The Greater Cincinnati NSHMBA Chapter organized on Saturday March 4th an exciting roundtable event to connect Hispanics with representatives from leading companies in the Greater Cincinnati area.

The event, hosted at University of Cincinnati was a full success! Representatives from Procter & Gamble
Fifth Third Bank, Cintas, Deloitte, Kroger, Luxottica, Novartis, Nationwide and National City Bank were able to provide potential candidates with information about career opportunities.




More pictures are in Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery

P&G showed once again its ongoing committment to the Hispanic/Latino community by being one of the main sponsors of the 2006 LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala, which took place on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 in Washington, DC.

This gala celebrated Legislative Service to the Hispanic Community, and honored Arizona Senator John McCain and Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy for their work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. ALso honored was Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. Anderson

LULAC Cincinnati was represented by Jason Riveiro (President) and Michael Beck (Vice President)



More pictures and videos are in the Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 750 LULAC councils nationwide.

For more information about becoming a member of a local LULAC Council near you, visit: http://www.lulac.org/about/usa.html
For info about LULAC Ohio chapters, please visit: www.lulacohio.org

MidwestLatino was able to bring again world class performers to Cincinnati this past weekend. After Grupo Niche and Oscar D'Leon last year, thanks to Raymond Walters College, we had the pleasure to start 2006 by listening to incredible Latin Jazz concert: "The Latin Side of Miles Davis & John Coltrane" performed by Conrad Herwig and Brian Lynch, supported by set of awesome Latin Jazz musicians, such as Mario Rivera, Edsel Gomez, Luques Curtis, Pedro Martinez, and Robby Ameen.

You can check out the pictures and short videos from this incredible performance at the Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery



But the night was not over yet, and after Latin Jazz it was time for Salsa @ the 20th Century with Salsa Caliente, celebrating Mardi Gras, and with Jesus from Latin Underground as a DJ.



More pictures are at the Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery



Salsa Caliente will be perforforming soon at the new Havana Martini Club on Saturday, March 25, another event sponsored by MidwestLatino.

Our weekly Havana Nights will be back at Havana Martini Club starting on Wednesday, March 15

For the seventh consecutive year, Procter & Gamble was chosen by Latina Style as one of the Best 50 companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S.

Lourdes Ribera, NA MDO External Relations, and Marina Anderson, NA MDO Consumer & Market Knowledge, accepted the award on behalf of the Company. Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao, gave the keynote address.


Left to right: Marina Anderson, CMK -- NA MDO; Robert Bard, President and CEO Latina Style;Lourdes Ribera, External Relations --NA MDO

Following the awards ceremony, there was a debriefing at the White House by senior officials of the Bush administration. The guest speaker was Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States.

Prior to the Awards Luncheon, Latina Style hosted a Best Practices in Diversity Conference, which addressed companies' concerns and profiled some of the most successful programs of the Latina Style 50 companies. Marina Anderson represented P&G as one of the panelists for the Recruitment, Promotion and Retention session.

The Latina Style 50 awards ceremony brought together the top Latinas in corporate America, at the White House, and in the Federal government as well as influential leaders of the Hispanic community. Attendees at the conference were Corporate CEOs, chief diversity executives, marketing and human resource officers, Latina entrepreneurs, government decision-makers, and other national experts on diversity in the workforce.

The annual national listing of the fifty companies providing the best professional opportunities for Latinas is the most respected evaluation of corporate America's policies and practices as they pertain to Hispanic working women. The list is the result of an extensive search involving more than 600 of the most respected corporations in the United States.

See list of Top 50 companies for 2005

MidwestLatino’s Michael Beck (right) addressing Immigration issues with US Congressman Steve Chabot on Feb. 22

There are several activities planned in the upcoming weeks in support of a Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Members of the Cincinnati Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform are working with Cincinnati, Ohio, and US legislators in support of the reform.

Cincinnati Councilman, Cecil Thomas, is planning to discuss an immigrant worker resolution, sponsored by Council Member Crowley, in the committee Cecil Thomas chairs, the Law and Public Safety Committee. The meeting will take place of February 28th at 2pm in Council Chambers, 801 Plum Street, 3rd floor. Anyone interested in voicing their opinions on the resolution is encouraged to attend the hearing and let the committee members know how they feel. Interested persons simply need to attend the hearing and fill out a yellow speakers card, they will then be given 2 minutes to speak.

The next Coalition Meeting is Saturday February 25th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 745 Ezzard Charles Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45203. It will be from 10:00 AM till 12:00 PM. There will be an update on what has happened in the past two weeks and a planning session for the 1st Rally to take place on March 11th from 11:00AM-1:00PM If you’re interested in more information
about the Cincinnati Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, please contact Margaret Singer at (513)-761-1588 Ext: 15

Plaza del Sol (www.plazadelsolniteclub.com) hosted a great concert of "Grupo Mandingo" this past Sunday.



For more pictures, please visit Plaza del Sol Web site (click here...)

Detroit had its best Salsa party ever with the legendary El Gran Combo, and the excellent local Orchestra Sensacional! opening for them! All thanks to efforts of Tres Rumberos Productions.

Also present was Sammy DeLeon, Midwest's #1 Timbalero.



More pictures from this awesome event are in the Detroit section of our Photo Gallery (click here)

Ohio Governor Bob Taft proclaims February 12-21, 2006 as NATIONAL LULAC WEEK. throughout the state of Ohio (read here...)



Also Cincinnati's Mayor, Mark Mallory, proclaims this week as NATIONAL LULAC WEEK in the City of Cincinnati.

With approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. The organization involves and serves all Hispanic nationality groups.

Historically, LULAC has focused heavily on education, civil rights, and employment for Hispanics. LULAC councils provide more than a million dollars in scholarships to Hispanic students each year, conduct citizenship and voter registration drives, develop low income housing units, conduct youth leadership training programs, and seek to empower the Hispanic community at the local, state and national level.

In addition, the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, LULAC’s educational arm, provides counseling services to more than 18,000 Hispanic students per year at sixteen regional centers. SER Jobs for Progress, LULAC’s employment arm, provides job skills and literacy training to the Hispanic community through more than forty-eight employment training centers located throughout the United States. The LULAC Corporate Alliance, an advisory board of Fortune 500 companies, fosters stronger partnerships between Corporate America and the Hispanic community.

The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States. For more information about becoming a member of a local LULAC Council near you see the map of LULAC Chapters.

For info about LULAC Ohio chapters, please visit: www.lulacohio.org

As we've reported earlier (read here), Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones is seeking from Federal Government compensation for housing Undocumented Aliens in Butler County Jail.

His stand on the Illegal Aliens issue raised pro and contra views across the country. If you have an opinion, you can provide it now via the poll "Do you agree with Sheriff Jones stance on illegal aliens?" on his Website: http://www.butlersheriff.org/

The current results (as of Feb. 14):
Yes. 94.87% (851 votes)
No. 4.68% (42 votes)
Undecided. 0.45% (4 votes)

The Advisory Committee for the 2006 "El Día de los Niños" celebration at Cincinnati Public Schools met today to discuss the plans for the event. Sister Margarita Brewer, who originated the idea and has been the driving force behind it for the last several years, was chairing the meeting. The event is scheduled for April 28, 2006

Also present were (alphabetically): Michael Beck (MidwestLatino), Francisco Caceres (Nuestro Rincon), Neil Comber (Cincy-Cinco Festival), Karen Koch (MEMI), Maria Lang (CPS), George Perez (The Spanish Journal), Greg Stewart (University of Cincinnati), Janet Walsh (CPS), and Ken Williams (CPS).

El Día de los Niños, Children’s Day, is traditionally celebrated in Latin America and many Asian and European countries to honor and commemorate the essential role of children in the future of every nation. Initiated by the National Latino Children’s Institute in 1998, the U.S. Senate passed Resolution 278, declaring April 30 El Día de los Niños: Celebration Young Americans. At present it is celebrated in many cities in over 30 U.S. states.

Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher invites MidwestLatino to participate in the ceremonial signing of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Affirmative Action Executive Order.

This Executive Order is designed to reaffirm the Commonwealth’s commitment to equal employment in state government. More information coming soon...

On Feb. 8th, 2006, P&G hosted an Ethnic Summit for its employees, suppliers and agencies involved in marketing of P&G products to the African American and Hispanic communities. Participants were able to exchange experiences, share best practices, and learn from each other.



The Key presentations were delivered by Susan Taylor, Beauty editor of Essence Magazine, Chiqui Cartagena (author of "Latino Boom! : Everything You Need to Know to Grow Your Business in the U.S. Hispanic Market") and Pepper Miller (co-author of "What's Black About It? Insights to Increase Your Share of a Changing African-American Market ")

The Summit ended with "2006 Ethnic Brand Building Awards", celebrating the powerful connections that many P&G brands have made with the ethnic consumers and shoppers.

For pictures from the P&G Ethnic Summit please visit the Cincinnati section of our Photo Gallery

Friday, February 10 -- Miguel Zenon Quartet in Dayton, OH

Winner: Priscilla Castaneda-Pearson

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Sunday, February 12 -- El Gran Combo in Detroit

Winner: Meraries Rodriguez

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This event has been CANCELLED

Inner Circle Social Collective is sposoring a singles Valentine's Day Party on Feb. 14, (Valenitne's Day) at Argentine Bean in the new Crestview Hills Shopping Plaza from 8:30-10:00.

The event is $60. and includes tapas, sangria, raffles, salsa dancing, and surprises. Pre registration required. Contact Linda at 513.476.9904 or visit www.cincyinnercircle.com

Cincinnati Public Schools is hiring Spanish launguage teachers

For more information, please click here...