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Listen to PRSUN Radio's interview with Being Latino's Lance Rios

Last night, I interviewed Being Latino's Lance Rios for PRSUN Radio. Being Latino is one of Facebook's most popular Latino pages. Lance spoke about his vision for Being Latino and more. Check out his interview at http://blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio . The show is archived and available online. If you have ideas of future guests for PRSUN Radio, e-mail me at prsunradio (at) puertoricosun.com. PRSUN Radio, a cultural talk show, highlights Puerto Ricans and the Diaspora.

Scenes from the 'Bronx Blogger Fiesta: A Community Mixer' on Aug. 31st

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The melancholy soul

Pensamientos the melancholy soul is found in our jibaro music with its child called salsa -- Samaris Ayala Samaris Ayala of NY's Lower East Side contributes her writings to Puerto Rico Sun.

On vacation

Hi everyone, I have decided to take a break from the business. Please follow PRSUN @ Twitter. Thanks for your support. @prsun

NY Latino Community Examiner: The Blackout

Things to do Read my post at NY Latino Community Examiner

ORLANDO LATINO™: Is Puerto Rico Shrinking?

ORLANDO LATINO™: Is Puerto Rico Shrinking? Check out Maria Padilla's post in today's Orlando Latino.

The Latino Digital Divide

Latinos and Technology The Native Born Lead the Foreign Born When it comes to the use of technology among Latinos, nativity plays an important role. Internet use and cell phone use are much higher among native-born Latinos than among foreign-born Latinos. And among young Latinos ages 16 to 25, the native born are more likely than the foreign born to use mobile technology to communicate daily with their friends. These findings emerge from two new analyses of a nationwide survey of Latinos ages 16 and older by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. Fully 85% of native-born Latinos go online while just half of foreign-born Latinos do so. And when it comes to cell phone use among Latinos, 80% of the native born use one, compared with 72% of the foreign born. Results also reveal that use of a cell phone or the internet among adult Hispanics still significantly lags behind non-Hispanics. Among those ages 18 and older, only 64% of Latinos go online, compared wit...