Articles Tagged “Hispanic”
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The Dos Lives Te Invito Fitness Challenge!
It’s time for the Dos Lives Te Invito Fitness Challenge! TE INVITO! We invite you to join us in getting fit this week and forever! For complete contest rules, visit the Te Invito Fitness Challenge page. Meet the Dos Lives team members below who are participating in the challenge. We look forward getting fit together. [...]
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Tu Tecnología: Our Review of Univision’s New iPhone App
This week on Tu Tecnología, Elio reviews Univision’s new iPhone app. Is it worth the download? Find out from Elio and for more Tu Tecnología, visit DosLives.com every week for the latest from Elio and Emilio. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think. – Elio (@eliovale) TuTecnología@DosLives.com What do you think? [...]
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What if Sotomayor had not been Confirmed?
Many in the Bronx were excited when Judge Sonia Sotomayor was first nominated and again when she was confirmed to be a Supreme Court Justice. She hears her first case in the morning! When she was first nominated, Dos Lives took to the calle and found other potential Supreme Court nominees outside the Bronx Court [...]
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First-Ever Latinos in Social Media #LATISM NYC 2009
What a day! Dos Lives was at today’s first-ever Latinos In Social Media (LATISM) conference here in New York City. Great to connect with others within LATISM and learn from each other. Thanks to all of the organizers of the conference and the attendees. Elio Valenzuela of Dos Lives also attended and has a recap [...]
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund – 2009 Hall of Fame Gala
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s (HSF) Alumni Hall of Fame Gala was held tonight here in NYC. It was a great evening with incredible inductees who all had moving and heart warming stories of how they go to where they are today. The biggest announcement of the night came from Edgar Sandoval of Procter & Gamble [...]
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Ahora Pueden: Gays can now adopt children in Uruguay
Uruguay approved same-sex civil unions in 2008 and now same-sex couples can adopt children in Uruguay, after the senate approved a bill modifying the adoption law this week. “It is a right for the boys and the girls, not a right for the adults,” Sen. Margarita Percovich said after the vote on Wednesday in a [...]
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West Indian Pride Parade
Flags of the Caribbean were flying high this weekend in Brooklyn for the 42nd annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, whose parents came from Jamaica to Harlem served as grand marshall. Enjoy the pictures! What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter [...]
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The Mexican Joya
Once I heard Mexico City was a sculpture ready to be admired, a museum free of walls and ridiculously expensive fares. I thought it was a interesting statement but one I didn’t fully understand until later on when I had to come back after having lived far away for a long time. I must admit [...]
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Video: Mi Cocina Holiday Countdown: Sangria!
Are you ready for the Holiday weekend? The team at Mi Cocina has a great Sangria recipe that will rock your weekend! We all love it and now learn the insider tips to ensure your Sangria is a success! Have a safe and happy holiday weekend from the entire team at Dos Lives! What do [...]
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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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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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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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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 [...]
