WSJ: Latino activiests urge census boycott, potentially hurting federal funding and congressional seats

"Some Latino activists are seeking to drum up support among undocumented immigrants to boycott the 2010 census as a strategy to prod the federal government to overhaul immigration laws."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124646713043481165.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

L.A.Times: US Latino youth with strong ties to heritage grow up healthier

The study found that teens who maintained strong ties to their Latino culture performed better at school and adjusted more easily socially. For every one-point increase on a scale that measured involvement in Latino culture, there was a 13% increase in self-esteem and a 12% to 13% decrease in hopelessness, social problems and aggressive behavior.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/06/latino-youth-fare-better-if-raised-biculturally.html

TotalTelcom: Mexico mobile market not necessarily ready for new entrant

"According to Cofetel, there were 76.6 million mobile subscribers (in Mexico) at the end of March 2009, up 11.4% year-on-year and equivalent to a penetration rate of 71.5%."

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=446743

WSJ: S&P changes Univision ratings outlook to stable

"The rating agency said the junk-level rating is due to Univision's high debt since its 2007 leveraged buyout, its failure to sells assets as planned, continuing declines in television and radio advertising, and ad prices that don't match its audience share.

Univision's position as the dominant U.S.-based Spanish-language TV and radio broadcaster, its long-term contracts to purchase popular TV programming, and the growing Spanish-language population and audience don't offset its problems, S&P added."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090624-714486.html

ChicagoDefender: AARP to reach out to blacks, Latinos

The largest of its kind in the country, AARP has a membership base that is 88.5 percent white. Less than 5 percent of its 40 million cardcarrying members are African-American, according to organization officials.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-5201-aarp-to-increase-bla.html

L.A.Times: "Beisbol not been bery good" to Latino players. (forgive the ancient SNL reference)

Cepeda was referring to the racial prejudice and cultural incomprehension that Latinos have encountered since 1871, when Cuban third-baseman Estaban Bellan of the Troy Haymakers became the first Latino major leaguer. For more than seven decades after that, only "white" Latinos were allowed in the majors (and even they often felt uncomfortable) -- until Jackie Robinson integrated the game in 1947. Many took Anglo names or otherwise downplayed their roots. Even Ted Williams, one of the best-known players in baseball history, got through his entire career without publicly mentioning the fact that his mother was a Mexican American.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-chafets24-2009jun24,0,6757150.story

WSJ: LA Mayor out of race for Cali govenor

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday he won't run for governor of California, potentially upending the 2010 race and marking a setback in the onetime Democratic star's efforts to become a force on the national political stage.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124570448605338467.html