Richard Jones El Hispanic News Salem, OR — How good was the Oregon Legislature in 2011? If you were to look at the Oregon Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity, the answer would be pretty poor. The “report card” was drafted by a coalition of seven organizations that represent minority groups. The coalition considered 23 [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — A spirit of optimism filled the room at the January organizing meeting for Portland’s proposed Mercado Latino. Considering the pros and cons of seven operating procedures for the market, 22 voting members passionately debated the issues before casting their votes. Nathan Teske of Hacienda CDC served as [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR — From income and homeownership levels to high school graduation rates, Latinos continue to lag far behind whites in Multnomah County, and in some cases the gap is becoming even wider. Those are among the findings of “The Latino Community in Multnomah County: An Unsettling Profile,” a report [...]
Julie Cortez El Hispanic News Portland, OR —The good, the bad, and the in-between of this nation’s largest guest-worker program will be on display during “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964,” a bilingual exhibition coming to the Oregon History Museum at the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) Feb. 18-April 1. The exhibition opens with a “Family [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The first week of 2012 brought a shift in immigration policy that will help bring some families together by speeding up access to green cards to spouses of U.S. citizens. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced “a regulatory change that would reduce [...]
Alberto Moreno Community columnist Last month, on a cold January morning, we as a country, as a state, as a people, celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Each year we are brought together as one global community to remember his legacy, to remember his dream. In one of the most celebrated and prophetic [...]
Diego Conde Attorney-at-Law I have dedicated this column to the discussion of legal topics that affect our Hispanic community. One of the questions that more frequently arises is the access to justice for undocumented people in Oregon. In 2006, 12 million people were estimated to be in the United States without proper documentation or authorization. [...]
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. [...]
