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Cultures come together and history comes alive at the 46th Annual Cabrillo Festival, on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, one of the oldest cultural events in San Diego.
This year’s festival opens with a 16th century Spanish Soldier’s Living History Encampment, on Saturday September 26 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., at Cabrillo National [...]
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WASHINGTON – Hoy, el Presidente Barack Obama anunció que ha nombrado a varias personas a la Comisión de Estudio para la Creación Potencial de un Museo Nacional del Estadounidense Latino (Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino).
Las siguientes personas fueron nombradas por el Presidente Obama como miembros de [...]
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By America Barceló Feldman
One hundred volunteers, two dozen writers and artists, endless cultural activities, hundreds of publications and thousands of visitors will make up the Fourth Annual International Book Fair in San Diego.
For the fourth consecutive year the City College opens its doors to the largest book fair in the county with the aim of [...]
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By Roberto Rodriguez
New America Media
South Carolina Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson has touched a raw nerve with his outburst during the president’s health care speech. Yet, he may have also opened the proverbial Pandora’s box regarding “illegals” with his accusation that they would get health care under reforms proposed by Pres. Obama. Not dealt with [...]
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Analysis
By Louis Nevaer
New America Media
MEXICO CITY — On the eighth anniversary of the United States declaring a global “war on terror” this September, America’s continental neighbors – Mexico and Canada – have had enough.
When President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, the nation – and much of the [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Ask A Mexican
Sep 25, 2009
By Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: In Garfield strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and taking siestas. While cute and all, isn’t the sort of thing that we have been striving to stop? What was Jim Davis thinking? Maybe he needs a refresher course in not making pendejadas.
Odio [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Entertainment
Sep 25, 2009
*Grupo Trotamundos irá a California y Nevada.
La Secretaría del Migrante promueve la reflexión sobre la diáspora a través de eventos culturales que pretenden tam-bién fomentar el arraigo de la comunidad de michoacanos en el extranjero con Michoacán.
Por ello, la titular de la dependencia, Zaira Mandujano Fernández, anunció que en conjunto con el grupo de teatro [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Entertainment
Sep 25, 2009
Por: Paco Zavala
Con varias décadas a cuestas de trayectoria artística: el actor, músico, compositor e intérprete Oscar Chávez, el pasado sábado 19 de septiembre en la Explanada del Centro Cultural Tijuana y ante la asistencia de más de 3 mil personas, el artista presentó un extraordinario concierto, el que fue ovacionado en cada intervención, mismo [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
Cultures come together and history comes alive at the 46th Annual Cabrillo Festival, on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, one of the oldest cultural events in San Diego.
This year’s festival opens with a 16th century Spanish Soldier’s Living History Encampment, on Saturday September 26 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., at Cabrillo National [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
WASHINGTON – Hoy, el Presidente Barack Obama anunció que ha nombrado a varias personas a la Comisión de Estudio para la Creación Potencial de un Museo Nacional del Estadounidense Latino (Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino).
Las siguientes personas fueron nombradas por el Presidente Obama como miembros de [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Editorial
Sep 25, 2009
Editorial:
It was a late Tuesday afternoon, at the Tijuana/San Diego border, the busiest crossing in the world. As always it was crowded with thousands of cars and people crossing. Suddenly three vans filled with immigrants made a mad dash across the border. What the media described as a dash really wasn’t much of a dash; [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Commentary
Sep 25, 2009
Mexicanos know how to throw a fiesta: La Cónsul General de México presented El Grito on the 16th of September at the La Jolla Museum of Art and turned out to be a great party. Only scheduled for two hours, went on for a couple of hours more… la gente having too much fun.
Enrique Morones [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
The Public Forum
Sep 25, 2009
City of Chula Vista appointment process has many in the community upset over the process
Editor’s Note: The city council for the City of Chula Vista had hoped for a fast and expediate process this past Tuesday in filling the seat for the absent council member John McCann. The plan was to have a council member [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Commentary
Sep 25, 2009
By Alvaro Huerta
Let’s remember the context of the ugly outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson. R-S.C., who shouted, “You lie!” during President Obama’s eloquent speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson was reacting to Obama saying, “There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Comentario
Sep 25, 2009
Por José R. Uzal
Una alegada importante organización Hispana está lanzando una campaña diseñada para presionar a la cadena televisiva CNN para que controle a su presentador Lou Dobbs, uno de los principales mercaderes de mitos y mentiras sobre los hispanos en el ámbito nacional. La organización alega que el 90% de las entrevistas del conocido [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Comentario
Sep 25, 2009
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D
¿Qué les parece? Cuando Hillary R. Clinton dispuso ayudar a su esposo con una reforma integral al sistema de salud, los doctores se pusieron en fila para mostrar su oposición. Al final, la American Medical Association (AMA) le dio la estocada final a la reforma del presidente Bill Clinton.
Hoy, esa misma gente [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Por Mariana Martinez
Los miles de usuarios de la garita de San Ysidro estuvieron como público cautivo en un tiroteo que terminó con 5 personas heridas y 78 detenidos, todos ellos migrantes indocumentados mexicanos.
Además, el tiroteo dejó cerrada la importante garita por más de 4 horas.
El Martes, alrededor de las 3:25 p.m., se escucharon varios disparos [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Frontera NorteSur
After less than eight months in office, President Barack Obama’s administration is under serious scrutiny by some leading immigrant advocates.
As the legislative drive for health care insurance reform picks up steam, pro-immigrant groups are increasingly alarmed by proposals that target both documented and undocumented resident of the US.
In a telephonic press conference September 16, [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Piden Senado y Científicos que el Riesgo del Tiburón Martillo sea Reconocido Internacionalmente
100 Millones de Tiburones son Aniquilados Cada Año: Especialistas
Por Sergio Flores Hernández
México, D. F. — El senador Luis Alberto Coppola Joffroy y científicos especialistas, demandaron al Presidente Felipe Calderón Hinojosa que México sea promovente para ingresar al tiburón martillo (Sphyrna lewini) en el [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Inmigración, atención médica, educación, pobreza y vivienda parte de la agenda Obispos ofrecen principios de enseñanza social católica para ayudar al debate público
WASHINGTON — En una serie de reuniones con congresistas demócratas y republicanos de ambas cámaras, una delegación de obispos hispanos de diferentes partes del país presentó a los legisladores cuatro áreas de gran [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Por Gabriel Martinez
La historia del empresario Zeferino García de 43 años es como una película de ciencia ficción hollywoodense. La única diferencia es que García ha vivido en carne propia los sacrificios para llegar a tener éxito.
De trovador y vendedor ambulante de hot dogs, García ha eregido su empresa que consiste en restaurante, tortillería, estudio [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Hispanics two to three times less likely than Whites to receive baccalaureate degree
Princeton, NJ – Hispanics’ participation in higher education continues to rise, yet their likelihood of graduating high school underprepared for college; their propensity to attend two-year schools; low levels of parent education; and limited financial resources pose formidable obstacles to achieving a baccalaureate [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
12th Grader Melissa Maher Rises to the Top from Among 280 Applicants
Each year during training camp, the San Diego Chargers set out to choose an elite group of players that will give them the best possible chance at winning a Super Bowl. Coaches and front office staff must decide which players stand out above the [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Nota del editor: A principios de septiembre, en patios y pasillos de todo el país, surgía la misma excitante y a la vez ansiosa pregunta: “¿Qué profesor te va a tocar?”
Mientras padres y políticos se preocupan por instalaciones deterioradas y presupuestos reducidos, los estudiantes saben que la esencia más importante de su educación depende de [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
La Columna Vertebral
Sep 25, 2009
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos
Por Dinah Saracho
Un tema difícil. Para los inmigrantes, Estados Unidos representa muchas cosas, para muchos literalmente “Muchas Cosas”: trabajo, dinero, casas, carros; en suma, un sueño y la posibilidad de hacerlo realidad. Dejamos todo para emprender un camino incierto, desconocido, cargando como único equipaje un pasado que [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Community Notes, Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Nine Girls Ask? for a cure for Ovarian Cancer, host annual Benefit Luncheon
After being misdiagnosed by nine doctors within a six month period, at age 64, Joan Wyllie learned she had advanced Ovarian Cancer stage 3C-4. Joan’s cries for help fell on deaf ears. After becoming her own advocate, she insisted on laparoscopic surgery and received her diagnosis on February [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Por Jason Alderman
Una pequeña perspectiva esperanzadora de la reciente caída económica es que la gente ha comenzado a ahorrar de nuevo. Por décadas, las tasas de ahorros personales rondaba sobre el 10 por ciento después de impuestos sobre la renta, pero a partir de finales de 1980, las tasas disminuyeron sostenidamente.
Como la bolsa de valores [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
By America Barceló Feldman
One hundred volunteers, two dozen writers and artists, endless cultural activities, hundreds of publications and thousands of visitors will make up the Fourth Annual International Book Fair in San Diego.
For the fourth consecutive year the City College opens its doors to the largest book fair in the county with the aim of [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Stories
Sep 25, 2009
Por América Barcelo Feldman
Un centenar de voluntarios, veintena de escritores y artistas, un sin fin de actividades culturales, cientos de publicaciones y miles de visitantes serán el componente principal de la Cuarta Feria Anual Internacional del Libro en San Diego.
Por cuarta ocasión consecutiva el colegio comunitario City College abre sus puertas a la exposición de [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
By Roberto Rodriguez
New America Media
South Carolina Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson has touched a raw nerve with his outburst during the president’s health care speech. Yet, he may have also opened the proverbial Pandora’s box regarding “illegals” with his accusation that they would get health care under reforms proposed by Pres. Obama. Not dealt with [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
Analysis
By Louis Nevaer
New America Media
MEXICO CITY — On the eighth anniversary of the United States declaring a global “war on terror” this September, America’s continental neighbors – Mexico and Canada – have had enough.
When President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, the nation – and much of the [...]
Written by La Prensa San Diego
Featured
Sep 25, 2009
By Mariana Martinez
The non-profit ACORN has been involved in a series of serious allegations, all of which have put into question not only their policies but also the legitimacy of their work for the underprivileged and their fight for families looking to become first time homeowners.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, [...]