Lillian Shirley, RN, MPH, MPA Multnomah County Health Department Director Speaking about the future, Esperanza (her name has been changed for privacy) now has strength in her voice. “Now I see the future is full of hope for my children.” It wasn’t always this way. Not so long ago, Esperanza was new to the area. [...]
Portland, OR — The Oregon League of Minority Voters (OLMV) presented its annual Liberty Awards May 21, at its gala at the Oregon Convention Center. Portland Trail Blazers President Larry Miller (left) accepted one of the awards on behalf of team owner Paul Allen. The other recipient was David Bartz, Jr., an attorney at Schwabe, [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writer Portland, OR — Miguel A. Salinas worries about education in Oregon. “We have our own tsunami of education and we are not prepared to meet the challenge,” he asserts. Born in the ancient neighborhood of San Juan de Dios in Guadalajara in 1945, Salinas came to Texas as a [...]
