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The beautiful Lateena from Venezuela wins it again. Stefania Fernandez captured her second win for the Miss Universe competition. A well deserved title, we congratulate Miss Fernandez on her win.

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Today Chita Rivera received the Medal of Freedom from the President of the United States for her efforts in breaking the color line for Lateenas in the theatre of arts. Taken from the speech given today for her award, I couldnt word it any better; "From stage to screen, Chita Rivera has captured America's imagination with her magnetic presence and radiant voice. Over a career that has spanned a

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Today is a wonderful day for all Lateenos, today we celebrate the successful confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor into the U.S. Supreme Court. She will be the 111th person, the 3rd female justice and the 1st Lateena sworn in to the high court. Though Sonia Sotomayor met much opposition during her initial nomination and in depth questioning from all aspects of her life and career, she was able to

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Every August 1st through August 7th, El Salvador celebrates a joyous week-long festival in recognition of the Nations Patron Saint. Every year the festivities start in the capital, San Salvador and go on for 7 days. I was able to visit El Salvador a couple of years back and I must confess the festival is a truly great celebration and well worth the experience. If any of you are fortunate enough

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I have to keep reminding myself that Lateenos aren't always seen as the people that have helped build this great nation into what it is today. There are those who either choose to forget or decide on blocking that out completely. I was watching this clip on the news about some fellow Americans who decided to place a sign on the front of their home that stated "HISPANICS KEEP OUT". The home is

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We would like to celebrate Colombia's Independence Day tomorrow July 20th. The Battle for Colombia's Independence began in 1796 and was fought for well beyond its date of record, July 20th 1810. Though it was another nine more years past this celebrated date before the Spaniards ultimately withdrew from Colombia, Colombia recognizes July 20th for its significance(Bogota's established Junta).

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I hope that we are all celebrating this 4th of July, some of our gente believe that this is an American Independence Day but if we look back we would see Lateeno names in support of the American colonies fighting for freedom. Whether directly or indirectly involved, we have been a part of every major conflict that the US has been in from the beginning. The American Revolution had Lateeno names

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I could not believe the news about Alexis Arguello but sadly it was true. Alex Arguello was one of the greatest boxers of our time, a three time World Champion and a Boxing Hall of Famer, etched in our memories forever the battle that took place November 12th 1982. Alexis Arguello fought Aaron Pryor and had what seemed a turning point in the fight but the waves turned against Arguello and the

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We hope all the Fathers out there had a wonderful Fathers Day weekend. Its absolutely important for our children to know that we love them and support them in every way. As Lateenos we are all usually tight knit anyhow so celebrating Fathers Day is just a topping. I myself grew up without my Father in my life and that taught me something very important, that we should do everything we can to be

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Master John Ozuna is a Lateeno in the Martial Arts, trained in the art of Bok-Fu-Do(the System of the White Tiger) for almost 30 years. This man is truly remarkable, last year my family and I witnessed John Ozuna break not just one but two Guinness World Records. The first record that was broken by John was the most amount of punches in one minute, he had a confirmed 713 punches. The second

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Our hearts go out to the 40 children that lost their lives in the fire in Mexico. We are also praying for the children that are in California and those still in hospitals recovering from this challenging time. We hope that Mexico's officials will oversee the everhauling of the 1500 other centers that care for children, and make sure that this type of tragedy does not happen again. Lets keep all

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As El Salvador prepares to seat its new Leftist President, with the backing of the U.S. and talks with Cuba about migration and mail, we see that our South and Central Americas are of an importance to President Obama and his administration. I am remaining hopeful for El Salvador because they need a new direction for the betterment of their future. Much of our Latin America's have taken heavy

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we would like to congratulate one of our own, Ms. Sonia Sotomayor, as a candidate for the Justice position. Today President Barrack Obama nominated the Puerto Riquena Lateena from New York for the seat in the Supreme Court. The humbled Sotomayor gave thanks and also did what very few people do these days, accept Lateenos, she praised her mother for the sacrifices that her mother made for Sonia

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This weekend we proudly hang our stars and stripes for Memorial Day, a day set aside for all our gente who have fought and died for freedom. Their service and ultimate sacrifice for this Country have allowed us another day of what most Americans take for granted. We were blessed to have such great warriors to answer the call when this Nation needed them most, and to boldly step forward without

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Today Uruguay celebrates the battle that changed the direction towards eventual Independence, for its people. On May 18th 1811 Gen. Jose Gervasio Artigas led Uruguayan forces and revolutionary supporters from Buenos Aires against Spain at San Isidro Labrador de Las Piedras. It was an important battle for Uruguay because it marked the beginning of the absolute Independence, which took place just

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May 14th and 15th 1811, Paraguay fought and won their Independence from Spain. Tensions between Spaniard rule and Paraguayan locals started building long before that early May uprising, starting with the Comunero Revolt, in which the viceroy of Lima reinstated a Pro-Jesuit Governor whom the people had removed earlier from the position of Governor. The Portenos (Buenos Aires people)played a major

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We would like to wish all the beautiful Mother's a Happy Mother's Day. We all know that Mother's are the backbone of the Lateeno family, they nurture us as children (and in most cases still do) they support us in everything we do and gently let us know when we make those not so great choices. Our Mother's love us unconditionally and make sure that we know it, without their loving hearts in our

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I'm not sure if others have taken the news as positive but we certainly have and its been due. The stress test for the Banks has finally been completed and their resistance to the economical downturn is within reach. That means that balance is near and with balance there is stability once again. I am extremely hopeful for all of us and believe that the eventual forward motion is near. There has

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Well we hope all of our Mexicano gente are enjoying the weekend celebrations that are going on throughout the United States and abroad. Its a great time to relax and celebrate the the 147 year old victory over the French. On May 5th 1862 The French Army and their foreign Legion, which before this date hadn't been beaten in over 50 years, marched to Mexico City with Cavalry and Infantry that

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April 30th is one of the most important "Lateeno" holidays of the year. As parents, relatives and friends we have this day to recognize the importance of every child and their futures. Thats not to say that we dont already do so, but by dedicating a specific date to honor them we reinforce that message of love and importance. Being involved in our children's lives we do everything we can to help

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We would like to give our condolences to those that have lost their lives recently to the Swine Flu virus. The latest count is 149 victims in Mexico and we are hoping that the remainder of our gente with symptoms will be treated and able to survive this virus. More recently there was an earthquake in Guerrero, Mexico which so far hasnt reported any casualties. Lets all keep our gente in Mexico

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I believe that President Obama is definitely on the right track with rebuilding the communication with our South and Central Americas. The Summit address is a reflection of the new Administrations message of change, by letting our Lateeno countries know that the Bush Administrations thinking and policies are not those of President Obamas, we can move forward in repairing our friendships.

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Saludas a todo mi gente, all the Lateenos and Lateenas throughout the North, South and Central Americas. We are wishing everyone a loving blessed Easter sunday, con mucho amor a todos may God bless you.

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Can it be true, well I didn't think so either until I read about the release from the U.S mint on www.nydailynews.com. Last week the U.S. mint released the Puerto Rican quarter with a Spanish inscription, "Isla del Encanto"- "Island of enchantment." The Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuno, said "the reality is the United States is one of the biggest Spanish speaking countries in the world, with

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Okay now I know we've all heard about Jorge "Colombia" Munoz at some point this year and if you havent then let me just share with you a good hearted Lateeno dedicated to his gente and others as well. Every night at 9:30pm in Queens, New York Mr. Jorge Munoz sets out in his white pickup truck and feeds day laborers who've found themselves on the streets because of the slow construction projects.

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The former President of Argentina, former President Raul Alfonsin died yesterday from lung cancer. He helped bring his country out of the military dictatorship back in the 1980's, he was most remembered for his prosecution of the military dictators that he himself helped replace. Mr. Alfonsin, self proclaimed, "the most humble Argentine," unable to shake his Governments economical downtrend

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The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) is asking for volunteers throughout the world to support the "lights out" initiative to fight against global warming. March 28th 2009at 8:30pt volunteers across our nation, Latin America and abroad will be shutting off the lights for one hour to show our growing numbers against global warming. Earth Hour 2008 set a record at 50 million pledges, the new goal for 2009

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On march 22nd 1873 slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico. Slavery in Puerto Rico was recorded as early as the mid 1500's, the Borincans living on the Island at the time were initially made slaves to the Spainiards but due to the harsh treatment many of them died. Since Spain relied so much on slavery they decided to import slaves from Africa, thus starting the triangle trade. The original leaders

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La Prensa StoriesI could not resist sharing this drawing, it was in regards to the gentleman who chose to throw his shoe at former President George W. Bush. The people at "La Prensa" were reporting on how Muntadhar al-Zeidi had been sentenced to three years in prison for his shoe throwing incident. The idea of throwing a shoe in the first place was unique, but I thought we'd share the post, enjoy

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Today the shuttle Discovery was launched at the Kennedy space center in Florida. What was different about this mission from all the others that occur during the year was one of the astronauts. Setting a first for all Puerto Ricans, astronaut Joseph Acaba was among the seven man crew heading to the International Space Station(ISS). Even though he may not be the first Lateeno going to

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Cuban-Americanos and most of Latin America have been watching and waiting for today's news. The Obama administration loosened restrictions with Cuba, it will now be easier to travel and send money to Cuba and their relatives. Cuba has been patiently waiting to see if this day would come, believing that President Obamas "change" included the relationship with Cuba. Today the deal was sealed, of

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The International Women's Day, is a celebration for all women and their great efforts in gaining political, economical and social equality. Just a brief history on this wonderful day, a woman by the name of Clara Zetkin was the first person to come up with a Women's Day, she proposed that every year in every country their should be a celebration for Women while pressing for their demands. The

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I always enjoy reading about hard working Lateenos who reach for bigger dreams and take advantage of the opportunity to do so. Over in Ecuador in the middle of the Amazon rain forest of all places, there lives the Quichua people who grow cacao among other commodities. A few years ago the Quichua harvested and prepped the cacao beans and made $.20 cents a pound for a product that was in high

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Costa Rica, known for its beautiful beaches could also be making its own history in 2010. Vice President Laura Chinchilla and Epsy Campbell, President of the Accion Ciudadana Party are both seeking candidacy for next years Presidential election. If either one of these well qualified native Costa Ricans wins the Presidency it will be the first time this position would be held by a woman. There

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Today Feb 27th we celebrate the Independence day of the Dominican Republic. It was on this day in 1844 that the Dominican Republic gained its Independence from the 22 years of Haitian rule. In 1838 a secret society was formed to fight for Independence, the group was called " La Trinitaria" (The Trinity)because its original nine members organized themselves into three different cells which

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I was reading in the "DOMINICAN TODAY" that volunteers from the utility company AES Dominicana and Pronatura, an environmental group partnered up to plant over 2000 native Pine Trees in San Jose de Cocoa. Im glad to know that our Latin American countries see the importance in reducing greenhouse gases and we are proud to see the example being set in the Dominican republic. "Pronatura is a

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I dont know if anyone was watching the Oscars last night but history was made again, and it was by one of our own beautiful Lateena actresses. Penelope Cruz won supporting role in "Vicky Christina Barcelona." If you werent watching then you missed the acceptance speech, at the end of it she says in spanish that the win was for her home town in Spain. We congratulate her for a well

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I read this great article about Lateenos supporting and unifying with Latin countries outside of the United States so that we can better respect one another and help build stronger relations. Its really a good article that was reinterpreted in English, originally written in "El Diario La Prensa" by Elvira Arellano.http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=

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In 1945 on this very date the United States military started one of its most dangerous fights in the history of the pacific, during World War II. Though Feb 19th was the beginning of the battle for Iwo Jimas air fields it was also the beginning of the end for the Japanese. There were over 25,000 US casualties and wounded, 36 days of living hell and death all around. Among all the

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Mandando saludas a todo mi gente, I hope everyone is having better days, from the word out on the street and in the newspapers its not looking so good. I'm reading many similar messages out there from people that are just too negative and seem to have no real solution other then getting into the "survival mode" and riding this recession out. We are all having challenging times in the U.S, Latin

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Puerto Rican musicians and music lovers alike have lost a great influential person of our time. Joe Cuba whos real name is Gilberto Miguel Calderon, was the "Father of Latin Boogaloo", dubbed that because of his unique style and ways of using instruments like the conga and timbales just to name a couple. Joe grew up in spanish Harlem, the son of a candy store owner, he started playing at a young

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We would like to wish everyone a Happy and safe Valentines Day. Everyone from the east coast to the west coast and midwest to the south. And of course a todo los Lateenos in the central and south Americas. Con mucho amor para todos. Spend some time with the ones you love and fall in love all over again, if that special someone isnt in your life then be thankful that you still have yourself. God

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Today, FEB 12th 1818 Chile officially issued its Declaration of Independence to Spain. But Chile celebrates its first date that they declared their Independence which is Sept 18th 1810. The Feb 12th date is the official because it is when San Martin defeats the last large Spanish force in the battle of Maipu, and immediately starts to form their Government. These are one of historically treasured

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Okay I know there are some unique things that we tend to get our Valentines. We hear that some are getting the red roses and some chocolates and a then dinner at a special spot. I heard one couple was planning on going to do it up at their cousins bbq, well hey if your Valentines is cool with that then get your Q on. I personally wouldnt mind a relaxed scene at a quiet spot with just me and my

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Hope everyone is having a blessed day, we wanted to share an opinion that has been voiced across the Lateeno community. There are those of us who are wanting and hoping for a more unified Lateeno people, like we had when we took part in the elections. Our people are so great in numbers that its hard to ignore even for the politicians, as we've mentioned before. Today I was reading a comment at

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Today is one of those great days in Lateeno history. On Feb 6th 1899, the U.S. senate ratified a peace treaty ending the Spanish American War. This fluke of a war had been started by an unexpected mechanical failure on the USS Maine and by heavy propaganda from newspapers in America(the USS Maine had a boiler explosion and over 200 Americans died). U.S. President William Mckinley demanded that

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I just read an article about how we (Lateenos) played a huge part in the Obama vote. Apparently the Republicans didnt understand why the lateeno vote was heavily Democratic, maybe it was because they spent alot of money and effort to deport as many Lateenos as possible. It was as if the Lateeno community took the place of the Taliban, I guess the Bush administration had so much trouble catching

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Its the month of amor for all of us. Next week we'll be able to spend some time with the ones we love and enjoy a little personal time to help reinforce that. I know we find ourselves challenged to smile or think of something positive because all thats goin on, whether it be the economy, jobs or stressed family relationships. Its hard to see through all the drama and emotions but as long as we

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Biography of the President - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Lets personally congratulate one of our own that has earned his way to the top. Dr. Cigarroa "will become the first Mexican American to preside over a major U.S. university system". Austin, Texas has another Lateeno to be proud of, so do we.

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She was a truly beautiful Lateena that has lost her life in a very tragic way. She was a finalist in the Miss World competition for Brazil, and only 20 years old. Posted this in memory of Mariana and to give our respect to her family, con mucho amor.

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This was sent to us by Carmen H. from Florida. It is a steel outline of Che Guevara at the " Plaza de la Revolucion" in Havana, Cuba. According to what we've discovered Che worked here. Initially when Castro gave the eulogy a huge poster was used as a back drop where the steel frame sits now. On Oct 9th, 1967,Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed by Bolivian soldiers, eventually becoming immortal

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To all the SpanikNation reading this, we want to recognize greatness amongst our Lateeno gente past and present, if there is someone specific you would like to be recognized for our blog por favor drop us a comment so that we can review it and do some research. If its legit then we will not only recognize you for informing us but the person, place or thing that you mentioned as well. Hope

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Since we are one, we want to focus on all the Lateeno Holidays throughout so that we can all celebrate together. Just because we come from ranchos, campos or barrios doesnt mean we cant recognize one anothers importance in this world. Theres nothing greater then family and if this can be our extended family then I say, even better. A todo mi gente come read and celebrate, be part of an even

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This is for all our Cubano gente out there celebrating Jose Julian Marti Perez on Jan 28th. Incase no one else knows, he was very influential in Latin American Literature, he spent the majority of his short life dedicated to promoting liberty, Cuban political Independence, and most importantly intellectual independence for all Latin Americans. So we celebrate with our Cubano brothers and sisters

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Damn it is taking like what seems forever to get things rolling but hey thats all good cause this has been a great experience for us. I know God is lookin out for us because everytime a setback comes up another opportunity in a totally different direction opens up. And that there in itself keeps my believing and positive reinforcement going on and on. Yesterday is finally over and today is still

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Because we are trying to recognize all the Lateenos, let us begin by showin some love to our Cubano gente and help celebrate a belated Jan 1st Liberation Day. God Bless to all our cubano brothas and sistas.

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We thought it was over and done, but its got one last drop. The former web builder that we bartered with emailed me and wanted us to provide them with $150 so that they can send me my templates and $75 dollars to work on a logo. SpanikWear LLC is done with these unprofessional people. I emailed back stating that we no longer required their services and have moved forward with another company. We

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One unique thing that we want to do for our gente on the website is have a page where we can specifically recognize each and every Lateeno(a) that enjoys our designs. They will be able to take a photo of themselves wearing their Lateeno Wayz clothing and submit it to us so that we can post it on the "Your Wayz" page. There will be very little requirements like no nudity, hand signals( you know

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My friends come through again. So we are saved, being in the heart of the valley in the bay area we find the right connections. Like the bible says ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find... That is the truth. Well we mentioned our setback to some friends and wouldnt you know they have someone in mind to lead us through the storm, lol. So as of last week we have a new web-designer/

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I was trying to find an inexpensive way of getting our website made, I wanted to leave the website building for the experts and focus on the future shirt designs for us. I put an ad in for a barter in craigslist hoping to find another means to getting what we needed for our website, done. Well guess what we got a response, they wanted some company polo shirts done and were willing to build us a

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Finally a new everything. Just starting out is a challenging experience especially for a young lateeno entrepreneur, but who said it was gonna be easy anyways, que-no! The beginning was exciting because we were coming out and getting into unchartered territory. The thrill of seeing something that we've been working on for a few years now, starting to take shape and becoming a reality. Its

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