Mujeres en Liderazgo
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Language can be a huge barrier for immigrant and migrant women. If your first language is Spanish, you may be able to get some essential services with the help of a translator. Continue Reading
Soccer moms at Powderhorn Park?
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Would more soccer fields make Powderhorn Park — and the Powderhorn and Phillips neighborhoods — more or less safe? Latino soccer players and their parents delivered more than 400 post cards to Minneapolis Parks Commissioner Scott Vreeland in early December, asking for more soccer fields in the north part of Powderhorn Park. They believe soccer keeps kids out of trouble. On the other side, some neighborhood residents fear that the soccer fields would create parking and other problems.
Steven Renderos, a local community organizer and supporter of the soccer program, said that when he grew up in Los Angeles, baseball was “the medium to keep kids out of trouble.” Today, for Latino youth in Minneapolis, soccer is key. Continue Reading
Si se Pudo!!!!
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Since 2005 Latinos in the United States have endured increased immigration raids, failed attempts at comprehensive immigration reform, vicious rhetoric from anti-immigrant politicians and activists, the sub prime mortgage mess, the economic melt down and increased racist violent incidents against Latinos throughout the country. In 2006 we marched in the millions against anti-immigrant national and local policies. In 2008 we voted. The numbers are not completely in as of this article going to press, but it seems that Latinos accounted for 8% of about 130 million ballots cast. That means that over 10 million Latinos voted in the 2008 election. Continue Reading
State of Latinos in legal education
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Every year, Minnesota’s four Law Schools—Hamline, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell—graduate approximately 3,000 lawyers into our community. Approximately three percent of those newly-minted lawyers, or fewer than 100, will be Latinos. More disturbing, there appear to be no trends to indicate this situation will improve in the immediate future. Latinos in Higher Education Part I of 3
Consider this as a benchmark of the current state of Latinos in Minnesota’s law schools:
There is one law school among the four that does not have even one Latino professor on its payroll. Continue Reading
The day the music stopped in Worthington: Dia de la Hispanidad
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On September 16, police action stopped a Latino celebration of Mexican and Central American Independence Day in Worthington, though organizers had a permit for the party in Chautauqua Park. The event—and the debate that followed—highlighted continuing tension between new and old residents, as well as efforts to work together. About 500 people from Worthington’s Latino community gathered in Chautauqua Park September 16, to celebrate Mexican and Central American Independence Day as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month. On a beautiful sunny day, children and parents enjoyed food and family-friendly activities, with many dancing to Latin music of three bands invited to perform. Minnesota State Senator Patricia Torres Ray, DFL Minneapolis, invited to share with the community, came ready to give them her support. Continue Reading
Marking Hispanic Heritage Month
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From official proclamations to ‘Ugly Betty,’ from ‘Hispanic’ to ‘Latino,’ who is celebrating what? “It most be Hispanic month again,” I thought a few days ago, when after turning on the tube there was a documentary about the history of Latino portrayals in movies and television. As a Latina living in Minnesota, I’m always excited to see this kind of program. The documentary showed how Latinos in the entertainment industry have come a long way from Carmen Miranda films in the 1950’s to America Ferrara’s “Ugly Betty” today. In the United States we measure both the advancement of a population and their acceptance by the rest of society, by how they are portrayed on TV and movies. Continue Reading