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UMD Students create Latino History Virtual Tour

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Last semester, a class for U.S. Latino studies developed a Latino history tour as a project. This year, the project has launched a virtual tour and may soon be offered as an actual tour through the National Park Service.

May 8th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

CLSO Award Ceremony

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University of Maryland’s Coalition of Latino Student Organization’s Award ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Stamp’s Prince George’s room—to acknowledge the accomplishments of Latino students and organizations throughout the 2010-2011 school year.

May 8th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

Latino Stars Thrive Throughout the Majors

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The baseball season is underway, and there is not one game that does not feature at least a few star Latino players.So how many Major League Baseball players are Latino?

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Bilingual former ‘Idol’ contestant brought excitement to show

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After Karen Rodriguez sang the first line of Mariah Carey’s “Hero” for the Top 24 performance of American Idol, many viewers may have thought they accidentally pressed a button on the remote.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Lack of Latino participation at LGBT events

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In the midst of Pride month on the University of Maryland campus, there is concern among administrators over the lack of participation by Latino students in LGBT events and groups.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

LGC Yard Sale to Benefit Latina/o Graduation

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Four University of Maryland graduate students hung out on the stoop outside of a quaint house in Riverdale, Md. on an overcast and cool Saturday morning. They had just finished setting up for their yard sale in the secluded neighborhood on Rittenhouse Road.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

Pulitzer Prize Winner Speaks on Being a Latino Man in America

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Héctor Tobar, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and successful novelist, spoke with students on April 7th about his new novel The Barbarian Nurseries and his experiences as a Latino man living in America.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Local News,News | Read More »

La Voz Hosts First Diversity Debate for SGA Presidential Candidates

Ben Simon and Kaiyi Xie debate diversity issues Jeremy Kim/For the Diamondback

La Voz Latina hosted its first ever Diversity Debate April 6, allowing 2011 University of Maryland SGA presidential candidates Kaiyi Xie and Ben Simon to face off for the first time over issues facing minority groups on campus

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

Language House Provides A Study Abroad Feeling On Campus

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The political tide has always swung Democratic for the Latino population in America and it hasn’t gone unnoticed on either side of the political spectrum—recently though, the tables have begun to turn.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in Latinidad | Read More »

United States Increases Its Involvement in Mexico’s Drug War

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The United States is amplifying its involvement in the drug war in Mexico, secretly working with Mexican officials since 2009 to send unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as spy drones, across the border.

May 5th, 2011 | Posted in National News,News | Read More »

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