1994_09 The Daily Collegian September 1994

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Friday, September J*
Qmgratulations to thefoUoiimgrecipients
oftbe1994Hispanic Excellence Scholarship
Award.
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CESAR CHAVEZ AWARD
Lcticia Lopez, Physical Therapy
Christina Gutierrez, Psychology/Spanish
Maria Lopez, Accounting/Business AahaaSlatMtfoa
Cderino Mercido, Accounting
MCIX)NALD*SmACER
Armondo Arrendondo, Electrical Engineering/Medicine
Judith Quintero, Education
ReneeVaaquez
Jacqueline GiL Liberal Studies
Gloria Guitron, Pre Med
CSU/NHSF
JamfllaSakido, Healni Science
Miguel Cortez, Chemistry
I rma Luna, Pre Vet Medicine
Daniella Mejia, Liberd Am
Sabrina Urena, Business
Ignacio Gil, Chemistry
EJoisa Fuentes, Biology
Juan Bias, Filffpml Education
Beatrice Salazar, Business Admin ismtio n
Martha Cavaztjs
Christina Alejo-Garcia, Psychology
M aribel Munez, Pre Low
Veronica Ybarra, Nursing
J ose Martin, Business Finance
Nicolas Ybarra, Psychology
Kathleen Rosario, Social Work
J'lana Soto, Business
Belinda Morales, liberal Studies
Virginia Ramos
Eliuth Machuca, Linguistics
HISPANIC EXCELLENCE
Feux Mendoza
Albert Saucedo
Elimetech Nunez
Monica Made!
Ruth Garcia
HISPANIC CHAMER OF COMMERCE
J ose Maldonado, Business Administration
The Hispanic Excellence Scholarship Fund is admirustertd by
J. Leonard Salazar, associate vurprcsuumtfaacadcmkaffaiAand dean
of undergraduate studies.
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He has also served on nu¬
merous commissions, commit¬
tees and panels including the
City of Fresno Civil Service
Commission. Among his many
professional recognition
awards are Outstanding Edu¬
cator in 1975.
He has served as statewide
president of RACHE-Raza Ad¬
vocates for Californian in
Higher Education; president of
MAP A - Mexican American
Poli deal al Assn.; and a member
of the CSUF Chieano Staff As¬
sociation, all of which he was
also a founder.
'The dinner is shaping up
fast and persons interested in
attending are encouraged to
purchase their tickets soon,"
•aid dinner co-chair Tom
Uribes, public affairs specialist
lor Unfreatty Outreach.
A no-host cocktail hour
opens the event at 6 pm in the
lobby of the Hilton's Crystal
Ballroom. The 7 pm dinner at
the Fresno Hilton will feature
comish game hen and enter¬
tainment will be presented by
Mariachi de la Tierra from 6-8
pm (during the reception and
dinner). Local DJ mark Lozada
win provide a variety of dance
music at 9 pm.
. The Hilton is providing spe¬
cial room rates ($55 single, $65
double) and a free Full Ameri¬
can Breakfast an Sunday morn¬
ing for any guests registering
under the "CSA P£rez Dinner".
(Call 1800 Hiltons for reserva¬
tions).
For more information call
Uribes 278-5366 or co-ohair
Martina Granados at 278-2693.
For table/tickets info, call
Andrea Garvan 278-2541.
Hispanic gerontological traineeship
program seeks Hispanic interns
' Applications are how being
sought from interested Hispan-
ics wishing to partake in the
1994-95 Hispanic
Gerontological Traineeship
Ftogram(rfaP). The program
is entering its ninth year and is
sponsored by the Asociacion
NacionalProPersonasMayores
(ANFPM) to promote Hispan-
ics in administrative positions
within the field of gerontology.
Funding for the program is
made possible by the Adminis¬
tration on Aging.
Interns are placed in adminis¬
trative/ management positions
for a hilttime, paid, six month
mternshipTHCnP/ANFFMbro-
vides an intensive training prior
to placement. Placement is na¬
tionwide and open to Hispanks
with at least a BS/B A degree or a
minimum of five years work ex¬
perience inhuman services. Per¬
manent placement, assistance is
provided once intern has com¬
pleted his/her internship.
The deadline for submission
of the application package is
November 1, 1994 Applica¬
tions can be obtained by writ-
ingHGTP-Project Coordinator,
Asodacsdn National Fro Per¬
sonal May ores, 3325 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles,
CA 90010 or by calling (213)
487-1922. ,
r^HisrxinfcHeru^Mo^
and salsa legetxl Willie Colon.
NPR presents Hispanic
Heritage Month Faire
-
Nation Public Radio (NPR)
presents an array of Hispanic
Heritage Month specials and
regular programs.
Included is AFROPOP
WORLDWIDE's live recording
of salsa legend Willie Colon, cel¬
ebration of modem Mexican das-
sical music and Latin, popular
music, and NPR's LATINO
USA's regular coverage of Latino
culture.
Hispanic Heritage Month is
celebrated from September 15 to
October 15. (Call your local pub¬
lic radio station for brodcast in¬
formation.)
On its weekly news documen¬
tary program HORIZONS, NPR
presents "El Corazon Musical:
Latin Music From the Heart"
Which is a series of four radio
documentaries exploring the
musical srtyles created or influ¬
enced by Latinos in the United
States.
The shows include: "Orisha
Rythms: From the Heart of Afro-
Cuba." "Que Pasa: Latino
Rappersand Hip Hop," Those
Oldies but Goddies Remind Me
of You," and "Conjunto: Deep in
the Heart of Tex-Mex "
Also for Hispanic Heritage
Month, NPR offers themusic spe¬
cial, "Sonidos de las Americas/'
recordings from the American
Composers Orcnestra's festival
celebrating modern classical
music by Mexican composers.
The four hour-long programs
will be hosted by distinguished
Mexican conductor Eduardo
Mafic
In addition to the American
Composers Orchestra, conducted
by Dennis Russell Davis,
"Sonidos de las Americas" will
feature , the Cuartero
Latincamericano, the Trio Neos,
asnd recorder vistuoso Hondo
Franco.
During the week of Septem¬
ber 29 , NPR's AFROPOP
WORLDWIDE presents salsa
legend Willie Colon leading his
band on the steps of the Ameri¬
can Museum of Natural History
in New York City. AFROPOP
WORLDWIDE also offers live
tracks framCuba's popular dance
band Los Van Van from the Sfinks
Festival m Belgium.
Since April, NPR has
dismbited LATINO USA, a
weekly news magazine that pro¬
vides information to diverse
Latino communities on events
effecting thier fives.
The program is also a forum  *
for Latino cultural and artistic
expression, and presents unique
perspectives on US. Latinos.
LATINO USA is hosted by
NPR correspondent Maria
Hinojosa.
NPR programming can be
heard on 511 member styations
nationwide.
PROTEST, from pagel
more about the proposition.
Hopefully our people will come
out and vote, because this affects
allofus." •
The proponents for Prop. 187
right now, according to the latest
state polls, is between 55 and 70
percent; but that is expected to
decrease, although no one is sure
howmuch.
Castaneda feels that this bill is
hkhng the real issue. "Wilson is
nying to blame his financial mis¬
management on immigration.
Immigrants are the ones who
have all the service jobs and add
the most to the state in general"
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