U.S. Hispanic women, also known as Latinas, have recently and rapidly surfaced as prominent contributors to the educational, economic and cultural well-being of not only their own ethnicity, but of American society and the consumer marketplace. This rise of Latinas is driven both by strong demographics and a healthy inclination toward success in mainstream America.
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Las mujeres hispanas en EE.UU., también conocidas como latinas, han surgido reciente y rápidamente como contribuidoras importantes al bienestar educativo, económico, y cultural de no solo su propia etnia, pero de la sociedad estadounidense y en el mercado de consumo. El ascenso de las latinas está motivado tanto por los fuertes demográficos
Durante el fin de semana del 17 de agosto, doce personas sufrieron de disparos en Oakland en menos de 24 horas – tres de ellas murieron. Hasta el 19 de agosto de este año se habían reportado 65 homicidios en la ciudad.
Debido a que la frecuencia de los tiroteos con armas de fuego en Oakland se ha incrementado, algunos residentes están contratando seguridad privada en sus vecindarios, especialmente en aquellos [vecindarios] en los que no se ha visto violencia en el pasado.
Jan Hetherington vive en el vecindario de Oakland llamado Maxwell Park, un vecindario amigable que solo hasta recientemente había sido tranquilo y silencioso. A Hetherington y a sus vecinos les encanta el área pero ahora sienten que tienen que contratar seguridad privada para sentirse seguros.
“Un auto apareció por la calle, tres chicos salieron del auto con armas y hubo un tiroteo con disparos a tres calles”, menciona Hetherington. “Nuestra vecina Judy, quien vivía en la siguiente calle a la mía, murió de un disparo”.
Judy Salamon, de 66 años y paseadora de perros, fue asesinada el mes pasado cuando conducía rumbo a su casa. Aun no se sabe el motivo del asesinato, lo que hace que los vecinos se sientan más temerosos sobre su seguridad.
El Pastor Gregg Brown fue amenazado con una pistola por alguien que se quejaba sobre una lavadora eléctrica usada para limpiar la iglesia. Le dijeron a Brown que dejara de usar la lavadora o de lo contrario le dispararían. “Así de cerca está el crimen”, menciona.
Los residentes de Maxwell Park esperan que cuando las patrullas de seguridad privada inicien su trabajo en un par de semanas, traerán un sentido de seguridad al vecindario que no quieren dejar.
A lo largo de los últimos años, la fuerza del Departamento de la Policía de Oakland (OPD) ha sido reducida de 837 oficiales a 613. El incremento de tiroteos es adicional a las invasiones de casas y robos a mano armada que juntos hacen de Oakland una de las ciudades más violentas del país en este año.
Durante estos últimos seis meses, el Concilio de la Ciudad de Oakland ha tomado acciones para combatir los índices criminales. El Concilio ha:
- Agregado 36 posiciones más de personal civil dentro del OPD a fin de incrementar la respuesta a las llamadas al 911, mejorar las investigaciones y permitir que los oficiales hagan más trabajo de patrullaje
- Financiado por dos años cuatro academias de entrenamiento de policías, incrementando el OPD a 700 oficiales
- Contratado elementos de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado y de California Highway Patrol a fin de complementar la presencia de policías.
La policía y Crime Stoppers de Oakland están ofreciendo de $15,000 a $25,000 en recompensa por información que lleve al arresto de los sospechosos de la muerte de Salamon y de otros asesinatos. Cualquiera que tenga información puede llamar a la policía al 510-238-3821 o a la línea de soplidos al 510-773-2805.
Success has been bittersweet for Tacos Uruapan. It’s nearing lunch time and I’m sitting at a table in back of the busy Hayward taqueria with the owners, Bertha Solorio and her son Antonio Solorio. Bertha is a petite woman, she’s wearing a bright magenta shirt, and her salt and pepper hair is pulled back in a loose bun. Before I finish my first question, tears have welled up in her brown eyes. Her story has the American dream written all over it: A husband and wife immigrate from Mexico, make a living selling carnitas out of a pickup truck, and fifteen years later buy an empty parking lot with plans to build a restaurant. But Bertha’s husband was never able to see Tacos Uruapan as it stands today. Before the final blueprints were done, he died of cancer, leaving a parking lot, a carnitas recipe, and a dream in the hands of his wife and three children.
Bertha and Alejandro met in their home state of Michoacan, Mexico. When Alejandro came to the U.S. Bertha said he had $25 to his name. He bought a hamburger, a map, a tank of gas, and had a $1 left. “You know that saying ‘he’ll sell anything under the sun?’ That was my dad,” said Antonio. “He sold tostadas, he had a fruit stand, he sold anything he could.” Back in his hometown, a small town called Tanguancicuaro, Alejandro was a cook, and had a talent for making the region’s specialty, carnitas.
Antonio applied his entrepreneurial drive to making carnitas at home and selling them by the pound in a pickup truck throughout the East Bay. Five years later, Alejandro and Bertha bought their first real taco truck. Antonio, whose smile gets bigger as he tells stories about his dad, joked that the name Tacos Tanguancicuaro was too long and that the sign would have been too costly, so they decided on Tacos Uruapan, a larger city nearby.
In 1995, Alejandro bought the property on the corner of Huntwood Road and Industrial Parkway where Tacos Uruapan is today. They built a patio and stationed the truck while they planned to build a restaurant. After Alejandro’s death, Bertha, Antonio and the eldest brother, Alejandro Jr. opened the taqueria with an expanded menu and an eager following. “I don’t think any of us sat down that first year,” said Antonio.
A month before the one year anniversary of the opening, tragedy struck the family again: Alejandro Jr. was killed in a motorcycle accident. “We were a really good team, it was like we were a tripod,” said Antonio. “It was overwhelming, but we were able to do everything because we did it together.”
This year was Tacos Uruapan’s best year in business. They employ 18 people. Bertha manages and works the kitchen, and Antonio runs the front of the restaurant. Antonio’s 19-year-old daughter occasionally helps out at the restaurant. Their charitable cause, a homework incentive program that rewards school-age kids with free burritos, is in six different schools. As for their next step, Antonio is thinking about building out a store next to the restaurant. “He has his dad’s vision,” said Bertha with a smile.
Bertha and Alejandro met in their home state of Michoacan, Mexico. When Alejandro came to the U.S. Bertha said he had $25 to his name. He bought a hamburger, a map, a tank of gas, and had a $1 left. “You know that saying ‘he’ll sell anything under the sun?’ That was my dad,” said Antonio. “He sold tostadas, he had a fruit stand, he sold anything he could.” Back in his hometown, a small town called Tanguancicuaro, Alejandro was a cook, and had a talent for making the region’s specialty, carnitas.
Antonio applied his entrepreneurial drive to making carnitas at home and selling them by the pound in a pickup truck throughout the East Bay. Five years later, Alejandro and Bertha bought their first real taco truck. Antonio, whose smile gets bigger as he tells stories about his dad, joked that the name Tacos Tanguancicuaro was too long and that the sign would have been too costly, so they decided on Tacos Uruapan, a larger city nearby.
In 1995, Alejandro bought the property on the corner of Huntwood Road and Industrial Parkway where Tacos Uruapan is today. They built a patio and stationed the truck while they planned to build a restaurant. After Alejandro’s death, Bertha, Antonio and the eldest brother, Alejandro Jr. opened the taqueria with an expanded menu and an eager following. “I don’t think any of us sat down that first year,” said Antonio.
A month before the one year anniversary of the opening, tragedy struck the family again: Alejandro Jr. was killed in a motorcycle accident. “We were a really good team, it was like we were a tripod,” said Antonio. “It was overwhelming, but we were able to do everything because we did it together.”
This year was Tacos Uruapan’s best year in business. They employ 18 people. Bertha manages and works the kitchen, and Antonio runs the front of the restaurant. Antonio’s 19-year-old daughter occasionally helps out at the restaurant. Their charitable cause, a homework incentive program that rewards school-age kids with free burritos, is in six different schools. As for their next step, Antonio is thinking about building out a store next to the restaurant. “He has his dad’s vision,” said Bertha with a smile.
La mayoría de los jóvenes menores de 18 años quienes comenten un crimen menor en el Condado de Alameda llegarán a conocer en centro de detención para jóvenes del condado.
Juvenile Hall es un centro de detención temporal para menores que esperan la corte. Es un centro seguro las 24-horas del día que puede albergar a 299 jóvenes.
Salsas mexicanas contienen grandes cantidades de plomo, encuentra un estudio ---
• De 25 botellas examinadas, cuatro fueron encontradas que excedían los niveles seguros de plomo
• El químico puede dañar el cerebro en desarrollo de los niños y llevar a un bajo IQ
• Investigadores demandan mejores pruebas de revisión
Un reciente estudio ha encontrado que hay más que picante al acecho en las salsas