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

Forbes: Univision to sell bonds as it deals with heavy debt load

Univision's bonds sport a CCC-rating from Standard & Poor's, near the bottom of the credit scale, and it carries $10 billion in debt -- a whopping 12 times earnings.

And like other media companies, it's struggling: Univision's first-quarter interest expenses reportedly surpassed operating income.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/19/junk-univision-lbo-markets-bonds.html

HispanicBusiness: Univision fatcats fund LA's Lakers' party

They include Jerry Perenchio, the former chairman of Univision Communications, and Haim Saban, a billionaire who is part of an investor group that owns Univision, the L.A. Times reports

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/entertainment/2009/6/17/univision_execs_among_billionaires_subsidizing_lakers.htm

HoustonChronicle: Obama favoring California Latinos over Texas Hispanics

"Of the top Latinos in the Obama administration, 21 have connections to the Golden State, while 14 boast Texas ties — a reversal from days of Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6477627.html

WSJ: Univision reworks debt as it struggles through market downturn.

Univision, taken private in a $12.3 billion leveraged buyout deal at the height of the credit bubble in 2007, now finds itself under financial pressure in a slumping ad market and global recession. The company is fighting to avoid becoming a casualty of the financial crisis even as it positions itself to benefit from the demographic explosion of the U.S. Hispanic community.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090611-706822.html

MediaPost: AmericanAirlines launches Latino campaign promoting frequent flyer program

The airline, which claims to already be the "airline of choice" for Latinos and their families, aims to make Hispanics more aware of the benefits of becoming a member of the American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=107754

Digtial TV happens tomorrow: Will it hurt Univision's ratings?

Nationally, 2.8 million homes aren't set for the TV signal change; that group skews younger, African American and Latino.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dtv-unprepared11-2009jun11,0,3448247.story

L.A. Times: Televisa fights for the right to internet broadcasts its own shows

"On Tuesday, a federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to hear evidence to decide whether Mexico's largest media company, Grupo Televisa, has the right to offer its enormously popular telenovelas to U.S. audiences via the Internet." http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-fi-ct-univision8-2009jun08,0,6401997.story

WSJ: AARP reports shows pool of older Latino workers growing

"And Hispanics are one of the fastest growing segments of the older population - the number of Hispanics 50 to 69 years old is expected to almost quadruple by 2050, according to AARP. Also, Hispanics at age 65 can expect to live three years longer than non-Hispanic whites and four years longer than non-Hispanic blacks, according to the report."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090608-705665.html

AP: Mexican Spanish-language TV giant Televisa partners with budding social network hi5

"Mexican media giant Televisa and the social networking Web site hi5 announced plans Wednesday to provide TV programming free online in Latin America."

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-3/1244054109244450.xml&storylist=entertainment

NPR: Media's use of Latino too generic, especially in light of Sotomayor's nomination

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104863976

RebuenNavaratte: GOP's reaction to Sotomayor sealing its fate: no Latino votes for what might as well be forever

But if conservatives wipe their feet on this historic moment and savage an American success story for the sake of political theater, they'll seal their doom with Latinos, who will stay away from the GOP for decades.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/02/EDR617VE4O.DTL&type=politics