Latino Leaders articles from February 2002

Latino Leaders archives from February 2002

Few optimistic signs for Latinos in politics.(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Here we are, starting a fresh year that we welcome with a hope verging on desperation. Last year, which will always be remembered for the tragic events of September 11, was also a year of a faltering economy and several campaign losses for...

Letters.(Carta al editor)
February 1, 2002... I thank Latino Leaders for sharing with its readers my life experiences, the overwhelming revival of the borough of The Bronx, and my vision for the future of the City of New York. I congratulate you for doing exemplary work in highlighting...

Corrections.(Nota de correccion)
February 1, 2002... December/January 2002 issue Page 43 Labor of Love article. Photograph published of Frog's Leap foreman Gilberto Cisneros was employee Pablo Polanco. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Editor's note.
February 1, 2002... All living things constantly evolve and adapt to the times and their environment, and Latino Leaders is no exception to this rule. In our case, the prominence of the Hispanic community and our growing readership have compelled us to advance and...

Deadly facts about children and guns.(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... The number of children and teenagers killed by guns each year in the United States continues to fall, but not far enough or fast enough. According to the Children's Defense Fund's latest report on children and gun violence entitled Protect...

Univision Communications, Grupo Televisa and Venevision form: Landmark Alliance.(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... The world's leading Spanish-language media companies, Univision Communications Inc., Grupo Televisa, and Venevision, recently announced a global alliance to further penetrate the growing US Hispanic market. This alliance encompasses the...

Raul Yzaguirre discloses Parkinson's disease.(president of National Council of La Raza)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Raul Yzaguirre, president of the National Council of La Raza, was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Doctors indicate that It is the milddest form of the disease in its earliest stages. Yzaguirre said, "As a long-time civil rights and...

Universal Music Latino: announces its nominees for premio Lo Nuestro 2002.(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Universal Music Latino is proud to announce the list of nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro 2002 Awards: *POP CATEGORY* Paulina Rubio Female Artist of the Year "Y Yo Sigo Aqui" (Paulina Rubio) Song of the Year Eduardo...

Benicio del Toro honored with Piper-Heidsieck Tribute at Sundance Film Festival.(actor)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Park City, Utah Benicio del Toro was honored with the Piper-Heidsieck Tribute at Independent Vision Award at a glittering ceremony last month during Robert Redford's 2002 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Benicio del Turn was...

Sergio Pino honored for excellence.(chairman of Century Builders Group)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Miami, Florida Sergio Pino, chairman of Century Builders Group, was recently honored for excellence in the Building and Design category of Casa & Estilo magazine. Pino, who lives in Miami with his wife and four children, is a member of the...

Ingrid M. Duran named President of the CHCI.(Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Washington, DC The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation's leading Hispanic educational organization, announces that Ingrid M. Duran has been named President and CEO. The promotion reflects Ms. Duran's increasing...

De la Vega promoted to president of BellSouth Latin America operations.(Ralph de la Vega)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Atlanta, Georgia BellSouth has announced new organizational restructuring to consolidate domestic operations. This restructuring incorporates the promotion of Ralph de la Vega from president of Broadband and Internet Services In president...

Up & coming: Hispanic event guide February-March 2002.
February 1, 2002... Up & Coming Hispanic Event Guide February-March 2002 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Februa- Februa- ...

Ana Sokoloff: New York, NY: head of Latin American Art at Christie's, Ana Sokoloff is driven by a passion to convert fine art collectors into Latin art lovers.(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... When was interest first shown in Latin American art? Latin American art has always been highly sought after by international collectors. Since the colonial period, works of art have been exported and collected by the aristocracy. The United...

A touch of royalty in right field.(baseball player Roberto Clemente)(Biografia)
February 1, 2002... Roberto Clemente was mad. Supplies needed badly by earthquake victims in Nicaragua had failed to reach their destination, and the way an earlier shipment had been distributed had also angered him. This time he was not only determined to take...

Anyone for tennis?(tennis player Anne Linn Perez)(Entrevista)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Miami, Florida Anne Linn Perez was not born into a tennis family, but she turned her own family into one soon enough. When she was six and a half she and her dad were watching Breakfast at Wimbledon on television. "What's that?" she...

Nicolas Kanellos: Houston, Texas.(Hispanic Literature professor at University of Houston)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... Nicolas Kanellos is the Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Literature at the University of Houston and director of the major national research program, "Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage," that aims to identify, preserve, and...

Wall street: Wall Street, the financial heart of the United States, resumes its frenetic beat, with the energy and vigor of New York's vital Latino population.(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Kinju St Fleur Haiti/Dominican Republic 23 years old Architect [ILLUSTRACION OMITIR] Miguel Rodriguez Ecuador 40 years old Shoe shiner [ILLUSTRACION OMITIR] Gustavo Padilla Puerto Rico 21...

Queensberry rules in and out of the ring.(boxer Francisco Bojado)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... Francisco "Panchito" Bojado super lightweight WBC youth title holder Vernon, California. It is an unlikely settling, the second floor of an industrial building in Vernon, California. Mexican music blares from the overhead...

Snap decisions.(photographer Maria Martinez-Canas)(Entrevista)(Noticia de portada)
February 1, 2002... Maria Martinez-Canas As a fellow photographer, I should be envious of Maria Martinez-Canas. My biggest exhibition to date has been at "Randy's Koffee 'n' Kreme, a neon cafe in a strip mall in Austin, Texas; she has photos in the Museum of...

Where is the leader? Henry Cisneros wears many hats, but is perhaps best known for his role as an eloquent orator.(chairman of company American CityVista; former public official)(leadership within Hispanic communities in United States)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... CEO/Chairman of American CityVista San Antonio, Texas Q. Why does the Hispanic community lack a clear and identifiable leader? A. There is no single identifiable leader because the community is very diverse, but we do have very...

How not to sell yourself short by Fred Baca: Houston, Texas.(real estate executive and businessman Fred Baca)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... Fred Baca always knew he'd be big. This giant of the Houston real estate scene brims with an infectious self-confidence, an optimism you can hear in his voice. And if, at 5'4", he is a head shorter than your average entrepreneur, he turns even...

Beautiful horror: Guillermo del Toro brings artistry to monster movies.(filmmaker)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... Knowing that many souls have been sold to advance careers in the film industry, Hollywood veteran Guillermo del Toro makes a powerful declaration at a recent interview and draws a solid line around his artistic integrity: "I am not a...

Forget the Pope and Sub-Comandante Marcos, the real story is Maria Elena Salinas Miami, Florida.(television reporter and journalist )(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... In Maria Elena Salinas's website you can click on tabs to find pretty much the expected in information about this award-winning journalist and co-anchor of Noticiero Univision: biographical notes, photos of her interviewing the famous and...

Providing quality healthcare to the underserved.(J. Mario Molina, chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare Inc.)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... J. Mario Molina, MD Long Beach, California Conventional wisdom may hold it as something of an oxymoron: a profitable healthcare company that specializes in serving the poor. But to J. Mario Molina, MD, the President and CEO of Molina...

Sergio Zyman and the admen: a marketing maverick puts creativity in its place.(founder of Zyman Marketing Group)(Entrevista)
February 1, 2002... Founder and Chairman of Zyman Marketing Group / Former Chief Marketing Officer of Coca-Cola Atlanta, Georgia Remember the outrageous dot-com advertising from a year ago? The dancing monkeys and live gerbils fired from a cannon? No stunt...

Song of the Water Saints.(novel)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... Nelly Rosario Release date: March 2002 Published by: Pantheon Books $23.00 hardcover 256 pages ISBN: 0-37542087-8 Nelly Rosario's debut novel, Song of the Water Saints, is a wonderfully poetic tale of three generations of...

Nine Queens.(motion picture)(Articulo breve)
February 1, 2002... A Sony Pictures Classics Release Release date: April 2002 Duration: 115 minutes Language: Spanish with English subtitles Directed by Fabian Bielinsky Rated R by the MPAA In telling a story of multilayered deception,...

Poncho Sanchez Latin Spirits.(Resena de audio grabacion)
February 1, 2002... Release date: September 2001 Distribution: Concord Picante Production: John Burk & Poncho Sanchez With over 20 recordings with Concord under his belt, Grammy-winning percussionist Poncho Sanchez has come up with the goods with the...

The all-new Camry.(automobile Toyota Camry)(Evaluacion de producto/servicio)
February 1, 2002... A Brief History of the Toyota Camry In 1983 Toyota launched the Camry to replace the Corona, and this new vehicle went on to oust the Corona as Toyota's value and volume leader. The Camry was first introduced as a front-wheel drive vehicle...

Surf before you test-drive.(Toyota introduces Spanish-language Web site for Hispanics)
February 1, 2002... Money talks in the auto industry. Automakers will do whatever it takes to identify where a goodly chunk of expendable cash is and then address file market segment accordingly. There are over thirty-five million Latinos living ill the United...

It looks like a Jaguar, drives like a Jaguar, but doesn't cost the earth.(automobile Jaguar X-Type)(Evaluacion de producto/servicio)
February 1, 2002... These are times of record profit for Jaguar. Gone are the Armani suits, the Hermes ties, and the Salvatore Ferragamo shoes pushing hard on the accelerator. Jaguar, the perennially favorite conveyance of the rich and famous, is going through a...