November !4, 2001
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Professor Begins Historic Border Trek
11 de septiembre en Nueva York y Washington - Sept. 11 in New
York and Washington
condenar el terrorismo - to condemn the terrorism
distintos - different, clear
fanatismo religioso - religious fanatacism
Las campanas de las iglesias - The church campaigns
líderes de distintas religiones - leaders of different religions
método * method
Museo Nacional - National Museum
noche de, domingo - Sunday night
radioemisoras - radio transmitter, radio station
rencor - rancour, bitterness
repique - pealing, ringing
seis millones de habitantes
six million inhabitants
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The Portland O b serv er's com m itm ent to cultural diversity includes the
encouragem ent o f a m ulti lingual society. R eaders can learn Spanish on
this page by reading the w ords and phrases in bold print and gaining
understanding o f its m eaning w ith this com panion glossary.
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TH A N K SG IV IN G
BUFFET
M O N T ER R E Y , M exico (A PI — D e
spite increased security and fears about
travels since Sept. 11, D avid C hizum
slipped on his $200 Sw iss hiking boots
last W ednesday and set out on a voyage
that few w ould have the guts to attem pt
even during peacetim e.
T he 57-year-old T exan is trying to b e
com e the first person to w alk and canoe
the 1,952-mile U .S.-M exico border.
C hizum ’s travels will take him through
a region considered by m any to be a
law less land o f sm uggling and banditry,
where the w eather can fluctuate from sear
ing heat to bitter cold in a single day.
C hizum began his trip by dipping his
wooden walking stick in the Pacific Ocean.
Then he headed out in the fog along a w all
o f corrugated m etal that m arks the U.S.-
M exico border at C alifom ia’ s Border Field
State Park.
His w ife saw him o ff as a U.S. border
patrol agent w atched from his parked
vehicle nearby. Joggers passed by on the
other side o f the fence, in Tijuana, M exico.
“You either live life trying to increase
safety or you live life to the fullest and
take the acceptable risks,” C hizum said in
a telephone interview from his hom e in
V alley M ills, T exas, before starting the
trip.
“T h a t’s my attitude as it should be for
the nation. If A m erica w ants to be the
hom e o f the brave, it ca n ’t be the hom e o f
security paranoia.”
T he form er college professor o f inter
national relations hopes his jo u rn ey o v er
the next five m onths will rem ind people
that before Sept. 11 m uch o f the w orld
view ed borders as w elcom ing m ats rather
than security threats.
“W e have to find a way to keep our
borders op en ,” he said. “E conom ic inter
dependence is not only important to North
A m erica, but the w hole w orld.”
C hizum , w ho has been planning his
trip since M arch, considered canceling
after terrorists slammed commercial airlin
ers into the W orld Trade C enter and the
P entagon.
But then he decided this could be the
m ost auspicious tim e fo rth e jo u rn ey . The
trip, w hich he calls U .S.-M exico Border
Friendship Expedition 2001 -2002, will pro
vide him w ith the opportunity to change
p eo p le’s perceptions o f the border.
B efore the Sept. 11 attacks, M exican
President V icente Fox was pushing a plan
to eventually open the U .S .-M exico b o r
der to perm it the free flow o f w orkers and
goods. But these days, talk in the north
has turned tow ard rem ilitarizing the U.S.
border and severely lim iting im m igration.
C hizum w ill w alk first on the U.S. side.
passing through m ountains that connect
to La Rum orosa, a region that the M exican
governm ent recently declared off-lim its
to m igrants because so m any people have
died there w hile trying to slip into the
U nited States illegally.
He said he d id n 't inform authorities
because the border is public property, but
he w ill be carrying a letter o f introduction
from a form er U.S. B order Patrol chief.
H e w ill carry an 80-pound pack w ith a
sleeping bag for freezing tem peratures
and an electronic S panish dictionary. His
w ife will send him provisions at stops
along the way.
C hizum said he w ill take photographs
and docum ent his coordinates on a G lo
bal P ositioning System . He also w ill ask
people along the way to sign his log book.
C hizum plans to w alk 15 m iles a day,
crossing back and forth betw een the tw o
countries, until he reaches Presidio, Texas,
w here the depleted Rio G rande sw ells to
a fast-flow ing river. There, his fam ily will
m eet him so he can pick up his canoe to
com plete the final leg.
T hroughout his trip, C hizum plans to
cam p out o f sight and rely on the w atchful
eye o f B order Patrol agents for p ro tec
tion. Chizum said h e’s more w orried about
running out o f energy and w ater than
running into bandits.
Music and Dance Highlight Anniversary
Comprised o f
dynamic
professional
dancers from
Mexico, Nomadas
del sol will be
giving three
performances in
town at the Centro
Mexicano de
Oregon and the
Portland Center for
the Performing
Arts.
Thursday, November 22
lpm to 7pm
Join us for a delicious Thanksgiving Buffet served in
the warm community setting of the historic gymnasium
Cost is $18.75 per adult • $9.95 for children 6 to 12
Free for those 5 and under
Call soon for reservations
5736 NE 33rd • Portland, Oregon • (503) 249-3983
www.mcmenamins.com
C e n tro M e x ic a n o de O re g o n , a
n o n p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n th at fu n ctio n s
as a c u ltu ra l lia iso n and ed u c atio n al
fac ility lo c a te d ad jac en t to th e C o n s u
late o f M e x ico in d o w n to w n P o rtlan d ,
is ce le b ra tin g its th ird y ea r a n n iv e r
sary.
T o k ick o ff th e ce le b ra tio n on S a tu r
day, D ec. 1, th e six -m em b er co n tem p o -
rary d an c e co m p an y c a lle d N ó m ad as
del sol fro m Q u e ré ta ro , M e x ico w ill be
g iv in g a fu ll-le n g th d a n c e co n c ert.
B a rito n e v o c a list a n d re c o rd in g a rt-,
is t, M a u ric io O r te g a F lo re s fro m
G u ad alajara w ill sing a b rie f program o f
17*, 18 ,h an d 19 ,h c e n tu ry aria s and b a l
lads by Italian, S panish and Latin A m eri
ca n co m p o sers.
N ó m ad as del sol w ill be g iv in g a d d i
tio n al d an c e p e rfo rm a n c e s at th e P o rt
lan d C e n te r fo r th e P erfo rm in g A rts,
W in n in g sta d T h ea tre on F rid a y , N ov.
30 at 8 p .m .; S atu rd ay , D ec. 1 at 8 p.m .
and S u n d ay , D ec. 2 at 2 p.m .
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n ab o u t th ese
u p co m in g ev e n ts, call 5 0 3 -2 3 3 -0 5 1 2 or
g o o n lin e to w w w .p c p a .c o m .
Salvadoreños se manifiestan
para condenar el terrorismo
T. Allen & Daphne Bethel
A ll services at:
M aranatha Church
4222 N F 12th A venue (1 2 th S iSkidm ore)
503-288-7241
Wednesday Night - 7;00pm
(Activities for the whole family)
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habitantes.
El presidente salvadoreño Fran
cisco Flores, líderes d e distintas
r e lig io n e s ,
c a m p e s in o s ,
e m p re sa rio s y e s tu d ia n te s se
reunieron durante una hora en el
a c to p rin c ip a l en el M u se o
N acional de la capital.
“Los salvadoreños ofrecem os
nuestra voz para condenar el odio
com o justificación y el terrorism o
com o m étodo ”, dijo Flores en un
discurso.
Indicó que “nos hem os reunido
p ara o ra r ju n to s p o r los qu e
p ie n san co m o n o so tro s, p ero
tam bién por quienes aún están
atrapados por la venganza y por el
rencor”.
“ N u estro m e n saje al m u n d o
es m uy c laro : L o s sa lv a d o re ñ o s
r e c h a z a m o s e l f a n a t is m o
relig io so qu e llev a a la v io len cia
a s í c o m o re c h a z a m o s el
re se n tim ie n to so cial qu e c o n
d u ce al fo m e n to del o d io y de la
in e sta b ilid a d ” , ag reg ó .
D urante el acto se encendieron
velas, niños entonaron cánticos
religiosos y se oró por la paz
mundial.
Las cam p an as de las iglesias
sonaron por varios m inutos en
d istin tas parroquias del país.
Hispanic Chamber Raises Scholarship
Funds for Hispanic Students
Service Times
Sunday Morning ~ 10:J0am
Sunday Evening ~ 6:00pm
(except 4th & 5th Sunday
and Holidays)
San Salvador (A P) - E n m edio
de cánticos religiosos, repique de
cam panas y v elas en cendidas,
c ie n to s d e s a lv a d o r e ñ o s se
unieron la noche del dom ingo para
orar por la paz y con d en ar el
terrorism o.
La actividad, organizada por
d istintos sectores del país, fue un
hom enaje a las víctim as de los
atentados terroristas del 11 de
septiem b re en N ueva Y ork y
W ashington.
U nas 118 rad ioem isoras y los
principales canales d e televisión
local se unieron para trasm itir el
evento a unos seis m illon es de
Dr. T. A llen Bethel, S en io r Pastor
Rev. C y n th ia Brathw aite, A ssociate P astor
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T he H ispanic M etro p o litan
Cham ber will hold its sixth annual
H oliday S cholarship F undraiser
“Para Los N inos” for the children.
All are w elcom e to attend this
event on Dec. 6 at the Portland
M arriott H otel on the w aterfront,
from 6:30 p.m . - 1 0 p.m. Evening
entertainm ent includes salsa m u
sic by C onjunto A legre, casino
A
gam es conducted by W ild Bills, a
silent auction and a raffle o f tw o
roundtrip tickets to M exico.
In Oregon. Latino students have
the highest dropout rate. The up
com ing event, according to Gale
Castillo, Executive D irector o f the
Hispanic Cham ber, contributes to
the developm ent o f future busi
ness and civic leaders in our nation.
Last May, the Hispanic C ham
ber aw arded $46,500 to Hispanic
students throughout O regon that
attended higher education institu
tions in Oregon as well as universi
ties throughout the U.S.
For more on the Holiday Schol
arship Fundraiser, call503-222-0280
or
go
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