Q&A with Spanish Author Elvira Lindo - By Crystal Honores (VOXXI)

"New York has influenced my writing," says the author of Lugares que no quiero compartir con nadie (Editorial Planeta, 2012); "now my style it’s more crystalline, more direct ..." read more

Una New York hispana - Por Hernán Vera Alvarez (El Nuevo Herald)

Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook (Columbia University Press) acerca al lector la historia del desarrollo de esa comunidad (diversa, compleja, por momentos inabarcable) y da las claves para interpretarla ... leer más

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HISPANIC NEW YORK 

A Sourcebook

- Edited by CLAUDIO IVÁN REMESEIRA -

With a foreword by ANDREW DELBANCO

A Must-Read on the Latino, Latin American, & Iberian Cultural Heritage of New York

   “ A rich anthology of the history, ethnicity, language and culture of a city with the largest and most diverse Hispanic population in the country. ” -- SAM ROBERTS (The New York Times)

  “... a biography of New York, a portrait of the city – past, present, and future – as it’s been constituted by Spaniards and Latin Americans ...”  JONATHAN BLITZER (Word Without Borders)

“The publication of Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook marks a significant milestone in Nueva York studies as an interdisciplinary, multinational field with hemispheric and transatlantic scope.” CATHARINE E. WALL (World Literature Today)

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“This fine sourcebook takes us on a lively, thoughtful tour of a city that many writers, artists, and cultural historians have long known but have found hard to define. With a breadth of vision that reminds us America is two continents, Remeseira has gathered a prime selection of writers and thinkers to present a kaleidoscopic, complex whole. Hispanic New York emerges as a hybrid space, a juncture where Hispanics, Latinos, Latin Americans, or any other nation-specific name they choose to call themselves may understand their past and transform it into new cultural forms.” SUSANA TORRUELA LEVAL, Director Emerita, El Museo del Barrio

"In these times in which some sectors of the country choose to forget the contributions we Latinos make to this country that has taken us in and to the world, a new book does its part in helping us all remember...An amusing literary and cultural tour of this city that has, for such a long time now, defined the immagrant spirit of the United States, and without forgetting that America refers to two continents and not just to a single country...A book to be shared, to be kept and to build awareness." ANJANETTE DELGADO, Emmy-Award Winner, author of The Heartbreak Pill

“Sometimes a new anthology can be more than a convenient assemblage of previously scattered documents. I think of The Puritans (1938), edited by Perry Miller and Thomas H. Johnson, which permanently changed the way we understand the legacy of early New England to American culture; or Understanding Poetry (published in the same year), edited by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, which influenced—even controlled—how poetry was read and taught for decades. Claudio Iván Remeseira’s Hispanic New York is such a book.”  ANDREW DELBANCO, author of The Real American Dream

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Hispanic New York - A 576-page volume containing classic selections from José Martí, Bernardo Vega, and Walt Whitman to contemporary authors such as Jack Agüeros, Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Ed Morales, Milagros Ricourt, Frank M.Figueroa, Clara E. Rodríguez, Luis Pérez-Oramas and Ana Celia Zentella, among others 

- A collection of authoritative texts cutting across Latino/a, Latin American, and American Studies; English, Spanish and comparative literature; U.S., Latin American and Caribbean history; studies on race and ethnicity; and an array of disciplines spanning the humanities and social sciences, from anthropology, urban studies and political science to socio-linguistics, ethnomusicology and art history

- A compelling case for New York as a paradigm of the Latinization of the United States

- An updated bibliography of primary and secondary sources, from the history of the different Latino communities, to the vast English- and Spanish-language literature by people of Hispanic descent who wrote in or about New York

- The ultimate reference book for college and high school students, teachers, scholars, librarians, journalists, and the general public

Hispanic New York -- A must-read for anyone interested in the contributions made by Latinas and Latinos to the U.S. national identity and to the interconnections between the English- and Spanish-speaking worlds.

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HISPANIC NEW YORK edited by Claudio Iván Remeseira (576 pages) paper copies ISBN 978-0-231-14819-1 regular price $29.95. Cloth copies ISBN 978-0-231-14818-4 regular price $89.50, $71.60 after discount. Regular shipping and handling costs apply. "A compelling case for New York as a paradigm of the Latinization of the United States, Hispanic New York is the ultimate reference book on the city’s Latino, Latin American and Iberian cultural heritage. A must read" (Columbia University Press, 2010)

Cristina Beltrán's Book on Latino Identity and Politics Gets Casa de las Américas Nod

While growing up in Southern California during the 1970s, Cristina Beltrán  saw her father assume the presidency of his local union and her mother attend UCLA part time and become involved in feminist and Latino causes ... read more

See also: 

Premios Casa de las Américas: Lista completa (En Español)

The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity (Oxford U. Press, 2010)

Notas en un diario - Por Ricardo Piglia (El País)

Escribir a mano es una práctica arcaica, anterior incluso al lenguaje oral. Los instrumentos han cambiado a lo largo de los siglos pero el gesto es el mismo ... leer más

Sergio Chejfec’s 'My Two Worlds' - By Margaret B. Carson (Conversational Reading)

My Two Worlds raises comparisons to authors like Sebald and Walser, and its brief 100 pages are made expansive by intricate, precise prose ... read more

Latinos Have the Worst of a Bad Economy, Survey Says (Pew Research Center)

A majority of Hispanics believe that the economic downturn that began in 2007 has been harder on them than on other groups in America ... read more

China, New Dominant Power in the Americas? By Eric Farnsworth (Americas Quarterly)

Long accustomed to its role as the dominant player in the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. is now seeing that position eroded by China ... read more

Ricardo Lagos, ex Presidente de Chile, repasa 40 años de historia - Por Juan Manuel Benítez (Pura Política)

Ricardo Lagos analiza en un nuevo libro el rol de Henry Kissinger en el golpe de estado que derrocó a Salvador Allende en 1973, la caída de Augusto Pinochet, y los entretelones de la guerra con Iraq ... ver video

Sundance 2012: Chilean Film Explores Teen Sexuality - By Miguel Tamayo (Univision News)

Alicia Rodríguez plays Daniela, the beautiful 18-year-old protagonist in Chilean director Marialy Rivas’ superb coming-of-age film, Young & Wild (Joven & Alocada) ... read more

Armando Bo: Nombre de mito, camino propio - Por Diego Lerer (Clarín)

En los años 60 y 70, el director argentino Armando Bo creó un cine erótico popular que convirtió a su estrella, Isabel Sarli, en un mito latinoamericano; su nieto, del mismo nombre, está presentando su primera película en Sundance ... leer más  

Cine: Festival Cinema Tropical 2012 - Por Jerónimo Rodríguez (Toma Uno)

Este fin de semana se presenta en 92YTribeca el Festival Cinema Tropical, que reúne los films latinoamericanos premiados por esta organización el año pasado ... ver video

President Obama Shocks Mainstream Media - By Jeny Mero (Mamás Latinas)

When President Obama sat down with Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas after his State of the Union address, the message wasn’t just what he actually said, but that he had decided to speak to an Spanish-language network first ... read more

Argentine Daily Wants El Diario La Prensa and La Opinión - By Keith J. Kelly (The New York Post)

Argentinian newspaper La Nación is negotiating to take over ImpreMedia, the owner of El Diario/La Prensa, the nation’s oldest Spanish language daily, as well as six other Spanish-language newspapers ... read more

Lionel Messi, King of Football - By Bobby Ghosh (Time)

In an era when many sports celebrities swagger extravagantly, Lionel Messi is something of a throwback: a well-behaved young man who keeps his nose scrupulously clean ... read more

Teatro para una persona sola - Por José Manuel Simián (Contraportada)

En los primeros días de febrero se escenificará en el Washington Jefferson Hotel de Manhattan "The Hotel Project", una experiencia teatral que se representa para un solo espectador a la vez ... ver video

Colombian Tango Champion Stars in New Musical - By Graciela Berger Wegsman (Daily News)

2006 World Tango Champion Carlos Paredes is the centerpiece of Tango 5 Senses, a new musical opening at the Thalia Theatre in Queens on Friday ... read more

Teatro para chicos en el Clemente Soto Vélez - Por Pablo García Gámez (El blog de Pablo)

Este es el último fin de semana en cartel de "Las leyendas del cofre encantado", una creativa obra de títeres con leyendas indígenas de Puerto Rico, México, Guatemala y Perú ... leer más

‘Welcome Back Kotter’ Star Robert Hegyes Dies (The Wall Street Journal)

Robert Hegyes, known for his role as Juan Epstein on “Welcome Back Kotter,” has passed away at the age of 60 ... read more

Puerto Ricans Angry after GOP Debate - By Bryan Llerenas (Fox News Latino)

The answer, or lack thereof, to a question on the issue of Puerto Rico’s statehood and independence at yesterday's Republican debate, outraged many viewers ... read more

Florida Debate: Gingrich and Romney Clash, Santorum Stands His Ground, and Paul Has Fun - By Rachel Streitfeld and Adam Aigner-Treworgy (CNN)

Ahead of Florida's primary, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich had testy exchanges over immigration, links to Fannie and Freddie, and the colonization of the moon ... read more and watch video 


Read Also: 
A Grueling Day on the Stump, Then a Debate (The New York Times)
Candidates Squabble Over Immigration (Univision News)

Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio - By Angie Drobnic Holan -(Politico / Tampa Bay Times)

The battle for Hispanic voters in the Republican primary is turning ugly, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is trying to tamp down some of the rancor ... read more

Latino Republicans Abandon Key 'Latino Issues' To Endorse Mitt Romney In Florida - By Cristina Costantini (HuffPost Latino Voices)

Despite his draconian positions on emotional issues for the Latino community, Mitt Romney has garnered endorsements from a few of the state's key Hispanic politicians ... read more

First Lady Michelle Obama Launches Latino Health Program - By Christina Wilkie (HuffPost Latino Voices)

As Republican presidential candidates trade barbs in Florida, an Obama campaign surrogate brings a very different message for Latino voters ... read more

SUNY Trustees Support Tuition Aid for Undocumented Immigrants - By Fernanda Santos (The New York Times)

State University of New York trustees unanimously approved on Wednesday a resolution supporting a plan to offer state-sponsored tuition assistance, grants and scholarships to college-bound illegal immigrants who want to enroll in state schools ... read more

Arizona Candidate Removed from Ballot for Lack of English Fluency (Yuma Sun)

A candidate for the city council in San Luis, Ariz., has been removed from the primary election ballot because a judge determined she couldn't understand English well enough ... read more


Also: Arizona Candidate Challenged Over English Skills (The New York Times)

Obama and Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer Trade Words on Airport Tarmac (Fox News Latino)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer got a very public earful by President Barack Obama when she came to meet him on the tarmac outside of Phoenix on Wednesday ... read more

Florida Primary 2012: GOP Front-Runners at Univision Forum - By Carlos Harrison (HuffPost Latino Voices)

In what was being billed as "the first major Hispanic event in the 2012 election," Univision anchor Jorge Ramos held separate one-on-one discussions Wednesday with Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in front of a live audience ... read more

Romney: “I’m Not Anti-immigrant” (Univisión News Tumblr)

At a forum organized by the TV network Univisión on Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended his tough stance on illegal immigration and quipped that his Mexican roots could help his chances with Florida’s Latino voters ... watch video here

Gingrich: Romney self-deportation Plan a Fantasy (VOXXI)

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich ridiculed at a Univision debate on Wednesday rival Mitt Romney’s call for self-deportation of undocumented immigrants ... read more

My Mother Wouldn't Let Me Vote for Gingrich - By Miguel Pérez (Creators.com)

When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, back in the mid-'90s, Newt Gingrich was trying to take away her healthcare benefits ... read more

After Charges of Latino Abuse, Anger Shifts to a Mayor for His ‘Taco’ Remark - By Peter Applebome (The New York Times)

A day after the blue-collar town of East Haven was turned upside down by the federal indictments of four police officers accused of harassing, beating and retaliating against local Hispanics, the fate of mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. is on the line ... read more

Nearly Half of American Indians and Alaska Natives Report Multiple Races‏ (U.S.Census Bureau)

Almost half (44 %) of the U.S. Native American and Alaska Native population reported in last year's census to be of one of more races ... read more 

Chucho Valdés, Dignitary of Cuban Jazz, Holds Court in Carnegie Hall - By Nate Chinen (The New York Times)

During his final few moments onstage at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night, Chucho Valdés stopped playing, midphrase, to issue an instructive edict ... read more

Read also: Chucho Valdés Afro-Cuban Message - By Ed Morales (Univision News)

Univision To Broadcast Telenovelas With English Subtitles (Los Angeles Times)

Beginning next week, the Spanish-language media giant Univisión will begin offering closed captioned English-language subtitles for its prime-time telenovelas, or soap operas ... read more

Fox and RCN To Launch U.S. Spanish-speaking TV Channel in the U.S. (Variety)

News Corp.'s Fox International Channels and Colombia's RCN, the group behind "Ugly Betty," joined forces to launch MundoFox, a Spanish-language TV Network  ...  read more

State of the Union: Obama Calls for Greater Income Equality and Immigration Reform (Fox News Latino)

In his third State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted a populist call for greater income equality regarding taxes, as he challenged GOP lawmakers to work with him or move aside ... read more 

Read Also: Obama Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness (The New York Times) 

Barack Obama on Immigration in 2012: Not So Different From 2011 - By Elise Foley (HuffPost Latino Voices)

When President Obama's immigration policy staffers gathered to help pen the State of the Union Address passage dedicated to their issue, they didn't have much to work with ... read more

In GOP Response, Daniels Blames Obama for Economy (VOXXI)

President Barack Obama has resorted to “extremism” with anti-growth and divisive policies, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday in the formal Republican response to the president’s State of the Union address ... read more

Obama Leads by Wide Margins among Latinos, But Florida in Play for GOP (Univision News)

Only nine months from Election Day, Latino voters favor President Obama over all Republican candidates, according to a new Latino Decisions poll; but the White House incumbent faces a difficult reelection fight ... read more

Jorge Posada Retires as Yankee After 17 Seasons, 5 Titles (The New York Times / The Wall Street Journal / Daily News)

In the latter innings of his career, Jorge Posada faced the painful but inevitable slide of an aging star ... read more here, here, and here

Police Gang Tyrannized Latinos, Indictment Says - By Peter Applebome (The New York Times)

They were known as Miller’s Boys, police officers who patrolled the town of East Haven, Conn., including its small but growing Hispanic community ... read more

John Leguizamo Speaks To His Past en Español - By Marcela Espíldora (Daily News)

Actor John Leguizamo made his first foray into Spanish-language theater last weekend with the debut of “Ghetto Klown” at Repertorio Español ... read more

Latinos See Oscar Action (NBC Latino / Univision News)

Not since the 2007 Oscar nominations have so many Latinos --six in total-- been considered for the award ... read more here and here

Berenice Bejo nominada al Oscar (La Nación / Clarín)

La actriz franco-argentina Bérénice Bejo es una de las nominadas al Oscar en la categoría de mejor actriz de reparto por su labor en el filme francés The Artist ... leer más aquí y aquí

The Devil and Demian Bichir - By Alex Kuczynski (The New York Times)

Mexican actor Demián Bichir moved to New York when he was 22. “My mother said, ‘What? You can’t move there! They shoot people at 2 o’clock in the afternoon ..." read more

Los Oscar: Demián Bichir y 'Rita & Chico' entre los nominados (El Diario La Prensa)

El actor mexicano Demián Bichir (A Better Life) y la cinta animada de Fernando Trueba y Javier Mariscal Chico & Rita fueron dos de las sorpresas en los anuncios hechos esta mañana ... leer más


Además/Also: 
Demian Bichir Leads List of Six Latino Oscar Nominees (Latin Heat)
Demián Bichir Nominated for Best Actor Oscar (News Taco)

Chucho Valdés Afro-Cuban Message - By Ed Morales (Univision News Tumblr)

Chucho Valdés’s roots are in Cuban music, which is to say in New Orleans, New York, the Deep South, Nigeria, the Congo ... read more

Mexican Guitarists Come Home From the Cold - By Randal C. Archibold (The New York Times)

Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Mexican acoustic duo who spent years honing an eclectic and full-sound guitar style, soaked in cries for more from the crowd at a Mexico City theater ... read more

Fat Joe Helps Michelle Obama's Anti-Obesity Campaign - By Nicole Lyn Pesce (Daily News)

Bronx-born rapper Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena, who once weighed 460 pounds and shed more than 100 in the past year, is turning the tables on the obesity epidemic with the First Lady's "Let’s Move!" campaign ... read more

Migration, Race, and Ethnicity: Lecture Series

Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez, Who Fought Discrimination, Dies at 77 - By Dennis Hevesi (The New York Times)

Robert F. Sanchez, who as the nation’s first Hispanic archbishop fought discrimination within the Roman Catholic Church, but who resigned in 1993 while facing accusations that he had had sex with several women when they were teenagers, died on Friday in Albuquerque ... read more

Linda Alvarado: A Pioneer in Business and Sports - By Kristina Puga (NBC Latino)

Growing up as the only daughter in a Mexican-American family of five boys, Linda Alvarado has revolutionized, not one, but two male-led industries ... read more

Susana Martinez Not Interested in VP Slot - By Elizabeth Llorente (Fox News Latino)

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has joined the list of potential vice-presidential Republican candidates who said they’re not interested in the job ... read more

Immigration Drops In Priority For Republicans - By Elise Foley (HuffPost Latino Voices)

GOP presidential candidates may want to talk about it, but fewer Republicans rank unauthorized immigration as a top issue, according to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center ... read more

Mitt Romney: Desperately Seeking Latinos (Fox News Latino)

After losing the South Carolina primary by a wide margin, Mitt Romney is in deep need of Hispanic votes for the upcoming Florida primary ... read more

Romney’s ‘Self Deportation’ Solution - By Michael D. Shear (The New York Times)

At the Republican candidates debate in Florida last night, Mitt Romney said that his immigration plans rely on what he called “self-deportation” of illegal immigrants ... read more and watch video

Read Also: 
Romney Backs "Self-Deportation" for Undocumented Immigrants (Univision News)
Gingrich's Military Dream and Romney's Self-Deportation (Fox News Latino)

2012 Election: Florida and Latino Voters Take Center Stage - By Bryan Llenas (Fox News Latino)

After a surprise win by Newt Gingrich in South Carolina on Saturday, the stakes in Florida to stop Mitt Romney's sprint to the GOP nomination are higher than ever ... read more

Also: Latino Voters Profile  (Pew Hispanic Center) 

Analysis: Gingrich’s S.C. Victory Makes Latino-heavy Florida a Must-win for Romney - By Jordan Fabian (Univision News Tumblr)

A CNN/Time/ORC poll showed Mitt Romney had last Wednesday a 43-18 percent lead in Florida over Newt Gingrich. But that lead has likely narrowed in the wake of the results in South Carolina ... read more

The Affirmative Action War Goes On (The New York Times)

Last month, the Obama administration issued important guidance to colleges and universities on how to increase racial diversity on campuses ... read more

Civil Rights Lessons for Latinos - By Juan Cartagena (NiLP Network)

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Jessica Alba Launches Eco-Conscious Business - By Nina Terrero (NBC Latino)

The number of Latina moms --celebrities or not-- who are creating eco-friendly companies with family-focused products is growing in the general market ... read more

Victor Cruz Critical in Giants Win; Headed to Super Bowl (Fox News Latino)

It was the biggest game of the season, and New York Giants' Puerto Rican sensation Víctor Cruz had the biggest first half of his life ... read more here and here

Puerto Rico: The Island That Doesn't Exist - By Mónica Gutiérrez (HuffPost Latino Voices)

Puerto Rico is voluptuous, fertile, and magical. Yet she is also violent, chaotic, and broken ... read more

Hugo Chávez tendría menos de un año de vida, según informes médicos secretos (ABC)

Entre nueve y doce meses le quedarían de vida al presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez, si éste insiste en rehusar el tratamiento adecuado ... leer más

Antisemitism and the Economy Drive Jews Out of Venezuela - By Julie Subrin (Tablet)

Venezuelan Jews were leaving their country in droves as a consequence of Hugo Chávez's economic policies and anti-Semitic rhetoric ... read more 

Brazil’s Ruling Family of Film - By Larry Rohter (The New York Times)

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Clarice Lispector's Hour - By Magdalena Edwards (The Millions)

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Roberto Bolaño: How He Became a Hit in the U.S. - By Willing Davidson (The New Yorker)

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Book Review: Juan Jose Saer's "Scars" - By Scott Esposito (Book Forum)

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Latino/a Poetry Now: Three Poets Discuss Their Art (Poetry)

Rosa Alcalá, Eduardo C. Corral, and Aracelis Girmay talk about language, identity, place ... read more

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David Unger por Marcela Alvarez (Tinta Fresca)

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A Guide to the South Carolina Primary for Latinos (Fox News Latino)

With South Carolinians heading to the polls Saturday night to vote in the hotly contested Republican primary, many Latino voters in the state are wondering what candidate –if any- has their interests in mind ... read more

Read also: Capping off a wild week, South Carolina set to vote in critical primary (Univision News Tumblr)

Concha Buika y Chucho Valdés en Carnegie Hall - Por José Manuel Simián (Contraportada)

Concha Buika, la cantante mallorquina que combina de manera espléndida el flamenco con música pop y otros géneros, se presenta esta noche en Nueva York ... leer más y ver video

Contest: Buika Writes a Song for You!

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Opinion: The Politics of Language in South Carolina - By Alicia Menendez (NBC Latino)

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, the two frontrunners of today's Republican primary, try to highlight their differences -- but they share the same divisive language ... read more