Diane Cabrera, a beautiful 18 year-old young lady who was born in Miami, was elected "Miss Hispanidad USA 2001" on august 12th, at the "Club Tropigala," located at the Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel, in Miami Beach. Diane is 5'8", has brown eyes, and brown hair. She recently graduated from "South Miami Senior High," and will continue her studies at the University of Miami. The charismatic young queen aspires to become an attorney and possibly build a career in politics.
150 Hispanic young ladies participated in the preliminary competitions and 32 were chosen to compete in the "Miss USA Pageant 2001." The contestants were judged on their beauty, poise and personality throughout a series of competitions including bathing suit, evening gown and personal interviews.
The First runner-up is Rocio Alvarez. Carolina Ruiz is the Second runner-up; Yazmin Navarro is third runner-up; and Fourth runner-up is Alejandra Diaz. "Miss Photogenic" goes to Karen Castro; and voted as "Miss Congeniality" was Vanesa Trujillo.
Miss Hispanidad USA receives over $15,000 in Cash and prizes including a $5,000 scholarship courtesy of Chevrolet, round-trip tickets for two to any destination serviced by American Airlines, and more. She will also represent the Hispanic American young woman in our community and preside over all official activities of the 28th annual Hispanic Heritage Festival.
San Diego Unified Scores Do Not Add Up: Achievement
Gap Not Closing
By Yvette tenBerge
Board members, administrators, teachers and parents throughout
San Diego County held their breath on Wednesday, August 15 waiting
for the California Department of Education to release the 2001
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program results. For
those with children or students in the San Diego Unified School
District, the wait was even more unbearable, though, as they waited
to see if the promises made by the school board majority, Superintendent
Alan Bersin and Chancellor of Instruction, Anthony Alvarado, would
hold any water.
Courthouse's "Good-Will Ambassador"
Says Goodbye After 25 Years
By Yvette tenBerge
The audience of judges, lawyers and courthouse employees becomes
hushed as Superior Court Judge Wayne L. Peterson approaches the
bench. Although most of those in the crowd usually come to court
to witness its "trials and tribulations," on Friday,
August 17 they gathered to honor 80 year-old Ramiro "Rayme"
M. Medina, the recently retired notary public and "unofficial
court ambassador" who donated 25 years of volunteer assistance
to visitors to the 220 West Broadway building.
A Soldier's Story: Hispanic Marine Corps Col.
Embraces the Code, Makes History
By Raoul Dennis
When Angela Salinas walked into her neighborhood post office
in 1974, a 20 year old Hispanic woman, it's not likely that she
ever imagined signing up to become a marine. It wasn't in the
plan.
Relato de un marine: Coronel Hispana del Cuerpo
de Marines Abraza el
Reglamento y Hace Historia
Cuando Angela Salinas entró a la oficina de correos
de su vecindario en 1974 (era entonces una joven hispana de 20
años), es poco probable que imaginara que se alistaría
en el Cuerpo de Marines. No estaba en sus planes.
NATIONAL CITY WOMAN TAKES ON THE ECO-CHALLENGE
By Melissa Bailey
FORT GREELY, Alaska -- The daughter of a National City man
wants an all expenses paid trip to New Zealand, but she's not
interested in relaxing at the beach. She aimes to take part in
Eco-Challenge: New Zealand, the world's premier expedition race
and one of the most physically demanding "man against nature"
competitions imaginable.
Los Angeles Latino Advocate Receives the State
Bar's Highest Award
LOS ANGELES - Joaquin G. Avila, a Los Angeles attorney
who ensures the polls are open to minority voters, was selected
to receive the 2001 Loren Miller Legal Services Award, the highest
honor bestowed by the State Bar of California.
¡ Haz un espacio para ti !
Por Paco Zavala
Tijuana, siempre atenta a percibir y detectar las inquietudes
de su población, se esfuerza en todos sus sectores por
lograr de una manera o de otra, cubrirlos, de esta manera podemos
lograr estar al corriente, al día, intuyendo que se necesita,
que hace falta, en que estamos bien, en que estamos fallando,
etc.,etc.
Cox Communications San Diego and Cablemás
Complete First-Ever Fiber Optic
Link Between U.S. and Mexico
Nine years ago, Cox Communications and Cablemás,
the second-largest cable company in Mexico, recognized the demand
for high-quality video and data reception for every cable customer
in San Diego and Tijuana. Explosive growth in the maquiladora
industry following the NAFTA agreement fueled demand for fast,
dependable data transmission. By 1992, fiber optic technology
made it possible to transport high quality signals over long distances.
Vision married technology and demand, and the result was the U.S.-Mexico
Interconnect Project, the first-ever fiber optic connection between
the United States and Mexico.
La
Columna Vertebral
Por Yhamel Catacora
El Deber de Los Padres en un Nuevo Año
Escolar
Muchos padres ya han sufrido los primeros efectos del `regreso a clases' al cumplir con la larga lista de útiles escolares, o al intentar esquivar el bombardeo de propagandas que alertan a los escolares del último grito de la moda. Pero tal vez esos sean sólo algunos detalles del mundo diferente y foráneo que viven los adolescentes en la escuela, particularmente en la secundaria; aquel que muchos padres y madres no se atreven a conocer.
Registration and Health Information for Students
in City Schools
Registration in San Diego Schools is required for all
new students and for continuing students who have moved into a
new school attendance area during the summer. The 2001-2002 school
year begins on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Feria de Salud y Recursos e Información
sobre las ventajas de amamantar a su
bebe.
Por Paco Zavala
El pasado 4 de Agosto del año en curso en la Ciudad de
Chula Vista, el San Ysidro Health Center WIC Program Health and
Resource Fair, presentó un programa de información
sobre las ventajas que obtiene el bebe al ser alimentado por medio
de amamantarlo.
Encienda
Una Vela
Mons. Jim Lisante
Dejarlo en las Manos de Dios
El mensaje telefónico lo decía todo: "Steven
no tiene posibilidad de recuperación. El final se aproxima.
Por favor venga a darle la bendición y la extrema unción
a nuestro hijo". Steven tenía 30 años de edad
y había sido miembro de la parroquia toda su vida. El menor
de siete hijos de una familia muy unida.
JCPenney e Hispanic Designers, Inc. Anuncian
Ganadores del 2001 Hispanic
Designers Model Search
El haber sido ganadores del 2001 Hispanic Designers Model
Search, auspiciado por JCPenney e Hispanic Designers, Inc., pudiera
significar un despegue exitoso en sus carreras de modelos de pasarela
para un puñado de jóvenes talentosos.
Commentary
"TIME FOR A FRESH LOOK AT WELFARE REFORM"
By Congressman Bob Filner
In 1996, the welfare reform bill was signed into law. Federal
cash assistance for low-income people was replaced with state
grants that provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
TANF programs are designed to reduce welfare by imposing lifetime
limits.
Comentario
Fox y su Cruzada por un México Limpio
Por Lourdes Davis
Cuando el Presidente de México, Vicente Fox, anunció
el inicio de una "cruzada por un México limpio"
muy pocas personas le dieron importancia a su mensaje y parece
que sólo uno de los canales de televisión presentó
un segmento de aproximadamente 15 segundos en las noticias nocturnas.
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
NOTA PARA LOS POLITICOS: Gloria Torres State/National President
sent la palabra out that " For all intents & purposes
MAPA as a statewide organization is dead!" Gloria
just realized what local ChiPols haven known for a number of years;
MAPA is no more than a local Chapter organization without any
statewide control or governance! Vatos can't take having
a woman tell them what to do and Democratic members don't
want Republicans in their organization.
The Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
IS THIS DISTRICT A PIECE OF WORK OR WHAT?
By Orville G. Brown
Blueprint. Institute. Sounds so nice, so progressive, so innovative
and so out of the box. WRONG! They are only new names for same
old same old. The graduates of San Diego City Schools go on to
college, a large portion of which are 4 year colleges and universities,
others to junior colleges and then 4 year colleges. Still others
go to tech schools. They graduate from these institutions of higher
learning because they receive a good education in our schools,
based on a rounded curriculum that creates a citizen that can
cope in today's modern, complicated society. Check out the SAT
scores, not just the SAT9 scores.
The Latin Grammies Make Last Minute Move from
the East Coast to the West
Coast
"Due to serious concerns for the safety and dignity
of our 10,000 guests, nominees, performers and sponsors from across
the globe, and the threat of disruption during the telecast itself,
the Latin Academy, along with CBS and Cossette Productions, has
been forced to make a very difficult and unfortunate decision
- to move the 2nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards show from Miami to
the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles on September 11.
Declaración de Cambio de Local Para
la Entrega del Premio GRAMMY Latino
"Debido a la preocupación por la seguridad
y dignidad de los 10,000 invitados, nomina-dos, artistas y patrocinadores
a través del mundo, y la amenaza de caos durante la transmisión
por televisión, la Academia Latina, junto a CBS y Cossette
Productions, ha sido forzada ha tomar una decisión muy
difícil y desafortunada — la de mover la 2da Entrega
Anual del Premio GRAMMY Latino de Miami al Forum de Los Angeles
el 11 de septiembre.
Poet's
Corner
"Venga la copa de mis sueños"
Honorables amigos míos, soy bohemia lo reconozco
levanto mi copa y brindo por serlo
Sí, bohemia de las palabras, de las letras
Y toda la gramática textual, burda o original.
ACCORDION DREAMS
Exciting New Music Documentary Film Chronicles The
History of the Accordion as it Journeys From Central Europe toCentral
Texas to Create a Unique American Musical Genre
Shalim Es La Nueva Sensación Del Pop
Latino en Mexico
El nuevo cantante puertorriqueño continua causando
sensación en toda la Republica Mexicana con su primer sencillo
promocional titulado "Nadie Como Tu". Shalim, regreso
este domingo al Distrito Federal para presentarse en el show de
"Al Fin de Semana", que transmite en vivo Televisa.
"..And Then There Was One"
Trinidad VS Hopkins
CAMP NOTES
Monday, August 20, 2001
TRINIDAD CAMP, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mexico's Oceguera to Play for WUSA Championship
by John Philip Wyllie
When the Bay Area Cyber-Rays and the Atlanta Beat square off
on Saturday (11:00 a.m. PDT on TNT) in the first ever WUSA Founders
Cup Championship game, Mexican national team defender Gina Oceguera
will likely start on the back line for the Cyber-Rays. Oceguera's
presence on the field for the season's ultimate game seemed a
highly unlikely possibility little more than a month ago, but
a lot has changed since then.
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