September 2008 Blog Posts (25)

Dionicio Morales, a former labor organizer whose efforts to help his community resulted in the creation of one of the nation's largest Latino social service providers, has died. He was 89. Morales died of natural causes Wednesday at Beverly Hospital in Montebello. He was organizing garment workers in the early 1960s when he decided to create the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation in 1963. Morales persuaded the vice president,…

HISPA (Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement), a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing positive Hispanic role models for young students, held a successful launch event on Tuesday, September 16th. The event was held to spotlight the group’s national mission and its New Jersey program. The kick-off marked the start of the organization’s “100 Role Models in 100 Hours” initiative, an…

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute recognized a Latina Marine for her strong leadership and dedication to country Sep. 7 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. CHCI awarded Brig. Gen. Angela Salinas, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, the 2008 Latinas in Service Award. This is the first time CHCI has awarded a service woman. All the speakers talked about how Salinas is an inspiring and influential woman. And…

According to a new nationwide survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults, 50% of all Latinos say that the situation of Latinos in this country is worse now than it was a year ago. In a new report released by the Pew Hispanic Center, during this past year, the Hispanic community in this country has been hit hard by rising unemployment and stepped-up immigration…

Hispanic businesses and Spanish-language media are sponsoring a lew of civic engagements and get-out-the-vote efforts in the Washington area. Some are part of larger national campaigns like the Republican and Democratic interest in recruiting Hispanic voters and the interest in changing immigration policies. The majority of the efforts are aimed at getting Hispanics to register and show up on Election Day.

The Ayuda Business Coalition runs…

DREAM IN COLOR By Linda and Loretta Sanchez with Richard Buskin Grand Central Publishing – September 2008 Review by Raul Ramos y Sanchez

Linda and Loretta Sanchéz are the only sisters to ever serve in the United States Congress. Their new book, DREAM IN COLOR, does much more than define the Sanchéz sisters as politicians, however. In an engaging and candid narrative, we discover the sharply distinct identities of two women who…

Beginning Sept. 15- Oct 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. Across the country events, screenings and fun activities will be taking place to celebrate Hispanic Culture. You may find organizations, schools, and community centers hosting events that will encourage people of all walks of life to join in the fun. National Hispanic Heritage month was started in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson who initally started it for only a week. When Ronald Reagan became president in…

HISPA, Hispanics Inspiring Students' Performance and Achievement, will be hosting an event September 16th to promote and launch a new NJ Program. During this "kick off" event, professionals from many different industries and academia are invited to join their Role Model Bureau in support of the HISPA Role Model Program and the "Reaching Our Dreams" program from Save Latin America. These two programs will provide you with the opportunity to visit a local Middle School to share your story and…