http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:10:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/15/mexican-legends-of-romantic-music-to-support-former-astronaut-jose-hernandez%e2%80%99s-u-s-congressional-candidacy-california/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/15/mexican-legends-of-romantic-music-to-support-former-astronaut-jose-hernandez%e2%80%99s-u-s-congressional-candidacy-california/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:12:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=174526 HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/15/mexican-legends-of-romantic-music-to-support-former-astronaut-jose-hernandez%e2%80%99s-u-s-congressional-candidacy-california/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/07/pr-tr3s-premiers-new-prime-time-biographical-series-la-escalera-the-ladder/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/07/pr-tr3s-premiers-new-prime-time-biographical-series-la-escalera-the-ladder/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:12:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=162369 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/07/pr-tr3s-premiers-new-prime-time-biographical-series-la-escalera-the-ladder/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/10/18/top-ten-reasons-astronaut-jose-hernandez-should-be-elected-to-congress-al-carlos/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/10/18/top-ten-reasons-astronaut-jose-hernandez-should-be-elected-to-congress-al-carlos/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:24:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=157477 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/10/18/top-ten-reasons-astronaut-jose-hernandez-should-be-elected-to-congress-al-carlos/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/10/10/farmworker-turned-astronaut-jose-hernandez-ventures-into-politics/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/10/10/farmworker-turned-astronaut-jose-hernandez-ventures-into-politics/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:16:25 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=156356 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.dailygrito.com
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Mayor Julián Castro of San Antonio will be among several prominent Texans from government, business, and academia who will address the Conference. Governor Rick Perry, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White, CityView Executive Chairman Henry Cisneros, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, renowned entrepreneur, author, artist, and philanthropist Lionel Sosa and community, business leader Frank Herrera, and San Antonio Director of Health Dr. Fernando Guerra are also scheduled to attend.

“We are excited to be returning to San Antonio, the site of NCLR’s 1981 Annual Conference. Not only will this year’s Conference provide participants with a wide variety of perspectives on the key issues that our community faces, but families will also be able to enjoy free cultural activities,” Murguía said.

A partial list of national leaders and honorees scheduled to address Conference attendees include:

* U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D–NJ), City of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Minority Health Dr. Garth Graham, UNCF CEO Michael Lomax, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington, NASA Astronaut Jose Hernandez, PolicyLink Founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell, U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn H. Ali, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Administrator of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Lisa Pino, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President and COO Yoshimi Inaba, and President, Mary Kay Henry, Services Employees International Union (SEIU)
* Retired Air Force Brigadier General Belisario Flores and U.S. Marine Corps Major General Angela Salinas, baseball hero Carlos Delgado, and Telemundo journalist Lori Montenegro

There will also be a “Heroes and Heritage” awards presentation, which is a special salute to military veterans.

Texas will have a starring role at the revamped 2010 National Latino Family Expo, a free companion event to the more than 50 workshops that will be held at Conference. UPS is the Title Sponsor of the 2010 National Latino Family Expo. In addition to a Home Rescue Fair for struggling homeowners and a Citizenship and Immigration Assistance Session, the National Latino Family Expo will have more than 200 exhibitors and attractions that appeal to all generations at each of its seven themed Pavilions: Community/El Barrio, Culture and History/El Museo, Health and Fitness/Tu Salud, Technology and Environment/El Futuro, NCLR Family/Familia, TejanoExperience USA FanFare, and Career/Tus Oportunidades. Free transportation service will be provided from the Crossroads Mall and Madla Transit Center to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Monday, July 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Below are some highlights of the 2010 NCLR Annual Conference:

Saturday, July 10

* National Latino Family Expo ribbon-cutting ceremony with Dora the Explorer, celebrating Dora’s tenth birthday
* Citizenship and Immigration Assistance Session to help eligible legal permanent residents fill out their citizenship applications
* A town hall titled “Educating Our Way Out of the Economic Crisis: Everyone College-Ready”
* Speakers including Rick Perry, Julián Castro, Robert Menendez, and Patrick Corvington

Sunday, July 11

* A Home Rescue Fair combining pro bono legal advice, housing counseling, and loan negotiation services to assist families struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments
* A health town hall titled “Childhood Obesity Among Latinos: A Call for Action” where panelists will offer insights into the profound effects of childhood obesity on our society
* A panel of distinguished Latina authors, including Deborah Deras, Consuelo Kickbusch, Miriam Muley, and Deborah Rosado Shaw, moderated by Maria Hinojosa

Monday, July 12

* Speakers including Bill White and Henry Cisneros
* A town hall focusing on the economic crisis titled “What’s the Holdup? Strategies to Jump-Start a Stalled Economy,” including Shaun Donovan, Julián Castro, and Angela Glover Blackwell as panelists, moderated by Julie Stav

Tuesday, July 13

* A tribute to the armed forces with the theme “A Legacy of American Heroes,” featuring Hilda Solis, Leticia Van de Putte, Belisario Flores, and Angela Salinas

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José Hernández Moreno, born in French Camp, California on August 7 1962, is an expert on NASA special missions. His parents Julia Moreno and Salvador Hernández, Mexican immigrants from La Piedad, Michoacán, arrived in the United States sixty years ago to work in the crop fields of California.

José Hernández studied electrical engineering at Pacific University and subsequently pursued an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California in Santa Bárbara. He was chosen by NASA for the 19th Group in 2004 for spatial activities.

In 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Pacific University.

He was encouraged to become an astronaut when he was picking vegetables in Stockton, California and heard on the transistor radio that a Latin American of Costa Rica origin, Franklin Chang-Díaz had been chosen for the NASA astronauts' program and would be the first Latino in space. His collaboration with the Livermore National Laboratory in the 1990s contributed to the development of a new tool for the early detection of breast cancer.

The NASA engineer remembers exactly how this happened, “I was using a large hoe to clear a row of sugar better in a field near Stockton, California when I heard on the transistor radio that Franklin Chang-Díaz had been selected as an astronaut,” says Hernández, who was a high-school student at the time. Hernández says that he recalls when Hispanic-American Franklin Chang-Díaz was chosen: That was when I said, “I want to travel to space,” and since then, this is something I have fought to achieve every day.

As one of four children of a family of Mexican farm migrants, Hernández did not learn English until he was 12. He spent most of his children in what he calls the California Circuit, traveling with his family from Mexico to southern California every March and working in Stockton until November, harvesting strawberries and cucumbers at the farms on the route. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/welcome-ceremony-for-jose-hernandez-moreno-nasa-astronaut-in-mexico/feed/ 0