By Yvette tenBerge
As many as 4,000 members of San
Diego County's diverse Hispanic and Native American communities
met at the San Diego City College parking lot, located at 16th
Avenue and B Street, Sunday, December 9, before embarking on a
procession to honor their "Patroness of the Americas,"
La Virgen de Guadalupe.
Young and old participated in a 30 minute-long march, which began shortly after 1:00 p.m. and culminated in an elaborate Catholic mass at the Community Concourse's Golden Hall at 3rd Avenue and B Street.
Police officers stopped traffic to make way for costumed children
who smiled from atop decorated floats, young women in crowns and
velvet capes who waved from convertible cars, groups of vibrantly
dressed dancers who balanced baskets of flowers on their heads
while swishing their long skirts, Native American drummers who
chanted while beating their instruments and groups of mothers,
fathers and grandparents who marched and sang while holding framed
pictures of La Virgen high in the air.
Although it is rare for people of different ages and ethnic groups to find a cause to celebrate and worship together, an informal survey of this diverse group of San Diegan's proved that everyone present was, indeed, marching to the beat of the same drum.
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U.S. Recession Fallout - Mexico's Border Workers
Rebel
By David Bacon
PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE
MONTERREY, NUEVO LEON — The U.S. recession is
wreaking havoc in Mexico, especially along the border, where the
struggle for survival in the face of job loss and low wages may
be fueling a labor war.
U.S.-Mexico Border Enforcement Policies Need
Reform, Catholic Humanitarian Groups Assert
Baltimore - A report released by the Catholic Legal Immigration
Network, Inc. (CLINIC) describes the impact of U.S. border enforcement,
immigration and labor policies on migrants and residents in border
communities. The report, Chaos on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Report
on Migrant Crossing Deaths, Immigrant Families and Subsistence-Level
Laborers, addresses migrant crossing deaths, civil rights abuses,
U.S.-funded enforcement activities outside the nation's territorial
limits, and the exploitation of subsistence-level laborers. Sponsored
in part by Catholic Relief Services, it is the fifth in a series
on at-risk immigrants in the United States.
Border Security in the Wake of September 11th
by Jason Ackleson, PhD
The events of September 11th portend both short and potentially
far-reaching implications for U.S. frontiers with Canada and Mexico.
This brief and preliminary review will look at some of the main
issues and changes emerging in U.S. border security and immigration
policy in the wake of the terrorist attacks on America.
Expendable labor, Expendable Lives - Juarez
Serial Murders Continue
by Kent Paterson
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO —Just across the U.S. border, in
the gritty factory town of Juarez, Mexico, women — including
many who work for U.S. companies — vanish in broad daylight.
National Latino Media Council Petitions FCC to
Deny Approval of Proposed NBC-Telemundo Merger
Washington, D.C. — Members of the National Latino
Media Council, a coalition of Latino civil rights and media organizations,
today petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to
deny approval of the pending NBC-Telemundo merger. Members of
the Council include the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education
Fund (PRLDEF), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the National
Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), the League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC), the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC),
the Mexican American Grocers Association (MAGA), NOSOTROS, and
the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP).
Immigrants: A Real Estate Bulwark in the Recession
By: Joel Kotkin
At a time when American concern about foreigners may be reaching
a historic high, real estate professionals may have their own
reasons for monitoring the flow of immigration. With recessionary
forces driving occupancies and rents downward, the presence of
large numbers of newcomers-who, including their children, now
account for over 60 million Americans-could prove an important,
even critical, counter-cyclical force.
LA
COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Diego Alvarez
Soldados Hispanos en la línea de fuego
Los líderes americanos aprovechan cada oportunidad
para decirle a todo el planeta por qué Estados Unidos está
librando una batalla contra el terrorismo mundial. El presidente
Bush le solicitó al mundo entero que se uniera y demostrara
que comprenden por qué hay que manifestarse en contra de
ese flagelo. El presidente pidió a las diferentes naciones
que tocaran su respectivo himno nacional el 11 de diciembre, a
la hora exacta en que el primer avión secuestrado chocó
contra la primera torre del World Trade Center en Nueva York,
a las 8:46 de la mañana.
The
Story of Chanukah
HANUKKAH - The Festival of Lights
25th of Kislev
The festival of Chanukah celebrates the Jewish peoples' struggle
for religious freedom. The festival has been observed, in Israel
and the Diaspora, sometimes even at the risk of life. The story
behind the holiday, of how the menorah in the Holy Temple miraculously
stayed lit for eight days, with very little oil, is recounted
each year as we light the Chanukah candles.
Hi-Noon Rotary Club host a Children's Holiday
Party
Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club member Pat Landis, PhD.,
of Encinitas, spearheaded a Holiday dinner and gift giving party
at Coco's Restaurant for a dozen mostly Latin American children
from Buena Vista Elementary School, in Carlsbad.
San Diego County Ford Dealers to Offer $250,000
in Scholarships
The San Diego County Ford Dealers are offering 250 $1,000.00
scholarships to San Diego County high school seniors through the
San Diego County Salute to Education program. In addition, one
scholarship recipient will also win a brand new Ford vehicle.
Water Authority Receives $300,000 Grant From
CALFED Funds support Authority's high-efficiency clothes
washer voucher program
The San Diego County Water Authority, in conjunction with
its member agencies, received a $300,000 grant from Patrick Wright,
Executive Director of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, along with
an update on CALFED issues at the December board meeting today
at the Water Authority headquarters in Kearny Mesa. The grant
supports the Water Authority's residential high-efficiency clothes
washer voucher program, which is available to customers in 21
participating water districts from Otay Mesa to Oceanside. Over
500 of the vouchers are still available for qualified customers.
Eligible residents using this program can receive a $125 discount
if they present the voucher at the time of purchase of a high-efficiency
washer. Vouchers are treated like coupons by the more than 50
participating retailers located throughout San Diego County. This
guarantees customers an immediate discount when qualifying washers
are purchased.
Editorial
San Ysidro Under Economic Duress!
The San Diego community of San Ysidro finds itself trapped
in an economic predicament not of its own making. When San Diego
acquired the community of San Ysidro by attaching itself to the
area by a bit of political shenanigans that made a mockery of
our democratic political system, it was a political rape of the
people who lived within the boundaries of the independent community
of San Ysidro.
Commentary
Hispanic consumers will benefit when Pacific
Bell is allowed to offer long distance service
by Manny Aguilar
There is little doubt that the world in general is getting
smaller, and with continued advancements in the telecommunications
industry this phenomenon is sure to continue. Families who once
found themselves separated by thousands of miles, or even across
the globe from one another, can now simply pick up the phone or
jump on the Internet and get re-connected.
Commentary
"Is Freedom Really Free?"
(Editors Note: Vincenzo Ruffino is an 8th
grade student at Rancho del Rey Middle School in Chula Vista.
Ruffino reflects on the meaning of Veterans Day.)
By Vincenzo P. Ruffino
"...O'er the land of the free..." this is what our
National Anthem says, but is it true? Is our freedom really free?
In a sense it is and it isn't. It is free for the journalists
who have a right to write about what ever they want. It is free
for all of us that practice any religion we want or have the freedom
of speech. But, all of this freedom isn't free! Because some American
had to fight and die to give us our freedom. Our freedom has made
America strong, rich, fearsome, and the land of opportunity. That
is why no one wants t escape from America, but instead, large
numbers of people everyday line up at our border to come to America.
The Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
Reader disappointed in story
I recently read your article in La Prensa San Diego titled,
"Will Mexican Americans Be Cannon Fodder in the War on Terror?"
by Jorge Mariscal (published December 7, 2001).
Tezezomoc Speaks
El Jefe dice no politics until El Nuevo Año!
Pero some of this stuff is too good to wait till then. Let
me lite up mi Pipa & smoke a little Mota....
Rare Collection of Goya Prints Given to USD
Works by Spanish Master on Exhibit Dec. 14 and 15 and Early
Next Year
Carlsbad businessman Robert Hoehn and his wife, Karen,
have given a set of rare prints by Francisco Goya to the University
of San Diego.
Poet Elizabeth Cazessús, a woman living
in a man's world returns to her roots
By Pablo De Sainz
A few years ago, Tijuana poet Elizabeth Cazessús went
out on a quest with Indigenous groups in southern Mexico.
La Poeta Elizabeth Cazessús Emprendió
Su Búsqueda Entre los Grupos Indígenas de México
Por Pablo De Sainz
Hace varios años, la poeta Elizabeth Cazessús
emprendió una búsqueda con grupos indígenas
al sur de México.
Se Convoca al Premio Binacional de Novela Joven
2001 "Frontera de Palabras/ Border of Words"
Por: Paco Zavala
Termina un año, este 2001, que deja a su paso una cauda
de acontecimientos diversos, en nuestra controversial Tijuana,
la actividad cultural sigue su curso, se tiene hambre, se tiene
la necesidad de activar, de incrementar esta vertiente tan importante
para lograr salir adelante y así debatir de alguna manera
las necesidades perentorias que se presentan diariamente.
Reseña
Estupenda investigación en: "
Narcocorrido"
" Un viaje al mundo de la música de las drogas,
armas y Guerrilleros"
Por: Paco Zavala.
En las 333 páginas del contenido de esta edición
del libro intitulado "Narcocorrido" que
compendió y escribió el galardonado músico
y periodista Elijah Wald y, que editó Rayo, una rama de
la compañía editorial HarperCollins Publishers,
nos encontramos con una investigación asombrosamente bien
documentada sobre la existencia del corrido; ésta expresión
musical del pueblo mexicano que los compositores que se dedican
a la composición de este género, lo enriquecen de
mil maneras posibles y lo dan a conocer haciendo uso de los medios
que mejor convengan a sus condiciones.
Mosaico...
de Actividades Culturales en Tijuana
Por: Paco Zavala.
En un mundo en el que vivimos en la actualidad, invadido por
las acciones equivocadas de nosostros, los propios seres humanos,
dizque el animal pensante, más bien se entendería,
el animal menos pensante, porque somos clasificados de tres formas
que para nada dislocan o desclasifican nuestra imperfección
física, pués somos: animalescos, humanoides y seres
humanos, esta clasificación se realiza en cuanto a nuestros
razonamientos, nuestra actitud tomada en diversos actos, a la
determinación que tomamos en los diferentes hechos en los
que diariamente nos vemos involucrados.
Los Tigres del Norte Revolutionize Norteña
music
By Pablo De Sainz
During the `90s, the division between two genres of Mexican
music, rock en español and norteña music, was obvious.
They would never mix.
Los Tigres del Norte Revolucionaron la Música
Norteña
Por Pablo De Sainz
Durante los noventa, la división entre dos géneros
de la música mexicana, el rock en español y la música
norteña, era obvia. Nunca se mezclaban.
Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
Alpha Project
AFSI invites you to an evening of socially conscious art,
dance / theatre production, a silent auction, food, and drink
to raise funds for Alpha Project, Creative Arts Consortium
and AFSI's programs. This is a program made up of students and
local artists collaborating each semester to create art depicting
social issues. This semester's issue: Mental Illness. To purchase
your tickets please call 619-615-8949 or visit www.afsi.org.
Rimando and Bocanegra Vie for World Cup Berths
by John Philip Wyllie
Among those competing for the opportunity to represent the
United States at the World Cup this summer are a pair of highly
regarded Mexican-American MLS stars, Nick Rimando and Carlos Bocanegra.
Padres Enter Working Relationship With Mexico
City Red Devils
The San Diego Padres today announced a five-year working
relationship with the famed Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican
Summer League, opening a new pipeline for the acquisition of top
Mexican players as part of a cooperative effort between the clubs
in the areas of scouting and player development. Executive Vice
President/General Manager Kevin Towers made the announcement.
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