By Yvette tenBerge
It is difficult
not to fall in love with the six Bautista sisters. As 15 year-old
Alejandra holds tightly to seven month-old Itxel, the other sisters
play affectionately amongst each other. Giggling, some of the
girls take turns sharing their goals for the future.
Janet Bautista, an assertive 11 year-old, matter-of-factly states her plans to become a doctor. She, then, prods her much shyer, 12 year-old sister, Elythannia, into revealing her dream of becoming a teacher. Not to be outdone, nine year-old Lizbeth bounces around the room, her delicate features lighting up as she describes her desire to become a veterinarian who specializes in caring for "little pets."
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Census a clarion call for Democrats, GOP
As nation changes, parties are warned they need new
tactics to woo voters
By Thomas B. Edsall
July 8, 2001 -- Republican strategists, examining new census
data and recent election returns, are warning that the electorate
is moving steadily to the left and that the party needs to adopt
new rhetoric and tactics to attract the growing number of working
women, Hispanics, secular voters and socially tolerant, well-educated
professionals.
San Diego Adopts a "Rigorous" College
Prep Physics Program Using Textbook
Dollars for Skateboards and Bathroom Scales
From the Office of John de Beck
San Diego School District Board Member
In a move reminding observers of the Defense Department expenditures
for toilet seats, San Diego City Schools bought $377,309 worth
of instructional supplies to support a "rigorous" high
school physics program that has enriched one publisher to the
tune of nearly $3 million. Anthony Alvarado, the school district's
imported educational guru from New York and the Chancellor of
San Diego's Institute for Learning, said when he recommended the
course to the board, "The course fully meets the University
of California admission requirements for physics."
Drug Diversion — Shortchanging Voter-Mandated
Plan May Doom it to Failure
By Lonny Shavelson
SAN FRANCISCO — Starting July 1, California courts must
direct those convicted of certain drug offenses to drug rehabilitation
programs instead of jail.
Noticias de México...
Es del Juez Tercero de lo Penal
Tiene "El Rana" orden de arresto en Mexicali
TIJUANA, B.C. — Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Bañuelos,
"El Rana", tiene pendiente una orden de aprehensión
por el delito de homicidio calificado en Mexicali, girada el 5
de julio de 1991 por el Juez Tercero de lo Penal en esa ciudad,
aseguró ayer Francisco Javier Cossío Gutiérrez.
La Globalización y el Salario Mínimo
Por Raúl Ramírez Baena
El Artículo 23, Fracción 3 de la Declaración
Universal de los Derechos Humanos dice, "Toda persona que
trabaja tiene derecho a una remuneración equitativa y satisfactoria,
que le asegure, así como a su familia, una existencia conforme
a la dignidad humana y que será completada, en caso necesario,
por cualesquiera otros medios de protección social".
Maquiladora Workers Can't Meet Basic Needs
on Plant Wages
Workers in foreign-owned export assembly plants in Mexico
are not able to meet a family's basic needs on maquiladora wages,
according to a comprehensive study conducted in fifteen Mexican
cities. Over 3,500 maquiladoras employ an estimated 1.2 million
workers who manufacture products for export.
Soccer's More Than A Game This Month In Colombia
By Andres Tapia
It was the lead story on major U.S. Spanish-language stations.
The Copa America — Latin America's top soccer tournament
— was to be held in Colombia after all.
Sweetwater District Students Dig Into Marine
Science
By Yvette tenBerge
Most beach goers cannot tell you what a bulla gouldiana or
a cerithidea californica is, but seven days into a six and a half
week summer school science course, Sweetwater Union High School
District students can not only tell you that these two things
are shells, but they can also identify them by color, shape and
size.
Niña Merecedora de Cinco Preseas
Karla Daniela Higuera Alvarez.
Por: Paco Zavala.
Nos trasladamos a una de las Colonias Populares de Tijuana,
B.C. para ser más exactos a la Colonia Miramar, enclavada
en uno de los suburbios populares de la ciudad, a la Escuela Primaria
Federal "Poeta Ramón López Velarde" para
presenciar el solemne evento de la clausura del ciclo escolar
2000- 2001, que se verificó el pasado día viernes
6 de julio a la una de la tarde en las instalaciones de la misma
escuela.
El Comité de Educación de la Cámara
de Representantes Presenta el Sitio Web
"Ningún Niño Olvidado"
WASHINGTON, DC — El presidente del Comité
de Educación y Fuerza Laboral de la Cámara de Representantes,
John Boehner (R-OH), presentó hoy una versión en
español del sitio Web oficial del Comité http://edworkforce.house.gov/spanish/
para divulgar a la comunidad hispana el mensaje bipartita
de reforma de la educación del Presidente George W. Bush.
El Comité de Educación y Fuerza Laboral de la Cámara
de Representantes es el primer comité de la Cámara
que implementa un sitio Web en español.
House Education Committee Unveils Spanish-Language
"No Child Left Behind"
Website
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Education & the Workforce
Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) today unveiled a Spanish
version of the committee's official website http://
edworkforce.house.gov/spanish/ to bring President
George W. Bush's message of bipartisan education reform to the
Hispanic community. The Education & the Workforce Committee
is the first House committee to implement a Spanish-language website.
Scholarships Go To Sweetwater District Seniors
Hard working Sweetwater District students in the Class
of 2001 have earned over $13 million in scholarships for their
postsecondary educational pursuits.
Aventurero, Mujeriego y Escritor: Eternamente,
Hemingway
Por Arnold Varona
Se está celebrando en La Habana el Coloquio Internacional
Ernest Hemingway 2001, un acontecimiento cultural y turistico
que agencias cubanas preparan cada año para recordar al
más destacado residente extranjero que tuviera la nación
en sus años como república, el escritor norteamericano
Ernest Hemingway, un evento que según sus organizadores
permite ofrecer un panorama de la significación del legado
que dejó uno de los escritores norteamericanos más
famosos de todos los tiempos. Otros lugares tan distantes como
Francia y España también forman parte de la herencia
literaria que ese corpulento aventurero de enigmática vitalidad
y agradable sonrisa nos ha dejado hasta su todavía hoy
ausente presencia.
Microsoft and Telmex Joint Venture, Tlmsn, to
Acquire Yupi Internet, Accelerating Expansion in U.S. Hispanic
Market
Tlmsn, a joint venture between Microsoft Corp, and Telmex,
today announced the launch of its Spanish-language portal for
the U.S. Hispanic market, with the announcement of plans to acquire
Yupi Internet Inc., a leading portfolio of Spanish-language Internet
sites. Building on momentum of the number of U.S. Hispanics visiting
MSN and Tlmsn's No. 1 reach in Mexico, and the No. 1 position
of MSN Hotmail with Spanish-speaking users in Latin America, Tlmsn
is launching Yupi/MSN, a Spanish-language portal.
Encienda
Una Vela
Mons. Jim Lisante
El Amor Auténtico
Me encanta verlos un año más tarde. Los
novios y novias que he casado. Uno de los grandes placeres del
sacerdocio es celebrar la boda de tantas parejas encantadoras.
Y algo que he observado es cómo lucen el día de
la boda y cómo lucen un año después, el día
del primer aniversario.
LA
COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Educardo Salinas
México: lejos del sueño Japón-Corea
2002
Por vez primera en más dos décadas la Selección
Mexicana de Fútbol enfrenta la posibilidad real de quedar
fuera de una Copa del Mundo, situación que ha generado
una serie de inconvenientes que incluyen pérdidas económicas
millonarias, un terremoto en el seno de la Confederación
Mexicana de ese deporte y la desilusión de más de
cien millones de mexicanos que aún no pueden explicarse
como ha sido posible que su equipo nacional haya decaído
tanto en tan poco tiempo.
¿Qué Estamos Sembrando?
Por Sergio Nogués
Dos personas se dedican a la agricultura y cada uno posee
un área para el cultivo. Una de ellas se esfuerza por preparar
el terreno lo mejor posible, elimina toda la maleza, proporciona
el mejor regadío posible y al sembrar sus semillas trata
de hacerlo lo mejor posible, le ofrece todo cuidado hasta que
llega el tiempo de la cosecha y el rendimiento es muy favorable.
El Seguro Social Anuncia un Nuevo Servicio de
Internet
La Administración de Seguro Social ha añadido
un nuevo aspecto a su sitio de la red en español —
www.ssa.gov/espanol/fags—
una base de datos automáticos de las Preguntas Más
Frecuentes. El año pasado, de los 1.7 millones de clientes
que prefirieron hacer sus transacciones con el Seguro Social en
un idioma que no sea el inglés, más del 70 por ciento
(1.2 millones de personas) querían conducir sus negocios
en español.
National Latinas in Girl Scouts Conference Features
Michelle Serros As Keynote
Speaker
Michelle Serros, the acclaimed author of How to Be
a Chicana Role Model and Chicana Falsa and other stories
of death, identity and Oxnard, will be a keynote speaker at
the upcoming National Latinas in Girl Scouts Conference 2001.
The conference is being held at the Embassy Suites, San Diego
Bay from July 19-23.
Editorial
The Forgotten Meaning of Independence Day
Independence Day, the 4th of July, is the one
day set aside for remembrance. It is the one day for Americans
to reflect upon and share in the sacrifices made to gain our independence
from England. Fourth of July, 2001 came and left without a whimper.
It faded into oblivion at the stroke of midnight. Another year
without it having made any significant impact on America's 330
million citizens. For most people, it was just another day at
the beach.
Commentary
Plan Puebla-Panama: NAFTA-like Promises
for Southern Mexico
by Sally Meisenhelder
Plan Puebla-Panama (PPP), a mega-development project intended
to link and benefit southern Mexico and Central America, is being
presented by the Fox administration as one of the motors that
will drive the 7% annual economic-growth rate that President Fox
promised the Mexican people.
Opinion
Loan Sharks Prey on Immigrant Community
By Juleyka Lantigua
The first time a loan shark showed up at my door, I had no
idea who he was.
The Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
CABE Supports Biliteracy Program at Kimbrough Elementary
On June 18th, 2001 I received an email from a parent at Kimbrough
Elementary. She invited me to a meeting at her home on June 22nd,
2001 to meet with a group of concerned parents and teachers from
the site. At this meeting the following concerns were shared with
me: lack of information from the administrator regarding programs
available to the students, difficulty in obtaining waivers for
the biliteracy option, intimidation from administration when parents
asked for waivers, lack of due process for parents with complaints
about the biliteracy program, and overall lack of support for
the biliteracy program at the site.
Tezozomoc Speaks...
Tick Tock, Tick Tock... the clock keeps counting down
on the Bersin funny farm! The 3 farmers on the Unified School
Board agreed with the head Nerd to spend over $300,000 to buy
SKATEBOARDS for students to learn physics on! My, my just what
are they going to learn by skateboarding on the mall?
`Escena Alterlatina' Looks to Be a Hit, Or Else
by Francisco H. Ciriza
As the irritatingly trendy wave of Latin pop music hysteria
dies its quiet timely death, a much more true example of cutting
edge Latino creativity has emerged with the help of an unlikely
proponent. New York publicist Josh Norek has compiled and released
a collection of perhaps the most intriguing and potentially explosive
contemporary Latin alternative music ever in the form of a CD
entitled, `Escena Alterlatina'.
En Otra Onda y Tito Nieves
Por: Paco Zavala
El sello WEA Latina, lanza al mercado la nueva producción
de Tito Nieves intitulada " En Otra Onda" en la que
se incluyen ocho temas con una temática musical renovada,
arreglos musicales frescos y agresivos, poemas musicalizados al
estilo de Tito y sus co-participantes .
crazy/beautiful:
Breaking stereotypes
by Adrian Rudomin
crazy/beautiful is a love story between Carlos Nuñes
(Jay Hernandez), an A-student from East LA, who falls in love
with Nicole Oakley (Kristen Dunst), an out of control trouble
maker from West LA. The setting sounds familiar, two kids from
opposite sides of the track falling in love, causing serious opposition
from their families, but the truth is completely different.
Poet's
Corner
"Venga la copa de mis sueños"
Se Convoca a la Creacion de un Himno
Por: Paco Zavala
El Gobierno del Estado de Baja California a través
de la Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado y del
Instituto Estatal de Policía, lanzan una cordial invitación
a todos los policías, músicos, escritores, compositores,
cantantes, arreglistas, directores, grupos, bandas, orquestas
y público en general a participar en la "Convocatoria
para la Creación del Himno de la Academia Estatal de Policía
de Baja California".
Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
Classical Guitar Concerts
The South Chula Vista Branch located at 389 Orange Ave., has
two classical guitar concerts scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
in the Rosemary Lane Galeria.
Bullfight
World...
Murió Joselito Huerta
Joselito Huerta, una de las figuras más admiradas
de la Fiesta Brava, tanto en México, como en el mundo taurino
mundial, falleció el pasado miércoles, en el Hospital
Siglo XXI de la Ciudad de México, D.F. a las 9:45 pm. El
torero al momento de su muerte contaba con 67 años de edad.
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