Read more Hispanic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13422/hispanic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:09:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72587/hotel-owner-forces-latino-employees-to-change-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA hotel owner who demands that Latino workers change their names to Anglicized versions and not speak Spanish in his presence is causing a stir in New Mexico. Larry Whitten laid down the law: Martín (mahr-teen) and Marcos are now just Martin and Mark, and employees he considered insubordinate were...http://www.newser.com/story/72587/hotel-owner-forces-latino-employees-to-change-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:31:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71198/telenovela-sexes-up-census-participation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpicy soap opera action may not be something usually associated with the US Census Bureau, but that's set to change next week. Perla Beltrán, a luckless but lovely character in popular Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo, is getting a job helping boost Hispanic participation in next year's census. Census...http://www.newser.com/story/71198/telenovela-sexes-up-census-participation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 8:49:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66749/obama-sotomayors-rise-an-inspiration-for-generations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama today celebrated the rise of Sonia Sotomayor to become the Supreme Court's newest member and first Hispanic, hailing her story and achievement as an inspiration for generations. "When Justice Sotomayor put her hand on that Bible and took that oath ... we came yet another step to the more...http://www.newser.com/story/66749/obama-sotomayors-rise-an-inspiration-for-generations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 10:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66487/sotomayors-a-rookie-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 17 years as a federal judge, Sotomayor knows her way around a courthouse. But her new workplace is filled with quirky customs and rituals and questions about how to fit in. When do you speak up? How do you find your way around a building torn apart by renovation?...http://www.newser.com/story/66487/sotomayors-a-rookie-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 16:09:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66423/wise-latinas-embrace-their-new-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGOP senators may have pooh-poohed Sonia Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comment, but wise Latinas everywhere are wearing the phrase like a badge of honor, the New York Times reports. From t-shirts to blogs, women of Hispanic heritage have warmed to the phrase much like other minority groups appropriate slurs, a linguist...http://www.newser.com/story/66423/wise-latinas-embrace-their-new-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 13:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64404/limbaugh-oreilly-fury-boosts-latino-moveon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn advocacy group styling itself as the Latino MoveOn has infuriated both Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, Joe Garofoli writes in the San Francisco Chronicle . The Berkeley online hub Presente is running a Spanish-language radio ad in Florida this week, urging GOP Rep. John Mica to rebuke Limbaugh's labeling of...http://www.newser.com/story/64404/limbaugh-oreilly-fury-boosts-latino-moveon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 2:06:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60569/sotomayor-the-first-latino-on-supreme-court-not-exactly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSonia Sotomayor is indeed the first Latino to be nominated for a Supreme Court post—if you don’t count Benjamin Cardozo, a justice serving in the 1930s who was born to parents claiming Portuguese descent. But, some ask, did that make him Latino? The answer, Antonio Olivo explains in the...http://www.newser.com/story/60569/sotomayor-the-first-latino-on-supreme-court-not-exactly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 12:12:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58883/high-court-picks-gender-race-not-an-issue-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans don’t feel strongly that the next Supreme Court appointee should be a woman, Hispanic, or black, Gallup Poll results suggest: most say it’s a non-issue. Some 64% say it “doesn’t matter” whether the appointee is a woman; 68% say it doesn’t matter whether he or she is Hispanic; and...http://www.newser.com/story/58883/high-court-picks-gender-race-not-an-issue-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 12:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57794/hispanic-groups-urge-obama-to-pick-latino-for-high-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven before David Souter’s retirement plans became public, leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent President Obama a letter asking him to fill any Supreme Court vacancy with a Latino justice, the Hill reports. Wednesday’s missive praises Obama for appointing Hispanics to key positions—including two Cabinet posts—but notes...http://www.newser.com/story/57794/hispanic-groups-urge-obama-to-pick-latino-for-high-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 13:13:02 CDT