Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Community action appears to have paid off in the case of Gustavo Romero Álvarez. When the 19-year-old Centennial High School senior faced possible deportation for shoplifting a t-shirt, the community stepped up, holding a candlelight vigil on Dec. 14 and calling local politicians on Romero Álvarez’s [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Cornelius, OR — Tour Centro Cultural de Washington County today and you’ll find a computer lab, commercial kitchen, daycare center, and classrooms — among other resources — within its two large buildings. You’ll also find, hanging in a hallway of the main community center, a black and white photo of [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — When is a notary public not a notario público? At first glance one would think these terms would cover the same territory. That, however, is not the case. The website of the Secretary of State of Texas carries an essay by Jonathan A, Pikoff and Charles J. [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR The problems of immigrants in the United States came under close inspection in downtown Portland a week before Christmas Eve. With a broad array of sponsors, the International Day of Migrants and Refugees, Dec. 17, featured speeches in the south Park Blocks and a march to three symbolic [...]
Portland, OR — The celebration of “Las Posadas” is steeped in tradition and religion, but this year’s event held even more meaning for the staff at Catholic Charities El Programa Hispano. In addition to serving as an opportunity to celebrate Christmas and present toys and warm clothing to hundreds of low-income children, the gathering also [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Gresham, OR — A meeting of residents of East Portland and Gresham in mid-December might have been taken as a United Nations caucus — except for the small children having a good time. Diversity — and shared histories, foods, and customs — provided the themes at the 11th Annual International [...]
Christian Baeff Causa Oregon “Tonight, Causa is coming out as part of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender movement. It’s not easy, but we know that it’s the right thing to do, because immigrants are also lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.” That’s what Francisco López, Causa’s executive director, said at our Coming Out Party last [...]
Washington, D.C. — Actor José Ferrer will be immortalized on a First-Class Forever Stamp in 2012 as the 14th luminary celebrated in the U.S. Postal Service’s Distinguished Americans series. Considered one of the most accomplished talents of his generation, Ferrer (1912-1992) won several Tony Awards for his work on stage and performed in more than [...]
Lorraine Cortes-Vázquez AARP It’s the beginning of a new year. A time for resolutions and fresh starts. Why not kick-off 2012 by getting your taxes out of the way? Plan to file early. Accountants may be the only ones looking forward to tax season. For the rest of us, filing sooner rather than later might [...]
