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Application Must Be Received by May 29 If you want to vote in the comfort of your own home, you only have a few days left to request a mail ballot for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election. There are several ways to apply: Complete the application included on the back of the sample ballot [...]

– Successful entrepreneurs donate time and money to Accion to help other local entrepreneurs – Cesar Gonzalez, owner and head chef of Mama Testa Taqueria in Hillcrest as well as a successful small business owner and former Accion client, will join Accion San Diego to host a fundraising day on Tuesday, May 22 in celebration [...]

Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz

Grupos de baile Ballet Tierra Caliente; Wa-kushma (Wa: familia y Kushma: danzante); Grupo Folklórico Yoneme de la Preparatoria Federal Lázaro Cárdenas y Danzarts participarán en este gran evento.

La danza mexicana es uno de los tesoros más preciados del País Azteca. En gran parte se debe a que cada región tiene su propia expresión musical y dancística.

Es por ello que el 19 de mayo a partir de las 3 p.m., se llevará a cabo México a través de sus danzas, el primer encuentro de danzas mexicanas en el Organ Pavilion ubicado en el Parque Balboa.

By Valeria Fernández New America Media PHOENIX – Latino activists in Arizona lauded the news that the Department of Justice was filing a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for alleged civil rights violations. The suit, filed Thursday in federal court, is the latest chapter in a four-year-long investigation that began after Sheriff [...]

PERSPECTIVE: By Jim Estrada It is becoming clear that too many in our society have reached a level of comfort with overt expressions of bias and racial discrimination towards non-whites, especially among those who feel those “unlike” them are taking over “their” country. This fear of invading hordes of those who are different or unknown [...]

By Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista Next month, the country’s educational community celebrates the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Plyler vs. Doe. In Plyer vs. Doe, the high court ruled in June 1982 that it was against the law to prohibit primary and secondary education to an undocumented student. Although the decision [...]

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz Mexican dance is one of the most precious treasures in the Aztec country. That is due to the fact that each state has its own musical and dance expressions. That is why on May 19, starting at 3 p.m., the first festival of Mexican dance, “México a través de sus danzas,” [...]

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz It was his love for soccer that made Joel Valdovinos enroll at San Diego City College more than 20 years ago. His high school soccer coach, Milton Hidalgo, was going to start teaching at SDCC, so Valdovinos decided to follow him. It was also, in part, his love for soccer that [...]

Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz Fue su amor por el fútbol soccer lo que llevó a Joel Valdovinos a matricularse en San Diego City College hace más de 20 años. Su coach de fútbol de la high school, Milton Hidalgo, iba a comenzar a enseñar en SDCC, así que Valdovinos decidió seguirlo. También fue en parte [...]

México del Norte Por Jorge Mújica Murias Dicen que todas las luchas tienen un principio, y en teoría también un fin. En el caso de los derechos políticos de los mexicanos en el exterior, dice la leyenda relatada por Arturo Santamaría, paisanólogo que se gana todo mi respeto porque por lo menos tuvo la decencia [...]

Por: Paco Zavala Dentro del desarrollo del programa de la Séptima Temporada de Matinée Infantil que se está realizando semanalmente promovido por el Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura, a través de la Casa de la Cultura, el pasado sábado 12 de mayo la Compañía de Teatro “De cierto azul” representó el montaje de la [...]

By Silvana Ordoñez Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON – As presidential candidates target prospective Hispanic voters, there is a new issue, besides immigration, that might get their vote: education. A study by Beck Research, a Washington-based Democratic research firm, shows that, after the economy and jobs, education is a main priority for Hispanic voters in [...]

By Lynn Rosenthal and Felicia Escobar Since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been an essential tool in helping to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence. While seeking to improve criminal justice and community-based responses to victims of abuse, VAWA ultimately changed the landscape for those previously left to suffer in silence. Since [...]

On May 9 First Lady’s Let’s Move! Child Care initiative recognized Neighborhood House Association (NHA) of San Diego for exceptional work to promote young children’s health and prevent childhood obesity. NHA was recognized at the Let’s Move! Child Care Recognition Luncheon. The Let’s Move! Child Care Recognition Luncheon Washington, DC. featured White House Assistant Chef [...]

Marines Create Footprint Aboard USS San Diego By Dottie Fieger, Adjutant, MCL Scuttlebutt Det. #886 Marines will be Marines. And things happen when you unite Marine “plank owners” with retired and former Marines. The groups embarked on a proud mission to leave a Marine footprint to honor the Navy/Marine Corps Team aboard the USS San [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero Hace unos días participé en la ceremonia de graduación que decenas de inmigrantes de 18 países celebraron en el estado de Maryland. Los graduados eran trabajadores de todas las edades que invirtieron todo su empeño y sacaron adelante distintos cursos para superarse [...]

1935 – 2012 Jake Martinez passed away peacefully on May 10, 2012, with his wife of 53 years near his side. Born February 21, 1935, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he moved to California in 1966 and became a resident of Poway in 2003. Jake is survived by his wife Frances, daughter Katherine Nuernberger and husband [...]