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Counterclockwise from top: Connie Treviño Eason, Maria Rodríguez-Winters, Luis Dominguez, and ElenaDominguez-Bartley celebrate Día de los Muertos/Day of the Day at the Sofia Quintero Center last Friday.
Mexicanos abren turismodespués de estragoshuracán
MEXICO (AP), oct. 30: Apocas semanas de quecomience la temporada altade turismo en México, elgobierno lanzó una campañainternacional para ayudar aque el estado de Jalisco,afectado por el huracánKenna, no pierda el interéspara medio millón de viajerosque visitan los balnearios afin de año.
En conferencia de prensala Secretaria de TurismoLeticia Navarro y elgobernador de Jalisco Fran-cisco Ramírez Castañoinformaron que pusieron enmarcha seis estrategias paraque se cumpla la meta deocupación turística del 90%en los balnearios PuertoVallarta y Nuevo Vallarta, aunos 640 kilómetros alnoroeste de la capital.
Las estrategias apuntan auna inmediata reconstrucciónurbana y del malecón,asistencia financiera aempresas turísticas afectadas,relaciones públicas inter-nacionales, promociónturística, contacto presidencialcon organizaciones ex-tranjeras y aumentarrelaciones con el sectortransporte.
En Vallarta, uno de losprincipales puertos turísticosde América, el huracán Kennacausó estragos en playas yhoteles, y dejó afectados13.000 cuartos, pero según elgobernador “hasta elmomento no haycancelaciones” de grandesempresarios o agencias deviajes.
«Todos los servicios estánoperando. La reconstrucciónen las cuadras que fueronafectadas comenzórápidamente, y lo quequeremos es que losmexicanos y los turistasextranjeros nos ayudenviniendo a Jalisco y PuertoVallarta», dijo RamírezCastaño.
«Vamos a disponer de 4millones de pesos (400.000dólares) adicionales (a laayuda total del gobierno) enpromoción turística, y unmillón (100.000) más parareconstrucción», expresóNavarro.
Los dos funcionariosevitaron pronunciarse sobrela inversión que se necesitapara recuperar Puerto Vallarta,la Población de San Blas yotras zonas afectadas porKenna, pero dijeron queacudirán a legisladores de laUnión Europea para buscarrecursos.
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Louis Escobar, at-large city councilman andlong-term executivedirector of Adelante, Inc.,is no longer with thecommunity-based family
Councilman Louis Escobar Out At AdelanteBy Fletcher WordLa Prensa Staff Reporter resource center that provides
bilingual and biculturalservices to Toledo’s Latinocommunity.
Karen Weber has beennamed as acting executivedirector until the boardannounces a permanent
replacement.Adelante, Inc., has been
in operation for 11 years,five as an independentagency. Escobar haddirected a staff ofapproximately 20 peopleduring his tenure with the
agency.According to Weber,
no plans have yet beenannounced for the namingof a permanent executivedirector. Weber declinedto explain the reasons forthe Escobar departure.
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WASHINGTON (AP):Midterm elections Tuesdaywill give the major politicalparties a chance to measurethe results of millions of dol-lars spent on advertising,countless hours in strategysessions and extensive grass-roots efforts to win overLatinos, the nation’s fastestgrowing demographic group.
Both Democrats and Repub-licans acknowledge PresidentBush has made an effectivepersonal appeal over the pastcouple of years to Latino vot-ers. Democratic polling donein the spring showed that two-thirds of Latinos approved ofthe job Bush was doing andBush’s personal popularity hasshown up in other polling ofLatinos since then.
Republicans hope that popu-larity will spill over to variousraces for the Senate and Houseand for governors, but Demo-crats and some analysts say thepolls don’t indicate it will.
“Do Bush’s coattails extendto the congressional level?”said Harry Pachon, president ofthe Thomas Rivera Policy In-stitute in Claremont, Calif.“Right now, it doesn’t seemlike they extend that far.”
Bush and his political teammade a decision early in his2000 presidential campaignto appeal to Latino voters andhave continued those efforts.Democrats argue their ownrecord on domestic issues willkeep Latinos on their side.Polls have suggested Latinosupport for Democrats is broadbut shallow.
“Republicans like to pointto all these polls” showing Bushis popular with Latinos, saidDemocratic pollster Sergio
Asylum applications denied by immigrationcourts by nationality
(AP), Oct. 31: A partial look at how many asylum applications were denied by U.S.immigration courts in fiscal year 2000 and 2001, according to nationality.
The following list includes Cuba and the top five countries of origin for asylumapplications that were either granted or denied. Many other applications were abandoned,withdrawn or settled by other means.
It is not a complete tally of all asylum applications. Totals for asylum applicationsdenied or granted by Immigration and Naturalization Service officers, and not the court,aren’t included.
Nationality Applications Applications Denied PercentageChina 5,873 3,405 58%Haiti 2,899 2,556 88.1%Colombia 1,005 619 61.6%Guatemala 883 751 85%El Salvador 611 501 81.9%México 517 447 86.4%Cuba 274 149 54.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Officeof Planning and Analysis, Immigration Courts Asylum Statistics. Fiscal Year 2001 (Oct.1, 2000-Sept. 30, 2001).
Bendixen. “But that doesn’t tellyou at all where Latinos are withthe Republican Party.”
Democrat Al Gore got 62percent of the Latino vote in2000, according to exit polls,while Bush got 35 percent.
The number of U.S. Latinosrose by 58 percent during thepast decade to 35.3 million,Census Bureau statistics show.The new total puts Latinosclose to parity with the 35.4million black Americans asthe nation’s largest minority.
That rapid growth caughtthe attention of both parties,with Republicans acknowl-edging they have to increasetheir support among Latinosto remain healthy politicallyin the long term. Blacks are areliably Democratic votinggroup for now.
“If we can increase the num-bers of Latinos who are votingRepublican across the country,that’s one way we will measureour success,” said SharonCastillo, who is helping withthe Republican NationalCommittee’s Latino outreach.
Florida Republican Chair-man Al Cardenas says success-ful Republican Latino candi-dates “serve as a bridge be-tween the Latino communityand a government bureau-cracy they perceive as distantfrom them.”
Political analysts are watch-ing a number of races closely tosee how Latinos vote.
They’re looking at gover-nors’ races in California,Florida, New Mexico, NewYork and Texas as well as com-petitive Senate races in Colo-rado and Texas. And they’ll bemonitoring House races inArizona, New Mexico, Nevadaand Texas. More than $9 mil-lion has been spent on Span-ish-language political TV ads
so far this year, according toresearch by Adam Segal ofJohns Hopkins University.
In California, DemocraticGov. Gray Davis is hoping todo well among Latinos againstRepublican Bill Simon, de-spite a determined GOP out-reach effort.
In Colorado, the close Sen-ate race between DemocratTom Strickland and Republi-can Sen. Wayne Allard couldbe influenced by Latino vot-ers, who made up 14 percent ofthe 2000 vote.
In Florida, RepublicanGov. Jeb Bush is almost cer-tain to do well among the GOP-leaning Cuban-Americancommunity. But Florida’sLatino population is increas-ingly from outside Cuba and itsplit evenly between Gore andBush in 2000.
In the New Mexicogovernor’s race, Democrat BillRichardson and the Republi-can John Sanchez, bothLatinos, are competing forLatino voters.
In New York, thegovernor’s race will provideevidence of what popular Re-publican incumbent GeorgePataki can do when reachingout to Latino voters against anovermatched Democrat.
In Texas, Democratic mil-lionaire businessman TonySanchez has spent heavily toturn out Latinos in his uphillchallenge of Republican Gov.Rick Perry. Democratic Senatecandidate Ron Kirk is hoping tobenefit from Sanchez’ appeal.
Latinos’ rapid rise in U.S.population does not translatedirectly into Latino voters atthe polls, Pachon said.
“It’s not a question of theRepublican Party getting amajority of the Latino vote,”Pachon said. “It’s a questionof increasing its margin of theLatino vote.”
Elections to provide important measure inparties’ competition for LatinosBy WILL LESTERAssociated Press Writer
Amistad means “friend-ship,” but to the students ofTerra Community College italso stands for generosity.
In 1987, six areacouples—friends since theirteen-aged years—organizedAmistad and began havingannual dances, campouts andother social activities.
“The purpose was to cre-ate a forum for us to get to-gether and socialize, but ithas turned into much morethan that,” says Bob Valle ofGibsonburg.
The group now sponsorstwo dances each year andraises enough money to makedonations to area collegesfor student scholarships.Terra students have shared inAmistad’s generosity since
Amistad makes scholarship donation to Terra1996.
To date, the group has con-tributed more than $6,000 tothe Amistad Scholarship En-dowment Fund at Terra. Valledelivered the most recent do-nation—$1,000—to the col-lege last week.
Valle says the most impor-tant thing is that they are ableto get together and also helpothers at the same time. Theirfall event begins with a Fridayevening campout atMeadowbrook in Bascom,and continues with a Satur-day evening dance attendedby more than 300 people.
The six couples whostarted the organization areall from this area: Bob andAmelia Valle of Gibsonburg;Ramiro and Carol Martínez of
Fostoria; Al and GloriaVanCoppenalle of Toledo;Clyde and Dora López of Or-egon; and Fernando andMary Costilla and Ramiroand Anita Almaguer, all ofFremont. Bob Valle also do-nates his time as a member ofthe Terra College Founda-tion Board of Trustees.
For more information onthe College Foundation, con-tact Sue Babione, ExecutiveDirector of the Terra Founda-tion, at 419-334-8400, ext. 301.
Mayor Jack Ford announcedthat Toledo would be assistingveteran’s organizations in plan-ning the annual Veteran’s DayParade, scheduled for Monday,November 11th.
The parade starts at 10:00am at the corner of Jeffersonand Superior Streets. Theroute proceeds north on Su-perior Street to Jackson Bou-levard past One GovernmentCenter, ending at the CivicCenter Mall on Jackson pastErie Street, with military cer-emonies followed by a com-munity picnic.
The parade will feature theWoodward and Libbey High
City Joins Vets in Expanding Veteran’s DayCelebration School bands. The forty mem-
ber Young Marine’s and U.S.Marine Corp Reserves, theToledo Police and the ToledoFire and Rescue color guards,will be participating.
Veteran’s groups marchingwill include: The AmericaLegion County Council, Postand Auxiliary; The Veteransof Foreign Wars County Coun-cil, Post and Auxiliary; the AMVets; disabled American Vet-erans; and Viet Nam Veteransof America, Chapter 35. TheGold Star Wives, comprised ofwives and mothers of sons whowere killed in World War II, arealso expected to participate.
Antique military vehicles,the Toledo Police and County
Sheriff mounted patrol units,and Muddy the Mud Hen willmake appearances.
According to Mr. BobMettler, Veteran’s advocateand Parade Chairman, “Thisyear the ceremony followingthe parade will be held in honorof the re-dedication of the VietNam Peace Memorial Arch.Since its original dedicationon Memorial Day, May 27,2000, 172 bricks, 94 slate pav-ers and 5 benches bearing thenames of Viet Nam Vets, somewho lost their lives in the con-flict, have been installed.”
A community picnic undera heated tent follows—the pub-lic is invited to attend and showappreciation to the veterans.
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DENVER (AP), October29: Police stopped morewhite drivers than any otherethnic or racial group over a12-month period, but theywere more likely to searchLatino and black drivers, ac-cording to a report releasedTuesday.
The report, prompted by alawsuit alleging police bru-tality, analyzed 199,410stops of motorists and pedes-trians from June 1, 2001,through May 31.
About 48 percent of thetraffic stops involved whites.Latinos made up 31.3 per-cent of the stops, black mo-torists 16.6 percent andAsians 2.1 percent.
The recorded race andethnicity were based on theofficers’ perceptions.
The 2000 Census saidnon-Latino, non-Latinowhites compose 51.9 percentof Denver’s population,Latinos 31.7 percent, blacks11.1 percent and Asians 2.8percent.
Police Chief GeraldWhitman said he was pleased“no smoking gun” wasfound. He said the resultswere consistent with findingsin other big cities.
Whitman said the num-bers also have to be consid-ered in the context of wherethe department focuses much
Denver police release racial profiling reportBy JUDITH KOHLERAssociated Press Writer
of its resources: high-crime andpoor areas.
The report’s author con-ceded the difference in the rateof searches is fodder for discus-sion between police and thecommunity.
“It could be cause for con-cern,” said Deborah Thomas, ageography professor at the Uni-versity of Colorado-Denver.
Thomas, though, echoedWhitman’s statement that sev-eral factors are involved.
Officers asked to search theperson or car of only 1.4 percentof the white motorists stopped,compared with 2.3 percent ofthe Latinos and 3.4 percent ofthe blacks. Police did a pat-down search of 2.7 percent ofthe white motorists, nearly 11percent of the Latinos and al-most 10 percent of the blackdrivers.
The rate of searches was moresimilar among pedestriangroups. Nearly 33 percent ofthe pedestrians searched werewhite; 33 percent black, about29 percent Latino and 0.8 per-cent Asian.
Racial profiling became anissue for police nationwide af-ter the New Jersey State Policeavoided a federal lawsuit byagreeing to reforms. The agencywas accused in 1999 of target-ing minority motorists.
The Denver study was re-quired in the settlement of alawsuit claiming police brutal-ity during a melee at a May
1996 high school dance. TheAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion lawsuit claimed po-lice were abusive and usedracial slurs trying to controlthe crowd of 400, many ofthem black.
Thomas said communitymembers were involved fromthe start through a task forcerepresenting different partsof the city and organizations.The study will continue foranother 11/2 years.
Task force memberMonique Lovato said she isglad to have statistics ratherthan anecdotes when talkingto residents. She agreed thestatistics on stops comparedto rates of searches have to beput in a larger context.
Lovato, though, said shewould like to see the race orethnicity of the reporting of-ficer included in the data.
Jenny Santos and SoyunPark of the Colorado Progres-sive Coalition, which moni-tors racial profiling, were morecritical of the differing searchrates.
“We’ve been hearing thatnothing has changed in theconduct of the police,” Parksaid of residents in high-mi-nority neighborhoods.
During the summer, blackand Latino youths com-plained that police harass-ment had increased, she said.
Police Lt. Steven Cartersaid the department started
training last year to identifyand eliminate bias. The de-partment also has specialtraining for all new supervi-sors and diversity and cul-tural awareness training forall employees.
Carter said the departmentwill review the report to de-termine if more changes areneeded.
The information was col-lected from discretionary traf-fic and pedestrian stops anddoes not include calls relayedby dispatchers.
The study covered154,298 traffic stops and41,125 pedestrian stops.
Other findings:¶ Officers said they were
able to identify the person’race or ethnicity before mak-ing the stop in 77 percent ofthe pedestrian cases and 8percent of the vehicle cases.
¶ About half the motoristsand 70 percent of the pedes-trians were Denver residents.
¶ Among motorists, 40 per-cent of the whites werestopped for traffic violationsand 30 percent because ofcriminal or suspicious behav-ior. About 21 percent of theLatinos were stopped formoving violations and nearly26 percent for criminal or sus-picious behavior. About 10percent of black drivers werestopped for moving viola-tions and nearly 30 percentfor criminal or suspiciousbehavior.
Vallarta, se vio ligeramenteresentido el año pasado, luegode los atentados del 11 deseptiembre.¶ EE.UU. y México vuelvena ser vecinos distantes, dicediario
NUEVA YORK, (AP): Traslos atentados del 11 deseptiembre del 2001 enEstados Unidos, ha existido«un alarmante deterioro» enlas relaciones entre EstadosUnidos y México, y ahora,ambos países, «vuelven a servecinos distantes», dijo elviernes The New York Timesen un editorial.
El diario recordó que alprincipio del gobierno delpresidente George W. Bush,éste viajó a la hacienda de sucolega mexicano Vicente Fox,en Guanajuato, y «ambospolíticos conservadores, delenguaje llano, se convirtieronrápidamente en amigos».Posteriormente, cuando Bushfue anfitrión de Fox, indicóque «no había relación másimportante para los EstadosUnidos» que la de México,recordó el periódico.
Pero, eso fue a comienzosde septiembre del 2001, y amedida que el gobierno deBush «realineó sus prioridadespara combatir el terrorismo, haexistido un alarmantedeterioro en las relaciones»,dijo The New York Times.
Si bien «Washington tienerazón en enfocar» susprioridades «en el terrorismoy en Irak», dijo el editorial,«una superpotencia debe estaren condiciones de lidiarsimultáneamente conamenazas globales, y deatender a su vecino». Por otraparte, Fox «ha pagado un fuerteprecio por ser el máspronorteamericano de lospresidentes en la historiamoderna de México, y tieneescasas cosas para mostrar poreso».
El diario dijo que hay querevertir la actual «ponzoñosatendencia» y «reiniciar lasnegociaciones hacia unampliado programa paratrabajadores temporales ypara la clarificación del sta-tus de más de tres millones demexicanos indocumentadosen este país. Tal acuerdo
servirá para hacer avanzar nosólo los intereses económicosde Estados Unidos, sino suseguridad nacional. Toleraruna gran economía en lassombras, con sus millones deextranjeros indocumentados,no es una forma prudente dedefender la seguridaddoméstica», concluyó el edi-torial.¶ Estudio sobre agua enVieques podría obligar adescontaminación
SAN JUAN (AP), oct. 31: Ladirectora asociada del CentroPúblico para la FiscalizaciónAmbiental, Aimée Houghton,dijo que si se confirma que loscuerpos de agua en Viequeshan sido contaminados por lasprácticas militares que allí serealizan, el Gobierno de PuertoRico podría iniciar un pleitolegal para obligar a la Armada alimpiar las zonas.
Houghton dijo que ese pleitolegal podría sustentarse bajo laley de Aguas Limpias y de AguaPotable Saludable, conocidasen inglés como el Clean WaterAct y el Safe Drinking WaterAct, reseña la prensa de hoy (ElVocero).
El único estudio que se hahecho sobre el agua de la IslaNena fue comisionado en mayode 1999 a la Agencia sobreSustancias Tóxicas y Registrode Enfermedades, adscrita alDepartamento de Salud federal.Los datos del estudio nunca sehan divulgado y se ha puesto enduda si realmente alguna vez secompletó el mismo, indica eldiario.
La Agencia Federal para laProtección del Ambiente, (EPApor sus siglas en inglés), dijoque la Marina hizo su propioestudio de aguas en noviembrede 1999 y, encontró que «nohabían contaminantesrelacionados a municiones» enel agua en Vieques.
Instalaciones como en Ft.Wingate, New México; BangorOrdnance Disposal enSilverdale, Washington y CampEdwards, Massachussetstuvieron que ser cerradas luegode que se encontraroncontaminantes en acuíferoscercanos.
¶ Fujimori y Montesinosmiembros de mesa paraelecciones en Perú
LIMA (AP), oct. 31: Elprófugo ex presidente del
Perú, Alberto Fujimori, yel encarcelado ex jefe delservicio de inteligenciaVladimiro Montesinosfueron elegidos, porsorteo, como miembros demesas para las eleccionesdel domingo 17 denoviembre.
En esos comicios unos 15millones de peruanoselegirán alcaldes, regidoresy, por primera vez,autoridades regionales.
En listas divulgadas porla Oficina Nacional deProcesos Electorales(ONPE), Fujimori figuracomo suplente de la mesanúmero 205438 a instalarseen un colegio local; mientrasque Montesinos aparece
como titular de la mesanúmero 214003, en un centroeducativo del distrito limeñoLa Victoria.
«Montesinos ha sidosorteado de casualidad. Es elcaso de muchos peruanosencarcelados que aun no hansido sentenciados y que, sinembargo, mantienen suderecho ciudadano. No podráejercer su derecho porimposibilidad física», dijo ala prensa un funcionario de laONPE, Benito Portocarrero.
Portocarrero dijo elmiércoles que ante laimposibilidad de cumplir sudeber, Montesinos tendrá quepagar dos multas: una,equivalente a 43 dólares, porser miembro titular de mesa y
no asistir a cumplir unaobligación; y otra,equivalente a 33 dólares, porno sufragar.
Fujimori, refugiado enJapón desde fines del 2000cuando se derrumbó sugobierno en medio de unescándalo de corrupción,deberá pagar multas similares,salvo que se presente acumplir con su deber cívico.
Montesinos se encuentrapreso en una base naval en elvecino puerto El Callao,desde junio del 2001. Estáacusado de unos 77 delitosque van desde corrupción defuncionarios y narcotráfico,hasta contrabando de armaspara guerrilleros colombianosy homicidio calificado.
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AUSTIN (AP): Black andLatino homeowners are pay-ing more to refinance theirmortgages in Texas, accord-ing to a study released lastweek by Consumers Union.
The advocacy group saidblack and Latino borrowersare being targeted by high-cost lenders known assubprime lenders.
Subprime loans are high-interest ones to homeownersdeemed riskier because of tar-nished credit histories orother factors.
Consumers Union stud-ied four years of data—from1997 to 2000—from theHome Mortgage DisclosureAct. The study looked atneighborhoods across Texas.
The study found thatblack homeowners are 3.9times more likely to end up
Minority homeowners pay more to refinancerefinancing a loan with a high-cost lender than whitehomeowners who refinance.Latino borrowers are 1.6 timesmore likely to get such loans.
The study said borrowerswho refinance their homesusing subprime loans pay al-most $2,000 more per year ininterest than those who getprime rates.
Mary Daniels Dulan, direc-tor of the Austin TenantsCouncil’s fair housing pro-gram, said the study showssubprime lenders target mi-norities based on ZIP codes.Homeowners in predomi-nantly minority areas receiveendless offers for ‘no hassle’loans regardless of their credithistory, she said.
“Many hard working, pay-check-to-paycheck familiestargeted by these lenders end
The Federal NationalMortgage Association(“Fannie Mae”) has an-nounced that Toledo has be-come a test market for two newmortgage features designedto help borrowers with less-than-perfect credit secure aconventional home loan andmanage unexpected financialhardships without fear of los-ing their homes.
Vanessa Randolph, seniordeputy director of FannieMae’s Cleveland office spokewithLa Prensa last week aboutthe recently unveiled com-petitive home loan packagethat Fannie Mae, through itspartnership with a local mort-gage lender will be offering.
The plan, Expanded Ap-proval, will reach out to bor-rowers who have been previ-ously unable to receive con-ventional financing due tocredit problems and/or lowreserves for down payment.
Two features of the planwill enable borrowers, particu-larly minority borrowers, toovercome the “fear” of bor-rowing, according toRandolph. Fannie Mae hopesto “increase minority homeownership rate” through theprogram, she said.
The first feature is calledHomeStay. For a small monthlyfee of between four and fivepercent of the mortgage pay-
New Opportunities for Home OwnershipBy Fletcher WordLa Prensa Staff Writer
ment, a borrower can ensurethat certain reversals of fortunewill not mean automatic fore-closure. Randolph said that theHomeStay feature addresses the“three ‘D’s’—death, dismissal,and disability.”
Should a borrower be facedwith one of these calamities,HomeStay enrollment willenable the borrower to skippayments for periods of be-tween four and six months,depending on the level of pro-tection secured in advance.Those payments do not haveto be made up on the back endof the mortgage, either.
A homeowner may miss atotal of between 20 and 30 pay-ments with the various levels ofHomeStay during the course ofthe mortgage contract.
The other of Fannie Mae’sExpanded Approval plan isthe HomeManager program,another optional feature thathelps borrowers to handle thecosts of unexpected home sys-tems repairs or replacementsafter they move in.
A major mechanical prob-lem in a hot water heater or theplumbing system, for ex-ample, can be repaired or re-placed by the home warrantyprovider. As with theHomeStay feature, theHomeManager plan calls for amonthly payment ($37.50)along with the mortgage.
Randolph, a Toledo nativenow living in Olmsted Falls,Ohio, told the Truth that Fannie
Mae has partnered with theNorthern Ohio InvestmentCompany (NOIC), an approvedlender, to bring the features ofExpanded Approval to poten-tial borrowers in this area.
Fannie Mae is a private,shareholder-owned com-pany, operating under a con-gressional charter. The com-pany is directed by that char-ter to increase the availabil-ity and affordability of homeownership for low, moderateand middle-income families.
Fannie Mae purchasesmortgages from lenders tomake sure that such lenders donot run out of mortgage funds.
NOIC, one of Toledo’slargest sources of mortgageloans for African-Americansand Latinos, introduced thepilot program recently at aluncheon with local leadersin Toledo housing issues.
Toledo, noted MarkVinciguerra, executive direc-tor of NOIC, is “one of the topcities in the state in homeforeclosures.”
Said Lisa Rice, executivedirector of the Toledo FairHousing Center: “We arepleased to see that NOIC haspartnered with Fannie Mae toaddress this part of theHomeownership problem. It’sone thing to get a low-in-come person into a home. Butholding onto it when a salarydisruption or major home re-pair situation occurs is wherereality sets in.”
up taking two steps back fi-nancially for every step theytake forward,” said NelsonLinder, president of the Aus-tin NAACP.
Linder said minorities withhigher incomes are also tar-geted by subprime lenders.
Among those borrowersstudied who earned more than$60,000 annually, 16.7 per-cent of whites refinanced us-ing a subprime company, com-pared to 30.9 percent of Latinosand 46.9 percent of blacks,Consumers Union said.
A national study by the ad-vocacy group Center for Com-munity Change released in Mayshowed similar results across thecountry. The study said subprimehome loans are concentrated inminority communities at levelsup to four times greater than inwhite neighborhoods.
The shortage of affordablehousing is affecting Latinosmore than any other group, atleast in California and accord-ing to a recent study conductedby Pepperdine University.
One of the implications fromthis study is that many LatinoCalifornians would move outof state. Foreign-born Latinohomeowners on average spend43 percent of their income onmortgage payments, comparedwith an average of 32 percentamong U.S.-born Californians,according to the study releasedin September.
The affordability gap risksleaving the segment of the popu-lation “discouraged, alienated,and politically detached,” thestudy said. It could also createconflicts between a permanentclass of renters and homeowners,according to the report, whosesponsors included the Olson Co.,a builder of affordable housingfor minorities.
Latinos account for about12 million of California’s 35million residents and buy morethan one in five homes sold inthe state.
By the middle of the cen-tury they are expected to form
the majority ethnic group inthe state. But many Latino fami-lies may instead choose toleave for more affordable re-gions of the country if the short-age of affordable housing isnot properly addressed, thereport said.
The study calls on compa-nies to extend credit to work-ing and middle class familiesand on the government to ad-just the tax system so it de-pends less on retail sales—apolicy that can favor the de-velopment of shopping mallsover residences.
Developments in ToledoThis problem is not as evident
in Toledo, but, often, the con-sumer does not know the stepsnecessary to obtain housing.
Ana L. Ramirez is a project
coordinator for the non-profithousing organization, FairHousing Center, located at1000 Monroe Street in down-town Toledo.
Last week, Ramirez met at aluncheon with various Latinoleaders to discuss Fair HousingCenter and many of its lendingprograms designed to assistLatinos in purchasing houses.
According to Ramirez,“While not commonly known,an individual, if he/she quali-fies, can purchase a home withno money down. A lot dependson your economic level andneeds—the federal povertyguidelines are used to makethese determinations.
“We have bilingual staff toassist the prospective home buyerso don’t be shy in contacting us.”
Study saysLatinos hurtthe most bylack ofaffordablehousingBy Rico de La Prensa
Ana Ramirez, Project Coordinator, Fair Housing Center
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ARIES: (March 21-April 20)Use all of the resources available to you. A family argu-
ment may take some extra attention to straighten out, with noserious fallouts. You may need to make some choices—between spending more quality time with family and friends,or advancing at work.
TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21)There seems to be some apparent conflict, but it is of a
healthy variety, and may yield some unexpected benefits inthe form of totally new approaches to routine situations.Don’t make hasty decisions regarding financial matters untilyou know the whole story.
GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21)You and your significant other may make a wonderful
connection and the sense that you are growing closer willbring both of you joy. Success will be yours, even if it is ofa low-key nature. You know you’ve made great strides, andsoon the right people will notice.
CANCER: (June 22 - July 23)Try to take it easy this week. You have been going at a
frantic pace, and it will start to catch up with you. Decisionsmade hastily may be flawed, so put off action until you haveall the facts. Treat yourself to something special, and maybesomething a little frivolous.
LEO: (July 24- August 23)You will get ahead by working hard. Nothing less than
your reputation is at stake, but no need to worry since yourwork is usually above reproach. Expect a little bit of a delay,because soon you’ll be riding on the crest of success. Thespotlight is yours; you deserve it.
VIRGO: (August 24 - September 23)Prosperity is an issue, so instead of whining, take action.
Work a little harder and you’ll be surprised at the financialresults. A surge of inspiration will enable you to get throughany potentially rough situations - clear all avenues of com-munication.
LIBRA: (September 24 - October 23)Use your clout to get some new and different changes off
the ground at work. Friends and co-workers can really comein handy now. You’re working for no less than the greatergood of all involved - remember this. Don’t be taken in bycareless flirting with someone new.
SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22)Keeping your nose to the grindstone is admirable to a
point, but you might make a better impression with superiorsif your approach is more balanced. Learn to give someresponsibilities to others if you are interested in a manage-ment position.
SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21)You tend to keep your emotional distress to yourself, and
this might not be for the best. Allow someone close topenetrate your defenses. Your beauty comes from within, andcreates a glow that is obvious to others around you. Makeplans carefully to assure a positive outcome.
CAPRICORN: (December 22 - January 20)A little contemplation will get your week off on a calm and
clear path. You are pleased with the results up until now, butdo want to improve your work. Allow troublesome obstaclesto dissolve themselves. You can’t hasten this process byhovering and worrying needlessly.
AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 19)Is your current relationship a little unbalanced? If so,
playing the role too faithfully can bring resentment andboredom. Maybe a planned weekend pleasure trip is just whatthe doctor ordered. One or both of you may need to learnsomething new. Make peace with inevitable changes.
PISCES: (February 20 - March 20)When working on your financial plan for the future, avoid
putting all your eggs in one basket. Anything which looksdefinite may not be beneficial in the end. Diversify invest-ments and don’t expect to get rich overnight. Any healthproblems are probably from neglect.
IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Catch up oncorrespondence with friends. Be wary though, encounterswith others may end in emotional outbursts, which may leaveyou a bit bewildered. You may feel that you are constantly atbattle with your significant other, which leads you nowhere.
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LOS ANGELES (AP): Hol-lywood has long stereotypedLatinas as spitfires, bomb-shells, and maids.
It responded no differentlyto Salma Hayek, who packedtwo suitcases and moved toLos Angeles from MéxicoCity on a whim in 1991, leav-ing behind a budding career asa soap-opera star. The strug-gling actress got one of herfirst breaks as a scantily cladvampire who tackles an enor-mous python in QuentinTarantino’s “From Dusk TillDawn,” in 1996.
“I am not the kind of personthat wants to sit down andwhine about something,”Hayek said of her determina-tion to find strong roles forLatino actors. “Instead, I wantto get up and make an effortand do it myself.”
She took inspiration fromone of her heroes, Mexicanpainter Frida Kahlo, who de-fied convention throughouther life. For eight years, Hayeknurtured a movie project basedon Kahlo’s life.
“Frida,” which opened lastweek in the majority of theU.S. cities, is one of the mosthigh-profile Latino-themedmovies in years.
Hayek stars as Kahlo—themost challenging role of her
career—and is one of the film’sproducers. She said she hopesit will help create more vis-ibility for Latinos in Holly-wood.
The movie aboutMéxico’s most famous femaleartist comes at a time whenAmerica’s 35 million Latinos,roughly 12.5 percent of thepopulation, are increasinglycapturing the attention of ad-vertisers and studio execu-tives.
“It seems to me the door isajar. It ain’t really open yet,”said Rita Moreno, who wasthe first Latina actress to winan Academy Award, for a sup-porting role in 1961’s “WestSide Story.”
“My perception is thatLatinos really have to fend forthemselves. Salma Hayek re-ally killed herself to have thisfilm made. Perseverance is theorder of the day still, and itprobably will be for some timeto come.”
“Frida” eventually founda home at Miramax studios,which made it for $12 million.
Hayek beat out rivalprojects linked to JenniferLopez and Madonna. She per-severed even when fundingfell apart, the project switchedstudios, directors dropped outand the script was repeatedlyrewritten. She convincedfriends Alfredo Molina, An-tonio Banderas and AshleyJudd to co-star for scale wages.
Early reviews were gener-ally good. The AssociatedPress’s Christy Lemire said themovie was “worth the wait,”and Chicago Sun-Times criticRoger Ebert said Hayek’s per-formance was worthy of anOscar nomination.
The small group of Latinoactors who have won Acad-emy Awards are José Ferrer,Anthony Quinn, Moreno and,most recently, Benicio DelToro, for 2000’s “Traffic.”
Hollywood saw a small,brief Latino boom in the 1920s,when Lupe Velez and DeloresDel Rio were cast in silentmovies. The leading man inthe original, 1926 version of“Ben-Hur” was Mexican ac-tor Ramón Navarro.
“It ended up being a Latincraze. It was a fad that blewaway. By the 1930s, it was onthe wane,” said CharlesRamirez Berg, a film professorat the University of Texas andauthor of the newly released“Hispanic Images in Film.”
Hollywood’s current loveaffair with Latinos is probablynot as fleeting, he said.
“I think it probably hasmore to do with demograph-ics.”
The relative success com-mercially and critically of re-cent Latin American films suchas “Amores Perros” and “Y TuMama También” of México,and “Son of the Bride” and“Nine Queens” of Argentina,
have not escaped studio no-tice either.
Universal has entered intoa joint venture with ArenasEntertainment, headed bySpaniard Santiago Pozo, toproduce feature films in En-glish and Spanish geared tothe U.S. Latino market.
Other signs of Latino cul-ture seeping into the main-stream can be seen on the smallscreen, including an array ofLatino-themed TV shows.
Nonetheless, Latinos re-main the most underrepre-sented group in prime-timetelevision, accounting for only2 percent of all characters, ac-cording to a recent study bythe University of California,Los Angeles.
HBO has launched HBOLatino, a Spanish-languagechannel aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds. It will offer originalprogramming as well asdubbed versions of such HBOshows as “Sex and the City”and “Six Feet Under.”
“Suddenly, we are an eco-nomic force and we have avoice. ... We are coming intoour power,” said GabrielRomero, who played the roleof a gay surgeon on the Span-ish-language sitcom “LosBeltran,” which aired on theSpanish-language networkTelemundo.
Research by the NationalLatino Media Coalition hasshown that 69 percent of Latinoswatch English-language TV.
“Definitely things arechanging, but it is very slow.There are still very limitedopportunities for Latinos andmost of them are very stereo-typical,” Romero added.
Hayek now laughs at herbold decision to move to LosAngeles 11 years ago withlittle money or English. Aftertwo months without any joboffers, reality began to set in.
“I realized what a big chal-lenge I had given myself,” shesaid.
Her 1995 starring role op-
posite Banderas in “Des-perado” helped launch hercareer. Other screen creditsinclude “Breaking Up” withRussell Crowe and “FoolsRush In” with Matthew Perry.
Hayek believes “Frida”will make a difference by pro-jecting an image of México asa historic haven for avant-garde thinkers and artists.
“Even if it doesn’t make alot of money, it will help be-cause it will change the per-ception of who we are,” shesaid. “It will challenge peopleto see us in a different light.”
‘Frida’ producer and Salma Hayek hope to open more doors for Latinos inHollywoodBy SANDRA MARQUEZAssociated Press Writer
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1824 Springwells Street; ev-ery Friday night; BaileCumbia; free cumbia les-sons by Edwin Salazar; DJManolito; cumbia, salsa,ranchera, merengue; 313-849-0900.
Club International,6060 W. Fort Street; weeklySaturday entertainmentwith renouned bands; 313-995-4938.
Luna Pier: Luna Pier Ball-room; every Saturday night;El Baile Grande, 10 p.m. to3 a.m. Call 734-848-4326.
Royal Oak: Every Tues-day night; Sky Club, 401 S.Lafayette; Sangria; doorsopen at 7 p.m. with free dancelessons at 8 p.m; 21 andover; proper attire; 586-254-0560.
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WKNZ 680 AMwith Luis HernándezDetroit, lunes a sab.,
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Spanish ChurchServices:
Evangelical Assembliesof God
705 LodgeToledo, Ohio 43609
Pastor Moses RodríguezMiér., 7:00 p.m.
Dom., 11:00 a.m.419-385-6418
First Spanish Church of God1331 E. Broadway
Toledo, Ohio 43605Dom., 10:00 a.m.& 5:00 p.m.
Mier. & Vier., 7:00 p.m.Sab., 6:00 p.m.419-693-5895
Iglesia BautistaEl Buen Pastor
521 Spencer RoadToledo, Ohio 43609
Rev. Dr. Alberto MartínezMiér., 7:00 p.m.Sab., 7:00 p.m.
Dom., 10:15 a.m., 11:20 a.m.,6:00 p.m.
419-381-2648
SS. Peter & Paul728 Guadalupe StreetToledo, Ohio 43609Fr. Richard NotterDom., 12:00 p.m.
419-241-5822
Primera Iglesia Hispanade Monroe
Alianza Cristiana y MisioneraPastor Jesse Morales
317 E. Front St.Monroe, Michigan 48161
Dom., 1:30 p.m.Mar. & Jue., 7:00 p.m.
734-848-4271
Primera Iglesia BautistaHispana
3495 Livernois StreetDetroit, Michigan 48210
Pastor Titular: Carlos LiesePastor Asociado: Elí Garza
Estudio Bíblico: Miér., 7:00 p.m.Escuela Dominical: 10:00 a.m.
Culto de Adoración: Dom.,11:00 a.m.
313-894-7755
Nueva Creación UnitedMethodist Church
270 Waterman St. Detroit MIServices: Juev. at 7:00 p.m.
& Dom. at 5:30 p.m.
Editor’s Note: Churches desiring tobe included in this directory shoulde-mail the information to Rico, c/[email protected] or fax to419-255-7700. Gracias.
TOLEDO, OHIOSunday, November 10; 4:00 p.m., tango concert with Real Tango; authentic Argentine
tango music; Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 728 S. Guadalupe Street [S. St. Clair Street]; receptionfollows; gratis. 419-241-5822. [Event also scheduled gratis in Findlay, Tiffin, Lorain, andelsewhere. See page 6 for details.]
Monday, November 11; 11:00 a.m., Real Tango Workshop; authentic Argentine tangopiano, bass, and bandoneon instruments; Sofia Quintero Arts & Cultural Center, 1225 S.Broadway. 419-241-1655.
Monday, November 18; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tex-Mex Cuisine/Gourmet Curiosities; 5700Monroe St. [Sylvania]. 419-882-2323 or 419-385-4480.
LANSING, MICHIGANSunday, November 17; Gran Baile with Hugo Guerrero, Megan Leyva, Chacha
Jimenez, & La Super Corporación. At the Cactus Juice, 3323 N.E. Street; 810-516-1706.LIVONIA, MICHIGANSaturday, November 9; Festival de Las Americas scholarship benefit; hors d’ oeuvres at
6:00 p.m., gourmet dinner at 7:00 p.m., music by Domingo Acosta and his Los Latinos[Chicago]; sponsored by Latinos de Livonia, at Laurel Manor Banquet Center, 39000Schoolcraft Road; call Manuel Reyes, 313-665-4020 or [email protected].
CHICAGO, ILLINOISSunday, November 17, 4:00-6:00 p.m., silent auction of Día de los Muertos papier-maché
pieces by the Linares family; Mexican Fine Arts Center, 1852 West 19th St., Call 312-738-1503.
Editor’s Note: Above is a listing of tentative events that are scheduled in your area. If you care to have anyLatino event listed, please e-mail to: [email protected], or fax to 419-255-7700. Note: events subject tochange, therefore, please call ahead.
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The idea ofcuranderismo, for many ofus, conjures up images of ourabuelita practicing ‘folk’remedies to heal a sick rela-tive.
In our minds the image isfairly common: la viejita rollsup a newspaper into a cone,places it into someone’s earand attempts to extract theailment through the ear ca-nal.
Or how about the use ofyerbabuena, a remedio, or aritual as a way to cure illness?Unfortunately, the use of tra-ditional medicines has de-creased and we have becomemore and more reliant on theuse of medical doctors andsynthetic drugs.
Through our schoolingand indoctrination intoEuro-American life-ways, weoften forget the curative pow-ers of herbal and traditionalremedies.
For the most part, Westernmedicine denies the existenceof certain illnesses such assusto, empacho or mal de ojoand the powerful healing ca-pabilities of both herbalremedios and those of the bodyitself. As part of the extendedcolonial legacy, we have be-gun to believe that our tradi-tional healing practices are infact insufficient and the onlyway to heal ourselves isthrough medicines purchasedat the Pharmacy.
While I don’t necessarilybelief this, if I have a head-ache I instantly head to thebathroom to get 600mg ofIbuprofen. If healthy, my
SAN SALVADOR, El Sal-vador (AP): El Salvadorlashed out against Cuba onMonday for its decision tonot participate in nextmonth’s Central Americanand Caribbean Games be-cause of security concerns.
“Cuba turned its back onus” and “Cuba boycott”topped national newspaperswhile Salvadoran PresidentFrancisco Flores said “thereis no reason” for the cancel-lation.
“It’s strange,” Flores wasquoted as saying the news-paper, El Diario de Hoy. “Aweek ago everything was fineand now this has come out.”
Flores said sportingevents are like art or culture—something which leaders“are obligated not to politi-cize.”
A communiqué Saturdayfrom Cuban sport officialssaid intelligence officials dis-covered anti-communistgroups from Miami were plan-ning violent attacks on theCuban delegation, includingthe assassination of VicePresident Jose RamonFernández, president of theCuban Olympic Committee.
Cuban authorities askedSalvadoran officials if they
CARLOS TORRESCarlos Torres, age 31, of
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Survived by his father,Carlos Torres and step-mother, Teresa Torres ofCA; mother, JanAndaverde of Toledo;brothers, Mike, Ronald andJesse, all of Toledo; sisters,Brenda, Rosalinda, Irene,Jessica, Debbie andMelinda all of Toledo.
Muerefamoso actoritaliano RafVallone
ROMA (AP), oct. 31: Elfamoso actor italiano RafVallone, quien protagonizójunto a Sophia Loren lapelícula «Dos Mujeres»,murió el jueves, dijeronmiembros de su familia.Tenía 86 años.
Vallone murió en un hos-pital de Roma, dijo unaagencia noticiosa local.
En 1949, Vallone seconvirtió en uno de losgalanes de Italia máscotizados a nivelinternacional tras actuar enel drama neorrealista «ArrozAmargo», junto a SilvanaMangano, quien tambiénfue lanzada al estrellatogracias a ese filme.
Nacido en la regiónsureña de Calabria, Vallonetrabajó como periodista deldiario comunista L’Unitaantes de iniciar su carreraprofesional luego de lasegunda guerra mundial.
En 1959, Vallone tuvootro papel protagónico en«Dos Mujeres», películadirigida por Vittorio De Sica.En esa ocasión Loren ganóun Oscar a la mejor actriz.
Curanderismo and drug abuseCommentary by Dylan MinerSpecial to La Prensa body should be able to com-
bat occasional aches and pains.As a child I remember hear-
ing stories of my métis (Cana-dian, mestiza) bisabuela be-ing summonsed by her com-munity to heal a sick relative.One of the remedios that iscommonly talked about in myfamily is her use of ‘BlackGum’.
Although I am unfamiliarwith the indigenous plants inthe northern Great Lakes, I canonly imagine the actual physi-cal make-up of this medicine.Even if unsure of the actualproperties of the remedy, I canguarantee that the medicineworked in some sort of cura-tive manner. In addition to heruse of specific herbal rem-edies, she also was known forsharing food with the commu-nity in a similar curative fash-ion.
Except for the family oralhistories of my Canadian in-digenous-mestizo family, myimmediate family never usedany of these traditional cura-tive practices. Instead, it wasweekly trips to the Doctor’sOffice for a quick check-upand prescription for some hid-eous anti-biotic.
Today, I would never denythe importance of Westernmedicine’s practice to healserious illnesses, diseases andcancers, but I do feel that as acommunity we need to relo-cate our healing processeswithin ourselves.
Last month, my wife,daughters, and I attended aconference in Santa Fe, NewMexico that dealt with the useof traditional indigenous heal-ing to combat substance
abuse. In a geographical place,as economically impoverishedas New Mexico, the rate of sub-stance abuse is enormous.
Among indigenous people,either Chicano or AmericanIndian, substance abuse hasbecome a serious problemwithin the community. Here inNew Mexico the Chicano com-munity of Española, for ex-ample, has the highest rate ofheroin use and addiction in thenation.
While this may be a fright-ening fact, it should not besurprising. The excessive useof mind- and mood-alteringsubstances, has been a prob-lem for indigenous and mes-tizo communities since the ini-tial colonial period.
In Canada, the French andBritish colonizers would getthe métis and other Nativepeoples drunk prior to makingpolitical or economic transac-tions. This sort of trickery,although not directly in prac-tice today, manifests itself inour excessive use of alcohol,tobacco, marijuana and otherdrugs, ‘legal’ or otherwise. Al-though other communities can-not boast such a horrific claimasEspañola, for Raza substanceabuse is a serious issue.
The scope of the conferencewas to inform public health careemployees and social workersabout the ways that traditionalhealing, from herbal remediosto the visual arts to singing anddanza, can be used to combatsubstance abuse.
Although I agree with theuse of traditional medicines,dances and songs to cure theindividual, as a whole, the useof traditional life-ways onlyaffect the individual or a smallgroup of individuals. The colo-
could take measures to pro-tect the Cuban athletes dur-ing their time there, but “noresponse has been received,”the bulletin said.
Salvadoran officials saidthey never received such arequest.
Cuba, known internation-ally for its highly developedsports program, is sure to bemissed at the event whichbrings together the best ama-teur athletes from the region.
Monday’s headlines inthe San Salvador newspaper,La Prensa Grafica, said thegames will be like “a wed-ding without a bride,” and
asked “where will the med-als go now?” Cuba won 71percent of the medals in thelast games in 1998.
Cuba plans to hold its ownsports event, the first Olym-pics of Cuban Sports, Nov.28-Dec. 8—the same datesas the Central American andCaribbean Games. The is-land-wide event will include1,548 athletes from 33 disci-plines and will be dividedinto three divisions: eastern,central and western.
The organizing commit-tee for the Central Americangames issued a statement say-ing organizers were “sur-
nizing, exploitative prac-tices, such as those practicedby the Spanish, Portuguese,British and French, arrived in1492 and their effects stillneed to be combated today. Itis here at the systemic root ofthe problem that the issuesneed to be addressed.
Once each of us comes toterms with our roles, as am-biguous and contradictory asthey may be, in the coloniza-tion and subjugation ofIxachilatlan (the Americas),we may all begin to heal.Whether we are racially indioor mestiza/o, culturally wepractice a tradition with deeproots in this continent.
Whether we are hispanosfrom New Mexico, mexicanolaborers that dropped out ofthe migrant stream in Michi-gan, recent immigrants toChicago or Canadian métisliving in the United States,the truth is that we indig-enous people and the way welive our lives is directly con-nected to the earth.
We each have a certainlegacy that needs to be ac-knowledged and once we ac-knowledge this we can beginto combat the systematic op-pression that causes our sub-stance abuse. As we movethrough the cycle of life andbecome elders, we must at-tempt to use our knowledgeto combat the horrific rootsand causes of our substanceabuse.
Editor’s Note: DylanMiner is a graduate assistantat the Latin American andIberian Institute, Universityof New Mexico, and writesspecial commentaries for LaPrensa.
El Salvador criticizes Cuba’s decision to not attend gamesprised and let down by thisattitude because we under-stand that decisions of thisnature are not taken from oneday to the next, but are largelydiscussed and thought out.”
Joaquin Puello, of theCentral American and Car-ibbean Sports Organization,said “the games won’t be thesame” but the criticism isunlikely to reverse Cuba’sdecision.
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Guadalupe “Lupe”Villarreal, 76, of Curtice, OH,died November 2, 2002, atWest Toledo Health CareCenter. He retired from To-ledo Terminal Railroad.
Lupe leaves his loving wifeof 53 years, Paula; son, LupeJr.; daughters, Jane (Kevin)Lewallen, Mary (Paul)Primeaux, Dora (Roger)Lard’e, and Linda (Bob)Alcorn; brothers, Tony (Mary),Ray (Dellia), Pete (Toni); sis-ters, Sara (Rudy) Garcia, Sue(Joe) Padilla, and Alice (Bob)Susdorf; 6 grandchildren and9 great-grandchildren. He waspreceded in death by his infantdaughter, Mary.
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ALCOHOL AND OTHER CHEMICALDEPENDENCY COUNSELOR
Wellness Connection/Student Health ServiceBowling Green State UniversityProvides comprehensive alcohol/drug prevention
and intervention services to BGSU students. Quali-fications: Bachelor’s degree in social work, counsel-ing, or a related social science field of study. CCDCII and OCPS II or equivalent required. CCDC III,LISW preferred; 1 to 2 years experience with chemi-cal dependency assessment/education/counselingpreferred; 1 to 2 years counseling experience insubstance abuse field preferred. Possess goodcommunication skills and able to work indepen-dently. Excellent presentation skills to groups andability to facilitate group discussions. Academicyear, part-time/30 hrs. per week administrative staffposition at grade level 14, minimum salary $18,504,commensurate with education and experience. Toapply: submit cover letter, resume and 3 names,addresses and telephone numbers of professionalreferences postmarked by November 22, 2002, to:
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File Clerk/ReceptionistBehavioral health care office is seeking a file
clerk with 2 years recent office experience andexcellent customer service skills. Full time positionincludes evening hours Monday through Thursday til8:00 p.m., Friday til 4:30.p.m. Duties include filing/maintaining clinical files, greeting clients and an-swering multi-line phones. Must be detail oriented,organized, and efficient. Data entry skills required.Looking for a team player interested in joining a greatorganization that offers excellent benefits. All mi-norities encouraged to apply. Send resume andsalary expectations by 11/13/02 to
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4334 Secor Road, Toledo, OH 43623-4234or fax to (419) 479-3230
or e-mail to [email protected]. EOE.
School Support SpecialistPART-TIME professional needed to provide on-
site mental health services and skill-building groupsin an elementary school setting. Must have Bachelor’sdegree in social work or related field; prefer OhioLSW, LPC or license eligible. Position requires avalid driver’s license and good driving record. CPR,First Aid and CPI certifications a plus. Experienceworking with troubled youth required. Duties includeproviding individual, group, and assessment ser-vices for students; referring students to other mentalhealth services as needed; and working coopera-tively with school educators/administrators to pro-vide quality services to youth. All minorities encour-aged to apply. Send resume and salary expectationsby 11/13/02, to
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or e-mail to [email protected].
EL PASO, Texas (AP): A manwho allegedly recruited truckdrivers to transport illegal immi-grants, two of whom died insidean unventilated tractor-trailer rigin July, was taken into custodyearly Friday by U.S. law officers.
Ruben Patrick Valdes, a U.S.citizen living in Ciudad Juarez,just across the Rio Grande inMexico, allegedly smuggled asmany as 1,000 illegal immigrantsin at least 13 loads over a 3½-yearperiod. He was surrendered as an“undesirable alien” by Mexicanauthorities to U.S. Border Patroland Immigration and Natural-ization Service agents.
Valdes and his brother, Ro-man Martin Valdes, who is stillat large, are charged with onecount of conspiracy to smugglealiens. The charge carries a maxi-mum penalty of 10 years in prisonand a $250,000 fine.
Barker said authorities arenot aware of any other immi-grant deaths related to the casesin the indictment.
Ruben Valdes, listed by theNational Security Council as a“top alien smuggler,” allegedlyworked Mexican clubs and barsto find the truckers.
Fourteen truckers and othershave been charged in the case asco-conspirators.
Valdes allegedly charged anaverage of $1,500 each to trans-port the immigrants and paidthe truckers about $150 for eachimmigrant. Valdes and hisbrother are charged with beingthe middlemen who arrangedwith guides, also known as “coy-otes,” to move people throughthe United States after they weresmuggled into the country.
Two of the 14 accused co-conspirators are Troy PhillipDock and Jason Steven Sprague,who allegedly crammed 28people into the back of a swel-tering truck on a drive of morethan 600 miles from El Paso toDallas on Interstate 20 in July.
At a truck stop on the edge ofDallas, most of the immigrantsstumbled out exhausted and de-lirious with thirst. Many ap-proached neighborhood homes,asking residents for water. Fivewere hospitalized.
Head of immigrant smugglingring handed over to U.S.authoritiesBy CHRIS ROBERTSAssociated Press Writer
Last Saturday, FLOC[Farm Labor OrganizingCommittee] membership par-ticipated in a 4:00 p.m. massat SS. Peter and Paul Churchin south Toledo, followed bya candlelight procession toFLOC headquarters, to cel-ebrate El Día de los Muertosand to honor those immi-grants who have died tryingto cross the border from
FLOC mass and processionhonors victims and El Día delos Muertos México into the United States.
Father Richard Notter of-ficiated the mass.
This comes after authori-ties found eleven bodies twoweeks ago in a railroad car inDenison, Iowa, as reported inlast week’s La Prensa. Thevictims had been locked inthe boxcar by their coyotesmuggler in Matamoros,México, four months ago andleft to suffocate.
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Tango Real, a group ofauthentic Argentine tangomusicians, began a three-week tour of Ohio and Penn-sylvania on November 3. Cit-ies include Columbus,Cleveland [November 6],Lorain [November 8],Sidney, Toledo [November10], Findlay [November 11],Tiffin [November 12], Ox-ford, and Cincinnati.
The dates, venues, andtimes are listed at page 6 ofthis issue of La Prensa. Allperformances are free andopen to the public.
Comprised of three ac-complished musicians from
Olé Tango!, olé Tolédo!,Tango Real comes to Tolédo and other venues
Argentina, Tango Real per-forms and enhances thetango rhythms from the1920s by composers such asFrancisco Canaro andOsvaldo Fresedo, MarianoMores, Juan D’Arienzo andOsvaldo Pugliese, as well asthe internationally recog-nized and admired AstorPiazolla. Piazolla broughthis unique style to everycorner of the world, creatinga new era for tango.
The three musicians are:Anibal Berraute, piano; Hec-tor Pineda, double bass; andOsvaldo Barrios, bandoneon.
Berraute has promoted
his music in various countiesaround the world. In his home-land, he studied at the Conser-vatory of Music in Rosario,Santa Fe, and then in BuenosAires, at the Catholic Univer-sity. In October 1977 Berrautereceived the Golden Award fromthe International Association ofArts Reporters for his produc-tion of Anibal El Oianista laRosa. He formed and directs“Ensamble Vocal e Instrumen-tal,” a tango production with anorchestra of 60 musicians.
Pineda studied at the Na-tional Conservatory of Music inBuenos Aires with EnzoRaschelli de Ferraris, who is
known as the premier double-bass teacher in Argentina.Pineda plays several musicstyles, demonstrating a versa-tility that landed him engage-ments with some famous stagemusicals such as “Fiddler onthe Roof,” “Chicago,” and“They Are Playing Our Song.”He has participated in some ofthe most important tangoshows in Argentina such asBuenos Aires Corazón, withmusic by Astor and DanielPiazzolla. He is the creator ofReal Tango.
Barrios has dedicated him-self to his musical instrument,the bandoneon. He began hiscareer performing with well-known tango orchestras in hisnative Buenos Aires. Yearsago Barrios immigrated toLos Angeles, where he ac-companied legendary tangosingers such as LibertadLamarque, Mariano Mores,Roberto Goyeneche, andHoracio Deval. Barrios hasestablished himself in Holly-wood as a musician for themotion picture industry.
The tour is presented bythe Ohio Arts Council in Part-nership with the Ohio ArtsPresenters Network and thePennsylvania Council on theArts.
The Ohio Arts Council isa state agency that fundsand supports quality arts ex-periences to strengthenOhio communities cultur-ally, educationally and eco-nomically.
FLOC procession following mass at SS. Peter & Paulchurch last Saturday; see page 11.
Next Week: Yvonne Ramos & Las Chicas