By Yvette tenBerge
The San Diego Unified School District is in
the spotlight again, but this time it has nothing to do with death
threats or test scores and everything to do with its relationship
with its parents.
In a December 12 letter, the district legal office notified
the District Advisory Council (DAC), of "violations"
in its membership rules and called into question the eligibility
of its chairperson and three members of its executive board ­
some of whom have been among the District's most vocal critics.
The DAC is a volunteer group made up of parent representatives from the District's 96 compensatory education schools. These schools receive extra federal and state funding, mainly Title 1 monies, to help with large numbers of low income or low performing students.
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More Prosecutions Needed For `Sins of the Fathers'
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
An Alabama judge's ruling that an ex-Klansman is competent
to stand trial for the murder of four black girls in a church
bombing 39 years ago is an important step toward closing the books
on the wave of murders that rocked the South during the civil
rights era.
Crónica
de un país en bancarrota
No llores por ti Argentina
Por Emiliano Fernán Rodríguez.
Como si fuera un cuento para niños... Lástima
que no lo es. Un país próspero había una
vez. Un país noble y digno de ser vivido. Un país
disfrutado casi como un edén por sus moradores y deseado
como la tierra prometida por quienes buscaban escaparse del hambre,
la miseria y las guerras. Un país soñado por la
alta sociedad criolla, pero dadivoso con las siempre esperanzadas
clases sociales humildes. Un país que le permitía
a un maestro de escuela ahorrar dinero y tomarse unas vacaciones
en el lugar del mundo que deseara. Un país respetuoso y
responsable. Había una vez una república. Había
una vez una Nación... Había una vez un país
llamado Argentina.
Q&A: Immigrants and Higher Education in California
A new California law, AB 540, is a bill signed by Governor
Gray Davis in October 2001 that allows undocumented students to
pay in-state tuition at the California State and California Community
College levels. Students who have attended California high schools
qualify for in-state tuition, regardless of immigration status.
Este será el sexenio del migrante",
asegura V. Fox
Sólo en este año, han aportado 9 billones
de dólares
Por Horacio Rentería
TIJUANA - Los migrantes mexicanos han aportado este año
a su país más de 9 billones de dólares, reconoció
el presidente Vicente Fox Quesada. "Este será el sexenio
del migrante", dijo el mandatario mexicano al encabezar un
evento en el que se dieron los pormenores del Programa de Salud
del Migrante, Resultados 2001. En coincidencia con el llamado
Día Internacional del Migrante y ante líderes agrícolas
de California, consideró que la migración ya no
se debe seguir viendo como un problema asociado a la pobreza,
sino como una ventaja y una oportunidad.
San Diego-Area Wins Portion of $4 Million in
Grants For Cesar Chavez Day Projects
Sacramento — Governor Gray Davis announced that more
than $4 million in grants will be awarded to 64 service projects
across the state that engage California's K-12th grade
students in service activities in honor of Cesar Chavez Day 2002.
El Gobernador Anuncia a los Ganadores de $4
Millones en Premios Para Proyectos en Conmemoración del
Natalicio de César Chávez
Ganadores de Becas a proyectos que promueve el servicio
comunitario a través de la ayuda de voluntarios.
Mayor Appoints Saunders to County Water Authority
Mayor Dick Murphy announced the City Council's confirmation
of the appointment of Javier Saunders to the San Diego County
Water Authority Board as a representative from the City of San
Diego. The San Diego Water Authority Board as a representative
from the City of San Diego. The San Diego Water Authority Board
is responsible for bringing water to the San Diego region to supplement
the local supply, and for allocating such water to member agencies.
LA
COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Yhamel Catacora
Una familia latina en PBS
'Intimidad'. Es la primera palabra que quizás viene
a la mente cuando pensamos en otra, "familia". Y es
que la mayoría de nosotros sabe que al cruzar el umbral
que divide nuestro hogar, nuestra familia del resto del mundo,
llegamos a lo más íntimo y a veces a lo más
privado de nosotros mismos, tal vez, a nuestra verdadera esencia.
Y aunque demasiado bien sabemos que `cada hogar es un mundo, la
intimidad que encierra cada familia, es quizás el principal
común denominador de las mismas.
En esa intimidad se enfoca el lente del director Gregory Nava,
en la serie, "American Family", o Familia Americana,
que constituye la primera serie televisiva dirigida por un latino
y con un elenco latino, que se estrenará el 23 de enero
en el sistema público de televisión, PBS, a nivel
nacional.
High Turnout at Cal Grant Event Prompts Second
Workshop
An overflow crowd at a Cal Grant application workshop
over the weekend has led its sponsors to host a second day of
application counseling for Cal Grant applicants and their families
on Saturday at San Diego City College.
Deadline Approaches for Hispanic Scholarship Fund's
Community College Scholarship
SAN FRANCISCO — The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF),
the nation's leading Hispanic educational organization, is currently
accepting applications for the 2002-2003 Community College Transfer
Scholarship Program. All applications must be mailed and postmarked
by February 15, 2002.
Migration and Globalization Conference Slated
For Tijuana
Theologians and social scientists from around the world
will come together January 24-27 for the first International Conference
on Migration and Theology.
SCRPC Combines Annual Two-Day Minority Business
Opportunity Day Trade Fair Activities and
Economic Development Award Dinner
Los Angeles — For the first time ever, the Southern
California Regional Purchasing Councils, Inc. (SCRPC) will combine
the 33rd Annual Minority Business Opportunity Day Trade Fair (MBOD
2002) theme "Strategic Opportunities in the New Economy"
with the 18th Annual Economic Development Award Dinner.
Baja California Receives Free and Low-Cost Eye
Exams and Surgery
Marcela Deffis Ramos, executive director of the Fundación
Codet in Tijuana, said that last year the foundation performed
50 cataract operations per month and 24 retinopathy surgeries.
This year, the foundation hopes to double those numbers to 100
monthly operations on cataracts and 50 yearly retinopathy surgeries.
The Fundación Codet is dedicated to preventing blindness
in Baja California.
Nunca es Tarde Para Empezar a Hacer Ejercicio
La Nueva Guía de Ejercicios en Español del Instituto
Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento Está Disponible
Ahora
Por primera vez, los Hispanos de la Tercera Edad, tendrán
a su disposición información científica que
les ayudará a iniciar y mantener un programa de ejercicios
simple para mejorar la salud y el bienestar.
Dr. Maring Luther King, Jr Observances
The Diamond District New Visions Festival
"The Diamond District New Visions Festival" is a
local community celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
memory. This festival is being held to recognize and embrace the
multicultural diversity of the Diamond District by featuring a
unique line-up of performers of various cultures including dancers,
singers, and poets, and the previewing of digitally created "multimedia
stories" written and produced by local residents.
Community Youth Athletic Center Celebrates an
Undisputed Victory With the Grand Opening of New
Boxing Facility
The Community Youth Athletic Center (CYAC) proudly invites
San Diegans to attend the grand opening of its new, 3,700 square
foot boxing and educational facility located at 1018 National
City Boulevard in National City. The official grand opening ceremony,
which is free and open to the public, will take place on Wednesday,
January 23, 2002 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will feature
exciting youth boxing exhibitions, food, and tours of the new
boxing, computer and tutoring facilities.
Community Notes:
Encinitas to Celebrate The Arrival of Its Community and Senior
Center January 26
On January 26, 2002 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the City
of Encinitas will host a much anticipated "Birth Day Party"
to celebrate an open house and dedication ceremony of its $7.8
million Community and Senior Center located at the corner of Balour
Drive and Encinitas Boulevard. There will be a formal ribbon cutting
ceremony at 1:00 p.m., featuring members of the Encinitas City
Council, as well as other city leaders, followed by festivities
and fun.
Encienda
Una Vela
Mons. Jim Lisante
Amor y Entrega
Bill LaRousse era un muchacho sensacional. Fuimos a la
universidad juntos y siempre fue muy admirado y querido por todos.
Nunca oí un mal comentario sobre él.
Editorial
NAFTA Souring Mexico - U.S. Relations
Vicente Fox, Mexico's President is learning a harsh lesson
that all past presi-dents of the Mexican Republic have had to
learn: Mexico is seen as a country whose people and resources
exist only to serve American interests. President Fox, perhaps
because he is half Irish, speaks English and Spanish and was educated
in the U.S., has close relations with the top political and corporate
interests. He believed that the U.S. would treat him and Mexico
differentially from other Latin American countries. He learned
otherwise.
Editorial
NAFTA Amarga las Relaciones Entre México
y Estados Unidos
El Presidente de México Vicente Fox esta aprendiendo
una dura lección que todos los anteriores Presidentes de
la República Mexicana han aprendido: Mexico es visto como
un país en el cual la gente y sus recursos existen solamente
para servir a los intereses Norteamericanos. El Presidente Fox,
tal vez porque es mitad Irlandés, educado en los EE.UU.,
tiene relaciones cercanas con altos políticos e intereses
corporativos, y habla Inglés y Español, pensó
que los EE.UU. lo tratarían a él y a México
en forma diferente de otros países Latinoamericanos. El
ha aprendido de otra manera.
Editorial
I Have A Dream - A Rallying Call for Conservatives
On August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr's
voice rang out in his famous speech, "I Have A Dream."
He stated, "I have a dream that my four children will one
day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color
of their skin but by the content of their character." This
simple, yet poignant statement about equality, has become the
rallying call by which conservatives attack affirmative action,
winning the battle to eliminate its usage in many cases.
Commentary
Protecting Our Way of Life?
by Sheldon Richman
Even when responding to a monstrous and unjustifiable provocation
such as September 11, the U.S. government threatens our liberty.
We have much to fear from the power in Washington.
Commentary
INS crackdown on employers overdue
By Ruben Navarrette
It is almost laughable to think anyone ever believed that
Mexican immigrants came to the United States for welfare. When
it became clear that the newcomers actually possessed a work ethic
that shamed that of many Americans, the rap against them was that
they took away jobs.
The Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
E-Mail Tax a Hoax
You guys know I love reading La Prensa and consider it to
be the best paper in San Diego, but this time someone let an internet
hoax slip onto the editorial page in the form of a letter by William
Harris.
Celebrate San Diego's New Pueblo Status (1835)
at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
For the first time ever, Old Town San Diego State Historic
Park is having exciting themes for each month for all the living
history activities and events of the year. Living History involves
making history come alive with people dressed in historical period
clothing by demonstrating or reenacting historic events, trades,
or crafts.
Rigoletto
y su época
Por: Paco Zavala
Sin duda alguna que una de las óperas más populares
del repertorio italiano lo es Rigoletto, ópera
que compuso Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) y que se estrenó
en el Teatro La Fenice en Venecia, Italia en: el 11 de marzo de
1851.
Convoca a Elecciones la Asociación Nacional
de Actores para el Período 2002-2006.
Por: Paco Zavala.
La Asociación Nacional de Actores encabezada por el
primerísimo actor Aarón Hernán en su calidad
de Secretario General, está lanzando la convocatoria para
elecciones del Comité Ejecutivo Nacional para cubrir el
período del año 2002 al año 2006.
Mosaico...
de Actividades Culturales en Tijuana
Por Paco Zavala
Ya han transcurrido algunos días del presente año
y el círculo de la vida continúa su marcha a toda
velocidad, ojalá que no haya nada que lo detenga y continúe
así de esta manera hasta concluir en la meta que nos hemos
trazado para el presente año en cada una de nuestras vidas.
Que todas las buenas intenciones se realicen y las malas queden
sepultadas por el tumulto de las horas del inexorable tiempo.
Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
Pianist Cecil Lytle
An All-Shubert Piano Recital will be presented by University
of California, San Diego Pianist Cecil Lytle at 3 p.m.
January 20 in the Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club on the UCSD
campus.
MacMillan Buries Mexico With Hat Trick
by John Philip Wyllie
Two of the three San Diego-based players involved in the international
friendly between the Unites States and Mexico on Saturday came
into the game wanting to make a statement.
U.S. Women Pound Mexico, 7-0, in Rainy Charleston
to Open 2002
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Saturday, January 12, 2002) - The U.S.
Women's National Soccer Team opened its 2002 schedule with a 7-0
victory over Mexico in front of a sell-out crowd of 5,634 fans
at Blackbaud Stadium.
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