Por Paco Zavala
Jorge Castillo
Inzunza. Maestro de Ingles y Activista.
Mauricio Velazquez Gonzalez, comerciante.
Juan Aguilar Lopez, vendedor ambulante de frutas frescas picadas al menudeo.
Adriana Martinez Davila Empleada.
El pueblo de México se volcó en incontenible torrente a las urnas electorales para participar de su derecho constitucional y hacerlo efectivo al ejercerlo y por medio del sufragio lograr lo que en la historia del país jamás se había logrado.
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The New Indian Face of Insurgent Politics in Baja
California
By David Bacon
THE VALLEY OF SAN QUINTIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA (7/3/00) - If you
think the National Action Party, which won Sunday's national presidential
election in Mexico, represents political change, look no further
than Baja California, where it has governed for ten years.
Analysis
Spain At Our Border? Fox's Vision For Mexico
By Andrew Reding
The Cactus Wall that has separated Mexico from the rest of
North America is beginning to rot away. Seventy-one years of one-party
rule will come to an abrupt end on December 1 when Vicente Fox
becomes president. That day will also mark the first peaceful
transfer of power between opposing parties in Mexican history.
And the day all three parties to NAFTA will be certifiable democracies.
Two Different Polls on Hispanic Voters and the
Presidential Race.
Poll finds a shifting Hispanic electorate
WASHINGTON June 30 — The nation's estimated 5.5 million
Hispanic voters this year are far different from those who cast
ballots in 1990, says a national poll released Tuesday, but the
vast majority remain loyal to the Democratic Party.
En Español
Gore con Ventaja entre los
Hispanos, según Encuesta
Noticias de México...
Protestan PRI y PAN en el Distrito 01
Impugnan elección
El PRI y el PAN presentaron recursos de protesta por el resultado
de escrutinio y cómputo en 257 casillas de la elección
a diputado federal por el Distrito 01, la cual perdió el
"tricolor" con una diferencia de mil 90 votos ante la
Alianza por el Cambio.
Deaf Student Finds Hope and a Future
By Barry Garron
Two years ago Veronica Castro of Chula Vista had no job skills,
a five-year old child to support and not much hope of finding
work because of a congenital hearing loss that has limited her
to communicating primarily by American Sign Language.
SOLOELLA.com y MANA, una organización latina
nacional, lanzan primera
encuesta presidencial en línea para latinas
Elección presidencial virtual para captar la opinión
del género femenino latino para elección 2000 SOLOELLA.com
y MANA, una organización latina nacional, anunciaron hoy
el lanzamiento de una encuesta de elección presidencial
virtual, una herramienta desarrollada exclusivamente para mujeres
latinas de habla inglesa e hispana, que desean hacer conocer su
opinión en este año de elecciones presidenciales
en Estados Unidos.
Productora de NBC Nueva Presidenta de NAHJ
Hispánica Press
La productora de NBC News, Cecilia Alvear, ha sido elegida
presidenta de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos
(NAHJ, por sus siglas en inglés), durante la décimoctava
convencional anual de esa organización celebrada en Houston,
Texas, a finales de junio.
Small Papers Seek Hispanic Readers
Newnan, Ga. — Greeting readers with the headline,
"Hola Coweta," the Times-Herald in Coweta County
has become the latest newspaper attempting to attract the state's
growing Hispanic population by printing news in English and Spanish.
AACN, Hispanic Organizations Join in Pact to
Boost Nursing Education
Opportunities
In a new collaborative agreement, the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has joined with two major national
associations to provide Hispanic students with expanded access
to nursing education opportunities.
El primer paso para mantener sanos a los niños
es la prevención
Por Vivian Perez
Cuando se trata de mantener sanos a sus niños, la mejor
medicina es la prevención. La forma más efectiva
de combatir los problemas de salud es tomando medidas preventivas
antes de que se vuelvan serios. Como padre, es fundamental que
usted asuma un papel activo con respecto a la salud de sus niños.
Esto significa tomar decisiones positivas que afectarán
las vidas de sus niños y les ofrecerán un futuro
más sano.
LULAC Elects National Officers
Washington, D.C. — In a strong show of confidence
by its members, the General Assembly of the League of United Latin
American Citizens (LULAC), elected its entire slate of National
Officers to a new one-year term at their 71st Annual National
Convention in Washington, D.C.
Encienda
Una Vela
Padre Thomas J. McSweeney
Las Palabras y la Política
Amedida que la retórica política aumenta,
en este año de elecciones, los candidatos y sus colaboradores
componen mensajes para persuadirnos que votemos por ellos.
EDITORIAL:
Words Are Not Enough
Circus Maximas has departed... The three-ring circus put
on by Raul Yzaquirre has left town. The townspeople were entertained,
wined and dinned. Though Monsieur Bush and Gore were in the main
ring, the ringmaster, Yzaquirre failed to convince anyone that
this circus was anything but an orchestrated performance. It was
designed to make the presidential candidates believe that he spoke
for the millions of Mexican Americans and Latinos of this state.
Commentary
How Else Can We Teach Them A Lesson
Capital Punishment
By Rodolfo F. Acuna
Back in the 1960s, when debate about capital punishment was
popular, comedian Mort Saul quipped that sure he was for capital
punishment, how else could you teach the executed person a lesson.
Since that decade the discussion of the morality of capital punishment
has been left to the religious.
Commentary
Janitors Sweep Up Union Victories
by Saul Sarabia
All across the country, janitors have been demanding better
wages and working conditions. And, with the support of their communities,
they are winning.
Commentary
New Budget Provides Tax Relief, Transportation
Funds, Juvenile Facilities
By State Senator Dede Alpert
With the State's decade-long recession finally behind us and
an unprecedented surplus in available budgetary funds, the State
Legislature last month approved the state's $100 billion spending
plan for fiscal year 2000-01.
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
CHISPAS! It is four months before the November election
and this Indio is already up to-you-know-where in political propaganda.
El Foro Público... ....The Public Forum
If you are a Hispanic you can't own this home...
According to racial restrictive covenants, if you're a Hispanic
you can't own or rent certain properties. These covenants are
neighborhood agreements against selling or renting housing to
Hispanic's and other racial or ethnic minorities.
THE RAINBOW CHRONICLES
Chapter VI
By Jeannine Diego
He took slow, deliberate sips, as one might do with an unsavory
medicinal solution. The Foldgers in Sal's cup was lukewarm and
bitter and he was sure that he could remember his first taste
of coffee.
Poet's Corner
Pistolero
By C.F. Kelly
"Drink up your tequila, vaquero,
con un poco de sal y limón
and tip your sun-bleached sombrero
to the lady en ese rincón,
la señorita who's staring at you
above the guitarra she's strumming.
3er Encuentro Internacional de Poesía,
Visual, Sonora y Experimental
Vortice Argentina invita a participar al 3er Encuentro
Internacional de Poesía Visual, Sonora y Experimental a
realizarse el 26 de Agosto en la Barraca Vorticista.
Solemne Clausura de Talleres de Casa de Culturas
de Playas, Cortijo San Jose
Por Paco Zavala
El pasado día 26 de Junio en solemne ceremonia se llevó
a cabo la clausura de talleres correspondiente al ciclo 1999-2000,
misma que se celebró con una serie de presentaciones artísticas
y exposición de los mismos talleres.
Vacaciones de Teatro, Video y Cuentos Para Niños
y Jóvenes en Casa de la
Cultura de Tijuana-Centro
Por Paco Zavala
Tijuana — Unas divertidas vacaciones para los niños
y jóvenes, se ofrecen en los Talleres de Verano en la Casa
de la Cultura de Tijuana; especialmente los novedosos cursos de
actuación: Jugando a ser Actor, ¡A Escena! y
Un Ratito de Lectura, que darán inicio este próximo
10 de julio y culminarán el 11 de Agosto.
CLICK... DE LOS ESPECTACULOS
Por Lucero Luna Campos
"Yo Siempre Luché Para Triunfar y Que Me Aplaudieran,
No Para Quedarme Fracasada en mi Casa, y Mirar Las Paredes":
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Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
Starlight Offers Discounts
Starlight Theatre is proud to announce that it will provide
250 seats, to each of 24 performances this summer, for children
and their families who would otherwise be unable to attend a professional
musical. The group must fax a letter to 619-544-0496 indicating
the name of the group, when they want to go, why they think they
are deserving and how they hope their group will benefit from
this experience.
Artistas Capturan la Vibrante Cultura Latina y
el Aventurero Espíritu Jeep en el
Quinto Concurso Anual de Arte de Jeep
¿Qué pasa cuando la intensidad, color y
forma de la cultura hispana contemporánea baila un tango
con el aventurero espíritu de Jeep? ¡Arte!
Artists Paint Vibrant Latino Culture and Adventurous
Jeep Spirit in Fifth-Annual
Jeep National Art Competition
Paint a picture of the vibrant Latino culture, fuse it
with the adventurous and energetic spirit of the Jeep brand, and
create the essence of winning art in the Jeep national art competition
now under way. "El Arte Que Nos Mueve" (The Art
That Moves Us").
Connors, McEnroe, Cash, Gomez Headline $325,000
Quality Challenge
By J. Fred Sidhu
John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors faced each other for the first
time in the 1977 Wimbledon semifinals. It was only the beginning
of a long and storied rivalry between these two Americans.
Mexico's Women Soccer Team on the Upswing
By John Philip Wyllie
With the world's three best women's soccer teams; the United
States, Brazil and China all participating in the 2000 Gold Cup,
Mexico knew going into the tournament that its chances of bringing
home a trophy were somewhere between slim and none.
Las Chivas Debutaran En La Copa Merconorte El
Proxiimo 11 Julio
GUADALAJARA (NOTIAMERICA) - El próximo 11 de Julio
es día clave para el equipo de las Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara,
ya que en esa fecha debutarán en la Copa Merconorte y en
donde se podrá vislumbrar lo que será el equipo
para el próximo torneo.
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