Etiqueta: latino

  • ¿Identidad o conciencia?

    El Memorial de América Latina invita a reflexionar sobre el significado de ser latino. Se propone cambiar el concepto de identidad por el de conciencia, sugiriendo que esta última es más concreta y menos manipulable. La identidad, aunque real, es una construcción externa, propensa a la manipulación política.

  • Eco Latino int

    http://www.ecolatino.com/en/news/local-stories/2014-11-05/story/jorge-majfud  ELECTRONIC EDITION ECO))EVENTS CLASSIFIEDS Home Jorge MaJfud by Mario Bahamón Dussán Who is Who?, seeks to highlight and make known the work of the hispanic residents in north Florida outstanding in activities useful to our society In this edition, Eco Latino wants to highlight the Uruguayan writer and educator Jorge Majfud resident of Jacksonville.…

  • «Novela de la crisis: sobre las raíces y los desarraigos» con Susana Baumann

    Jorge Majfud’s books at Amazon>> Las raíces son lo último que se seca   Entrevista al escritor hispano Jorge Majfud Susana Baumann: ¿Cómo resumirías el tema central de tu última novela, Crisis? Por Susana Baumann, periodista, New Jersey. Jorge Majfud: En todo texto existen diferentes niveles de lectura. Muchos más y más complejos en los textos religiosos y de…

  • Interview on Crisis

    Jorge Majfud applies his fractal vision to Latino immigrants By Susana Baumann / VOXXI News Thursday, May 10, 2012     Teacher, writer and novelist Jorge Majfud. (Photo/ Jacksonville University) Jorge Majfud is a writer, novelist and professor of Spanish and Latin American literature at the University of Jacksonville in Florida whose books — including his fourth, Crisis, to be…

  • Joe Arpaio Unfairly Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says

    Arizona Sheriff’s Office Unfairly Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says By MARC LACEY Published: December 15, 2011 PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly targeting Latinos for detentions and arrests and retaliating against those who complain. Maricopa…

  • Census data show wealth of whites is 20 times that of blacks, widest US gap in quarter-century

      By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics, according to an analysis…

  • Hispanic population exceeds 50 million, firmly nation’s No. 2 group

    By Michael Martinez and David Ariosto, CNN March 24, 2011 4:08 p.m. EDT (CNN) — The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of the nation, officially solidifying its position as the country’s second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. «Overall, we’ve learned that our nation’s…

  • Latinos Nix Violence

    Latinos Nix Violence by Erin O’Donnell First-generation immigrants are more likely to be law-abiding than third-generation Americans of similar socioeconomic status, reports Robert Sampson, Ford professor of the social sciences. These new findings run counter to conventional wisdom, which holds that immigration creates chaos. The prevailing “social disorganization theory” first gained traction in the 1920s…

  • Crisis (IV)

     Jorge Majfud’s books at Amazon>>   Crisis IV (Spanish) Crisis (IV)       Saturday September 20.  Dow Jones: 11,388 San Francisco, California. 5:30 AM   We were feeling really laid back at Lilian’s party when he arrived with his usual two little friends, Patrick and the other guy whose name I don’t remember.  I…

  • Los estigmas sociales del latino

    Los estigmas sociales del latino Hace algunos meses iba en un bus de la ciudad y delante de mí iba un hombre leyendo en el periódico Eco Latino uno de mis ensayos sobre los mitos de la inmigración. En ese ensayo, simplemente daba datos y razones que contradecían los discursos repetidos en los medios de…