On Sunday, the San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival came to an end, marking the fourth year of a powerful platform that captures the immigrant experience. SIFF, which runs from Dec. 1-15, "shows a human face on the issues of immigration, and immigrant workers' rights through the exhibition of films/videos that document the lives of immigrants, and exiles, the facts that motivate people to migrate, and the problems most people face in the process to migrate to other country."
Brazil, the fragrant, colorful and ethnically varied Latin American country has Christmas customs that evoke the traditions of a number of people from a number of countries, though many customs come from Portuguese heritage.
New York City Democratic Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio recently appointed stop-and-frisk innovator William Bratton to the position of police commissioner, which according to The National Latino Officers Association and a number of other groups, was yet another missed opportunity to advocate for a qualified Latino, such as First Deputy Commissioner Rafeal Pineiro, to take on the esteemed role.
Snow doesn’t fall in the Dominican Republic, so stories are shared about snow and chilly frightful weather, and about smoke stacks rising from chimneys before jolly old Saint Nick climbs into them during his miraculous worldwide journey to visit every child’s home. These stories are told by elders to young ones, and young children exchange the holiday tales like coins. Musicians called Pericos Pipiaos sing and play Merengue; and carolers travel in fleets from home-to-home in what is called Aquinaldos, during which the carolers are expected to be invited in and treated to an informal party.
2013 has been the year of the celebrity splits. Those couples who we came to love all of a sudden called it quits. Let's go through the list of couples who we questioned from the beginning, loved from the start and just hated to see break up.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a study that reveals that Argentina has eradicated national hunger, but it also ranks as the third highest Latin American country in obesity.
Jessica González-Rojas, the executive director at the National Institute of Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, highlighted "Nuestro Texas, a human rights campaign calling for reproductive health access for all women, without distinction as to geographic location, ethnicity, race, economic class, or citizen status."
Those in the Northeast who are looking to catch a glimpse of the Geminid Meteor Shower may be out of luck, but those in the Southeast and Midwest are in for a treat!
Considering Nelson Mandela's reputation as a people person, the announcement that his funeral on Sunday will be private has angered some South Africans who hoped to join the ceremony.
You better watch out because Miley Cyrus is coming to town! Miley tweeted early this morning that she will be performing in Time Square for New Years Eve! The huge event where thousands of people (except New Yorkers) gather to watch the ball drop in representation of "out with the old and in with the new," will get to see Miley for the very last second of her best year 2013.
Alelo, "a modest L.A. company that works primarily with the U.S. military, is quietly using interactive video games to fundamentally transform the way we learn about foreign language and cultures," LA Weekly reports.
Just in time for the holiday season, Victoria's Secret offers its consumers a wonderful opportunity to have a little taste of what it feels like to wear the most attention-grabbing, eye-catching bra of the year. The lingerie company has created an affordable replica of the $10 million Royal Fantasy Bra, right off the recently aired 2013 VS Fashion Show runway.
Get ready world because tonight we will experience the best spectacle our eyes can see. Better than a Broadway show and more shocking than Miley's VMA performance, coming to you from the irreplaceable Universe is the Geminid meteor shower of 2013!
