Latino Leaders articles from October 2002

Latino Leaders archives from October 2002

Publishers' letter.
October 1, 2002... We were just nine and eleven years old, when our father, an architect enamored by his profession, began to pass on to us old issues of Architectural Record, a must-read for architects in the 70s. We remember devouring the designs, photographs,...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2002... I am a self-employed businessman, and I would like to ask the leaders you profile to share some of their business experiences with readers. I have been reading LATINO LEADERS for almost a year now and always want more information on how the...

Editor's note.
October 1, 2002... The importance of writers as valuable commentators and contributors to society is often overlooked by those who favor entrepreneurial success over the literary. The former is easily measured in terms of productivity and profitability, in terms...

New America Alliance: to hold 2nd Annual Wall Street Summit in New York.
October 1, 2002... The New America Alliance, An American Latino Business Initiative, will hold its 2nd Annual Wall Street Summit, October 23-25, 2002, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. The Wall Street Summit, which attracts some of the nation's...

Texas Department of Health reaches out to Hispanic parents with smoking prevention message.(Mundo Latino: news events)
October 1, 2002... Each year thousands of Hispanic adolescents begin what will likely become a lifetime of harmful tobacco use, and the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows that almost one-third of Latino high school students are current smokers and more...

Latinos give high marks to President Bush.(Mundo Latino: news events)
October 1, 2002... A national Hispanic survey conducted by the Latino Coalition shows that Latino voters overwhelmingly support President Bush and his vision of a promising future for all Americans. The poll of 1,000 Hispanic adults, conducted in August 2002,...

Journalism scholarship for Spanish-language news students.(LL monitor)
October 1, 2002... Miami, FL The nation's leading Spanish-language television news anchor, Maria Elena Salinas, is encouraging talented journalism students to follow in her footsteps through the Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship for Excellence in...

Un Dia Normal goes platinum.(LL monitor)
October 1, 2002... Colombia In just five months Juan Esteban Aristizabal, better known as Juanes, has emerged as one of the most promising Columbian artists of our times, with his second solo release Un Dia Normal. This fusion of music styles and intense...

Marriott elects Munoz to board of directors.(LL monitor)
October 1, 2002... Arlington, VA Marriott International, Inc., has announced that George Munoz, former president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has been elected in its board of directors. Munoz is currently principal in the Munoz...

Flora Castillo wins seat on minority board.(LL monitor)
October 1, 2002... Newark, NJ New Jersey Transit Board Director Flora Castillo has been elected to the National Board of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials. Castillo said that in her new capacity she would like to focus on diversity in...

Up & coming: Hispanic events guide October-November 2002.(Calendar)
October 1, 2002... Up&Coming MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY October 4 5 6 From 1 Oct 5 ...

The Torch of Friendship: urban monumental sculptor Sebastian tells Patrizia Rossi how 50 tons of red steel found its way to downtown San Antonio, Texas.(Telephone interview)
October 1, 2002... Q. How has the public reacted to the Torch of Friendship? A. The reaction to the sculpture in San Antonio was much the same as reactions to my other sculptures in other countries--very mixed. Fortunately, this implies variety and that not...

Alfonso Cuaron: Mexico City, Mexico.(Proust questionnaire)
October 1, 2002... The rapid rise to fame of Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron is largely due to his gifted interpretations of the children's classic A Little Princess and Great Expectations, a modern adaptation of the Dickens novel, starring Ethan Hawke and...

The black man who dreamed in Spanish: Jean-Michel Basquiat.(Leader of the Past)
October 1, 2002... Jean-Michel Basquiat was half Puerto Rican, half Haitian, and, above all, a New Yorker. He was born in December 1960 and died from a heroin overdose in 1988. During his short life, he became one of the most important painters of the 1980s, and...

Not just doing "something".(Leader of the Future)
October 1, 2002... Janet Padilla Student/activist Chicago, IL "I'm not happy if I'm not doing something," says 23-year-old Janet Padilla. Her words are a tad misleading, because Padilla is not just doing "something." She is the first in her family...

Deeonna Lanay on winning an Academy Award or just touching one.(Face)
October 1, 2002... This precocious, unbelievably brilliant child makes her peers look like underachievers. She has acted in TV commercials and movies, draws Japanese-style animation in her self-designed comic book, and, oh yes, plays Tiffany Taylor on the TV...

A peek into Little Havana.(Gallery)
October 1, 2002... Little Havana is one of Miami's oldest neighborhoods. Some crackerbox houses and southern bungalows date back to the 1910s, and many of its apartment buildings were built in the 1920s and 1930s. Nestled along the busy Miami River and adjacent...

The enterprising Mr. Graves: comfortably ensconced in his eleventh floor office overlooking Fifth Avenue, Earl Graves discusses the benefits of the green apple martini. The New York-based publisher of Black Enterprise magazine jokingly reflects on surviving the past summer with visiting grandchildren and his newly discovered drink.
October 1, 2002... "I can't tell you how good it was to sip on those while my grandkids were with me," he says. On this muggy afternoon, he has foregone the trademark suspenders, but the pinstripe business suit, highly huffed shoes, and lamb-chop sideburns...

Winning back the House: House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt gets top marks from the Hispanic community for backing the issues important to Latinos. Is he taking the Hispanic Agenda from the House of the White House?(Q&A: Richard Gephardt)
October 1, 2002... Q. What will be the main issues facing the Hispanic community in the future? A. The Democratic Party has always had a very strong agenda that is very attractive, in my view, to Hispanic voters. For instance, we have an ambitious and, I...

A teller of: tales Isabel Allende.(Main cover: Isabel Allende)(Cover Story)
October 1, 2002... She is not Chilean ex-President Salvador Allende's daughter. But she is Isabel Allende, myth weaver, storyteller and enchantress of the imagination, ex-journalist, ex-humorist, ex-playwright, early feminist, Chilean socialist, Chilean in exile,...

Si to Spanish-language TV.
October 1, 2002... Looks like Hollywood is finally paying attention to Hispanic viewers. Spanish-language television broadcasters, with improved production values and a wide variety of programming, are drawing in more viewers than ever before. As a result, new...

The first few hours: Roel Campos, the first Hispanic commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, talks to David Liss in Washington, DC, just hours after he is sworn into office. Displaying dignity and composure after a hectically satisfying day, Campos contemplates his first hours as commissioner, his watch still on Texas time.
October 1, 2002... Campos is a Washington outsider, an attorney, and a former federal prosecutor. In scandal-plagued corporate environments that have become all too familiar, his background is an asset. Campos knows what it takes to prosecute tough cases; his...

The Conquest.
October 1, 2002... Yxta Maya Murray On-sale date: October 4, 2002 Published by Rayo $24.95 hardcover 320 pages ISBN: 0-06-009359-5 The Conquest is an extraordinary book written by Whiting Award winner, which recounts the story of Sara Gonzales,...

The Essential Santana.
October 1, 2002... Carlos Santana Release date: October 22, 2002 Distribution: Sony Legacy This is not the only best-of Santana compilation on the market, but it does have a great selection of his music and the characteristic energy leased from his...

Y Tu Mama Tambien.
October 1, 2002... Lu Herrera Available on DVD and to rent on VHS: October 22, 2002 Duration: 105 minutes Language: Spanish (English subtitles) Directed by Alfonso Cuaron Written by Alfonso Cuaron and Carlos Cuaron Mexican...

Sky high profits for Internet ticket sales.(e-Business and Technology)
October 1, 2002... No business was hit harder by the September 11 terrorist attacks than the travel industry. In particular, airlines suffered a major setback. Already reeling from a poor business climate before the attacks, the ensuing fear of travel that...

Handy handhelds.(e-Business & Technology)
October 1, 2002... Savvy high-tech users delight in the line of new toys that are constantly being churned out. One of the many benefits of the new information age has been the multitude of these gizmos that companies produce ostensibly to make our lives more...

Leave everything but the driving to us.(e-Business & Technology)
October 1, 2002... Nowadays there is a wilderness of electronic gadgets offering wireless phone service, palm-top computing, pocket email receivers, appointment calendars. devices you can write or doodle on by rubbing your finger directly onto the screen, and...