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Showing posts with label immigration/inmigración. Show all posts
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9.30.2010

New York City Bands Tap into Colombian Music Fever

WNYC covers New York Colombian fusion music here and in the following slideshow.


12.09.2008

Another Latino immigrant beaten to death by strangers

What the fuck is going on in New York these days?

Says The Times

The two brothers from Ecuador had attended a church party and had stopped at a bar afterward. They may have been a bit tipsy as they walked home in the dead of night, arm-in-arm, leaning close to each other, a common tableau of men in Latino cultures, but one easily misinterpreted by the biased mind. Suddenly a car drew up. It was 3:30 a.m. Sunday, and the intersection of Bushwick Avenue and Kossuth Place in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a half-block from the brothers’ apartment, was nearly deserted — but not quite. Witnesses, the police said, heard some of what happened next.

Says The Post
Moments later, a maroon SUV occupied by three black men pulled up while the brothers were holding each other by the arms, cops said. Believing the brothers were gay, one of the black men spewed, "Check out those f----ts over there," police said. The trio then jumped out of the SUV with the driver brandishing an aluminum bat and accosted the two brothers, cops said. As one of the suspects shouted, "Fuck you, Spanish people," the bat-wielding driver allegedly bashed Sucuzhanay in the head, crushing his skull.
Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhanay, 31, the Ecuadorian owner of a local real estate agency, was taken off life support and died.

11.17.2008

Racist attacks in NY area / Asaltos racistas en NY

  • Black teenager in States Island beaten by white kids yelling "Obama!" on election night. Link
  • Adolescente negro neoyorquino agredido por jóvenes blancos gritando "Obama!" la noche de la votación Enlace (castellano)

  • Ecuadorean "lynched" by 6 white kids and a 1/2 black 1/2 Rican friend, who went out looking to "get a Mexican," a pastime known in Long Island as "beaner jumping" Link
  • Ecuatoriano "linchado" por 6 jóvenes blancos y un 1/2 afro-americano 1/2 puertorriqueño quienes salieron a "cazar mexicanos" un pasatiempo conocido en Long Island con la frase peyorativa "atacar frijolero" Enlace (castellano)
Just as a side note, it should not be a surprise that one of these LI kids was 1/2 Puerto Rican. Even aside from this guy being in an all-white LI crowd, there is a pretty strong tension in this city, partially about citizenship, partially racial, between US-born Caribbean Latinos and first-generation South and Central Americans.

Parenteticamente, no debe sorporender que uno de estos muchachos en LI es 1/2 puertorriqueño. Aún aparte del hecho de que este tipo andaba esa noche con blancos, hay en esta ciudad una fuerte tensión, en parte sobre cuestiones de ciudadanía, en parte racial, entre los Latinos de ascendencia caribeña nacidos en el país, y los inmigrantes sur- y centro-americanos...

10.08.2008

Exhibición de pintura Colombo-neoyorquino en NY

¿Icono o Mito?

Raúl Manzano plasma la experiencia inmigrante/americana, a través de pinturas de la Estatua de la Libertad celebrando Latin American Cultural Week

NUEVA YORK, 1 de octubre de 2008 Esperanza, libertad y justicia para todos es el tema central de la exposición de Raúl Manzano ¿Icono o Mito? que se inaugura en la galería de Empire State College celebrando Latin American Cultural Week en la ciudad de Nueva York. La recepción es el jueves 23 de octubre, de 5:30 pm a 7:30 pm, en el 325 Hudson Street, 5 piso (entrada sobre la calle Van Dam).

La exposición presenta y pone en duda el significado de la Estatua de la Libertad como un símbolo de libertad y democracia. Con colores vibrantes y un lenguaje visual personal, sus pinturas estimulan las emociones, invitan al dialogo y reflexión acerca de los eventos importantes mundiales. El artista estará presente durante la apertura para hablar sobre su obra. La exposición estará abierta desde el 20 de octubre hasta el 20 de diciembre. La entrada es gratuita. La información de prensa esta disponible en www.raul-manzano.com.

Sus obras representan e incorporan el ideal de la Estatua de la Libertad en diferentes formas para envolver al observador introspectivamente o como a alguien que ha sido observado. Su trabajo provoca discusiones apasionantes acerca del verdadero significado de la libertad, haciendo que estos reflejen en los diversos aspectos de indentidad o se encuentren atraidos por las visions de otros. Esta interacción y discurso, en imagen y significado, es el mensaje intrínsico de Manzano,? dijo la Dr. Cynthia L. Ward, decana interina del centro metropolitano.



La obra de Manzano a contribuido a la educación y dialogo de temas controversiales. Sus exhibiciones incluye ?Campaña de alerta contra el SIDA?, en 1996, en el Broadway Mall Community Center, ?en América?, en 2003, en la cual represento la experiencia del inmigrante, en la galería William Edwards, en la Fairleigh Dickinson University, y ?América al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios?, en 2007, en St. Francis College, Brooklyn, en donde Manzano ofrecio a los observadores una forma de reflejar sobre sus percepciones acerca del futuro de la nación.

Raúl Manzano, un inmigrante de origen colombiano, ha tenido una carrera desafiante durante sus veintiocho años en los Estados Unidos pero su obra y filosofía esta comprometida a una causa, crear conciencia, provocar pensamiento y promover el valor del arte para cambios sociales. Manzano obtuvo su maestría en artes de Empire State College y su BFA, de la School of Visual Arts, ambas instituciones en la ciudad de Nueva York. El es director del programa de verano de la SVA ?Pintando en Barcelona?, en Barcelona, España y mentor en las artes en Empire State College.

Empire State College, una institución lider en educación para adultos, se enorgullece en participar en el 3rd Latin American Cultural Week. Esta exposición es un ejemplo de como nuestra misión, metas, valores, y espíritu son demostrados. Empire State College ofrece a las personas adultas la oportunidad de obtener un titulo asociado, bachelor o master. Los estudiantes pueden escojer una combinación de estudios personales cara-a-cara con la facultad, cursos on-line y grupos pequeños no importa la hora o lugar. También se puede obtener creditos a nivel universitario por trabajo laboral. El ESC sirve a 18.000 estudiantes en 35 lugares en todo el estado de Nueva York y a través de Center for Distance Learning. Con más de 57.000 graduados, Empire State College es el SUNY preferido por los adultos. Para mas información por favor visite nuestra página en la internet www.esc.edu.

Latin American Cultural Week es una celebración de las artes latinoamericanas y artistas en la danza, música, teatro, artes visuales, literature, y conferencias en diferentes salas en la ciudad de Nueva York, de noviembre 5-21. LACW es patrocinada por Latin Media and Entertainment Commission de la oficina del alcalde Bloomberg. Para ver todos los eventos por favor visite www.latinamericanculturalweek.com. LACW es un programa de PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research), fundado y dirigido por la pianista uruguaya Polly Ferman. Para más información, visite su página de internet www.pamar.org o www.pollyferman.net.

Esta exhibición es patrocinada en parte con fondos de la Faculty Development Fund de Empire State College y la oficina de la Dr. Cynthia Ward, Decana Interina del metropolitan center of Empire State College.

Como llegar: #1 hasta la estación Houston Street o C/E hasta la estación Spring Street.

8.25.2008

Daddy Yankee endorses McCain / Daddy Yankee sale a favor de McCain

Weird, right?
McCain on DY: "I just want to say thank you Daddy Yankee," said McCain, who also referred to him as Ramon, since his given name is Ramon Ayala. McCain said Yankee has been married 15 years, had grown up poor in Puerto Rico and made "the right choice" in life.
DY on McCain: "I believe in his ideals and his proposals to lead this nation" and that McCain was the best "fighter for the immigration issue."
Immigration, mostly from the Dominican Republic, is a huge deal in Puerto Rico...
Link

7.25.2008

Latino immigrant beaten to death

Link

"The youths goaded Ramirez and the girl, saying, "You should get out of this neighborhood" and "Get your Mexican boyfriend out of here," documents said."

[The victim's white fiancée, who grew up in Shenandoah and has two children with the murdered man, said] "I plan on moving out of this town as fast as I can. Not because I'm scared. I just don't want to see my children have to deal with what their father dealt with."

"I think any time there's a fight and any time you have one ethnic group fighting another, there's going to be racial slurs," [one of the defense lawyers] said. "I've seen that since I was a kid on a playground 20 years ago, but they never called it ethnic intimidation until very recently."


4.05.2008

Colombian Migration Conference / Conferencia sobre la migración colombiana

Colombian Migration Conference: Transnational, Political, and Cultural Perspectives
Saturday, April 12, 2008, G08 Uris Hall Cornell University

** Open to the Public*

This Cornell University conference aims to create a space for addressing the increasingly important phenomenon of Colombian migration around the world by bringing together various disciplines and viewpoints.

*Objectives:*
· Inform academics, scholars, and graduate/undergraduate students within the Cornell community about relevant research on Colombian migration to the U.S. and elsewhere
· Encourage networking among researchers that will facilitate on-going collaborations in interdisciplinary scholarship and public policy initiatives
· Encourage and support students who may be interested in engaging in research on Colombian migration issues.

Schedule:*

9:30am
Welcoming by *Arturo Ignacio Sánchez, Robert Blake, and Claudia G. Pineda
*
10:00-12:00
Transnational Perspectives and Political Participation
*"Colombo-londinenses: Colombian migrants in the British Capital"*
*Luis Eduardo Guarnizo*, University of California, Davis
*"Colombian Organizations, Civic Engagement and Political Participation"*
*Cristina Escobar*, Princeton University
*"Colombian Migration to Jackson Heights, New York: The Politics and Scales
of Immigrant Demonization and the Built Environment"*
*Arturo Ignacio Sánchez*, Cornell University
Discussant: *Mary Roldán*, Cornell University

12:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:00
Colombian Youth Culture, Education, and Religious Organizations
*"Religions and Spirituality: Building up a Transnational Colombia"*
*Ana María Bidegain*, Florida International University
*"Immigrant Cultural Identity: Social Class, Status & Mobility"*
*Vivian Louie*, Harvard University
*"Colombian Youth Cultural Engagement through a Colombian Dance Program"*
*Claudia G. Pineda*, Cornell University
Discussant: *Vilma Santiago-Irizarry*, Cornell University

4:00-4:15 Coffee Break

4:15-6:15 Representations of Colombians in the Media
*Javier Castaño*, Editor-in-Chief HOY Nueva York
*Héctor Abad-Faciolince*, Revista Semana. EAFIT University
*Juan Carlos Iragorri*, Harvard University
Discussant: *Elvira Sánchez-Blake*, Cornell University

6:30 Open Reception

*Sponsored by:*
Latin American Studies Program<http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/LatinAmerica/>
City and Regional Planning <http://www.aap.cornell.edu/crp/>
Latino Studies Program <http://latino.lsp.cornell.edu/>
International Living
Center<http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/campuslife/housing/undergraduate/holland-international-living-center.cfm>
*Co-Sponsored by:*
ALANA
American Studies Program
Cornell University Colombian Students Association (CUCSA)
Colombian Studies Institute at Florida International University
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Finance Commission (GPSAFC)
Department of History
International Students Programming Board (ISPB)
Polson Institute for Global Development
Society for the Humanities

For more information visit:
http:// www.einaudi.cornell.edu/LatinAmerica/conference/colombian_migration/

Latin American Studies Program
190 Uris Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone:(607) 255.3345
Fax: (607) 254.5000
Email: lasp @ is.cornell.edu

4.04.2008

Author Silvana Paternostro at Museo del Barrio/ Autora Silvana Paternostro en el Museo del Barrio

El Museo presents
In Our Lingo: James Cañon with Silvana Paternostro
Tuesday, April 15, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: El Museo del Barrio

In Our Lingo: Dialogues Between Latino Authors
In Our Lingo brings together Latino authors in conversation with filmmakers, artists, and other authors to share their views on the ideas, themes, and social issues addressed in a specific work presented each session. These intimate dialogues give the audience a unique perspective on contemporary Latino literature.

In connection with New York City’s 5th Annual Immigrant History Week, New York based Colombian author James Cañon will interview Silvana Paternostro, author of My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind (Henry Holt and Co., 2007). The authors will discuss Paternostro's two wars: the bloody, decades-long battle between leftist rebels and the Colombian government, and the author's own struggle to embrace her Colombian identity while making a life for herself in the U.S. Admission: Free. For advance registration e-mail public_programs@elmuseo.org .

3.10.2008

Ay, Dios mío: Dominican Yorks on Broadway

The NY Times theater section has a review of "In The Heights," a new Broadway show that takes place in Wash Heights. Aside from the relative positive and negative points of bringing the Hts. to Times Square (see below), the best part of the review is the old (white?), if to his credit, enthusiastic, fuddy-duddy who wrote it - lines like "the rhymed verse currently known as rap" (um, yeah, since about 1975), and "zesty choreography."

The fact of Dominican visibility on Broadway is definitely a good thing (the only other pop culture representation of a Dominican I can think of is Tracy Morgan's Dominican Lou character), as is the fact that writer/actor Lin-Manuel Miranda could get it out there. But the thing fairly reeks of cutesiness. Remember the movie version of Mambo Kings, with the irrepressibly plucky pair of brothers running around being plucky, gazing deep into chicks' eyes, dancing around with trombones or whatever, and crossing themselves every five minutes? Shit like that starts to grate real fast, and we all know there's going to be plenty of zest, vivaciousness and pluckiness in "In the Heights." Well, that's what they want from us so that's what we (or at least "In the Heights," Mambo Kings, and that ilk) are gonna give 'em. (Talk about Latinos, Inc.) That all of this goes hand-in-hand with the gentrification of El Barrio just speaks to the deep links between multiculturalism and neoliberalism. So it goes. Like Audre Lorde said, the way they get you is that you've got to tear the master's house down with his own tools.

6.05.2007

Teatro Afroperuano en DC/Afro-Peruvian Theater in DC

Nota de prensa de GALA THEATRE
www.galatehatre.org

El Teatro Hispano GALA concluye su 31ª Temporada "A tu gusto", con el estreno mundial de Latido Negro: Perú's African Beat, un musical original concebido y dirigido por el famoso actor y músico Rafael Santa Cruz, con coreografía de Lalo Izquierdo, ex bailarin de Victoria
Santa Cruz y mas tarde miembro fundador del grupo conocido internacionalmente: Perú Negro.
El elenco incluye entre otros a la cantante Vicky Leyva y la actriz Zonaly Ruiz ( que hace an~os encarno a Lucha Reyes en miniserie de Michel Gomez), 2 bailarinas afroamericnas de tap y danza moderna. En total un grupo de 13 artistas en escena.
Escrita por Fernando Barreto, Latido Negro es un entretenido e informativo recorrido por los ritmos peruanos de herencia africana atraves de un formato de obra de teatro musical. Un proyecto ambicioso y que se hace por primera vez en EEUU que no solo trae danza y
musica sino ademas teatro.
Las funciones son en español con subtítulos en inglés (mediante una pantalla por la que corren los textos ya traducidos para el publico que no habla castellano que se calcula sera mas de la mitad del publico asistenteLa obra va del el 7 de junio al 1 de julio, de jueves a sábados a las 8 pm y los domingos a las 4 pm.
Esta producción ha sido possible gracias al generoso apoyo de la Comisión de las Artes y Humanidades del Distrito de Columbia y con la colaboración de la Washington Performing Arts Society. La Noche de Gala y Prensa será el sábado 9 de junio, siendo el anfitrión
Su Excelencia el Embajador de Perú en Washington, DC, Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos.
Latido Negro: Perú?s African Beat cuenta las divertidas y a veces acaloradas discusiones sobre las raíces culturales en las que se enreda un conjunto de bailarines y músicos afroperuanos de Washington DC durante los ensayos para una importante gira internacional. Al mismo tiempo, este musical ofrece una variedad de estilos y sonidos que inyectan una
nueva vida a las danzas y expresiones tradicionales de la cultura afro-peruana.
A ritmo del cajón, cajita, quijada de burro, zapeto, tap dance y una banda de musicos tocando en vivo, los actores y bailarines se expresan a través de textos y poemas ademas de compartir algunos problemas e inquietudes que afrontan en el cotidiano relacionados a la
discriminacion , identidad , desigualdad, fusion artistica, mestizaje, etc.
Los precios de las entradas los viernes y sábados son $34, y jueves y domingos $30. Entradas para estudiantes, personas de edad avanzada (65+) y militares $20 los domingos y $26 los viernes y sábados. Hay también descuentos adicionales para grupos de 10 o más personas. Las entradas también se pueden comprar en TICKETplace.

Rafael Santa Cruz
www.cajonperuano.org

Imagenes de currulao (entre otros)/Currulao images(among others)

This is from the benefit event done to get funds for the displaced people of El Charco on the Pacific coast last month in DC. It has some footage of Colombian folk dancing (in the firrst) and an Afro-Peruvian performer (in the second) as well as currulao and caderona danced by Grupo Benkos, Afrocolombians residing in Washington DC and played by Diego Obregón, Maky López, me, and a salvadoran fill-in. Enjoy.

Video 1 de 2
http://www.dailymotion.com/peruanista/video/x25k78_solidarity-with-el-charco-colombia/1

Video 2 de 2
http://www.dailymotion.com/peruanista/video/x25nao_solidarity-with-el-charco-colombia/1


Este es un evento al beneficio de los desplazados de la población afropacífica llamada El Charco, que se hixo el mes pasado en Washington DC. Tiene imagenes de baile folklórico del interior de Colombia (en la primera sección), de una artista afroperuana (en la segunda), y un currulao y un caderona bailados por el Grupo Benkos, afrocolombianos residentes de Washington DC, y tocados por Diego Obregón, Maky López, este pecho, y un salvadoreño cantando coro.

4.22.2007

The Exiled King of Chocó/El Rey Exiliado del Chocó


Este man es, como quien dice, mucho loco. Pero la auto-coronación del rey de "Barule" de este colombo-americano es, según el mismo mandatario, una manera de atraer atención a la situación en su nativo Chocó.

Official website of the Kingdom of Barule/Págine oficial del Reinado de Barule - (English & Spanish)

Artículo en El Tiempo

This dude might be stark raving mad. But his self-crowning as the king of "Barule" by this Colombian-American is, according to His Highness, a means of attracting attention to the plight of his native Chocó.

4.06.2007

New NACLA report on immigration out

The Report addresses the following issues:

The anti-immigration movement: As Solana Larsen shows, this movement is a complex, decentralized web that both private and public power, from the white supremacist fringe to the halls of Congress. It not only musters popular support and helps to foster a general anti-immigrant climate, but it also raises millions of dollars to advance its policy goals in Washington.

The detention of Immigrants: As Forrest Wilder reports, immigration authorities have launched a crackdown, arresting undocumented people, including families with children, and jailing them indefinitely. This has ramped up demand for facilities, giving rise to a nationwide “detention archipelago”­a series of detention centers largely run for profit by companies contracted by the government.

The truth about day laborers: Anti-immigrant activists have targeted urban day laborers, most of them Latino immigrants, as they congregate looking for work. Drawing on a national survey of day laborers, Abel Valenzuela Jr. demolishes five of the most pernicious myths about them and discusses the National Day Laborer Organizing Network’s successes in protecting these workers’ rights.

Labor and Latino immigrants: The massive immigrant protests last year took many by surprise, but they were made possible by more than a decade of immigrant labor organizing in California. Now immigrant workers, including the undocumented, are poised to reinvigorate the ailing U.S. labor movement. And with a new wave of naturalizations and voter registrations, the consequences at the ballot box could be substantial.

Black-brown tension: Ever since the U.S. Census announced in 2000 that Latinos would overtake African Americans as the largest national minority, pundits have been warning of a virtual war between the communities. Rene P. Ciria-Cruz argues that in South Los Angeles, where “black-brown tension” has erupted in violence, old-fashioned organizing has helped resolve conflicts and build unity.

With a newly Democratic-controlled Congress the U.S. is on the road to a potential immigration compromise, but it’s clear that the battle for comprehensive change in U.S. policy is far from over. We hope this Report provides the information and analysis that progressive stakeholders in this debate need to keep up the fight.
Link

2.26.2007

Photos on border-crossing / Fotografía de la frontera


"Sed/Thirst", a photo exhibit by Orlando Lara of the US-Mexico border opens tonight at Carlito's Café in El Barrio. It also has testimonies of undocumented women who crossed the border. Here is an interview with Orlando about it.

"Sed/Thirst", una exhibición de fotografía de Orlando Lara de la frontera entre EE.UU. y México abre esta noche en Carlito's Café en El Barrio. También tiene los testimonios de lagunas personas indocumentadas que cruzaron la frontera. Aquí hay una entrevista con Orlando sobre la exhibición.