By Yvette tenBerge
Miriam Lizarde,
44, is a Registered Nurse (RN) at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
She smoothes her periwinkle blue scrubs and laughs when remembering
her early nursing days. As a 19 year-old Licensed Vocational Nurse
(L.V.N.), it was not unusual for her to man the front desk, rush
three floors up to translate for a physician, and scurry back
downstairs to prep a new patient in a matter of minutes. Ms. Lizarde's
days of racing around the hospital have long been over, and she
now holds the coveted position of Clinical Lead Nurse in the Special
Procedures Unit.
Although Ms. Lizarde undoubtedly earned her assignment through
hard work and dedication, she is quick to give credit for the
majority of her success to an unlikely figure. She admits that
many people have helped her along the way, but she can barely
contain her tears of gratitude when she speaks about "Grandma
Jones," an elderly missionary woman who taught a homesick
little girl the importance of giving back to others through her
kindness.
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Dollars For Fox, Votes For Bush - Two Reasons
Why the "Amnesty" Word Won't
Go Away
By Martin Espinoza
After more than a year of promoting open borders between the
United States and Mexico, last week Mexican President Vicente
Fox suddenly toned down his demand for amnesty for some three
million Mexican immigrants illegally residing in the United States.
Braceros or Amnesty?
By David Bacon
LOS ANGELES, CA — Last week a vision of new rights and
legal status seemed tantalizingly close to the estimated 11 million
undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. But the limitations
which dog that possibility were never clearer than in the mixed
signals emanating from the White House. And as usual, the new
faultlines in the immigration debate were more visible in Los
Angeles than anywhere.
Wilson opposes Bush's immigrant-amnesty proposal
GOP blames ex-governor for alienating Latinos
By Carla Marinucci
July 21, 2001 _ When the Bush administration floated talk
of amnesty for 3 million Mexican immigrants this week, political
analysts pointed to one villain to explain the dramatic outreach
to Latino voters — former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson.
Analysis
What Went Wrong In Genoa? - A Movement At
a Crossroad
By Paolo Pontoniere
What went wrong with the G8 protests in Genoa? Why did the
city of Christopher Columbus get trashed by a movement that advocates
humane globalization?
Noticias de México...
Son robacarros y "polleros"
"Revientan" hoteles: Cae banda criminal
Una banda de "polleros", que además se dedicaba
al robo de vehículos, fue desmembrada ayer en un operativo
de la Policía Ministerial del Estado (PME) en dos hoteles
y una casa del Centro de la ciudad.
México Lava Carbono y se Suma a la Política
de Calentamiento Global con Estados
Unidos
Rosarito, Baja Ca. — Mientras en Bonn se lleva a
cabo la reunión sobre cambio climático denominada
COP6bis, en la cual nuestro país participa con una postura
decididamente a favor de reducir las emisiones de gases que contribuyen
al cambio climático, en México, la política
energética está totalmente orientada a satisfacer
las insostenibles necesidades energéticas estadounidenses
y a propiciar el aumento en la emisión de gases invernadero,
dió a conocer Greenpeace México durante una acción
que llevó a cabo en este poblado del estado de Baja California.
Hertzberg Bill to Protect Farm Workers Passes
Senate
Sacramento — The state Senate has approved legislation
by Assembly Speaker Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) that would
help curb abuse of farm workers by imposing increased fines on
employers who fail to pay their workers.
When Teaching Becomes a Family Thing
Latina Mom and Daughters Give Back To Their Community As
Educators
It is no surprise that the matriarch of the Castañeda
family, Eunice Celinda Castañeda, is a teacher and it is
neither a surprise nor a coincidence that all three of her daughters
are teachers as well. Eunice remembers that in the small town
in Sinaloa, Mexico, where she grew up, teachers were well respected
and considered leaders of the community.
Cuando la Enseñanza se Transforma en
Algo Familiar
Una Madre y Sus Hijas Latinas Contribuyen a su Comunidad
Como Educadoras
No es sorprendente que la matriarca de la familia Castañeda,
Eunice Celinda Castañeda, sea maestra, como tampoco es
sorprendente, ni casual, que sus tres hijas sean maestras también.
Eunice recuerda que en la pequeña ciudad de Sinaloa, México
donde ella creció, las maestras eran respetadas y consideradas
líderes de la comunidad.
Martinez to Lead Interagency Homeless Council,
Outlines New Vision to Combat
Homelessness
Washington — US Housing and Urban Development Secretary
Mel Martinez today told 600 advocates for the homeless that he
is reactivating a federal council that will coordinate the activities
of 15 agencies as part of a comprehensive effort to improve the
delivery of federal services to homeless individuals and families.
On-line Class Registration Now Available For
Grossmont, Cuyamaca Colleges
El Cajon — Brad Tiffany remembers when registering
for classes meant enduring lines rivaling those for tickets to
a blockbuster movie.
Exito Parcial de Nuevos Programas de Asistencia
Pública
DAVIS - UC — Han pasado más de 4 años
desde que el Congreso aprobara la ley conocida como CalWORKS,
la cual estableció cambios drásticos a los programas
de bienestar social, requiriendo que sus beneficiarios pasaran
a formar parte de la fuerza laboral y estableciendo un límite
de cinco años para recibir asistencia pública. California
fue uno de los últimos estados en implementar esta ley,
en agosto de 1997. Aunque hasta la fecha se ha logrado reducir
en 30% el número de personas que reciben asistencia pública,
y las reformas han tenido un éxito parcial, aún
quedan muchos problemas por resolver.
LA
COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Yhamel Catacora
En busca de la esperanza perdida
Hace algunos meses la opinión pública se
centraba en la toma de mando del Presidente Vicente Fox, el carismático
líder que logró lo impensable: dar un importante
giro en la historia política de México, y al mismo
tiempo brindar un aire renovado, fresco y por supuesto lleno de
esperanza.
California's New Crime Wave
How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
By California Attorney General Bill Lockyer
Despite historic lows in violent crime rates, Californians
today are more at risk than ever of becoming a victim of crime.
The fastest growing crime wave in our state and America today
is the crime of identity theft. An estimated 750,000 Americans
per year are victims of identity theft schemes, up from 40,000
in 1992 - an 18-fold increase.
U.S. Bank Brings America's Pastime to Barrio Logan
Kids
On Saturday, July 21st, U.S. Bank brought eighty
kids ages 6-14 years from Barrio Logan, to Qualcomm Stadium for
a baseball skills clinic. The kids took the field at noon at the
Q and received instruction in fielding, batting, pitching and
running the bases from the San Diego Padres coaches, including
first base coach Alan Trammel, bench coach Rob Peciollo, hitting
coach Duane Espy, and pitching coach Greg Booker.
Fair Workshops Planned for Local Chula Vista Businesses
A week of local business assistance-related events and
activities is being sponsored by the City of Chula Vista's Local
Employer Assistance Program (LEAP) from July 30 through Aug. 2.
Events will include a business fair and mixer, workshops about
storefront merchandizing and coping with high energy costs and
a business appreciation luncheon.
Encienda
Una Vela
Mons. Jim Lisante
El Sacerdote Desconocido
Animar un programa de televisión le da a uno la
oportunidad de encontrarse con gente extraordinaria. A veces,
leyendo los datos biográficos, uno tiene grandes expectativas
y se imagina que el invitado al programa va a ser magnífico.
Pero a veces la anticipada publicidad no coincide con la realidad.
Sin embargo, hace poco, me ocurrió lo contrario: la invitada
fue mucho más especial de lo que yo esperaba.
Editorial
"El Papa" Tests President Bush's
Christianity
For the first time in his life, President GEORGE W. BUSH
felt the full "Magni nominis umbra" of Pope John II,
the titular leader of over one billion Catholics. As many other
world leaders have discovered, Pope John is the singular most
powerful voice in all Christendom when it comes to matters of
faith.
Commentary
Bienvenidos a Oakland
By Domenico Maceri
"Don't I have any rights" I asked the INS (Immigration
and Naturalization Service) official in Los Angeles after a long
and fruitless wait as I was trying to jump all the hoops to become
a US citizen. "When you become a citizen you'll have the
right to write to your Congressman," the INS official fumed.
Commentary
Destroying Our Health Care System
By James Santiago Grisolía, MD
Across San Diego, hospitals are falling like dominos: Sharp-Cabrillo,
Scripps-East County, Mission Bay, Harborview, Hillside, Vista
Hill. Meanwhile, three major doctor groups have gone bankrupt
(Family Health Network, Paradise Valley IPA, Palomar-Pomerado
IPA) while Scripps Clinic was just rescued from bankruptcy by
the ScrippsHealth system. At a time when medical science is opening
up amazing new vistas of human health, the foundations of American
medicine have been eaten away by a fatally flawed insurance system.
The damage has spread further and faster in California, threatening
health care for Latinos and Anglos, rich and poor, young and old.
Commentary
The Amnesty Frenzy - What is the Rush?
By Fernando Oaxaca
Amnesty, to illegal immigrants, says in one word, "we
ignore your tresspasses; come out of hiding; join our family!".
This past weekend the news included talk of amnesty in ongoing
U.S.-Mexico immigration negotiations.
Tezozomoc Speaks...
Peligro Güeros! Once the children of Cortez y
la Melinchi have taken all they can, the JAGUAR Warriors
will rise in fury against the oppressors. They can only take
so much. Their homes (jacales) are being taken away to build a
ballpark. Their familias are once again being victimized
by the insatiable greed of the Güeros.
Lanza Mariah Carey Su Nueva Produccion Intitulada
Glitter
Por: Paco Zavala
La millonaria y super estrella Mariah Carey, lanzará
el próximo mes de agosto un nuevo albúm que contiene
11 temas.
Antonio
Banderas y Angelina Jolie en Una Peligrosa Aventura en "Original
Sin"
En el puerto de un bello y húmedo paraíso
terrenal llamado Santiago de Cuba, una pasajera desconocida desembarca
de una gran nave. Esta cambiará la vida de Luis Antonio
Vargas (Antonio Banderas) para siempre. A pesar de ser un hombre
rico, poderoso y respetado por sus compañeros, Luis aún
no ha encontrado a la persona con la cual compartir su vida —hasta
que se ve frente a frente a Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) proveniente
de Wilmington, Delaware en respuesta a su invitación de
matrimonio por
Calendar of Events...
"The Wizard of Oz"
Starlight Theatre Balboa's Park open-air theatre under the
stars, will stage The Wizard of Oz July 26 through August
5. A mystical, metaphoric fairy tale of a girl named Dorothy who
awakens to discover that she and her dog, Toto, are in a strange
land of the Munchkins.
Convocatoria para el Concurso Internacional de
Pintura Infantil y Juvenil en
Argentina
Por: Paco Zavala
El Instituto de Baja California en coordinación con
el programa Alas y Raíces a los niños del Consejo
Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Conaculta) invita a todos
los niños y jóvenes de 5 a 15 años de edad
que les guste pintar y dibujar a participar en la Primera Exposición
Internacional de Dibujo y Pintura Infantil y Juvenil en Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
"El Padre de la Música Chicana"
Fue Seleccionado Para Conducción en la
Campaña Contra Contaminación de Pestes Extranjeras
Lalo Guerrero será el portavoz para la campaña
del Departamento de Alimento y Agricultura en los cinco mercados
más grandes por incrementar la concentración en
pestes extranjeras. CDFA se enfocará en los esfuerzos de
Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego y San Jose.
Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Honors Screen
Legend Anthony Quinn
Los Angeles - Major Hollywood stars will come out
on Saturday, July 28 to honor the late Anthony Quinn, who will
receive the Gabriel Figueroa Lifetime Achievement Award at the
Fifth Annual Los Angeles Latino international Film Festival (LALIFF).
La Armonía Social y Otras Notas Culturales
de Tijuana
Por Paco Zavala
Haciendo uso de varias alternativas el sistema Educativo Estatal
del Estado de Baja California, está buscando y logrando
la cristalización del encuentro de la armonía social.
Award Winning Old Town San Diego Event Feature
Stunning Latin American Folk
Art and Deft Demonstrations
Top artists will fly in from their native countries to
showcase an extravaganza of folk art treasures at the Bazaar del
Mundo's 19th annual Latin America Festival, Friday-Sunday,
Aug. 3-5.
San Diego Sockers Rise Again
By John Philip Wyllie
Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, the San Diego Sockers
have reemerged in San Diego. Though the team will don their traditional
blue and gold uniforms when their indoor season kicks off in mid-August,
it might have been more appropriate if they had selected Tricolores
green, white and red as the team's colors.
Unrestricted Free Agency Period Ends; 73 Re-Sign,
93 Switch Teams
Seventy-three veteran free agents re-signed with their
old teams this year during the unrestricted free agency signing
period, while 93 signed with new teams, the National Football
League announced. The four-month UFA signing period, under terms
of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and
players, ended July 22.
Sugar Ray Leonard Presents Friday Night Fights
on ESPN II
Sugar Ray Leonard officially launched Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing, Inc. (SRL Boxing), which will promote exciting, entertaining
competitive and extremely well matched boxing events. SRL Boxing
announced a strategic partnership with ESPN, the worldwide leader
in sports television, which will bring the fights to ESPN II's
73 million viewers the first Friday of every month for one year.
The debut event will take place on August 3, 2001 at Legends Casino
in Toppenish, Washington.
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