Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In a match full of excitement in front of a sellout crowd, the Seattle Sounders beat the Portland Timbers by the final score of 2 to 3 on Sunday. This victory gives the Sounders an unbeaten streak of eight games, but gives the Timbers their seventh consecutive [...]
Jack Chang Associated Press Caracas, Venezuela (AP) — Since Hugo Chávez became Venezuela’s president more than 12 years ago, he’s been a constant presence in the lives of Rosiri de Blanco and her family. The 41-year-old mother of four has loyally watched Chávez’s weekly TV program “Hello, President” and received subsidized food from the popular [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Woodburn, OR — A ball of fire swept through the Woodburn High School gym the evening of Monday, June 26. That fire ignited the passions of more than 500 Latinos. The fireball was Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D.-Ill.) and his fuel was President Barack Obama’s failure to produce an immigration reform [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — For too long, hustlers have seen undocumented immigrants as easy pickings. These criminals feel confident they can abuse their victims without fear of punishment. After all, which migrant would risk getting kicked out of the country if she complained to the police? A team of five women [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Portland State University officially unveiled and opened La Casa Latina, its new cultural and support center for Hispanic students, in early June. Part of the university’s “Éxito” initiative to increase recruitment and success of Latino students, La Casa Latina, which is around the corner from the Multicultural [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Cornelius, OR — José Rivera has big shoes to fill at the Centro Cultural de Washington County, but he is proving himself an able successor to Sabino Sardineta, who retired last November. Rivera finds himself handling a basketful of projects. Perhaps the most complex will be coordinating the celebration of [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Salem, OR — Ethnic minority leaders had made speeches, conducted meetings, and led marches, but Oregon’s politicians didn’t seem to be listening. The hot button of the moment was SB-742 — the Tuition Equity Bill — but other immigrant related issues also came into play. With many Oregon legislators seemingly [...]
Portland, OR — With his strong bear hug, dazzling smile, and zest for life, José Israel Ornelas could immediately fill up a room with love and laughter. Ornelas passed away June 19, 2011. He met his partner of 18 years, Al Mungia, in Ornelas’ hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. The two moved to San Diego shortly [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — “I’m really happy to see this done,” Claudia Gonzáles said. “I never thought this would happen.” The five-way intersection of SE Cully Blvd., 60th Ave., and Prescott St. had been called the most dangerous in Portland — and possibly the muddiest. Today, after a seven-year renovation, it [...]
