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Are Hispanics the New American Reality? But will they get their own museum?

Multicultural marketing blogs were buzzing this week about a slickly produced promotional video created by Univision for the New York television "up fronts," the springtime ritual where networks lift their programming skirts to entice advertisers to buy spots for the upcoming season. "Without me, playgrounds in Texas, New York, Florida, and California would be half empty," the video proclaims over snazzy graphics and a soundtrack of strings and vaguely Latin guitars. "You see me every day, but do you know who I am?" ...

Survey: Latinos still strongly support Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a year when Democrats are struggling to energize supporters, Hispanic voters appear significantly less motivated than the rest of the U.S. to cast election ballots even though two-thirds of Latino registered voters say they'll vote Democratic in their congressional race, a Pew Hispanic Center study found. ...

Opinion: Latinos must challenge America's bilingual double standard

Shortly after the school year ended, a column on the Washington Post website caught my eye. Jay Mathews, the education columnist, answered a reader who took issue with his praise of a school that improved its average score in the Advanced Placement tests. The commenter argued that Spanish-speaking students were taking the Spanish AP test and skewing the average score, calling it a "fabrication of academic performance." ...

Obama's Hispanic support shows a few cracks

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's once solid support among Hispanics is showing a few cracks, a troubling sign for Democrats desperate to get this critical constituency excited about helping the party hold onto Congress this fall. ...

Hispana obligada a seguir reglas judías ortodoxas

CHICAGO - Laura Derbigney intentó añadir elementos de su cultura hispana a la vida familiar, pero al parecer no podrá hacerlo más o al menos tendrá muchas restricciones. ...