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Portland Celebrates 15
Annual Cinco De Mayo
The Portland-G uadalajara Sis­
ter City A ssociation’s award w in­
ning Cinco de Mayo is fast ap­
proaching with som ething for ev­
eryone May 5-9, 1999. Rated the
Top Festival in North A merica for
1998 from a field o f 8,000 festi­
vals by the N ew Jersey based
Events Alliance.
Cinco de Mayo showcases Mexi­
can food, music, dance, and Latin
rhythms featuring popular M exi­
can and Hispanic artists and groups,
including G uadalajara’s interna­
tionally famous Folk Ballet, the
Grupo Folklorico de Guadalajara,
and the Guadalajara Mariachi Band.
In addition to the C hildren’s,
M erchant’s and Artisan Plazas will
be the greatly expanded “ La Plaza
M ercado” rem iniscent o f a typi­
cal town in M exico where mer­
chants sell their hand-crafted art
work.
Add to all o f this the family
carnival, Firew orks Spectacular,
N a tu r a liz a tio n
C e re m o n y ,
M ariachi M ass, and much more,
and guests will see why Sister
C ities In ternaitonal, h e a d q u a r­
tered in W ashington D C. repre­
senting over 5,000 chapters in 125
countries, with the President o f the
United States the Honorary Chair,
awarded the Portland-Guadalajara
Sister City Association their 1998
Collaboration Award.
For m ore inform ation about
Cinco de Mayo ’99, contact Tom
McDonald at 503/292-5752 or visit
our
w e b site
at
www.cincodemayo.org.
Streams Of Silver
Six Contemporary Women Writers
From Argentina
By Monica Fiori
Streams o f Silver fills an absence
in the study o f the works by women
writers from Argentina, notwith­
standing a rich tradition going back
to the birth o f Argentina as an inde­
pendent nation. Hie purpose o f this
volume is to provide an in-depth
analysis o f the fiction by selected,
representative contemporary women
writers. Alicia Jurado, Elvira Orphée,
Alina Diaconti, Alicia Steimberg,
Cecilia Absatz, and Reina Roffé.
These writers represent a spectrum,
from established writers o f the gen­
eration of 1955 to younger writers
who started publishing in the mid­
seventies.
An introductory essay places the
writers within the established Argen­
tine literary tradition, followed by
short biographical sketches acquaint­
ing the reader with each individual
writer. The interpretive essays dis­
cuss the writers’ main works, themes,
and literary techniques. They also
include m aterials from scholarly
studies of their work, as well as ex-
cerpts from reviews published in
Argentine newspapers and journals.
Interviews with each o f the writers,
conducted by the author, draw out
their life experiences and the moti­
vating forces and influences behind
their work. They also shed a personal
light on some o f the issues discussed
in the essays, such as how Argentine
political events such as Peronism
(1946-55, 1973-76) and the Proceso
(1976-83) and their censorship af­
fected their lives and writing, on femi­
nism and its impact on them and their
work, and on their contributions to
co n tem p o rary L atin A m erican
women’s writing.
Four main areas o f concern are
pursued both in the essays and in
interviews. They deal with the repre­
sentation of the sociopolitical reality
o f Argentina underadictatorship; how
these writers use the craft of fiction to
liberate themselves from repressive
authoritarianism; and how the rejec­
tion of authoritarianism is tied to the
emergence of a feminist text. Finally,
the metaphysical and existential vi-
Flores, Assoc. Superintendent at
the Oregon Department o f Educa­
tion and the new C hief o f Staff for
Portland Public Schools, will be
the keynote speaker. Support o f
Portland Public Schools Benjamin
Canada feels Mr. Flores’ combina­
tion o f administrative skills and un­
derstanding o f ESL programs and
disadvantaged student issues are
simply unmatched in the education
community. Mr. Flores grew up in
California as the oldest boy in a
family o f thirteen children. He re­
ceived his M aster’s Degree in Edu­
cation from Linfield College in
1981. Flores will share memories
o f his grandparents and parents and
the richness o f their cultural val­
ues.
Native American speaker, Judy
Trejo is a singer, songmaker, lin­
guist, sto ryteller, herbalist and
teacher. Judy received the INDIE
Award for 1998, the first totally
traditional Native American musi­
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professor o f Spanish at the
Lewis & Clark College in
Portland, Oregon.
sion projected by these writers’ works
is analyzed to gain a deeper contextual
understanding The study ofeach writer
is followed by extensive bibliogra­
phies o f primary and critical works in
Spanish and English.
cian in the North American Native
Music category. In native tongue,
she sang “Tubvan dau ya” (Pinenut
Blessing Song) with two o f her
daughters and a hand drum. She used
no guitars or flutes, and no English,
the INDIE Award, presented by the
Association o f Independent Music,
is the highest award available to a
Native American Musician on this
continent. (The Latino award was
presented for “ Salsa Pilon” by
Cubanismo! Starred Jesus Alemany
on Hannibal Records by Orlando
Valle. Judy is a member o f the Sum­
mit Lake Paiute tribe, born in
Alturas, California. She has one son.
five daughters and ten grandchil­
dren. A retired schoolteacher with
a M aster’s Degree in counseling.
Judy has taught Paiute at the col­
lege level and has published a book
on m edicinal herbs and edible
plants. Judy has sung traditional
songs since infancy and is a mem­
ber o f the Native American Church.
T R I- M E T
E n g lis h a n d S p a n is h in th e
P o r t l a n d M e tr o a r e a . C a ll
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Public comment welcomed on how to expand it
Tri-Met is hosting a series of open houses around the region so
the community can help the agency make choices on how best to
expand the transit system. The public is invited to comment on
the proposed three-year plan, as well as on ways to pay for the
new service. Tri-Met will incorporate public suggestions into the
service expansion package expected to be presented to the Board
of Directors in late March. If the Board approves the plan,
service improvements could begin in September, 1999.
Open house schedule:
Tigard
Feb. 22, 7-9 PM
Tigard Senior High School Lecture Hall
9000 SW Durham Road
Downtown Portland •
March J, 5-7 PM
Portland Building, Room C
1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Milwaukie
Feb. 23, 7-9 PM
St. John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall
2036 SE Jefferson
SIP Portland
March 2, 7-9 PM
Garden Home Recreation Center, Room B
7475 SW O leson Road
N E Portland
Feb. 25, 7-9 PM
Northeast Workforce Training Center
5600 NE 42nd, Building 2, Room 112
Gresham
March 3, 7-9 PM
Gresham City Hall Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Comments are also welcomed by contacting 238-5806, 238-581 1 TTY, 238-6469 fax,
www.tri-mct.org or mail to Tri-Met Service Planning, 4012 SE 17,h Ave., Portland, OR 97202.
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Wisdom Of The Elders
(WOTE)
We at W isdom o f the Elders
(WOTE) extend a hearty welcome
for you to attend AN AFTERNOON
WITH WISDOM OF THE ELDERS,
T he seco n d in a se rie s o f
multicultural gathering on March
14 at Linfield College in downtown
McMinnville. At this celebration,
we plan to demonstrate and honor
the richness o f Native American
heritage and cultural values. At the
same time, we look forward to ac­
know ledging and honoring the
area’s Hispanic community. We
will be honoring Latino and Native
American elders for the special role
eld ers p lay in p re se rv in g the
peoples’ cultural heritage.
We, along with our co-sponsors,
including El Hispanic News and
Linfield College Multicultural Pro­
grams, plan to feature wisdom and
storytelling from exemplary N a­
tive American and Hispanic speak­
ers along with stirring rhythms o f
music, regalia and dance. Merced
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