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Blog Entries by Viviana Hurtado from 08/2011

Our America

| Posted 08.10.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Simon Bolivar, South America, Hugo Chavez, Jose Marti, Latin America, Fidel Castro, Latinos, Immigrants, Hispanics, Cultura, Latino Politics, Chicano, Latino Voices News

Several terms refer to the same ethnic group and have produced what I call "happy talk," which contains economic and demographic truths but not proportional political or social clout.

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Anatomy of an Immigration Debate: Watch Your Mouth, Watch Your Step

| Posted 08.24.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Politics, President Obama, DREAM Act, Latino, Hispanic, Immigration, Democrats, Republicans, Latino Voices News

Latinos believe Obama is speaking one way to them and in another fashion to the rest of America: breaking his promise of immigration reform, then blaming obstructionist Republicans for refusing to be his "dance partner"/

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Why This "Colombiana" Is Going to Watch Colombiana

| Posted 08.26.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Colombiana, Hollywood Latinas, Colombiana Movie, Latinas in Media, Zoe Saldana Colombiana, Colombiana Film, Latino Voices News

Is the role of Cataleya in Colombiana a symbol of independence and strength? Or is she just another example of Hollywood reducing Latinas to exotic stereotypes à la "cuchi-cuchi" Charo.

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