Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
'Beyond the Latino World War II Hero: The Social and Political Legacy of a Generation' which is edited by
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez and
Emilio Zamora continues the acknowledgment of Mexican American patriotism as a meaningful force within the Greatest Generation.…
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Tags: Austin, gente, latino, Mexican American patriotism, Texas, veterans
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
OCBizBlog.com is featuring Orange County businesswoman Teresa Saldivar where she discusses her recipes for success. Being a jewelry store owner in Orange County can scare a timid person because of all the competition. Then comes someone like Teresa that can only believe in success.
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Tags: community, education, gente, latino, progress, santa ana
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Friday, January 15th, 2010

Artist Sergio Rebia keeps popping up on my radar from Cantera furnishings in Santa Ana, to the tour of Read More
Tags: art, Artist, Cantera, fine, gente, La Bailarina (2005), Laguna College of art and design, latino, people, santa ana, sergio, Sergio Rebia, sergiofineart, talent
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Pistolera gives birth to Moona Luna - The first female-led bilingual family band! The new musical project is brought to you by the Latin-Alternative group Pistolera. The last time Team OCGente saw them was at Pasadena's free concert series last Summer.
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Tags: Artist, community, Entertainment, gente, latino, Moona Luna, Music, musicians, New CD, New York City, Pasadena, pistolera, progress, Sandra Velasquez, songwriters
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Actress Michelle Rodriguez is part of the large ensemble cast in director James Cameron's Big Budget Action Film "Avatar" scheduled for release December 18, 2009. Being… Read More
Tags: Actress, actriz, Avatar, Avatar's, Hollywood, latino, Michelle Rodriguez, orange county, tickets
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Latina Magazine is celebrating Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s momentous achievement by announcing the sale of their exclusive "Wise Latina" T-shirts. In an effort not to let a few misguided senators turn Sotomayor’s inspirational words into something… Read More
Tags: community, gente, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Latina Magazine, latino, momentous achievement, progress, the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
The Frank Cano Latin Jazz Band will be stopping by Steamers in Fullerton on Saturday, December 12, 2009 with two shows the 1st Show at 8:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m for the 2nd Show.
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Tags: Frank Cano, Fullerton, gente, Latin Jazz, latino, Music, orange county, progress, Steamers
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
The acclaimed musician and songwriter Claudia Gonzalez and her band Cava will be releasing a new CD on December 31, 2009. They will be ringing in the new year with hot Latin jazz, with influences ranging from Celia Cruz, Peruvian soul, John Coltrane and Billie… Read More
Tags: Beastie Boys, cava, Claudia Gonzalez, Eastside Luv, Entertainment, gente, latino, Michael Ramos, Money Mark, musicians
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
As the Owner of "La Casa Garcia" which was founded in 1961 in Anaheim, Frank Garcia is a quiet hero of Thanksgiving. He is not a man who looks to be recognized for his accomplishments like most heroes he just goes about doing great work because he can. Frank realized over 20 years ago his family was blessed with the accomplishments of the American Dream. He also noticed that even in the great metropolitan area that is Orange County there are many that do not have it so… Read More
Tags: Amigos, Anaheim, Anaheim Ducks, community, families, feed the needy, Frank Garcia, Friends, gente, latino, latinos, progress, real heroes, Thankgiving, We Give Thanks
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009

While watching a recent broadcast of "Shooter" starring Mark Wahlberg which was directed by Antoine Fuqua. I noticed actor Michael Peña had a big role and the only problem… Read More
Tags: Actor, actors, award winner, Entertainment, latino, latinos, michael pena, movies, shooter
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