After a few months without a show we come back with a small program to start 2012. In this episode we talk about events, concerts and recommendations about some artists that our host Juan P Garcia saw on his trip to South America.   Carlos Cruz diez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Cruz-Diez Roberto Matta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Matta Alma Latina Episode 6 [ 9:59 | 9.15...

There’s some music that you only hear at LAM parties, no other DJ’s in town are playing it, and radios aren’t either. This Live DJ set by DJ Juan Data focuses on those tracks, the ones you don’t hear virtually anywhere else and that are sure hits among the LAM parties’ dancers. Unlike his previous more pretentious mixes, focusing on obscure and underground tracks,...

LAM celebrated its 4th year anniversary at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. An event with an attendance of more than 500 people. LAM celebrated its 4th year anniversary at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. An event with an attendance of more than 500 people. We want to thank all our members for making LAM what it is today! We hope that with your support we continue to grow and build professional...

Written by Juan Data – LAM resident deejay It has been brought up to my attention numerous times. At the Latin music parties in the US we don’t play the same music that’s currently cool in Latin America, we are stuck on trite classics, clichés and cheesy hits and there’s very little room for innovation. I hear this every single time a friend of mine comes to visit from the South and...

Imagine this; it’s 10 years after you graduate college, and someone offers you a job where you are required to live with 40 (yes, 40!) undergraduate college students. But wait … there’s more; on top of that, you get to live on Frat Row, amidst a whole street full of college students who looove to party. How much fun would that be? You would need the patience of a saint to want to take that...

In this episode we talk about a lot of concerts that are happening around the Bay Area: Zoe, Enrique Bunburya and Locura. LAM is bringing you another cooking class and a mixer in Sillicon Valley for you to meet new and interesting people. We interviewed Arcelia Gallardo, owner of Casa de Chocolates and we have a surprise!!!! Alma Latina Episode 05 [ 20:22 | 18.66 MB ] Play Now | Play in...

This episode we interview Bolivian guitarist and musician Gabriel Navia! On this episode we talk about how Latinos have to go to Burning Man, one of the most exiting festivals we have been to. Gabriel Navia delight us with his music and tell us about his life. Finally we give some recommendations for people who have received a traffic ticket and how to avoid hard drive failure. Alma Latina...

Welcome to the third episode of Alma Latina! After great feedback and support from our members, we continue on this project to help provide information on everything Latino: art shows, concerts, parties, food, etc. In addition, it is a place where LAM can communicate with its members in a more personal manner. We will interview leaders in our community to learn from them! We hope you...

This article first appeared on http://blog.latinnovating.com/?p=207 It came to me tonight on an airplane, the answer to the “What can each of us do?” question about improving today’s dismal higher education levels of American Latinos. The need for ALL college-educated Americans to understand the gravity of the situation and to step up and be personally involved as a long-term mentor...