Sixth Branch Of Latino Credit Union Opens In Winston-Salem - Latino Community Credit Union
City Hall to speak Spanish on TV - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Spanish speakers in Winston-Salem soon will be able to flip to a new TV program geared for them.
But unlike the Spanish-language cable channels that offer melodramatic novelas (soap operas) with Mexican actors, European soccer matches or news from Latin America, this one will have more local flavor.
Winston-Salem’s government channel, WSTV-13, plans to broadcast a public-service program called Tu Comunidad (Your Community) in Spanish. The goal is to make Hispanics aware of the services that the city offers, officials said yesterday.”*
“The obesity epidemic has the potential to reduce further gains in U.S. life expectancy, largely through an effect on cardiovascular disease mortality (death),” Burke and colleagues warn in the latest issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Among 6,814 middle-age or older adults participating in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, or “MESA” study, researchers found that more than two thirds of white, African American and Hispanic participants were overweight and one third to one half were obese.”*
BB&T Bank promotes Hispanic voter participation - Winston-Salem
BB&T Corp. is partnering with a nonpartisan group to promote Hispanic voter participation, the company has announced.
The Winston-Salem-based bank, along with Democracia U.S.A. will distribute free educational audio compact discs with information about government and voting in Spanish.”*
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Winston-Salem wants illegal immigrants off private payrolls - North Carolina
The city is changing its contracts with private companies - from landscapers to companies asking for economic incentives. The changes highlight that employers must comply with federal laws that require companies to verify that new hires are in the country legally. The changes, which will apply to new contracts and do not require the approval of the Winston-Salem City Council, come at the request of Council Member Nelson Malloy. He said he wants to make sure that city contracts do not benefit illegal immigrants.”*
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Latino credit union plans Waughtown Street branch - Winston-Salem
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Class teaches Spanish to native speakers - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
School officials say that the class teaches native Spanish speakers respect for their own language, makes them truly bilingual and also makes it easier for them to learn English.
“The kids are enjoying it. It’s the one place in the day when they’re comfortable. They know what the teacher is saying,” said Leslie Baldwin, the school system’s program specialist for foreign languages.”*
BB&T receives Latino Diamante Award in recognition of educational series of audiotapes and CDs
“BB&T received the Latino Diamante Award for education at Diamante Inc.’s 12th annual awards ceremony held earlier this month in Raleigh. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to North Carolina’s Hispanic/Latino community through teaching, administration, research and participation in professional education associations.
BB&T received the award for its groundbreaking series of free “BiBi” audio tapes and CDs (named for one of the narrators and pronounced Bee-Bee). The 60- minute “BiBi” series covers topics such as emergency preparedness, basic banking information, tips on finding a job, the United States’ legal system, driving in the U.S., paying taxes in the U.S. and more.
“Celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture can come in many ways; for us it is by recognizing achievement and contributions on behalf of the community in our state,” said Lizette Cruz-Watko, Diamante Inc. founder. “This (the awards) is simply Diamante’s way of saying thank you to those making North Carolina a better place to live for thousands of Hispanics.”
About 350,000 of the “BiBi” tapes and CDs have been distributed through BB&T’s more than 1,500 financial centers as well as through Hispanic/Latino advocacy groups since 2002. The “BiBi” series consists of nine different topics and additional topics are being considered.
The concept for the educational series began when BB&T officials met with Latino leaders and advocacy groups to learn about the challenges new immigrants face, not only with banking but also with everyday issues.
“It’s an honor to receive this award,” said Jorge Moller, BB&T’s multicultural markets manager, who accepted the award for the financial services company. “Educating new Latino immigrants on the American way of life is a key issue for BB&T. The ‘BiBi’ series, which also is available in English, demonstrates BB&T’s commitment to our corporate mission of making the communities in which we work better places to be.”
The Spanish educational series has been particularly well received through the “BB&T@Work” program, which provides discounts and other benefits to employees of BB&T’s business clients. Employers have found the tapes help their multicultural employees adapt to American life and culture, Moller said.
The “BiBi” series is one aspect of a broad multicultural program focused on providing the “perfect client experience” to BB&T’s diverse and multicultural communities, Moller said. Approximately 10 percent of BB&T’s branches are multicultural banking centers that include bilingual staff members as well as Spanish signage and brochures.
“Our commitment to service excellence extends from our outstanding Spanish-speaking customer service to having the appropriate products and services that better meet the needs of our communities,” he said.
With $130.8 billion in assets and more than 1,500 financial centers in 11 states, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corporation is the nation’s 14th largest financial holding company. More information about the company is available at BBT.com.”*
Alejandro Manrique, managing editor for Rumbo Spanish language newspaper in San Antonio, Texas, has been selected as the new executive editor of Que Pasa Newspapers across North Carolina. Manrique was part of the team of journalists and business executives that developed and launched Rumbo in 2004. Rumbo has been widely acclaimed for its journalistic excellence and is recognized as one of the top three Spanish language newspapers in the United States.
“Alejandro will be a key member of the Que Pasa management team as we continue to enhance the overall quality of our newspapers and radio news reporting to Hispanics across North Carolina. His leadership, experience and journalistic excellence will be a cornerstone in our future growth.” said Jose Isasi, Que Pasa Media Network CEO.
Manrique comes to North Carolina and Que Pasa with impressive credentials and significant journalistic experience. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, he established and ran the investigative reporting unit for that country’s leading national newspaper, El Tiempo, where he and his team focused their investigative reporting on Colombian drug cartels and their influence on national and local politics as well as corruption and the Colombian war.
He is a graduate of the prestigious Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City where he was both a Cabot and a Colfuturo fellow. In addition, he has won numerous awards for his investigative news reporting over the years. Manrique also has undergraduate and graduate law degrees from the prominent Andes University in Bogotá with a focus in constitutional law.
“Journalism is my passion. I have been involved in journalistic endeavors that serve the Spanish speaking consumer continuously since my high school days. And, I have been fortunate to have Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the great journalist , as a teacher at workshops organized by the Fundación Para un Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano in Cartagena.” said Manrique.
“I am excited to join the Que Pasa team and to assist in elevating the quality and tenor of news reporting in the Spanish language media in North Carolina. I want Que Pasa products to be the best, most credible, and most interesting source for news, information, entertainment, and sports for Hispanics in our state.” said Manrique, “And, I want to establish strong working relationships with the English language media across the state to help strengthen the fabric of our shared communities with a full understanding of the issues and opportunities as we explore win-win solutions for our state and all of our people.”
“Francisco Camara, the previous Executive Editor, has left Que Pasa to pursue other career opportunities. We wish him well in his future endeavors. Francisco has made many contributions to Que Pasa and we are deeply appreciative of his time and efforts on our behalf” Isasi said.
About Que Pasa Media Network
Que Pasa has corporate offices in Winston-Salem, NC with regional offices in Charlotte, NC serving the Charlotte Metro; Raleigh, NC serving the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Metro; and Winston-Salem serving the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metro. Que Pasa has a staff of over 80 Hispanic communications professionals from more than 10 different Spanish speaking countries. Que Pasa estimates that they serve over 80% of the state’s 800K Hispanic consumers daily through their newspapers and 6 Spanish language radio stations.
The Que Pasa Media Network is comprised of Que Pasa Newspapers and Radio Stations, Makin’ It Work - Pronto!, a Hispanic marketing and communications company that assists international, national, and regional organizations in their marketing communications with Hispanic consumers, and LatinoKing Productions, a Hispanic entertainment and events production company.
Additional information is available at www.QuePasaMedia.com.
Mssrs. Isasi and Manrique are available for interviews, upon request. Please call Jane Martin, Makin’ It Work Pronto!, at (cell) 336.462.1126 or (office) 336.714.2837 for assistance.
Latino men don’t have work-family conflict
“Male Latino immigrants working in low-wage, non-professional jobs report infrequent work-family conflict, found a U.S. study.
Lead author Joseph G. Grzywacz of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., said work-family conflicts are situations in which the demands and responsibilities of work and family roles are incompatible in some respect.
It can occur in both directions. For example, family can interfere with work if a worker is distracted by marital problems or a sick child and work can interfere with family when work schedules make it impossible to attend family functions or complete household chores. “
“The Community Foundation of Central Florida, an Orlando-based philanthropic foundation with national ties, announced that Rafael Rafo Saldaña, President of R-G Crown Bank, has been selected to join the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Saldaña joins a prestigious group of philanthropic, business and community leaders whose mission is to advance philanthropy in Central Florida.
Saldaña, 47, who today serves as President of R-G Crown Bank, has a diversified history of community involvement. With an MBA in Accounting, Finance, Operations and Industrial Relations from the prestigious JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras; Saldaña is a meld of intellect and compassion and uses both to the advantage of his employers and the communities where he lives and works.
As his career has taken him to different cities across the United States and Puerto Rico, Saldaña has left his mark in each new location.
While serving as Business Director of Capital One Financial Corporation in Tampa he became involved with the Museum of Science and Industry MOSI Hispanic Scientist Award and also with the Hillsborough County Sheriff Department’s project, Proyecto Zapatos. “Proyecto Zapatos was a project to ensure school age children had shoes, and could focus on their education,” said Saldaña. “It was one of the most gratifying projects.”
In the state of Minnesota, during his time as Vice President and General Manager at Fingerhut Co. / Federated Department Stores he again worked on causes near and dear to his heart with the Chicano Latino Affairs Council of the State in Minnesota.
His career has also included the position of Senior Vice President at Fleet Financial Group in Boston, Mass., and as Senior Vice President and Group Executive for Wachovia Corporation in Winston-Salem, N.C.
However, his eyes light up when you talk about the successful campaign “Para Vivir por El Libro Estudia con Tus Hijos” featuring Jaime Escalante in Puerto Rico. “This was a project focused on getting parents personally involved in the daily education of their children and on their schools,” said Saldaña.
For more information visit www.rgcrownbank.com and www.cfcflorida.org.”
“A local media executive is receiving national attention for building the state’s largest Hispanic media outlet.
Jose Isasi of Winston-Salem-based Que Pasa Media Network has been named one of the top 50 Spanish language media executives in the country.
Que Pasa’s humble beginnings were in the basement of a house in 1994.”
Minority Drivers Stopped More Often - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
“Black and Hispanic drivers are more likely to be stopped for minor traffic offenses than whites by police in Winston-Salem, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Sunday.”
Toyota Launches Literacy Program for Hispanic and Other Immigrant Families in Wichita
“oyota today announced that three Wichita elementary schools will be among the newest sites for its successful Toyota Family Literacy Program TFLP. TFLP — the first nationwide program of its kind to focus on the needs of Hispanic and other immigrant families — is coordinated by the National Center for Family Literacy NCFL, the countrys leading advocate for family literacy.
Toyota has contributed $600,000 to fund the program at Park Elementary School, Colvin Elementary School and Stanley Elementary School. These there schools have an average of nearly 50 percent Hispanic student enrollment.
TFLP — which got its start in 2003 and is now functioning in 10 cities across the U.S. — aims to increase basic language and literacy skills among Hispanic and other immigrant families, and provide parents with the skills they need to help their children succeed in school. The program specifically serves children in kindergarten to third grade and their parents. TFLP is unique in that it incorporates NCFLs multicultural family literacy model, which combines key components including: ESL courses, early childhood education, parenting education, Parent and Child Together PACT activities, and computer-literacy instruction. Toyota has donated $26 million to the program since its inception.
In addition to the launch at these three schools, the funding will allow NCFL to provide comprehensive support for training, educational materials and assistance at each site. Wichita State University and Wichita Public Schools are working hand-in-hand with NCFL to implement the family literacy program.
Along with Wichita, four other cities are part of the latest expansion of the Toyota Family Literacy Program: Chula Vista, Calif.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; San Antonio, Texas; and Orlando, Fla. A total of 155 school districts submitted applications for the five spots, all vying for part of the overall $3 million grant from Toyota.
“The growing Hispanic population in Wichita has created a need for high-quality programs to support families in need,” said Donald L. Beggs, president, Wichita State University. “The Toyota Family Literacy Program encourages parental involvement in the public schools that can lead to better outcomes for young children,” he added. “Educating children in our elementary schools who speak English as a second language has been a major challenge for educators. Improving their outcomes through high-quality programs is a worthy goal.”
“The Toyota Family Literacy Program addresses two of the most critical factors in student success — strong literacy skills and meaningful parental involvement,” said Winston Brooks, superintendent, Wichita Public Schools. “Non-English speaking parents at Park, Colvin and Stanley elementary schools have the opportunity to increase their language skills, while at the same time becoming more involved in the education of their children both at school and at home. The commitment of this program to empower parents to help themselves and their children is tremendous.”
Early results from cities where TFLP has already implemented include:
Significant literacy gains by adults, the majority of which improved
their literacy scores by one or more levels
Ratings for children in the program that exceeded peers in areas
including academic performance, motivation to learn, attendance,
classroom behavior, involvement in classroom activities, and other
areas
70% of participating families holding a library card by the end of
the first year
Waiting lists at the majority of program sites due to high demand“Partnering with Toyota, NCFL has nurtured a proven formula of research and delivery of family literacy services that not only works for the participants, it works for the betterment of the communities,” said Sharon Darling, president and founder of NCFL. “And, were proud to say, our path to success here in Wichita has been set by the impressive gains made by thousands of TFLP participants in family literacy programs throughout the nation.”
“As we expand the successful Toyota Family Literacy Program into communities across the country, we continue to hear the tremendous success stories from thousands of families in diverse communities,” said Patricia Pineda, group vice president, legal, philanthropy and administration at Toyota Motor North America. “Were thrilled to partner with NCFL to bring the program to Wichita and we look forward to making even more positive and lasting contributions to students and families.”"
Helping Out: Hispanic League honors scholarship winners - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
“I finally tore myself away to write this column after celebrating for four hours with the Hispanic League of the Piedmont Triad on Saturday night. The other 550 people in the Grand Pavilion Ballroom at the Embassy Suites hotel were still going strong.
The eighth annual Spanish Nite Scholarship Awards presentation featured Mexican hat-dancing, a designer fashion show with lots of bare skin, a tasty tapas buffet and DJ music that rocked until the wee hours of the morning.”
Que Pasa to run back-to-school programming, stories
“Que Pasa Media Network said it would feature stories and radio programs targeting Hispanic parents as students prepare to go back to school.
“Many of these parents have little or no experience with American school systems and do not know how to effectively interact within the education process on behalf of their children,” Jose Isasi, president and CEO of Winston-Salem-based Que Pasa, said in a news release.”
BB&T targets immigrant customers
“One-upping its rivals in the growing battle to attract immigrants as customers, BB&T Corp. said Tuesday it will let customers transfer money anywhere in the world free of charge.
Many U.S. banks are slashing fees on money transfers to attract the business of Hispanic immigrants, who remit billions of dollars a year to family members in their native countries.
But the Winston-Salem company, seeking to distinguish its offering, said it wanted to serve immigrants to America from countries all over the globe.”
Newspapers fight for Latino market’s top spot in North Carolina
“A newspaper war is brewing in the local Latino media scene, pitting longtime leader La Noticia against splashy upstart Que Pasa and putting publishers Jose Isasi and Hilda Gurdian in a he said-she said debate that will ultimately be settled by readers — and advertisers.
Que Pasa, part of Winston-Salem-based Latino Communications Inc., already had free weeklies in the Triad and the Triangle before it launched a Charlotte edition in 2004. La Noticia opened in 1996 and published its first issue a year later, rapidly becoming the local leader in Hispanic newspapers.”
Hispanic Farmworkers at High Risk for Skin Disease - Forbes.com
“Skin disease affects more than three out of four Hispanic farmworkers in North Carolina, researchers say, highlighting the need for those workers to get more information on preventing skin ailments, including skin cancer.
A team at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., conducted two studies including a total of 89 farmworkers.”
Up and Coming: Hispanic voters may be mighty bloc
“Aguirre, a senior at Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, is going to vote in the November general election. She’s 18, and she’s a U.S. citizen - born in Atlanta after her mother traveled to the United States as a young girl from Mexico.
Aguirre, who speaks Spanish as fluently as English, is part of a bicultural generation that within 10 years has the potential to become a powerful voting bloc in North Carolina, according to demographers. For the Nov. 7 general election, however, Aguirre will have little company at the polls as a Hispanic voter.
North Carolina has about 5.5 million registered voters. Less than 30,000, or 0.55 percent, are Hispanic, according to the State Board of Elections.”
On illegal immigration, ‘Statistics are a real problem’
“At a congressional-subcommittee hearing Wednesday, several speakers discussed how numbers show that illegal immigration is bringing immense problems to Forsyth County.
“When you put the numbers out there, then it puts a reality onto it that bolsters what people feel in their gut and what they know is a problem,” said U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who is up for re-election and arranged the hearing in Winston-Salem.”
Illegal immigrants cause trouble, officials say in North Carolina
“Illegal immigrants are overwhelming local governments, schools and law enforcement, said officials testifying yesterday at a meeting of a congressional subcommittee in Winston-Salem.
In a wide-ranging discussion, local, state and federal officials brainstormed about deporting illegal immigrants from North Carolina, keeping track of gang members, and fighting drugs and fake identification documents, all of which are connected to illegal immigration, they said.”
Que Pasa goes beyond usual Mexican-music broadcasts in North Carolina
“Que Pasa Media Network in Winston-Salem is out to capture what it calls the “overlooked” North Carolina Hispanic consumer: non-Mexican Spanish-language radio listeners.
And it hopes that new programming changes will do the job.
Yesterday, Jose Isasi, Que Pasa’s president, said that he bought WYSR 1590-AM, an ESPN-formatted station, from Eastern Broadcasting Group Inc. in Slingerland, N.Y.”
BB&T targeting Hispanic entrepreneurs
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T has released its eighth installment in a series of Spanish language educational audiotapes. The latest tape offers advice on how to start a small business in America.
“This tape is a great resource guide for Hispanics wishing to be entrepreneurs,” said Axel Lluch, director of Hispanic and Latino Affairs for BB&T.
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