Well, this is a little off topic, but I thought you may be interested. Would you like to go to Las Vegas and be at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards? Here's the email I've received:It's VMA ...
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by Eliane on August 15, 2007
I want to apologize to those who left comments here at Latina Viva. I'm having some issues with the comment system. Some comments are getting caught by the spam filter, even when it's not spam...
MySpace announced today at the Billboard latin american music Conference the beta launch of MySpace en Español, a new Spanish-language version for U.S. based Hispanics.
"We're moving rapi...
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by Eliane on April 16, 2007
The following is a statement from Russell Simmons, Chairman, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network:
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"Hip-hop is a worldwide cultu...
Dear words from our childhood, words that designate objects that no longer exist and words that were replaced by "extranjerismos" (an innovation in the Spanish language whose source is a f...
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by Eliane on April 12, 2007
I apologize for my absence. As you know, I live in uruguay; over here, fall season has just began. I suffer of a chronic respiratory disease (bronchitis - a kind of asthma), and it doesn't like ...
"Brown is the New Green" is a documentary (which will air nationally on primetime PBS) about how American media and Hispanic marketing are shaping the contemporary Latino identity.
From H...
Chica, you know you have to take care of your health. Specially after finding out Latinas Face Higher Cardiac Risk Factors.
You know, we're used to taking care of everybody else, husband, kids, ...
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and the Girl Scouts of USA(GSUSA) are hosting a congressional briefing on "Young latinas in Crisis?," which will be held on Thursday, March 22...
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by Eliane on March 19, 2007
Reading this article about American Idol, two things came to my mind. First, the idea of using the show's format in 2008 to choose the US president, sounds really good:
"Each candidate cou...
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by Eliane on February 26, 2007
Xoom Corporation announced today that Bancomer Transfer Services, Inc.'s (BTS) extensive network of Latin American banks, will become a receiving partner for Xoom.com's money transfer servic...
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by Eliane on February 23, 2007
Some personal news:
Besides LatinaViva, I'm writing another blog on the Creative Weblogging Network: Coolpicking.
Following the steps of Sonja, the previous "cool picker", I've...
Hispanic women are taking too much amphetamines.
47% of women under treatment in the US for drug abuse declared that "met" is the most used one.
The University of Arizona (UA) is joining...
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by Eliane on February 13, 2007
Unfortunately, teen dating abuse is common.
More often than not, the abused chica thinks it's her fault, and she's so embarrassed she won't tell anybody what's going on.
She forgiv...
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by Eliane on February 9, 2007
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
"The percentage of college-age Latinos in California who are enrolled in the state's public universities is the lowest among all ethnic groups, according ...
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by Eliane on February 8, 2007
Strange things are happening in Latina Viva.
Maybe you've seen here some posts without text, lately. As far as I know, it happened with this two entries (If you've seen more missing entrie...
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by Eliane on February 8, 2007
This is not a Latino issue, but I want to tell you about it anyway.
Do you think a blogger should go to jail because the government says he "isn't a journalist", and therefore doesn'...
Reading this post - Spanish radio soothes the homesick in U.S. heartland - at Hispanic Trending, this quote got me thinking:
"If you're homesick and you're lonesome and it's all abou...
We all know education is important, and the lack of it is a big disadvantage.
The problem for Latinos (and low-income workers in general) is it's hard to get a good education, if you don't h...
How much would you have to work, in order to have enough money to buy a Big Mac?
Reuters answers that question trough an unscientific survey, which covers 13 countries around the world. The results s...
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by Eliane on January 12, 2007
I thought this is interesting and could be useful.
Tips For Immigrating To The US
Migrating to the U.S. in reality is a difficult process having no assurance of success. The U.S. today continues t...
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by Eliane on January 8, 2007
Have you ever searched the word "Latina"?
I have, several times. In fact, I do it often, looking for information and ideas to write about.
And I've found something that bothers me.
Mo...
As you know, December was a bad month for me. With all that going on, I've missed many things.
One of those was the kindness of Ivy, one of my blogger-sisters here at Creative Weblogging. She wr...
I had heard the news a while ago. Joao de Souza Luz, the mayor of Novo Santo Antonio, a small town in the central state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, is distributing free Viagra for the older citizens.
I ...
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by Eliane on December 7, 2006
As everybody knows, the end of the year is coming, and it is time for some balance. devon, at Ink in My Coffee, is asking 17 questions for writers to reflect upon. In fact, his questions are useful fo...
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by Eliane on November 24, 2006
3 more things you should know about me:
Thing Nº 4 - I've been married for almost 10 years. We started to date when I was 15 years old, and we got married 4 years later. He's two years older...
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by Eliane on November 23, 2006
6 Things You Should Know About Me:
Thing Nº 1 - I'm a fanatic fan of The Lord of The Rings. In my opinion, these three movies are the most beautiful, exciting and enchanting movies ever made. I...
You once told me
Things would be easy...
You Lied.
I'm strong, you see
But the world is wrong:
Nobody cares.
And I'm lonely
Among millions of faces
Lonely like me.
There's so much ha...
Cleaning can be really painful; for most people, is just Boring. But it doesn't have to be that way. Would you like to have some fun while you're in your "domestic obligations"? Is t...
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I've just found a really good blog: Ally
Work. I read about the Very
Brief Primer on Immigration they're writing (so far Part 1 is up) on Vivir Latino, and went to check it out. I was nicely...
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