U.S. Office of Citizenship Gives Libraries Free Civics and Citizenship Toolkit The U.S. Office of Citizenship (USOC), head of a multi-agency Federal Task Force on New Americans, announced in June its new Civics and Citizenship Toolkit, created specially to aid public libraries in their immigrant outreach efforts. Packed in a sturdy portfolio box, the Toolkit contains a Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants booklet in English and Spanish; civics flash cards; a booklet of short, comprehensive civics lessons; and a pocket-sized copy of the Citizen’s Almanac, including text of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. A multimedia 2-disc DVD and Flash presentation is also provided as an introduction to U.S. history and an overview of the naturalization process.
New Report Reveals Hispanics Prefer Broadband The PEW Internet and American Life Project released last month the results of its 2007 Home Broadband Adoption Report, which reveal that Latinos come close to the national average regarding broadband versus dialup connections. Of all U.S. Hispanics with at-home Internet access, 66 percent have a broadband connection versus dialup, which is comparable to the overall national percentage (70 percent). The findings also show that a little over half (56 percent) of the total U.S. Latino population goes online from any location, a somewhat lower percentage than that of both non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites, at 62 and 73 percent, respectively.
In "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know about" Kevin Trudeau blows the lid off a nest of deception and double standards concerning general and individual health, even risking government prosecution to bring the full story of an intricate conspiracy. Now available in Spanish. Alternatives naturales, (9788484606468), $16.95.
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An important delivery by famous Reinaldo Arenas that compiles two volumes of stories about the Cuba of his time; stories about revolution, about a writer who is exiled in Miami and much more.
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Every once in a while, a novel comes along that so perfectly captures the human story behind the headlines that it stands alone as the real story. Evelio Rosero's Los Ejércitos is such a novel, a page-turner that submerges readers in the ordinary life of a fictional, small Colombian town slowly but surely devastated when competing armed forces terrorize its citizens. Written in the first person and narrated by Ismael, a retired teacher who is losing his memory (and many other valuables over the course of the story), the novel brings a new perspective to a familiar tale.
Who's Who in U.S. Spanish-language Publishing—The Christian and Spirituality Market, Part II
This past May, Críticas looked at how U.S. publishers responded to the call for a greater number and variation of Spanish-language religious and spiritual books. Beyond the publishers, however, the Spanish-speaking community relies mainly on the libraries, online retailers, and small bookstores outside the mainstream that most ably service their particular needs. For the second of this two-part feature on Christian publishing, we turn to libraries and retailing for a more nuanced look at the Spanish-language Christian books market, one that better reflects the breadth of Hispanic American interests.
