March-April
2003 News
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Disabled,
Latina, and Abused, Part Two: Domestic Violence and the Workplace
Domestic violence usually happens at home
behind closed doors, but does it spill over into other aspects of
a victim's life? Is it possible for a victim of domestic violence
to be abused at the workplace by her abuser? Unfortunately this happens
more often than people think.
Ecuador Receives International
Disability Award
In a September ceremony at the United Nations, the Ecuadorian President
Gustavo Noboa accepted the sixth annual Franklin
Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award on behalf of
his country.
Mitsubishi Grants to Help Young
Disabled People
In November 2002, the Mitsubishi Electric America
Foundation announced $496,000 in national "Starfish"
grants for nine projects as part of their commitment to helping
young people with disabilities to use technology to maximize their
potential and fully participate in society.
Hispanic Population Gains Fail
to Translate in Classroom
The above headline ran on top of the
lead two-part editorial in USA Today on January 31, 2003.
Bilingual Cookbook to Help Latinos
with Diabetes
"Diabetic Cooking for Latinos"
by Olga Fuste has just been published by the American Diabetes Association.
There are an assortment of cookbooks to help people with diabetes
control their blood sugar but this is one of the first aimed at
the growing Hispanic population.
The New Minority Majority: What's
in a Name?
Enrique Fernandez, features editor of The Miami Herald, had an
excellent opinion piece in the January 26, 2003 issue, entitled
"What's in a name: what can divide?" He discusses
a lot of complexities and ambiguities about terms such as Hispanic,
Latino, Anglo, Black and even Gringo!
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