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Daddy Yankee backs Senator John McCain for president of the United States.

But does that really matter?

Featured report

Migración y Patrones de Asentamiento en Puerto Rico: 1985-2005
by Carlos Vargas-Ramos

(in Spanish)

http://centropr.org/news.html?news=53

Colorful Dance

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Originally uploaded by Ola Lola.

Today's featured colorful shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Ola Lola.

Siluetas en el atardecer

Siluetas en el atardecer
Originally uploaded by Jorge Rodriguez.

Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Jorge Rodriguez.

Marina Boqueron

Marina Boqueron
Originally uploaded by distantmoon.

Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by distantmoon.

BomPlenazo '08 in the Bronx

Save the date



For more information,
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/

To get a glimpse of BomPlenazo, check out the following video featuring scenes of the last Bomplenazo in 2006.

BomPlenazo '06

From the PRSUN TV archives



This is an edited version of a PRSUN TV show that originally aired on Bronxnet, featuring BomPlenazo '06 in the Bronx. That show was nominated for a BETA (Bronx Excellence in Television Access award, Bronxnet's awards) in the best foreign culture category.

Community

The National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, NYC Chapter, is honoring key community leaders tonight at its 35th anniversary gala dinner dance and college awards presentation at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx.

This year's honorees are:

Woman of the Year: Dr. Aida Rosa, Retired Principal
Man of the Year: Richard Arroyo Izquierdo, Founder/President So. Bronx Charter School for Intl. Cultures and Arts Lifetime Achievement: journalist Denisse Oller
Educational Achievement: Luis E. Torres, Principal, PS 55X
Woman In Entertainment: Choco Orta
Community Service: Luis W. Osorio

Women In Education:
Amy Andino, Founder and Principal of Academy of Public Relations
Roxanne Cardona, Principal P.S. 48, Bronx
Jacqueline Gonzalez, Exec. Officer for Instruction , ICILSO
Linda Amill Irizarry, Superintendent Dist. 8, Bronx
Carmen Jimenez, Retired Principal
Mary M. Padilla, Principal P. S. 5, Bronx
Yolanda Torres, Superintendent Dist. 7, Bronx
Yvonne Torres, Retired Superintendent Region 1

For price and more information, visit
http://www.nacoprwnyc.org/

'On The Path'

On the Reading Corner



Tonight at NYC's Cemi Underground

For more information
http://puertoricosun.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2083194:Event:362 or www.cemiunderground.com

Opportunity for Poets

PUNTO! Exclamations from Generations of Latina/o Poets

Calling ¡You!
the spoken word artist, the poeta, the crazy performance poet, the storyteller of metaphors, the subtle experimental poet, all of yous, from the casa to the raza cosmica and everywhere in between the transglobal barrio, yes tú, are invited to submit your original poems, slam poems, performance poems, spoken word pieces to ¡PUNTO!: Exclamations from Generations of Latina/o Poets, edited by critically acclaimed, award winning poets, Jaime “Shaggy” Flores & Robert Farid Karimi.

We seek original work by Latina/o, Chicana/o, Nuyorican writers, performance poets, and spoken word performers for a new intergenerational anthology of Latina& Latino spoken word, performance poetry.


For more information,
http://puntopoetry.ning.com/

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