Applications: http://jaytv.net/ontv/upload_dl1.php?page=ontv

English Language Learning Foundation, 3rd Annual Recognition Breakfast, held at Northern Kentucky University, Thursday, March 3, 2011, 8:30-10:30am Breakfast Program. Corporations, non-profits, higher education institutions and individuals will celebrate children and adults who serve children. The Breakfast includes recognition of:

For more information call Gregory Stewart at 513.520.5203 or enrollmentman@aol.com. 

Dr. Miriam Steinitz-Kannan               Maria G. Molina

Our friend Hasmik is planning a research trip to Mexico as part of her PhD program:

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a PhD Student, trying to invest my skills, knowledge and experience into raising awareness in public about domestic violence, abuse and poverty, training para-professionals outside of America, to work with victimized populations, handling crisis intervention. I am doing research on Cross-Cultural Counseling and training in Crisis Intervention. For now, this research is including a possible publication and several presentations at Professional Counseling Conferences starting in Fall.

My trip to Mexico is the field research portion of my study. I will be studying domestic violence, abuse and poverty stricken mental health needs in the context of Mexican Culture. The second portion consists of about 40 hour intensive training program of Back2Back ministry's staff in Monterrey in crisis intervention, handling trauma and mental health, as well as abuse related specific emotional/mental needs. 

The staff is eager to start the training ASAP with specific needs that they face on daily basis. I have very limited time to raise sufficient funds to make the trip.

Not only this project will help the very compassionate people in Monterrey who have dedicated their lives to helping the population in that country, but will also contribute to the field of Mental Health in understanding how to interpret the Western concept of counseling into cultures where mental health has a strong, negative stigma attached to it and very little, if any, practical application that benefits the under-privileged people. 

As a volunteer, there is no financial compensation involved, either for travel and living expenses, nor for the time at the mission facility. And of course there cannot be, due to the fact that my student visa does not permit me to be gainfully employed.

The organization is called Back2Back Ministries, they have been doing an incredible work in Monterrey and Cancun, in addition to Africa. I chose them among many organizations, because the establisher of this amazing work is a very humble person and does not want any advertisement behind his name. Here is their website: http://www.back2backministries.org/. The tax ID number is 31-1468516.

Our good friend Marty is offering his home for a private salsa party /Fundraiser on the 5th of February, Saturday, from 9 PM to 1 AM, and DJ Tony Pabon has volunteered his services as DJ that night.

Furthermore, one anonymous (by choice) individual has committed to match up to the first $500 of donations received prior to or at the party event. Let's make sure that cap is met and exceeded!

It will be a great party and we need you there

If any member of the Salsa community in Cincinnati would like to join, please email me and I'll get you the directions. 

And if you cannot come, we still accept donations for Hasmik - you can donate at any of our events @ Mad Frog on Mondays, or @ Bartini's on Wednesdays. 

The Cincinnati Chapter of SHPE has been created in May 2010, and officially approved the the SHPE National Board on June 13, 2010.

This is a very exciting year for us, as Cincinnati will be hosting from Oct. 27-31, 2010, the 2010 SHPE National Conference. Bringing the Conference to Cincinnati couldn't happen without all the hard work of SHPE Ohio Southwest chapter located in Dayton, OH.

But by having the conference here, it was also a great opportunity to expand SHPE in Ohio and establish a new chapter here.

We would like to invite all STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) professionals located in the Greater Cincinnati area to join our chapter and help us making the 2010 SHPE National Conference the best ever!

The Current Board:

CINCINNATI—June 20, 2010—The Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA (HCCUSA) announced to the community the creation of the website:

www.Cincinnati-CityofImmigrants.com.

The website offers detailed information about the six major Cincinnati immigrant waves that created the city. It illustrates the contributions of German, Irish, African American, Jewish, Appalachian, and Hispanic immigrants to the local community at different times. The historic content reviewed by Cincinnati historian, Dan Hurley.

This website is the complement to the publication of the booklet with the same title “ Cincinnati : A City of Immigrants- Struggling Toward Acceptance and Equality.” The booklet and now the website offer the opportunity to open dialogue and attempt to distinguish the myths from the facts about Cincinnati immigrant groups.

“We developed the website to be accessible to the new ways in which students now learn, said Alfonso Cornejo, president of the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA. “Students and educators have additional history of Cincinnati as it related to its immigrant roots. This website allows us to work with our deployment partners National Underground Freedom Center and Bridges for a Just Community to organize specific programs at the different school districts in a way that is more efficient.”

The Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA has already distributed 36,000 free copies of the booklet to the community. For free booklets, email office@HispanicChamberCincinnati.com or call HCCUSA at 513-366-2383

About the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA :

The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the continued growth and development of the Hispanic/Latino business community in the Tri-State area. The Chamber works closely with profit and nonprofit area businesses as well as the local and state Chambers of Commerce and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. This Chamber is a link and forum within the national network of Hispanics business associations and firms, working to expand business opportunities; to encourage mutually beneficial ties with the public and private sectors; to serve as an active and visible advocate in the Hispanic business arena; and actively promote trade business community and our Latin American counterparts. Since it’s inception, the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA has reached several local Hispanic businesses.

The Ohio Hispanic Leadership Summit is the most significant event of Ohio’s Hispanic/Latino community. Leaders in education, business, politics, and culture in general will meet and discuss issues that affect Hispanics/Latinos.

The Summit will also recognize Hispanic/Latino values by honoring distinguished Hispanic/Latino leaders, and recognizing American personalities and authorities that have contributed to the improvement of Ohio’s Hispanic/Latino community.

Likewise, the Summit will serve as an exclusive space for buinesses and organizations related to the Spanish-speaking world to present their services and products to the numerous Hispanic/Latino leaders that will be invited to this important event.

INFO: http://www.househispanicculture.org/

email: summitleadersohio@gmail.com
Phone: 614 271 4437

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The 2010 Ohio Hispanic Leadership Award Winners have been announced, and we're very proud that Michael Beck, the founder and President of MidwestLatino, will be one of them:

Luis Vazquez
Manager, Office of Reentry
Cuyahoga County, Dept of Justice Affairs
Cleveland, OH 

Victoria Nunes 
Community Affairs 
Marketing Specialist 
Fifth Third Bank
Columbus, OH

Robert del Martin Castillo 
President, Majestic Drywall Services, Inc. 
Columbus, OH

Michael Beck
President, MidwestLatino
Cincinnati, OH

Maria Goeser 
Business Service Representative
Workforce and Talent Division
Ohio Department of Development
Springfield-Dayton

Ramón Delmonte
President, Agencia de Servicios 809
Columbus, OH

Jason Riveiro
Ohio State Director
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

José “Rafi” Rodríguez
President, Ohio Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
President of the Greater Dayton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Special Award: 
La Michoacana Market

The awards will be presented on Friday, June 18th, at 9 AM

Last Day to Mail Back 2010 Census Forms

Residents Urged to Act Today or Risk Visit from Census Workers in May

Today marks the last day for residents across America to mail back their 2010 Census questionnaires. Households that return their forms after April 16 will likely be visited by census workers when they begin May 1 going door to door to collect census responses.

Residents are encouraged to mail back their 2010 Census forms today. Those who wait to mail back their forms should expect to be visited by census workers, who will visit homes in person to ensure an accurate count of every person living in the United States. Census takers, who are members of the community in which they are working, will visit a household up to six times, each time leaving a door hanger featuring a phone number. Residents can call the number on the hanger to schedule a visit and be counted.

“Now's the time to clear off your kitchen table and stick that form in the mail,” U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said. “Residents who fail to mail back their forms today should be prepared to get a knock on their doors in May and July.”

About 72 percent of Ohio households have mailed back their census forms. In 2000, the mail participation rate was 77 percent.

To make sure residents are counted, use these last minute outreach suggestions to increase participation rates:

• Post copies of the questionnaire at areas of high traffic so that residents have a chance to view it and understand that the questions are not intrusive.
• Send out a news release today with information about how residents can submit their 2010 Census over the phone (see below).
• Submit an editorial on the importance of the census to your community and highlight a major project that was funded by census-based federal dollars.
• Address residents on air or over the radio to stress the importance of filling out the form and the telephone number.
• Call your local school district to ask teachers to ask their students: “Have you been counted?” Children have historically be undercounted because they spend time at multiple locations during the week.
• Ask local non profits or faith-based organizations to support the 2010 Census and let them know how their community is responding to the form. Check your participation rate here:

http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/

Puerto Rican-born citizens living in the United States will now have to request a new copy of their birth certificates.

The country's Gov. Luis Fortuño signed a law making all old birth certificates processed prior to December 2009 not valid in any federal agency.

A transition period will be in effect until July 1. The new law is an effort to reduce all fraud cases reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the past year.

According to the governmental agency, a Puerto Rican birth certificate runs for about $5,000 to $10,000 in the black market.

Puerto Ricans born in the island receive an American Social Security number and are eligible for a United States passport from birth.      

In order to obtain an Ohio Driver License or Identification Card, applicants using a Puerto Rico birth certificate will need to provide additional documents to prove their identify.

A list of acceptable primary and secondary documents can be found at: http://bmv.ohio.gov/acceptable_id_documents.stm

Please join LULAC Networking Meeting this Thursday, March 25 at 6 PM

The Guest Speaker is Brent Wilkes, LULAC Executive Director, who will talk about the upcoming 2011 LULAC National Convention hosted by Cincinnati.

Two LULAC Cincinnati members have been honored by the ELLF (English Language Learning Foundation) at its Second Annual Recognition Breakfast on Feb. 25th, 2010.

Maria Lang received the "Educator of the Year" Award. She is a teacher and a program coordinator at "Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies". She is an educator and advocate for ELL population in the Greater Cincinnati area. She servers as a member of the various advocacy organizations, such as LULAC, where she is the Director of Education. The English Language Learning Foundation honors the impact of a teacher to change the lives of English language learning children he/she teaches.

Leo Calderon received the "Make a Difference" Award. He is a Director of Latino Student Affairs at Northern Kentucky University. Leo has helped major corporations, schools and non-profit organizations effectively address the needs of the growing Latino population. The English Language Learning Foundation created the "Make a Difference Award" to honor an individual who has made a significant difference in the lives of English language learning students and families.

Congratulations to the Winners!!!

One of our Salsa friends, Claudia Velez Montenegro, lost her grandfather in a hit & run accident:

http://www.wlwt.com/news/22665269/detail.html

If you would like to help the family, please donate money to:

US Bank
(513) 458-5201
4525 Montgomery Rd,
Account #: 130115187945

There are also donation boxes in Taqueria Mercado and El Valle Verde II restaurants.

We would like to join us all in helping victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Our main relief organization of choice is the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund

Please donate directly to this fund or any other organization of your choice, or donate at any of our events.

Thank you!

Information from Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs:

Policy Alert:  BMV Injunction DENIED

As you may know, the League of United Latin American requested an injunction in the Franklin County Municipal Court to prevent the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) from executing a December 8, 2009 cancellation of thousands of motor vehicle registrations that were registered using a third-party transaction.  LULAC sought to prohibit the BMV from requiring those who used a third party transaction (such as power of attorney) to provide a valid Ohio driver's license, identification card or Social Security number. Magistrate Pamela Browning issued a ruling today DENYING the injunction.

We have not yet received the grounds for the ruling, but will make this available as soon as possible.

Effective 12:00 a.m. midnight tonight, those who have not re-registered their vehicles in compliance with the new BMV policy will be in violation of the law and subject to stops by law enforcement officials. Failure to register a vehicle is a violation of the law and is a fourth degree misdemeanor, which is subject to penalties of a maximum of 30 days in jail and $250 in fines (ORC § 4503.11).  Furthermore, failure to display registration on the vehicle is a minor misdemeanor, subject to a penalty of a maximum of $150. (ORC § 4503.21).

Alerta Especial: Requerimiento Preliminar Legal  ante el BMV (Dirección Vehicular) ha sido DENEGADA

Como recordarán, LULAC – [League of United Latin American Citizens] solicitó un requerimiento preliminar legal ante el Tribunal Municipal del Condado de Franklin para prevenir que la Dirección Vehicular (BMV)  autorizara a partir del 8 de diciembre la cancelación de miles de registros vehiculares que fueron registrados por medio de transacciones que usaban a terceros.  LULAC tenía como meta que se le prohibiera al BMV exigir a aquellos que usaron a terceros (como por ejemplo a través de carta poder)  la presentación de una licencia de conducir válida para Ohio, tarjeta de identificación o número de seguro social.  La Magistrada Pamela Browning dictó su veredicto hoy día DENEGANDO el requerimiento legal.

Al momento, no hemos recibido las bases del fallo, apenas la información esté disponible, la pondremos a su disposición.

Efectivo a la media noche 12:00 a.m. de hoy día, aquellos que no han vuelto a registrar sus vehículos de acuerdo a la nueva ley del BMV estarán en violación de la ley y serán sujetos a paradas por la policía.  El incumplimiento del registro de vehículo es una violación de ley y es un delito menor del cuarto grado, el cual está sujeto a castigos de un máximo de 30 días en prisión y $250 en multas (ORC § 4503.11).  Aún más, el no desplegar la placa en el vehículo es un delito menor sujeto a una multa de un máximo de $150. (ORC § 4503.21).