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Bilingual Newspaper Most Awarded in San Francisco

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 19, 2005

San Jose, CA—(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–March 18, 2005–San Jose based, La Oferta and El Vistazo newspapers with a combined weekly circulation of 102,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area won awards in five separate categories at the NAHP Hispanic Awards Conference which took place this past week in Philadelphia. More

Official Payments Corp. Introduces Spanish Language Electronic Payment Services

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 17, 2005

 Stamford, CT–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–March 17, 2005–The fast growing U.S. Hispanic population can now pay their federal, state and local tax obligations electronically in Spanish via the new bilingual version of http://www.officialpayments.com. This Spanish language Internet tax payment service is offered exclusively by Official Payments Corp.(R), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tier Technologies (Nasdaq:TIER).

Now over 3,000 taxes and fees payable through Official Payments Corp. (OPC) in all 50 states may be made in Spanish or English. By clicking the "En Espanol" button in the upper left corner menu bar, all pages of http://www.officialpayments.com are available in Spanish, including the Payment Center, Customer Service, Payment Reminders, and OPC’s convenient new "AutoPay" feature, an automated payment service that automatically pays recurring, fixed amount payments.  More

ESPN, Televisa Launch Spanish-Language Monthly

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 16, 2005

  New York, NY–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–March 16, 2005–As a demonstration of ESPN’s ongoing commitment to Hispanic sports fans in the U.S., ESPN, Inc., in association with Editorial Televisa, will publish a monthly panish-language edition of ESPN The Magazine beginning later this ear. The magazine, which will bear the "ESPN Deportes" name, will be vailable on newsstands and via subscription. The announcement was ade today by George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN, Inc. and ABC ports, and by Eduardo Michelsen, chief executive officer, Editorial Televisa. More

TodoBebe, U.S. Surgeon General Promote `The Year of the Healthy Child’ to Hispanic Parents

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 15, 2005

  Miami, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–March 15, 2005–TodoBebe(TM), the leading Spanish-language provider of multimedia content for pregnancy and parenting, announced today a partnership with the Office of the United States Surgeon General to promote key messages related to the Surgeon General’s "The Year of the Healthy Child" agenda among Hispanic families. More

U.S. Hispanics Feel More Financially Successful

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 14, 2005

 Minneapolis, MN–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–March 14, 2005–A study conducted by Roper Public Affairs on behalf of Allianz Life Insurance of North America found that U.S. Hispanics between the ages of 45 and 64 with a household income of at least $45,000 are likely to say they are financially successful (74 percent). As a group, they are more likely to feel in control of their finances than they believe their parents once felt, and are particularly likely to save more than their parents did. However, they also worry more than the general public about paying for their children’s education.  More

Spanish-Language Network Ranks Among Top Four

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 10, 2005

 Miami, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–March 10, 2005   Consistently the 5th ranked network overall in primetime, Univision increased its ranking to become one of the top 4 networks among Adults 18-34 (whether Hispanic or non-Hispanic) on 19 of the 28 nights in February. In fact, Univision was the #1 Network in the country in any language among Adults 18-34 on four nights in February. In addition, Univision alone attracted more Hispanic Adults 18-49 and 18-34 than the primetime Hispanic audiences of the seven English-language broadcast networks and Telemundo combined during the February Sweep. More

Latin-Pak Offers Hispanic Email Databases

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 9, 2005

St. Louis, MO — March 9, 2005 The first of Latin-Pak’s two new proprietary email databases consists of over 1.3 million Hispanics. The second is a subset of that database including 240,000 Spanish-Speaking individuals.Latin-Pak, a ten-year-old Hispanic Direct Marketing firm with offices in Los Angeles, California and headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, works with many top advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies across the United States. More

‘Fisher-Price 75th Celebration Tour’ Kicks off at Calle Ocho Festival in Miami

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 9, 2005

East Aurora, NY–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–March 9, 2005 "Fisher-Price toys have been a part of childhood for more than three generations and we’re excited to celebrate our 75th birthday by bringing the Fisher-Price experience into communities across America," says Chuck Scothon, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development for Fisher-Price. "Reaching out to families, including communities heavily populated by Hispanics, will allow us to make a personal connection with consumers and allow them to play with our much loved toys such as Peek-A-Blocks(TM) and Little People(R)." More

SmartVideo Expands Its Lineup

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 8, 2005

 Atlanta, GA–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–March 7, 2005–SmartVideo Technologies (OTCBB:SMVD), the leader in bringing national network programming to cellular Smartphones, has signed a partnership deal with digital content distributor OlympuSAT that will deliver content to the sizable but previously under-served Hispanic market and the audience seeking family-friendly alternative programming, SmartVideo President and CEO Richard E. Bennett, Jr., announced today. More

Book White Tortilla: Lessons of Ethnic Diversity and Tolerance

Posted by Elena del Valle on March 5, 2005

A second generation Mexican-American, recounts his life and the lessons of growing up in an ethnically diverse neighborhood. Concurrently, he focuses on the dilemma of those he labels “White Tortillas,” Americans caught in their own purgatory of ambivalence, unable to “fit in” with either their native or the dominant cultural society.

 (PRLEAP.COM) The book took on a larger role and meaning as his term the “White Tortilla” took hold. “This is a book for the ‘hyphens’ of America,” says Diaz. “Whether Mexican-American, Italian-American, Chinese-American, or so on, this book relates a common story of determination in the midst of stereotyping, bigotry and discrimination.” More