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LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEGISLATE ACTION AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Tomas — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:52:53 +0000

"High-achieving Latino students will debate issues and experience the complex world of government while participating in the National Hispanic Institute's 19th Annual Colorado Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session June 22-29.

The Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session, sponsored by and held on the Colorado State University campus, is a weeklong conference where students engage in a mock legislative process and judicial hearings that examine the challenges faced in Hispanic communities. Students representing Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and the countries of Mexico and Panama will attend.

The event gives high school sophomores and juniors a better understanding of community equity building and a chance to improve their skills in public speaking, organizational management and constituency building.

"This experience challenges students to examine their cultural ties and understanding of the Latino community and inspires them to become involved," said Varo Maldonado, conference coordinator and associate director of Admissions at Colorado State. "All participants emerge with a new understanding of how they can shape their future and that of the Latino community through a better understanding of the political system."

The weeklong session features activities that include a general convention, senate and Supreme Court speeches, legislative sessions, Supreme Court trials and committee hearings.

Students will campaign for elected positions such as governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, senators, attorneys, or one of nine Supreme Court justice positions. Candidates will make speeches before the delegation and work to build constituencies. Each student must identify issues facing the Latino community and address them with long-term solutions. Students present and debate the merits of their proposed solutions before their peers and strive to have their ideas passed into law.

Colorado State University and the National Hispanic Institute have co-hosted this event since 1990. To qualify, students must have 3.2 grade-point averages or above and must be enrolled in a college-bound, high-school curriculum.

Ernesto Nieto, executive director of the National Hispanic Institute, founded the non-profit organization in 1979 as a way to encourage young Latino students to enhance their leadership abilities and actively participate in the Latino community. Students interested in participating in next year's conference may contact Varo Maldonado in the Office of Admissions at Colorado State at (970) 491-6311."

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Films delve into issues Latinos face – Cinema Latino Film Festival in Colorado Springs

Tomas — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:05:17 +0000

"The Colorado Springs film community is going bilingual this weekend with the launch of the Cinema Latino Film Festival.

The new festival is a joint project of the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival, the Springs' oldest film festival, and Centro De La Familia, a social services nonprofit that works with the Spanishspeaking, American Indian and immigrant communities.

Sandra Hernandez, Centro's executive director, said the group has held dances and fashion-show fundraisers in the past, but hosting a film festival is a way to delve deeper into the issues facing Latin American and Hispanic immigrants in the U.S. "

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Colorado Springs gets its biggest Hispanic grocery store – Rancho Liborio

Tomas — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:21:47 +0000

"Rancho Liborio, the biggest Hispanic grocery store to arrive in Colorado Springs, opened quietly at 1660 S. Circle Drive in March.

Low prices were the main attraction for Francisca Becerra, who dropped by the store during a recent afternoon and picked up bread and fabric-softener sheets. "

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Did You Know? Under pressure to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its Colorado Springs office from two agents to 10.

Tomas — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:22:50 +0000

"Under pressure to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its Colorado Springs office from two agents to 10."

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Hispanic chamber in search of new executive director – Colorado Springs

Tomas — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:13:06 +0000

"The Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new executive director after the departure of Joe Aldaz Jr., who left last month after a year in the post. While Aldaz worked full time at the Hispanic chamber, his replacement won’t. “What it comes down to is the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is really not in the financial position to afford a fulltime chamber executive, so right now we’re in the process of identifying somebody that can do this on more of a parttime basis,” said Ken Barela, chairman of the Hispanic chamber’s board of directors. "

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Local agent caters to Hispanic home buyers – Colorado Springs

Tomas — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:22:06 +0000

"The growing number of Hispanic home buyers prompted Gloria Mendoza to start a local chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. The chapter formed in November and is working on obtaining legal nonprofit status, building a board of directors and recruiting members. It is one of 52 affiliate chapters nationwide, including one in Denver. The national association formed in 1999 and has grown to 15,000 members. "

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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Welcomes New Curator – Tariana Navas-Nieves as Curator of Hispanic and Native American Art.

Tomas — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:09:36 +0000

"The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has appointed Tariana Navas-Nieves as Curator of Hispanic and Native American Art. Navas-Nieves brings over fifteen years of curatorial experience in both Hispanic and Native American Art to the FAC. In her tenure at the Museo de las Américas in Denver, Tariana served as the Curator of Collections of Latin American art from pre-Columbian times to the present. She has also served as a consultant to the Denver Art Museum’s New World Department, and as curator for a number of major private collections of American Indian, Latin American, and American art in Denver, California, and Puerto Rico."

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DIRECTV Adds KZCO-27 Azteca America to the Colorado Spring, Colo., Local Broadcast Channel Lineup

Tomas — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:49:03 +0000

"DIRECTV, Inc., provider of the nation's leading satellite television service, has added KZCO-27, Azteca America, to the Colorado Springs, Colo., local broadcast channel lineup. With the launch of Colorado Springs, DIRECTV now offers Azteca America in 25 markets, representing over 68 percent of U.S. Hispanic TV households. DIRECTV customers in this DMA who subscribe to the local channel package can now see a variety of Azteca America's Spanish-language entertainment programming, including worldwide soccer highlight coverage, Ventaneando with Patti Chapoy, newscasts from Mexico, highly popular novelas and professional Mexican League Soccer matches. TV Azteca, the second-largest producer of Spanish-language programming in the world, provides KZCO-27 with the full array of TV Azteca's hard-hitting, highly popular novelas in weekday primetime, including two brand new novelas, Amor sin Condiciones and Amores Cruzados. To receive local channels, DIRECTV customers can subscribe to the SELECCION EXTRA(TM) for $29.99 or TOTAL CHOICE(R) for $44.99 a month."

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