to [...]
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Find out why Hispanic Immigrants have higher risk for Cancer
If crossing the border isn’t dangerous enough, a new study suggests that Hispanic adults who immigrate to the United States may face higher risks of certain cancers living in the U.S. than their amigos back in their home countries. The study, which looked at a database of cancer cases diagnosed in Florida between 1999 and [...]
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Tough Commute Continues for Hispanics in NYC
It’s been a tough week for many people in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and for others who rely on New York City’s #1 subway to get to work, school and around the City since part of the 181st station’s roof collapsed over the train tracks closing the station for more than a week. [...]
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The latest Chismes on Microsoft’s Retail Store Plans
So…for my first week on technology here at Dos Lives I thought it would be cool to talk about a leak/rumor that is going on en la calle. Dicen por ahi, that Microsoft is planning on opening some new retail stores to sell their new Windows 7, XBox’s and all the other products that have [...]
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Drug possesion now LEGAL in Mexico
This is something to really talk about. It is and always will be a very controversial issue, many support it and approve it, and many do not. Mexican law now allows people to possess a limited amount of drugs for “personal use” (read the Spanish version from Univision here) without arresting them. For many Mexicans, [...]
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Video: Mi Cocina Holiday Countdown – Pico de Gallo!
We’ve started the countdown for the Holiday weekend and want to you show you how to make Pico de Gallo, Guacamole and a killer Sangria or Pink Lemonade to make it a Holiday to remember. Check out t his Pico de Gallo recipe and the rest right here on Dos Lives. What do you think? [...]
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Hatred for Hispanics continues in New York
Sound familiar? It should because it’s barely been nine months since a group of teenagers stabbed Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero to death. His case is still in court. One of the men allegedly struck the victim in the face and knocked him to the ground, according to police and they stole cash and other personal [...]
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Costa Rican Prez gets hit by the Swine Flu!
Don’t toss your Swine Flu mask just yet. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has caught the Swine Flu (now called the H1N1 virus). In addition to the President, there were 718 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Costa Rica, and the virus has been blamed for 27 deaths, according to a report by the [...]
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Is the Más Club too much? Latinos will decide…
The latest attempt for Wal-Mart to cash in on Latinos is the Más Club, which opened in Houston on Thursday, which targets recent immigrants who miss those familiar foods of home — in American-style bulk sizes. The Sam’s Club spinoff is part of a broader effort by the retailer to target the nation’s fast-growing Latino [...]
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Mexico’s win on the field is an economic win, tambien
What does Mexico’s win against the U.S. mean for their economy? It means mucho mucho mucho! If Mexico had lost today’s game, it would have reduced ratings during the tournament by 30 percent for Televisa, the world’s largest Spanish-language broadcaster, cutting advertising sales by $16.5 million, or 12 percent of the company’s total estimated growth [...]
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Latino and Black Prisoners get Shanked during CA Prison Riot
Prisoners rioted for 11 hours over the weekend at the California Institution for Men in Chino, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The fighting broken down along racial lines with black prison gangs fighting Latino gangs. The riot injured 250 prisoners and hospitalized 55. No prison employees were injured, no deaths were reported, and [...]
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Racial Profiling and Los Latinos
Enjoy a few paragraphs from Ruben Navarrette’s San Diego Union column and after reading it, check out a recent FOX News interview with Ann Coulter. After you’ve got both sides, please let us know your side of the debate. If you think it’s embarrassing for an African-American to have to identify himself to the police [...]
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Smokey Bear is Speakin’ Spanish
Smokey Bear is a bilingual bear. Sip, it’s true. In fact, he can say this: “Solo tu puedes prevenir los incendios forestales.” We’re not sure when he learned Spanish or how fluent he is, but he has released a book for his 65th birthday in English and Spanish. According to the Forest Service, that message [...]
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Obama Gives Update on Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Congress to overhaul the country’s immigration system, an issue that fires up emotions on both sides of the political divide, by “early next year,” Reuters reports. Obama has been criticized for not following through on a campaign pledge to tackle the issue this year. He has urged [...]
