Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The rainy Friday night brought a disappointing result for the fans of the Portland Timbers at Jeld Wen Field. With a final result of 2-0 in favor of the Houston Dynamo, the Portland Timbers have a slim chance to qualify for the play offs. The Timbers have [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR — When Carlota Duarte, a nun with the Society of the Sacred Heart, an artist with an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a dual Mexico-U.S. citizen thanks to her Yucatán-born father, spent three years travelling Mexico in the mid-1980s, she was amazed by how [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writers Portland, OR — Opposition to the proposed Legal Workforce Act — better known as the E-Verify bill — brought a wide range of speakers to meetings in Portland and Wilsonville in September. “There are few things that can bring employers and workers together,” said Jeff Stone in Portland. “E-Verify [...]
María Fernanda Mejía El Hispanic News Tacoma, WA — “Undocumented! Unafraid! Unashamed!” With this catchphrase, dozens of young people stood outside the Tacoma Detention Center in Washington on Sept. 17. All of them are members of the Northwest Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) who decided to “come out of the shadows” and tell their stories. About [...]
María Fernanda Mejía El Hispanic News Portland, OR — A group of visual artists spent the last two years trying to figure out a philosophical problem: What does it mean today to talk about Latin American art? Words such as “multidimensional,” “contemporary,” and “modern” came up from meetings they held in several cafes in Portland. [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — It required a dizzying assortment of amendments and changes, but the Portland City Council created an Office of Equity by a unanimous 5–0 vote on Sept. 21. The council authorized a budget of $1.1 million for the office. The new office will absorb the current Office [...]
Portland, OR. — For the fifth consecutive year, the Portland Latin American Film Festival (PDXLAFF) returns with a diverse mix of films that reflect the reality of the region. The festival coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated each year in September and October. This year’s event will take place Oct. 20-26, exclusively at [...]
Portland, OR — Celebrants yet again packed Pioneer Square Sept. 15 for El Grito y Fiestas Patrias, honoring the independence of Mexico and other Latin American countries. Aztec and folkloric dancers entertained the crowds, while attendees often did their own dancing to live music from diverse bands. Franco Hernán was named the winner of the [...]
Portland, OR — The Gutiérrez family made a total of 523 pupusas and raised nearly $1,000 on Sept. 23 to benefit Proud Ground, a Portland nonprofit organization that helps families buy their first home affordably. Edward Gutiérrez, Proud Ground’s Community Outreach Coordinator, his mother and aunt, all of whom are from El Salvador, set up [...]
