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National Latino Awareness Month/Hispanic Heritage Month. Mariachi Band Zelaya ofIndianapolis put on a tremendous performance at Latins United in south Toledo [topphoto]. Ballet folklorico Imagenes Mexicanas performed at the Toledo-Lucas CountyPublic Library’s fantastic Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration [bottom photo]. Alsoperforming at the library’s event was Aixa Ortiz-Vega and Yvonne Ramos of La Familia.

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Carta democrática esútil, dice presidenteToledoPor NESTOR IKEDA

WASHINGTON (AP): LaCarta DemocráticaInteramericana aprobadahace un año «no es undocumento perfecto» peroha demostrado ser útil,declaró el miércoles elpresidente peruanoAlejandro Toledo, cuyo paísfue el promotor de lainiciativa.

«No hay ningúndocumento producido por elser humano que seaabsolutamente perfecto»,dijo Toledo en respuesta alas críticas recibidas por lacarta, particularmente de laoposición al presidentevenezolano Hugo Chávez.

La carta afirma el derechode los pueblos de América ala democracia y establecepautas para su defensa. To-

ledo participará el próximolunes en la Organización delos Estados Americanos enun acto de conmemoración,en el cual será el orador prin-cipal.

La carta, propuesta porPerú en febrero del añopasado se aprobó en Lima,en una reunión de cancilleresde la OEA, siete meses mástarde, el 11 de septiembre,apenas minutos después delos atentados terroristas enNueva York y Washington.

Fue activada por primeravez en San José, Costa Ricaen abril pasado, durante unareunión de los presidentesdel Grupo de Río queexpresaron su respaldo aChávez, derrocadocoincidentemente por unmovimiento cívico-militar.

Chávez retornó más tardeal cargo «luego que lamayoría de los presidentesde la América Latinapisamos firme sobre la

Alvarado shared an ad-vance copy of his book withLa Prensa so that La Prensacould present this tributefor National Latino Aware-ness/Hispanic HeritageMonth. What follows hasbeen adapted fromAlvarado’s book with hiskind permission.

This article is the first ina series of stories honoringarea Latino families.

Felipe Alvarado wasborn in Ixtlan, Michoacan

The story of the migra-tion of the Alvarado familyto Toledo rightfully beginswith the family patriarch.Felipe Alvarado was bornin Ixtlan, Michoacan,México in 1894. He was theyoungest of nine children.

His future wife, SerafinaHerrera de Alvarado, was bornin Ixtlan in 1897. She was theoldest of six children.

The hacienda [village]of Ixtlan was one of fiveowned by the immenselywealthy El Patron. His fam-ily owned all the land that

RememberingToledo’s FirstLatino Families:A La PrensaNational LatinoAwareness/HispanicHeritage MonthExclusiveFirst in a series of articles:La Familia Alvarado

By Alan AbramsLa Prensa Senior Reporter

EDITOR’S NOTE:David Alvarado, longtimeteacher at Waite HighSchool and founder of theToledo Area Latino Col-lege Fair, has compiled afascinating and compellingwritten history of his fam-ily, titled “La FamiliaAlvarado.” The book iscurrently being printed.

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Letter to the Editor

National Latino Awareness Month/Hispanic Heritage Month [NLAM] isin full gear, promoting and hostingactivities nationwide that highlight the “best of the best”we have to offer from our cultural and religious back-ground.

Many of these celebrations will take place right herein Toledo and our surrounding communities. Obviously,first impressions are important because we are baring thebest of the best we have achieved from both the past andthe future.

Latinos across the country and in northwest Ohio havemuch of which to be proud. Our many successes includemaintaining our core values including our cultural, reli-gious, and linguistic identity.

While many people will join us in our celebrations,many others will be hard at work pushing for English-onlylaws, elimination of bilingual education and immigra-tion amnesty, low performing schools, and supportingour right to remain absent from the voting booth.

The easiest way to wipe out an ethnic group is toeliminate their right to freedom of expression and way oflife. As of this writing, there are no Latino governors orU.S. Senators.

Many observers see the failure in creating Latinosocial, economic, and political power as another oppor-tunity missed to noticeably improve our quality of life.

Maybe NLAM should expand its mission to includespeakers and workshops on how to take the hundred ormore participants at any given celebration and creativelydevelop a vision plan for the next three to five years.

Or, we could place a large placard at any of the celebra-tion sites and have participants fill in the blanks to helpus create a vision plan.

Have fun at these events and meet interesting people,but organizers of these celebrations should take advan-tage of their captive audience to do something thatencourages the young, the middle, and the mature to helpshape the future of Latinos.

It’s called National Latino Awareness Responsibility.

Sincerely,

Ramón PérezToledo, Ohio

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old Roy is confident that hecan carry the day. He feels thatas he gets his message out tothe voters, his lack of experi-ence will not be fatal to hischances.

What is that message?First, education: “I want to work

with other members of the Houseand Senate to make a difference inour educational system.”

Second, the economy. ForRoy, part of economic devel-opment for the northwest Ohioarea means working togetherwith other members of theHouse and Senate to insure thatthis part of the state gets its fairshare of attention.

Third, stimulus for high-

tech development. As Roy seesit, high-tech is a much ne-glected segment of economicgrowth for Toledo.

That’s the focus on certainissues that will be addressedover the next several monthsin a door-to-door, person-to-person campaign in Toledo’seast and south sides of town.

Roy describes himself as aBush-Republican. That is,Bush’s own political philoso-phy may be more representativeof Roy’s than any other recentRepublican national figure.

But Roy insists that he doesnot toe the Republican lineblindly.

Two key items are points ofdivergence. First, Roy is a long-time supporter of labor. “Thereis a historical significance of

Allen Roy(Continued from Page 16)

labor. If not for the labor move-ment, there would be no 40-hour workweek, vacation ben-efits and other benefits. Therewould be no middle-class inthis country without labor.”Two local unions have al-ready endorsed Roy – theToledo Police Patrolmen’s As-sociation and the Toledo Po-lice Command Officers’ As-sociation.

Roy’s other deviation fromthe GOP line is with immigra-tion policy.

“Immigrants,” says Roy,“are a bonus to society. I ap-plaud FLOC and BaldemarVelasquez for insuring thatindividuals are treated welland appropriately. Therecomes a point when afteryou’ve been here for a while

and have assimilated into so-ciety, you are an American.”

Roy is excited by FLOC’srecent victory in this area withthe matricula consular, Mexi-can ID card. He plans to dowhat he can in Columbus toexpand the use of the ID.

“If the card is shown to beeffective for the two commu-nities in Ohio – Toledo andColumbus – that honor it al-ready, I would like to take itstate-wide.”

Job one, of course, is forRoy to get to Columbus. Socoming soon to a neighbor-hood near you, knocking atyour door, shaking your handat the supermarket or the pa-rade or the festival, is one AllenRoy, candidate for the Houseof Representatives.

“My children: a new dis-pensation comes to us to-day. Will you receive it? Willyou free yourselves? Willyou recover the lands stolenthree hundred years agofrom your forefathers by thehated Spaniards?

“We must act at once….“Will you not defend

your religion and your rightsas true patriots?

“Long live our Lady ofGuadalupe!

“Death to bad govern-ment!

“Death to thegachupines!”

Thus, said MiguelHidalgo y Costilla—one of

the most remarkable indi-viduals in nineteenth-cen-tury Mexican history—onSeptember 16, 1810.

With these remarks,known as the Grito deDolores, Padre Hidalgo pro-vided the initial spark for theindependence movement ofMéxico from Spain.

Father Hidalgo was bornin 1753 to a well-to-do fam-ily—his father was a mayor-domo [resident manager] toa hacienda in Guanajuato.In 1803, after becoming apriest, he was assigned tothe small, nearby parish ofDolores.

Devoting only minimaltime to the spiritual needs ofhis parishioners, Hidalgo

concerned himself primarilywith improving their eco-nomic potential. He intro-duced new industries suchas silk growing, wine mak-ing, tanning, and beekeep-ing. During these endeav-ors, Hidalgo saw that inde-pendence from Spain was inthe best interests of his pa-rishioners.

Hidalgo’s path crossedthat of Ignacio Allende, athirty-five-year-old captainin the Spanish queen’s cav-alry in Guanajuato. Hidalgo,Allende, and others decidedto plot the separation of theNew Spain [which includedMéxico] from the old Spain,and planned December 8,1810 for the date of the up-rising.

This timetable was cut

short with the discovery ofthe plot, and with this real-ization, Hidalgo andAllende commenced therebellion on September16th. Hidalgo gave his fa-mous roar to his parishio-ners on this date and asquoted above.

With Hidalgo at theirhead, a band of poorlyarmed Indians and mestizosstruck out for San Miguel,picking up hundreds of re-cruits along the way. Whenthey rested at the hamlet ofAtotonilco, Hidalgo en-tered the local church andemerged carrying a bannerof the Virgin de Guadalupe.Hidalgo adopted the Virginas the emblem for the cru-sade.

At first, the crusade wentwell—the band grew in size,capturing Guanajuato and,then, Guadalajuara. How-ever, Hidalgo and Allendewere captured in March of1811 and Hidalgo was ex-ecuted before a firing squadon July 31, 1811.

His death did not end theinsurgency, but it wouldtake another ten years forliberation, when GeneralAgustín de Iturbide defeatedthe last of the Spanish forcesin México.

Hidalgo, however, wasthe catalyst for the creationof the Republic of México.¡Viva México! ¡Viva el 16de Septiembre!

Grito de Dolores, grito deHidalgo

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encompassed five haciendaswith some having a popula-tion of 2,000 compesinos.

El Patron kept order withhis personal police force. AsFelipe Alvarado later recalled,“The jail could only hold oneprisoner at a time. If anotherprisoner need to be jailed, thefirst prisoner was taken outand shot”

Ixtlan was known for itsviolence and was often called“The Dodge City of México.”Many corridos [folksongs]were sung throughout the Stateof Michoacan about the nu-merous assassinations.

Most of the compesinoswere sharecroppers. The pe-ons cleared the land, sowedthe fields, and could eitherkeep part of the harvest or workfor meager wages. There werefew opportunities for eco-nomic advancement and thesharecroppers were doomed toeternal poverty.

Felipe preferred to be inde-pendent and opted to make aliving transporting goods byburro to other parts of México.He and Serafina were marriedin Istlan in 1914. He was 20,she was 17.

Serafina was being groomedto be a kitchen maid for the vil-lage priests. Because the priestswielded such great authority,Felipe had to physically abductSerafina because the priests didnot want her to marry.

Their first child, MariaAlvarado, was born in 1916.Because he wanted a betterlife for his growing family awayfrom the ravages of the then-raging Mexican Revolution,Felipe decided it was the righttime to trek to El Norte, theUnited States, and earn somemoney to bring back toMéxico.

Trek to El NorteHe crossed La Frontera [the

Texas frontier] as an illegal in1918. He avoided the TexasRangers and the Migra [immi-gration officers] and workedin Texas and Louisiana beforereturning home eight monthslater. But when Felipe re-turned, he knew he would nolonger be satisfied living as apeon in México.

On June 15, 1920, Felipe,Serafina, and little Maria en-tered the United States with alegal passport allowing themto work. It was the beginningof the journey that would even-tually bring them to Toledo,Ohio.

La Familia Alvarado(Continued from Page 1) At that time, undocu-

mented Mexican workers wereneeded in the US becauseof the manpower shortage.Farmers, needing stoop-labor,lobbied the federal govern-ment to enact the so-called“Braceros Program.” Theword was derived from theSpanish word “brasos,” whichmeans arms.

To enter the US legally,one had to have a labor con-tract, ten dollars, and be ableto sign their name. Transpor-tation was provided by rail toSan Antonio and then toMankato, Minnesota to laborin the sugar beet fields.

The journey was a total of3,000 miles.

The Alvarado family la-bored in the fields until theymet another compadre fromMéxico, who was employedby the railroad. He told Felipethe railroad was in dire need ofworkers and Felipe would haveno trouble getting hired. Thewages were considerably bet-ter and the work easier as atrack laborer.

The man told Felipe he didnot have to honor his contractwith the farmer because thefederal government supportedthe railroads. In actuality, thenation’s railroads were then infederal receivership.

Felipe jumped at thechance. That winter, theAlvarado family moved to EastChicago, Indiana, where otherMexican families had settledand worked. The city washome to the family of RaquelWelch, who was born there,said David Alvarado.

When the U.S. entered aneconomic downturn in 1921,Felipe had to commuteto Chicago to work. Felipeand many other Mexican im-migrants were offered freetransportation back to México.But the Alvarados chose tostay in the U.S. and take theirchances.

Felipe found work as a la-borer for the American Pull-man Car Co. in Chicago as astrikebreaker, not being awareof what that entailed. The ex-perience was enough to makeFelipe become a devout unionmember wherever possible.

On to Toledo, site of theAmerican Dream

Word was being spread tothe new arrivals from Méxicothat Toledo, Ohio was the siteof the American Dream, andthe family moved to Toledo in1922.

For the Alvarados, this timethe information was correct.

Among the families thatmade the migration fromMichoacan along with theAlvarados were the Avalos, thePlacensios and the Barreras.

When they arrived in To-ledo, the Alvarados lived inrailroad camp cars near FassetStreet on the New York CentralRailroad where Felipe wasemployed. As the family con-tinued to grow, they movednearby to Woodville, Hirzel,Liberty, Vinal, Basswood, andFreedom Streets.

Their neighborhood wascomprised of many ethnicgroups including Greeks, Hun-garians, Bulgarians, Mexicans,and even a few African-Ameri-can families. Although manyof the Mexicans eventuallymoved to South Toledo whena Spanish-speaking Catholicchurch was established there,the Alvarados remained on theEast Side.

Many of Felipe andSerafina’s friends were from thesame area of México. None werepart of the migrant stream, buthad come directly from Méxicoand settled after little mobility.The Mexican population inToledo remained relativelysmall until the 1950s when areatomato farmers brought up work-ers from Texas.

“There was much frictionbetween the Toledoans fromMéxico and the recent arrivalsfrom Texas. The older familiesdid not relate well to the new-comers,” said David Alvarado,“because it was felt that thesemigrants were unrefined anddid not possess the manner-isms or value the old traditionalways.”

Among the earliest pioneerswere the families of Maximinoand Macedonia Vasquez; An-tonio and Jesusita Collazo;Pancho and Lupe Arzate;Estanilado andMaria Avalos; Augustine andMaria Placensio; Silvestre andMaria Gonzalez; Reuben andTomasa Tello; Juan and JesusTello; Celestino and LolaVilla; Trinidad and DoriaSalazar; Juan and Pauline Soto;Patricio and Rudy Valdez;Gonzalo and Maria Herrera; andChita and Antonio Collazo.

Other families were theFlores, Chávez, Ceniceros,Geronimo, Rodríguez,Delgados, and others. TheBarreras, originally from To-ledo, would regularly return toattend weddings and festivals.

Working on the railroad wasnot a secure livelihood, soFelipe went to work at Maumee

Malleable Castings Foundry.He worked there 15 years untilhe began suffering from silicapoisoning, a common lungdisease of foundry workers.

The Great DepressionDuring the Great Depres-

sion, Felipe was part of theWPA (Works ProgressAdministration), which builtthe Toledo Zoo, University ofToledo, and a part of the To-ledo Museum of Art.

During the summer, Felipeand his sons Joe, Phil, andManuel worked as farm labor-ers in area beet fields.

Felipe became a US citizenin 1952, and the family movedto an Anglo neighborhood,Navarre Highlands. Joe,Manuel and Louis found jobsat the Willys Overland Jeepplant.

Felipe was also hired, andat one time five Alvarados wereemployed at Jeep. TheAlvarados were the firstLatinos hired there in early1940s. Four of them workedthere until their retirement.Phil left to pursue a career ineducation after earning hisBachelor and Master’s Degreefrom the University of Toledo.Together, Alvarados workedan accumulation of 160 yearsfor Jeep.

David, the youngest son,worked for the Chesapeake &Ohio Railroad priorto and during the time heearned his degree from theUniversity of Toledo andtaught school.

Their sister, Josephine,completed St. Ursula andfound a secretarial career.Maria went into the real-estatebusiness and worked as an

interpreter. Sally became asecurity person at Waite HighSchool. And Susan tragicallydied in 1960, at the young ageof 34.

Our Lady of GuadalupeChurch established

Father Raymond Gormanasked Felipe to help establisha church for the Spanish-

La Prensa’s exclusiveNational LatinoA w a r n e s s / H i s p a n i cHeritage Month report onToledo’s first Latinofamilies will continuelater with the story of LaFamilia de Judge JosephFlores.

La Familia Alvarado: Shown in the 1928 family photoare: Manuel Alvarado and Susan Alvarado (Vasquez) [bot-tom row]; Phil Alvarado, Joe Alvarado, and MariaAlvarado (Cervantes) [middle row]; and SerafinaAlvarado, Louis Alvarado, and Felipe Alvarado [top row].


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The calendar for theParenting CommunityPartnership’s (PCP) third for-malized “Parent’s Week” isfinalized for September 22-28. Although parents havebeen recognized annuallythroughout the metropolitanToledo area for five years, itwas not until the year 2000that, under the leadership ofretired Judge Andy Devine,the PCP’s forty-six membercommunity leadership com-mittee formally organizedthe present format “Parents’Week” recognition.

On Saturday, September21, from noon-1:30 p.m., theToledo Youth Commissionwill host the pre-opening“Mayor Ford’s Parent Fo-rum”. Free and open to allToledo parents, the event is atthe University’s WestwoodAvenue Nitschke Hall.

This year’s actual kick-off activities begin at 1 p.m.Sunday, September 22, at theUniversity of Toledo StudentRecreation Center (Oakwoodat Douglas Road).

Keynote speaker is Dr.Daniel Johnson, PhD, presi-dent of the University of To-ledo. Dr. Johnson, presidentsince July 2001, speaks on“The Value of Good Parentingto the Community.”

Television anchorwomanDiane Larson will moderatethe activities, which includeremarks by honorary Parents’Week co-chairs, Mayor and

It’s Parent’s WeekA list of scheduled activities

Mrs. Jack (Cynthia) Ford,Chairperson Devine and GayleCampbell, Executive Director,Girl Scouts of Maumee ValleyCouncil. The girl scouts will“present the colors” to openthe ceremonies.

Sunday, also is “FaithCommunity Day” and sug-gested prayers, petitions and“parent recognition” bless-ings were forwarded to nearly550 area-wide churches andsynagogues by the PCP group.Special blessings will also beshared at the afternoon kick-off celebration.

Monday, September 23, isa three-fold themedday…”Family Day” is cli-maxed by “Families DiningTogether”, (a state-wide pro-gram), encouraging Ameri-cans to “make family dinnersa priority in their lives.”

Monday is also “Govern-ment Community Day,” witha 10:30 a.m. to noon panel on“legislation primarily affect-ing parents.” This event ismoderated by media person-ality Mark Standriff at theUniversity’s Law School au-ditorium.

Student participants fromeach area high school will beaddressed by State SenatorRandy Gardner, Lucas CountySheriff James Telb, Ohio Houseof Representative Teresa Fodor,Deb Barnett of HuntingtonBank and School Board Com-missioner Larry Sykes.

There will also be a Social

Services “Parent Panel” dis-cussion on Monday evening.It will be held 6-8 p.m. at theKent Branch of the ToledoLucas County public librarysystem. Pre-selected parentswill field questions from indi-viduals and Social Serviceorganizations in the audience.

Tuesday’s “School Com-munity Day” will be high-lighted by the distribution inall metro Toledo schools ofthe second annual “Why I’dLike to be Just Like my Momand Dad” essay contest whichis divided into three grade cat-egories.

The 500 word maximumcontest ends Friday, Septem-ber 27, with winners beingannounced in mid-October.Prizes again spotlighting theimportance of families eatingtogether will be restaurant giftcertificates and grocery storefood coupons. Entries shouldbe forwarded to Lucas CountyFamily Council, One Govern-ment Center Suite 580, To-ledo OH 43604.

Wednesday, September 25,is “Workplace CommunityDay”. 60,000 “Ya’Gotta LoveParents” purple signature rib-bons will be distributedthroughout the metro area’splaces of employment and areaschools.

Ohio First Lady, Hope Taft,who was the Toledo area’skeynoter last year, will selectseveral “parent friendly”places of employment to rec-ognize them as part of Work-place Day’s activities.

Friday, September 27, is“Recreation Community Day”

with eleven participating or-ganizations and activities in-volved. These include:YMCA of Great Toledo’s sa-lute to parents’ appreciationwithin a carnival-like/picnicatmosphere; Toledo Metroparks hosting “Hurray forHomeschoolers” at SidecutRiverview Shelter 1-2:30p.m., and the Toledo Mu-seum of Art day-long par-ents’ appreciation program.

The Toledo Zoo offers a10% membership discountand Parent Education classesduring Parents’ Week, whileboth Toledo Lucas CountyEOPA Headstart and City ofSylvania Community Ser-vices sponsor Parents’ Ap-preciation Week activities.

The Lucas County Boardof Mental Retardation De-layed Development(MRDD) Recreation Depart-ment will distribute Thank-you ribbons and letters toparents, whose children par-ticipated in their summerprogram.

Both the Erie Shores BoyScout Council and the afore-mentioned Girls ScoutCouncil will host a familycampout and also a parents’/kids golf tournament.

The East Toledo FamilyCenter had sponsored a“Family Fun Day” earlier inSeptember (9/14) at theircenter to prepare for Parents’Week.

The sponsoring ParentCommunity partnership(PCP) members are a sub-committee of the LucasCounty Family Council.

implementación de la carta»,dijo Toledo hablando conreporteros en la sede del BancoInteramericano de Desarrollo.

«Esa decisión revertióalguna tendencia que ya sehabía iniciado (a reconocer alos golpistas) y el presidenteChávez fue restituido», indicó.«Es un tema de principios, node personas».

Aun cuando indicó que nodeseaba entrar en políticainterna de Venezuela, dijo que«mi amigo Hugo Chávez noes el hombre más sacrosantode la democracia. Pero, él fueelegido y ese es un tema deprincipios».

«La Carta Democráticatiene enormes méritos y hahecho un avance sustancial alinterior de la OEA», dijo.«Creo que es importante darlefortaleza a las institucionesdemocráticas de nuestraregión y esta carta ayudaenormemente».Chile cree en laglobalización, dice ministraPor JAVIER ARVIZU

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP):La ministra de RelacionesExteriores de Chile, MaríaSoledad Alvear, dijo el viernesen la Asamblea General de lasNaciones Unidas que su paíscree en la globalizacióneconómica y política, aunqueen consulta con pueblos ynaciones.

Alvear insistió que loschilenos «creemos en losbeneficios de la globalizacióneconómica y política. Perocreemos igualmente que estaglobalización requiere degobernabilidad, de un esfuerzosistemático y compartido porla comunidad internacionalpara establecer las reglas delnuevo sistema internacional.Sostenemos que este esfuerzodebe desplegarse de unamanera más participativa, enconsulta constante con

nuestros ciudadanos, connuestras sociedades civiles».

Según la ministra, laglobalización «puede ser unafuente de oportunidades paratodas las naciones, en especialpara países pequeños ydistantes como el nuestro,alejado de los grandes centrosde consumo y de los flujosinternacionales».

Para ello, agregó, es indis-pensable «alcanzar uncomercio internacional justo,con reglas de juego claras yprevisibles, sin medidas quelo distorsionen», como lossubsidios y la aplicacióninadecuada de medidasantodumping, especialmenteen los productos agrícolas.

Empero, en lo referente a laAmérica latina, Alvear dijo que«quienes creemos que laglobalización debesustentarse en principios decompetitividad, sinexclusiones, vemos a nuestrosproductos enfrentados,periódicamente, arestricciones que son muydifíciles de explicar, lo quesiembra dudas acerca de lavoluntad que existe de avanzarhacia una globalización sinparcelamientos. Evidente-mente, parte de la crisislatinoamericana es de propiaresponsabilidad».

Empero, atribuyó parte deesa situación regional almundo desarrollado, EstadosUnidos es particular por seruno de los mejores clientes delos productos agrícolaschilenos, y en menor grado, laUnión Europea. «Este (mundodesarrollado) nos hatransmitido, a través dediversas acciones, sus propiascrisis de convicción respectode un modelo económico, enel cual creemos y en el cualhemos puesto nuestrasenergías, pero respecto delcual subsisten desconfianzasy temores en los principalesactores del sistemaeconómico».

speaking community. Untilthat time, they were using thedownstairs chapel at St. FrancisDeSales Church on CherryStreet.

Our Lady of GuadalupeChurch was established near

Broadway and Segur in whatwas previously a Baptistchurch. It helped build thefoundation for, and establisheda legitimate Mexican commu-nity in the area.

Maria Alvarado Cervantes,the mother of Ricardo and

Felipe Cervantes died at 62 in1977. Her son Ricardo be-came the first Latino highschool principal in Toledo(Waite 1991-95) and possi-bly in the entire state of Ohio.Her other son, Felipe, becamethe first Latino firefighter inthe City of Toledo’s Fire De-partment.

Serafina died at 86 in1984, and eleven monthslater, in January 1985, Felipe,who was 90, was reunited withher. They left behind as theirlegacy on earth seven surviv-ing children, 29 grandchil-dren, 22 great-grandchildren,and 3 great-great-grandchil-dren.

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ARIES: (March 21-April 20)It’s a great week to improve relationships, particularly

within the family. This may be the opportune time to reachout to someone who looks up to you, possibly a child. Be alertto all money opportunities, postponing any major decisionsfor now.

TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21)You are looking and feeling your best, so use this positive

energy to your advantage—get out and accomplish things.Communications with others go well—you are a mind readerwith all around you. Tensions elsewhere may find you takingit out on a loved one.

GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21)Make it a point of getting chores and errands out of the way

earlier, because it looks like rest, relaxation and partying isin store for later. Be aware of the helpful insights surroundingyou, rapid advancement at work may be a result of heedingsuggestions.

CANCER: (June 22 - July 23)Personal financial planning is favored. Your intuition is

sharpened concerning money matters. You may run into anintense blow out with a mate or lover—keep your cool, thingswill straighten out rather quickly. Spend some time byyourself.

LEO: (July 24- August 23)It will be a busy week for you. Hard work on your part will

bring you closer to your career and personal goals. Besupportive of family members, someone is going through atough time. Resolve financial concerns you have now, beforethings get out of hand.

VIRGO: (August 24 - September 23)You are eager to help out wherever needed, but avoid

those who manipulate your actions. Be sure that your effortsgo to a good cause. Enjoy a break from the routine for a coupledays. Luck will find you with extra dollars you weren’texpecting at all.

LIBRA: (September 24 - October 23)You are ready to conquer any obstacles this week. It may

not be a bad idea to spend some time alone, because yourcriticisms of others may get you in deep water. It’s hard toconcentrate, and daydreaming won’t hurt—unconsciousmessages have practical value.

SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22)This week finds you in tune with your lover or mate, which

makes for great fun and accomplishments for the next severaldays. It looks quite favorable for you to move closer to yourgoals. If people at work don’t argue with you, they will arguearound you- keep a low profile.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21)You need to get away from your hectic routine to be alone

with your thoughts. Be confident of success in businessdealings. Avoid any unpleasant financial surprises by goingover matters to clear up any discrepancies. You can reach ameeting of minds with opponents.

CAPRICORN: (December 22 - January 20)A friend challenges you to break out of your shell and

promote yourself for advancement. Maybe it’s time - trustyourself and you’ll be happier in the long run. A great careeropportunity presents itself, and you’ll move ahead withoutupsetting anyone.

AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 19)It’s hard to avoid confrontations. Someone you have

recently befriended may turn on you. It’ll be better to remainsilent than be drawn into unnecessary arguments. Travel isfavored for the next several weeks. If involved in litigation,expect to win.

PISCES: (February 20 - March 20)Career advancement seems effortless, so pursue your most

cherished goal. Co-workers will welcome your great ideas. Itmay be a good idea to spend a little bit of time on your own,getting back in touch with yourself. Resolve differences thatare putting distance between you and a loved one.

IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You usuallyprefer to follow the logical path rather than trusting yourintuition. However, your intuition can enhance your accu-racy about situations when you team it with reason. Whetheryou admit it or not, you have experienced intense psychicmoments, which may make you a bit uneasy.

Weekly HoroscopeBY MISS ANNA

La Familia Alvarado: Shown in the 1920 passport photo are: Felipe Alvarado, Serfina Herrera de Alvarado, andMaria Alvarado (Cervantes). See related feature story by Alan Abrams on page 1.

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The scenario is very nor-mal, at least in my eyes, andhas happened innumerabletimes over the last few years. Isit for hours in the dark staringat a white wall. With the lightturned off, projected on thewall are countless images of‘artwork’ created by Chicanos,Latinos and other Latin Ameri-can artists. The hum of theslide projector has become afriendlycompadre in my jour-ney through the higher educa-tion system.

Occasionally the need tosleep overtakes my body andI doze as slides of murals glowbright against the classroomwall. On most occasions, how-ever, I cherish the thought ofactually taking classes inChicano Art History and wel-come every bit of informationoffered in the classroom.

Afterall, it was only a fewyears ago that I was on a panelat the Midwest conference forthe National Association forChicana and Chicano Stud-ies talking about how we, asstudents, were still battling toget Chicano/Latino Studiesprograms into Midwest uni-versities. Although muchhasn’t changed, I now sit inclass, in the heart of Aztlán,studying the cultural produc-tion created by our revolu-tionary Chicano ancestorsduring el movimiento.

While in class, the dozen orso students, myself included,discuss the cultural and politi-cal significance of Chicano,Latino and Latin American art.At times the discussions getheated; usually, however, theAnglo students have little tosay about the art they know solittle about. I sit in class, ablonde-haired, blue-eyed Ca-nadian mestizo who grew upwith the Brown Berets andMEChA, horrified at how littleis known by most students andscholars about the role ofChicano arts.

At the University of NewMexico, where I am a Gradu-ate Student in Latin AmericanStudies, approximately forty-percent of the student popula-tion are Chicano, or Latino;yet the majority of the stu-dents in my Graduate Art His-

¿Qué pasó al arte chicano?By Dylan MinerSpecial Commentary to La Prensa

tory classes are Anglo. Unfor-tunately, this should not besurprising, despite years ofLatino protest, the elementaryand secondary school systemcontinues to track Raza intonon-academic courses.

As a high school student,my partner, Estrella, was ad-vised by her high school coun-cilor to forget her dreams ofcollege and instead attendcosmotology school. Con-trary to the wishes of the Angloadviser, six years later, Estrellais finishing up her Master’sdegree in Education and ap-plying to doctoral programs.Fortunately for her, she disre-garded the racialized mannerthat the school system dealtwith her. Most Raza aren’t aslucky.

While the United Statesplays the sweetheart to so-called ‘multiculturalism’,within academia, the numberof brown faces is still extremelylow. Although the thought ofstudying Chicano art histo-ries with a bunch of uninformedAnglo students and academ-ics makes me cringe, my alter-natives are very limited. Thefact remains that even withinChicano communities, manyof us don’t know much aboutthe visual creation by Chicanoand Latino artists, especiallythose of us growing up inMichigan, Ohio, and the Mid-west, where the cultural pro-duction by other Latinos wasnot readily available.

Although MidwesternLatinos are at times unaware ofthe great legacy of Chicanoart, in the Southwest, intellectu-als and artists have long dis-cussed the role of the arts withinRaza communities. With thisdiscourse has come the re-writ-ing and re-conceptualizing ofthe role that Chicano andLatino arts have taken sincethe rise of el movimiento andthe radicalization of Chicanoartists.

On the one hand, we havethe emergence of Chicanopublic intellectuals likeRoberto Rodríguez andPatricia Gonzalez and the waythey are able to shape publicthought. While on the otherside of the spectrum, we have

the emergence of completelyde-politicized museums andgalleries, such as the NationalHispanic Cultural Center(NHCCNM) in Albuquerque,New Mexico.

Gonzalez and Rodriguez,although problematic at times,bring into question the falsi-ties of popular discourse thatsurround Chicano/Latinoidentity, history, and culture.

The NHCCNM, on the con-trary, is a corporate-sponsoredinstitution with corporatenames aligned to the variousgalleries. This ‘cultural cen-ter’ completely contrasts withthe vision created by Chicanointellectuals, poets, musicians,and artists during the years ofel movimiento.

While public discourse andmainstream institutions seemto inform us that the usage ofthe terms Hispanic andChicano are interchangeable,it was Roberto Rodríguez thatreminded us that the two are‘diametrically opposed to eachother’ and that ‘to promoteHispanic culture is not to un-derstand history correctly.’

This misunderstanding ofhistory has played itself outon a grand level within the artsand how they are exhibitedwithin museum and gallerysettings. During the often cel-ebrated ‘Hispanic Heritage’month, galleries across thenation will hold exhibitionsshowcasing the work byLatino artists. While this is agreat time to see Chicano artwithin mainstream museumand gallery settings, this insti-tutionalization of the celebra-tion has de-emphasized therevolutionary role once takenby Chicano/Latino artists.

Instead of producing art-works that problematize thetreatment of Chicano societyby a racist North Americanpolitical structure, we nowhave the creation of works thatre-establish the Anglo stereo-types of Chicanos and Latinos.For over a decade now, Latinoartists and cultural critics havecritiqued the paradigms thatwhite curators have used inthe creation of ethnic-Chicano/Latino exhibitions.

At last, the era of curatingexhibits based solely onethnicity has past and we havethe emergence of shows usingculture only as a point of de-

parture. Unfortunately, dur-ing ‘Hispanic Heritage’month nearly all of the shows,especially in the Midwest, re-volve merely around the con-cept of being ‘Hispanic’.

As a community, we mustencourage our public institu-tions (museums, libraries, pub-lic schools, community col-leges, universities, and soforth) to stop the ghetto-izingpractice of the use of ethnicityas the sole curatorial frame-work for Chicano/Latino art(and cultural) exhibitions.

I am defintely not arguingfor the dismissal of specifi-cally Chicano/Latino shows,but rather I am arguing for theadditional use of other factorson top of Chicano, Latino, orLatin American ancestry. Forexample, The Mexican Mu-seum in San Francisco holdsexhibitions of Chicano/Latino artists based on certainthematic criteria.

Outside of the monthlong‘Hispanic Heritage’ exhibi-tions, where do Chicano art-ists go to distribute their art,especially those artists isolatedwithin Midwestern barriosmexicanos and coloniaslatinas? During the move-ment, in Tejas and California,many intellectuals and artistscreated communally runChicano/Latino art-spaces tocreate, exhibit and distributethe works of local Raza. In theMidwest, similar venues andcollectives existed; howeverwith time, they have eitherdisbanded or have alignedthemselves with other main-

stream institutions, in a non-politicized manner.

Although Chicano art hasdefinitely not become extinct,in the Midwest the number ofself-identifying xicana/o orChicana/o artists has greatlybeen reduced. With the reduc-tion of Chicano artists hascome the rise of gallery spacewilling to show works by eth-nic-‘Hispanic’ artists. As away to combat the emergenceof pan-Hispanic exhibitions,we need to establish commu-nity-based Chicano/Latino

art-spaces where the works ofyoung Chicanas and Chicanosare produced, exhibited, anddistributed, completely with-out corporate monies.

In the spirit of La Causa,combined with the problemscaused by advanced global-ization, emerges an era of apost-Chicano visual culture.Using this as our strength, let’scontinue to use the arts as thebasis for self-determinationand create our own spacesshowcasing the works of LaRaza.


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Painter Mendoza describes herself as aChicano-Mexican born in the United States. Herworks are extremely colorful. She describes herwork as, “A world without borders, living in unityand harmony.”

In 1999, Mendoza was named “Michigan Art-ist of the Year” and the recipient of the Governor’sArts Award for her contributions to Michigan’scultural arena.

Photographer Gómez, a graduate of Wayne Stateand the Center for Creative studies, was born in asmall town near México City, D.F.—his photo-graphs idealizes the people from these villages.

Gómez states, “My objective in documentingthis Latino culture here in Detroit is to achieve abetter understanding of my roots for my childrenand the American community as well. My workalso explores the mixture and transformation ofthe religion from both the Spanish Catholic be-liefs and the native, pre-Colombian indigenouscivilizations.”

Sculptor/painter Garcia considers himself anexperimental artist trying to incorporate some ofthe more traditional processes and materials of artmaking. He is the winner of the 2000 EmergingArtist Award.

Garcia’s interest in the Aztec and Mayan sculp-ture and architecture are seen in the interaction ofhumans and the natural elements in both hishuman body castings produced in fiberglass andpaintings infused with organic materials such asplants and earth.

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CARACAS (AP): A purotemple y coraje, Chilesuperó el viernes 3-2 a Para-guay y se convirtió en elcuarto y último equipoclasificado para la rondasemifinal de la CopaCampeones de Caracas,torneo preparatorio para elcampeonato sudamericanode fútbol Sub17 que sejugará en Venezuela enmarzo.

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punch, that’s for sure.”De La Hoya was ahead on

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De La Hoya earned over$14 million for this work-out, but the fight meant moreto him that money. Afterthe match, De La Hoya ex-claimed, “This was for theMexican people!”

De La Hoya improved to35-2 with 28 knockouts.Vargas fell to 22-2.

De La Hoya wins in 11th

encuentro se hizo aún másmovido, con ambos equiposen ataque y con Chile másprofundo y efectivo, lo cualrindió frutos a escasos dosminutos del pitazo final,cuando Topp anotó el gol dela victoria tocando consuavidad un pase milimétricode Carlos Villanueva.

Venezuela y Argentina,por el Grupo A, junto a Brasily Chile, los dos primeros delGrupo B, son los cuatroequipos clasificados a la rondasemifinal. La final será jugadaun día después.

Los seleccionadosnacionales de Bolivia, CostaRica, Ecuador, México y Para-guay y Perú quedaroneliminados.

Argentina, que sumó 15goles a favor y 4 en contra encuatro compromisos, terminóa la cabeza del grupo A con 10puntos, se enfrentará en la semi-final del sábado a Chile,segundo del Grupo B.

Brasil, que comando elGrupo B con 10 unidades y elviernes empató con México1-1, se medirá a Venezuela,que ocupó el segundo delGrupo A.

Este torneo por invitaciónes preparatorio para elsudamericano Sub-17 que sedisputará en la ciudad centralde Maracay en marzo.

LAS VEGAS (AP): FélixTrinidad verá como un afi-cionado más el combateentre Oscar De La Hoya yFernando Vargas, dosrivales a quienes ya venció,pero no le pregunten sialguna vez subirá a uncuadrilátero para darle larevancha a ambos.

«Es un retiro de verdad.Estoy retirado del todo. Estáescrito en piedra», declaróeste lunes el ex campeónpuertorriqueño.

«Me ha ido bien en elboxeo y me marcho conbuena salud. Estoycontento conmigo mismo yeso es lo más importante»,añadió.

Trinidad, cuyo retiro enjulio sorprendió al mundodel boxeo, dice que quieredar el ejemplo de como sedeben colgar los guantes.

«Yo quiero ser el primerboxeador que se retira en lacúspide», indicó. «Sigofirme en mi propósito yquiero ser un ejemplo».

«Tito» Trinidad anunciósu retiro después de ganarsu primera pelea—ante elfrancés Hacine Cherifi enSan Juan—tras su derrota elaño pasado frente a BernardHopkins en un combate deunificación de los cetrosmedianos.

Su único interés ahora esdescansar y que a corto plazase dedicará a los estudios.

El padre de Trinidad,Félix Trinidad Rodríguez,señaló que a su hijo no lequedo otro remedio queretirarse, luego que Hopkinsle dio vueltas a una revancha,y el promotor Don King leexpresase que habían pocasposibilidades de concretarla pelea.

Trinidad Rodrígueztambién dijo el lunes que seretiraba como entrenador,una decisión que no tienemarcha atrás.

Trinidad tuvo a su padrecomo entrenador en todas suspeleas, incluyendo lasvictorias sobre De La Hoya yVargas.

La única derrota deTrinidad en 42 peleas fueante Hopkins,proclamándose monarca delas divisiones welter, juniormediano y mediano.

Trinidad indicó que DeLa Hoya derrotará estesábado a Vargas por la co-rona mediana.

Según Trinidad, Vargasno es el mismo boxeador alque derribó cinco veces an-tes de noquearlo en elduodécimo asalto de la peleaque libraron en diciembredel 2000.

«Será una pelea muy dura,pero creo que De La Hoyalleva las de ganar por nocaut

Trinidad insiste que su retiro esdefinitivoPor TIM DAHLBERG

ante Vargas», acotó Trinidad.Pero su padre no se

expresó de la misma forma.«De La Hoya ha dadomuestras en el pasado de quese deja intimidar. Será unapelea muy reñida».

LAS VEGAS (AP):Mike Tysonp r o b a b l e m e n t ereaparecerá en elcuadrilátero en diciembreen una pelea contraClifford Etienne.

El representante deTyson, Shelly Finkel, dijoel miércoles que esperabacerrar el asunto la próximasemana y celebrar elcombate el 7 de diciembre.Esta sería la primera peleade Tyson desde su derrotacon el británico LennoxLewis en junio.

El único inconvenientepara la pelea puede ser unconflicto de cadenas detelevisión en laretransmisión delcombate. Showtime cablenetwork transmitiría elcombate, pero la cadenaHBO está estudiando sipasar un combate para esedía entre John Ruiz y RoyJones.

Es muy improbable queotras dos cadenas decidantrasmitir sus peleas elmismo día.

Tyson podríalucharel 7 dediciembre

Sub17: Chile elimina aParaguay y se clasifica asemifinal

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LOS ANGELES (AP):When her faith wavers,Esperanza Falcone turns towhere she first found God—her living room. She settlesinto a couch, flips on the TVand tunes in to the TrinityBroadcasting Network.

“Most of the understand-ing and learning that I haveabout the Gospel is throughTBN,” she said.

The Salvadoran woman isamong millions of Christianswhose steady stream of dona-tions have made commercial-free Trinity the nation’s larg-est and fastest-growing reli-gious broadcaster. But TBNhas failed to attract other, non-English speaking Latinos—until now.

Orange County-based Trin-ity debuted its Spanish-lan-guage TBN Enlace networkSept. 1 in Miami. It should beavailable in 10 of the country’slargest Hispanic marketswithin a year.

The network is starting asthe two other major nationalChristian broadcasters alsotarget Spanish-speaking U.S.Latinos. Eternal Word Televi-sion Network, a Roman Catho-lic broadcaster, launchedEWTN Español in 1999. In-spiration Network is slowlyrolling out family-oriented LaFamilia network starting inColorado Springs, Colo.

Neither considers theirspin-off networks to be com-peting with TBN Enlace, say-ing they each serve niche

Christian network went global but missed U.S. Latinos, until nowBy RYAN PEARSONAssociated Press Writer

markets.For Trinity, Spanish-

speaking immigrants are a dif-fuse but potentially huge au-dience. TBN is filled with Pen-tecostal ministers who prac-tice a charismatic, spirit-filledstyle of preaching that in-cludes demonstrative deliv-ery and emphasis on Biblicalprophecy.

To start, 70 percent ofEnlace’s schedule will be origi-nally produced in Spanish and30 percent will be English-lan-guage programs that are dubbedinto Spanish. Eventually, TBNhopes Enlace programming willbe entirely of Spanish-languageorigin from both foreign anddomestic sources.

Enlace is part of a larger pushby Paul and Jan Crouch,Trinity’s founders, to diversifytheir viewership and message.

Started in 1973, “TBN wasvery much rooted in a white,evangelical country culture,”said religion scholar ArleneSanchez-Walsh of DePaulUniversity in Chicago.“They’re recognizing thattheir audience is changingdramatically.”

The Crouches alreadymanage a $516-million tele-vision empire with the globalreach of 26 satellites. Trinitysays it also owns and operates22 full-power TV stations andabout 500 low-power stationsdomestically.

The network uses about3,300 affiliates to broadcast inover two dozen languages onevery major continent, includ-ing Spanish broadcasts in

Latin America. And it recentlystarted The Church Channel,a new DirecTV satellite feedshowing nonstop worship andprayer services.

TBN Enlace is a naturalnext step for the network,Christian media experts say.“Growth means everything tothem,” said Timothy Morgan,an editor at Christianity To-day magazine.

Paul Crouch, 68, has beencalled “God’s electrician” forhis focus on obtaining thebroadcast licenses and physi-cal facilities necessary to, ashe puts it, “spread the Gospelto the world.”

An aggressive business-man, Crouch operates outsideand apart from other Christianmedia, said Glenn Plummer,president of industry umbrellagroup National ReligiousBroadcasters. Trinity droppedout of the NRB in 1989, afterthe group created a new ethicscode barring broadcasters withfamily-controlled boards frommembership.

Yet Trinity has outlastedother major evangelical cablenetworks. Jim and TammyFaye Bakker’s Praise The Lordoperation all but vanishedamid scandal, while PatRobertson sold his Interna-tional Family Entertainmentchannel to Fox in 1997.

The Crouches still look thepart of 1970s TV preachers,with Paul sporting a full headof gray hair parted to the sideand the 64-year-old Jan’s pen-chant for heavy makeup andhuge wigs.

TBN has fended off Inter-nal Revenue Service chargesof tax evasion, an FederalCommunications Commis-sion probe of its station own-ership and a lawsuit alleging itstole the concept for its film,“The Omega Code.” The IRSand FCC charges were even-tually dropped, and TBNsettled the film flap out ofcourt.

Through it all, the networkhas continued to grow.

“For Paul Crouch, it’s allbeen a battle to acquire TVstations for Jesus,” said J. LeeGrady, editor of Charismamagazine. “But the questionis—what are you pipingthrough those wires?”

Answer: an often, unpredict-able mix of the old and new. Thelong-running “700 Club”—pro-duced by Robertson’s ChristianBroadcasting Network—and the“Praise the Lord” talk-worshipshow hosted by the Crouchesshare airtime on TBN with rap-per-turned-preacher M.C. Ham-mer and the rock-flavored, youth-oriented “WWJDtv” show.

While critics accuse TBN ofoveremphasizing “prosperitygospel” and other hotly dis-puted beliefs, network spokes-man Colby May says Trinity’spopularity speaks for itself.

“Just look at the Nielsennumbers,” May said. “I don’tthink we’re out of the main-stream.”

Falcone, the Salvadoranimmigrant, picks and choosesfrom Trinity’s schedule. “Youthrow away everything that’snot good, and pay attention if

you think it will build up yourfaith,” she said.

As TBN approaches theHispanic market, it is expectedto tread lightly around theRoman Catholic roots of manyin its target audience, trying toappeal to both Protestants andCatholics.

“They’ll have to be verycareful,” Sanchez-Walsh said.“But this is a huge market forthem, and it’s growing.”

Latinos in the United Stateshave indeed become more re-ligiously diverse over the pasttwo decades, said Tom W.Smith of the National Opin-ion Research Center at theUniversity of Chicago.

About 63 percent of Latinosare now Catholic, down from78 percent in the 1970s, ac-cording to the General SocialSurvey, an ongoing nationalpoll that Smith directs.

Although Paul Crouchwon’t speak to “secular me-dia,” and declined an inter-view request from The Associ-ated Press, the TBN founderand chief wrote in a recentonline newsletter that suchnumbers are on his side.

“When the year 2000 cen-sus revealed that there wereover 40 million Latinos inAmerica, we didn’t need a spe-cial visitation of God to moveus to action,” he wrote. “Com-mon sense said it is time to ‘SEHABLA ESPANOL!’”

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705 LodgeToledo, Ohio 43609

Pastor Moses RodríguezMiér., 7:00 p.m.

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Iglesia BautistaEl Buen Pastor

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Rev. Dr. Alberto MartínezMiér., 7:00 p.m.Sab., 7:00 p.m.

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SS. Peter & Paul728 Guadalupe StreetToledo, Ohio 43609Fr. Richard NotterDom., 12:00 p.m.

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Primera Iglesia BautistaHispana

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Pastor Titular: Carlos LiesePastor Asociado: Elí Garza

Estudio Bíblico: Miér., 7:00 p.m.Escuela Dominical: 10:00 a.m.

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Editor’s Note: Churchesdesiring to be included in this

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Gonzalez died Sunday,September 8, at Lansing’sSparrow Hospital, where hehad been in a coma for severalweeks following heart surgery.

For nearly 25 years,Gonzalez served as director ofthe Michigan Family Inde-pendence Agency’s MigrantServices Division, a positionhe held at his death. He was aresident of Okemos, just eastof Lansing.

On July 27, Gonzalez ledhundreds of migrant andLatino leaders on a three-milemarch to the state Capitol inLansing. The rally was in-tended to bring attention tothe importance of migrantworkers to Michigan.

A couple of days after themarch, Gonzalez was diag-nosed with three heart aneu-rysms and underwent surgery.Afterward, he lapsed into acoma and suffered his thirdheart attack in recent years.

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“He did great work for thestate of Michigan,” said stateSen. Valde Garcia, R-St. Johns,who credited Gonzalez for help-ing to enact many state lawsprotecting migrants’ rights. “Hehad a great passion for theLatino community and espe-cially for migrant workers.”

Frances Arrangure, co-chairwoman of the WestMichigan Migrant ServicesCouncil in Oceana County,said Gonzalez always chal-lenged state workers to im-prove efforts to serve migrants.

“He was always keeping inmind what the migrant popu-lation needed,” Arrangure toldThe Muskegon Chronicle fora story Wednesday. “He wasalways trying to keep theirneeds at the forefront.”

During the 1960s and1970s, Gonzalez led the battleto require state inspections andlicensing of migrant housing,Arrangure said.

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Among his survivors arehis wife, Sandra; a daughter,Patricia; and a son, Chris.

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value and allclosing costs.

No equityrequired.

419-241-1500888-814-1500

APARTMENTS2 & 3 bedrooms

Reasonable RentVarious Toledo Locations

Please call for an application.(419) 537-1912

TDD/TYY (419) 537-1912Rent Based On Income

Must meet incomeguidelines and eligibility

requirements.Equal Housing Opportunity

Behavior Management Specialist

Professional needed to develop and monitorbehavioral intervention programs for individualswith mental retardation and/or developmental dis-abilities. Bachelor’s degree in psychology, specialeducation, or related area, plus coursework in be-havior management techniques required One yearexperience in developing behavior intervention pro-grams necessary. Excellent benefits and competi-tive compensation. Send resume and cover letter,specifying position, to:

Lucas County Board of MR/DDAttn.: Human resources

Mary K.2001 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH 43620

E.O.E.

Chief Executive Officer

A comprehensive behavioral health servicesprovider is searching for a Chief Executive Officer tooversee an organization with a $9.5 million budget ,and a diverse staff of 180 employees. Zepf CommunityMental Health Center is a non-profit organizationwhich provides services to persons with a severe andpersistent mental illness, and also provides a widerange of vocational rehabilitation services. Theorganization is JCAHO and CARF accredited, andcertified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health.The CEO position requires, at a minimum, a Master’sdegree in a behavioral health care or a health caremanagement related field. Successful candidate willhave a minimum of 5 years experience in top levelbehavioral health management , or 7 yearsmanagement experience in a related field.

Zepf Center offers a competitive salary andexcellent benefit package.

Forward, or e-mail, your resume and salaryexpectations by October 5, 2002, to:

Zepf Community Mental Health Center, Inc.Search Committee

c/o Human Resources6605 W. Central Ave.

Toledo, OH 43617

e-mail: [email protected]

Community Based Therapist

Looking for a professional to work in pleasantoutpatient office, and in the community. Positionrequires Bachelor’s degree in mental health field,preference given to Masters degree. Must have Ohiolicense to practice as a counselor, or social worker.Experience in case management, family, individual,and group counseling, and diagnostic assessmentsessential. Duties include making home visits andproviding education as needed. Must be a teamplayer. All minorities encouraged to apply. Submitresume and salary expectations by 9/25/02 to:

Harbor Behavioral Healthcare (NEB)4334 Secor Rd.

Toledo, OH 43623-4234or fax to 419-479-3230

or e-mail [email protected].

Marketing/Communications Manager

WGTE Public Broadcasting seeks a creative,energetic, highly organized professional to overseeits marketing/communication department. Workingwith all aspects of WGTE (television, radio, learning,and web services, membership, special events,etc.), you will craft, refine, and implement an innova-tive, cost-effective marketing/communication strat-egy to support WGTE’s objectives. Must enjoy andbe accomplished at executing details, while provid-ing true staff leadership and vision., Candidate musthave significant writing experience and strong, mul-tiple projects management skills and possess aBachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, orjournalism. WGTE offers a competitive salary andexcellent benefits package. Send your letter andresume to:

Human ResourcesP.O. Box 30

Toledo, OH 43614

EEOSecurity Officer

Full-time position with benefits requiring experi-ence, or education, in safety, security practices, andpublic/human relations. Two-year degree in law en-forcement preferred. Must have valid Ohio driver’slicense. Starting wage is $15.55/hr. Send resume to:

LCCS,Attn.: Personnel Dept.,

705 Adams, St.,Toledo, OH 43624,

Fax 419-327-3291.

Applicants must be able to work effectively in amulti-cultural environment.E.O.E. valuing diversity.

REAL ESTATE

A-1 Home Buyers willpay cash for your homeor lease purchase it. Fastclosings. 419-704-3383.

Local Investor PAYSCASH for ExecutiveHouses, estates ,foreclosures. We sellhouses too. Toledo andsubs. Only. 419-865-8177. Deb or Bob.

FOR SERIOUS HOMEBUYERS & SELLERSI represent sellers/buyers for residences inthe Ann Arbor/Saline,Michigan area. Call foran appointment, JuliePicknell, realtor, 734-669-4536.

75 ACRES, MiddletonTwp./Wood County; Citywater available. 23 acres1 mile west of Waterville.419-392-3109.

Country Home,Perrysburg area,3 BD, 1BA, propane heat,shop, nice yard, $850month rent;419-823-1171.

VEHICLES

COBIA ’85 22 ft., Mustsee! At Dock can testdrive. $8,000 OBO. Call419-350-4494

‘97 Suzuki Katana 600ccMotorcycle; 6,000 miles;excellent condition; bluewith silver and yellow;$3,900 OBO; call Dave,419-841-6843 after 6:30p.m. M-F, or weekends.See photo page 1.

PORSCHE ’01 Boxster6 spd., Silver, Blackleather interior, Soft top,CD, Loaded, 18”Yokahama $1,000Extras. 22K, $46,000.419-345-9647

A dealer will pay morefor your cars and trucksfrom $695 to $5,995CASH. 419-472-6786.

CHEVY ’00 ¾ TonCARGO VAN, Model2500 white, really nice!419-698-3976.

WANTED: CARS,TRUCKS, VANSRunning or not. FreeTowing. Paying $100-$300; negotiable. I needyour help! Thanks! 419-867-0375.

Personals/Classifieds

Vehicles and Appliances and other 1 itemsales: $9 if paid in advance for up to 20 words; $14if billed. Advertise one item and the Ad runs for up to10 consecutive weeks unless cancelled by cus-tomer; cancel by the Saturday before the Wednesdaydistribution date.

Commercial/Services/Personal Classifieds:Only $9 per week for 20 words or less if paid inadvance. Otherwise, $14. Each additional word is 40cents.

Extras: Extra $5 if boxed; extra $5 for logo; extra$10 for black-and-white photo [$40 color photo].

Deadlines: Ad copy must be received by Friday,noon for the following week’s issue.

Placing an Ad: Call 419-870-6565 or 419-242-7744. (See Mail - In Classifieds Ad Form on Page 12)

Ask for Classifieds.Translations into Spanish: 25 cents per word.Refunds: Sorry, no refunds given.Misprints: Credit towards future ads.

Place your classifiedad with Laprensa!See info. provided below.

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CustodianResponsible and reliable person needed for daily

office cleaning. Must possess valid driver’s licenseand be able to work days. Full-time position with agood starting salary. Send your letter and resume, to:


Toledo, OH 43614EOE//AA/ADA

Director of Educational Technology

Are you looking for an opportunity to have a majorimpact in the field of contemporary education? If so,WGTE Public Broadcasting is the place for you.WGTE, an innovative developer and provider ofbroadcast and web-based educational content of K-12 students and professional development servicesand support for educators, seeks a talented leader forour educational technology services department.With a keen understanding of both educational theory/practice and their convergence with web-based tech-nology in the classroom, you will provide the technol-ogy/educational vision to create and implement ahost of learning services that include on-line teacherprofessional development training and web-basedclassroom services, among others. The successfulcandidate must demonstrate the ability to collaboratewith schools and state departments of education topromote and improve program delivery, to determinenew markets and bring new programs on-line. Candi-dates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in educa-tion, Master’s preferred; have strong communicationskills, and have previous experience in writing andsecuring grants. WGTE offers a competitive salaryand excellent benefits package. Send your letter andresume to:


Toledo, OH 43614

Fund Development Director

Girl Scouts of Maumee Valley council is seekinga Fund Development Director. Responsibilities in-clude a heavy emphasis on fund development includ-ing planning, administering, and coordinating all funddevelopment activities such as grant writing, annualgiving, and other fundraising activities. In addition,the position supervises the marketing and publicrelations department and related activities includingdeveloping, implementing, and maintaining relation-ships with media personnel and ensures communitycultivation and assessment of community needs. Adegree in public administration or a related field andthree years experience in a management position oran equivalent combination of education and experi-ence is preferred. Hiring range: $35,683 - $44,604 peryear. Interested applicants should forward a resume,cover letter and three professional references, to:

HR DirectorGCMVC

2244 Collingwood Blvd.Toledo, OH 43620

E.O.E. M/F/H/V.

LPNLucas County Board of MR/DD is seeking a LPN

to work with our clients with mental retardation anddevelopmental disabilities at our Holland Road facil-ity. Minimum requirements are current LPN licen-sure, graduation from accredited school of practicalnursing, and one year experience as a LPN. Startingsalary is non-negotiable, $24,206 annually, plusexcellent benefits. Work hours 7:45 A.M. to 3:45P.M., Monday through Friday, Please apply in per-son or send resume to:

Lucas County Board of MR/DDAttn.: Human Resources

Mary K.2001 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH 43620E.O.E.

Major Gifts/Membership Manager

WGTE Public Broadcasting seeks an accom-plished and creative fund raiser to join our staff. Thisposition is responsible for identifying, cultivating,soliciting, and acknowledging major gifts from indi-viduals, along with managing our Membership De-partment. The successful candidate will possessexcellent communication and interpersonal skills, bewell organized, task oriented, self-directed, and dedi-cated to the mission of public broadcasting. Qualifi-cations include a Bachelor’s degree and provensuccess in direct solicitations. WGTE offers a com-petitive salary and excellent benefits package. Sendyour letter and resume to:


Toledo, OH 43614EOE//AA/ADA

Manager of Intervention Services

Professional needed to facilitate prevention/inter-vention initiatives for staff and students in a school-based partial hospitalization program. Must haveMasters degree in counseling, social work, or relatedfield. Must have minimum 5 years experience work-ing with troubled youth in crisis situations. Manage-ment experience preferred. Must be physically ableto employ de-escalation skills when needed. Dutiesinclude designing and implementing behavior man-agement programs and related trainings for staff andstudents, plus supervision o direct staff. Respon-sible for overseeing and supervising day-to-day cri-sis situations, coordinating transportation needs,and coordinating building safety needs. All minoritiesencouraged to apply. Send résumé and salary re-quirements by 9/25/02 to:

Harbor Behavioral HealthcareHuman Resources (MI)

4334 Secor Rd.Toledo, OH 43623-4234

or fax 419-479-3230or email to: [email protected]

E.O.E.

RN - Clinical Liaison

Needed to facilitate the delivery of mental healthservices and provide outreach to NeighborhoodHealth Association clientele. Responsibilities in-clude treatment planning, crisis intervention, as-sessments, and coordinating services. Must beable to interact with the community with a strongemphasis on multi-cultural competence. Bachelor’sdegree in counseling, social work, or a relatedmental health field degree from an accredited col-lege or university, plus Ohio licensure required.Preference will, however, be given to an experi-enced psychiatric Registered Nurse. Experience inproviding assessments, formulating diagnoses, andoutpatient counseling required. Comfort and effi-ciency with computer programs essential. Must beorganized and be able to work well as a teammember. Minorities encouraged to apply. Submitresume with salary expectations by 9/25/02 to:

Harbor Behavioral HealthcareAttn.: Human Resources (CL)

4334 Secor Rd.Toledo, OH 43623-4234or fax to (419) 479-3230

or e-mail to [email protected]

Secretary 1Continuing Education

Bowling Green State University

Twelve-month, part-time position. days/hours:8:00 A.M. to Noon, Monday through Friday. Report-ing to the Director of Online Education, the primaryfunction of this position is to provide comprehen-sive secretarial support to the Ideal Program. Mini-mum Class Requirements: Ability to calculate frac-tions, decimals, and percentages and to read andwrite common vocabulary, plus: 1,000 hours train-ing in typing (or 22 months experience); 600 hourstraining in office practices and procedures (or 6months experience); or equivalent. Six monthsexperience as Typist 2, or 4 months as TechnicalTypist, or Stenographer 2, or completion ofcoursework to qualify for diploma in secretarialtechnology, or Associate degree in secretarial sci-ence may be substituted for preceding require-ment. $12.49 per hour. To apply for this position, anemployment application must be completed andturned in to the:

Office of Human Resources100 College Park Office Bldg.

Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH 43403

By 1:00 P.M., Friday, Sept. 27, 2002.

(http:://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr)

BGSU is an AA/EO Educator/Employer.

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La Prensa y Culturas September/septiembre 18, 2002

Calendar of Events for National LatinoAwareness Month/Hispanic Heritage Month(September 15-October 15, 2002)

TOLEDO, OHIOSaturday, September 21; First Annual Classic Car Show; presented by the Aurora

Gonzalez Community & Family Resource Center; at the Lucas County Fair Grounds inMaumee, Ohio; registration begins at 10:00 a.m., trophies awarded at 4:00 p.m.,registration fee of $10.00. Entertainment by Rubén and Yvonne Ramos y La Familia andWRQN 93.5 FM. 419-244-0666.

Wednesday, September 25; 6:00 p.m., Lalo Alcaraz, award winning Latino satirist &editorial cartoonist; Alcaraz will speak on the country’s changing cultural and politicallandscape; University of Toledo, Student Union, room 2592. 419-530-2992.

Wednesday, September 25; 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Taco Dinner with Waite HighSchool’s Hispanic Cultural Club and Spanish Club; Waite High School Cafeteria; callMary Morales 419-691-4687.

Saturday, September 28; 6:00 p.m., Diamante Awards Gala, Hispanic Recognition& Scholarship Banquet; University of Toledo - Student Union Auditorium; entertain-ment by Benny Cruz y La Buena Vida [Detroit] from 8:00 p.m. to midnight; $50 perperson/$500 non-profit table/$1,000 corporate table; call Michele Ross. 419-530-2350or 419-530-2992.

Sunday, September 29, 3:00 p.m., Spanish pianist Pedro Carboné Concert; DoermannTheater, University of Toledo; $15 reserved tickets; $10 general admission; $5 students;419-539-2448 or 419-530-2447.

Tuesday, October 1, 8:30 p.m., Latin Dance Lessons; University of Toledo’s StudentUnion, Ingman room; for UT students only. 419-530-2779.

Thursday, October 3, 7:00 p.m., Freshman Mixer, University of Toledo’s Rocket HallVisitor Center. 419-530-2779.

October 4-27; Hot LAVA II Art Exhibition; featuring artwork of the Latino Associationof the Visual Arts Members; Community Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art. 419-255-8000.

Friday, October 11; 7:00 p.m., Juan Sanchez - renowned Puerto Rican artist; lecture,Toledo Museum of Art; reception to follow. 419-255-8000.

Monday, October 14; University of Toledo Urban Affairs Center & Toledo HispanicAffairs Commission Education Study Report Luncheon; noon, $10 per person. 419-530-3591.

Friday, October 25; 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m., Hot LAVA II Exhibition; lecture, movie,quinceañera fashions, DJ, y más; Toledo Museum of Art; gratis & open to the community.419-382-0755.

PERRYSBURG, OHIOTuesday, October 15; 7p.m. - 9 p.m., Mexican Vegetarian Kitchen Tools and Skills;

26597 North Dixie Highway. 419-385-4480.

BOWLING GREEN, OHIOTuesday, October 1; noon; Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off Luncheon, Bowling

Green State University; Multipurpose Room Union. 419-372-8325.Saturday, October 5, Sangria y Pan, Bowling Green State University-Union. 419-

372-8325.Friday, October 18; Hispanic Heritage Month Dance; Bowling Green State Univer-

sity Union. 419-372-8325.Tuesday, October 22; Hispanic Heritage Month Movie, Bowling Green State Univer-

sity- Union; 419-372-8325.Saturday, October 26; LatinoPalooza; bands, dancing, food, booths, y más; Bowling

Green State University. 419-372-8325.Thursday, October 31;Día de los Muertos; Bowling Green State University Union.

419-372-8325.

FREMONT, OHIOThursday, October 3; Voces Unidas Estrella “Our Shining Star”Award dinner; Terra

Community College, 2830 Napoleon Road; $12 dinner; 419-334-8400 ext. 338 or 800-334-3886.

HAMLER, OHIOSaturday, September 28; 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm; Salsa Festival II “Sounds Like Texas”

–“Connecting Our Culture;” featuring salsa dancing and salsa making contests; dancefrom 7:00-11:00 pm with Tejano and Country music; Henry County Arts Council atSummerfest Grounds on St. Rt. 109, Hamler, OH. 419-531-2046.

DETROIT, MICHIGANSunday, October 5 and 12, “The Woman Who Outshone the Sun,” 2:00 p.m., Detroit

Institute of Arts [Rivera Court]; stories performed by Mary Luevanos in celebration ofNLAM/HHM.

Every Friday, October 5, Drop-In Workshop: “Sugar Skulls,” 6:00-8:30 p.m., DetroitInstitute of Arts [Studio]; Decorate your own sugar skull and learn how they are used forEl Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebrations.

PONTIAC, MICHIGANFriday, September 27, Azteca Award Dinner, 6:00 p.m., TBA; Azteca boxing and

youth enrichment. Contact: Rubén Flores, 810-666-1062.

ROMULUS, MICHIGANSaturday, September 21, Eastern Michigan University Latino Alumni Chapter Golf

Tournament, 1:30 p.m. tee time; Gateway Golf Course; David Ozuna, or Irma Casanova,734-434-2074.

SAGINAW, MICHIGANThursday, October 3, Delta College Alumni Banquet, 5:30-8:00 p.m., room N-8;

honoring Delta College alumni. Contact: Betty V. López, 989-686-9125.

WYANDOTTE, MICHIGANSeptember 6-28; Tres Caminos [Three Paths] art exhibit at Rivers Edge Gallery; art

by painter Nora Chapa Mendoza, photographer José Antonia Gómez, and sculptor/painter Marco Garcia. 313-383-0675.

CHICAGO, ILLINOISSeptember 19 – 22; United States Hispanic Leadership Conference; 312-427-8683.

Editor’s Note: Above is a partial listing of tentative events that are featured forNational Latino Awareness Month/Hispanic Heritage Month. If you care to have anyLatino event listed, please e-mail to: [email protected], or fax to 419-255-7700.

There will be weekly updates during this special 30-day period. November events willappear in next week’s issue of La Prensa. Events subject to modification; therefore,please call ahead.

At the onset of a conversa-tion with Allen Roy, Repub-lican candidate for the OhioHouse of Representative Dis-trict 47 seat, Roy shared withLa Prensa a few details abouthis childhood.

Roy was born in RhodeIsland and, until the age often, was raised primarily insuburban Albany, New York.A family reversal of fortunemeant a move to his mother’sancestral home in westernMassachusetts. From thatpoint, his family spent fouryears on welfare and in pub-lic housing.

Sounds like a perfectDemocrat in the making, LaPrensa pointed out to Roy.

What went wrong?“I saw how welfare

changed families,” Roy said.“I saw people of my genera-tion going on the public dolewhen they saw others gettingsomething for nothing.”

For Roy, his childhoodexperiences have forged astrong belief in the value of“personal responsibility”and a disdain of individualsrelying on government. Ashe puts it – such a value sys-tem is the foundation of be-ing a Republican.

After finishing highschool in upstate New York,Roy entered Marist Collegein Poughkeepsie where hewould eventually earn a de-gree in 1992 in Business and

Allen RoyBy Fletcher WordLa Prensa Staff Writer

Public Administration. Royworked his way through Maristand whetted his appetite forpolitics through an early in-volvement in student govern-ment.

After graduation, Roystarted working in retail in theNew York state area. His wife,Julie, whom he met at Marist,began a career in broadcastnews. In 1997, the Roys movedto Toledo when Julie receivedan offer from Fox Toledo.

In Toledo and after a stintwith a sporting goods firm andwith John Hancock FinancialServices, in November 1999,Roy went to work for MaggieThurber, Toledo municipalclerk of court, as her executiveassistant.

During this entire period,Roy had kept his hand in poli-tics, first, in New York state,then, in Toledo. He worked inelective politics for SteveForbes in 1996 and as afundraiser for various otherRepublican candidates.

In 1997, here in Toledo,Roy worked on Gene Zmuda’sre-election campaign for citycouncil. That connection in-troduced him to Jim Mettler,Thurber’s assistant at the time.When Mettler was appointedto the House of Representa-tives, he recommended Roy toThurber to fill that post.

As it happened, taking thecourt position was not an easychoice for the Roy family. Royhad just received an offer froma major bank in Boston, whichwould have taken the familyback to the East Coast and

home.Roy opted for politics

over banking and has neverregretted that choice.

Nor has he regretted mak-ing Toledo his home. Overthe last five years he hasturned down other offers togo into banking and move tosuch areas as Hartford, Con-necticut, Raleigh, North Caro-lina, Boston, New York andWashington, D.C.

He, Julie, and three-yearold Rachel are committed toToledo. That commitment,he tells La Prensa, is basedupon more than mere careeropportunities. He’s a big fanof Toledo’s neighborhoodsand other attractions such asthe zoo, the libraries, the mu-seum and his church, HopeLutheran. There are “lots ofopportunities here,” he says“and so much to offer.”

He has, however, thor-oughly enjoyed his job in theclerk’s office and his role inthe improvements that havebeen made there duringMaggie Thurber’s tenure.

And now Roy, of course,is striking off on his own,running for the Ohio Houseof Representatives. This first-time candidate for electiveoffice has engaged as an ad-versary, Peter Ujvagi, long-time Toledo city councilman,whose name is a householdword in certain parts of thecity, particularly parts of townwhere the current battle willbe waged.

Nevertheless, the 32-year(Continued on Page 2)

Toledo City Councilperson Louis Escobar and Mayor Jack Ford lead in lastWednesday’s Sept. 11th commemoration march at Fifth Third Field. The field andstands were sparkled with colors, tears, and prayers in honor of the thousands thatperished last Sept. 11th in New York City, New York.

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