Latino Leaders articles from June 2002

Latino Leaders archives from June 2002

652.(Publishers' letter)
June 1, 2002... The number of interviews we have conducted during our journalistic/publishing/entrepreneurial lifetime is 652. When we started out in Mexico City, the initial interviews we did were stressful, and we were anxious about asking questions....

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2002... I was thrilled to see the "Special Hollywood Issue" of LATINO LEADERS magazine in my mailbox this week; however, I must say that the lack of Latina profiles was depressing. From your publication it would seem that the entertainment industry is...

Editor's note.
June 1, 2002... According to a recent survey of the Hispanic electorate conducted by Sergio Bendixen for the New Democrat Network, President Bush has earned overwhelming support from the Latino community oil crucial issues such as the war against terrorism,...

Teacher wins $10,000 grant for bilingual science program.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... Bryophytes, gymnosperms, monocotyledons--these are terms you probably are not familiar with unless you remember your high school science class. For most kids, learning about science can be a daunting challenge. Now, imagine a child who is...

Organ donation campaign targets Hispanics.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... True or False? Emergency room doctors will not work as hard to save you if they know that you are an organ donor, The answer is false, but unfortunately this misconception is one of the main reasons Hispanics give for not wanting to be an organ...

Hispanic homeownership on the up.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... Recently released US Census Bureau data indicates that Hispanic homeownership has risen substantially to a total of 46 percent. This important increase is attributed in part to the robust US economy, an established Hispanic community, low...

Bridging the gap between minority entrepreneurs and investment resources.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... The non-profit organization Emerging Venture Network (EVN) opened for business in April with informative programs created to stimulate the growth of companies led by minority entrepreneurs. The mission of the Washington, DC-based organization...

1st Annual Latin Culinary & Beverage Awards 2002.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... At last the table has been set to honor the finest Latin chefs, food and beverage producers, and hospitality professionals under one roof at the 1st Annual Latin Culinary and Beverage Awards 2002. This Latino food and drink extravaganza...

Need Latino engineers? Look no further than UTEP.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... According to the non-profit organization the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has come out on top as the nation's foremost producer of Latino engineers. For the first time...

Honored with portrait: first Hispanic secretary of the army.(Mundo Latino: news events)
June 1, 2002... The Department of the Army has unveiled the official portrait of Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera in the Pentagon's new Hall of Heroes exhibit. Secretary Caldera, the first Hispanic Secretary of the Army, served his term in office from...

Lopez Negrete appointed to J. F. Kennedy Center Advisory Committee.(LL monitor)
June 1, 2002... Houston, TX Alex Lopez Negrete, president of Houston-based Lopez Negrete Communications, was recently appointed by President Bush to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts of the J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ...

Varela named member of NHLI board of directors.(LL monitor)
June 1, 2002... San Antonio, TX Victoria Varela, CEO of The Cartel Group, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) based in Arlington, Virginia. She is a founder of The Cartel Group, one of the...

Bush nominates Richard Carmona as Surgeon General.(LL monitor)
June 1, 2002... Tucson, AZ At a ceremony at the White House, President Bush announced his nominee for one of the most critical healthcare positions in his administration, nominating the experienced and highly qualified Richard Carmona to serve as Surgeon...

Gutierrez, appointed in Imperial County Superior Court.(LL monitor)
June 1, 2002... Imperial County, CA California Governor Gray Davis recently announced the appointment of Assistant US Attorney Annie Gutierrez to Judge of the Imperial County Superior Court. Ms. Gutierrez has served as a prosecutor in the US Attorney's...

Up & coming: Hispanic event guide June-July 2002.(Calendar)
June 1, 2002... Up&Coming SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY June 1 2 6 Patri- USHLI cia ...

Cultivating youth leadership.(Conversation with the President)
June 1, 2002... Dr. Juan Andrade President of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Chicago, IL Q. What were the beginnings of the USHLI? A. It started out as the Midwest Voter Registration Education Project based on the Voter...

Rita Moreno: Los Angeles, California.(Proust questionnaire)
June 1, 2002... Forty years after her Oscar-winning performance as Anita in West Side Story, "the incomparable Rita Moreno" continues to captivate audiences with her spirited one-woman show. Moreno went beyond the mandatory hoop earrings and off-the-shoulder...

Rafael Guastavino vaults to historic heights.(Leader of the Past)
June 1, 2002... Born in Valencia in1842, architect and builder Rafael Guastavino Sr. was educated principally in Barcelona, where he became an accomplished architect during the great urban expansion of the 1860s. This region of Catalonia was the first to...

Writing her way to surreal success.(Leader of the Future)
June 1, 2002... Erika Mendoza Hispanic Heritage Regional Youth Award Winner Los Angeles, CA It all started with a Tamora Pierce novel. When Erika Mendoza was twelve years old, her mother took her to the library to pique her interest in books. She...

Work in progress: Dominican artist Julio Valdez uses painting and printmaking techniques to fuse the past and present. His quilt-like canvas explores color and texture, weaving the fabric of his experiences with elements of his cultural heritage.(Gallery)
June 1, 2002... "If I don't put feeling into the brush strikes, it's just not going to happen." [ILUSTRACION OMITIR] "It's about being human, and that goes beyond the labels of nationality, race, and gender: The portrait is not Julio; it's just a...

The Latin "it" boy.(Face)
June 1, 2002... Luis Fonsi Singer/songwriter Miami, FL How could we ever forget the smoldering good looks and hip-gyrating movidas that shot Ricky Martin to fame, or the maddeningly catchy tunes that became our summertime anthems? Unthinkable....

The rudiments of Latin music: Rudy Perez.
June 1, 2002... Rudy Perez Music producer Miami, FL "Never give up your dreams." This is the astute advice given by the humble veteran Latino producer Rudy Perez to anyone in the highly competitive music business. And given the way his amazing...

Innovators and decision-makers.(Exclusive: President Fox & cabinet members)
June 1, 2002... The economy is not a plaything, as Mexico's 1994 financial crisis and the ongoing debacle in Argentina clearly demonstrate. Cabinet members walk a policy tightrope, and errors can have consequences that take years to rectify. Economic blunders...

Who is Miguel Jorge?
June 1, 2002... Miguel Angel Jorge is not a famous actor whose latest box office hit is drawing crowds. He is not a budding entrepreneur whose business acumen is two steps ahead of the competition. Nor is he a politician in the US Senate. His deeds do not...

It all adds up to Ana Maria Fernandez Haar.
June 1, 2002... Pounding, hard-driving music underscores beautiful television images of boxers training, skydivers spinning, skiers looping, cyclists pedaling, rock climbers dangling, sail boaters plying the waves, kayakers running the rapids, and all the...

West Wing Latino style.(Main Cover)(Cover Story)
June 1, 2002... Welcome to the West Wing. Oh, pardon our language; we mean bienvenido! because this is the West Wing with a distinctly Latino flavor. The statistics tell us part of the story: ten percent of White House staff is made up of dedicated Hispanic...

Brown: the Last Discovery of America.
June 1, 2002... Richard Rodriguez On-sale date: April 1, 2002 Published by Viking $24.95 hardcover 230 pages ISBN: 0-670-03043-0 To describe Brown as a book about race would be deceptive, as Richard Rodriguez does not use the color...

Tito Puente: Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival.
June 1, 2002... Release date: May 21, 2002 Distribution: Concord Records Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival is a live date with master timbalero, the late Tito Puente, and his unbeatable all-star Latin jazz music lineup. This highly charged release...

Pinero.
June 1, 2002... Miramax Home Entertainment Available on DVD and to rent on VHS: July 16, 2002 Duration: 100 minutes Language: English Directed by Leon Ichaso Pinero is not an easy movie to watch; rather, it is a wild poem of a film about the...

All fired up.
June 1, 2002... The passion and verve with which Rosa Sugranes tells of how she founded her small ceramic tile business and slowly turned it into a multi-million dollar venture is what immediately strikes you when chatting with the ambitious girl from...

New corporate color: businesses open doors for Hispanic employees.(Employment Opportunities)
June 1, 2002... From pharmaceuticals to resort hotels, from electronics to investments, corporations in all industries are responding and contributing to the tremendous changes taking place in the American workforce. One measure of this phenomenon is the...

Viva la woman: modern-day Adelitas take workforce by storm.(Employment Opportunities)
June 1, 2002... In the fight for social, political, and economic justice, the gun-toting women of the Mexican Revolution, or Adelitas as they were known, were unequivocally committed to the revolutionary cause, risking their lives in the front line of fire...