"Rosa" character and her husband are joined by a cast of cowboys, Santa Claus, the Border Patrol and an angelHolland most recently starred in "The Nashville Monologues"Diana Holland, of Tango Nashville and Hispanic Link Consulting, will be starring in the Groundworks Theatre production "Christmas on" [...]
The Lampo Group unveils the new Spanish-speaking face of Dave Ramsey's financial education empireThe above invitation was sent out by the Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce* to its membership, announcing today's "Financial Peace" seminar in Spanish at the Dave Ramsey headquarters in Brentwood. The seminar will be [...] 
The Imagen Latina radio show, hosted by Angelica Blanco, recently expanded into television, with the debut episodes available on the Imagen Latina YouTube channel.
One of the highest TCAP scores in the city
All incoming MNPS K students are eligible for the lotteryThe lottery deadline for 2010-2011 enrollment in Glendale Spanish Immersion Elementary School is December 4, 2009. The school encourages families [...]
Alba Gonzalez-Nylander of Alba Videos Production announced her company's winning entry in The Office Depot Adopt a Small Business Contest. The contest asked small business owners to submit short videos explaining how they were weathering the economy, and the video submitted by Gonzalez-Nylander was [...] 
Volunteer requests went out in fall 2008Travel blog recounts photos, stories of tripRemember last fall when the Rotary Club of Nashville was asking for local Spanish-speaking volunteers for a month-long trip to Argentina? Lindsey Peterson, Tonya Miller and Tom Turk took the plunge, according to the [...]
A reader alerted me to a mention of Vanderbilt professor Stella Flores in an Economist article about a higher education gap in achievement "between Hispanic and 'Anglo' students" and how to close that gap. In the article, Flores is cited for the proposition thatthe best [...] 
Incorporates elements of jazz and classical musicPiazzolla performances to be recorded for future CD release
From the Nashville Symphony:Schermerhorn Symphony Center will crackle with the bracing, sensuous rhythms of the tango as Giancarlo and the Nashville Symphony perform works by Astor Piazzolla, whose nuevo tango [...]
J.A. Yances donates original oil painting to raffleTicket and coffee sales benefit Latino familiesLocal nonprofit Conexión Americas will launch a special edition of its Cafe Rumba Roast organic, fair trade coffee on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Bongo Java, 107 S. 11th [...]
"They should be allowed to stay...": 51.0%The 2009 MTSU poll asked this question:Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently working in the U.S.?"They should be allowed to stay in their jobs, and to eventually apply for US citizenship.""They should be allowed to" [...] 
Premium cigars from Honduras, Dominican Republic and NicaraguaFor the November 19 stop on its "Tour" of Latin America, the Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce* will feature world-renowned CAO Cigars:Join us on our second stop of our Latin America Tour Networking Series, as we enjoy premium cigars [...] 
Ed Gumucio is featured in a Tennessean article about the Davidson Group, a 28-year-old Nashville organization dedicated to pairing people from different backgrounds for conversation and mutual understanding.
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"Impressed with all of the student demonstrations in Latin America"From a recent Vanderbilt Hustler interview with Tennessee's senior U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander:Vanderbilt Hustler: When you were an editor at The Hustler, I understand that you habitually made speeches in Spanish at really early morning hours. What were those' [...] 
Prayer vigil at 5:30 p.m.Last night, I was at the Courthouse to watch the Metro Council public safety committee deliberate the "287(g)" agreement between local law [...]
All three "Best New Restaurant" honorees have Hispanic rootsThe Nashville Scene announced its 20th annual "Best of Nashville" award winners, and Hispanic Nashvillians and Hispanic food and music were among them.
Spanish-TV, in its seventh season as of September 12, 2009, is now viewable via its YouTube channel and every Saturday at 10am on channel CSN 176, Comcast. [...] 
President of Guy Brown Products and Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of CommercePeru native and Brentwood businesswoman Maria Teresa “Tera” Vazquez was recently interviewed by the Nashville Post. Vazquez is the co-founder and President of Guy Brown Products, a $200 million ink toner cartridge supplier. She is also the [...] 
Gonzales was first Hispanic American and Mexican-American U.S. Attorney General
"I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror"
Honored by United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, United States Hispanic Chamber of [...]
"DCS is supposed to try to keep families together and there were plenty of relatives willing to take in the children"2009 Ketron bill would make i.d. available to qualified visaless applicantsNashvillian Maria Gurrola has been cleared of the baby-selling allegations that arose following the abduction of her son, [...]
Tennessean narrows focus to core question: "It's unknown why Gurrola was targeted and how her attacker knew when to strike"I'm still struggling with whether it's right to report an alleged crime victim's immigration status, which was the basis of my post yesterday about Maria Gurrolla*, the' [...] 
If someone posing as the IRS attacked you at work, would the press interview your accountant?Boy found after 4-day searchEven before Maria Gurrolla's days-old son Yair Anthony Carillo was found after only four days, thanks to amazing police and investigative work, the abductor's ruse led the press [...]
Economic growth should lead to a better life, says former president of ChileLagos: consumers are unequal in the market, but citizens are equal in a democracy
Vanderbilt Center of Latin American Studies came highly recommendedThe former President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, spoke at Vanderbilt University yesterday. Read Tuesday's story [...]
Belmont Church associate missions pastor echoes Nolensville churches' 2006 sentimentsStuart Stokes, World Outreach Associate Pastor at Belmont Church, writes about a world of "missionary" opportunities right here in Nashville:“So, I bet you love to travel.”
The face behind the "finger" pointed at PinochetFormer president of Chile Ricardo Lagos will speak at Vanderbilt on [...]
State senator intervention is free, but the new process would cost $500Speaker Ramsey and Deputy Speaker Ketron visit Hispanic Heritage Month networking lunch
A few weeks ago, I sat down across a lunch table from Tennessee State Senator Bill Ketron (R-13). Sen. Ketron's district comes within a [...]
From the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce*:Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces Hispanic Heritage Month Calendar
From Scarritt Bennett:
"Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up""She worked hard, earned good grades, got a scholarship to Brown University, and is now in graduate school"President Barack Obama will address the nation's schoolchildren at 11am Nashville time today. In his remarks, he will [...]
From TNCourts.gov:The full list of appointees to the newly created Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission was announced today. The nine-member commission was appointed by the Tennessee Judicial Council, Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Kent Williams.
"San Miguel de Allende, as a city, possesses a texture, a tone, and time and place completely its own"From The Arts Company comes the following announcement about photographs of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico by Nashville real estate agent Suzanne Elmer:Opening Saturday, September 5, 2009
2008 winning essay revealed "disappointing truth"From the Nashville-based non-profit Conexion Americas, in conjunction with its 2009 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:'Orgullo Hispano' Award
Nashville attorney Ana Escobar of Escobar & Parks has been named to the newly created Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The purpose of the Commission is to submit names to the Governor for state judgeships.
September 1 - Nashville Spanish Language Meetup Group @ U.S. Border CantinaSeptember 1 - Multicultural Business & Social Networking GroupSeptember 3 - Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce LunchSeptember 11-13 22nd Annual Greek FestivalSeptember 11 - Tango by Moonlight - Tango in the [...] 
Returns filed by Conexion: 395Target audience reached: 1461
United Way support: $9,000Conexion Americas helped file 395 tax returns through its tax preparation service from July 2008-June 2009, according to the group's annual report. Conexion, Nashville's leading non-profit dedicated to the integration of Latino families, also received $9,000 from [...]
From NashvilleWorldCup.com:Six Nashville churches and 4 international ministries teamed up in June to host the Nashville World Cup 2009. The event celebrated the fact that Nashville is an increasingly international city and was touted as "helping to link internationals from every nation, religion, and cultural background" [...] 
Local blogger Mack of Coyote Chronicles recently cried foul when he found out that his daughter and fellow blogger SuperMousey is being told - in her eighth grade social studies class - that the undocumented have caused the U.S. health care crisis. SuperMousey's grandparents were undocumented.
August 26-27 - Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council Marketplace of OpportunitiesSeptember 3 - Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce LunchSeptember 12 - Festival of the NationsSeptember 17 - Tour of Latin America @ MST Coffee RoastersSeptember 18-20 - African Street Festival (with performances [...] 
Speaking Spanish with native-speaker co-workers in high school was "the first time I could really use something I'd learned"Returned from Army stint in Afghanistan in MayThe Tennessean reports here that Alan Campbell, son of Brentwood Planning Commission chairman Randy Campbell and graduate of Brentwood High School and Virginia' [...]
Update 8/27/09: Nashville survives cut of 11 cities; still in running to host FIFA World Cup
Hutto reversal not a signal of government disinterest in immigrant detention, according to HiningerNashville-based Corrections Corporation of America has reassured investors that the company's immigration business is not threatened by the U.S. government's recent decision to stop housing refugee children and families at the Hutto Detention Center, [...] 
HispanicNashville.com is on Twitter here, and there are at least a dozen Hispanic Twitter-ers in Nashville, as well.August 18 - Nashville Spanish Language Meetup Group @ Los GordosAugust 26-27 - Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council Marketplace of OpportunitiesSeptember 3 - Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce LunchSeptember 12 - Festival of the NationsSeptember 17 - Tour of Latin America @ [...] 
Restrictive immigration laws led some Chinese immigrants to lie
Passage of time puts visa violations into perspective
The New York Times reports here that in 2010 the U.S. [...]
Immigrant group still thrives more than 150 years laterMaintaining ties was also practice of German and Irish immigrants to NashvilleThe Tennessean reports here that the Swiss Society of Nashville recently gathered in Nolensville to celebrate Swiss Independence Day on August 1.
According to the History [...]
Sponsored by both local Hispanic chambers of commerceSpeakers include Chief Diversity Officer of Manpower and HR Manager of Tyson Foods
"To strengthen existing integration programs and to promote collaboration among organizations"
Nashville a "new gateway" city
Funded by the Rockefeller FoundationAs part of its Hispanic Integration Initiative, the Americas [...]
The story, as it was tweeted Wednesday nightHutto is operated by Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America, on contract from Immigration and Customs EnforcementFrom twitter.com/hispanicnashtn:
Holy .... - did opponents of family detention at CCA's Hutto just win a major victory? [bit.ly]
No more detention [...]
Daughter Morelia launches Rhinestone Cure diabetes foundationManuel, Nashville's tailor to the stars, was recently featured in two separate online multimedia pieces by Tennessean reporters.More of interview with CCA's Louise GrantThe T. Don Hutto blog reports here that the Williamson County, TX County Commissioners Court will meet at 9:15 a.m. this morning, and that residents will call for the termination of the County's contract [...]
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Symphony conductor Giancarlo Guerrero mentioned twice20th edition of annual Nashville Scene contest
Every year for the past 20 years, the Nashville Scene has held a fill-in-the-blank contest called "You Are Nashville If...":If you want to find out what's on people's minds—what makes them grind their teeth on the [...]Today's guest is Fernando Arau, of Despierta AmericaThe Tennessean reports here that the Christian Broadcast Network's Spanish-language version of The 700 Club - the sister program is called Club 700 Hoy (The 700 Club Today) - is looking [...]
