Oregon + Oregon Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 16, 2009

Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students – In 2007, Latinos made up nearly 12% of the 12th-grade class and less than 6% of freshmen in the university system. About 20% of first-graders that year were Latino.

November 6, 2009

A national group is launching an initiative to help the private sector better integrate Latinos into the work force in Portland and two other cities – the Hispanic Integration Initiative, run by New York-based Americas Society and Council of the Americas

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

September 22, 2009

Study shows Hispanic and white students learn at same rate – With the highest percentage of Hispanics in the state, the WSD is accelerating the learning of ESL students without leaving the other students behind – Oregon

September 21, 2009

The Annual Salem Peace Lecture is pleased to celebrate its 20th year with organizer Dolores Huerta, co-founder and first Vice-President of the United Farm Workers of America, speaking on Immigration Reform & Farm Worker Justice. The Peace Lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 21 @ 7:30 PM at Hudson Hall in the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University. The lecture is free and open to the public.

September 17, 2009

CAUSA: Oregon Coalition Calls on Rep. Gutierrez to Take the Lead on Immigration Reform Legislation

Miracle Theatre’s La Luna Nueva event spotlights Latino artists – Portland

September 14, 2009

Test Scores Show Positive Trend For Hispanic Students – A new review of standardized test scores in Oregon

The Daily Herald Co., a division of The Washington Post Co., has launched – NuestroNoroeste.com, will provide daily updates in Spanish for Pacific Northwest

English-only test leaves some Oregon children behind

August 18, 2009

Rogue Community College students have created a mural honoring the contributions of the Rogue Valley’s Latino community – Oregon

August 11, 2009

Amelia Santiago’s dog sculptures

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) said Monday that it’s time for the federal government to aid police and prosecutors seeking Mexican nationals who commit violent crimes in the United States and flee to Mexico.

August 10, 2009

Oregon’s Immigrant Rights Coalition applauds historic Sotomayor Confirmation

Seven Latino students at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus are getting a jolt of business savvy from Nike workers, one meeting and piece of advice at a time.

August 4, 2009

Hispanic Voters And Leaders Exploring Oregon Politics

June 25, 2009

Financial constraints have forced Centro Latino­Americano in Eugene to lay off its full-time executive director, Jorge Navarro

June 22, 2009

When the Tide of Anger on Immigration Turns to Threats of Violence – A response to The Oregonian article “A tide of anger on immigration”

June 2, 2009

Oregon Leaders Mark Beginning of Campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America

May 31, 2009

Hispanic population rising in Central Oregon

May 28, 2009

Franciscan nun steps up as itinerant Hispanic minister – Sister Guadalupe Medina in Oregon

Hispanics dominate a traditional workforce – At Bornstein Seafoods 90 percent of the work force is Hispanic – Oregon

Hispanic Council aids cultural integration – Norma Hernandez, ShoreBank drive coordination efforts to assist North Coast Hispanics on both sides of the river – Oregon, Washington

April 2, 2009

Hispanic nightclubs fuse cultures, music – Oregon

February 1, 2009

Judge Prohibits Anti-Immigrant Measure from Taking Effect in Columbia County, Oregon

January 28, 2009

The national recession obliterating jobs in Oregon nurseries, construction sites and manufacturing facilities is hitting Latinos harder than any other group, primarily because they face distinct challenges that most people in the U.S. don’t.

December 18, 2008

Mexican materials help ELL students academically in Oregon – the Mexican government has for the past 17 years provided supplemental Spanish instructional materials to Oregon schools at no charge or for a nominal fee.

December 12, 2008

ACLU, activists sue Columbia County over illegal workers measure – Lawsuit challenges county’s standing to enforce immigration law – Oregon

December 5, 2008

Oregon Suspends Use of Aprenda–a Spanish-Language Test

November 25, 2008

Last of the Rogue Valley braceros – Oregon

November 3, 2008

Oregon Conference Educates Latinos on Small Business Management

Spanish driver’s license tests drop 90% – tricter driver’s license requirements, which block illegal immigrants from getting a license, have slashed the number of Spanish speakers taking the license test in Oregon.

October 23, 2008

Growing Oregon Latino Population Will Play Role In Future Elections

September 24, 2008

Oregon Hispanic population bucks national trend

September 12, 2008

Activists try again to rename Portland street after Cesar Chavez

September 10, 2008

El Programa Hispano is hosting an open house to celebrate its new offices at 138 N.E. Third Ave. from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. The event includes a blessing by Archbishop John Vlazney, remarks by Catholic Charities’ Executive Director Dennis Keenan, volunteer recognition, refreshments and entertainment. – Portland, Oregon

One angry man stands at Portland day labor center

August 12, 2008

Recently promoted to teller coordinator, Erika Montes, 21, works as a bilingual bank teller for U.S. Bank in Seaside. Montes has worked for the bank for more than a year and a half and is swiftly moving up in the ranks, as well as bringing in more Spanish-speaking customers because of her bilingual skills. – Astoria, Oregon

August 11, 2008

KRYP-FM, known as “El Rey,” has become the king of Portland radio. Only 17 months old, the station is drawing 6.4 percent of the Portland audience listening to radio at any one time. No other privately owned station — country, rock, news/talk — got more than a 5 percent share.

August 10, 2008

Central Oregon’s Latino population doubles

Measure Limiting English Learning to Cost Oregonians a Quarter of a Billion Dollars

August 7, 2008

Latinos continue to be the fastest-growing population in Oregon — five to six times faster than whites in the Portland metropolitan area, new U.S. Census Bureau figures show. In Multnomah and Clark counties, the number of Hispanics climbed the most, by 7% in 2007, while Washington and Clackamas counties each saw a 6% increase last year.

August 6, 2008

Latino immigrants suddenly avoiding the DMV – The number of Spanish-speaking people taking Oregon’s driving test plummeted in February, just as Gov. Kulongoski’s executive order took effect requiring test-takers to provide valid Social Security numbers.

July 24, 2008

Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy – Oregon

July 22, 2008

Undocumented worker ruling could rattle Oregon’s economy

July 17, 2008

Cornelius police at full force, hire Latino officer – Oregon

July 16, 2008

CAUSA: Oregon’s Anti-ESL Measure Debated

July 15, 2008

Starting fresh on Cesar Chavez – Portland, Oregon

July 10, 2008

Report: Immigration no-match policy could (really, really) hurt state economy – Oregon

June 26, 2008

George Lopez Add Laughs To Legends Golf Classic – Oregon

Si, Se Puede (Eventually) – César Chávez Rename Effort Re-emerges – Portland

June 19, 2008

Learning the Language: Anti-Bilingual-Education Initiative to Be on November Ballot in Oregon

June 18, 2008

CAUSA: Anti-ESL Instruction Measure Qualifies for November Ballot in Oregon – would prohibit teaching a public school student in a language other than English for more than two years

Mexicana to Cut Flights Out of PDX – Portland, Oregon

June 17, 2008

Center for day laborers opens in Portland, Oregon

June 12, 2008

Outbreak squeezes local salsa producers – Oregon (luckily I love salsa verde)

Immigrants grappling with Oregon license law

June 5, 2008

Portland Latino Gay Pride 2008: Papis y Chicas

May 27, 2008

U.S. immigration agency to migrate from Portland to suburb – Oregon

State Aid to Immigrants Lags, University of Oregon Study Says

May 20, 2008

“Ugly Betty” In Medford For Senator Clinton – America Ferrera in Oregon

May 19, 2008

Young Latinos have voice at ballot box – Group registers 3,000 new voters between 18 and 34 – Oregon

May 15, 2008

El Programa Hispano moves to bigger home – Portland, Oregon

May 7, 2008

Author inspires Latino community – Maria Amparo Escandón in Oregon

April 29, 2008

OCP’s Encuentro de Coros Event Sure to Inspire Hispanic Ministry Leaders

April 24, 2008

Oregon coalition of Latino leaders endorses Obama

April 10, 2008

Oregon’s Dropout Rate Continues to Climb – (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)

April 9, 2008

Women move to expand options for coast’s Hispanic community – Oregon

April 8, 2008

McKay’s Tony Gonzalez is having quite a year – High School athlete from Salem, Oregon

Oregon’s ‘Little Mexico’ serves as example of diversity – The increasing Latino population of Woodburn constitutes more than 50 percent of its total population

March 31, 2008

Latino families fight lure of gangs – A Portland officer teaches a national program in Spanish, reaching parents and kids – Oregon

March 26, 2008

Medical translator Joaquin Varo featured in trade magazine – Newport, Oregon

March 11, 2008

Riding the bilingual bus – Phoenix-Talent staff learn ways to make Hispanic students feel more welcome – Oregon

February 21, 2008

Money shortages doom service for Latino students – The Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement started in 1983 to close this week

February 20, 2008

5 year old Isabella is in need of a bone marrow transplant – Portland, Oregon

February 13, 2008

War Between Rival Hispanic Bakeries – Willamette, Oregon

February 6, 2008

Support for Latinas’ next generation – Life skills – The Adelante Chicas program will focus on helping girls live in a culture unfamiliar to their parents – Oregon

February 4, 2008

Ruiz accepts job as Eugene’s city manager – Oregon

January 28, 2008

Oregon business group counters anti-illegal immigrant campaigns

January 23, 2008

Oregon employers launch immigrant-rights coalition

January 22, 2008

Eugene gets Hispanic TV network – Oregon

January 17, 2008

Hispanic activists come to listen, learn and press ahead on agendas – Olympia, Washington

January 14, 2008

Workshop Helps Latino Students Prepare for College – Kennewick, Oregon

Driver’s license legislation incites debate at Capitol – Oregon

January 2, 2008

Hispanic groups seek delay of new license requirements – Oregon

December 13, 2007

Latino students urged to move on to higher ed – Oregon

December 12, 2007

Latinos to get a councilor in Hillsboro – Oregon

December 9, 2007

Tigard playwright creates a modern-day nativity story – ‘In from the Cold’ is a multi-cultural story of forgiveness – Oregon

Move to honor Chavez hits a roadblock – In Portland, Ore., naming a street after the activist proves difficult. A series of hostile meetings ends in an impasse.

December 4, 2007

Latinos step it up – At Centennial, students are getting more involved in school – Gresham, Oregon

December 3, 2007

Chief focuses on issues of immigration – Eugene, Oregon

November 30, 2007

New role for Latinos – Under-represented in theater, Latino students try out acting at Miracle Theatre’s urging – Oregon

November 27, 2007

Model citizen or no, illegal alien about to be deported – Alejandra Trujillo – Oregon

November 25, 2007

Plan to rename street after Chavez pulled from consideration for now – Portland, Oregon

Jaramillos’ work goes far beyond their jobs – Oregon

November 15, 2007

New Portland street now in the running to honor Cesar Chavez

November 13, 2007

Legislators ‘Go After’ Undocumented Immigrant Families in Oregon

October 28, 2007

Portland divided over proposed Chavez Boulevard – Oregon

October 26, 2007

Mayor Potter storms out of street-renaming meeting – (Cesar Chavez related) – Portland, Oregon

October 23, 2007

Chiles in the air – That bite of autumn is more than nippy nights, as you’ll discover when you follow your nose to roasting chiles at farmers markets and groceries

Stephanie Lopez’s post-World Cup goal: NCAA title for Portland

October 17, 2007

State Hispanic panel will focus on gang violence in Sunnyside – Oregon

Parents say school misread son’s ethnicity – A lawsuit claims Hillsboro educators placed the English-speaking boy in ESL solely because he is Latino – Oregon

September 20, 2007

Mexican curriculum in Oregon schools stirs debate

Screen dreams – The first Portland Latin American Film Festival aims to boost Latino arts efforts in the area

September 18, 2007

Springfield High School high school moves toward forming mariachi band – Oregon

September 16, 2007

Woman driven to bring Latinas more knowledge – about breast cancer – Oregon

Did You Know? State figures from 2004-2005 show that 73 percent of white non-Hispanic women in Oregon 40 or older had had a mammogram the past two years, while 66 percent of Latinas in the same age group had

September 9, 2007

Class helps Spanish-speaking parents share tips and ideas – Dalles, Oregon

August 29, 2007

Farmworkers union sues feds – Group (PCUN) aims to halt higher application fees for noncitizens – Oregon

August 20, 2007

Tigres burning bright – Los Tigres del Norte and norteno go back a long way, and the band shows Portland why

August 16, 2007

In mid-September, the Oregonian will launch a flashy full-color Spanish-language tabloid called Cancha.

July 17, 2007

United Farm Workers sign first Oregon contract – It is state’s largest agricultural work agreement to date

July 15, 2007

Latino paper to run presses twice as often – Noticias Latinas in Oregon and southwest Washington

July 12, 2007

The owner of Grande Foods says the transition to a Latino market has been full of challenges and fun – (interesting article & 1st comment out of Cornelius, Oregon especially for any of you in the grocery/food industry)

June 24, 2007

Reyes’ family completes 1,200 mile trek to watch Oregon State win College World Series

June 21, 2007

Raids rattle Latino residents – Portland, Oregon

June 14, 2007

Federal Agents Raid Oregon Business Over Illegal Immigrants (175 taken into custody)

June 11, 2007

Now, Coco Reyes can listen to Oregon State University

May 30, 2007

Federal agents plan to step up deportation of illegal immigrants in jails and prisons – Oregon and Washington

May 9, 2007

Portland Timbers focus on attracting Latino fans

Portland getting Spanish TV station – Oregon

April 25, 2007

Hospice provider reaches out to Latino community – Oregon

April 24, 2007

KSND radio sells to La Pantera – Salem, Oregon

April 19, 2007

Columbia Forum speaker will focus on Mexican issues – Astoria, Oregon

April 6, 2007

Now you’re speaking my language – The Tigard-Tualatin School District is seeing the advantages of hiring teachers who are bi-lingual and bi-cultural – Oregon

April 4, 2007

Did You Know? In Oregon 8.4 percent of Hispanic students dropout of high school

Spanish radio station expands – Portland, Oregon

April 2, 2007

Latinas put their message where the ears are – Three Forest Grove girls hope ’stay in school’ resonates with a hip-hop station’s listeners – Oregon

Hispanic community leaders riled by fight title – ‘Cinco de Mayhem’ martial arts event labeled ‘insensitive’ – Oregon

March 29, 2007

KTRO-FM 93.1 Launches Regional Mexican Music Format – Portland

Maria Antonia Toña Sanchez receives national honor for cancer outreach to Hispanic women – Hood River, Oregon

March 25, 2007

La Nueva Onda Latina has found its audience in local Hispanic community – Dalles, Oregon

February 22, 2007

Beyond Cinco de Mayo: Exploring Latino cultures

February 12, 2007

Victor Merced is Oregon’s first Hispanic director of Housing and Community Services.

February 7, 2007

Language bill stirs talk but isn’t a priority – Oregon

February 5, 2007

All-girl, all-Latina team goes to science bowl – Oregon

February 1, 2007

Pacific’s bilingual clinic plans an open house – Hillsboro, Oregon

January 26, 2007

University of Oregon to host Feb. 5 conference on immigration in America

Reentry language problems explained – University of Oregon researchers find mechanism that represses native tongue when abroad

HISPANIC CHAMBER ESTABLISHES LONG-TERM SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Oregon

January 24, 2007

Immigrants need help learning English – opinion of Colleen Puentes – Oregon

January 20, 2007

Nelson champions ‘English-only’ bill – Oregon

January 14, 2007

Immigrants reshape Hillsboro – Oregon

January 5, 2007

Comcast Launches Si TV in Oregon and SW Washington

January 2, 2007

Trumbo yet to receive response from Mexico – Oregon

December 14, 2006

Ponche, tamales, chorizo, nopales (about a grocery store) – Lincoln City, Oregon

December 8, 2006

Flowers for Guadalupe – Yearly celebration at St. Mary’s has rich tradition in Catholic church – Corvallis, Oregon

Salem-area Hispanics living longer, report says – Oregon

December 6, 2006

Art class used toxic paint, parent says – Only Hispanic children got the spray cans, he says – Oregon

Friends of Pimpollo – A local author nurtures a ‘family of readers’ at a Mexican orphanage – Oregon

January 16, 2006

Bilingual real estate agents are in demand with Latino home buyers. Eugene, Oregon