Manny Aguilar of Pacific Bell delivered a heartfelt keynote address recognizing the students and families. Seated at the head table (top left; left to right) Congressman Bob Filner, Manny, and Mistress of Ceremonies Sally Lowery with her husband.
Presenter: Phyllis Muñoz(lower left), Vice Principal
at Nicoloff presented scholarships to Evelyn Lopez and Vanessa
Araujo of Mar Vista High.
KNSD-7/39 reporter (right), Stacey Baca presented awards to Aracela Lopez, Denise Silva and Carolina Venegas.
Four hundred parents, friends, and more joined the 45
scholarship recipients at the Handlery Hotel on June 24 at the
annual LULAC Scholarship Lunceon. The scholarships are presented
annually to students from the elementary grade level to adult
scholars.
Strikers Beaten At NAFTA-Sponsored Hearing
By David Bacon
TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA (6/23/00) — The Camino Real
is a swanky Tijuana establishment full of men in expensive business
suits — a modern concrete blockhouse, garishly painted in
violently clashing shades of purple and yellow. It's very appearance
makes it an appropriate choice for a meeting about labor conflict,
and last Friday morning it was the scene of a conflict that suddenly
turned immediate and violent.
Perspective
Two Mexicos — The Real Choice In Mexican
Elections Does Not Appear
On The Ballot
By Andrew Reding
Mexico will have not one, but two elections on Sunday. One
might as well be in Spain, the other in Peru. Virtually the only
thing they have in common are the names of the presidential candidates.
The North American Development Bank to Provide
$49.2 Million in
Grant Assistance
San Antonio — The North American Development Bank (NADB),
through its EPA-funded Border Environment Infrastructure Fund
(BEIF), will provide $49.2 million in grant assistance to the
communities of Nogales, Arizona; Nogales, Sonora; San Luis Rio
Colorado, Sonora; and Tecate, Baja California. In addition, the
NADB will also make $9.2 million in loans available to assist
in financing infrastructure projects in San Luis Rio Colorado,
Tecate, and Allende and Morales, Coahuila.
Noticias de México...
Recupera terreno peso frente al dolar
CALEXICO, Ca. — El peso recuperó ayer entre 10
y 15 centavos frente al dólar, en cotización registrada
en casas de cambio de Calexico. El billete verde se vendió
entre 9.80 y 9.85.
Fusion to Provide Portal Services to LULAC's
673 Community Councils
and 115,000 Members
New York — Marketing Services Group, Inc., an Internet and
integrated marketing services industry leader announced that Fusion
Networks, a minority-owned business of MSGi, and the League of
United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced that Fusion Networks
will provide exclusive and customized Internet portal hosting,
technology and services to the organiza-tion's 673 community councils
and their 115,000-plus members
UCSD Honors Cajon Valley Middle School for Math
Score Improvement
Farrell Foreman, an assistant director in UCSD's Early Academic
Outreach Program (EAOP), recently present Martin Jaquez, principal
of Cajon Valley Middle School, with EAOP's "Raising the Bar
Award" honoring the school's eighth grade students for showing
the most improvement in math scores among the state's low-income
middle schools in a major assessment test taken last year.
Reduque Prepares to Stand Guard in Kosovo
By Elaine Tarello
Friedberg, Germany — When he joined the Army, the son
of a San Diego couple figured he would spend his days training
for war, learning how to shot a rifle, throw a grenade and maneuver
a battlefield.
VA Fights Hepatitis C — The Silent Stalker
by Oziel Garza
A silent killer is stalking veterans. It is the most common
chronic blood-borne infection in the United States, responsible
for about 10,000 deaths each year, a figure the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) expects to triple during the next
10 to 20 years.
El VA Lucha Contra La Hepatitis C — El Amenazador
Silencioso
by Oziel Garza
Un asesino silencioso está amenazando a los veteranos.
Es la infección sanguínea crónica más
común en los Estados Unidos, responsable por más
de 10,000 muertes cada año (de acuerdo con el Centro de
Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) y se espera
que las cifras se tripliquen durante los próximos 10 a
20 años.
U.S. extends benefits to immigrants with asylum
June 16, 2000 - In a sweeping policy shift that could
affect thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants, a federal agency
has extended the same educational and financial benefits now received
by refugees to immigrants who have won asylum cases.
Hispanic
Radio Network/La Red Hispana
Por Yhamel Catacora
Tu casa propia y tus derechos
La raza, el color, la religión, nacionalidad, el
género, estatus marital, la edad, son sólo algunos
de los aspectos que un prestamista debe, legalmente, pasar por
alto cuando otorga un préstamo hipotecario.
Encienda
Una Vela
Padre Thomas J. McSweeney
Reflexiones del 4 de Julio
El nombre más prominente en la historia de los
Estados Unidos es el de George Washington. Generación tras
generación, Washington se mantuvo constante, no simplemente
como el héroe de la revolución de la independencia
de los Estados Unidos y como el padre de una nueva nación
sino también como el hombre que definió nuestro
carácter nacional.
EDITORIAL:
Abject View of the Good ol' Boy System at Work
It recently came to light that Councilmember Valerie Stallings
made an incredible profit trading stocks in a company owned by
San Diego Padres owners John Moores during the time that the San
Diego City Council was making a determination on the Padres' downtown
ballpark.
Commentary
From Campesinos to Doctorates
by Raoul Lowery Contreras
San Diego State University ranks third in the entire country
in the number of master's degrees awarded to Hispanics. It ranked
number six in the country in the number of bachelor's degrees
awarded to Hispanics and number 37 in the country in the number
of doctorates awarded to Hispanics. In fact, there are 400 doctoral
candidates this year. Good job, alma mater!
Commentary
Large Budget Surpluses Should Force Latinos
To Think About the Future
By Jerome DeHerrera
Last week President Clinton announced that the federal budget
surplus for this year will be $224 billion dollars, and if the
current economic forecast prove true, the surplus for the next
ten years will be $4.2 trillion dollars. These dramatic numbers
should force Latinos to look at our community's needs when choosing
a presidential candidate.
Comentario
Grandes Superávits Deberían
Forzar a los Latinos a Pensar en su Futuro
Por Jerome DeHerrera
La semana pasada en Presidente Clinton anunció que
el superávit del presupuesto federal para el presente año
será de 224 billones de dólares. Si el actual pronóstico
es correcto, el superávit para los siguientes 10 años
se pronosticaría por 4.2 trillones de dólares. Estas
cifras tan dramáticas deberían forzar al pueblo
latino a considerar las necesidades de la comunidad para cuando
elijan a su candidato presidencial.
Commentary
George W. Bush: the Education President?
by Starita Smith
Texas Gov. George W. Bush is trying a new tack for Republicans:
He is claiming a deep commitment to the education of black and
Latino young people.
Notas Politicas...
The California Statewide MEChA will stage a Protest at
the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles on August
14-17, 2000, Calif-Aztlan by participating in efforts of mass
protests in conjunction with other student and community organizations
HIGHLAND AVENUE BLOCKADE UPDATE
(Since Mr. Hanks Commentary on the Highland Ave police
blockade appeared in La Prensa San Diego (6/23/00) citizen
reaction was swift.)
El Foro Público... ....The Public Forum
USA Contra Las Reglas de NAFTA
Somos la directiva de APEAM que es la asociación de
productores y empacadores de aguacate de Michoacan a los E.E.U.U.
y nuestros nombres y puestos están al final de esta misiva.
A continuación me permito realizar algunos comentarios
con respecto a la exportación de aguacate mexicano a USA:
THE RAINBOW CHRONICLES
Chapter V
By Jeannine Diego
Sal remembered once hearing something about dreams transpiring
in real time. That couldn't be true. He'd only been asleep for
a couple of hours, and his dream seemed to have encompassed much
more than that.
Poet's Corner
Oscuridad
Oyamel González
El sol vanidoso convirtiendo todo en un espejo, se va reflejando
por la calle.
Book
Review:
A Democracy Derailed: How The Initiative Petitions
Undermine Our Republic
Dr. Franklin, What have you given us?
A Republic, if you can keep it.
-Benjamin Franklin
by Daniel L. Muñoz
Democracy Derailed Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money
CDFA, Perry Ellis y Los Premios Americanos de
Moda 2000
Por Sheila Fialho
El Consejo de Diseñadores hizo la entrega de Los Premios
Americanos de la Moda en el Avery Fischer Hall del Lincoln Center
en Nueva York nombrando al dominicano Oscar de la Renta como Diseñador
del Año.
McDonald's en Busca del Mejor Talento de la Música
Latina
McDonald's presenta Lo Máximo de la Música
Latina, un concurso nacional de música y talento para futuros
aspirantes y cantantes de la música y la canción.
El campeón del boxeo Oscar de la Hoya, quien pronto realizará
su debut como cantante con la casa disquera EMI Latin, servirá
como uno de los distinguidos jueces de éste concurso, y
será el protagonista en los comerciales de televisión
en los que él invita y hace un llamado a todos aquellos
interesados.
"Don Francisco" Recibe Estrella en el
Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood
Mario Kreutzberger, más conocido como Don Francisco
(el animado anfitrión de Sábado Gigante), obtuvo
una estrella para televisión en el Paseo de la Fama de
Hollywood. Don Francisco fue uno de los animadores seleccionados
entre cientos de personalidades nominadas por el Comité
del Paseo de la Fama de la Cámara de Comercio de Hollywood.
La ceremonia de descubrimiento de la estrella tendrá lugar
en 2001.
Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
"Luminarias"
Featuring some of today's hottest Latino movie actors including,
Cheech Marin, Seidy Lopez, Liz Torres, Lupe Onti-veros, and Evelina
Fernandez. Luminarias was released on theatres throughout
California on May 5th and due to it's overwhelming success will
be making it's release in San Diego's CinemaStar Luxury Theatres
Vicente Fernandez and General Motors Team Up
on 2000 Concert Tour
to Raise Money for Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Thousand Oaks, Ca. — General Motors announced today
a partnership with "King of Mexican Music" Vicente Fernandez
in an effort to raise money for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
(HSF). As title sponsor of Vicente Fernandez' 2000 Western U.S.
concert tour, General Motors continues its ongoing support of
HSF, with contributions nearing $1 million to date.
Rocking' Summer Nights Sizzle At Sea World
SeaWorld San Diego sizzles this summer with extended park hours,
special shows, more thrills, and more adventure. Enticing aromas
fill the air, costume characters mingle with guests, and a 320-foot-hight
red, white, and blue Flag of Lights appears at sundown.
Tour del rock en español "Watchás
2000" en beneficio de estudiantes adultos
latinos
Por Sheila Fialho
Por mucho tiempo, las audiencias del rock en español
consistieron sobre todo de "fans" de México y
de América Central, cuyo primer lenguaje era español.
En el presente el movimiento ha crecido, la audiencia incluye
tanto a Hispanos, si no como, a entusiastas cuyo primer lenguaje
es el inglés. En un esfuerzo por aplacar el reciente interés
por todo lo latino, la música de rock en español
y se ha recreado en el Watchá Tour para beneficiar a la
comunidad estudiantil adulta hispana.
CLICK ... DE LOS ESPECTÁCULOS
Por Lucero Luna Campos
Guadalupe Pineda Rinde Homenaje A Trios Mexicanos
MÉXICO, D. F. (NOTIAMERICA) - El romanticismo se moderniza.
Su nuevo exponente es una mujer con una de las más bellas
voces de México. Ella es Guadalupe Pineda, quien con sus
magníficas interpretaciones rinde homenaje a tres tríos
mexicanos: Los Tres Ases, Los Dandys y Los Tres Reyes, en un súper
álbum de colección.
Food Page:
Happy Birthday, USA
Celebrate Independence Day With a Traditional, All-American
Picnic
Independence Day is a time for families, fireworks, parades
and picnics-a combination that has been the all-American way to
celebrate the Fourth of July since the early 1800s.
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