Latino Leaders articles from February 2003

Latino Leaders archives from February 2003

The universal nature of leadership.(Publisher's letter)
February 1, 2003... One of the best things about the beginning of a new year is that it encourages us to reflect on how to become better human beings. February is a perfect time for taking on new roles and challenges, because there is still time to hold on to our...

Editor's note.
February 1, 2003... This issue's main cover story is distinguished Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who we had the pleasure of interviewing in November 2002, at his New York apartment. What can I tell yon about his home? An oversized cat is located in the...

The end is near for Alicia Alonso.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2003... I read your article, "The Ambassador of Dance Alicia Alonso" in the Dec/Jan 2003 issue and once again feel betrayed by those who claim and benefit from the democracy that we enjoy in this country. I am 39 years old and the son of parents and...

Not another People magazine.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2003... Your magazine would be more appealing to my family if you emphasized political, educational, and community-service leaders, instead of focusing on the entertainment industry. We have outstanding writers and artists, as well as common folk, who...

Corrections.(Letters)(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2003... August/September 2002 issue Article "Open for Business": George Herrera began his career with Burgos and Associates. George Dowell co-chairs a council of 30 Fortune 500 vice presidents of procurement.

Up & coming: Hispanic Event Guide February-March 2003.(Calendar)
February 1, 2003... Up & Coming Hispanic Event Guide February-March 2003 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 2 37th Las Vegas International Marathon www.lvmarathon.com 16 17 ...

New America Alliance: Second Annual Wall Street Summit.
February 1, 2003... As New America Alliance (NAA) Chair of the Board Moctesuma Esparza "opened" the NASDAQ on October 25, 2002, he stated before 175 live media feeds across the globe that Latinos were the first venture capitalists, citing the voyage of Christopher...

Minorities: last hired, first fired.(Mundo Latino: news events)
February 1, 2003... Despite increased diversity initiatives in the work place, such strategies have apparently not affected the general belief that minorities are the last hired and the first fired, according to a survey by the job search website...

Chico faults Bush's tax reform proposal.(Mundo Latino: news events)
February 1, 2003... In response to President Bush's tax reform proposal presented at the Economic Club of Chicago on January 7, 2003. Gery Chico, who is seeking the 2004 Democratic nomination in Illinois for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican Peter...

A brief history of the tamal.(Mundo Latino: news events)
February 1, 2003... Although there is no historical evidence to indicate the exact date tamales were first made, we know that the small parcels of corn dough, or masa, date back to Aztec times, and some believe even further. The dish was served up to the Spaniards...

How worried is Bush? Mexico Project Director at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, DC, Armand B. Peschard-Sverdrup sees the 2004 presidential race shaping the year ahead in US politics.(Telephone Interview)
February 1, 2003... Q. What issues are going to figure heavily on the political agenda this year? A. There are two issues that are going to dominate the political agenda here in Washington: one is Iraq, and the other is the economy. Some public opinion polls...

Mel Martinez: HUD secretary: Washington, DC.(Proust Questionnaire)
February 1, 2003... What Is your present state of mind? I am honored and proud to have been given the opportunity to serve in the Cabinet of our president, George W. Bush. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Watching the sunset on a sailboat...

Joan Baez: the voice that kindled a thousand protests: Joan Baez's remarkable soprano voice, pure as silver and soft as velvet, has thrilled music lovers since the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. More than just a blast from the past, her music continues to move and inspire.(Leader Of The Past)
February 1, 2003... Her first three albums went gold and stayed at the top of the charts for almost two years. Anyone who came of age in the sixties and wasn't mightily affected by the style and message of these three albums simply wasn't listening. The first time...

The need for speed: current US Juvenile National Champion in Short-Track Speed Skating, Marin Austin, is in hot pursuit of Olympic gold.(Leader Of The Future)
February 1, 2003... Marin Austin Marin started out figure skating at age four and speed skating at age eight. She claims that as soon as she got on the ice that first day she was hooked, and she not only knew that she wanted to he a speed skater, but that she...

The recruits.(Gallery)
February 1, 2003... Recruits exercising in front of the Chicago Police Department Timothy J. O'Connor Education and Training Academy. located on the city's Near West Side. A total of 333 recruits currently receive training at the facility. [ILLUSTRATION...

Greetings from Pablo.(Face)
February 1, 2003... Pablo Santos actor Anyone who has seen the The WB's weekly half-hour series, Greetings From Tucson, which features the life of an ethnically mixed, upwardly mobile family in Arizona, can't help but be impressed with the range of Pablo...

Bring out the hunter in you: the YO Ranch.(Hot Spot)
February 1, 2003... You realize just how big Texas is when you drive through it. You could drive all day and still see the same landscape. After a comfortable two-hour drive from San Antonio, the cowboy world materializes in front of your very eyes, 40 miles west...

Think locally snack globally.(Last Rung Of The Corporate Ladder)
February 1, 2003... Joaquin Pelaez: Senior Vice President for Product Excellence at Yum! Brands, Inc. If the company name isn't easily identified, its products should be. The Dallas-based corporation is not only a Fortune 300 company, but also the world's...

Tony Dieste: president & founder Dieste Harmel & Partners.(My Style)
February 1, 2003... One of the most influential Hispanics in the United States, Tony Dieste has turned marketing paradigms on their head to cater to the burgeoning Hispanic market. At the helm of Dieste Harmel & Partners, the maverick marketer has received...

Fernando Ferrer: and the walls came tumbling down.(Q&A Fernando Ferrer)
February 1, 2003... Q. What were your strong points as a mayoral candidate? A. After seven and a half years of Giuliani, I believed that the city was ready for a message that included people he had excluded. And I still believe that the city was ready for a...

Painting life to the full.(Main cover: Fernando Botero)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2003... Fernando Botero artist "The great public recognizes the fat women, fat food, fat houses, fat mountains, fat generals, fat bishops, fat babies that delight us in the paintings and sculptures of Fernando Botero." So spoke noted Peruvian...

Designing their dream: architects Luis Collado and Jose Luis de la Fuente went back to the drawing board to start their own company, STL architects, in Chicago, which the latter dubs "the Rome of the United States.".(Business)
February 1, 2003... The great German architect Mies Van der Rohe, who worked in Chicago for many years, believed that form is not the object of an architect's work--rather, it is the result. Two latter-day European transplants to America's architectural...

The Headhunter.
February 1, 2003... David Gomez: Chairman & CEO of David Gomez & Associates, Inc. Imagine a company driven by a culturally diverse workforce, a company that encourages employees to capitalize on their ethnicity, their bicultural experiences, and linguistic...

Divine inspiration.(Design: Victor Carranza)
February 1, 2003... Beribboned with the bow carelessly draped, the gift wrapping is itself the gift: an exquisite bud vase formed of sterling silver "wrapping," delicately poised on a pendant bow of sterling silver "ribbon." The vase forms a part of designer...

Vivir Para Contarla.
February 1, 2003... Publication date: December 2002 Published by Alfred A. Knopf $25.00 ISBN: 1-4000-4106-6 The welcome return of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. "La vida no es la que uno vivio, sino la que uno recuerda y come la recuerda para contarla," is the...

Short stories by Latin American Women The Magic and the Real.
February 1, 2003... Edited by Celia Correas de Zapata Foreword by Isabel Allende Publication date: January 21. 2003 Published by Modern Library Paperback Classics $12.95 ISBN: 0-8129-6707-0 As a reader I am always wary of the limitations of a short story,...

City of God.
February 1, 2003... A film by Fernando Meirelles Language: Portuguese with English subtitles Release date: January 17, 2003 (LA/NY) In Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles' incendiary epic, Ciudade de Deus or City of God, the lead character is in fact a...

Secrets of the Maya.
February 1, 2003... By Archaeology Magazine Foreword by Peter A. Young Publication date: January 2003 Published by Hatherleigh Press $25.95 ISBN: 1-57826-123-6 From the editors of Archaeology Magazine, this book, despite its slightly dubious title, is a...

For those who crave raw power.(Cars)
February 1, 2003... While other makers of sports utility vehicles have gone soft, their latest offerings looking more like city slickers than the rugged off-roaders they were meant to be, Toyota knows that many drivers still want a man-sized helping of power and...

Sexy beast: the BMW Z4 roadster.(Cars)
February 1, 2003... With the Z4, BMW design chief Chris Bangle and his team have created a roadster for the 21st century. The striking styling shows the influence of BMW's Z9 concept car and the Fiat Coupe. There's an aggressive, shark-like nose and a side profile...

The good, the baaad, and the totally mad.(Cars)
February 1, 2003... Without a shadow of a doubt, Volkswagen has developed a future classic with the New Beetle convertible. It has taken some considerable time to get the chop-top ready, but just one look confirms that it was worth it. As was the case with the...

Leadership 101?(Opinion)
February 1, 2003... At a recent seminar, I commented on what I consider to he one of the great failures of our corporate world. Companies have produced a great number of managers but very few leaders. Many of these companies are now paying the price for that...