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Toledo: Gabe Ng of Computer Discount meets participants from the May 14 , 2010 performance of Shen Yun, including: Chia-Chi Lin (Conductor), Guimin Guan (Tenor), and Alina Wang (Principal Dancer). The Chinese Classical dance troupe is based in New York and spreads the word about Chinese culture and repression by the Chinese government. See related story on page 10. Top photo courtesy of Divine Performing Arts. Copyright © 2008 Divine Performing Arts. Visit www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org

Michigan school retirement plan ..........4 Will Michigan become the next Arizona? .......4 Fedor recognized for commitment to Latino issues ...............5 Judy Chu at Toledo Museum of Art ............5 Romero will attend Stanford Law ..............5 Bishops to consult on migration and reform .6 Horoscopes ..................6 Obituaries ...................6 Deportes ......................7 La Liga de Las Americas .....................7 ABLE and LAWO president awarded Pro Bono recognition .... 10 Persecution of Falun Gong .............. 10 UT national women’s health series ............ 10 Few Latino high school dropouts earn GED . 11 Classifieds ............ 12-15

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The new restaurant “Cinco de Mayo Puebla” celebrated the Cinco de Mayo holiday this past Saturday with a live Mariachi band. See article by Ingrid Marie Rivera on page 8.

Will Michigan become the next Arizona? ....... 4 Fedor recognized for commitment to Latino issues ............... 5 Judy Chu at Toledo Museum of Art ............ 5 Romero will attend Stanford Law ..............5 Bishops to consult on migration and reform . 6 Horoscopes .................. 6 Obituaries ................... 6 Deportes ...................... 7 La Liga de Las Americas ..................... 7 Cinco de Mayo Puebla . 8 ABLE and LAWO president awarded Pro Bono recognition .... 10 Persecution of Falun Gong .............. 10 UT national women’s health series ............ 10 Few Latino high school dropouts earn GED . 11 Classifieds ............ 12-15

Shen Yun will be at the State Theatre on Saturday, May 29 at 7:30 pm. The Chinese Classical dance troupe is based in New York and spreads the word about Chinese culture and repression by the Chinese government. See related story on page 10.

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Gobernador de Florida: Reforma migratoria sería benéfica Por BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, el 13 de mayo del 2010 (AP): Una reforma de inmigración que abra el camino para que los indocumentados obtengan la ciudadanía ayudaría a la solvencia del sistema de Seguridad Social, consideró el jueves el gobernador de Florida, Charlie Crist, candidato independiente al Senado federal. Crist está a favor de apuntalar la Seguridad Social a través de una reforma de inmigración, en vez de la propuesta de su oponente, el cubanoestadounidense Marco Rubio, quien quiere elevar la edad a la que pueden recibirse las prestaciones del sistema. Crist le dijo a The Associated Press que hay hasta 14 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados que forman una economía subterránea. Si aportaran al sistema de Seguridad Social, se podría aumentar la cantidad de trabajadores en relación con la cantidad de retirados que reciben beneficios. “Es algo que ciertamente vale un muy buen debate e investigación”, dijo Crist. “Si hay gente aquí que no está aportando al sistema, algo en lo que todos estamos de acuerdo, esto es básicamente una forma de fraude contra el sistema”. Su idea sería darle a los inmigrantes un camino a la legalización similar al que ofrecía la reforma migratoria fallida que impulsaron el ex presidente George W. Bush, el ex senador Mel Martínez y el senador John McCain. Crist dijo que no está a favor de una amnistía, sino de un “camino ganado a la ciudadanía”, en que los i n m i g r a n t e s indocumentados tendrían que postularse a ese beneficio y se sumarían a la lista de gente que ya inició su proceso. El gobernador era precandidato republicano hasta que decidió

postularse como independiente el mes pasado, cuando las encuestas lo mostraban perdedor de las internas ante Rubio, preferido por el movimiento conservador Tea Party. Rubio consideró el jueves que la idea de Crist sobre la inmigración es poco realista. “El plan de Charlie Crist no sólo otorgaría una amnistía, sino que significaría la quiebra de la Seguridad Social para jubilados actuales y futuros”, dijo. Rubio propuso elevar la edad mínima para recibir beneficios sociales para la gente que hoy tiene menos de 55 años. También quiere volver a calcular la fórmula de aumento de los beneficios, para que tenga en cuenta la inflación. “No podría apoyar ninguna de esas (ideas) y creo que tenemos que ser más innovadores”, dijo Crist. “No quiero castigar a nadie para arreglarlo”. El favorito en las internas demócratas Kendrick Meek también se opone a elevar la edad mínima. Crist hizo sus declaraciones luego que Rubio dijo apoyar la polémica ley migratoria de Arizona que manda a los policías municipales y estatales interrogar a las personas sobre su estatus migratorio si hay razón para sospechar que puedan ser indocumentadas. Rubio se había opuesto a la ley, pero cambió de opinión cuando la Legislatura de Arizona modificó el texto para prohibir que los policías se basen en la raza de las personas al decidir interrogarlas. Los republicanos han perdido el apoyo de votantes hispanos durante el debate migratorio, por lo que Crist podría estar intentando cautivar a la numerosa población de herencia latina de su estado.

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Genetic study shows diversity, ancestry of Latino populations, Cornell researcher says ITHACA, NY, May 17, 2010: Being Latino in the Americas can mean very different things – depending upon where your ancestors called home, a new study led by a Cornell researcher shows. The new study shows that populations geographically close to former slave trade routes and ports have more African ancestry than more inland Latin Americans, who show more Native American heritage. The terms Hispanic and Latino “encompasses a huge amount of genetic diversity,” says Katarzyna Bryc, a graduate student in biological statistics and computational biology and co-lead author of the study with New York University medical student Christopher Vélez. “The study reveals unique patterns of ancestry across these populations.” “These Latino populations tell us about the complexity of migration events involved in the histories of Hispanics/ Latinos,” Bryc says. The study includes genetic samples from 112 people from México plus 100 individuals from Ecuador, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The analysis shows that individuals from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Colombia have more African ancestry, reflecting migrations along the historical slave-trade routes. In contrast, Mexicans and Ecuadorians have more Native American ancestry. Researchers also found that the Native American segments of genomes of North

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American Latinos – those from México, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic – are genetically more similar to those of the Nahua people indigenous of México and Central America, while the Native American segments of genomes of South American populations – those from Colombia and Ecuador – were most similar to those of the Quechua people. The findings also have implications for medicine, where knowledge of ancestries may reveal tendencies toward chronic inherited diseases. For example, previous studies have shown that Latinos with greater European ancestry have a higher risk of breast cancer. The genetics study by researchers from Cornell, the New York University School of Medicine, the University of Arizona, and Stanford University, appears online in the May 5, 2010 edition of the peer-reviewed Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and can be found online at www.pnas.org. Senior authors include: Carlos Bustamante, a former Cornell computational biologist and geneticist now at Stanford’s School of Medicine; and Harry Ostrer, director of the Human Genetics Program at New York University. Andres MorenoEstrada, postdoctoral associate in Bustamante’s lab, was also a co-author. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON, AP Political Writer TALLAHASSEE, May after falling badly behind 13, 2010 (AP): Florida Gov. tea party favorite Marco Charlie Crist, who’s run- Rubio in primary polls. ning for U.S. Senate as an The governor switched independent, said Friday his voter registration to that providing a path to citi- no party affiliation this zenship for undocumented week. Rubio has proposed immigrants will help keep Social Security solvent— raising the age of eligian idea he favors over his bility for Social Security opponent’s suggestion to benefits for people now raise the eligibility age for under 55, as well as restructuring the formula benefits. Crist told The Associated for increasing benefits to Press there are as many as 14 account for inflation. “I couldn’t support eimillion undocumented immigrants in the country as ther of those, and I think part of an underground we have to be more innoeconomy. If they paid into vative,” Crist said. “I the Social Security system, don’t want to punish anyit would help increase the one in order to fix it.” Democratic front-runworker-to-retiree ratio. “It’s certainly worth a ner Kendrick Meek also very good debate and re- opposes raising the age of search,” Crist said. “If there eligibility. Crist made his comare people here that aren’t paying into the system, ments after Rubio said he which everyone agrees there supports a controversial are, that’s in essence a form new Arizona immigration law that requires state and of fraud on the system.” The idea would be to pro- local law officers to quesvide a path to citizenship tion people about their similar to the failed immi- immigration status if gration overhaul proposed there’s reason to suspect by President George W. they’re in the country Bush, former Sen. Mel without documentation. Maríinez, R-Florida, and Rubio previously opSen. John McCain, R-Ariz. posed the law, but Crist said he doesn’t sup- changed his position afport amnesty, but rather an ter the Legislature “earned path to citizen- tweaked the language to ship.” Undocumented immi- ban racial profiling. Republicans lost supgrants would have to apply for citizenship and be port among some Latino placed in line behind people voters during the immigration debate, so Crist already seeking it. Crist was running as a may be trying to appeal to Republican until deciding Florida’s large block of last month to run on his own them.

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AP-Univision Poll: Immigration splits U.S.Americans WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2010 (AP): An Associated Press-Univision Poll has found that big majorities of Latinos consider undocumented immigrants a boon to the United States and condemn Arizona’s new law targeting undocumented people. That is a

sharp contrast to how nonLatinos view the smoldering issue of immigration. The poll, taken earlier this month, found that 74 percent of Latinos said the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. mostly contribute to society. Just 35 percent of non-Latinos agreed.

Some 67 percent of Latinos said they oppose the Arizona law, compared with 20 percent of non-Latinos. The law allows local police to demand citizenship papers from suspected undocumented immigrants and to detain them if they cannot produce the documents.

How the poll on immigration was conducted May 13, 2010: The Associated Press-Univision Poll on immigration was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from May 712, 2010. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 901 Hispanic adults. It was conducted as a supplement to this month’s AP-GfK Poll, which was conducted May 7-11 and was based on a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults. Digits in the phone num-

bers dialed were generated randomly to reach households with unlisted and listed landline and cell phone numbers. Interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish. As is done routinely in surveys, results were weighted, or adjusted, to ensure that responses accurately reflect the population’s makeup by factors such as age, sex, education, and race. In addition, the weighting took into account patterns of phone use—landline only, cell only, and both types— by region.

No more than one time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause the results to vary by more than plus or minus 5.3 percentage points from the answers that would be obtained if all Hispanics in the U.S. were polled. For the AP-GfK poll, the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. There are other sources of potential error in polls, including the wording and order of questions. The questions and results for this poll will be available http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com.

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Gobernadora de Arizona forma panel para combatir “falsedades” Por PAUL DAVENPORT PHOENIX, el 13 de mayo del 2010 (AP): La gobernadora de Arizona, Jan Brewer, está formando una fuerza especializada conformada por funcionarios de turismo y líderes empresariales, a fin de combatir lo que calificó de “falsedades” sobre la nueva y controversial ley del estado contra la inmigración ilegal. Brewer se reunió el jueves en privado con los líderes del sector turístico y posteriormente dijo a la prensa que está integrando un grupo que delineará una estrategia para enfrentar las críticas públicas a la ley. La legislación requiere que la policía, cuando

vigile el cumplimiento de otras normas, pregunte a una persona sobre su estatus migratorio, si existe una “sospecha razonable” de que la persona está ilegalmente en el país. Bajo la ley, el estar ilegalmente en el país sería un delito estatal. Los críticos han dicho que la legislación podría derivar en discriminación racial, y algunos grupos y gobiernos municipales han exhortado a boicotear a Arizona y a sus empresas. Brewer dijo que las acusaciones de que la ley derivará en discriminación racial son infundadas, y enfatizó que la legislación prohibe específicamente el

detener a una persona únicamente con base en su raza. También indicó que la gente considera erróneamente que cualquier persona que camine por las calles podrá ser abordada por las autoridades para pedirle que muestre sus documentos. “El punto decisivo es que hay un montón de falsedades en torno a la propuesta de ley”, señaló. “Uno no va a ser interrogado al caminar por una calle a menos de que haya cometido un delito”. Representantes del sector turístico no solicitaron cambios en la ley, dijeron (Continua en la p. 11)

Immigration-Arizona - US governor forms task force on immigration law By PAUL DAVENPORT, Associated Press Writer PHOENIX, May 13, 2010 take effect late July, requires (AP): Republican Arizona police to ask a person about Gov. Jan Brewer on Thurs- his or her immigration status day formed a task force of if there’s “reasonable suspitourism officials and busi- cion” that the person is in ness leaders to help the state’s the country without docustruggling tourism industry mentation. Being in the in the face of what she called country without documen“mistruths” about the state’s tation would be a state crime controversial new law tar- under the law. Critics have said the law geting undocumented immigration. could lead to racial profilBrewer met privately with ing, and some groups and tourism industry leaders and city governments have later told reporters that she called for boycotts of Ariwas forming a group of in- zona and its businesses. Brewer said those charges dustry representatives and state officials to prepare a that the law will produce marketing strategy to deal racial profiling are unwith public criticism of the founded, and she said the law. law specifically prohibits The law, which is set to racial profiling.

She also said people mistakenly believe that just anybody walking on a street could be asked to produce identification. “The bottom line is there are a lot of mistruths about the bill,” she said. “You’re not going to walk down the street and get questioned unless you’ve committed a crime.” Tourism industry representatives didn’t request changes in the law, said Brewer and Debbie Johnson, head of a statewide hotel association and of a statewide tourism industry coalition. “There was no discussion of it,” Johnson said. (Continued on Page 11)

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Votes coming on Michigan school retirement plan By TIM MARTIN, Associated Press Writer LANSING, May 14, 2010 were enough votes to pass (AP): Michigan lawmakers the bill in a relatively rare are getting ready to render middle-of-the night session what may be the final verdict of the Michigan Legislature. Friday on a plan aimed at The Michigan Educaprompting thousands of tion Association, the state’s public school employees to largest teachers union, opretire this summer. poses the compromise and Leaders in the Republi- was urging its members to can-led Senate and Demo- contact lawmakers. crat-led House reached an More than 50,000 school agreement in principle employees statewide could Thursday that would be eligible for the sweetened slightly increase pension retirement benefits, albenefits for eligible school though lawmakers guess employees to retire this sum- only about half of them mer. Remaining employees might take the incentive. would be required to pay an A retirement incentive additional 3 percent of their plan might allow schools to salaries into retiree health avoid layoffs or save money plans starting in July, ac- by replacing older workers cording to the final version with younger, lower-paid of a compromise bill re- employees. Schools also ported to the House and would save money because Senate by a bipartisan com- employees would be responmittee. sible for more retirement It wasn’t clear if there system costs.

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Elected officials and candidates will be invited to the meeting to publicly commit their support or opposition to the proposal. The town hall meeting will feature information on the details of the proposal, and a plan for how Michiganders can stop it. The meeting will conclude with an educational forum on immigrants’ rights, and how to protect the family during a time of increasing pressure by

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Senator Fedor recognized by OCHLA for commitment to Latino issues Columbus: The Ohio Commission on Latino Affairs (OCHLA) recognized State Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) with the “Legislator Advocate” award during its 2010 statewide Legislative Visit Day on May 18, 2010. “I am honored to receive the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs ‘Legislator Advocate’ award,” said Fedor. “I will continue to promote public policy that positively affects the Latino Community.” OCHLA said of Fedor, “As a state Senator, Teresa Fedor has expended a tremendous amount of time, energy and effort into improving the lives of Latino Ohioans. Her work in the area of education, human trafficking, and advocating against local immigration measures has been sincerely appreciated by the Latino community all across Ohio.” According to OCHLA, Fedor spent 16 years working in inner-city Toledo public schools before coming to the legislature. She has a long-standing interest in promoting academic attainment for all children and protecting our most

vulnerable y o u n g Ohioans— she sponsored, for example, “Día de los Niños,” a bill promoting literacy and education of children on April 30 th every year. According to OCHLA— through its Executive Teresa Fedor Director Lilleana Cavanaugh— tion that advises state govFedor is a champion on the ernment on issues affectissue of Human Traffick- ing Hispanic Ohioans, ing, a problem that greatly connects the diverse affects vulnerable citizens, Latino communities especially Latinos. As across the state, and builds Vice-Chair of the Traffick- the capacity of commuing in Persons Study Com- nity organizations so they mission, she ensured the may better serve the fast Latino community had a growing Latino populavoice and a seat on the tion of Ohio. Commission. Her bill, SubAt its Legislative Visit stitute Senate Bill 235, will Day, OCHLA, along with create a stand-alone felony Cleveland’s Hispanic for trafficking in persons Roundtable and LULAC, and is being considered by welcomed community the Senate Criminal Jus- leaders at the State tice Committee. Capitol and the Riffe OCHLA is an organiza- Building.

In celebration of AsianAmerican Heritage Month this May, U.S. Rep. Congresswoman Judy Chu (California’s 32nd District) speaks on May 28, 2010, 7:30pm, in the Little Theater in the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) (2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 (419) 255-8000, www.toledomuseum.org). Dr. Judy Chu is the first Chinese-American woman elected to the United States Congress. She will speak about empowering Asian-American communities, current issues and future directions. For more info about her, please refer to http://chu.house.gov/ contact/index.shtml. This event is free and open to the public. Dr. Chu’s talk is sponsored by the 80-20 NW Ohio Chapter of Asian Americans (http://www.8020initiative.net/about/ chapters.asp) that also works with other Asian-American organizations, including Asian-Indian Americans, Chinese-Americans, FilipinoAmericans, Korean-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Southeast-Asian Americans. For more info, email Dr. Lee ([email protected]).

A l e x i a Marie Romero, of Lorain, was an Obama delegate in 2008; since then, she has graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish, from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on May 10, 2010. Alexia Marie Romero A l e x i a Romero will attend Stanford Law School the entire course of their located in Palo Alto, Cali- academic careers at Emory fornia where she will pur- and celebrates their comsue her Juris Doctorate mitment to scholarly Degree. achievement. Romero is an elected She wrote an honors member of Phi Beta thesis entitled: “The EfKappa, the nation’s old- fect of Transparency on est and most widely rec- the Inter-American Court ognized academic honor of Human Rights’ Comsociety; Phi Eta Sigma, pliance Rates,” for which the national honor soci- she was awarded Highest ety for outstanding first- Honors. Romero spent a year students; Pi Sigma semester in Costa Rica in Alpha, the National Po- 2009, and returned there litical Science Honor So- to conduct research for her ciety; and the Continu- thesis in early 2010. ing Excellence RecogniRomero graduated in tion Award, which recog- 2006 from Elyria Catholic nizes graduating seniors High School. She is the who have maintained daughter of Joanette and consistently high aca- Richard Romero of Lorain, demic performance over Ohio.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES: MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 You could step out of line and refuse to go along with this or you can keep feeding the myth that you’re OK with it. I don’t know why it hasn’t occurred to you that avoiding the issue just isn’t working. TAURUS: APRIL 21 - MAY 20 As you rearrange your life the fast track has less appeal than it used to. Any chance to simplify what’s gotten too complicated will show you that it’s easier to live peacefully without all that nonsense. GEMINI: JUNE 21 - JULY 20 Coming clean about things is always a shock to the one who doesn’t want to hear it. The surprises that erupt as the truth gets aired could easily turn this scenario into an Academy Award winning mini-series. CANCER: JUNE 21 - JULY 20 Don’t try to jump in and fix this. For all you know it could just create more chaos. As much as it hurts to see them suffer, sometimes you have to sit back and let people get their lessons the hard way. LEO: JULY 21 - AUGUST 20 Something’s changed and you’re not into it. Things haven’t felt right for a while. What you can’t put your finger on contains elements of passive aggression that make it hard to know if this is about you. VIRGO: AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 20 Someone’s at it again. It seems that they can’t deal with the fact that you refuse to go along with their plans. Stick to your guns. You’ve been through this enough times to know how to handle it. LIBRA: SEPTEMBER 21 - OCTOBER 20 In the middle of a major crisis it’s best to deal with one thing at a time. This won’t settle down overnight. If it’s more than you bargained for, you know as well as I that we never get more than we can handle. SCORPIO: OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 20 You’re being way too judgmental. It’s OK to think you’re right about everything; we all do! But you’re nuts if you take it seriously. Get over yourself and try to figure out how to take people as they come. SAGITTARIUS: NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 20 Your work has to take precedence over everything else right now. That being the case start getting off on your job. When the fun factor just ain’t there it comes down to finding the joy in the discipline. CAPRICORN: DECEMBER 21 - JANUARY 20 Those of you who can’t deal with the complexities of your private life are about to find out that you can no longer avoid them. In your face situations will raise questions that could put you on the spot. AQUARIUS: JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 20 The pressure is off. With nothing to tie you down life is suddenly wide open and free. Time seems to be worth more than money these days. You happen to have all the time in the world; what are you doing with it? PISCES: FEBRUARY 21 - MARCH 20 You can’t get too hung up on the fact that you’re in the middle of a train wreck. Stop emoting and deal with it. Down to earth choices have to be made and unfortunately no one can make them but you.

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Ray Suárez is keynote speaker at TBA/ABLE/LAWO’s Access to Justice Awards, May 26 Ray Suárez is one of the country’s most respected journalists. As senior correspondent for PBS’ The NewsHour, he has more than 30 years experience in the news business, as a reporter for CNN and ABC, as well as the host of Talk of the Nation on NPR. Known for his expertise on U.S.-American issues

Bishops to consult on migration and reform Representatives of bishops’ conferences of the United States, Canada, México, and other Latin American and Caribbean countries will convene June 2-4, 2010, in Washington, D.C., for the 2010 Regional Bishops’ Consultation on Migration. Archbishop Antonio María Vegliò, president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People at the Vatican, and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, papal nuncio to the United States, are also slated to attend. The bishops are expected to discuss the current situation of migrants in their respective countries. This will involve presentations on current conditions impacting migration in sending and receiving countries; the treatment of immigrants living in or in transit through their countries; the impact on communities left behind; the implications of these realities on the Church’s pastoral care, advocacy and public policy, and service responses; coordination of efforts at the regional level; and the search for successful models.

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(including demographics, race, and religion) and as a longstanding member of the Washington press corps, he covers everything from Congress and the White House to the roll of the media in shaping policy. He is a critically acclaimed author, writing The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America and The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration. Suárez has contributed to several books, including How I Learned English (National Geographic, 2007), Brooklyn: A State of Mind (Workman, 2001), Local Heroes (Norton, 2000), Sav-

ing America’s Treasures (National Geographic, 2000), and Las Christmas (Knopf, 1998). His writing has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. Award recipients include: Vincent M. Nathan, Betty A. Amison-Lewis, R. Jeffrey Bixler, Judge James C. Carr, and Thomas L. Young. The event is at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Toledo.

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OBITUARIES MICHAEL AVALOS SR. Michael Avalos Sr., age 59, of Toledo OH, a Vietnam Veteran, passed away on May 7, 2010. He is survived by his mother, Dolores Avalos; sisters, Angela (Thomas) Whitacre and Patricia Kennedy; and brother, David (Nancy) Avalos; along with a large loving family. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Jr. and brother, Louis III.

ARTHUR A. PACHECO Arthur A. Pacheco Sr., 77 of Lorain OH, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in Hospice of Saint Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born February 25, 1933 in Guadalupita, New Mexico He was raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He came to Lorain in 1966. Mr. Pacheco retired in 1996 as a coil binder in USS/Kolbe Steel, Lorain. He also worked in the Boiler Shop and the Bar Mill. He worked there for 30 Years. He served in U.S. Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict earning the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, the National Service Metal and the United Nations Service Metal. Mr. Pacheco was a member of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish and the former Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church both of Lorain. He was also a member of the United Steel Workers Local 1104, Lorain and the Mexican Mutual Society. He enjoyed Lake Erie and fishing it, landscaping and traveling with his family out west. He was an avid Cleveland Indians fan. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 48 years Juanita Pacheco (née Valderrama), his sons Richard (Susanna) Pacheco of Sacramento, California, Arthur Pacheco, Jr. and Leo (Laura) Pacheco both of Lorain, his daughters Tomasita A. (Joseph) Boyle of Avon Lake and Jennifer (Josue) Rivera of Lorain, his brother Gilbert (Dolores) Pacheco and his sister Odilia P. (Lew L.) Hanson both of Rock Springs, his 14 grandchildren and his great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents José N. and María T. (née Espinoza) Pacheco.

DAVID YANEZ JR. David Yanez Jr., 69, of Oregon OH, died at his home on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. David was in the presence of his wife and family at the time of his passing. David’s valiant battle with cancer never prevented him from being always concerned with the welfare of his family and friends. Born September 21, 1940, in Natalia Texas, to David and Anita (Balderrama) Yanez, David’s parents moved the family in the mid forties and settled on Toledo’s Eastside. The Yanez home was a hub of activity for friends. Many memories were forged at the Platt Street home. David was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the 101st Airborne Division. On October 2, 1965, David married Clara Paoluzzi. After raising their children, David and Clara found great satisfaction from spending time with their many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. David retired from E.I. DuPont Co. after 30+ years of dedicated service. Retirement did not slow down the pace of his life. David was always one to stay busy and enjoyed working on projects around the house. He was known as a go to guy when you needed help with fixing something. David had a knack for telling a story over and over as if you were hearing it for the first time it will be one of the many qualities that will be missed. During the past couple years, David and close friends would get together every Wednesday to shoot pool and talk about what old guys talk about. Pool day was a special time with lifelong friends. David is survived by his wife, Clara; children, Jamie Salyers (Thomas), Charlie Walters, Nick Yanez and Alexandra Yanez (Jack Materni); brothers, Gilbert Yanez and Saul Yanez (Carolyn); sisters, Evangeline Solis (Simon) and Yolanda Stockmaster (Larry); sister-in-law, Shelley Serres; grandchildren, Christine Quisno (Daniel), Abbey Baker, Nicholas Yanez (Sarah), Brittney Walters, Courtney Saba, Harleigh Yanez, Gabriel Yanez and eight great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. David was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Fran Yanez. The Yanez family wishes to thank the hospice nurses for their attentive care.

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Tigres del Norte: Arizona trata a hispanos como delincuentes Por ISTRA PACHECO MEXICO, el 13 de mayo del 2010 (AP): Los Tigres del Norte no descartaron apoyar un boicot contra el territorio estadounidense de Arizona por la ley de inmigración que promulgó y que, a su juicio, hace ver a los hispanos como si fueran delincuentes. Los miembros de la legendaria banda dijeron que una semana antes de que se aprobara la ley tocaron en una universidad de aquel estado y ya se sentía un ambiente tenso. “ E s t a m o s consternados con esto. Creo que es una humillación”, declaró en rueda de prensa Jorge Hernández uno de los fundadores del grupo con 40 años de historia. “Es una ley que en verdad nos va a poner en el ojo de los americanos como delincuentes, creo que esto le va a dar la facilidad para ser aun más duros, más drásticos y tal vez hasta más exagerados en señalar y en acusar”, lamentó. Con más de 40 discos publicados desde el 1968

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y ganadores de cinco Grammys y tres Latin Grammys, la discriminación racial no es nueva para el grupo. A finales de la década de 1960, a los Tigres les negaron el servicio y los sacaron de un restaurante en Oregon. “Los artistas, los grupos, los solistas, creo que debemos hacer algún tipo de movimiento para ver qué se puede hacer” en contra de la ley, señaló Hernández. “Hasta ahorita no tenemos una nueva fecha en Arizona y no creo que vayamos a tener algo hasta que no se haga una resolución de lo que va a pasar”, aseguró. La violencia en México es otro de los temas que le preocupa a los integrantes de la agrupación, quienes hicieron un llamado a las personas a exigirle una solución eficaz al gobierno, que incluya el combate a la pobreza. “Nosotros (como músicos) podemos levantar la voz, cantar canciones y decir lo que sucede, pero también tenemos que exigirle a nuestro gobierno como ciudadanos... que las cosas cambien”, dijo uno de los más jóvenes del

conjunto, Luis Hernández. “Es un poco difícil porque culturalmente parece que estamos acostumbrados a ciertas cosas pero creo que todo se puede lograr y sobre todo las nuevas generaciones involucrarse más”, reflexionó. “Queremos salir tranquilos a la calle y nuestra familia... es una preocupación que creo que a todos nos consterna”, agregó. Desde el 2006 la violencia relacionada al crimen organizado ha dejado más de 22.700 muertos. En meses recientes se han cancelados espectáculos ante el temor de actos de violencia, según reportan medios de comunicación. El grupo recibió el jueves la distinción de un disco de oro por más de 45.000 copias vendidas en México de su más reciente álbum “La granja”. Los Tigres cerrarán además el primer Festival Vive Grupero que se celebra en la capital mexicana este fin de semana y en el que tocarán más de 40 bandas de música regional mexicana.

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Women of Color to host Women’s Event for McGee Brown Yvonne Harper, Laneta Goings, Wanda Brown, Doni Miller, Clara L. Petty, Lourdes Santiago, Liz Florney, Margarita De León, and Robin Stone meet to discuss plans for a special reception for Yvette McGee Brown. McGee Brown is running for Leiutenant Governor and would be the first African-American female to hold that post should she win. The event takes place at the Ramada Inn on Secor on May 25, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event is hosted by Toledo area women of color inviting all women to support McGee Brown.

Crew defeats Chivas USA, 1 to 0 COLUMBUS, May 15, 2010: Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored on a penalty kick in the 90th minute to lead the Crew to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Chivas USA in Crew Stadium, after Chivas’ Justin Braun took down Chad Marshall near the left post on a Schelotto free kick. Crew defender Gino Padula made two huge plays in the second half to keep the match scoreless through the hour mark. The left back first cleared a shot off the goal line by Jonathan Bornstein in the 58th minute. Then on the Chivas’ next possession, Blair Gavin pounced on the loose ball in the box and fired toward the net only to see Padula head the ball away at the line. Chivas had another opportunity in the 85th minute when Braun went on a breakaway, but Crew keeper William Hesmer came off his line to snuff Braun on the right side of the box and then outrace the forward to the rebound on the left side as Chivas. It was the last match for Crew’s Robbie Rogers and Marshall (along with Chivas’ Bornstein and Sacha Klejstan) before leaving for the U.S. World Cup camp. Thornton kept the match scoreless with a difficult diving save in the 27th. Schelotto set up for a free kick from 40 yards but tapped the ball to Adam Moffat, who drove a low ball that eluded the wall but took a slight deflection at the second line of defense. Thornton went stretched to push the attempt away. T he Crew is 4-0-2 on the season and 4-0-0 at home.

Cental Arsenal defeats Manchester, 6 to 1, on 5-16-10

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5/30/2010 Equipo/Team Atletico Cobras Deportivo CBC Guadalupe Corre Caminos Fremont

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6/13/2010 Equipo/Team Fremont Corre Caminos Central Arsenal Michigan Toledo S. Club

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Liga de Futbol Las Americas Juego 5, 16 de mayo, 2010

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A new Mexican restaurant in town celebrates Cinco de Mayo with mariachi

By Ingrid Marie Rivera, La Prensa Correspondent LORAIN, May 15, 2010: she wanted to remain a his favorite dish at the resThe owners of a new Mexi- teacher; both are her pas- taurant is the “Burrito can restaurant on Oberlin sions, she said. With the help Chilango,” also called Avenue wanted to celebrate of her husband, Gregory “México City,” - the dish he the Cinco de Mayo holiday Malin, and her family friend created. properly. So they held off Luis Garza, they were finally The burrito carries three on their formal celebration able to make that dream a different types of meat inuntil the local Mariachi reality. cluding Shrimp, beefsteak band, Joya de México, from “We just opened the res- and carnitas, or pork, plus Cleveland could arrive and taurant and if all goes well vegetables like green pepperform at their site. we hope to open more res- pers and onions. It comes The restaurant “Cinco de taurants in the future,” said with rice and beans. Mayo Puebla” was finally Rosa Malin, originally from “There are people that able to host the festivities, the State of Nayarit, travel to México and they Saturday, May 15, 2010. México. eat there, and then they come Trumpet and acoustic Malin, from Shaker here asking ‘hey, do you guitar sounds filled the Heights, OH, said many of have this? No? Come on, dimly lit restaurant that gave her frequent customers are and you’re a Mexican res- the State of Jalisco, enchiladas, tamales, off a red hue and a festive not Mexican or from a taurant?,’” Garza said “It’s México); he was there for tostadas, chalupas, fajitas, yet cozy and welcoming Latino background. just that the preparation of Med school, and I asked (the and burritos. They also feeling. The ceiling is “When you hear them say those Mexican dishes are Mariachi band Joya de serve seafood, taco salads, painted to resemble the blue that they love the Mexican very difficult. And here we México) to play chimichangas and other sky, small banners display- food, that they would love have those dishes that are ‘Guadalajara’ for me. It was dishes of beef, chicken or ing “Corona de Mayo” are to learn the Spanish lan- hard to find in other places.” great. It was perfect,” Nan pork. For dessert they offer hung from the ceiling, the guage, that makes you feel he said. Salvatore said. a special “Chimi Cheesechairs are painted with col- so good,” she said. They said they were cake” and Flan. Plus, they The guests that Saturday orful cowboy images and also greatly pleased with offer Margaritas and both Luis Garza, manager and evening agreed. sombreros are hung on the a s s o c i walls - all helping to trans- ate of the port the attendees to r e s t a u México. rant, said Roughly 50 people filled their lothe restaurant at one given c a t i o n time and enjoyed a variety o f f e r s of authentic Mexican foods Mexican while they were serenaded d i s h e s by the Mariachi Band Joya that are de México. o f t e n The Cinco de Mayo holi- difficult day is not México’s Inde- to find in pendence Day celebration; o t h e r instead, it commemorates Mexican the victory of the Mexican r e s t a u militia over the French rants, but Army at the Battle of Puebla are very in 1862. popular Authentic Mexican food dishes in Owner Rosa Malin, her daughter, Katie Malin, 14, and Associate Luis Garza in front of their restaurant, is what the restaurant, M é x i c o “Cinco de Mayo Puebla” “Cinco de Mayo Puebla,” at i n c l u d 4290 Oberlin Avenue, ing the “Mole Poblano” and Mike and Nan Salvatore, the menu. U.S. and Mexican beers. strives to have every day “Chili Poblano.” “I had enchiladas. We from Erie, PA, were staying The couple, Evelyn and and what sets it apart from “All of the recipes that I in a local hotel when they know Mexican food. Some Ivan Arocho, said they have other Mexican restaurants, have here are authentic,” were recommended to visit places, sometimes, you can visited the restaurant sevthe owners said. The restau- Garza said “I wanted to make “Cinco de Mayo Puebla” tell the food was brought in eral times because they enrant has been open since this restaurant different from after they asked where they frozen. But this was very joy the food and good serJanuary or four months. good. This wasn’t out of a vice. The Arochos of Puerto all the others,” he said. could find Mexican food. Rosa Malin, owner of the He added their food is They said they did not microwave. And tamales, we Rican background also restaurant and also a Span- always fresh because all expect to find a live don’t see that on menus very have Mexicans in their famish teacher for Pre-K and dishes including the salsas Mariachi band, but wel- often,” she said. ily, Evelyn Arocho said. Kindergarten children, said and rice are prepared daily. comed the great surprise. The menu includes many “I love enchiladas. His she always dreamed of openGarza, with origins in “We have lived in of the popular and cherished favorite is carne asada. We ing her own restaurant but México City, México, said Guadalajara, (the capital of Mexican dishes including came for Mother’s day actu-

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ally, and brought both our moms,” Evelyn Arocho said, “I would recommend it highly for people to come here. I mean the food is authentic. It has really good taste. But the excellent service just brings the package together.” Garza, who worked previously in construction, said plans are to create a natural fence in the front of the restaurant to add privacy by planting several 6-feet-tall trees and even placing a water fountain near the trees. They plan to have a grand opening party soon this year when the construction is complete. Malin said she is optimistic their restaurant will be successful. “I don’t lose the faith,” Rosa Malin said “I believe that we will be able to push this restaurant forward. Because sometimes we are sad because not very many people visit. That’s the way it is in the beginning. But here we are.” On the Internet: For more information on this restaurant visit its Web site at www.cincodemayopuebla.com/ See Video coverage of this event at http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qyXd6YN7uDI Or see http:// www.youtube.com/user/ LaPrensaWeekly

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