Basking Ridge,
NJ Armed with corporate know-how, an unrelenting drive
and a passion for education, Sara Martinez Tucker is resolved
to double the rate of Latinos earning college degrees by 2006.
This crusade is part of her mission as president and CEO of the
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). It is also a goal inspired by
her parents' deep-rooted value for education.
Although Tucker's parents never attended college, they value education and raised their three children to pursue their education above anything else. Tucker emotionally talks about the day her brother graduated from college at 37 years of age. "My brother went through life remembering that the only thing our father ever asked of us was that all his children graduate from college," she said. "I thank God that we ended up with parents who even if they didn't have the means, always had it in them to be very resourceful."
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Sara Martinez Tucker Mide el Triunfo `Un Estudiante
a la Vez'
Basking Ridge, NJ Sara Martínez espera doblar
el porcentaje de latinos que se gradúan con títulos
universitarios para el año 2006. Gracias a su extenso conocimiento
de negocios y su perseverancia y pasión por la educación
Martínez Tucker, ya puede emprenderse hacia su jornada,
que también es parte de su misión como presidente
y directora ejecutiva del Fondo Universitario de Becas para Hispanos,
de incrementar el número de latinos en las universidades.
Governor Gray Davis Announces Pioneering Cross-Border
Health Plan
"Access Baja": First California-Based HMO to
Provide Health Care Coverage
in Mexico
Sacramento Speaking at the opening of the Border
Governors Conference, Governor Gray Davis announced that California
has approved a new health plan Blue Shield's Access Baja
HMO that for the first time will allow individuals with
health benefits provided by a U.S. employer to obtain medical
services in Tijuana, Mexico.
My Neighorhood's 15 Minutes of Fame
By Rene Ciria-Cruz
MANILA For a brief moment in May, the world paid attention
to Pandacan, my old neighborhood.
New Insights Into Hispanic Marketing Released
Acclaimed Hispanic Researcher Behind Highly Anticipated
Book
LOS ANGELES -- Newly arrived Latino immigrants represent a
more lucrative opportunity for marketers of U.S. products and
services than already established U.S. Latinos. This controversial
statement is just one of many intriguing new insights contained
in Isabel Valdés's new book, Marketing to American Latinos,
Part I: A Guide to the In-Culture Approach, available
June 1.
Noticias de México...
Encuentran dos más en Arizona
Tucson, AZ. - La Patrulla Fronteriza descubrió el Miércoles
en el desierto los cuerpos de dos indocumentados muer-tos por
el calor, manifestó Charles Klinberg.
Immigrants Boost Economy's Health But Lack Access
to Health Care
Half of Non-Citizens Working Full-time Lack Health Insurance
New York City While immigrants are credited with
helping to fuel the nation's long economic expansion, they aren't
sharing in all the benefits, particularly health benefits.
SDG&E Devolverá $390 Millones a Sus
Usuarios
En un acto sin precedente, los usuarios de San Diego Gas
& Electric (SDG&E) recibirá este verano un dividendo
en efectivo por 390 millones de dólares, como resultado
del éxito alcanzado por la empresa en su transición
a un mercado competitivo, según lo dispuesto en el plan
estatal para la reestructuración de la industria eléctrica
en California. En promedio, el usuario residencial de SDG&E
recibirá $260, mientras que los pequeños comerciantes
obtendrán un promedio de $870 cada uno.
El Rey del Mambo Ha muerto:
1923-2000-06-02
El Rey con un sentido popular
Por Sheila M. Fialho
Simplemente conocido como el Rey, Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.,
innovador del Jazz latino por fusionar los ritmos Afro Cubanos
con Jazz, líder de los mejores grupos musicales y arreglista
supremo, - ha muerto en Nueva York. Tenía 77 años.
Historia del Primer Panteón en Tijuana
Por Paco Zavala
Ciudad de ensueño, puerto de ilusiones, llave de paso
a la fortuna, villa pedregosa y poblada de cerros, eso es superficialmente.
Algunas veces tratada hasta despectivamente y ofensivamente, así
se trata a una extensión de árida, hermosa y bellísima
tierra: Tijuana.
Community Nonprofit Transforms LA's Notorious
Estrella Avenue
LOS ANGELES -- Three years ago, the dilapidated buildings
on mid-Estrella Avenue were frequent stops for the city's health
and building inspectors. The buildings' landlords were cited frequently
for crumbling walls and ceilings, clogged plumbing and roach and
vermin infestations.
County Recognizes Sweetwater Educators for Biliteracy
Leadership
Mentor Teacher Luz Maria Lopez and Superintendent Ed Brand
won countywide recognition for promoting biliteracy efforts in
the Sweetwater District. A panel of top educators from throughout
the county honored Ms. Lopez, Dr. Brand and other awardees at
a recent ceremony sponsored by the San Diego County Office of
Education.
MiraCosta College has been named one of 33 colleges statewide to receive grant money to institute a teacher and reading development partnership program aimed at recruiting and training future teachers as well as improving the reading level of students from kindergarten through third grade.
Partnership Gives Quepasa.com's Members Access
to Unique Historical
and Cultural Information
In an effort to give U.S. Hispanics information about
their cultural roots, quepasa.com (Nasdaq:PASA), the premier online
community for U.S. Hispanics (www.quepasa.com),
and Insight Guides announced a partnership today to provide U.S.
Hispanics with the online resources they need to learn more about
the rich ethnic heritage of the U.S. Latino communities.
Hispanic
Radio Network/La Red Hispana
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Yhamel Catacora
Los Pormenores del Prom
El prom, o el baile de graduación, es el broche
de oro que pone fin a los 14 años de deberes, madrugadas,
de buenas y malas calificaciones, de papeletas de indisciplina,
de trofeos y torneos, de las notitas amorosas secretas debajo
del pupitre, de las picardias, y de toda esa magia que nace en
el templo del saber, el segundo hogar, o como llana y silvestremente
se le conoce: "la escuela".
Coping With Prostate Cancer: A UCSD Cancer Center
Study
By Jessica Baer and Rajni Banthia
The UCSD Cancer Center is now evaluating a program for its
benefits in helping partners cope with the ensuing life changes
and emotional ups and downs that can arise from a prostate cancer
diagnosis. The impetus for this study came from a problem-solving
therapy that was recently tested on mothers coping with their
child's cancer at San Diego Children's Hospital. This program
proved beneficial, and has been modified to evaluate its effect
on adult couples dealing with prostate cancer. Presently, fifty
of a possible 250 couples are enrolled in the study to aid the
research team in its efforts to evaluate this program.
Community Notes:
Racial Profiling Town Hall Meeting
San Diego civil rights organizations will sponsor a town hall
meeting on racial profiling Wednesday, June 14, 6pm - 8pm at O'Farrell
Community School, 6130 Skyline Drive, San Diego.
"Operation Opportunity" Unites Small
Business and Government
A number of government agencies and the San Diego Minority
Supplier Development Council (MSDC) will present the annual "Operation
Opportunity" to help small businesses locate and make contact
with procurement agents who can help them access millions of dollars
in procurement opportunities. The Trade Fair and workshops will
be presented on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate
Professionals (NAHREP) to Hold
Southern California Reception
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
(NAHREP) the only national advocate for the Hispanic real estate
professional, will hold its Southern California Reception on June
20, 2000 at 6:00pm in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Diego.
Accounting Firm Hosts Fund Raiser for Farm
Workers
It has been a long, hot day working in the rich strawberry
fields of Carlsbad for Luis de la Cruz. (Not his real name) Each
day he goes home wondering why he has such a terrible rash on
his arms from working.
New Benefits Handbook Updates Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. ­ A new edition of the Department of Veterans
Affairs' popular handbook Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
updates the rates for certain federal payments and outlines a
variety of programs and benefits for American veterans.
Editorial:
Strong Mayor Proposal Kidnapped By Vested Interests
Rigging of the San Diego political system is underway!
Fearing the outcome of submitting their, secrecy shrouded, plan
for changing the form of government that has served San Diego
since 1931, the City Manager form of Government, a group of well
heeled operatives moved quickly, once their secret meetings concluded,
to take the "people" out of the equation. They moved
quickly to have their secretly concocted plan for a `Strong Mayor'
form of government placed on the next election ballot without
exposing it to public scrutiny until election day.
Perspective
The Making of the Political Pocho
By Rodolfo F. Acuña
A by product of affirmative action programs such as Educational
Opportunities Program and the creation of Chicano studies in the
1960s was the dramatic expansion of a Chicano middle-class.
Commentary
The Conservative Shame on Immigration
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The moral decline of the conservative movement was recently
reflected in a syndicated column entitled "Goofy may be a
Libertarian" by Don Feder, one of the conservative movement's
leading lights. Feder's critique, which in part took the Libertarian
Party to task for its position favoring open immigration, displayed
not only the hypocrisy of conservatives but poor analysis as well.
Reflexión
El Voto Razonado
Por Paco Zavala
En ésta época convulsiva, en la que el peso
pierde valor ante el dólar; con un brote guerrillero de
proporciones en reserva; de marchas de protesta por todos lados;
de inconformidad estudiantil; de protestas de mentores; de huelgas;
de incendios intencionales y accidentales por doquier; de movimientos
delictivos desproporcionados, etc, etc, etc.
El
Foro Público... ....The Public Forum
Open Letter To L.A. School Board Of Trustee
TO: Vickie Castro
Los Angeles Unified School District
From: Maria Elena Gaitan
Subj.: Your `reality' vote for Ex-Colorado Governor Romer
THE RAINBOW CHRONICLES
Chapter II
by Jeannine Diego
It was late afternoon again. He dreaded the sight of that
translucent celestial sphere, threatening to turn solid white.
It held the promise of darkness and none of the charm, romanticism
or beauty alleged by songs and poems. As night fell, so did the
weight of the absence that, with the years, had settled comfortably
onto his shoulders. It was easier to ignore in the daylight.
Poet's Corner
A Beethoven
Por Carlos Trujillo
La tristeza de la soledad
el constante buscar
lo que se perdió
en la libertad del deshacer
en la libertad del desechar.
CLICK... DE LOS ESPECTÁCULOS
Por Lucero Luna Campos
Ricardo Arjona Dedica Su Nueva Producción Discográfica
A La Musica Del Caribe
MÉXICO, D. F., (NOTIAMERICA) - Ricardo Arjona anunció
con bombos y platillos su nueva producción discográfica
dedicada a la música del Caribe -con su alegría
y melancolía-, y en el que una vez más, el cantautor
guatemalteco demuestra el porqué está considerado
como uno de los más prolíficos artistas latinos.
Gloria Estefan's New Album "Alma Caribeña"
is no.1 in the U.S. and is Topping
Charts Around the World
MIAMIEpic/Sony Discos Recording artist Gloria Estefan's
latest Spanish-language album "Alma Caribeña"
released May 22 is topping the charts around the world. The album's
first single "No Me Dejes de Querer" is at the no.1
radio airplay chart position on the Billboard Hot Latin Charts,
and the album debuted at no.1 on the Soundscan Latin Sales Chart
for the United States and Puerto Rico.
The Latino Entertainment Media Institute (LEMI)
Announces Second
Screenwriting Contest
Burbank, CA The Latino Entertainment Media Institute (LEMI)
will present "The Future is Now: Diversity in Entertainment,"
the 6th Annual Latino Industry Conference to be held
on October 12-14, 2000, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. LEMI
will sponsor it's second screenwriting contest for Latino screenwriters
in all genres.
Calendar
of Events:
by Berenice Cisneros
Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill
A musical voyage in time and place, Berlin to Broadway
with Kurt Weill, opening June 16 through June 18 at the Casa
del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park and playing for just four performances,
traces the remarkable journey of one of the 20th century's most
gifted composers through selected songs of eleven of his major
musicals works.
My Hollywood Love letter: A Millennium Manifesto
by Abel Salas
On Saturday, June 17th we have the opportunity to make television
history by tuning in to the star-studded prime-time television
ALMA Awards broadcast brought to you by ABC at 8 pm CST/9pm EST.
Skillet
Cooking With a World of Options
It's late in the day and once again you're facing
the dinner dilemma. No need to call for pizza or order Chinese
food! The solution to serving a world of flavors at the dinner
table may be as close as your freezer . . . and your skillet.
Hugo, Técnico Momentáneo Del Tri
En La Copa USA
Por Carlos Gonzalez G.
MÉXICO, D.F. (NOTIAMERICA) -
El pentapichichi Hugo Sánchez señaló que
el rumbo de su vida futbolística se enfoca a la dirección
técnica del Tricolor y la carta fuerte que esgrime para
ocupar la titularidad es que sacó de las profundidades
al barco de los Pumas, los llevó a las finales. Sobre todo,
despertó la "garra" en la afición por
ver un equipo con ganas de sobresalir, aunque sin la experiencia
necesaria para lograr el campeonato.
En el Abierto de Tenis Francés: El exito
americano yace entre las mujeres
Por Sheila Fialho
en Roland Garros en Paris, Francia
Este año, para los Norte Americanos, la edición
tenística ha sido fatal. Comenzando con Pete Sampras que
salió del juego el primer día , 48 hrs más
tarde cae el campeón Andre Agassi y finalmente Michael
Chang culminó el éxodo total de los americanos del
norte. Es la segunda vez en la historia de los Open de tenis que
haya ocurrido algo igual. La primera fue post 1968, la segunda
fue con Chang, sobreviviente, hasta la tercera ronda.
El renacimiento Argentino en el Abierto Francés:
Franco Squillari clasificó para
los cuartos del final
por Sheila Fialho
corresponsal desde Paris. Roland Garros
Franco Squillari se convirtió en el primer argentino
en alcanzar los finales abiertos franceses desde 1991, al derrotar
a EL Aynaoui 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 de Younes El partido que se había
suspendió el día anterior por falta de luz y excesso
de lluvia, se completó a favor de los argentinos, al día
siguiente. Desde el empate 3-3 en el tercer set, la esperada victoria
fue el resultado de apenas 10 minutos de juego. El estilo de Squillari
ha sido desde el primer día, un tenis claro y consistente.
Y así se mantuvo en medio de una jornada fría y
gris.