By Tom and Joanne O'Toole
(Editor's Note: Recently Tony Perez was selected to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of players in the Hall to eight [two Latino broadcasters are also included]. The following story highlights the careers of the nine Latino Hall of Fame representatives.)
The crowning achievement to a baseball career is to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Of the almost 250 current members in the Hall of Fame, nine are Latinos -- seven players and two broadcasters.
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In Recognition of the Anniversary of Cesar E.
Chavez's Birth
Introduced by Antonio Villaraigosa
WHEREAS, On March 31, 1927, a true hero named Cesar Estrada
Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona to Librado and Juana Chavez and
became the second oldest in a family of five children. Cesar Chavez
lived his life dedicated to improving the plight of farmworkers
through struggle, sacrifice, and abnegation.
Conflicto Indígena en Chile: Una Bomba
de Tiempo
Especial Desde Santiago de Chile
Especial para La Prensa San Diego
Christián Eduardo Sandoval Cabezas
Domingo Cayupil, tiene 53 años de edad. Vive en
una humilde Ruca (vivienda de barro y tierra), en el sector
de Ercilla, en la Novena Región de Chile, a más
de 900 kilómetros al sur de Santiago. El es mapuche.
Ethnic Conflict in Chile: A Time Bomb
Special to La Prensa de San Diego
From Santiago, Chile
Cristian Eduardo Sandoval Cabezas.
Domingo Cayupil, 53 years old lives in a poorly built
hut (dwelling made out of mud and dirt), located in Ercilla, ninth
region of chile; more than 900 km to the south of Santiago. He's
a mapuche.
Noticias de México...
Hunden a secuestradores
El Juzgado Tercero de lo Penal de esta ciudad dictó
formal prisión en contra de dos supuestos miembros de la
banda de secuestradores-homicidas conocida como "Los Garibay",
por el secuestro del agricultor Raúl Bejarano Escalante.
La Prosperidad de California Depende de Una Mayor
Inversión en Educación,
Vivienda y Servicios Sociales
UC NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES—El aumento en la demanda de maestros, escuelas,
viviendas y servicios sociales resultante del crecimiento de la
población, especialmente la inmigrante, es palpable en
todo el estado, haciendo notar que es imprescindible invertir
más en las infraestructuras necesarias.
Cuomo Issues Policy Directive to Increase Racial
and Economic Integration
of Public Housing
Washington — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew
Cuomo issued a policy directive designed to break down concentration
of public housing residents by race and income and increase racial,
ethnic and economic integration in public housing developments
where 1.3 million families live.
Census Director Says Early Returns Show Much
Work Ahead
If Nation To Have Successful Census
Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt today released the first
public report on America's response to Census 2000, showing that
42 percent of the questionnaires have been returned so far.
FCC Lottery Determines Order for Accepting
Applications for Low Power
FM Radio Station Licenses
Actual Dates of Filing Windows to be Announced in Later Public
Notice
Washington, DC — The FCC held its low power FM lottery
to determine the order in which it will accept applications for
this new radio service.
New Neighborhood Center Will Provide Assistance
to Families in Need
Members of the southeastern San Diego Community and the San Diego
Workforce Partnership, Inc. gathered on Saturday to celebrate
the opening of the Chollas View Work First Center. The event included
a dedication ceremony and tours of The Center, which was created
to assist local families making the transition from welfare dependency
to economic independence.
Hispanic
Radio Network/La Red Hispana
Por Consuelo Luz
Escuela de Asesinos
El 24 de marzo el pueblo de El Salvador observó
una vez más el día con oraciones, dolor y esperanza.
Hace veinte años, el 24 de marzo de 1980, Oscar Romero,
el amado Arzobispo de El Salvador, fue asesinado mientras ofrecía
una misa.
Career Fair Kicks Off Spring Celebration at
Cuyamaca College
Rancho San Diego — "Careers for the New Millennium"
is the theme for the 6th annual Career Fair at Cuyamaca College
on Wednesday, April 5. The career fair is the kick off for Spring
Fest 2000, a series of free events in April, that links education
with community needs and concerns such as jobs, family and health.
Southwestern College Hosts Career Fair 2000,
"A New Century of Job Opportunities"
Southwestern College kicks off this year's Career Fair 2000, "A
New Century of Job Opportunities," Monday, April 3.
SDCHCC Offers Scholarship to San Diego County
Hispanic Students
The San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SDCHCC) is
pleased to announce the awarding of scholarships to San Diego
County Hispanic students. Applications for the program are now
available to 2000 graduating Hispanic high school students and
continuing college students who need financial assistance.
Miracosta's Small Business Workshop
If you are looking for a Small Business Administration
(SBA) loan and want some hands-on assistance, there is an upcoming
free workshop designed to provide some help on April 4, 10 a.m.-noon,
at the Small Business Development Center-North County, 1823 Mission
Ave., Oceanside.
Educational Collaboration Seminar at HP
Teachers who want to improve their students' scholastic performance
and parents who want to make a meaningful difference in their
children's schooling are invited to a seminar on developing active
partnerships in education.
Construction Trades Career Opportunities Never
Better for Women, Minorities
San Diego's thriving economy combined with unprecedented growth
in the region is providing countless opportunities for beginning
careers in the building and construction trades.
EDITORIAL:
State Workers Make Money on Cesar Chavez
As expected, Governor Gray Davis will sign
into law Senate Bill SB 984, sponsored by Senator Richard
Polanco (D), making March 31, the birthday of César
Chávez, a paid holiday for state workers. This act
will cost the California taxpayers anywhere from $43 million to
$188 million per year, according to budget analysts.
EDITORIAL:
Chávez Major Civil Rights Leader
Chávez spent his life fighting for the rights of the Farm
workers of America. This was and is the obvious focus of honoring
César Chávez among the Mexican -Latino, Filipino,
and African American communities. Who toiled in the fields of
America's farms and fields. We now make bold to say:
COMMENTARY:
Bracero Program: The Left isn't "Right"
By Domenico Maceri, PhD
Imagine risking your life to have a chance for a minimum wage
job. That's what Mexicans who illegally cross the border in search
of employment do. In the last five years 450 lost their lives.
And those who survive and get jobs, face intimidation, abuses,
and constant fear of immigration authorities. Occasionally some
of these problems are reported by the media, but often no one
hears about them.
Comentario:
El Voto Latino Promete Ser Importante en
Noviembre
Por Jerome De Herrera
Lectores de este periódico han leido que que el voto
latino va a ser crítico este año de elecciones presidenciales.
¿Pero que significa esto?
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
Pos Gente, parece that every time the "Greek
God" speaks, Thunder Theighs quivers and shakes. What is
good for los Padres is good for the Hellenist!!
Oh ya! Stick it to la gente.
El Foro Público... ....The Public Forum
Niño Con Distrofía Muscular Pide Ayuda
En días pasados le pregunté a mi hijo que si
que tenía, ya que lo veía muy callado. Me contestó
que estaba aburrido. "A los 7 años... pensé
yo". La razón es que mi hijo Bryant tiene una enfermedad
que se llama Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne.
Pavimentado "The Road to El Dorado"
"The Road to El Dorado" es una comedia sobre la amistad
y la aventura Tulio (Kevin Kline y Miguel (Kenneth Branagh), son
dos pícaros españoles que creen haber alcanzado
la fortuna cuando cae en sus manos el mapa a la legendaria ciudad
de oro, El Dorado.
Poet's Corner
If
Oyamel González
If I live in your eyes, could I toast some
marshmallows in your ear?
LJCDS Accepting Entries For Annual Poetry Contest
La Jolla Country Day School is accepting entries from high school
students throughout San Diego County for the 13th annual
Amy Marie Watkins Memorial Poetry Prize.
Women's Poetry Contest
The Women's History Reclamation Project seeks poetry for
a showcase event on June 10, 2000. Deadline for submission is
May 5, 2000.
Calendar of Events
by Berenice Cisneros
Don Giovanni
The great Italian bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto makes
a long-awaited return to San Diego in the title role of Mozart's
Don Giovanni, opening on Saturday, April 1 at the Civic
Theatre.
FOODPAGE
Share the Fun Bake with Kids
Nothing captures the imagination or lights up a child's eyes like
a colorful
rainbow hanging in the sky. Unless it's creating! Kids love the
satisfaction of making something they can actually play with or
eat.
Ms. Belleza Latina Pageant
Michigan — In response to the growing Hispanic
population, Maria Torres is launching the Ms. Belleza Latina Pageant.
There will be approximately 40 pageants nationwide including Puerto
Rico, with the first pageant being held on September 3-4, 2000
at the Holiday Inn O'Hare in Chicago, Illinois.
Nicolas Lapenti Continua Reforzando sus Técnicas
en el Tenis
Por Sheila Fialho
Nicolas Lapenti está orgulloso de haber ganado y atribuye
parte de su gloria a la tremenda hinchada ecuatoriana.
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