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Serving Portlands Hispanic Communities
THE PORTLAND OBSERVADOR IS PUBLISHED TWO TIMES EACH MONTH.
THE PORTLAND OBSERVADOR SE HA PUBLICADO DOS VECES POR CADA MES.
Coming next week in The Portland Observador:
REGULAR FEATURES:
• Observando
— The Editor’s view may not he your view
• In Our Own Words
—Hispanic youth write about their experiences
• Through Our Own Eyes
-The youth perspective via photography
• Hispanic Community Calendar
—Events, networking opportunities
• Merrill on the Market
—Investment advice from Maurice Valdivieso
Gloria Rolando, Cuban film director
A fro-C uban film d ire c to r G lo ria Rolando, h e a d o fth e Havana-based
independent film -m a k in g group. Im agines del C aribe, w ill show and
discuss her film s "O ggun" and "M y footsteps in Baragua" on Wednes­
day O c to b e r 30, at 7:30 pm. at the N o rth w e s t F ilm S tudies C e n te r
C all 287-9806 fo r info rm a tio n regarding the show ing and reception.
Celebrate Halloween at Fernando's
On O c to b e r 31 F e rn a n d o 's H id e a w a y w ill feature Spanish cabaret
entertainment by Pepe and the B ottle Blondes, and a five course prix fixe
dinner fo r $30 per person Located at 824 SW First Avenue near the
M A X line, Fernando's specializes in tapas and offers an intimate,
. seductive atmosphere. C all 248-4709 fo r reservations.
Latina Leadership Summit
ALSO COMING NEXT WEEK:
• News and special features
• Business and technology
• Education
• Cultural issues
Featured keynote speaker Dr. L yd ia Ledesma-Reese w ill discuss
"The Latina Superwoman S yndrom e" at the Latina Leadership summ it
on Friday N o v e m b e r I . in Seattle. File event is sponsored by Nordstrom
and Image de Seattle and includes a C o a ltitio n -b u ild in g W orkshop
Anna M a ria Arias. E ditor o f Latina Style Magazine is also featured.
R egistration is $50 Contact Cecelia Contreras at (206) 553-2899 or
Sandra M a d rid at (2 0 6 ) 543-0199 fo r inform ation.
Prepare to
take charge
of your life.
Vote
N ovem ber 5!
Votale!
Your vote is your v oice. Su
voto es su voz.
You cannot afford to miss
the opportunity to vote and
help set I he. agenda for the
fu tu re.
The Multnomah County I
election office may he reached
at 248-3720. The numbers
for Washington County are
648-8670 and Clackam as
Countv 655-8510.
Through Our Own Eyes will
feature this composition by
Victor Alvarez.
Flamenco Guitarist at Cafe Sol
F la m e n co g u ita ris ts V ic t o r "e l A g u a "a n d S tephen Seavey w ill
a cco m p a n y sin g e r R aphaela de C a d iz and a s p e c ia l guest dancer
fro m 8 :0 0 pm to 10 :3 0 pm S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r I at C a fe S o l, 620
SW 9 th A v e . C a ll 2 4 3 -2 1 6 1 fo r in fo rm a tio n .
Latino Community Voter Education Forum
iá
The first annual Latino C o m m u n ity /V o te r Education Forum w ill be
held N o ve m b e r 2 from 9 a m. to noon at 3248 M arket Street, Salem, at
the Mano-a M ano F am ily Center. The p u b lic is invited to this free event.
For inform ation, ca ll A m y Casso, Frank G arcia Jr., or A nthony Velez at
(5 0 3 ) 375-3808.
Hispanic orphans need parents
N o rth w e s t A d o p tio n F a m ilie s A s s o c ia tio n ( N A F A ) w ill p ro ­
v id e in fo rm a tio n on d o m e s tic and in te rn a tio n a l a d o p tio n at
N A F A 's A d o p tio n F a ir at the G a lle ria , 921 SW M o rris o n , on
S a tu rd a y, N o v e m b e r 2, fro m 10:00 am to 5 :0 0 pm. T h is eve n t is
in su p p o rt o f N a tio n a l A d o p tio n A w a re n ess M o n th . C o n ta c t
D e b o ra h o r L y n n at (5 0 3 ) 2 2 2 -9 6 6 1 .
"Aumento Ya" film shown
On S unday, N o v e m b e r 3 at 7 :0 0 p .m ., the N o r th w e s t F ilm
C e n te r at 12 19 SW P ark A v e . w ill fe a tu re "A u m e n to Y a ! A Raise
N o w !" , a film d o c u m e n tin g the June 1995 fa rm w o rk e r s trik e s in
the s tra w b e rry fie ld s o f the W illa m e tte V a lle y . F ilm m a k e r T om
C h a m b e rla in w ill be on hand. P ro g ra m in c lu d e s M e d ia A rts
F e llo w s h ip A w a rd s P ro g ra m
C a ll 221-1 156 fo r in fo rm a tio n .
Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture
R ecent s c u lp tu re by M a n u e l Iz q u ie rd o w ill be show n at the
L a u r a R usso G a lle r y , 805 N W 21 st S tre e t, N o v e m b e r 7 -3 0
B o rn in M a d rid . M r. Iz q u ie rd o has g a in e d n a tio n w id e sta tu re as
a s c u lp to r, and re c e iv e d the O re g o n G o v e r n o r’s A w a rd in 1971.
C a ll 2 2 6 -2 7 5 4 fo r in fo rm a tio n .
Pre-Columbian art & jewelry exhibit
opens in Portland
A n e x h ib itio n o f P re -C o lu m b ia n a rt and je w e lr y fro m M e x ic o ,
C e n tra l and S outh A m e ric a w ill be s h o w n in P o rtla n d th ro u g h
N o v e m b e r at A b a n te F in e A r t . a p riv a te a rt g a lle ry lo c a te d on
the c o rn e r o f S econd S tre e t and Y a m h ill, a d ja c e n t to the M A X
lin e F o r in fo rm a tio n , c a ll R u d i M ilp a c h e r at (5 0 3 ) 2 9 5 -2 5 0 8
P h o to g ra p h s by a w a rd -w in n in g p h o to g ra p h e r F ra n cisco R angel
are on d is p la y in the lo b b y o f the M ir a c le T h e a te r , at 525 SE
S tark S treet in P o rtla n d . C a ll 2 3 6 -7 2 5 3 fo r v ie w in g tim e s.
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now a permanent American phrase
S ean C ruz
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The Presidential election this N o­
vember 5th may prove to be a water­
shed event in the history o f Hispanic
p o litica l participation.
M otivated by decades o f d iscrim ­
ination (50 decades to be exact),
Su voto es su voz, “ your vote is
your vo ice ," is the ra llyin g cry fo r
organizers who have been w o rkin g
since the beginning o f the year to
register a m illio n -p lu s new Hispanic
voters.
The voter registration drives be­
recent anti-im m igrant sentiments tar­
geting people w ith brown skin, and
the E nglish-only movement aimed
gan as a result o f many years o f
frustration in Southwest com m uni­
ties where there were no Hispanic
elected o r appointed officia ls despite
p rim a rily at Spanish-speaking peo­
ple regardless o f im m igration status;
populations that were as much as
80% Hispanic.
encouraged by our v is ib ly expand­
ing numbers and the rise o f new,
effective voter registration drives.
It is ironic that a significant m o ti­
vating factor fo r the registration e f­
forts lies not at the local level, but in
Latino voters are expected to turn out
on Election Day in record numbers.
The expected voting increase w ill
be far greater than an incremental
reflection o f population growth. This
tim e, Hispanic people have an un­
the fact that this is the first election
where the Hispanic vote co u ld —the-
o re tica lly-p ro ve d e cisive in the Pres­
idential race.
precedented determ ination to have a
voice in government.
“ 85% o f Hispanic Americans live
in n ine states (Arizona, Cal i fom ia, C ol­
orado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey,
ew M ex ico. New Y ork and T exas) that
D o n F a u s t in o o p e n s
M iracle Theatre G roup, the N orth­
D ire cto r M ary M cD o n a ld -L e w is
west's largest Hispanic arts and cul­
comes to the M ira cle Theatre after
15 years in the entertainment indus­
try in Los Angeles.
ture o rg anization, announces the
opening o f its second fa ll mainstage
Photographs exhibited at Miracle Theater
Su Voto es su Voz
p ro d u c tio n , D o n F a u s tin o , by
Vecente G uzm an-O rozeo on Friday,
Novem ber I st at 8:00 p.m., The play
w ill run through N ovem ber 17.
Don Faustino is an o rig in a l play
based on the Faus, legend. It ques­
tions the sincerity o f the Catholic
M c D o n a ld -L e w is' longtim e asso­
ciation w ith the Hispanic com m unity
in the U.S. and abroad makes her
especially excited about dire ctin g
have 202 o f the 270 Electoral College
votes needed to win the W hite House,"
Roger Hernandez, a nationally-syndi­
cated columnist recently noted.
The m ajority ofH ¡spanics are pro­
jected to vote Democratic. Even the
once s o lid ly -R e p u b lic a n C uban-
Am erican com m unity in F lo rid a -
offended by the "o ffic ia l E nglish"
position o f the R epublicans-is ex­
pected to swing towards President
C lin to n , bringing F lorida's electoral
votes w ith them.
Oregonians-Your vote
is your voice
This election is im portant to all o f
us. Do not be discouraged by the
number and com plexity o f the ballot
measures. There are 15 C onstitu­
tional issues to be decided this tim e,
and each one o f them w ill effect your
life and the future o fy o u r children on
the most fundamental basis. M ost o f
those measures have no place at all in
the C onstitution, and should be de­
feated fo r that reason alone.
Do not let others vote in your
place by sitting this one ou,
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c o n g re g a tio n o f St. S ebastian's
Don Faustino. “ The Faust story has
fascinated all o f us since Faust h im ­
s e lf roamed Europe in the early
1500s,” she says. “ Vicente Guzman-
Church in the tow n o f B lancheville,
where the local H ispanic population
meets. As a friendship develops be­
tween Don Faustino and Melquiades,
O ro ze o ’ s new te llin g o fth a t tale is an
in te re s tin g in te rp re ta tio n w ith a
tw is t.” “ Some people w ill like what
they see. Others w ill reject it. N o one
A ld e r E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l needs d o n a tio n s o f S p a n ish -la n g u a g e
books s u ita b le fo r c h ild re n aged 5 to 12 fo r its d ual language
the new Seminarian. Faustino starts
having visions in w hich Melquiades
appears as Mephistopheles. He is
w ill leave this show w ithout an o p in ­
io n .”
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p ro g ra m , w h ic h p ro m o te s n a tiv e language lite ra c y w h ile im m e rs ­
ing students in a second lan g ua g e (e ith e r E n g lis h o r S p a n is h ).
m ortified. D id he make a deal with
the devil? As the v isio n s' presence
•any taxable investment earnings would be taxed in the y ear earned, so they
C o n ta c t Eva at 2 5 5 -4 6 7 3 , e x ,. 213.
becomes stronger, so does its effect
Gala O pening N ig h t ticket price is
$14.00. Thursday and Sunday per­
formances are $9.00, Friday & Sat­
urday's are $ 11.00. Discounts are
Oregon Latino Voter Registration
Drive needs volunteers
O L V R F .P needs volunteers to help encourage voter p a rticipation in
the N ovem ber 5 general election. Cash co n trib u tio n s are welcome, too.
Contact (5 0 3 ) 375-3808 in Salem fo r m ore info rm a tio n on how you can
help this statewide e ffo rt. Su v o lo es su voz
Kids» need Spanish Books
Portland Observador seeks youth writers
The P o rtla n d O b s e rv a d o r is se e k in g essays b y y o u n g w rite rs
fo r o u r In O u r O w n W o rd s (E n N u e stra s P ro p ria s P a la b ras)
fea tu re W e w o u ld lik e to p u b lis h y o u r th o u g h ts , fe e lin g s and
e x p e rie n c e s fro m a H is p a n ic p e rs p e c tiv e . C o n ta c t E d ito r, The
P o rtla n d O b s e rv a d o r, 4 7 4 7 N E M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr B lv d ,
P o rtla n d OR 9721 I Please in c lu d e the nam e o f the s c h o o l you
atte n d and a d a y tim e phone n u m b e r
on the com m unity. W hat w ill this
deal reveal? It w ill c e rta in ly trigger
the various surprises o f the play.
Vicente G uzm an-O rozeo is M ira ­
c le ’ s Resident P layw right.
“ I have great reasons to be excited
about this p a rticu la r production",
Guzm an-Orozeo says. “ As the M ira ­
cle Theatre moves into new levels
this season, so does my w ork
available fo r students and seniors.
M ira cle Theatre also offers a season
subscription plan.
A ll performances w ill take place
at M ira cle Theatre's performance
center at 525 S.E. Stark, Portland,
Oregon T o order tickets, to vo lu n ­
teer fo r the event o r to get further
in fo rm a tio n, call M ira cle Theatre at
(5 0 3 )2 3 6 -7 2 5 3 .
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