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September 14, 2005
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International Art
Showcases Heritage
Christina Acosta's “La Conquistadora. ’
‘Love Now’
exhibit at
Nordstrom
seriesof paintings and illustrations.
N ordstrom began its “L ove"
themed exhibits in 2003, celebrat
ing Black History M onth in Febru
ary with a collection o f photographs
from A frican-A m erican photogra
p h ers, and H isp a n ic H erita g e
Month in Septem ber with artw ork
The dow ntow n N ordstrom store by Hispanic painters and illustra
will open a 3 0 day exhibit this week tors. Both exhibits celebrate diver
cal led “El Amor Ahora (Lo ve N ow),” sity and artistic expression.
“W e are excited tocelebrate His
a bold and inspiring exhibit o f art
work from a group o f talented H is panic Heritage M onth by focusing
panic artists reflecting their unique on the tim eless theme o f love,” said
and personal ideas o f love in a D elena Sunday, ex ecu tiv e vice
Beto Alvarez’ “Love Birds. '
Ed Martinez's “I Love You, Mommy. '
president o f N ordstrom ’s H um an
Resources and D iversity. "W e are
privileged to have a diverse group
o f em ployees and custom ers, and
w e w ant to continue to find unique
and creative w ays to celebrate d i
versity.”
The exhibit will feature 27 inter-
national artists, including C ristina
A costa and T im othy Fernandes-
Parsons from Bend.
T he exhibit will run from T hurs
day, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and will be
displayed in P o rtlan d 's dow ntow n
N ordstrom location at 701 S.W.
Broadw ay St.
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Mexico Sends Disaster Relief Mission
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Operation first on U S soil since 1846
(A P )— A M exican army convoy
crossed into the United States near
Laredo, Texas on Thursday to bring
aid to hurricane victim s, becom ing
the first M exican m ilitary unit to
operate on U.S. soil since 1846.
T he 45-vehicle convoy w as ca r
rying w ater treatm ent plants and
m obile kitchens to San A ntonio,
w h ere the so ld ie rs a p p a re n tly
planned to feed and provide other
help for evacuees from the New
O rleans area.
The first green trucks, with M exi
can flags attached to the sides,
crossed the international bridge at
Laredo, Texas w ith another 12-ve-
hicle aid convoy on the way. A
M exican navy ship has also been
sent tow ard the M ississippi coast
with rescue vehicles and helicop
ters.
Radio talk show s and new spa
pers in M exico buzzed with excite
m ent over new s that this country,
long on the receiving end o f U.S.
disaster relief, was sending a hurri
cane aid convoy north.
M exico has sent disaster relief
aid m issions to other Latin A m eri
can nations, but not to the United
States. In 1846, M exican troops
briefly advanced ju st north o f the
Rio G rande in Texas, w hich had
then recently joined the U nited
States.
M exico, how ever, did not then
recognize the Rio G rande as the
U.S. border. T he tw o countries
quickly becam e m ired in the M exi
can-A m erican W ar, w hich led to
the loss o f half o f M exico’s territory
in 1848.
T he convoy has “a very high
sy m b o lic c o n te n t," said Ja v ier
O liv a , a p o litic a l s c ie n tis t at
M ex ico ’s N ational A utonom ous
U niversity. “T his is a very sensi
tive subject, for historic and politi
cal reasons.”
The convoy includes tw o m o
bile kitchens that can feed 7,000
people a day, three flatbed trucks
carrying m obile w ater-treatm ent
plants and 15 trailers o f bottled
w ater, blankets and applesauce.
T he 195 M exicans taking part in
clude m ilitary engineers, doctors
and nurses.
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This is the first tim e that the
U nited States has accepted a m ili-
work, said Javier Ibarrola, a new s-
paper colum nist w ho covers m ili
tary m ission from M exico” for such
tary affairs in M exico.
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