Journal Sentinel reporter Georgia Pabst tracks the Latino community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and beyond. Tweet Email Print |(0) Comments Historian and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum Marc Rodriguez will discuss his new book “The Tejano Disapora: Mexican Americanism Ethnic Politics in Texas and Wisconsin,” on Tuesday, May 1. ...
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View full sizeThe four-time Grammy Award-winning La Mafia will bring everything from Tejano and kumbia to ballads to the Soaring Eagle stage. SAGINAW, MI — Oscar De La Rosa called from Fiesta San Antonio, the huge festival that takes over the Texas city every spring. “I’m just here to enjoy it,” said La Mafia’s lead singer, “but whenever I go to hear one of the bands, the...
By Ivy C. Tejano Sunday, April 29, 2012 DAVAO CITY — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte sees no sense in waging war against China over the contested Panatag or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. In his television program Sunday, Duterte said whether the Philippines is an ally of the United States, warfare should never be a solution to resolve the issue since any war waged will ...
Tweet Email Print enlarge photo more photos Today, Latinos are a growing force in Milwaukee politics, which should surprise no one familiar with the city’s history. The rise of Latinos in Milwaukee polit...
Selena Gomez has often spoken about her namesake, the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known simply as Selena. But on a new tribute album, Gomez actually gets to sing with her! The 19-year-old recorded a duet of Quintanilla-Perez’s song “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” for the Selena tribute album, Enamorada De Ti, released this month. “I was completely honored wh...
EL PASO — The Midland College baseball team began a key four-game Western Junior College Athletic Conference series by splitting a doubleheader against El Paso Community College on Friday. The Tejanos took advantage of a key error in the first game in a 7-6 victory, before the Chaparrals bounced back with a 4-3 victory in the second game to move to 28-22...
For the second time in less than two years, the operator of the largest group of radio stations in Tucson is without a top local executive and, due to a vacancy at the No. 2 spot, the highest ranking executive is the local sales manager. Shanna McCoy departed April 19 as market manager of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s seven-stations group, just 14...