By Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — A mile away from East Portland, teachers in the Gresham-Barlow district began to pack in their personal things for what would be a one-day strike on April 26 at all Gresham-Barlow schools. Meanwhile, in a quiet Mexican restaurant on East Halsey Street, Jessica Vega Pederson [...]
Portland, OR — The massive and long-running Cinco de Mayo Fiesta returns to Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park May 4-May 6. Running from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day, this year’s fiesta will include live music and dancing, children’s activities, lucha libre, carnival rides, a battle of the bands, and an attempt to set [...]
Beaverton, OR — Portland Community College’s annual celebration of Hispanic culture April 23-27, with a week-long schedule of workshops, speakers, and entertainment. With the theme, “Unidos tenemos el poder,” or “United we have the power,” Semana de la Raza will be held at the Rock Creek Campus (17705 N.W. Springville Road). Unless noted, all events [...]
Galo Legarda El Hispanic News Portland, OR — On Saturday night Chivas USA handed the Portland Timbers a frustrating loss by the final score of 1-2 at Jeld-Wen Field. The first half of the game was more favorable to the Timbers. In short, they created more opportunities to score and took the lead at the [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Of all the quotes that came out of El Hispanic News’ recent interview with Kaleb Canales, this rather simple one might be the most indicative of the state of mind of the Portland Trail Blazers’ interim head coach: “The responsibility that I’ve been blessed with [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Last May when John Morton, director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), signaled a new emphasis on tracking down criminals rather than breaking up families, a lot of people felt a lot safer. Undocumented immigrants took notice, of course, but also groups that [...]
Alejandro Juárez Community columnist Thousands from across the country descended on Alabama early last month for the 47th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march —the pivotal event in the Civil Rights movement that illustrated the plight of African-Americans under Jim Crow and their fight for the right to vote. Race-based voter [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — While TriMet management and the TriMet union dispute the best way to compensate for expected budget shortfalls, a third group opposes planned cuts in bus services. On the last Tuesday in March, a group of minority and low-income workers — under the name “We All Ride [...]
Salem, OR — Causa Oregon is helping legal permanent residents become naturalized citizens as part of a National Citizenship Campaign, aided by the experience and support of local partners and the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA). Similar efforts are taking place in California, Washington, Colorado, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Florida, New York, Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. [...]
