Category: Washington DC
Delaware’s 2012 SBA Small Business Person of the Year: A former Latino soldier “sews” up the competition
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — First State Manufacturing owners Eli Valenzuela, Sher Valenzuela, and Ashley Wolfe have been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware Small Business Persons of the Year. This is the story of the genesis and growth of their business.
The question of how to protect the children of undocumented mothers
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Learning about Carlitos’ case, son of Guatemalan Encarnación Bail Romero in Missouri, who was adopted by a couple while she was in jail, made us seriously think about the issue. Encarnación was put in jail after a raid was carried out by the ICE in a chicken processing plant [...]
Delaware’s New Hispanic Commission
By Brenda Palomo El Tiempo Hispano DOVER, DELAWARE — This Tuesday, January 17th, the members of the brand new Hispanic Commission congregated in Dover for their first meeting. The Commission is meant to replace the Governor’s Consortium on Hispanic Affairs as well as the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs (GACHA), which were recently dissolved. [...]
Guatemalan couple defrauded for more than $1,500 through phone threats
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — On Monday, December 12, María Martínez received a phone call from California where a man that identified himself as Luis Valdés of Acción Hispana asked her about her husband and told her they were looking for him because he owed more than $800 and “now he has an attorney trying [...]
Is it the end for dual language education in Delaware?
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Dual language education, Spanish and English in Lewis Elementary School in Wilmington could cease to be a reality. WILMINGTON — Lewis Elementary has been a pioneer and unique in its type in Delaware’s public education system until the opening this year of the Las Americas ASPIRA Academy. Due to [...]
The Headaches of Immigration Law
By Eduardo Gonzalez El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — Making the topic so difficult to discuss rationally is the complexity of the issue: Who deserves to get in? Who doesn’t? What do we do with those who are here and undocumented? Should we say “un-documented” or “illegal”? What do we do with the parents of American [...]
Delaware Recognized for Racial Justice Improvement Project Efforts
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — The Delaware Courts, criminal justice agencies, and others were recog- nized for their leadership in efforts to implement racial and justice fairness initiatives during a conference sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assis- tance (BJA) and the American Bar Association on October 21 – 22, 2011 in Washington, D.C. In [...]
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
El Tiempo Hispano Catholic Relief Services (CRS), one of the largest faith-based international aid organizations in the United States and one of the world’s foremost agencies for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, further enhanced its outreach efforts to U.S. Hispanics. Through an updated digital platform, CRS will offer Hispanics a better way to connect with [...]
Good-bye Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs, Hello Hispanic Commission
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — The Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs (GACHA) of Delaware has ceased to exist as such, and by means of Governor Jack Markell’s executive order, the new institution representing Hispanics in Delaware will be the Delaware Hispanic Commission. Since the creation of the Hispanic Consortium in 2006 [...]
Delaware and Chile: a very fruitful relationship
By Fernando Alcayaga El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — The governor of Delaware, Jack Markell, has recently concluded a very successful trade mission to Chile. During his stay, Governor Markell signed a covenant to extend the terms of an agreement between the Port of Wilmington and Chile to ensure the continued storage and distribution of food [...]
