Washington,
DC- The Hispanic Heritage Awards foundation named the five
recipients of its coveted Hispanic Heritage Awards. The
announcement follows NBC's recent news to air the Hispanic
Heritage Awards 2000 as a prime-time special on its entire
network, for the first time this year.
Widely recognized as the most prestigious honor in the Hispanic
community, the Hispanic Heritage Awards honor individuals
have reached the pinnacle of their careers, achieving brilliant
personal success while contributing to the Hispanic community.
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Premios Hispanic Heritage 2000
Washington D.C.- La Fundación Hispanic Heritage Awards
nombró hoy a los cinco ganadores de los codiciados Premios
Hispanic Heritage. el anuncio se realizó poco después
de que la NBC anunciara que transmitirá por primera vez
la ceremonia de los Premios Hispanic Heritage 2000,
como un especial en horario estelar y a través de todas
sus estaciones. Los Primios Hispanic Heritage son
ampliamente reconocidos como la distinción de mayor prestigio
que se otorga en la comunidad hispana y honran a personas que
se destacan en cinco categorías - artes, literatura, liderazgo,
educación y deportes.
Ciudad Botero: Algo Más Que Una Idea
Un Poco Alocada
Por Catalina Martelo
Medellín. Colombia. El reportaje "Fernando Botero:
Muchas gordas, muchas risas", realizado el 27 de abril de
1976 por el destacado periodista colombiano Darío Arizmendi
y publicado en esa fecha por diario nacional El Colombiano, significó
el gran paso para que se consolidara un proyecto cultural que
toma como escenario a la ciudad de Medellín, capital del
Departamento de Antioquia y cuya relevancia no sólo se
manifiesta en el ámbito local, sino que goza de una trascendencia
mundial en lo que a proyectos artísticos se refiere.
Colombia's Forgotten Victims — Those Hurt
Most Difficult To See
By Paul Jeffrey
SANTA FE DE BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — The government has its
spokespersons, the army its public relations experts, the guerrillas
their spin doctors. Journalists had no problem finding sound bites
from these highly visible participants in Colombia's unrelenting
violence during U.S. President Bill Clinton's brief visit to Cartagena
on August 30.
Number of Hispanics Who Vote Up "Sharply"
The Census Bureau reports more than one-half million more Hispanics
voted in the congressional elections of 1998 than did in 1994,
increasing this ethnic group's presence at the polls from 3.5
million to 4.1 million, according to new analysis by the Commerce
Department's Census Bureau.
Noticias de Mexico
Acribillan a "El Willy"
Tijuana, B.C.- El subdelegado de Comercio y Fomento Industrial
(Secofi) en Tijuana, Guillermo Castellanos Martínez, fue
asesinado anoche al llegar a su domicilio, ubicado en Playas de
Tijuana. Alredecor de las 20:00 horas de ayer el funcionario federal
llegó a su domicilio, ubicado en la calle Risco 870 en
Jardines de Playas de Tijuana, a bordo de un Tsuru verde, propiedad
de la Secofi donde al parecer lo esperaban sus homicidas.
Operativo Guardián Combate el Acceso
al Alcohol por Jóvenes
Por José A. Alvarez
El Día del Trabajo y la época de regresar a
la escuela se aproximan. Y con ellos, la temporada en la que un
mayor número de jóvenes intenta tener acceso al
alcohol. Es por ello que desde el 25 de agosto y hasta el 4 de
septiembre, más de 10 agencias de policía de todo
el Condado de San Diego estarán realizando una serie de
operativos para evitar que los menores de edad tengan acceso a
bebidas alcohólicas.
Gates Scholarships Awarded to Two North County
Residents
Two North County women are among approximately 4,000 students
of minority backgrounds who will receive Gates Millennium Scholarships
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The scholarships
are the first wave of a program that will provide $1 billion to
minority students from low-income families during the next 20
years.
New $13.1 Million Preuss School Campus Opens
Sept. 5 at UCSD for 431 Students
A total 431 new and returning Preuss School students will
begin studies Sept. 5 on their sleek new 75,000-foot campus at
the University of California, San Diego.
Quepasa.com Honors Hispanic Americans and Achievements
in Technology by
Sponsoring National Latino Internet Month
Phoenix - Quepasa.com (Nasdaq: PASA), the premier online
community for the US Hispanic market, today declared September
1-- September 30 Latino Internet Month, a nationwide initiative
to celebrate the achievements made by U.S. Latinos in the area
of technology and recognize the Month is to raise awareness in
the Latino Internet community by empowering Hispanics to shape
their own destiny through education and information.
San Diego County Libraries Celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month
Spring Valley Library
Schedule of Events:
The Spring Valley Library, 1043 Elkelton Blvd., Spring Valley
will present several programs in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month:
Goldman talk to contextualize current problems
with the Centro
"Globalization and the Privatization of Culture in
the Americas: The Present Status of Alternative Cultural Centers
(Chicano/Latino) from New York to California" will be the
topic of noted author and lecturer Dr. Shifra M. Goldman on Thursday,
September 7, 7:30 p.m., at San Diego City College, Room L-112
(northside of Curran Plaza). Dr. Goldman's presentation will contextualize
current problems at San Diego's Centro Cultural de la Raza. The
lecture is free and open to the public.
Food Page:
Barbecue Hawaiian-Style!
Juicy-sweet papayas, island-grown guavas, perfumed mangoes
and tantalizing teriyaki-these are the seductive flavors of Hawaii.
This summer, if you have a craving for tropical tastes but don't
have any plans for an island vacation, then fire up the grill
and host a Hawaiian-style party in your own backyard.
Editorial
Political Wake Up Call For Latinos
The just released Census Bureau Population estimates should
serve as a wake up call to all Latinos. According to the recently
released figures, Whites (minus Latinos) now total 49.9% (16,526,103)
of the state's 31.3 million residents. Latinos are now 31.6% (10,459,616)
of the states population! Asians follow with 11.4% (3,763,072),
Blacks have dropped to less than 6.7% (2,205,359), and American
Indians to less than 1% (190,971).
PROP 38 - PROS & CONS
The Attorney General of California prepared the following title
and summary of the proposed measure (PROP 38)
Commentary
Key Votes In November
By Raoul Lowery Contreras
Democrat Al Gore has reinvented himself into an "us versus
them" candidate. Surveys show that much of the American public
(54%) is invested in the stock market, so will it buy a Marxist-Leninist-Communist
like class warfare campaign?
Commentary
Social Security: Bush vs Gore
By Robert Linnell
Both Governor Bush and Vice President Gore have announced
major plans for changing Social Security (SS). Neither candidate
has provided details although the Gore plan, as announced, includes
more detailed features. We need to keep in mind the old saying,
"the devil is in the details". However, we can make
some meaningful comparisons based on published information.
Commentary
A Balance of Powers Emerges in Mexico
By Enrique Davis-Mazlum
Mexico City - El LVIII Congreso de la Union (The 58th Congress
in Mexico) was sworn in on August 28th, 2000. Mexico has a Bicameralism
Congress divided in two legislative houses: Camara de Diputados
(Chamber of Deputies / Representatives) elected for a period of
three years and Camara de Senadores (Chamber of Senators) elected
for a period of six years.
Perspective
The most shameful moment
by Mark Draper
It was one of those unbelievable moments, one which captured
and revealed starkly the essence of an entire movement, convention,
and campaign. Consider the following contrasting events:
El Foro Público... ....The Public Forum
Nader should be included in the Presidential debates
Ralph Nader should be included in the upcoming presidential
debates. No matter who you support, it's a question of democracy.
THE RAINBOW CHRONICLES
Chapter XIII
By Jeannine Diego
Second Chorus
Dear Kees,
I hope you're doing wonderfully. Just the other night, we watched,
probably for the twentieth time, the video you and Diego made.
Reseña
"... Y Que Lo Comente El Pueblo"
Por: Paco Zavala
Hemos leído con sumo interés la obra unipersonal
de poemas y cuentos escritos por el compositor Tony Medina y que
intituló "... Y que lo comente el pueblo". Esta
obra la está imprimiendo y publicando la Editorial Angel
Azul e Hispani Publishing, es una impresión que consta
de doscientas diez páginas.
CLICK... DE LOS ESPECTÁCULOS
Por Lucero Luna Campos
CON EL ALBUM "LO GRANDE DE LOS GRANDES", PEPE AGUILAR
ESPERA PROLONGAR SU GRANDIOSO EXITO
Presencia de Yemanjá, la diosa Del mar,
en Woman On Top
Creencia y tradición familiar en América Latina
Filmada en los hermosos paisajes de dos ciudades donde la
tradición es tan importante como la belleza la película
Woman On Top, protagonizada por Penélope Cruz, permite
que el espectador realice un emotivo viaje por las calles de Bahía,
en el noreste de Brasil; y por San Francisco, en la costa oeste
de Estados Unidos, donde el personaje central de este relato cinematográfico
vive sus increíbles aventuras de amor y de aroma, de sabor
y de éxito, en una trama de mágica expresión
visual.
Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Jennifer López
and Jimmy Smits will Co-Host the
Inaugural Latin Grammy Awards
Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Jennifer López and
Jimmy Smits have been named as the first set of co-hosts for the
first Latin GRAMMY Awards, it was announced today be Michael Greene,
President/CEO of the Recording academy. To best exemplify the
diversity of Latin music, multiple hosts with unique backgrounds
will guide the historic celebration of Latin music.
Presentó Concierto
Por: Paco Zavala
La Orquesta de Baja California, presentó el día
de ayer en el Teatro del Cecut, en Tijuana, B.C. el Concierto
denominado "Paris, Fin de Siglo".
New
York: City of Angles Spotlighted at the Museum of Photographic
Arts
Highlighting New York City, the Museum of Photographic
Arts' (MoPA) film program showcases New York: City of Angles.
Additional series are a Robert Frank three-film series, FILMOUT
2000, a continuation of the popular The Great Female Performers
Series of classical music documentaries and a Halloween 3-D
festival. All programs are offered in the new Joan & Irwin
Jacobs Theater at MoPA, Sept. 1 through Oct. 29, 2000.
Calendar of Events
by Berenice Cisneros:
Flag Football
Register now to play men's 5X5 all-passing flag football.
Evening and weekend leagues start in October. We offer inter-league
playoffs with 4 neighboring counties. Call toll-free (877) 846-3178
or direct to (714) 773-4829, or visit our website@ www.topgunflagfootball.com.
Must be 18+.
Anuncian Apertura de Cursos
Por: Paco Zavala - El Instituto "Andrés Soler"
anuncia la apertura de cursos en la carrera de Arte Dramático,
misma que consta de seis semestres (3 años), dividida en
clases diarias de lunes a viernes de 4:00 P.M. a 8:00 P.M.
NFL Kicks Off A New Century
The National Football League will kick off a new century
this weekend — literally.
Bullfight
World:
Another Goring in Tijuana
By Lynn Sherwood
Matador Guillermo Gonzalez "Chilolo" was gored,
last Sunday, as he entered to kill. Actually, it was a re-goring,
for it opened a wound that he had recently received in the upper
torso. After preliminary medical attention in the infirmary, Chilolo
returned to accept the ear that had been cut, took his turn of
the ring, then immediately returned to the infirmary of Plaza
Monumental de Tijuana, according to Tijuana correspondent Gerry
Campos.
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