Community + Tomás\' Picks Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 13, 2009
“El Gringo” Meddling Spurs Hispanic Revolt – Chicago politics
November 6, 2009
Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
October 26, 2009
Really Great Report on Latino USA on Puerto Rican Crisis
October 14, 2009
Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.
October 12, 2009
Being Latino: A Vocal Montage – Kansas City Public Library talk about Being Latino in America, our past and our future.
Jose Hernandez gets hero’s welcome in Stockton
October 9, 2009
The Give: Q&A with Hispanic Philanthropists – Albert Ruesga president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation
October 7, 2009
For a decade, Congressman Jose Serrano has worked to bring financial support to one the nation’s poorest neighborhoods – the South Bronx
ICE Should Terminate Maricopa County 287(g) Agreement – Scaling Back Sheriff Arpaio’s Immigration Enforcement Authority Does Not Go Far Enough, Says ACLU
October 1, 2009
The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Maine – NEW AMERICANS IN THE PINE TREE STATE
September 30, 2009
Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico Flees Egg Attack – (eggs are nothing compared to 17,000 people losing their jobs)
September 28, 2009
Sotomayor to give political “analysts” fodder for months
September 24, 2009
Penalizing children of illegal immigrants is not the answer – North Carolina community colleges – The chair of the policy committee that considered the policy change, Stuart Fountain, told The Associated Press, “These children cannot be held in limbo while the federal government decides what to do with immigration.”
September 21, 2009
Lawrence primary could produce Massachusetts’s first Latino mayor
September 17, 2009
Statue Honoring ‘Los Temerarios’ in New Jersey has Residents [and This Blogger] Very Upset
September 15, 2009
The Latina Army’s Looking for Young Latinas – Empowering young latina women to succeed – Connecticut
September 3, 2009
10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County
August 26, 2009
Chiapas – Smells just like a percolator – Your morning beverage from tree to cup
August 24, 2009
Mayor Alex Lopez talks soft, leads Chicago Heights
Could Mildred Fernández become Florida Orange County’s first Puerto Rican mayor?
August 18, 2009
A Q& A with Ed Morales about documentary “Whose Barrio?” covering the gentrification or the selling of NYC’s Spanish Harlem, El Barrio
August 11, 2009
A sea change for Waukegan Latinos
August 6, 2009
On Sunday, August 2 in celebration of Ecuador’s bicentennial, hundreds of people waved their yellow, blue and red flags along the stretch of Northern Boulevard in Queens
Juárez Indios’ success provides respite from violence – an overachieving soccer team and its 22,300 fans that every other week pack the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez to celebrate the Indios and their improbable success.
August 3, 2009
Frontline on Postville Raid – Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark
July 31, 2009
Celebrity Tees You Can Bet On – One-of-a-kind t-shirts raise funds for Miami’s Latino community – Palomita Education Fund
July 27, 2009
Dispelling the Hispanic Chicago Pilsen Myth: We’re – GASP! – everywhere
July 20, 2009
A documentary by a Denver-based film company brings the now-fading raids at Swift & Co. back to the fore, delving into a spectrum of issues surrounding both the raid and the wider subject of immigration reform. – “Swift Justice”
July 15, 2009
The decision by Bashas’ Supermarkets to close three Food City stores illustrates how much businesses that cater to the Hispanic community are suffering as the economy and immigration crackdowns have driven Latinos out of Arizona.
July 13, 2009
If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?
June 25, 2009
National Council of La Raza Conference Comes to Chicago – Workshops on home ownership counseling and free health screening for the community
June 24, 2009
Ten who are making a big difference for us all – Chicago Latino List 2009
June 22, 2009
Former leader of Latino Cultural Center in Dallas discusses her tenure – Alejandrina Drew
June 18, 2009
The Town of Lonely Dentists – Palomas, Mexico — This is the little border town that discount
dentistry built. (with video)
June 15, 2009
Thousands crowd NYC streets for Puerto Rican parade
No Longer Letting Scores Separate Pupils – (interesting article about Stamford, Connecticut) – the longstanding system for tracking children by academic ability for more effective teaching evolved into an uncomfortable caste system in which students were largely segregated by race and socioeconomic background, both inside and outside classrooms.
June 11, 2009
Drug treatment program for Latinos wins national recognition – Proyecto Nueva Vida [Project New Life] in Bridgeport, Connecticut
June 9, 2009
St. Louis area Hispanics are a small but growing community
June 5, 2009
Five Reasons It’s Great to be a Chicano in Denver
How an immigration raid changed a town – Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
June 2, 2009
June is Puerto Rican party time in NYC
May 28, 2009
The children of Hispanic migrant farm workers in a sparsely populated area of central Florida finally have access to a pre-school and can now dream of becoming doctors, teachers or nurses. – Mulberry, Florida
San Jose’s Chicano theater troupe Teatro Visió marks 25 years of community creativity
April 27, 2009
A Green Latino Movement in South Los Angeles – Mujeres de la Tierra
April 15, 2009
Caning the Border Patrol – Barrio de Colores and the plan to use herbicide to get rid of cane on the Rio Grande
March 24, 2009
A Year Without a Mexican – Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up.
March 19, 2009
With cash incentives, they save for college – Benefactor aids Hispanic families – La Vida Scholars program in Lynn, Massachusetts
March 16, 2009
This week, Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, the author of “A Tale of Two Cities: Santo Domingo and New York after 1950” (Princeton University Press, 2008), will be answering selected readers’ questions about how New York has been transformed by the Dominican settlement and how Dominicans’ lives here have affected life in their native country.
March 11, 2009
MTV’s ‘I’m a Nuyorican’ not getting El Barrio love – has only managed to spark a lot of drama.
March 9, 2009
Mexico City’s recently reopened Biblioteca Vasconcelos is an outstanding example of a contemporary digital-age library, not to mention a significant display of Mexico’s modern architectural movement. The $100 million undertaking was designed by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach
January 21, 2009
Latino Groceries in New Orleans
December 15, 2008
Killing Haunts Ecuadoreans’ Rise in New York
December 10, 2008
Domestic Bank yesterday unveiled a plan to give 12 agencies a total of $1 million to promote financial literacy in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. – $75,000 will go to Progreso Latino, a Central Falls-based agency literacy programs + Latino Public Radio gets some
December 2, 2008
San Bernardino’s first Latino fire captain dies – Alfred Navor
November 21, 2008
New Financial Center Opens Doors For Denver’s Low-Income Families – Mas a Ti launch gives communities hope and opportunity in the middle of U.S. financial crisis – NCLR
The New Old Mexico – NOW AND THEN San Miguel de Allende, a Spanish colonial town in Mexico, is luring a wave of American home buyers.
November 19, 2008
GOP needs to change its tune about Latinos
The Proud Indians of Chiapas
November 17, 2008
Mexico’s Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life.
November 12, 2008
A community looks to heal after death of Hispanic man – Patchogue, Long Island
Third of El Pasoans get medical care in Cuidad Juárez
November 3, 2008
R.IP. – A Cuban native, Maria T. Ortiz-Alvarez immersed herself in Cuban-American and Hispanic charities in Chicago and helped many displaced and needy Hispanic families through her volunteer work.
October 27, 2008
Latino vote could finally have some pull in New Hampshire – “Although Hispanics only represent 2.5 percent of New Hampshire’s population, their presence in the state has grown 61 percent since 2000″
October 23, 2008
A former general manager of Hoy (Julian Posada) bets on a new magazine for next-generation Chicago Latinos. – Café bills itself as a “Latino lifestyle magazine,” and the first issue came off the presses last week. It’s a free bimonthly that the founders hope will go monthly next spring.
October 19, 2008
R.I.P. Dolores Wright, 76 – Howard’s Charro Cafe, one of Omaha’s first Mexican restaurants, has been something of a community center for 50 years, thanks to founder Dolores “Doris” Wright.
October 6, 2008
New York’s Puerto Rican defense fund expands – changing name to Latino Justice P.R.L.D.E.F
September 25, 2008
A book featuring compelling first-hand accounts of area Hispanics migrating to Tulsa was unveiled Wednesday during the Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon. – “Latinos Presentes!” – Michael M. Smith, a history professor at Oklahoma State University, and 40 other Hispanic writers contributed to the book.
September 22, 2008
Edward Roybal is a big name around town – Many buildings in L.A. honor the influential Latino lawmaker, whose legacy reaches far beyond his political base.
Vibrant Hispanic community sees political clout in future – Camden, New Jersey
September 17, 2008
A Massachusetts’ Senate fixture toppled – Sonia Chang-Díaz defeats embattled Wilkerson in primary – could become the first Hispanic woman in the state Senate
September 16, 2008
Tens of thousands gathered at Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway Sunday to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with music and food. – Atlanta
September 15, 2008
Horizonte, the weekly public-affairs program that focuses on Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Thursday.
Immigration raids worry small towns
September 10, 2008
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry says Pima County Public Defender Isabel Garcia didn’t violate any policy by protesting at a controversial event.
September 9, 2008
What’s called the new sanctuary movement is growing in Kansas City, too, where faith leaders have created an organization called Immigrant Justice Advocacy Movement. KC Currents’ Sylvia Maria Gross has this story of a Kansas City Kansas family who turned to a group of church pastors when they thought they were about to be turned in.
The death Friday of Officer Isabel Nazario was particularly painful among the Police Department’s Latinos and in the city’s Puerto Rican community, who remembered her as a doting mother and friend, as a tough professional, and as a pioneer. – Philadelphia
September 8, 2008
Latinos take more prominent role as Western North Carolina farm owners
New documentary focuses on historical role of Puerto Ricans in Chicago – Their journey was marked by constant struggle and displacement from gentrifying areas
4 generations of El Teatro Campesino actors -bilingual theater troupe, El Teatro Campesino, in San Juan Bautista, California
August 28, 2008
Mexican Towns Hit by US Downturn – Figures released by Mexico’s Central Bank last month revealed that remittances had dropped for the first time since it began keeping records, down 2.2% for the first six months of the year.
Where Minority Is Majority – Denver’s Hispanics Could Prove Crucial On Election Day
August 20, 2008
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Story to Debut on WTTW11 – New local documentary chronicles the Puerto Rican experience in Chicago
August 18, 2008
Linda Chavez: Intermarriage facts shatter the census hysteria – The problem with all such predictions is that they don’t take into sufficient account intermarriage and assimilation.
August 17, 2008
A teacher visiting from Mexico, who was arrested and jailed after a traffic accident last year, is suing the Southeast King County town of Pacific, saying actions by police officers there demonstrate a pattern of unreasonably detaining people to determine their immigration status. – Washington
A small town struggles after immigration raid – Postville, Iowa
August 14, 2008
Phoenix misses cut – Tucson named among top 10 cities for Hispanics – Architecture, opportunity for Latino entrepreneurs cited
August 12, 2008
University of Central Florida Researchers Creating Multimedia History of Puerto Ricans in Central Florida
Pioneering Hispanic Houston Police officer who was shot last month dies – Velia “Belle” Ortega
August 11, 2008
Census — County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin. – (nice overview)
August 7, 2008
Merengue, bachata and comedy will have a joint day of celebration as the 26th annual Dominican Day Parade makes its way up Sixth Ave. at noon Sunday.
Staten Island photographer captures the Mexican experience Exhibit at Wagner College to run through Sept. 7, and to feature work of Irma Bohorquez-Geisler
August 6, 2008
A trio of Latino Vote Project workers is pounding the sidewalks six days a week in a mobilization effort never before seen in Yakima County – Washington
August 5, 2008
Latinos’ mass exodus from Manassas, Virginia puts city at forefront of immigrant shift
Mexican’s Death Bares a Town’s Ethnic Tension – Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2008
Museo Alameda Opens Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City Exhibition is Second Phase of Blockbuster Presentation, “Mexico at the Museo” – San Antonio
July 30, 2008
Fremont’s City Council voted to kill a proposal targeting illegal immigration at the end of a hearing that drew more than 1,000 people. – Nebraska
Call for peace echoes at vigil for slain Mexican in Shenandoah – Pennsylvania
Latino Health Access leader receives $125,000 prize – America Bracho is recognized for encouraging community involvement.
July 29, 2008
Iglesias Nights – An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles
July 26, 2008
Puerto Ricans Prevail – Festival in Rhode Island is ON! – (quite a story here – Tomas)
July 22, 2008
Las Vegas’ Hispanic Population Increase Cause May Surprise You – (Hint: it isn’t immigration)
Art Acevedo looks back, forward after one year – Austin’s first Hispanic police chief
July 21, 2008
Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament – Los Angeles
July 17, 2008
New Report from Migration Policy Institute – Hometown Associations: An untapped resource for immigrant integration?
July 15, 2008
Woman receives top LULAC honor – Martha Chavarria – LULAC’s California Woman of the Year
Migrants see lives improve in U.S. – Sun Valley, California – (kind of a strange headline for the content but worth reading)
Class Targets Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers – !Listo! Summer School in Columbia, Missouri
July 10, 2008
Play portrays lives of illegal immigrants – Plaza Midwood show aims to offer particular insight into the experience of children. – North Carolina
June 30, 2008
Finding the Beat of Chicago’s Latino Quarter – (New York Times Travel Section)
Jump in Hispanics energizes economy in Kansas county
June 26, 2008
Proposed license plate: ‘Hispanics discovered Florida’
June 16, 2008
Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out – $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education – Aurora, Illinois
June 10, 2008
Circus enjoyable — en espanol – Performers in big purple tents cater to Hispanics – Salt Lake City
A Latino vote that made a difference and is sending chills down the spines of city officials (Latina Lista) – Dallas
June 9, 2008
Plans for national Latino museum get underway
Mexican artists enrich, inspire Bay Area
Madrina-Padrino teaches traffic safety to Hispanics – El Paso
Central Florida’s Hispanic community grows in size, diversity – THE TOP HISPANIC GROUPS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA 1. Puerto Rican 2. Mexican 3. Colombian 4. Dominican
June 4, 2008
An ‘amores perros’ concert for embattled Puerto Rico’s stray dogs
Tulsa parish establishes shrine to patron saint of immigrants – St. Toribio Romo
June 3, 2008
Chihuahua races set for this weekend – at the Fiestas Juan Seguin – Texas
May 29, 2008
Judge rejects Farmers Branch ordinance on renting to illegal immigrants
May 28, 2008
The galleries of the venerable Museo del Barrio have officially closed to make way for the last stage of a $28 million renovation that will give a needed face-lift to the city’s only Latin-focused museum. – NYC
May 27, 2008
First Hispanic school in New Orleans has first graduation
May 22, 2008
What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa
May 14, 2008
Hispanic population growing as region’s demographics get rapid makeover – “if it wasn’t for Hispanics many more West Texas communities would be like ghost towns.”
May 12, 2008
Does illegal immigration lead to more crime? – St. Louis area
May 5, 2008
Hispanic candidates travel a rocky road – Farmers Branch and Irving, Texas
New Jersey Promotoras Serve as Role Models for Hispanic Women
Puerto Rico’s politics hit home – Experts say ties between the island and Central Florida are growing, which helps boost both regions.
May 1, 2008
HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support – Georgia
April 28, 2008
Mayan immigrants face prejudice – Underlying discrimination within ethnic minority highlights major issue facing immigrant communities
A rediscovering of East L.A.’s core – Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects.
Hispanics on Harris County voter rolls triple in generation – Houston, Texas
April 25, 2008
Magazine caters to Hispanic community – St. Joseph, Missouri
April 24, 2008
Dr. Laura Murillo went from a poor neighborhood in east Houston to a successful career and is now the president of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
A new Latino conservation group – in New Mexico – Latino Sustainability Institute
April 22, 2008
English language learners make great strides – Greeley, Colorado
April 21, 2008
Immigration’s place in community – Butler County, Ohio
April 15, 2008
‘Incredible’ influx changes church – An influx of Hispanic worshipers transforms a traditionally Italian church, neighborhood – Baltimore
April 12, 2008
Family started festival, remains hub of Orlando’s Latin community – (the Medina family + Fiesta Medina)
April 8, 2008
Oregon’s ‘Little Mexico’ serves as example of diversity – The increasing Latino population of Woodburn constitutes more than 50 percent of its total population
April 7, 2008
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Appeals to Latino Community to Help Abused and Neglected Children – over 1,300 Latino children in foster care in Dallas County & only 35 Latino CASA volunteers to serve them
March 31, 2008
Bilingual clown translates as funny – Columbus, Ohio
March 24, 2008
Upscale Latinos find a home – Once known for its Quaker past and links to Richard Nixon, Whittier is coming to symbolize a new set of aspirations.
Immigrant study finds no signs of harm to employment – But report on Green Bay doesn’t gauge effect on wages
March 17, 2008
Liaisons Help Annapolis Hispanics See Another Side of Police – Annapolis
March 11, 2008
Longtime advocate for El Paso’s elderly, disabled dies – Lucy Acosta – first woman inducted into the LULAC Hall of Fame
March 6, 2008
Ex-Waco mayor, Hispanic leader Ruben Santos dies
February 28, 2008
Longer fest shows depth of Mexican arts, culture – Nuestras Raices Literary Arts Festival in Tucson
Latinos Find Home in Southwest Detroit
February 11, 2008
Year after raid, Cache mightily divided over immigrants – Utah
February 6, 2008
U art professor (Kim Martinez), students to paint a mural downtown – Salt Lake City, Utah
February 5, 2008
Undercover Producer Buys Illegal Prescriptions At Local Stores – Local Pharmacist Warns Illegal Prescriptions From Mexico Pose Risk – Kansas City – (Is buying antibiotics without a perscription that bad?
January 7, 2008
The Little Georgia Town That Covers New York City in Turf – Dalton – (and its Hispanic growth)
January 2, 2008
Hispanic Community Leaders Say Their Confidence in Fort Wayne Police Dept is Shaken – Indiana
December 12, 2007
Palm Springs chooses David G. Dominguez as its new top cop – (first Latino police chief there)
December 10, 2007
Houston dancers celebrate Lady of Guadalupe – Annual event draws 3,000 Catholics to celebrate the upcoming feast day – Houston
November 25, 2007
Logan Square’s Latinos fight for a place in their community – Chicago – Logan Square had become too expensive
In Columbus Junction, Anglos, Latinos build community together – and apart – Iowa
November 19, 2007
Orlando-area town to swear in first Hispanic mayor – Feliciano “Filix” Ramirez in Mascotte – (first Central Florida municipality to elect a Hispanic mayor! – hard to believe)
October 22, 2007
New DVD Chronicles Hispanic History In Oklahoma
October 21, 2007
Frankfort rolls up its welcome mat – Illegal immigrants, once accepted as needed workers, face uncertain future – Indiana
October 14, 2007
Hispanics make up the majority of USD 443’s students – Dodge City, Kansas – (elementary schools are 80% Hispanic)
High-profile advocacy group is benefactor and protector for local Hispanic agencies – Kansas City
Woman stood up for Hispanic rights – Margarita Solórzano-Amezcua – Santa Ana, California
October 11, 2007
On eve of vote, supporters of Chavez street name hold vigil – Lubbock, Texas
October 10, 2007
Pieces of Los Lobos’ heart – Garfield High School is a special place for Los Lobos. So they’re helping rebuild the auditorium after a fire.
October 9, 2007
Billboard Supports Illegal Immigrants – (in the now infamous Butler County, Ohio)
October 8, 2007
Cesar Chavez is worthy of street-name honor – Lubbock, Texas
September 30, 2007
Students creating brochure, DVD to reach Hispanic community – University of Southern Utah
September 24, 2007
In Howard, Partying the Old Cuban Way – Howard County, Maryland
September 23, 2007
Hispanics find growing enmity – Immigrants now targets of racial slurs and taunts – North Carolina
September 18, 2007
Mujeres Unidas needs help finding a “licensed’ kitchen – North Dakota – (Hispanic are everywhere even in the Dakotas)
September 15, 2007
Texas Ranger pitcher Vicente Padilla rides to El Centro’s rescue with a $25,000 gift – Kitsap County
September 9, 2007
Statistics on jailed illegals questioned – Virginia
August 29, 2007
Settlement Reached on Behalf of Detained Immigrant Children Underscores the Flaw in U.S. Immigration Law (Latina Lista)
August 27, 2007
Judge Tells Illegal Alien He is “Unwelcome Undesirable” – Tennessee
August 21, 2007
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts turns 30 – San Francisco
August 18, 2007
Financial trouble forces Hispanic resource center to close its doors – The south Minneapolis center was founded 25 years ago to help Hispanic Minnesotans.
August 2, 2007
Santa Ana’s small-minded self-hatred – The heavily Latino city has all the problems of an urban metropolis, but its leaders act like they’re governing Newport Beach. – California
July 31, 2007
Mexican American Cultural Center open in Austin, Texas
July 27, 2007
Donations sought for Mexican-American exhibit in Phoenix
July 24, 2007
Latino leaders in Orange County raise funds for undocumented students schooling – California
A valuable resource: Maria Matos a pioneer of activism for Latino community – Manatee County, Florida
July 9, 2007
Hispanics give new life to citys Scouting program – Lawrence, Massachusetts
June 28, 2007
Georgia YMCAs to start Hispanic youth programs
June 24, 2007
Flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces in Gainesville, Texas
May 10, 2007
A networking group for Latina women – Boston’s Las Comadres chapter
Checkpoint for Latinos, not drunks, critics charge – Columbus, Ohio
April 26, 2007
Chicago Club wants to fill void migration to U.S. creates
April 6, 2007
New foster care center opening to place Hispanic children in safe homes – San Antonio
April 2, 2007
A bilingual first for responders – 11 graduates in emergency response training speak Spanish – North Carolina
March 25, 2007
Pasadena’s culture shifts with growing Latino majority – In just a few decades, a growing Latino majority has reshaped the home of Urban Cowboy
March 20, 2007
Citgo donation to help Hispanic children – Tulsa
March 15, 2007
Campaign against Latino grocery – Farmers Branch, Texas
March 12, 2007
Little Oaxaca sprouts in Phoenix
Local group seeks bilingual foster homes, families – Illinois
March 8, 2007
A Second Migration – Arlington County, Virginia
February 27, 2007
Report on effects of Michigans affirmative action ban is delayed
February 16, 2007
US Census releaseses new 26 page report – The American Community Survey — Hispanics: 2004
February 15, 2007
Program Introduces Aliens to U.S. Justice System – North Carolina (I didn’t know Martians had landed)
January 29, 2007
Growing number of Hispanics add to elder ranks
January 20, 2007
Comcast brings Net to Latinos – Detroit
January 14, 2007
Latina activist dies at age 67 – Esther Renteria – Montebello, California
December 20, 2006
Frustrated immigrant family sticks together, wishes for normalcy – Washington (in aftermath of storm – 5 days with no electricity)
Latino officers brighten holidays for the needy – Richmond, California
December 13, 2006
Farmers Workers Remember 40-year old Labor Strike – Star County, Texas
December 6, 2006
Friends of Pimpollo – A local author nurtures a ‘family of readers’ at a Mexican orphanage – Oregon
