AMIGOLATINO CONNECTIONS

DEMOCRATIZING TECHNOLOGY TO LINK FAMILIES BETWEEN U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA

amigolatino — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:37:52 +0000

By ADRIAN BARRERA Cronkite News Service GUATEMALA CITY _ Gabriel Biguria started Amigo Latino video conferencingcompany five years ago with one office in Guatemala and another in San Francisco. “It’s basically a business quality service, but what we’re doing is democratizing access for families, so we’re using technology for something good,” he said in Spanish. Families can go to [...]

‘DADDY, HURRY BACK HOME SOON’

amigolatino — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:26:53 +0000

By ADRIAN BARRERA Cronkite News Service GUATEMALA CITY _ Pricila kept trying to explain to her two young children where their father had gone. He went to the United States to work, she would tell them. No, he wouldn’t be home today, and not tomorrow, either. But he would come home some day. “I had to be strong in [...]

TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS SEPARATED FAMILIES TO REUNITE THROUGH VIDEO

amigolatino — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:15:05 +0000

By LEAH DURAN Cronkite News Service LOS ANGELES _ Feliciano left his home in Guatemala late one night while his son and daughter were sleeping. He kissed them both, held his wife one last time and wiped the tears from her face. She watched him disappear around the corner, bound for a bus that would take him [...]

DIVIDED FAMILIES: AN IN-DEPTH REPORTING PROJECT

amigolatino — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:45:04 +0000

In our ongoing quest to address some of the major issues surrounding cross-border immigration and the needs of millions of families, AmigoLatino had the opportunity to collaborate with the students of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and the “Divided Families” project. DIVIDED FAMILIES: AN IN-DEPTH REPORTING PROJECT A young [...]

Obama on Hispanics - Fresh Q&A by Hispanic Trending

amigolatino — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:24:03 +0000

At AmigoLatino we are constantly been asked by the majority of our mainly Hispanic customer base, who we think will be the best presidential candidate for the Hispanic population in the US. And although we think we have a good idea, it is still not clear if they will really be willing to “walk [...]

Una tecnologia que esta uniendo a miles de familias por el mundo

amigolatino — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:13:56 +0000

Reportaje de AmigoLatino en Telemundo: Una tecnologia que esta uniendo a miles de familias por el mundo, vea como fue esa experiencia para una familia guatemalteca. Ya sentados en las oficinas de AmigoLatino hasta un segundo era mucho esperar, y es que esta pareja guatemalteca estaba ansiosa de ver a sus cuatro hijas. Ellos dejaron Guatemala [...]

Conección De Amor De Larga Distancia

amigolatino — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:03:06 +0000

Reportaje de AmigoLatino en Univision Y es una conección de amor de larga distancia esta vez desde Los Angeles hacia Guatemala, por un abrazo de mamá. Ustede no puede perderse estos emotivos reencuentros… Mientras hay tantas personas, tantos niños, tantas madres, que no harian por darle un abrazo a su mamá? Pues sabe que [...]

Being With Them For My Birthday - Priceless!

amigolatino — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:43:34 +0000

Ana Maria immigrated to the United States to seek better opportunities for the two young children she left behind in Guatemala. Coming from a tight loving family, Ana says that maintaining the special bond of family is one of her most important priorities. Moreover, one of the major traditions in her family has been [...]

Family Reunion By Video Linkup

amigolatino — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:16:08 +0000

Esther J. Cepeda - Magnolio Palacios hadn’t visited his family in Guatemala in more than two years. And Palacios, his wife, daughter and nephew were happy, and a little nervous, to finally come face to face with their loved ones - - including a baby boy they’d never met. But their jitters fell away when they stepped into [...]

Amigo Live – Reuniones Familiares en Vivo Ahora en México

amigolatino — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:04:37 +0000

AmigoLatino, la empresa que conecta a los Latinos en los Estados Unidos con sus familiares en Latinoamérica en vivo y en directo por medio de la inovadora tecnología de video conferencias, está muy entusiasmada en anunciar su nueva alianza con el grupo Ultra Telecom de México, por medio de la cual ahora las familias Mexicanas [...]