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Peace on Earth

November-December 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 2

armest holiday greetings from HOLA! Celebrations in the Latino community are as varied as Latinos themselves. In this photo, a parranda is celebrated with the jibaro music of Puerto Rico— lovely aguinaldos, Christmas songs from the countryside. A traditional pork roast is customary, with rice and pigeon peas, flan, and coquito, Puerto Rican eggnog made with coconut and rum. Though many in the Latino community are struggling with hard times, it is our culture and traditions; our times together with family that will reinforce and strengthen us.
Cleveland-area musicians play for a traditional Puerto Rican holiday parranda. From left to right Edwin Nuñez, Hector Nuñez, Reynaldo Tapia, Javier Molina and Orlando “El Mostro” Santiago. Photo by Alejandro Rivera. Design by HOLA.
Coquito provided by Luisa’s Mexican Grill in Geneva, Ohio

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Good Will to All Men

From the Editor

Hola!
Like many of my Latino colleagues, I’ve been fighting intense feelings of hope since the election of Barack Obama for president. I think in corporate parlance it’s called “managing expectations.” A large majority of Latinos—including 85% of Mexican American voters—voted for Obama because they want to see Comprehensive Immigration Reform. But we’ve been led down this path before. I can remember clearly when George Bush promised immigration reform prior to his re-election in 2004. He sounded so sincere that he captured a large percentage of the Latino vote. But he didn’t do anything to advance the policy—or wasn’t allowed to by the Republican-led Congress. What we got instead was one of the largest and most brutal government sweeps targeting Latinos in US history—four years of unimaginable suffering in our communities due to the destructive actions of his administration. The anti-Hispanic rhetoric, ICE raids and the total indifference HOLA’s mission is to provide and support quality of life and cultural services to the Hispanic constituency and to serve as ambassadors to the non-Hispanic community.
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to the rise of hate crimes against Latinos. Meanwhile, government agents have arrested hundreds of thousands of Latino immigrants, separated them from their families, uprooted them from their peaceful lives and thrown them into detention centers and deported them with no regard to their due process rights. And yet this did not create any new jobs. It did not lead to a windfall in tax savings. I have not seen our country in worse shape ever in my lifetime. I hope President Obama sees the immigrant community as a valuable asset that can work to rebuild this country. I hope our community will be given the opportunity to become citizens so they can live, work legally, pay taxes and raise their families without fear. I hope Barack Obama will make this a priority in his agenda in his first six months in office. I know I speak for a majority of Latinos in saying so. I hope he won’t let us down. Comprehensive Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship is extremely important to Latinos, but it’s also vitally important for America. Sincerely, Verónica Isabel Dahlberg, Editor
Correction: In the Sept.-October issue of HOLA, photo captions on page 17 gave incorrect dates. The march in Painesville occurred May 21 of 2007, not 2008.

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Trust vs. Fear: Building Relationships with Law Enforcement
It’s good to have a healthy respect of law enforcement. But what if a community feels terrified of encountering a police officer? This is how many Latinos feel as a result of raids in their homes, communities and worksites, and minor traffic stops that have led to the detention and deportation of friends, family and co-workers. Nationwide, nearly 350,000 immigrants were deported this year and most were banned from reentry into Ashtabula County Sheriff Billy Johnson recently met with over 100 Latino community members including the the US for many years— children pictured here, at Mother of Sorrows Church in Ashtabula. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg. tens of thousands of these of a well-commanded police department that 57% of Hispanics worry about were through routine traffic stops. A is establishing good relationships with deportation for themselves, a close Pew Hispanic Center survey released in the local communities, including those family member or friend. September found that nearly one in 10 composed of immigrants.” The report According to a report by the Hispanics have been questioned about International Association of Chiefs of their immigration status by police or Police, “One of the central benchmarks (continued on page 5) other authorities. The survey also found

OHP Teaches Driver Safety Issues

Building Relationships
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OHP Lieutenant Jerry Thompson, of Warren, (aisle center), and Lt. Jim Sivak of the OHP Chardon Post (standing) held a Hispanic Driver Safety workshop at Klyn Nursery, in Perry, Ohio. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg

Painesville Police Officer Roberto Soto
Roberto was the last of four sons born by his parents Juan and Luz. Being raised in a Spanishspeaking household, Roberto had to overcome the linguistic challenges he faced as he entered elementary school knowing very little English. Roberto persevered and graduated from Lorain Southview High School in 1998. While growing up in a small town where past generations migrated for jobs in the steel mills and automobile plants, it was expected once a high school diploma was received, that Mr. Soto would follow his predecessors in taking a career in a factory. But to Roberto,
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Painesville Police Officer Abraham Alamo
Officer Alamo started with the Painesville Police Department as a Community Service Officer on October 25, 2001 promoting the Painesville PD at community events and handling community problems. As a bilingual police officer he greatly assisted the department and the community by “bridging the gap” in communications. He attended the Ohio State Patrol Academy for his police training. Officer taught him to respect Alamo became a road patrol officer his elders and those in on December 16, 2002. authority, such as police and teachers. His As a young person his personal involvement in sports experience with the police was one related activities such of respect for their job, service, as P.A.L. (Police dedication, and authority, which was instilled by his parents who (continued on page 6)
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On September 26th, I was given the opportunity to speak to a group of local nursery workers about traffic safety. This meeting was hosted by Klyn Nursery, located in Perry Township. A total of 42 workers, along with some of their supervisors, attended this event. Although the vast majority of the persons in attendance did not speak English, language was not a barrier, thanks to the translation skills of Veronica Dahlberg, Executive Director of H.O.L.A. I was joined by Highway Patrol Lieutenant Jerry Thompson, an expert in the area of licensing and commercial standards. For nearly an hour, we openly discussed ways to make our local roadways safer for all of us. I was pleased with not only the attentiveness of our audience, but their willingness to ask questions throughout this meeting. An additional goal of this meeting was to convey what the Highway Patrol does on a day to day basis. Not only was this accomplished, but we also
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gained a better understanding of issues that members of our community face when dealing with our organization. Through future meetings, we hope to continue to develop this relationship and work towards a common goal of Highway Safety. I’d like to add a special thanks to Mark Gilson of Gilson Garden’s, Klyn Nursery in partnership with H.O.L.A. and the Nursery Growers of Lake County, (N.G.L.C.O.) for allowing us the opportunity to speak to their employees. I also want everyone to know that when driving, please be conscious of our children as they attend school, and obey all traffic laws associated with school buses as they take our children to and from school. Lastly, I remind everyone to please wear your safety belts and do not drink and drive. Together, we can make a difference. Submitted by Lieutenant Jim Sivak Ohio State Highway Patrol Chardon Post Commander

concludes that working with Latino and immigrant communities is critical in preventing and investigating crimes. Painesville Police Chief Gary Smith agrees. “Our police mission statement is to provide quality and responsive services to the residents of Painesville. In order to do that, we must build trust with the Hispanic community and be able to help them if they become victims of crime,” he said. “We also need them to help us solve crime and prevent it in the neighborhoods.” Central to that mission has been the recruiting and hiring of Latino police officers. “One way to develop good relationships with the Hispanic community is having officers that not only speak the language but also understand the customs of the culture,” Smith added. “This helps build trust between the community and the officers, and then with the Police Department.”

watching his father get up at the crack of dawn to go and work hard labor at the local Ford plant day in and day out for 30 years,
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Profile Police Officer Soto
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connection that I share with the community that really motivates me to come to work each day.” Roberto currently resides in Lorain county with his wife and four children. Prior to his police office certification, Roberto worked as a correctional officer for a private prison. Submitted by the Painesville Police Department

more preventative measures or programs were needed in the community to reach the youth. Officer Alamo has a strong desire to reach out to the Latino community through personal involvement in community activities such as sports nights, community meetings, educational programs and other similar activities. He believes this would encourage the youth of our community to embrace the idea that the police are not bad, but just the opposite, that they are there to SERVE and are really part of the community. Officer Alamo has several letters of commendation for his service to the community. Officer Alamo is married and has three children. Submitted by the Painesville Police Department

Association Promotes Services to Latinos
The Ohio Hispanic Social Service Workers Association (OHSSWA) was formed in 1995 to advocate and promote culturally relevant social services to Latinos and programs that address substance abuse, mental health, family health and other pertinent issues. They held their annual fundraiser on Oct. 10. For more information contact Nerieda Diaz at (216) 459 – 1222.

was enough to steer him in a different direction. Yet it was his fathers’ devotion to Ford that instilled a strong work ethic and loyalty into Roberto. He received his Ohio Peace Officer Training (OPOTA) and certification from Cuyahoga Community College in 2002. Roberto began his career with the city of Painesville in 2004 and is one of only two Spanish speaking officers in the city. Painesville is community-policing oriented and has provided Roberto with a solid foundation for understanding and developing successful partnerships between the police and community. Roberto easily relates to not only Hispanic members of the community, but the entire city. Mr. Soto has said that “Originally I wanted to be a police officer for the action and excitement; much to my surprise, it’s the intimate

Profile Officer Alamo
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Athletic League) helped to develop friendly relationships with the police and realized they were not just there to arrest people but to be part of the community. Officer Alamo’s two brothers are also police officers. Prior to becoming a police officer, Officer Alamo worked as a corrections officer in a jail/prison. This experience made him realize that

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OHSSWA members from left to right: Evelyn Rivera, Angelica Sotelo, Amy Peacock, Nerieda Diaz, Ismael Flores, Ivalisse Roig, Jasmin Santana, and Amanda Ruiviejo-Pastor. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.

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High Style at Maria’s Hair Salon

Latina-owned business specializes in hair care for women of color

Valerie Jeffries, of Painesville

Janet Soto Rodriguez, of Painesville

Miriam Oliva, of Painesville

them wasn’t how to color and style Latina hair, it was overcoming barriers to start their own business. “We were questioned every step of the way,” Angela says. “You have to have your plans, tell people you are going to do it and that it will be good for the city.” The salon is located inside a house that they remodeled beautifully with modern upgrades and four stations, as well as a shampooing area. Despite the fact they

were paying thousands of dollars to rehab an old, run down building, they were sued by a neighbor to stop the business from going forward. Angela and Maria had no choice but to fight in court. Eventually they won and were able to go forward with their plans, securing a small business loan with the help of Lake Erie College’s Economic Development Center. In July of 2007, they opened

their doors for business with four employees. The neighbor who sued them in court stopped in and praised the work that was done and apologized to Maria and Angela. Photos courtesy of Maria’s Hair Salon Maria’s Hair Salon is a full-service beauty shop offering pedicures and manicures, highlights, makeup, and waxing. For more information call Maria’s at (440) 352- 8506.

Back row from left to right: Grecia Rodriguez, Angela Flores, and Victoria Aboytes. Seated, Maria Ambris. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.

h, what to do with Latina hair? It can be very straight, very thick and very black, or curly and unmanageable. Stylists Angela Flores and Maria Ambris are not intimidated. In fact, they’ve combined 10 years of salon experience, their bilingual skills and their special understanding of Latina hair types to open their own business, Maria’s Hair Salon at 376 Railroad St, in Painesville. What’s so different about Latina locks? “It’s a lot of hair and our tendency is to wear it long,” says Angela. “Our specialty is to work with long hair, lots of hair, thick hair and
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curly hair. People follow us for that. And our hair is very, very black so we have to really analyze our color formulas to get the color results we want,” she adds. Stylists not experienced with Latino hair, or the language and culture, can lose clients, she says. “When a Hispanic client has lots of hair, it requires lots of time and lots of product,” Angela says. “They are always told, ‘Oh, you have so much hair’ as if the stylist is saying ‘when am I ever going to get done with this?’” Angela has seen some disasters too. “Sometimes Spanish-speaking clients will show a magazine photo

to a stylist, but can’t communicate what they want,” Angela says. “Then they will come straight here from the other beauty shops. They come in with yellow hair, orange hair, green hair.” Figuring out color formulas comes from experience. “Clients want to go from very black hair to very blonde hair. And we say yes, we can get to the point you want, but it will take a few visits because we don’t want to damage the hair,” Angela says. The stylists at Maria’s also specialize in updos for special occasions such as weddings and Quinceañeras. But the biggest challenge for
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Lincoln Electric’s Diversity Council Debuts with Hispanic Event
Three years ago, a diverse group of employees at Lincoln Electric’s Euclid location wanted to form a Diversity Council as a way of enhancing the work environment. There had been rumblings about one minority group or another, and some minor cultural clashes. So a group of employees led by Kelly Hammond, Jose Sanchez and Toronto Cunningham started to meet with the blessings of management to find ways to foster understanding. Not all employees supported the effort, but the group moved forward anyway and held its first event on September 30th for Hispanic Heritage Month. Lorraine Vega, a senior vice president with KeyCorp—named one of the top 50 companies for diversity— was the invited speaker and gave a lively and entertaining presentation about Hispanics in the U.S. A large

M & M Truck and Auto Body:

Refurbishing Used Cars for both the Collector and Consumer
would see a crashed car and I would ask the driver if he wanted help to fix it,” Aldana said. “I also went to the dealers. One gave me some business and began to refer me to others.” Doing mainly collision work, he began to Moises Aldana Photo by Veronica Dahlberg outgrow his space. “I expanded too fast. People Some of the vehicles towed kept referring customers to me and I into Moises Aldana’s workshop ran out of room,” Aldana said. are twisted heaps of mangled He moved to a much larger metal and broken plastic that seem space at his present location in unsalvageable. But with 15 years of experience in auto body repair, Aldana Painesville, where he can do body repairs on tractor-trailers and fulfill can save them from the scrap heap his passion and make them like It’s a job that is not for everyone— for restoring classic cars, new. His stripping cars down to the base, too. It’s business, a job that M&M sand blasting a rusty chassis is not for Truck everyone— and Auto stripping cars down to the base, Body, 358 W. Prospect St., in sand blasting a rusty chassis—he Painesville, has been operating in has struggled to find people with its current location for four years. experience. He currently has two Aldana came to Painesville from Los helpers including his son, who he Angeles, where he started out by is training in the business. Married working on custom low riders and the and a father of three, Aldana is also Lamborghini’s owned by executives active in St. Mary’s Church where at Universal Studios. But he moved he serves as a Eucharistic Minister to Painesville to be close to family. and reader, and teaches catechism to Once in Painesville he began working high school students. on cars out of his garage until he was In the current state of the paid a visit by a city inspector. “The economy, Aldana is still able to keep city inspector closed it down, but that his business going. “My business helped me,” Aldana said. “It pushed really hasn’t changed,” Aldana me to find a location.” He rented a said.”It’s at a level where it doesn’t go small space in Wickliffe and began up—sometimes it goes down. It’s not to look for more clients to cover the really at the point where I want it.” He expenses. He started by approaching hopes consumers will consider that people with damaged vehicles. “I
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Members of Lincoln Electric’s Diversity Council. Lorrain Vega, senior VP with KeyCorp (far left) was the Keynote speaker for the Council’s first event on Sept. 30th. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.

buffet of traditional Mexican food, catered by Luisa’s Mexican Grill in Geneva, was set up for the over 100 attendees, which included both management and employees. The event was also broadcast to the Lincoln Electric Mentor plant via live webcast. “I think we hit a home run,” said Brian Jackson, manager of Strategic Operations. “There was some apprehension prior to the event, not everyone is open to this. Not everyone wants to embrace diversity. But I think it shows that if we can get past our differences, we can see that we are very much alike.” Hammond, one of the main organizers of the event, was recognized with

an award for her perseverance. “Being open to other people’s cultures is something I’m really passionate about,” she said. “This was an important event for us.” Jackson agreed: “It provided some substance behind the Hispanic community; a bit of understanding of the culture,” he said. Workforce education and embracing diversity is also an investment in the company. “You can attract and retain the best people,” says Ari Greenwald. “And when you get people from different perspectives working on a problem, you can get better solutions to those problems.” Lincoln Electric was founded in 1895 and developed into a worldwide leader of welding products and systems. Headquartered in Cleveland, the company has plants, sales offices and distribution centers in over 20 countries, including Canada, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico). In Mexico, there are three Lincoln Electric plants in Mexico City, and sales offices in Torreon, Coahuila, Tijuana, Monterrey, Hermosillo, Tampico, Merida and other locations. “With the global presence this company has now, we need to get people more familiar with a global aspect,” Toronto Cunningham said.
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Full Body Makeover: Moises Aldana is working on a custom restoration of this 1960 Chevy Impala. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg

refurbishing used cars is an increasing attractive option. And he’s expanded his services to include tractor-trailer repair. “I really want to succeed,” Aldana said. M & M Truck & Auto Repair welcomes insurance work; does classic car restoration, collision repair, and custom paint and body work. For more info see ad on page 10 in HOLA.

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Martín Ramírez:

Mexican Migrant Worker One of the Great Masters of 20th Century Art
n August 24, 1925, Martín Ramírez, 30, left his wife and three daughters and his tiny piece of land in Jalisco, Mexico, and headed to El Norte with four friends to try to find a job. Within a month, he had made it across the border at El Paso, Texas, and headed to northern California. For several years he worked on the railroad and in mines sending money home to support his family and pay off his property. Then the stock market crashed. The Great Depression that followed in the 1930s was the worst economic catastrophe in American history. The US government began a massive “repatriation” deporting over 500,000 Mexicans, including US citizens. Ramírez’ friends were deported, and he ended up penniless on the streets. For Ramírez, the forces of poverty, racism and language barriers soon clashed, catapulting his life along an inconceivable trajectory. He was confined to a mental hospital for 32 years, and in 2007, 45 years after his death he’s been described as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century by an art critic for the New York Times. Those not familiar with Ramírez’ art will get a chance to view 25 pieces of a recently discovered cache of his drawings showcased in an exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. The exhibition, Martín Ramírez: The Last Works is on view through April 12, 2009. Victor M. Espinosa, a sociologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, has spent the last 10 years researching Ramírez’s life extensively and is writing a biography of the artist. Some of his research is detailed in an essay published in 2007 in the book, Martín Ramírez, by Marquand Books. Ramírez was picked up by San Joaquin County police in 1931 and
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Untitled (Reina/Madonna) Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) DeWitt State Hospital Auburn, California Circa 1960-1963 48 x 18” Paint, crayon, pencil and collage on lined paper Collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York Promised Gift of the Family of Dr. Max Dunievitz and the Estate of Martín Ramírez copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez Photo credit: Ellen McDermott Untitled (Horse and Rider with Large Horn) Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) Auburn, California August 1962 Gouache, colored pencil and graphite on lined paper 11 x 17” Courtesy the Estate of Martín Ramírez copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez Photo credit: Ellen McDermott committed to Stockton State Hospital, a crowded mental institution, where he was diagnosed as manicdepressive. He tried to escape multiple times, but was always caught or returned on his own. According to Espinosa, “the police reported that Ramirez was arrested because he stared at people on street corners, acted in a silly stupid manner and refused to talk in an intelligent way.” Over time, he was given different diagnosis, including schizophrenia and dementia, catatonic form. He hardly spoke to anyone in the hospital. “There is no way to know if he really was insane or not, because of the racism and anti-Mexican sentiment that existed at the time,” Espinosa says. His themes were iconic Mexican motifs: Mexican riders on horses, Madonnas, churches, and trains, which he often depicted entering or exiting tunnels. One his psychologists, Tarmo Pasto, recognized Ramirez’ talent and arranged the first of many solo exhibits. They were promoted as the works of an “insane artist.” Ramírez’ fame grew even as he remained locked up. His family in Mexico was too poor to visit him, and he died in 1963. The first major retrospective of his work was held at the American Folk Art Museum in 2007.It generated a lot of publicity and the value of his art began to increase substantially. Curator Brooke Anderson began to receive emails of people who believed they had original works. None of them turned out to be true except for one. The descendants of one

of the doctors at DeWitt hospital, Dr. Max Dunievitz, told Anderson about 50 drawings they believed might be by Ramírez. Anderson flew out to California and was stunned to find about 120 original drawings in the garage on top of a refrigerator. They were the last works of Martín Ramírez, created between1960-1963. American Folk Art Museum 45 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019 For further information, visit www.folkartmuseum.org or call 212/265-1040.

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Between 1943 and 1963 Ramírez created at least 300 drawings and collages while he was locked up. He used scraps of paper he found in the garbage, and glued them together with mashed potatoes or saliva, or the paper from the rolls of the exam beds. He used the charcoal of discarded matches to sketch, until doctors started giving him supplies.
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Untitled (Horizontal collage of white church with abstract sides) Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) DeWitt State Hospital Auburn, California Circa 1960-1963 18 x 22-1/2” Paint, crayon, pencil and collage on found paper Collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York Promised Gift of the Family of Dr. Max Dunievitz and the Estate of Martín Ramírez copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez Photo credit: Ellen McDermott
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HOLA Presents Paper to the American Anthropological Association
Blending Advocacy with Ethnography to Understand Latino Immigrants’ Experiences of ICE Raids in Northeast Ohio
HOLA board member Kate Masley, PhD, and Executive Director Veronica Dahlberg co-authored a paper which was presented by Dr. Masley November 20, at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in San Francisco, California. The paper focused on the harmful impact of immigration raids on families and children. Masley is an adjunct instructor at Cleveland State University, and Coordinator of the Hispanic Nursing Program at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. “We wanted to shed much-needed light on the destructive and psychologically traumatic impact of ICE raids on both documented and undocumented children,” Dr. Masley says. Adds Dahlberg: “This approach, which was conceived Dr. Masley, is unique in that it combines the science of anthropology with the grassroots advocacy of HOLA to call for this issue to be placed at the forefront of research, advocacy and public policy formation.” The paper’s abstract says the following: “With an increasing number of anti-immigrant and hate groups in the US and the Bush Administration’s Operation Return to Sender still active, undocumented Mexican and Central American immigrants in Northeast Ohio, feeling and experiencing the impact firsthand, have entered a mode of incredibly cautious, protected, and resilient living. Based on ethnographic research and advocacy work, this paper will examine the range of ways in which ICE raids and deportations have pushed once thriving and visible Latino communities in Northeast Ohio into a unique mode of isolation. We argue that amid strong anti-“illegal alien” sentiment and overwhelming threat of deportation, Mexican and Central American families in the U.S. carefully create and maintain protective spaces for themselves in which they try to continue to live and grow.”

Painesville City Schools Screening for Disabilities
Painesville City Local Schools is participating in an effort to identify, locate and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who might have disabilities. Disabilities may include hearing or visual impairments, specific learning, orthopedic and other health disabilities such as epilepsy, cardiac illness or multiple disabilities. Preschool children, ages 3 to 5, with disabilities may be unidentified because parents may not be aware that programs and services are available through the public schools. Those who know a child in the Painesville City Local School district who is not presently attending school or receiving services form another agency, are asked to contact the director of special education services at (440)392-5066. From a press release

4 Steps for Kids

they reach the upper weight or height limit of the particular seat (usually around age 4 For maximum child pasand 40 pounds). senger safety, parents and 3. Once children outgrow their forward-facing caregivers should refer to the seats (usually around age 4 and 40 pounds), following 4 Steps for Kids they should ride in booster seats, in the back guidelines for determining seat, until the vehicle seat belts fit properly. which restraint system is best Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays suited to protect children across the upper thighs and the shoulder based on age and size: belt fits across the chest (usually at age 8 or 1. For the best possible when they are 4’9” tall). protection keep infants in 4. When children outgrow their booster seats, the back seat, in rear-facing (usually at age 8 or when they are 4’9” tall) child safety seats, as long they can use the adult seat belts in the back as possible up to the height seat, if they fit properly (lap belt lays across or weight limit of the parthe upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits ticular seat. At a minimum, across the chest). keep infants rear-facing until at least age 1 and at Submitted by the Lake County General least 20 pounds. Health District. The LCGHD offers a month2. When children outgrow ly child passenger safety class and then their rear-facing seats (at distributes brand new car seats and boostleast age 1 and at least 20 ers for a low cost. Please contact the Lake pounds) they should ride in County General Health District at (440) forward-facing child safety 350-2879 to register for a class. The class is seats, in the back seat, until offered in English and Spanish.

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Roberto Clemente and Dr. Martin Luther King
Comrades in the Civil Rights Struggle
By Shelly Jarrett Bromberg, Ph.D Special to Hola In 1964, Dr. King even visited Clemente at his farm When Roberto Clemente first in Carolina, Puerto arrived in the United States Rico. In his 1972 in 1955, he was not prepared interview with Sam for the racism he experienced Nover, Clemente in Florida. At first, Clemente identified Dr. King sought out the advice of his as one of the most fellow Latin American players important influwho cautioned him not to make ences in his life trouble. Clemente, however, was and in the world un-phased, telling Sam Nover in explaining that, in 1972, “I said, ‘I don’t care one his mind, Dr. King, way or the other. If I good enough “not only changed to play here, I have to be good the style of the enough to be treated like the rest American Black, of the players. So I don’t want to he changed the life be put in the backroom because I of everybody. . . he came here and I am from Puerto changed the whole Rico. I’m gonna be right there in system of the front of everybody.’” American style.” This was, however, a dangerClemente’s ous attitude because in August of relationship with Clemente’s inaugural season with the Dr. King was so Pirates, young Emmitt Till, visiting important that relatives in Mississippi from his home when Dr. King was assassinated on April in Chicago, 4, 1968, it was would be Clemente who For Roberto Clemente, as for killed for acted as spokespermany in the Civil Rights struggle, son for the Pirates whistling at a White the fight for justice and equality and insisted that woman. the opening games was one of the most important Till’s murwith the Houston ways to show their patriotism. derers were Astros be delayed arrested and until after King’s then acquitted never having to face funeral on the 9th of April (Maraniss 220). justice for their crime. For Challenges to these categoClemente, as for ries of race, however, were growing many in the Civil as the civil rights movement entered Rights struggle, the its most well-known phase in the late fight for justice and 1950’s and early 1960’s. In 1961, the equality was one of Freedom Riders began their journeys the most important north and Roberto Clemente earned ways to show their his first Silver Bat award -the first patriotism. In JanuLatin American to earn the National ary 1972, Clemente League hitting championship. would, focus on the Clemente’s awareness of value of working Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil together for a better rights movement probably dates to country: “I bethese first years in the United States. lieve every human
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Why Hispanic Voters Nationwide Chose Obama 67- 31 %

GOP’s Positions on Immigration Drove Latinos towards Democrats, experts say
double the Latino turnout of 2000. Ominously for Republicans, the Latino vote broke overwhelmingly Democratic in 2008. Latinos gave Democratic candidate Barack Obama their support at a 67-31% margin against John McCain. The reason behind this shift, according to political pundits of both parties, was the Republicans’ positions related to immigration. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), stated on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “the very divisive rhetoric of the immigration debate set a very bad tone for our brand as Republicans…there were voices within our party, frankly, which if they continue with that kind of rhetoric, anti-Hispanic rhetoric, that so much of it was heard, we’re going to be relegated to minority status.” Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson stated: “Hispanic voters nationwide chose Obama over McCain by 67 percent to 31 percent, and the trend was instrumental in moving states such as Florida, Nevada and Colorado into the Democratic column. How did the Republicans manage this feat? By on me because I am Puerto Rican.” Having lived in the United States for over a decade and experienced the civil rights movement, Clemente is able to derive strength from his racialization as Black because he is grounded in his Puerto Rican identity and the growing, positive, legacy of the civil rights movement. Today, the struggle for civil rights continues and we must always remember the past partnerships between African Americans and Latinos as well as the present ones that embrace immigrants and citizens of all ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds. So too, as Clemente always insisted, we must remember that the struggle for the rights of any group is the struggle for the rights of us all and it our duty as Americans to

blocking sensible immigration reform and appealing to the red-meat conservative base with rhetoric that could only be taken as xenophobic.” William McKenzie, editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, quoted prominent Latino Evangelical leader, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, who said “Immigration and immigration only, cost Republicans. The GOP can’t keep narrowing itself, forcing out minority voters. The party either expands or shrinks into irrelevancy.” And voters refused to support leading anti-immigrant crusaders such as Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4), Thelma Drake (VA-02), Lou Barletta (running for Rep. Kanjorski’s seat in PA-11), and Virgil Goode (VA-5) and, in many other close races across the country, supported candidates with practical approaches to immigration reform. “The Republican Party is at a crossroads, and for reasons of both good policy and good politics, they need to get on the right side of the immigration issue,” said Lynn Tramonte, Policy Director at America’s Voice. From a press release by America’s Voice ensure that our Constitution is upheld and respected. Clemente, Roberto. Interview with Sam Nover. “Face to Face: A Conversation with Roberto Clemente.” WIIC-TV, Pittsburgh. 8 October. 1972. ---. “Banquet of Fathers and Sons.” San Juan, Puerto Rico. January 1972. Maraniss, David. Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006. Dr. Shelly Jarrett Bromberg is a professor of Latin American Studies at Miami University, in Hamilton Ohio.
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being is equal. We are going to make problems because we are a big nation. I’m from Puerto Rico, but I also am an American citizen. . . I tell you one thing. I wouldn’t take this country for no one’s country. No matter what, we have the best country in the world and you can believe it,” he said. He ends this speech given at
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ashington, DC – The Latino vote comprised 9% of the electorate nationwide in 2008, a figure that totals over 11 million voters. This turnout represents a jump of over 3 million voters since 2004, when 7.6 million Latinos cast ballots, and is approximately

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a Father-Son banquet in San Juan, Puerto Rico by emphasizing the importance of voting as a duty of each citizen. In his last interview, Clemente explains the difficulties of his dual role as a Latino and an African American. When Nover asks him about how sports figures like him are judged by the media. Clemente replies, “To me it is a little bit different because I think I belong to the minority group. I am Puerto Rican, I’m Black. And I am between the worlds. So anything that I do first will be reflected on me because I am Black and second will be reflected
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Prescription Drug Help
Lake County, Ohio residents may be eligible for assistance with their prescription drugs through a new Drug Repository Program administered by the Lake County General Health District. To be eligible, a person must be a resident of Ohio, and have no active third party prescription drug reimbursement coverage for the drug prescribed; or, be a patient of a nonprofit clinic. � Currently, medications are available at the following price: o Up to 30 days of a brand name medication for $7.40 per medication, depending on availability of the drug. Up to 90 days of a generic medication for $7.40 per medication, depending on availability of the drug. If you need the medication delivered or shipped to you, shipping and handling will be charged. The shipping and handling fee is $7.00 per shipment regardless of the number of prescriptions.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Carbon Monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death if you breathe it. Every year, more than 500 people die from accidental Carbon Monoxide poisoning. This gas is found in fumes, such as those produced by furnaces, water heaters, small gasoline engines, stoves, generators, lanterns and gas ranges, or by burning charcoal and wood. People and animals in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces with these items can be poisoned and die from breathing in Carbon Monoxide. The most common symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. People who are sleeping or who have been drinking alcohol can die from Carbon Monoxide poisoning before ever having symptoms. If you think you may have Carbon Monoxide poisoning, call your doctor right away. To prevent CO poisoning:  DO have your heating system, water heater and any other gas, oil or coal burning appliances serviced by a qualified technician each year.  DO have at least one working carbon monoxide detector (They make great gifts!). Check the detector’s batteries twice annually, at the same time smoke detector batteries are checked. If the detector sounds, leave your home immediately and call 911. Do NOT use generators, grills, camp stoves, or other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoalburning products inside a home, basement, garage, camper, or even outside near an open window. Do NOT run a car or truck inside a garage attached to your house, even if you leave the garage door open. Do NOT burn anything in a stove or fireplace that isn’t vented. Do NOT heat your house with a gas oven.

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� Medications are available on a first come, first serve basis. From time to time, some medications may be rationed to meet the greatest number of needs. Medications will not be ‘owed’ to anyone. For example, if your prescription is for 30 tablets and there are only 20 tablets available, you will still have to pay $7.40. � To view a complete list of drugs, visit this site http://www.budererdrug.com/pdfs/Drug%20 Repository%20Med%20List.pdf For more information contact the Lake County General Health District at (440) 350-2056. Note: All Clients Participating in the Lake County Drug Repository Program must first be QUALIFIED and REGISTERED by contacting our Toll Free Number at 1-888-565-0155 Due to the large volume of calls please wait 3-5 business days to receive a return call.
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For more information on Carbon Monoxide poisoning, call the Lake County General Health District at (440) 350-2543 From a Lake County General Health District Press release
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Cleveland’s Spanish American
Committee Celebrates Noche de Gala
members were present at the event, along with many community leaders. Executive Director Rose Rodriguez Bardwell was happy with the outcome. “It was pretty successful,” Rodriguez Bardwell said. “We wanted to start an annual fundraising event because we wanted to let our funders know where we’re at, what we’re doing and open our doors for new collaborations.” Dressed to impress at the Noche de Gala. Nieves and his band On November 15, the “Pavarotti of wowed the crowd alternating between Salsa” Tito Nieves showed why Puerto slow ballads and highly-charged salsa Rico’s musical artists are a force to be jams that showcased Nieves’ first-rate reckoned with. percussionNieves and his ists. He even band brought performed down the house at a salsified the Crowne Plaza interpretation in Cleveland for the Mexican the Spanish Amerclassic, Tu ican Committee’s Carcel by Los first annual Bukis. Nieves fundraising gala. waited for the Span Am celencore to do ebrates 43 years his signature WCSB radio DJ Lily Corona Moreno and her of serving greater husband Alejandro Moreno. number, Pete Cleveland’s LaRodriguez’s tino community. Several of the founding 1967 boogaloo hit, “I Like it Like That.” The song was done in an up-tempo that had everyone on the packed dance floor jumping instead of dancing. Even the security guards hired to watch the audience had a hard time keeping their eyes off the stage.
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Back to Basics: Beans!

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson with HOLA Board members Lynn Tramonte(left) and Gladys Figueroa Stec.

t’s not unusual to find Mexican women in Northeast Ohio who still boil dry beans in a clay pot on the stove a few times a week—a culinary tradition that has endured thousands of years. Some

versatile, delicious and highly nutritious, a new generation of Americans might too learn to sing (and dance to) the praises of beans, especially in today’s harsh economic climate. During the Great Depression, canned and dried beans kept millions of Americans fed. But today, according to the U.S. Dry Bean Council, Americans eat less than one cup a week, averaging about 7.5 pounds a year, far below the U.S. government dietary guidelines of

following daily requirements: 14-16% protein; 24-36% of fiber; 23-45% of folate; 11% of iron, and many other key nutrients. They are low in calories and fat, and cholesterol free.

Canary

Pinto

Small Red

Black beans

Large Lima

Dancing with the Stars.

experts say that cultivation of the common bean in the Americas goes back 9000 years. In the Southwest, Native Americans celebrated the bean—a food essential to their lives—with dances and ceremonies. Cheap,

Spanish American Committee’s Executive Director Rose Rodriguez Bardwell (left) with HOLA’s Gladys Figueroa Stec. Photos by Veronica Dahlberg Noviember-December 2008

3 cups of beans per week. By contrast, Mexicans eat about 30 to 40 pounds a year. Pinto beans are the cheapest bean you can find. Prices in northeast Ohio can go as low as .79 cents per two pound bag, which equals 12 servings. There are many different types, shapes and sizes of beans, but they are all very similar in nutrition, according to the U.S. Clay pots can be used Dry Bean to boil dry beans over Council. One a gas stove. But be sure half cup of the pot is safe for cookcooked beans ing. Clay pots impart a delicious flavor to beans provides the that can’t be duplicated.

A Goya Foods Recipe ½ lb. Central American Red Beans 2 cloves garlic, peeled ½ tsp. Goya Adobo with Pepper ¼ cup corn oil ½ medium onion, sliced 2 cups cooked Canilla Long Grain Rice, prepared according to package directions Directions Serves 4 1. Rinse beans and soak overnight in refrigerator. 2. Drain beans and combine with garlic in pot. Cover with water and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer until beans are just tender, about 1 hour. Add Adobo and continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Beans should be tender. 3. Remove from heat, cool and drain, reserving cooking liquid. Discard garlic. 4. Heat oil in skillet on medium. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes until onions are translucent but not browned. Add beans and continue cooking for 5 minutes. 5. Add cooked rice and continue cooking, stirring often, for 5 minutes. As mixture is cooking, stir in ½ cup of cooking liquid. When mixture is heated through and has absorbed the liquid it is done.

Gallo Pinto (Rice and Beans from Nicaragua)

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George V. Voinovich United States Senator • Ohio
Good-paying Jobs Key to the American Dream
Since coming to the United States Senate, I have worked to grow jobs, protect consumers in the state of Ohio and reform our tax code. One way in which job growth is harmed in our country is by illegal trade practices. One manifestation of an illegal trade practice that I have been working to address for years is the theft and counterfeiting of our manufacturer products and ideas. I have always believed in free and fair trade. And I have always fought to protect the intellectual property (IP) rights of Americans, so people don’t steal our ideas and jeopardize our opportunities. IP theft is a substantial and growing economic threat, with American companies losing an around $250 billion dollars a year to IP theft, and American workers losing an about 750,000 jobs. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has estimated that the U.S. auto industry could hire 200,000 more workers if the sale of counterfeit auto parts were eliminated. Imagine that: 200,000 more good-paying jobs. Countries such as China, Brazil and Russia often lack the basic legal respect for IP rights. China is one country whose practices with regard to the protection of IP rights are of particular concern. Recent Department of Homeland Security statistics indicate that more than 80 percent of the 2006 IPrelated seizures at our borders originated from China – up from roughly 46 percent in 2001. The trend is clear and, unfortunately, it shows that China is blatantly ignoring our loud and clear message about protecting IP rights. IP theft is no longer limited to knock-off handbags and pirated DVDs. Counterfeit medicine, baby formula, airplane parts and brake pads infiltrate store shelves and put Americans at risk every day. It seems that almost weekly there is another news story about fake products. For the past four years, I have worked tirelessly to ensure that the products made from American innovation are not illegally copied. That is why I wrote the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act – legislation to address IP rights enforcement and protect American innovation. And I am pleased to say that my colleagues in the Senate recently voted unanimously to pass this legislation and President Bush signed it into law earlier this month. This is a major victory for America’s innovators and a wake-up call for foreign counterfeiters who believe they can steal our ideas with impunity.

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Sherrod Brown United States Senator • Ohio
Extending Unemployment Benefits
2008 has been a challenging year for the middle class in Ohio and throughout the country. Since August, workers at more than 50 Ohio companies have received notices of layoffs or plant closings, according to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Beyond the devastating effects on workers and their families, these job losses can take a tremendous toll on small businesses that rely on local consumer spending. Communities across the state are facing job loss—no Ohio community is immune to the employment squeeze. Coupled with an economic slowdown that makes new jobs hard to come
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by, more Ohioans are in need of unemployment insurance for longer periods of time. These critical funds help displaced workers feed their families and keep their homes as they look for new work. And that is why I am calling on Congress to pass legislation - this week - that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to those who need it most. Since October, more than 50,000 Ohioans have exhausted their emergency federal funds. With an Ohio unemployment rate of 7.2 percent and a national unemployment rate of 6.5 percent, workers and their families need unemployment insurance to make ends meet. Extending unemployment insurance

helps families on the brink. It is also one of the best ways to stimulate the economy. When Americans lose jobs, their families suffer, the economy suffers, and our nation suffers. Unemployment insurance allows Americans looking for jobs to care for their families and keep their financial commitments. Unemployment insurance is used for food; it is used to pay the rent. It is used to pay utility bills; it is used for transportation to job interviews. These are dollars that stay in the community, dollars that help the local hardware store, the local grocery store, dollars that provide other jobs in the community. There is no better stimulus than that.
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