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COVER Pgs 8 - 9
- Interview With President of
MCC
HEALTH: Pgs 6 - 7
- Vitalistic Health Corner with
Dr. Diaz
- Redesigning the Medicaid
Program
Recipe: Pg 21
- Salmon in Butter Sauce and
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LOCAL: Pgs 10, 15
- Marcelas Kids Corner
- Literary Cafe: Carlos
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- Immigrants to Be Tracked
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- April: Month of The Young
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-Occupy Rochester, What a
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way for new changes and create new
opportunies. If you are in search
of your new home, we have several
arcles dealing with real estate and the
steps to follow to make this dream a
reality.
Our local columnists, like Ida Perez
informs us that April is the month of the
young child and gives us ideas on how
to help these children be successful
in the future. Dave V expresses his
opinion on Occupy Rochester, a naonal
movement, and its impact in the city of
Rochester. We are connuing to learn
about the history of the Cubans in
Rochester; Renato and Dania tell us
how many are growing roots here.
It is worth menoning this month two
major Rochester instuons, Monroe
Community College and IBERO joined
eorts to carry out the 1st Lano
family day. The event included a
display of departments and services,
dance lessons, sports clinics, and much
informaon about what to do to begin
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Dear editor of La Voz,
I am wring to you in response to an arcle in your March La Voz publicao, tled El
sistema de salud est fallando, cules son nuestras alternavas? by Yasellyn Diaz
(DC). In her arcle, the author carefully illustrates several current concerns regarding
the condion of healthcare in the United States, pu ng the blame for these concerns
on tradional medical approaches, and provides a number of possible alternave
treatments to address them.
A large part of the arcles thesis rests on the noon that prevenon is far superior to
intervenon in addressing health concerns, and that individuals, rather than healthcare
professionals, are ulmately responsible for their own health.
The writer cites several stascs to back up her claims; but through my own research, I
found that much of the stascs menoned in the arcle were overstated or false.
Your readers should understand that approaches of alternave medicine usually rely
on assumpons that have no support from empirical evidence and that are usually un-
falsiable--that is, they cannot be shown to work by objecve means, and they cannot be
shown to not work even if they indeed do not work. It is also worth nong that many of
todays mainstream pharmaceucals are in fact derived from natural sources, processed
to isolate their acve ingredients, and then adjusted to control for extraneous eects.
Generally calling mainstream drugs toxic is both inammatory and misinforming.
As evident from the biographic secon in the same edion of La Voz, the author is a
Doctor of Chiropracc. As such, her stance on the nature of mainstream medicine and
the e cacy of alternave medicine is understandable. The author has the full right to
promote what she nds to be the best path to healthy life.
On a personal note, I nd that as a publicaon that is aimed mainly toward Rochesters
Hispanic community, it is its responsibility to provide this community with balanced and
accurate informaon. To suggest that mainstream medicine has failed, and thus that
individuals should engage in unsupported alternave medicine instead, can have real
and serious adverse consequences on both their health and their quality of life.
Respecully,
Victor
Dear Victor:
I would like to thank you for taking the me and intense interest in this publicaon and
hope that your enthusiasm for it persists. As a response of your comments, rst I would
have to say that I respect all the readers of La Voz and the Rochesters community and
what you read from this column will always have references. As knowledgeable I could
be in the chiropracc eld, I wont depend on this alone. I have and will connue to
ulize references to write the arcles. That been said, you can look up all the references
that I used directly or indirectly to write the past arcle in our online version from now
on, so you dont have to spend hours searching or ulizing resources that may misinform
you or could sabotage the potenal to expand your views.
Secondly, I understand you could be disappointed with the stascs that I cited in the
arcle, as you researched, some of the ones you found vary slightly from the ones I use.,
There are several reasons for this. Heres one example: In relaon to the stascs for
cardiovascular condions, you probably just looked at the number of adults diagnosed
with heart disease (27.1 million), which are correct, but high blood pressure and strokes
are forms of cardiovascular diseases included in the 60 million I cited in the arcle.
I have to apologize to the readers, for the fact that I unintenonally- did not menoned
in the past arcle that any of the informaon wrien is not and should not be taken
as a form of medical advice. The purpose of it was and will connue to be strictly to
make our community more responsible for our health and to focus on prevenon and
general health. There are very few condions that any type of medicine has cured; there
are many that have improved with tradional medicine and other forms of alternave
medicine. I did not imply that chiropracc, naturopathy, acupuncture or any alternave/
complementary medicine should substute any treatment without the advice of your
health provider. I did said, very boldly, that we have to take beer care of our overall
general health with beer prevenon.
In my limited space I failed to point out that there are a lot of other things in the health
eld that U.S. is great at. For example; our emergency medicine, our treatment for
diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and other serious chronic condions. We also have excellent health
professionals that focus on delivering the best care possible to our paents. I take my
hat o to every health professional colleague for their every day hard work.
As a nal note, it has been and will connue to be a pleasure and honor to write for
this publicaon, therefore everything that I have wrien and connue to write will be
delivered with the same passion, respect and knowledge.
Many blessings and health
Yasellyn Diaz-Vega D.C.
Editors Note: The above leers have been edited to preserve space. To read them in
their enrety please see our on-line version at www.RochesterLaVoz.com
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An acute inammatory response aer
an injury, trauma or insult to our bodies
cells or ssues is a normal response of
our bodies in order to begin the healing
process and restore our homeostasis, or
balance. It is usually characterized by
redness, swelling, heat and pain. But our
bodies have not been designed to stay in
a chronic inammatory state. Chronic
body inammaon has been linked to
many disease processes such as arthris,
bromyalgia, asthma, digesve condions
such as Chrons disease, Alzheimer,
Parkinsons disease, Mulple Sclerosis,
cancer, heart disease, depression, diabetes
and others.
Pro-inammatory foods (foods that cause
inammaon) contain substances that
cause our various cells (immune, nervous
and others) to release chemicals that will
trigger inammaon. These substances
sensize our nervous cells and other
structures in our nervous system and
cause pain and the other characteriscs of
inammaon.
Here is a list of foods that cause
inammaon and that should be avoided:
* All grains and grain products including
white bread, whole bread, pasta, cereal,
pretzels, crackers and any other product
made from our from grains.
This is a parcular sensive subject to talk
about with many people because we have
been taught to eat them all our lives in
enormous porons. Grains contain several
problemac substances such as gluten,
lecn and phytates and they also promote
inammaon by promong body acidity.
Grains also make it di cult for the body to
regulate the sugar in our blood stream and
oen spiking the blood glucose levels.
* Parally hydrogenated oils and trans
fats found in margarine, deep fried foods
(French frieds, fried chicken) and most
packaged foods.
* Corn oil, sunower oil, coonseed oil,
peanut oil, soybean oil and foods made
with these such as mayonnaise, tartar
sauce, margarine, and salads dressings.
* Soda and sugar. Dairy products should
be consumed in small porons. Some
paents ask, but where should I get my
calcium from? Salmon, collards green,
kale, spinach, gs, almonds and broccoli
are some examples of other high calcium
food sources.
Overall, our modern diet is 75 to 80%
based on pro-inammatory foods, no
wonder there is such a high rate of heart
disease, cancer, and other condions that
are associated with severe inammaon in
the body.
What we need to do is divide our dinner
plates in 4 squares and 3 of those squares
should be lled with vegetables and the
remaining square or 25% of the plate
should be occupied by a protein such as
eggs, lean meat, sh or skinless-chicken.
What food should we consume then?
* All fruits and vegetables. Red and sweet
potatoes are acceptable as long as they are
consumed with other vegetables and with
protein such as eggs, sh or meat.
* Grass fed chicken, meat and eggs, lean
meats, deer or elk meat, omega -3 eggs,
nuts like almonds, cashews, hazelnuts,
walnuts, and macadamia nuts (if you are
trying to lose weight, consume in very
small amounts).
* Use plenty of spices such as garlic, ginger,
turmeric, oregano, coriander, fennel red
chili pepper, basil, rosemary (most have
an-inammatory properes).
* Make your own salad dressing with extra
virgin olive oil, vinegar, and or lemon juice
with your choice of spices.
* Drink plenty of water or green tea. Red
wine and dark chocolate in moderaon
have an-inammatory properes as well.
* Supplementaon with a mul-vitamin,
proper amount of Vit-D, magnesium
and sh-oil. It is important to talk to
your doctor or health professional
before supplemenng; there are certain
health condions where this could be
contraindicated.
Is your choice to decide in how much pain
and suering you are willing to live with.
Once you decide that you are willing to
improve your quality of life, you need to
eat, exercise and take the appropriate
measures. Remember, your overall health
is made up by your chemicals (food you
eat), your physical (how well your body
works- that is where chiropracc care takes
place) and your mental/emoonal health.
I keep telling myself that I would like to live
into my 90s or 100s with a great quality of
life, if that is your goal as well, then is me
to get acve and take control of your body
and health.
(The informaon provided should not be
taken as a medical advice, please consult
your doctor.)
Why Chronic Inammaon in our Body is so Dangerous
and What are Some Tips to Reduce it with Diet and Supplements
Por qu es tan peligrosa la inamacin crnica en nuestro cuerpo y
cules son algunos consejos para reducirla con dieta y suplementos?
Una respuesta inamatoria aguda despus
de una lesin, trauma o insulto a nuestras
clulas del organismo o tejidos es una
respuesta normal de nuestro cuerpo para
comenzar el proceso de curacin y restaurar
nuestra homeostasis, o equilibrio. Se
caracteriza por enrojecimiento, hinchazn,
calor y dolor. Pero nuestros cuerpos no
han sido diseados para permanecer en un
estado inamatorio crnico. La inamacin
crnica del cuerpo se ha vinculado a
muchos procesos de enfermedades como
la artris, bromialgia, asma, condiciones
digesvas tales como la enfermedad de
Chron, Alzheimer, Parkinson , esclerosis
mlple, cncer, enfermedades cardacas,
depresin, diabetes y otros.
Los alimentos proinamatorios (alimentos
que causan inamacin) conenen
sustancias que provocan nuestras clulas
diferentes (inmunolgica, nerviosa y otras)
liberen productos qumicos que acvarn
la inamacin. Estas sustancias sensibilizan
nuestras clulas nerviosas y otras
estructuras en nuestro sistema nervioso y
causan dolor y otras caracterscas de la
inamacin.
Aqu est una lista de alimentos que
producen la inamacin y que deben
evitarse:
* Todos los productos de grano y grano
integral incluyendo pan blanco, pan
integral, pasta, cereal, pretzels, galletas
y cualquier otro producto elaborado con
harina de cereales y granos.
Este es un tema parcularmente sensible
de tratar con mucha gente porque nos
han enseado a comer estos productos
en porciones enormes toda nuestra vida.
Los granos conenen varias sustancias
problemcas como gluten, lecnas
y phytates y tambin promueven la
inamacin al aumentar la acidez del
cuerpo. Los granos tambin hacen dicil
para el cuerpo regular el azcar en nuestro
torrente sanguneo y a menudo elevan los
niveles de glucosa de la sangre.
* Aceites hidrogenados parcialmentey
las grasas trans que se encuentran en la
margarina, en alimentos fritos (papas
fritas, pollo frito) y en la mayoria de los
alimentos empacados.
* Aceite de maz, aceite de girasol, aceite
de semilla de algodn, aceite de cacahuete,
aceite de soja y alimentos hechos con ellas
como mayonesa, salsa trtara, margarina y
aderezos de ensaladas.
* La soda y el azcar. Los productos lcteos
deben consumirse en pequeas porciones.
Algunos pacientes preguntan, pero
donde debo conseguir mi calcio? Salmn,
berza verde, col rizada, espinacas, higos,
almendras y brcoli son algunos ejemplos
de otras fuentes de alimentos de alto
calcio.
En general, nuestra dieta moderna
est 75 a 80% basada en alimentos
proinamatorios, no es de extraar se una
alta tasa de enfermedades del corazn,
cncer, y otras condiciones que estn
asociadas con inamacin severa en el
cuerpo.
Lo que necesitamos hacer es dividir
nuestros platos en 4 cuadrados y 3 partes
debern ser rellenadas con verduras y el
restante o 25% del plato debe ser ocupado
por una protena como huevos, carne
magra, pescado o pollo sin piel.
Qu alimentos debemos consumir
entonces?
* Todas las frutas y vegetales. Patatas
rojas y dulces son aceptables siempre y
cunado se consuman con otras verduras y
protenas como huevos, pescado o carne.
* Pollo alimentado con hierbas, carne y
huevos, carnes magras, ciervos o carne
de alce, huevos de omega -3, frutos secos
como almendras, anacardos, avellanas,
nueces y nueces de macadamia (si est
tratando de perder peso, consuma en
candades muy pequeas).
* Use extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil and
buer best if comes from grass fed cows or
organic buer.
* Use aceite de oliva extra virgen, aceite de
coco y mantequilla mejor si viene de vacas
alimentadas con hierba o mantequilla
orgnica.
* Ulice bastante especias como ajo,
jengibre, crcuma, organo, cilantro, aj
hinojo rojo, albahaca, romero (la mayora
enen propiedades aninamatorias).
* Haga su propio aderezo de ensalada con
aceite de oliva extra virgen, vinagre o jugo
de limn con su eleccin de especias.
* Beba mucha agua o t verde. El vino
nto y el chocolate oscuro con moderacin
enen propiedades aninamatorias.
* Suplementacin con mul-vitaminas ,
una candad adecuada de Vit- D, magnesio
y aceite de pescado. Es importante que
hable con su mdico o profesional de la
salud antes de tomar los suplementos;
existen ciertas condiciones de salud donde
esto podra ser contraindicado.
Es su eleccin decidir con cunto dolor y
sufrimiento est dispuesto a vivir. Una vez
que decida que est dispuesto a mejorar
su calidad de vida, necesita comer, hacer
ejercicio y adoptar las medidas adecuadas.
Recuerde que su salud general est
formada por sus qumicos (alimentos que
usted consume), su sico (cuan bien tu
cuerpo funciona-que es donde la atencin
quiroprcca toma lugar) y su salud
mental y emocional. Yo sigo diciendo que
me gustara vivir hasta los 90 o 100 aos
con una gran calidad de vida, si ese es su
objevo tambien, entonces es empo de
ser acvo y tomar el control de su cuerpo
y su salud.
(La informacin proporcionada no debe
ser tomada como un consejo mdico, por
favor consulte a su mdico.)
Vitalisc Health Corner
www.hcrhealth.com
Rediseando el Programa de Medicaid
Dina Vasquez
El 11 de Enero del 2011 por una orden
ejecuva del gobernador Andrew Cuomo,
fue creado un Equipo de Rediseo de
Medicaid (siglas en ingls MRT). El nfasis
en este rediseo es reducir los gastos de
Medicaid en el 2012 por $ 2.2 billones
de dlares (otras metas incluyen: el
mejoramiento y eciencia del programa
de Medicaid; y reducir el incremento de
los gastos del programa de Medicaid en el
estado de Nueva York por lo menos a un
porciento). En este momento, el programa
de Medicaid del estado de Nueva York,
gasta ms de $53 billones de dlares
anualmente.
La comunidad de salud originalmente
respondi con temor a los objevos
de rediseo del Gobernador Cuomo,
temor a lo que podra provocar el corte
potencial de Medicaid a los 4.7 millones de
beneciarios. Los hospitales, los hogares
de ancianos,
y las agencias de salud domiciliarias
tambin tenan la preocupacin de cmo
estos cortes
impactaran su negocio y a sus clientes.
A pesar de que estos cambios necesitaban
ser hechos para controlar de mejor manera
los gastos de Medicaid, el desconocimiento
difundi un temor angusoso.
Medicaid es un conjunto de Programa
de salud federal-estatal desnado a
proveer nanciamiento a los adultos,
nios e individuos discapacitados de bajos
ingresos. Aunque cada estado administra
su propio programa de Medicaid, este debe
ajustarse a las directrices federales para
recibir los fondos y subvenciones (ayuda)
del gobierno federal. En el Condado de
Monroe, un poco ms de 111,000 personas
reciben el benecio de Medicaid (basado
en los datos de Enero del 2012). En el
estado de Nueva York este nmero alcanza
cerca de los cuatro millones de personas.
Despus de un ao, tenemos algunas
respuestas, sin embargo el Equipo de
Rediseo de Medicaid (siglas en ingls
MRT) an est trabajando en los cambios
y en cmo implementar y ordenar el
nuevo Programa de Medicaid. Muchos
de los cambios propuestos por el Equipo
de Rediseo de Medicaid impactarn
directamente a las agencias de Cuidados
Domiciliarios. Medicaid ha creado
nuevos programas que han cambiado
el po de servicios que las agencias de
cuidados domiciliarios como HCR pueden
proporcionar y por cunto empo la
agencia puede estar disponible para
proveer esos servicios a los pacientes de
cuidados domiciliarios.
A las Agencias tradicionales de Cuidado
Domiciliarios, ya no se les permir
proveer cuidados a pacientes en sus
hogares por ms de 120 das consecuvos.
Por ejemplo, los pacientes que estn
mdicamente estables pero que necesitan
asistencia para permanecer seguros en el
hogar pueden calicar para el Programa
de Asistencia Personal o ayuda domsca
(siglas en ingls PCA) del condado de
Monroe. Los pacientes de HCR son
referidos a este programa cuando ya no
necesitan enfermera especializada o
tratamiento sioterapuco para tratar su
condicin. Como HCR ene un contrato
con el condado, los Asistentes de Salud
de Cuidados Domiciliarios que el paciente
ha llegado a conocer pueden volver a
visitar y darle cuidados a dicho paciente a
travs del Programa de Asistencia Personal
(PCA). Otro programa que es desarrollado
para los beneciarios de Medicaid es el
Programa de Renuncia de Transicin de
los Hogares para personas mayores (siglas
en ingls NHTDW), tambin diseado para
mantener a los pacientes en sus hogares
por un perodo ms largo, quienes de otra
manera habran de ser admidos en un
hogar de ancianos.
Parte de los mandatos de MRT establecen
que todos los pacientes que necesitan
ayuda en sus hogares ya sea (enfermera/
terapia especializada), Asistencia de
Cuidados de Salud a Domicilio (siglas en
ingls HHA) o ayuda domsca (PCA) sern
evaluados para establecer los siguientes
parmetros: pagador, nivel del servicio,
y candad de servicios. Este Plan de
Cuidados puede ser diferente con respecto
al plan que el paciente actualmente ene.
Algunos pacientes de Cuidados
Domiciliarios han mal interpretado los
cambios que resultaron del plan de
reforma de Medicaid del Gobernador
Cuomo, y muestran su decepcin cuando
la Agencia de Cuidados Domiciliarios los
reere a otro programa. Sin embargo, HCR
trabaja muy de cerca con estos programas
y puede proporcionar la experiencia de
las enfermeras y terapistas cuando sea
necesitado para asegurar que los pacientes
enen acceso al mejor cuidado de salud y
mantenerlos fuera del hospital.
Dina Vsquez es una Trabajadora Social
para el Equipo Transcultural de HCR
Home Care, cuyo propsito es reducir las
disparidades en los resultados de salud de
los hispanos y otros grupos minoritarios.
HCR proporciona enfermera, Terapia,
Servicios de Asistencia de Cuidados de Salud
a Domicilio, y servicios de acompaantes
para personas mayores en la comodidad
de sus hogares. Es la nica Agencia de
Salud Domiciliaria en nuestra regin que
ha sido denominada cinco veces ganadora
de un Premio Nacional que la ubica entre
las 500 Agencias en la Cima para el Cuidado
Domiciliario (en ingls Top 500 Home
Care Elite Award) . HCR est asociada
valiosamente al Peridico El Reportero y a
los programas de televisin. Para conocer
ms llmenos al 585-295-6590, o visite la
pgina web www.hcrhealth.com.
Algunas Recomendaciones de MRT:
Obligatoriedad de la inscripcin
en los Planes de cuidados a largo
plazo
Perodo de tiempo limitadopara
las agencias que proveen
Cuidados
Cambios en los tipos de servicios
que Medicaid cubrir

Algunas Recomendaciones de MRT:
Obligatoriedad de la inscripcin
en los Planes de cuidados a largo
plazo
Perodo de tiempo limitadopara
las agencias que proveen
Cuidados
Cambios en los tipos de servicios
que Medicaid cubrir

By Yvee Conyers, RN, MSN, CTN-B
In January 2011 by an Execuve Order
of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Medicaid
Redesign Team (MRT) was created. The
emphasis of this redesign is to reduce
Medicaid spending in 2012 by $2.2 billion
(other goals include: improvements to
quality and e ciency of the Medicaid
program; and to reduce the growth of
Medicaid spending in New York State to
less than one percent). As it stands now,
the New York State Medicaid program
spends more than $53 billion a year.
The original response from the health
care community to Governor Cuomos
redesign goals was trepidaon of what
the potenally large cuts to Medicaid will
do to its 4.7 million recipients. Hospitals,
nursing homes, and home care agencies
also were worried how these cuts would
impact their business and clients. Despite
understanding such changes need to be
made in order to beer control Medicaid
spending, the unknown was spreading an
agonizing fear.
Medicaid is a joint federal-state health
program aimed at providing funding
to low-income adults, children, and
individuals with disabilies. While each
state operates its own Medicaid program,
it must conform to federal guidelines in
order to receive matching funds and grants
from the federal government. In Monroe
County, a lile more than 111,000 people
receive Medicaid benets (based on date
from January 2012). In New York State,
that number reaches nearly four million.
One year later, we have some answers,
but the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT)
is sll working out changes and how to
implement and mandate the new Medicaid
program. Many of the changes proposed
by the MRT will directly impact home
care agencies. Medicaid has created new
programs that have changed what type of
service home care agencies, like HCR, can
provide and for how long the agency may
be able to provide those services to home
care paents.
Tradional home care agencies will no
longer be allowed to provide care to
paents in their home for more than 120
consecuve days. For instance, paents
who are medically stable but connue to
need assistance in order to live safely at
home may qualify for Monroe Countys
Personal Care Assistance (PCA) program.
HCR paents are referred to this program
when they no longer need the more
advanced skills of a nurse or therapists
to treat their condion. Since HCR has a
contract with the county, the Home Health
Aides that the paent has come to know can
sll visit and care for the paent through
the PCA program. Another program
developed for Medicaid recipients in the
Nursing Home Transion and Diversion
Waiver (NHTDW), also designed to keep
paents at home long-term, who might
otherwise be admied to a nursing home.
Part of the MRT mandate is that all paents
that need help at home whether skilled
(nursing/therapy) or personal (HHA) or
chore (PCA) will be assessed to establish:
payer, level of service, and amount of
service. This plan of care may be dierent
than what a paent is currently receiving.
Some home care paents have
misunderstood the changes that are the
result of Governor Cuomos plan to reform
Medicaid and are disappointed when a
home care agency refers them to another
program. However, HCR works closely
with these programs, and can provide
the experse of nurses and therapists
whenever needed, to ensure that paents
have access to the best health care and to
keep them out of the hospital.
Yvee Conyers is Director of Nursing for
the Transcultural Team at HCR Home Care,
whose purpose is reducing disparies in
health outcomes of African Americans
and other minority groups. HCR provides
nursing, therapy, home health aide service,
and companion care to older adults in the
comfort of their homes. It is the only home
care agency in our region to be designated
a ve-me winner of the naonal Top 500
Home Care Elite Award, and is a valued
partner of Minority Reporter and the
Perspecves TV show. To learn more call us
at 585-295-6590, or visit www.hcrhealth.
com.
Redesigning the Medicaid Program
Some MRT Recommendations:
Mandating enrollment into
Long Term Care Plans
Limiting length of time an
agency can provide home care
Changing what types of home
care will be paid form

It is compelling public
importance that the State
conduct a fundamental
restructuring of its Medicaid
program to achieve
measureable improvement in
health outcomes, sustainable
cost control, and a more
efficient administrative
structure.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
January 2011
COVER STORY
Editors note: La Voz Reporter and
Photographer, Jimmy Falu, recently
had the pleasure of si ng down with
MCC President, Anne M. Kress to
talk about the work she is doing to
advance educaon in the community.
A transcript of the interview is below.
La Voz: Tell me a lile bit about your
background in terms of where you
went to school where you grew up
Kress: Sure; well, I grew up in
Milwaukee Wisconsin but when I was
een my family moved to Florida. So
I actually went to high school in Tampa
and went to college at the University
of Florida. I got all of my degrees from
the University of Florida; so, I have two
bachelors, a masters, and a doctorate--
all from the UF--so a gator through and
through and loved it! In the state Ive
worked at a community college, East
Santa Fe community college which is
next to UF and now its Santa Fe College.
Its one of the two year instuons
that now oer four year degrees. I
started as an English faculty member,
then became department chair and
sort of--depending on who you talk
to--either moved up or moved down
into administraon, and was provost
at Santa Fe College when I was reputed
to come to MCC. So I worked within
a really strong community college
system there and was delighted to
come to MCC which is an extraordinary
instuon as you all know. (MCC) has
such a powerful role to play within this
community, is so well respected within
New York State, and Ive just loved
every moment since I got here.
La Voz: So your experience has been
mostly posive? Have you had any
challenges since coming here?
Kress: My experience since I got here
has been remarkably posive. I came
here with my family--I have two young
children and a husband. And, we love
Rochester Certainly since I got here
there has been well, I will not say
challenges. There has been interesng
opportunies. I just came from a
meeng around career technical
educaon, how MCC can do more to
support the local work force. So more
so than challenges, there have been
opportunies to do a much beer job
to serve the community and also to
partner with business and industries
and with the community groups that
are so important to MCC.
La Voz: Where do you see MCC ten
years from now?
Kress: Well its interesng to ponder
quesons like that because its di cult
to predict the future. I dont think 10
years ago folks would have imagined
MCC would be where we are today or
that MCC would play such and integral
role in our community. So what we are
trying to do is really look to our partner
businesses and industries example.
One of the reasons the college was
founded 50 years ago was to meet
the workforce development needs of
the community--in that case (it) was
nursing--but now as you look to the
future and all of this high tech high
skilled career path that can really help
someone who is 18 years old and some
who is 29 years old come in to college
and nd a well-paying posion in a
career that is growing and that oers a
lot of opportunies for advancement; I
think thats going to be a key posion
for a college to look forward into the
next decade. Its about how can we
help more and more individuals and
families and neighborhoods and the
enre region really nd a pathway
to economic development and
economic prosperity. Thats one of
the fundamental role as community
college we play. And then because of
rising cost of educaon we serve as
wonderful gateway those rst two
years, whether through a join degree
program that we have with instuons
locally or at a distance. So, for example
you can start at MCC and go to U
of R; you can start at MCC and go to
RIT, you can start at MCC and go to
the University of Michigan I talked to
a young woman the other day who is
leaving to the university of Florida and
one who was going to the University
of Central Florida, so students can
get a sense of what we are oering
terms of opportunies that starts for
their rst two years (of college) and
move forward. Students can start here
and go to SUNY schools or if they are
interested in fashion they can go to FIT
and if they were interested in a highly
selecve Ivy league college we have
students that transfer to Cornell or
Dartmouth or to North Carolina A&T
which is the larger producer of African-
American Engineers in the country;
so, I think that is a key role for us that
would connue in the next decade just
Editors note: La Voz Reporter and h that MCC woulld pllay su h ch and integrall
I nt er vi ew Wi t h Pr esi dent of MCC
because it makes higher educaon
aordable.
La Voz: So, what are some of the
things that the college is doing to keep
the cost of educaon down?
Kress: Well that is really important
to us. We understand the needs of
our community. We understand the
struggles that many in our community
are facing because of the economy,
because of enre industries that they
used to work in may have disappeared
almost overnight to them--so that has
been a key part of MCC mission. We
have consistently had one of the lowest
tuion among all the SUNY community
colleges--we have either been at the
boom or the second from the boom
of the list. It theres a list you really want
to be at the boom of its the cost of
higher educaon; so we are delighted
to be able to do that in part because we
are an incredibly e cient operaon.
We run four campuses and an on-line
campus at a very low cost but thats
because we keep an eye on those cost
With the declining funding for higher
educaon in the state we really work
on how we can contain all of the costs
that are not central to the classroom. I
will say thats one of the sacred things
in our budget we cut everything but
the classroom; we cut everything but
students services because we are a
college, we know students come here
seeking for a higher quality educaon.
They want to see faculty and sta and
and counselors and advisors so we cut
around the margins we are only as
good as the services and educaonal
experiences we oer the students.
La Voz: In terms of the Lan and
Spanish community what are some of
the challenges with that populaon in
school?
Kress: There has been a lot of studies
the city school district has taken on in
partnership oen with Ibero American
acon League that unfortunately
shows that Lano youth in the city
school struggle and really they are
having di culty in terms of educaon
aainment that is a concern to us
because the goal of MCC is to serve
the full diversity of our community
and we recognize that realisc to being
compeve in the economy students
need some level of a college degree-
-it may not be a four year degree but
they need to nish an associate or
an accredited cercate; so we been
partnering with the school district and
Ibero about a number of iniaves. Just
this week we had our rst step of Lano
Family Day on campus in partnership
with Ibero and we had a day long set of
workshops and acvies and seminars
for enre families. We hosed 100
potenal students with their families
and in some cases small children and
in other cases grandparents and uncles
and aunts came. And we talk about
how to qualify for nancial aid, what
would be the pathway into college?
What sort of courses should they
take? We also did workshops to help
students ll out applicaons to any
instuon--MCC or anywhere else;
so I think thats an example of the
sort of the work we are doing. Once
the students do come to campus we
have, for example, a program called
Empowering Women which looks
largely at Lana and African-American
women who are coming to college
with many more challenges than their
peers. They may have dependents,
they may have issues at home, they
may have di culty nancially or issues
in terms of self-esteem or maybe they
are the rst one in their family to go to
college; so we have a comprehensive
set of services around those students
at MCC.
La Voz: Are there any programs like
ESL (English as a second language)?
Kress: Yes we have our English as a
second language programs we also we
publish most of our key documents
and recruitment materials in Spanish
as well as in English and one of the
highlights I think at the Lano family
day we had our Hispanic employees
tell their stories to the families that
were here. Many of them (our Hispanic
employees) started here as students
and then found a career in higher
educaon and they want to help other
families move forward. So, we have a
lot of those programs. One of the key
things that is of most interest to us is
helping the enre community move
forward; so, in schools within the city
that are majority minorityEast High
School is a good examplewe have
a college readiness program to help
students remediate some of those
skills, whether theyre second language
or math or wring, before they get to
college so that they can start (college)
at college level when they arrive The
key that disnguishes any community
college, MCC in parcular is how we
outreach to the many populaons who
really need access to the services we
provide.
La Voz: What is happening with the
proposal to move the MCC campus to
the Kodak building?
Kress: Well it is moving forward. As
most people know, weve signed a lease
to connue the downtown campus for
the next 5 years while we actually work
on building the Kodak locaon. That was
a concern for a while because we were
not sure we would be able to maintain
the connuity of the campus while we
were working on building the Kodak
locaon at this point we have toured
about 130 people through the Kodak
site. One of the interesng thing about
that locaon is that it has achieved
unanimous support throughout the
college; and, if you think about all of
the dierent personalies that are at
the college you probably realize that
its very rare that you get the board,
the students, all of your faculty and
sta on the same page, all raising their
hands saying, this is the best idea we
have seen. Thats what has happened
with the Kodak site The campus we
have right now at Damon City Campus
at the Sibley (building) has been a
temporary facility for twenty years
the minute that lease was signed the
college began the process of looking
for a permanent home. Our students
at that campus deserve more that
they are ge ng right now. They come
out to the Brighton campus and they
see the student life, the benets of
having a fully developed campus and
they deserve the same; and thats part
of what were looking to do at Kodak
as well, which is sll downtown but
it provides easy access for students
this campus will oer a lot. It will oer
increased workforce development
programingwe know thats crical
to our students, also increased arts
programming, increased opportunies
for partnerships with the city schools
around a lot of the issues we know
that we need to work together to help
solve. So were very excited.
La Voz: What about the holding cells
issue?
Kress: (Laughter) yes, yes, yes, the
imperious holding cells. Somemes
the words folks choose (to describe
things) are not the best, let start with
that. What we have is an expansion
of building 21 which is actually one of
the few unconnected buildings at MCC
and it houses facilies right now. We
have public safety spread throughout
the larger connes of the Brighton
campus and we want to consolidate
them in one place which will be in
building 21. What we have there are
really secure interview rooms. I saw
the actual architectural drawings for
them. They look just like a room you
would see on Law and Order where
theres a lile mini conference table,
theres a chair theres no bars, no
lile window that you open up to look
inside. Unfortunately, I think the word
holding cell sort of infects everyones
imaginaon. But having said all that, I
will say that we take our responsibility
to have a safe, secure learning
environment for our students very
seriously. In higher educaon it has
become too common where you read
a story about a student or a disgruntled
employee or someone completely
disconnected from the instuon
comes on campus and does some
serious damage. At the end of the day
the queson is always, how could you
not have predicted that? How could
you not have known? Why didnt you
see those red ags? Why didnt you do
something about it? Public safety is of
grave concern to us. Any day on this
(Brighton) campus alone, we probably
have between 13,000 and 15,000
students, faculty, sta and visitors.
Thats a lot of folks and its a completely
open campus; we dont stop anyone
at the door, its prey easy to get on
and o (campus). So we take that
responsibility seriously and dont really
make any apology for it. What we would
much rather do is be able to say that
if anything unfortunately happened at
the campus, we are prepared and we
handled it eecvely unfortunately,
this is usually a no-win situaon. If
you try to plan folks say, why are you
wasng your me and money to do
that? If you dont and something
happens then folks say why didnt you
do something? So, we would rather
error on the side of cauon because
then we all sleep beer at night.
La Voz: Doe MCC have other acvies
targeted to the Lano community, like
concerts, salsa lessons, guest speakers
or other ways to introduce the Lan
culture to the rest of the populaon of
the school?
Kress: Good queson. When we were
talking about ESL, I forgot to menon
our scholarship programs. We have,
since 2009 I believe, awarded 17
MCC scholarships through the Ibero
American Scholarship Gala for about
$17,000. So, we acvely partner to
increase awareness of the availability
of those funds. We as a college really
embrace and celebrate diversity so we
celebrate Hispanic Heritage month.
Actually a colleague of mine, Nydia
Padilla Rodriguez, we are working
together on Roc the Future Cradle to
Career Iniave. I rst met her when
Borinquen Dance company came to
perform at Hispanic heritage month
and I was the honorary chair of their
gala, I think a year ago, and now Im
going to be in again this year; so, we
understand the importance of culture
and heritage. Also, when we plan our
speakers, we bring a diversity of people
to represent the variety of cultures on
our campus. It is very important to us
for our students to see a representaon
of the many opportunies available to
them--that there are Lano college
presidents, that there are Lano
lawyers and doctors and engineers and
scienst as well as arst because that
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COVER STORY
Marcelas Kids Corner
I magi ni ng Your Own Book
( Marcela Villarreal)
I remember being in the car with my parents when I was 6 years years old. I started to read some leers and
words o the billboards. At that moment I understood that not only could listen to stories; but I could read
and write slowly.
When you read a book or create your own book, your imaginaon goes to many places. No maer if the book
is small, large, heavy or light. When you use your imaginaon you can create a world where things are not good
or bad. The moon may be round or square, blue or white. Houses talk, trees sing and animals dance.
To help you create your own book and to help you grow your imaginaon we will do some things. For example you
can ask an adult to help you read (you should read oen and pracce new words). And the fun part: when you learn all
this, you will be the author of your own stories; you will create your own library and you can decorate and paint your books the
way you prefer!
I wrote a short story about spring for you. This is just what I imagined and Im sure your imaginaon will be even bigger than mine.
Shall we begin?
At last came the day of spring (primavera) cleaning. Everyone in the house of Soa was preparing to spend many hours cleaning the house. What they did not know was
that the trees of the garden were also going to do the same.
Especially Soas favorite tree, the tree of aromas.
The tree of aromas was the rst to bloom. Small insects like ladybugs and bueries love this tree. All the small insects work together to make the tree awesome and bright.
The ladybugs work with the ants to make dierent baskets to put the dead leaves from winter into so they could have the tree and avorings ready for the spring months.
Four spiders were the ropes to lower the baskets and four more spiders were in charge of slipping quickly to the ground. All the lile baskets looked like small balloons
oang around the tree.
Bueries (mariposas ) and reies le the garden amazed with their bright colors, the apping of their wings and their dances. Now, the garden that was sad and brown
now had bright colors.
Small white owers were to be born from the tree of avors, but they were so delicate that they needed help. The breeze caught the sun (sol) and asked to send its
rays to help warm the owers birth. Slowly the tree was covered with aromas of hundreds of small white owers and their fragrance was so sweet the breeze carrying the
scent could be enjoyed everywhere.
Slowly the tree with its sweet perfume scents all its white owers announced that spring had arrived.
Sc ent of Spr i ng
1 - In the story there are some words that are repeated oen: what are the words that
are repeated and why you think they were?
2 - For you, what is the smell of spring? For me, spring is the smell of fresh grass, many
owers (especially fruit trees) and fresh laundry. Go into the garden, a park or plaza
and search for your favorite scents of spring.
3- The spring also has special avors. My favorite avors are freshly cut fruit, the taste
of my moms cakes and a lemon ice cream. Ask your family if they remember a special
avor associated with spring.
4 - What dierent things do you do or do you see happening during spring? Do you see
many more colors; the days are longer than the winter; can you see more animals?.
5 - See this puzzle in the words of the list and then make long or short sentences with
them.
AROMA
BUTTERFLY
COLOR
FLOWERS
GARDEN
MARIPOSAS
PRIMAVERA
SOL
SPRING
SUN
TREE
Now lets play around with the story and your creativity:
C
o
l
o
r
M
e
!
Now its me for using pencils,
crayons, paper, joy and all your
imaginaon to start your own
book. And best of all is that you
are the author of your stories.
Happy Imaginaon!!.
Marcelas Kids Corner
I magi nando t u pr opi o l i br o
( Marcela Villarreal)
Yo recuerdo que cuando tena 6 aos y estando en el coche con mis padres, empec a leer de a poco las letras y las
palabras de los anuncios de la calle. En ese momento entend que no solamente poda escuchar cuentos, sino
que los poda leer lentamente y tambin escribirlos.
Cuando tu enes un libro o creas tu propio libro, tu imaginacin va a muchos lugares. No importa si el libro es
pequeo, grande, pesado o liviano. Al usar tu imaginacin las cosas no son buenas o son malas. La luna puede
ser redonda o cuadrada, azul o blanca. Las casas hablan, los rboles cantan y los animales bailan.
Para ayudarte a crear tu propio libro y para que tu imaginacin crezca vamos a hacer algunas cosas antes. Por
ejemplo puedes pedir a una persona mayor que te ayude a leer, que te lea frecuentemente y que pracque congo
nuevas palabras. Y la parte mas diverda: cuando aprendas todo esto, tu sers el autor de tus propios cuentos, crears tu
propia biblioteca y podrs decorar y pintar tus libros de la manera en que tu preeras!!!
Yo escrib un cuento muy corto sobre la primavera para . Esto es solo lo que yo imagin y estoy segura de que tu imaginacin ser an
mas grande que la ma. Comenzamos?
Por n lleg el da de la limpieza de primavera ( spring). Todos en la casa de Soa se estaban preparando para pasar muchas horas limpiando la casa. Lo que ellos no saban
era que los rboles del jardn tambin iban a hacer lo mismo.
Especialmente el rbol preferido de Soa, el rbol de los aromas.
El rbol de los aromas era el primero en orecer y el favorito de los pequeos insectos, de las mariquitas y las mariposas (bueries). Cada uno de los pequeos animales
colaboraban para dejar brillante al gran rbol.
Las mariquitas junto con las hormigas hicieron diferentes canastas para poner las hojas muertas del invierno y as dejar al rbol de los aromas listo para los meses de
primavera.
Cuatro araas hicieron las cuerdas para bajar las canastas y cuatro araas mas fueron las encargadas de deslizarlas rpidamente al suelo. Todas las pequeas canastas
parecan pequeos globos otando alrededor del rbol.
Las mariposas y las lucirnagas dejaron al jardn maravillado con su despliegue de colorido, sus vueltas y sus bailes. Y el jardn ( garden) que antes era de color marrn triste
ahora tena colores brillantes.
Unas pequeas ores blancas estaban a punto de nacer del rbol de los aromas, pero eran tan delicadas que necesitaban ayuda. La brisa llam al sol (sun) y le pidi que
enviara sus bios rayos para ayudar a las ores nacer. Lentamente el rbol de los aromas estaba cubierto de cientos de pequeas orecitas blancas y su perfume era tan
dulce que la brisa se divera llevando el olor por todas partes.
Poco a poco el rbol de los aromas con su dulce perfume y sus ores blancas anunciaba a todos que la primavera ya haba llegado.
Ar oma de Pr i maver a
1 - En el cuento hay algunas palabras que se repiten frecuentemente: cules son las
palabras que mas se repiten y por qu crees que es as?
2 - Para que olor ene la primavera?. Para m la primavera ene el olor a hierba
fresca, a muchas ores ( especialmente de los rboles de frutas) y a ropa recin lavada.
Ve al jardn, a un parque o una plaza y busca tus aromas favoritos de la primavera.
3- La primavera tambin ene sabores especiales. Mis sabores favoritos son los de las
frutas recin cortada, el gusto de los pasteles de mi mam y el de un helado de limn.
Pregunta a tu familia si ellos recuerdan un sabor especial asociado con la primavera.
4 - Qu cosas diferentes tu haces o suceden durante la primavera?. Ves muchos mas
colores, los das son mas largos que el invierno, puedes ver mas animales?.
5 - Descubre en esta sopa de letras las palabras de la lista y despus haz oraciones
cortas o largas con ellas.
AROMA
BUTTERFLY
COLOR
FLOWERS
GARDEN
MARIPOSAS
PRIMAVERA
SOL
SPRING
SUN
TREE
Ahora vamos a jugar un poco con el cuento y con tu creatividad:
C
o
l
o
r
e
a
m
e
!
Ahora es el turno de usar lpices
de colores, crayones, papel,
alegra y toda tu imaginacin
para comenzar tu propio libro. Y
lo mejor de todo es que tu eres
el propio autor de tus cuentos.
Felz Imaginacin !!!!!.
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In the search for Hispanic cultural meaning,
the Literary Caf decided to undertake
the adventure of Reading one of the cultural
icons of the 20th Century, the Voyage to
Ixtlan. This anthropology book was the
one that allowed Carlos
Castaneda in 1973 to
obtain his doctorate in
anthropology at UCLA in
Los Angeles, California.
Voyage to Ixtlan is a
book composed of
cultural ingredients
that are both legendary
and current. Carlos
Castaneda with his
work was able to place
face to face apparently
contradictory ideologies
in order to help us
rescue common sense
from our daily lives.
This mix of cultural
ingredients, dreams,
fears, desires, intellect,
imaginaon, good
sense, and also madness
deposited in voyage to
Ixtlan were the things
that sparked a wide-
ranging discussion in
the Literary Caf.
In the wise
conversaons that
took place in Sonora,
Mexico between a
young anthropologist
keen on knowing the
secrets of vision-causing plants and en
enigmac Yaqui Indian known as Juan
Matus, knowledge usually accepted by
the convenonal world is quesoned.
One also can see an individual process
through which one acquires the control of
knowledge and self-control. Being so bold
as to read a book where one explores the
point of view of a shaman breaks a taboo,
since the Navajo are part of an unknown
culture, even for the majority of Hispanics
who grew up primarily under the inuence
of a Judeo-Chrisan ideology ideology.
In this way, upon hearing the inial
comments there was a certain amount
of confusion about the way in which the
author presents the dialogs between the
characters and he projects a great amount
of sarcasm on the part of the shaman
before the measures of the anthropologist
to make him into a kind of employee obliged
to answer what he wants to hear. However,
this was only the beginning of the path to
discover a new interest, to trace a path to
arrive in Ixtlan the metaphor for the end
of the existence of each individual. Voyage
to Ixtlan helped us to the pose the idea
from a dierent point of view, more than
knowing the secrets of visionary plants
like peyote, toloache, and hallucinogenic
mushrooms.
The teachings that Carlos Casteneda
transmits in his moments with Juan Matus
that were the most memorable for the
Literary Caf were: death as a guide,
making oneself responsible, becoming a
hunter again, and the warrior spirit.
Seeing death as a guide implies that we
should reject meanness, considering that in
any moment we can be touched by death.
However, we shouldnt allow ourselves
to trapped by habits that condion our
opinions and limit our possibilies of living
a full life.
As for taking responsibility for ones life,
this was a very interesng part in which we
saw that we shouldnt feel like vicms of
circumstance in life but rather we should
assume responsibility for our acons as the
consequences are presented. That which
was previously menoned was made to
stand out by the club and as we ended
the session of analysis it was interesng to
hear how it was cited to refer to things in
daily life.
The role of the hunter and the warrior spirit
refers principally to levels of maturity and
abilies which one acquires throughout
life reect on the interacon with the
surrounding world in various planes, just
like in interpersonal relaonships.
Upon ending the session, the majority of
the members of the group cited authors
like Paolo Coelho and Miguel Ruiz and
made inferences to Castaneda as a pioneer
in this literary genre in which they cover
similar themes.
In general I will be so bold as to say that the
Literary Caf arrived at the consensus
that all of these lessons are of a great
importance because the demand that we
be alert to perceive and value things that
apparently simple of life with humility
and devoon. We also concluded that this
novel helped us to consider that only being
in harmony will we be able to appreciate
with clarity the metaphor of our existence.
El Caf ec i t o Li t er ar i o y Carlos Castaeda En Viaje a Ixtlan
The Li t er ar y Caf and Carlos Castaeda In the Voyage to Ixtlan
Por Diana Casais
En la bsqueda
por los
s i g n i f i c a d o s
c u l t u r a l e s
h i s p a n o s
El Cafecito
Literario decidi
emprender la
aventura de
leer uno de los
conos culturales
del siglo veinte
Viaje a Ixtlan.
Este libro
antropolgico fue el que permi a Carlos
Castaeda en 1973 obtener su Doctorado
en Antropologa en la Universidad de UCLA
en los ngeles, California.
Viaje a Ixtlan es un libro compuesto
de ingredientes culturales legendarios y
actuales. Carlos Castaeda con su obra fue
capaz de poner frente a frente ideologas
aparentemente contradictorias para
ayudarnos a rescatar el sendo comn de
nuestra existencia codiana.
Esta mezcla de ingredientes culturales,
sueos, temores, anhelos, intelecto,
imaginacin, cordura y tambin locura
depositada en Viaje a Ixtlan fueron el
detonador que desat una amplia discusin
en El Cafecito Literario.

En las sagaces conversaciones realizadas
en Sonora, Mxico, entre un joven
antroplogo vido de conocer los secretos
de las plantas visionarias y un enigmco
indio yaqui conocido como Juan Matus,
se cuesona el conocimiento en funcin
de los tulos establecidos en el mundo
convencional y se deja ver como un
proceso individual mediante el cual se va
adquiriendo control del conocimiento y
dominio de s mismo.
El atreverse a leer un libro donde se explora
el punto de vista de un chamn implic un
tab, ya que los navajos son parte de una
cultura desconocida aun para la mayora
de los hispanos que han crecido bajo la
inuencia de una ideologa Judeo-Crisana
primordialmente.
De tal forma que al escuchar los
comentarios iniciales se manifest cierta
confusin en cuanto a la forma en la que
el autor presenta los dilogos entre los dos
personajes y proyecta un gran sarcasmo
por parte del chamn ante las medidas
del antroplogo para converrlo en un
subalterno obligado a responder lo que
l desea escuchar. Sin embargo esto fue
slo el inicio del camino a descubrir un
nuevo inters, trazar un sendero para
llegar a Ixtlan la metfora del nal de la
existencia de cada individuo.
Viaje a Ixtlan nos ayud a replantearnos
la vida desde un punto de vista diferente,
ms que a conocer los secretos de las
plantas visionarias como el peyote, el
toloache y los hongos alucingenos.
Las enseanzas que Carlos Castaeda
transmite en sus vivencias con Juan Matus
que ms llamaron la atencin en El
Cafecito Literario fueron: la muerte como
consejera, hacerse responsable, volverse
cazador y el nimo de un guerrero.
El ver la muerte como consejera implica
renunciar a la mezquindad, considerando
que en cualquier momento podemos ser
tocados por la muerte. Por lo tanto no
debemos dejarnos atrapar por hbitos
que condicionen nuestras opiniones y
posibilidades de llevar una vida plena.
Hacerse responsable, fue una parte
muy interesante en la que se plante
que no debemos senrnos vcmas de
las circunstancias de la vida sino que
debemos asumir nuestros actos con
las consecuencias que se presenten. Lo
mencionado anteriormente fue resaltado
por El Cafecito Literario y al nalizar
la sesin de anlisis result interesante
escuchar cmo era citado para referirse a
cosas de la vida codiana.
El papel del cazador y el nimo de un
guerrero, se reere principalmente a
niveles de madurez y habilidades, que se
adquieren a travs de la vida reejndose
en la interaccin con el mundo circundante
en diversos planos, as como en las
relaciones interpersonales.
Al nalizar la sesin la mayora de los
miembros del grupo citaron autores como
Pablo Coelho y Miguel Ruiz he hicieron
inferencias en cuanto a Castaeda como
pionero dentro de este gnero literario en
donde se abordan temas anes.
En general me atrevo a decir que El Cafecito
Literario lleg al consenso de que todas
estas lecciones son de gran importancia,
porque nos exigen estar alertas a percibir
y valorar las cosas aparentemente sencillas
de la existencia con humildad y devocin.
Tambin concluimos que Viaje a Ixtlan
nos ayud a considerar que slo estando en
armona podremos apreciar con claridad la
metfora de nuestra existencia.
By Diana Casais
Immigration/Naturalization
Inmigrantes sern rastreados a travs de la biometra
De acuerdo con los informes de nocias, el
Subcomit de seguridad nacional ha dicho
que un plan de datos biomtricos estar
listo para su presentacin al Congreso
dentro de semanas. El plan, presentado
por el departamento de seguridad
nacional, ulizar datos biomtricos para
mantener chas de cuando los inmigrantes
salen de Estados Unidos. Desde antes
del 2011, expertos han estado buscando
un sistema de salida que efecvamente
mantenga un registro de quien abandona
el pas y cuando. La Secretaria Janet
Napolitano ha expresado inters en este
sistema de salida e incluso ha dicho que
es necesario, pero preocupaciones sobre
el costo han mantenido este sistema de no
ser presentado.
John Cohen, el Coordinador diputado de
contra terrorismo para el departamento de
seguridad interior ha declarado que existe
un problema con los inmigrantes que han
prolongando ilegalmente sus visas. Aunque
no ha dicho cunto va a costar la estrategia
nueva de salida mediante la biometra,
dijo que el sistema propuesto ayudar a
las autoridades rastrear con ms precisin
quienes han alargado sus visas.
El enfoque de la administracin de Obama
est sobre los inmigrantes ilegales que
hayan comedo delitos o que suponen una
amenaza pblica. Sin embargo, algunas
personas que han sido implicadas en los
ataques terroristas de E.U. o atentados
estuvieron en el pas ilegalmente despus
de haber prologado ilegalmente su
estancia. De hecho, 36 personas que haban
prologado ilegalmente su estancia han sido
condenadas por cargos relacionados con el
terrorismo desde 2001. Aproximadamente
el 40% de los inmigrantes ilegales en
Estados Unidos se encuentran prolongando
ilegalmente su estancia, de acuerdo con
algunos expertos. Esto ha hecho que las
autoridades se centren mas en el asunto
de las personas que han prologado
ilegalmente su estancia.
Segn John Cohen, la tecnologa ha hecho
ms fcil almacenar y recopilar informacin
acerca de los inmigrantes. Dice que esto ha
ayudado a idencar posibles amenazas
para la seguridad pblica e incluso a
personas que podran extender su estancia
ilegalmente. Seguridad de inmigracin
y aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en ingls)
tambin runariamente trabaja para
encontrar visados extendidos ilegalmente,
generalmente mediante la revisin de
registros de visa para averiguar quien
ha alargado su estancia. Entre 2009 y
2011, alrededor de 37 000 personas que
extendieron ilegalmente su estancia fueron
deportados de los Estados Unidos.
En 2011, Seguridad de inmigracin y
aduanas (ICE) realiz un gran examen
de casos pendientes de posibles visados
extendidos ilegalmente. La revisin abarc
1,6 millones de casos que se remontan a
2004. Aproximadamente la mitad de los
casos que se encontraron involucraban
a personas que haban cambiado su
estatus de inmigracin o haban dejado
los Estados Unidos. Unos 2700 casos
fueron recomendados para una mayor
invesgacin. Sin embargo, los casos
recomendados para mayor recomendacin
suelen involucran a quienes pueden haber
comedo crmenes o de lo contrario
pueden ser una amenaza para la seguridad
de E.U. ICE y otros organismos rara vez
comprometen recursos para el seguimiento
y la deportacin de personas que hayan
extendido su estada ilegalmente a menos
que cometan delitos o sean una amenazan
de seguridad. Segn el departamento de
seguridad nacional, esto puede hacer dicil
encontrar a personas que hayan extendido
su estada ilegalmente. As, los inmigrantes
que llegaron antes a 2004 no fueron sujetos
a los mismos procesos de coleccin de
datos biomtricos estrictos, hacindolos
visualmente imposible encontrarlos a
menos que cometan un delito.
Immigrants to be Tracked Through Biometrics
According to news reports, the House
Homeland Security subcommiee has been
told that a biometric data plan will be ready
for presentaon to Congress within weeks.
The plan, introduced by the Department
of Homeland Security, will use biometrics
to keep tabs on when immigrants leave
the US. Since before 2011, experts have
been seeking an exit system that would
eecvely keep track of who leaves the
country when. Secretary Janet Napolitano
have all expressed interest in such an
exit system and have even said that it is
needed, but cost concerns have kept such
a system from being introduced.
John Cohen, the deputy counter terrorism
coordinator for the Department of
Homeland Security has stated that there is a
problem with immigrants overstaying their
visas. Although he has not said how much
the new exit strategy using biometrics will
cost, he has said that the proposed system
will help authories track more accurately
those who have overstayed their visas.
The focus of the Obama administraon
is on illegal immigrants who have
commied crimes or who pose a public
threat. However, some people who have
been implicated in US terrorist aacks or
plots were in the country illegally aer
overstaying visas. In fact, 36 visa overstays
have been convicted of charges related to
terrorism since 2001. An esmated 40%
of illegal immigrants in the US are visa
overstays, according to some experts. This
has made more authories focus in the
issue of visa overstays.
According to John Cohen, technology
has made it easier to store and collect
informaon about immigrants. He says
that this has helped idenfy possible
threats to public safety and even to target
visa overstays. Immigraon and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) also rounely works to
nd visa overstays, usually by reviewing
visa records to nd out who has overstayed
a visa. Between 2009 and 2011, about 37
000 visa overstays were deported from the
US.
In 2011, Immigraon and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) conducted a massive
review of backlogged possible visa overstay
cases. The review encompassed 1.6 million
cases dang back to 2004. About half of
those cases were found to involve people
who had changed their immigraon status
or had le the US. About 2700 cases were
recommended for further invesgaon.
However, the cases recommended for
further recommendaon usually involve
those who may have commied crimes or
may otherwise be a threat to US security.
ICE and other agencies rarely commit
resources to tracking and deporng visa
overstays unless they commit crimes or
pose a security threat. According to the
Department of Homeland Security, this can
make it hard to nd visa overstays. As well,
immigrants who arrived prior to 2004 were
not subject to the same strict biometrics
collecon processes, making them visually
impossible to nd unless they commit a
crime.
Quin es un ciudadano?
Por Linda Chavez
Est Mi Romney en favor de aumentar
el nmero de inmigrantes ilegales en los
Estados Unidos? No se podra pensar , dada
su dura retrica an-inmigracin ilegal
, pero su asesor lder sobre inmigracin
quiere hacer eso. Lo que es ms, la
propuesta que est impulsando este asesor
impondra un nuevo impuesto, de $1.200
a $1.600, en cada familia estadounidense
por el nacimiento de cada nio. Estas
son las conclusiones de un estudio
nuevo sacado por el grupo de asesores
conservadores de la Fundacin Nacional
para la Polca Estadounidense (FNPE).
Todo estudio cuesona los movos de los
grupos radicales an-inmigracin que han
estado tratando de hacer de la inmigracin
ilegal un tema central en la campaa.
El asesor de Romney es Kris Kobach, quien
es el cerebro detrs de las leyes de an-
inmigracin ilegal en Arizona y Alabama
quien ahora es impugnado en los tribunales.
El esfuerzo ms reciente de Kobach es
revocar la ciudadana de nacimiento, lo
que est garanzada por la enmienda 14.
Kobach y una pltora de grupos no slo se
oponen a la inmigracin ilegal pero tambin
desean reducir drscamente el nmero
de inmigrantes legales, y estn empujando
a la legislacin del Estado para nieguen la
ciudadana a hijos de inmigrantes ilegales.
Y muchos legisladores conservadores se
estn uniendo a esta idea.
Incluso si fuesen promulgadas, estas
propuestas no son probables que se lleven
a cabo, porque los Estados no enen
el derecho a restringir la ciudadana
estadounidense, de acuerdo con la mayora
de los estudiosos de la Constucin. Pero
en aras del argumento, digamos que
pasaron la asamblea constucional; sera
una buena idea si el objevo es reducir la
inmigracin ilegal? De hecho, crean miles
de nuevos inmigrantes ilegales: bebs
que sera esencialmente aptridas
y que se les impedira para siempre
trabajar en los Estados Unidos cuando se
convireran en adultos. Mientras tanto,
estas leyes no haran nada para desalentar
futuros inmigrantes ilegales, que vienen
buscando empleos, no para tener bebs
estadounidenses.
Pero quizs la razn ms importante por la
cual los votantes conservadores deberan
ser sumamente escpcos de negar la
ciudadana por nacimiento es lo que hara a
todos los ciudadanos estadounidenses que
dan a luz en los Estados Unidos. Porque los
bebs que nacen aqu ahora se presumen
ciudadanos en virtud de la Constucin y
la ley actual, los padres no estn obligados
a hacer nada para demostrar su propia
ciudadana. No hay papeles caros o
burocracia involucrados. De hecho, los
cercados de nacimiento que muestran
que un nio naci en suelo estadounidense
ahora son prueba de ciudadana.
El estudio de la FNPE, sin embargo, sosene
que quitarles esa presuncin traera nuevos
tropiezos para los padres queriendo
demostrar su propia condicin de
ciudadana y creara un organismo nuevo,
engorroso para vericar reclamaciones y
expedicin de documentos. Irnicamente,
bajo las ms exigentes propuestas que
son apoyadas por aquellos que quieren
poner n a la ciudadana de nacimiento,
el derecho de Romney a ser considerado
elegible como ciudadano por nacimiento
para converrse en Presidente podra ser
cuesonado.
El padre de Romney naci en Chihuahua,
Mxico, donde su familia haba sido parte
de una comunidad mormona durante
tres generaciones despus de huir del
territorio de Utah en el siglo XIX cuando
se hizo evidente que la poligamia se
prohibira bajo la estadidad. Por lo menos,
si dicha ley hubiera estado en vigor cuando
Romney naci, sus padres habran tenido
que contratar abogados para probar su
derecho a la ciudadana estadounidense;
y podramos estar debaendo la
autencidad de su cercado de
nacimiento vigorosamente como algunos
tericos de la conspiracin debaten la del
Presidente Barack Obama.
Es demasiado triste que Romney y otros
conservadores sientan la necesidad de
escudriar en una cuesn tan importante
como la ciudadana. Uno de los mejores
regalos que Amrica ha dado al mundo
es su sendo de inclusin. Somos gente
acogedora que desea abrazar a aquellos
cuyo deseo es formar parte de nuestra
gran nacin.
Crear barreras a la ciudadana para
todas las personas nacidas en suelo
estadounidense no reducira, mucho
menos terminara, la inmigracin ilegal. Lo
que signicara es un menor nmero de
futuros estadounidenses. Una esmacin
coloca la prdida de futuros ciudadanos
estadounidenses tan alto como 13 millones
en 2050. Por supuesto, la esperanza de los
radicales que estn asesorando a Romney
es que todas estas personas empaquen
y vuelvan a casa. Pero su casa slo est
aqu, su lugar de nacimiento.
Linda Chavez es Presidente del Centro para
la Igualdad de Oportunidades.
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Who Is a Cizen?
By Linda Chavez
Is Mi Romney in favor of increasing the
number of illegal immigrants in the United
States? You might not think so, given his
tough an-illegal immigraon rhetoric,
but his leading immigraon adviser wants
to do just that. Whats more, the proposal
this adviser is pushing would impose a
new tax from $1,200 to $1,600 on
every American family for the birth of each
child. These are the conclusions of a new
study put out by the conservave think
tank the Naonal Foundaon for American
Policy. The whole study calls into queson
the moves behind the radical an-
immigraon groups that have been trying
to make illegal immigraon a central issue
in the campaign.
The Romney adviser is Kris Kobach, who is
the brains behind the an-illegal immigrant
laws in Arizona and Alabama now being
challenged in the courts. Kobachs latest
eort is to revoke birthright cizenship,
which is guaranteed by the 14th
Amendment. Kobach and a plethora of
groups not only oppose illegal immigraon
but also want to drascally reduce the
number of legal immigrants, and they are
pushing state legislaon to deny cizenship
to children born to illegal immigrants. And
many conservave legislators are jumping
on the bandwagon.
Even if enacted, these proposals will not
likely hold up, because individual states do
not have the right to restrict U.S. cizenship,
according to most constuonal scholars.
But for the sake of argument, lets say
they passed constuonal muster; would
they be a good idea if the goal is to reduce
illegal immigraon? In fact, they would
create thousands of new illegal immigrants
babies who would be essenally
stateless and who would be barred from
ever working in the U.S. when they became
adults. Meanwhile, these laws would
do nothing to discourage future illegal
immigrants, who come seeking jobs, not to
have American babies.
But perhaps the most important reason
conservave voters should be highly
skepcal of denying birthright cizenship is
what it would do to all American cizens
who give birth in the United States. Because
babies born here now are presumed
cizens under the Constuon and current
law, parents arent required to do anything
to prove their own cizenship. Theres
no expensive paperwork or bureaucracy
involved. Indeed, birth cercates showing
a child was born on U.S. soil are now proof
of cizenship.
The NFAP study, however, argues that
taking away this presumpon would end
up encumbering new parents with proving
their own cizenship status and would
create a whole new, cumbersome agency
to verify claims and issue documents.
Ironically, under the most stringent
proposals being pushed by those who want
to end birthright cizenship, Romneys
own right to be considered a natural born
Cizen eligible to become president might
be challenged.
Romneys father was born in Chihuahua,
Mexico, where his family had been part of a
Mormon community for three generaons
aer eeing the Utah territory in the 19th
century when it became clear polygamy
would be outlawed under statehood. At
the very least, if such a law had been in
place when Romney was born, his parents
would have had to hire lawyers to prove
his right to U.S. cizenship, and we might
now be debang the authencity of his
birth cercate as vigorously as some
conspiracy theorists debate President
Barack Obamas.
Its too bad Romney and other conservaves
feel the need to embrace the fringes on an
issue as important as cizenship. One of
the greatest gis America has given to the
world is its sense of inclusiveness. We are
welcoming people who want to embrace
those whose desire it is to become part of
our great naon.
Creang barriers to cizenship for all
people born on U.S. soil would not reduce,
much less end, illegal immigraon. What
it would mean is fewer future Americans.
One esmate puts the loss in future
American cizens as high as 13 million by
2050. Of course, the hope of the radicals
who are advising Romney is that all these
people will pack up and go home. But
their only home is here, their birthplace.
Linda Chavez is President of the Center for
Equal Opportunity.
Immigration/Naturalization
Local
Lat i no t o Wat ch
LATINO DE IMPACTO
Dr. Const ant i no Fer nndez
El Dr. Constanno Fernndez es
Profesor Clnico Asociado de Obstetricia
y Ginecologa en la Universidad de
Rochester. De origen nicaragense, el Dr.
Fernndez recibi su grado mdico de la
Universidad de Puebla en Mxico, y luego
complet su residencia en Obstetricia y
Ginecologa en el Hospital St. Mary en
Rochester, Nueva York. A lo largo de su
carrera el Dr. Fernndez ha mostrado un
inters especial en destacar y promover la
salud de las mujeres hispanas, tanto en su
prcca local de OB / GYN como tambin
con su trabajo alrededor del mundo, el
Dr. Fernndez acta como un embajador
de la medicina para la salud de la mujer.
Con un inters notable ha establecido
su compromiso con la comunidad, y con
orgullo carga el sobrenombre de El Doctor
de las Mujeres Pobres.
El Dr. Fernndez habla de los comienzos de
su carrera: Me gust la medicina, porque
lo vi como una carrera humanitaria, vi
que poda hacer bien y ayudar a otras
personas. Despus de obtener su tulo
de mdico en Mxico, el Dr. Fernndez
se regres a Nicaragua, donde aprendi y
pracc la anestesiologa - en uno de los
hospitales ms importantes de Nicaragua
en ese empo. Yo quera trabajar en mi
erra - por lo que regres a Nicaragua y
apliqu en un hospital que se llamaba El
Rero, ese hospital era el sueo de los
mdicos en Nicaragua en ese empo. No
haba posiciones abiertas en ciruga, que
era lo que yo quera hacer, as que me
ofrecieron una plaza en anestesiologa,
y de esa manera, junto al Dr. Cayetano,
me encontr trabajando alrededor de la
ciruga.
El Dr. Fernndez regres

a Mxico, esta vez a
Tijuana, con el n de
aprender ingls, lo que
lo llevo a mudarse a Los
ngeles. All, con pocos
recursos, comenz a
aplicar en diferentes
hospitales al-redor del
pas, y termin por
aceptar un puesto en el
hospital de St. Mary, en
Rochester, fue as como
comienza a brotar sus
races en esta zona. Mi
esposa y yo queramos
una familia, nos gust
la estabilidad que
Rochester nos proporcionaba, as que nos
pareci un buen lugar tanto para formar
una familia, como tambin para construir
mi carrera.
Cuando se le pregunt de su familia, al
doctor Fernndez se le ilumin su rostro
y con mucho orgullo me dijo; los llevo
conmigo siempre. De inmediato sac su
telfono y con una sonrisa en su rostro,
compar fotos de sus hijos, su esposa, sus
hermanos, sus hermanas y sus sobrinos.
Gracias a Dios que he tenido la suerte de
tener todo lo que me he propuesto, pero
de todo lo que tengo lo que ms disfruto
en mi vida es mi esposa Teresa, mi hijo
de Bruce, mi hija Hoylan, y el resto de mi
familia. Siempre debemos de cuidar y
apoyar la familia.
Le pregunt qu es lo
que ms le gusta de su
profesin. El atender
y tratar a diferentes
pos de mujeres que
vienen con diferentes
pos de problemas, ya
sea porque vienen con
problemas sicos o con
problemas psicolgicos,
y de igual manera si
vienen y enen que
ser tratadas con ciruga
yo trato de ayudarlas
en todo lo que puedo.
Tambin me gusta
la diversidad de los
pacientes que vemos
a diario. Por ejemplo
vemos nias, mujeres
jvenes, ancianas y las mujeres que estn
embarazadas. La parte ms gracante y
ms bonita de mi trabajo est en atender a
las mujeres que vienen a dar a luz.
Hablamos tambin de lo que l considera
es lo ms dicil en esta profesin. La
prdida de vidas, especialmente la prdida
de vidas en el vientre de una madre. A
veces no sabemos por qu se dan estas
situaciones, pero en algunos casos se debe
a enfermedades crnicas como la diabetes,
o el uso de tabaco, alcohol o las drogas. Un
40 % de estas prdidas todava no sabemos
por qu ocurren, pero por eso es que
seguimos trabajando.
Cuando le pregunt qu es lo que le
preocupa como mdico, nos respondi:
Me preocupa que la gente mantenga su
salud, y los buenos hbitos de la salud, por
ejemplo; lavarse las manos con regularidad,
consumir agua potable, lavar los utensilios
que se ulizan a diario, as mismo, que
hagan ejercicio regularmente y mantengan
una buena dieta. Y que busquen los
recursos que necesitan acercando a los
centros de salud, donde hay programas
que pueden ayudarlos a mantener una
buena salud. La medicina prevenva es
efecva.
El Dr. Fernndez ha sido galardonado ms
de diez veces durante su carrera, con
honores y premios por su excelencia en
la enseanza y el inters en el desarrollo
profesional del personal por la Universidad
de Rochester y hospitales aliados, como
tambin con el Premio al Liderazgo en
Salud por la Nacional Hispanic Medical
Associaon. As mismo su nombre es
reconocido tanto en universidades de
renombre como John Hopkins, como
tambin en pequeos pueblos de
Nicaragua. Se ha converdo en un maestro
y mentor de muchas generaciones de
mdicos y pacientes, con un legado de
compromiso por la comunidad y para con
pacientes de bajos recursos, es as como
sin duda alguna se ha ganado el tulo
del doctor de las mujeres pobres. El Dr.
Fernndez ejerce su profesin con amor
y dedicacin, con un legado de aos de
carrera ha alcanzado altos niveles de
presgio y autoridad en el campo de la
ginecologa y medicina, mientras que sigue
manteniendo su sencillez y humildad.
Dr. Constanno Fernandez is Associate
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at the University of Rochester.
Born in Nicaragua, Dr. Fernandez received
his medical degree from the University of
Puebla in Mexico, and later completed his
residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at
St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, New York.
Throughout his career, Dr. Fernandez has
shown a special interest in emphasizing
and promong the health of Hispanic
women, both in his OB / GYN pracce,
as well as his work around the world as
an ambassador of medicine for female
healthcare. As part of this work, he had
established his remarkable commitment
to the community, and proudly earned the
name as El Doctor de las mujeres pobres.
Dr. Fernandez speaks about his early
career: I liked medicine because I saw it
as a humanitarian career; I could do good
and help other people. Aer obtaining his
medical degree in Mexico, Dr. Fernandez
returned to Nicaragua, where he learned
and pracced anesthesiology under the
guidance of renowned doctors in one of
the most prominent hospitals in Nicaragua.
I wanted to work in my country - so I
returned to Nicaragua and applied to a
hospital called El Rero, which was the
dream hospital of Nicaraguan [doctors].
There were no [open] posions in surgery,
which was what I wanted to do, so I was
oered a place in anesthesiology instead,
and in that way, under Dr. Cayetano, I found
myself [working] around surgery.
Dr. Fernndez returned to Mexico again,
this me to Tijuana, in order to learn
English; this has led him to moving to
Los Angeles. There, with few resources,
he began to apply to dierent hospitals
around the country, eventually accepng a
posion at St. Marys hospital in Rochester,
and thus se ng roots in the area. My wife
and I wanted a family and stability, and
Rochester had provided us a good place
for both a family, and a room to build my
career.
When asked of his family, Dr. Fernandezs
face lit up as he proudly said I always carry
them with me. Taking his phone out his
pocket, with a smile on his face, he shared
with me pictures of his children, his wife,
his brothers, his sisters and his nephews.
Thank God that I have had the luck to
have all that I have strived for, but what I
enjoy most in my life is my wife Teresa, my
son Bruce, my daughter Hoylan, and the
rest of my family. We must always care for
the family.
I asked him what he likes most about his
profession. What I like is to treat dierent
types of women [for dierent types of
problems], either because they come
with physical problems or psychological
problems, as well as if they need to be
treated with surgery. I also like the diversity
of the paents who see on a daily basis. We
see lile girls, young women, old women,
and women who are pregnant. The most
rewarding part of my job is to care for
women coming to give birth.
I asked him what he nds to be the
hardest thing in this profession. The loss
of life, especially the loss of life in the
womb. Somemes we do not know why
it happens, but in some cases it is due to
chronic diseases such as diabetes, or the
use of tabaco, alcohol, or drugs. 40% of the
causes for these losses, however, remain
unknown.
When asked what he was concerned
most about as a physician, Dr. Fernandez
replied: About people keeping good
health habits, for example by washing their
hands regularly, consuming clean water,
and washing utensils that are used daily,
while at the same me exercising regularly
and maintaining a good diet. For paents
to have this perspecve, they must be
encouraged to reach-out to health centers,
where there are programs that can help
educate them about such perspecves on
medicine. Prevenve medicine is the most
e cient type of medicine.
Dr. Fernandez has been awarded more than
ten mes during his career, with honors
and awards ranging from Excellence in
Teaching and Interest in the Professional
Development of the House Sta by the
University of Rochester and a liated
hospitals, to the Health Leadership Award
from the Naonal Hispanic Medical
Associaon. His name is recognized both
in well-known universies such as John
Hopkins, as well as in small towns in
Nicaragua. He has become a teacher and
mentor to generaons of doctors and
paents, with a legacy of community
commitment; he is truly the poor womans
doctor, praccing his profession with love
and dedicaon. Without a doubt, ha has
achieved some of the highest levels of
reputaon and authority in the eld of
gynecology, while carefully maintaining a
sense of simplicity and humility.
Translated by Victor Kogan
Child and Family
Abril- Es el Mes del Nio Pequeo
POR IDA PEREZ
Abril es conocido
en toda la nacin
como el Mes del
Nio Pequeo.
Es un momento
para reconocer
que somos
r es pons abl es
de las
oportuni dades
para los
nios y de
comprometernos a garanzar que cada
nio experimente el po de entorno
temprano--en casa, en el centro de cuido de
los nios, en la escuela y en la comunidad-
-que promover su aprendizaje temprano.
Del 16 al 20 de abril en parcular es la
semana del nio pequeo y se les rinde
homenaje a ms de 40 millones de nios
desde el nacimiento hasta la edad de
ocho en Amrica, y las familias, maestros
y otros adultos que ayudan a los nios a
aprovechar al mximo las oportunidades
de sus primeros aos.
La invesgacin y la experiencia demuestran
que los primeros aos de los nios son los
aos cruciales para el aprendizaje. El Mes
del Nio Pequeo es una oportunidad
para celebrar las oportunidades de
aprendizaje de los nios y reconocer las
responsabilidades que comparmos para
ayudarles a aprovechar al mximo los
primeros aos. Las celebraciones locales
del mes del nio pequeo estn diseadas
para generar un apoyo ms amplio para
los programas de infancia que fomentan el
crecimiento y esmulacin temprana de los
nios pequeos. Somos en lma instancia
responsables de las oportunidades
disponibles para los nios. Si valoramos
nuestros hijos, nuestras familias, nuestras
escuelas y nuestra comunidad, debemos
hacer accesible, asequible y de alta calidad
la educacin de la primera infancia una
prioridad.
Aunque Rochester se compone de muchas
organizaciones comunitarias que prestan
servicios a las familias y los nios que abogan
por un esfuerzo amplio para mejorar la
calidad de la educacin preescolar, todava
hay espacio para mejoras. Proporcionar
oportunidades de desarrollo profesional;
ulizando las prccas de desarrollo
apropiadas para fomentar la alfabezacin
y el aprendizaje desde el nacimiento; y
apoyar el papel crucial de la familia en la
educacin temprana son esfuerzos con los
que la educacin preescolar trabaja duro
para mejorar connuamente.
Somos afortunados de que las
organizaciones profesionales de la primera
infancia del rea de Rochester, estn
trabajando juntas para mejorar y generar
apoyo pblico para programas de educacin
de alta calidad para la primera infancia.
Estos esfuerzos de las organizaciones estn
alineados con la losoa y la misin de la
Asociacin Nacional para la educacin de
los nios pequeos (NAEYC, por sus siglas
en ingls), la organizacin de la nacin ms
grande y ms inuyente de educadores
de la primera infancia y otros dedicados a
mejorar la calidad de los programas para
los nios desde el nacimiento hasta el
tercer grado. Los educadores de la primera
infancia de Rochester se han centrado en
asegurar que nuestra poblacin ms joven,
de las edades de nacimiento a los seis,
desarrollen la capacidad emocional, social,
cogniva y sica y las habilidades que
necesitan para lograr el bienestar y entrar
en la escuela listos para aprender.
Las conexiones crcas y el cableado en
el cerebro de un nio que determinan la
confeccin emocional, social e intelectual
de un individuo se desarrollan entre el
nacimiento y tres aos de edad. Estudios
de desarrollo infanl muestran claramente
el impacto de este desarrollo temprano
en el xito posterior en la escuela y en la
vida. Trabajando colaboravamente con
lderes locales y agencias comunitarias
promueven estos resultados posivos para
los nios pequeos al educar a los padres y
la comunidad sobre la importancia de estos
primeros aos. Los esfuerzos y el apoyo
de los educadores de primera infancia
de Rochester han sido instrumentales en
la mejora de la calidad de los servicios
de atencin infanl a travs de mayor
entrenamientos a los proveedores y en la
asistencia de familias con recursos y apoyo
para la preparacin de sus hijos para la
escuela a travs de diversos programas
en toda la ciudad y en el condado de
Monroe. Pngase en contacto con sus
agencias comunitarias locales, guarderas
y programas preescolares para aprender
ms acerca de sus esfuerzos y acvidades
de promocin, y cmo puede ayudar.
Mientras tanto, aqu estn algunas
acvidades sugeridas que usted puede
hacer con su hijo para celebrar el mes y
durante todo el ao.
* Obtenga una tarjeta de biblioteca para
usted y para sus hijos.
* nase a la junta de padres escolar local
(PTA, por sus siglas en ingls), asista a las
reuniones de padres o acvidades y sea
voluntario en la escuela de su hijo.
* Lea a su hijo cada da.
* Asista a un taller de crianza.
* Escriba una nota de agradecimiento a un
lder polco que apoye a nios y familias,
al maestro de su hijo, al proveedor de
guardera de su hijo, al pediatra de su hijo,
y otros individuos que proporcionan una
inuencia posiva en su hijo.
* Tenga conversaciones autncas con su
hijo.
* Escuche a su hijo.
* Dele un abrazo a su hijo!
* Lleve a su hijo en una excursin al
zoolgico o al museo.
Este es un momento para honrar a los nios
y sus familias, profesores y cuidadores que
sientan las bases para su futuro xito.
Recuerde que usted es el primer maestro y
mejor defensor de su nio.
APRIL MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD
April is known naon wide as the Month
of the Young Child. Its a me to recognize
that we are responsible for childrens
opportunies, and to recommit ourselves
to ensuring that each and every child
experiences the type of early environment-
-at home, at child care, at school, and in
the community--that will promote their
early learning. April 16 through April 20th
in parcular is the Week of the Young Child
and honors more than 40 million children
from birth through age eight in America,
and the families, teachers and other adults
who help children make the most of the
opportunies of their early years.
Research and experience clearly show that
childrens earliest years are crucial learning
years. Month of the Young Child is a chance
to celebrate the learning opportunies
of young children, and to recognize the
responsibilies we share for helping
them make the most of the early years.
Local celebraons of the Month of the
Young Child are designed to build broader
support for early childhood programs that
nurture young childrens early learning and
growth. We are ulmately responsible for
the opportunies available to children. If
we value our children, our families, our
schools, and our community, we must
make accessible, aordable, high-quality
early childhood educaon a priority.
Although Rochester is comprised of many
community organizaons that provide
services to families and children that
advocate a comprehensive eort to improve
the quality of early childhood educaon,
there is sll room for improvements.
Providing professional development
opportunies; using developmentally
appropriate pracces to encourage literacy
and learning from birth; and supporng
the familys crucial role in early educaon
are eorts early childhood educaons
work hard to connuously improve.
We are fortunate that Rochesters area
early childhood professional organizaons
are working together to improve and to
build public support for high-quality early
childhood educaon programs. These
organizaons eorts are aligned with the
philosophy and mission of the Naonal
Associaon for the Educaon of Young
Children (NAEYC), the naons largest
and most inuenal organizaon of early
childhood educators and others dedicated
to improving the quality of programs for
children from birth through third grade.
Rochester early childhood educators have
focused on ensuring that our youngest
populaon, ages birth through six, develop
the emoonal, social, cognive and
physical capacies and skills they need
to achieve well being and to enter school
ready to learn.
The crical connecons and wiring within
a childs brain that determine an individuals
emoonal, social, and intellectual make-up
develop between birth and three years
old. Child development studies clearly
show the impact of this early development
on later success in school and in life.
Working collaboravely with local leaders
and community agencies promotes these
posive outcomes for young children by
educang parents and the community
about the importance of these early years.
Rochester early childhood educators eorts
and advocacy have been instrumental in
improving the quality of child care services
through increased provider training, and
in providing families with support and
resources for preparing their children
for school through various programs
throughout the city and in Monroe County.
Contact your local community agencies,
daycare and preschool programs to learn
more about their eorts and advocacy and
how you can help.
In the meanme, here are some suggested
acvies that you can do with your child to
celebrate the month, and throughout the
year.
* Get a library card for yourself and your
children.
* Join your local PTA, aend parent
meeng or acvies and volunteer in your
childs school.
* Read to your child every day.
* Aend a parenng workshop.
* Write a thank you note to a polical leader
who supports children and families, to
your childs teacher, to your childs daycare
provider, to your childs pediatrician, and
other individuals who provide a posive
inuence on your child.
* Have genuine conversaons with your
child.
* Listen to your child.
* Give your child a HUG!
* Take your child on a eldtrip to the zoo
or museum.
This is a me to honor young children and
their families, teachers and caregivers who
are laying the foundaon for their future
success. Remember you are your childs
rst teacher and best advocate.
Ocupan Rochester: Un desperdicio.
Opinion/Columnists
POR DAVY VARA
If youd like to reach me with feedback, comments or quesons, you may do so at: keepitonthereelproducons@yahoo.com
Como cineasta
y escritor, soy
muy apasionado
con mi trabajo
e x p o n i e n d o
temas como
la brutalidad
policial y mala
conducta. Sin embargo, cuando se trata
de mi apoyo a un movimiento o una
causa, realmente necesito creer en ella
antes de apoyarla. Quizs sea porque mis
experiencias me han moldeado y me han
hecho ser un poco escpco sobre las
intenciones y movaciones de las personas
cuando se trata de una causa especca o
un movimiento.
Siempre he tenido un gran respeto por
Rochester Indymedia, un medio de
comunicacin independiente en Rochester,
que ofrece una alternava a los medios de
mayor audiencia. Indymedia cubre una
amplia gama de asuntos, de una manera
real, cruda y precisa no vista en los medios
de ejecucin corporavos sensacionalistas
de hoy.
En 2004, cuando fui arrestado y acusado
de acosar al ocial de polica de Rochester
Thomas Rodriguez, despus present un
clip de vdeo de l en mi pelcula R.P.D.:
insignias de deshonor, corrupcin y
asesinato! superando a Lawrence Rogers,
un padre afroamericano enfermo mental
muerto a balazos en un estacionamiento
de Wegmans, Rochester Indymedia estaba
all para apoyarme. Es por eso, unos meses
atrs cuando Dawn Zuppelli de Indymedia
Rochester me pidi venir a hablar en el
campamento de ocupar Rochester, me vi
obligado.
Una vez all, me di cuenta de que todos
parecan tener su propia agenda. Fui
recibido con una respuesta fra y sal con
un fuerte senmiento de que los miembros
de Occupy no tenan ningn plan claro de
accin o direccin. A pesar de eso, apoy el
movimiento.
Cuando el alcalde de Rochester Thomas
Richards orden al jefe de polica de
Rochester James Sheppard y sus policas
truhanes detener a inocentes y paccos
manifestantes de Occupy, escrib una
obra tulada: No dejes que el alcalde de
Rochester Thomas Richards te tome el
pelo ... l es el 1 por ciento. En esa pieza
volaron al alcalde, el jefe de la polica
de Rochester Sheppard y el gobierno
de la ciudad por malgastar el dinero de
los contribuyentes por selecvamente
perseguir y arrestar a los manifestantes
no violentos en Washington Square Park,
mientras no hacen nada con los tracantes
de drogas que deliberadamente venden
drogas en otros parques de la ciudad.
Cuando el estudiante de R.I.T. Jonathan
Foster fue arrestado mientras cubra
las detenciones de manifestantes del
movimiento Ocupan Rochester para su
revista de la escuela, yo estaba disgustado
que a pesar de haber incontables miembros
de los medios de comunicacin locales en
Washington Square Park esa noche, Foster
fue el nico sealado y detenido por el
R.P.D., a pesar de que llevaba una camiseta
con la palabra REPORTERO impreso en la
parte frontal, idencndose claramente
como prensa.
Como alguien que conoce demasiado bien
cuan vengavos pueden ser todos los
funcionarios de la ciudad de Rochester,
habiendo sido detenido por exponer
el corrupto Departamento de Polica
de Rochester, y quien ha documentado
tccas de represalias conocidas del R.P.D.
contra ciudadanos inocentes, escrib una
carta a la recin elegida scal del condado
de Monroe Sandra Doorley denunciando
la detencin de Foster y pidiendo que
se desesmaran los cargos contra l.
Finalmente la juez de la corte de la ciudad
de Rochester Teresa Johnson desesm los
cargos contra Foster, as como a todos los
manifestantes de Ocupan Rochester.
Cuando escuch por primera vez de
Ocupar Rochester pens Wow! Qu
gran movimiento, qu gran potencial! El
que cientos de personas cada maana
marcharan a las instuciones nancieras
como Bank of America y Wells Fargo y
manifestaran afuera, ejerciendo presin
sobre estas empresas. Ahora que habra
sido genial, si hubiera sucedido. Pero no
ocurri. Y no estoy hablando de un par
de pequeas concentraciones. Me reero
a diario, concentrados, mnes ecaces
y protestas enviando un mensaje claro,
fuerte y directo a estas instuciones
corporavas codiciosas que han recibido
cientos de millones en rescates nancieros
del gobierno, slo para dar la vuelta y
desalojar a familias inocentes de sus
hogares mientras simultneamente pagan
millones de dlares en bonos a su CEO.
En su lugar, Ocupan Rochester mont
endas de campaa, tuvo sus cargos
desesmados y no hizo absolutamente
nada, excepto ocupar un parque. Tengo
que admir, en realidad, nunca entend
el sendo de permanecer en el Parque
durante la noche de todas formas. Me
reero en lugar de desperdiciar su empo
y energa en la lucha por dormir en un
parque, Ocupan Rochester habra sido
mucho ms efecvo si aplicaba esa energa
durante el da! Despus de todo, no era
uno de los principales objevos de todo el
movimiento Occupy ser visibles? Quin es
visible por la noche? Las personas duermen
por la noche.
Y entonces me lleg de golpe. Yo haba
sido engaado. Y de igual forma todos los
dems que haban llegado a encontrarse
enraizados en este movimiento llamado
Occupy. Todos, incluido yo a quien
le pareci que era hora de que los
ciudadanos se levantaran en contra de
estas corporaciones y del gobierno por
permir la asquerosa disparidad que existe
en este pas entre los que enen y los
que no enen.
Sencillamente,Ocupar Rochester fracas.
Pudo haber sido y debi haber sido
mucho ms. Lo que iba a ser el 99
% enfrentndose encontra del 1 %,
termin siendo un montn de gente
desorganizada,luchando por dormir en un
parque de la ciudad y siendo arrestados.
Incluso despus de conseguir que el alcalde
cediera ante la opinin pblica y la presin
y les concedi el acceso todo el da en el
Parque, bajaron la guardia!
Cuando manejo a travs del centro de
Rochester y veo todas las endas de
campaa y cartelens el campamento
de Ocupan Rochester en Washington
Square Park, yo no puedo evitarlo pero
agito mi cabeza en decepcin y pienso
qu desperdicio!. Qu desperdicio de
potencial y las oportunidades.
Ocupen Rochester se convir en
Ocupen Washington Square Park.
En lugar de la celebracin de paros,
delante de las instuciones nancieras
y establecimientos, los manifestantes
de Ocupan Rochester sentaron en sus
carpas.
Cudense,
Davy V
Occupy Rochester: What A Waste.
As a lmmaker and writer, I am very
passionate about my work exposing issues
such as police brutality and misconduct.
However, when it comes to me supporng
a movement or a cause, I really need to
believe in it before jumping on board.
Maybe its because my experiences have
shaped and molded me into being a lile
skepc about peoples intenons and
movaons when it comes to a specic
cause or a movement.
Ive always had a great deal of respect
for Rochester Indymedia, Rochesters
independent media outlet, oering
an alternave to mainstream media.
Indymedia covers a wide range of issues,
in a real, raw and accurate way not seen
in todays sensaonalisc corporate-run
media.
In 2004, when I was arrested and charged
with harassing Rochester Police o cer
Thomas Rodriguez, aer I featured a video
clip of him in my lm R.P.D.: Badges
of Dishonor, Corrupon and Murder!
beang Lawrence Rogers, a mentally ill
African-American father shoot to death
in a Wegmans parking lot, Rochester
Indymedia was there to support me. Which
is why, a few months back when Dawn
Zuppelli of Rochester Indymedia asked me
to come speak at the Occupy Rochester
camp, I obliged.
Once there, I realized that everyone
seemed to have their own agenda. I was
met with a cold response and I le with a
strong feeling that Occupy members had
no clear plan of acon or direcon. Even
sll, I supported the movement.
When Rochester Mayor Thomas Richards
ordered Rochester Police Chief James
Sheppard and his rogue cops to arrest
innocent, peaceful Occupy protesters, I
wrote a piece tled: Dont Let Rochester
Mayor Thomas Richards Fool You... He
is The 1 Percent. In that piece I blasted
the Mayor, R.P.D. Chief Sheppard and City
Government for wasng taxpayers money
by selecvely targeng and arresng non-
violent protesters at Washington Square
Park, while doing nothing about drug
dealers openly selling drugs in other City
parks.
When R.I.T. student Jonathan Foster was
arrested while covering the arrests of
Occupy Rochester protesters for his school
magazine, I was disgusted that despite
there being countless members of the local
media at Washington Square Park that
night, Foster was the only one singled out
and arrested by the R.P.D., even though he
wore a T-shirt with the word REPORTER
printed on the front, clearly idenfying
himself as press.
As someone who knows all too well how
vindicve City of Rochester o cials can
be, having been arrested for exposing the
corrupt Rochester Police department, and
who has documented the R.P.D.s well
known retaliatory taccs against innocent
cizens, I wrote a leer to newly-elected
Monroe County District Aorney Sandra
Doorley denouncing Fosters arrest and
asking that the charges against him be
dismissed. Eventually Rochester City Court
Judge Theresa Johnson dismissed the
charges against Foster as well as all Occupy
Rochester protesters.
When I rst heard of Occupy Rochester
I thought Wow! What a great movement,
what great potenal! To have hundreds of
people every morning march to nancial
instuons such as Bank of America and
Wells Fargo and rally outside, pu ng
pressure on these companies. Now that
would have been great, if it would have
actually happened. But it didnt. And Im
not talking about a couple of small rallies.
I mean daily, concentrated, eecve rallies
and protests sending a clear, strong and
direct message to these greedy corporate
instuons who have received hundreds
of millions in Government bailouts, only
to turn around and evict innocent families
from their homes while simultaneously
paying their CEOs millions of dollars in
bonuses.
Instead, Occupy Rochester set up tents,
had their charges dismissed, and did
absolutely nothing, except occupy a park.
I have to admit, I never really understood
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the whole
point of staying in the park overnight
anyways. I mean instead of wasng their
me and energy on ghng to sleep in a
park, Occupy Rochester would have been
so much more eecve applying that
energy during the day! Aer all, wasnt
one of the main objecves of the whole
Occupy movement to be visible? Who is
visible at night? People sleep at night.
And then it hit me. I had been duped.
And so had everyone else who had
come to nd themselves roong for this
movement called Occupy. Everyone,
including myself who thought it was
about me that cizens stood up to these
corporaons, and to the Government
for allowing the disgusng disparity that
exists in this country between the haves
and the have nots.
When I drive through downtown Rochester
and see all the tents and cardboard
signs at the Occupy Rochester camp in
Washington Square Park, I cant help but
shake my head in disappointment, and
think What a waste. What a waste of
potenal and opportunity.
Simply put, Occupy Rochester failed. It
could have been and should have been
so much more. What was supposed to
be the 99% standing up to the 1%,
ended up being a bunch of misdirected,
unorganized people ghng to sleep in a
city park, and being arrested. Even aer
managing to get the Mayor to give in to
public opinion and pressure and grant
them all day access to the the park, they
dropped the ball!
Occupy Rochester became Occupy
Washington Square Park. Instead of
holding sit-ins, in front of nancial
instuons and establishments, Occupy
Rochester protesters sat in their tents.
Take care,
Davy V.
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2 Dientes de Ajo machacados
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1 cda aceite de oliva
1 pizca de Comino
1cda de agua
1 pizca de sal
1 pizca de pimienta
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pinch of pepper
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Son las familias como las races de
los pueblos. Desde que se inventaron
las fronteras nacionales la gente las
ha cruzado, no slo para visitar otros
pases, sino tambin para vivir y
trabajar en ellos. Histricamente, la
migracin ha aumentado el bienestar
no slo de los migrantes como
individuos, sino de la humanidad en su
conjunto. Esta armacin sigue siendo
cierta: las invesgaciones muestran
que la migracin benecia no slo a los
migrantes, sino tambin a las naciones
receptoras y a las de origen. En general
los pases que aceptan migrantes y los
integran con xito a sus sociedades se
encuentran entre los ms dinmicos
desde el punto de vista econmico,
social y cultural a escala mundial.
Mientras tanto, las naciones de origen
se benecian de las remesas.
Las migraciones han impregnado la
historia de Iberoamrica; marcan
nuestro presente y constuirn un
factor fundamental en nuestro futuro.
Nuestros pueblos se han enriquecido
con el aporte cultural, cienco,
acadmico, econmico, polco y
social de los migrantes. La emigracin
cubana con sus caracterscas propias
no es una excepcin de esta regla.
Sin embargo, la emigracin ene su lado
dicil, las familias dejan su erra natal
y dejan su hogar. Algunos individuos
emigran solos con la esperanza de
ayudar a sus familias en el pas de
origen o reclamarlas ms tarde, otros
llegan con un pequeo ncleo familiar
para residenciarse y echar races.
Y ahora dnde vivimos ?... Esta es,
entre miles, una de las principales
preguntas que nos llenan de
incerdumbre al llegar a este pas.
Algunos dejamos nuestras casas en
Cuba, otros un cuarto compardo,
la mayora sufrimos el injusto acoso
gubernamental por apropiarse
de nuestros hogares y nuestras
pertenecas. Ahora las cosas han
cambiado en Cuba y sorpresivamente
descubrimos carteles que dicen se
vende esta casa que en otras partes
del mundo pueden ser comunes y
nada llamavos pero en nuestra patria
son novedosos. Luego de dcadas de
prohibiciones de casi todo, incluyendo
la de vender nuestras propias casas, esta
medida entra dentro de un grupo de
resoluciones emidas por el gobierno
para actualizar el modelo socialista y
que a nosotros nos pareci el inicio
de la construccin del capitalismo del
siglo XVIII en nuestra reciente visita a
la Isla. Pero no hay familia fuerte sin
hogar y todos soamos con tener el
nuestro aqu tambin, aunque sea
modesto, pero humilde y decorado a
nuestro modo.
Al llegar a Rochester, la mayora somos
acogidos por un familiar o amigo que
nos brinda temporalmente su techo
o recibimos la ayuda generosa de
la Catholic Family Center que nos
apoya y orienta y conjuntamente con
programas del Gobierno vivimos con
una renta pagada por el estado por
un empo limitado. Luego vienen
las rentas de apartamentos, casas
compardas e incluso vivir en un
stano, pero el sueo de tener vivienda
propia permanece y se hace cada da
ms fuerte.
El sueo de comprar una casa es
posible; nos dice Elaine Hanfort,
Licensed Sales Person, Realtor de
Keller Williams Realty, ella ene
experiencia con la poblacin hispana.
_ Ayuda mucho que el Realtor o
agente de bienes races no solo hable
espaol, sino que enenda la cultura
del hispano, los gustos y necesidades
de ellos. Pero muchos temen dar este
paso tan importante para logar un
mejor asentamiento en esta regin,
pues piensan que es necesario tener
una suma muy grande de dinero para
comprar la primera casa aqu y en
realidad no lo es tanto, lo que si se
necesita tener es un buen crdito. Es
recomendable segn ella una buena
orientacin y el apoyo de alguien
con experiencia, pues hay muchos
programas y soluciones para ello.
Yo les recomiendo a mis clientes tres
premisas que los ayudarn a tener
xito al realizar una compra, primero
que pregunten todas las dudas,
pues para eso estamos los agentes
y los bancos. En segundo lugar que
valoren bien el lugar y la casa que
estn comprando, que llene todas sus
expectavas y que no se devalu en los
prximos aos. Por lmo que una vez
que se realice el cierre tengan como
premisa un pago adicional por ao,
pues eso les disminuira su hipoteca
aproximadamente en 9 aos.
Es curioso como luego de una venta
mis clientes me siguen llamando
para hacerme alguna consulta a
pesar de que el empo ha pasado, el
cario se queda porque mi premisa
fundamental es ayudar a la familia
hispana que muchas veces y por
muchas circunstancia puede estar en
desventaja y sobre todas las cosas
trato de ser excelente en mis servicios.
Vendo como si estuviera comprando
para m misma.
Con una sonrisa, un beso y un abrazo
Elaine se despide de nosotros despus
de tomarse un caf cubano en nuestra
casa. Hace un ao y gracias a sus
servicios nosotros hicimos realidad
nuestro sueo, ustedes tambin
pueden lograrlo.
HORIZONTES CUBANOS Echando races
By Renato Prez Solis and Dania
Rodrguez Prez
Families are like the roots of peoples.
Ever since naonal borders were
invented, people have crossed them,
not only to visit other countries but
to live and work in them as well.
Historically, migraon has raised the
well-being of not only the migrants as
individuals but also all of humanity.
This a rmaon connues to be true
today: research shows that migraon
benets not only the migrants but
also the naons that receive them and
those countries of origin. In general,
countries that receive immigrants and
integrate them successfully into their
sociees are among the most dynamic
in terms of economic power, and their
social and cultural power is on a world
scale. However the naons of origin
benet also from remiances.
Human migraons have heavily
impacted the history of Lan America.
They mark our present and will
constute an important factor in our
future. Our communies have been
enriched with what immigrants have
brought to them in terms of cultural,
scienc, academic, economic, polical
and social contribuons of immigrants.
The Cuban emigraon with its own
characteriscs is not an excepon to
this rule.
However, emigraon has its di cult
side as families leave their nave land
and leave their homes behind. Some
emigrants leave alone as individuals,
with the hope of helping their families
in the country of origin and hopefully
sponsoring or bringing them later. Sll
others come with a small nucleus of
a family and hope to put down roots
with them in the new country.
And nowwhere do we live? This is
among thousands, one of the main
quesons that full us with uncertainty
upon arriving in this country. Some of
us leave our houses in Cuba, others a
shared room. The majority of us suer
the injusces of a government that
wants to appropriate our belongings
and our homes. Now things have
changed in Cuba and surprisingly we
discovered posters that announced
this house for sale that in other
parts of the world are very common
and do not call ones aenon, but in
our country they are brand new. Aer
decades of prohibions on almost
everything, including that of selling
ones house, this measure entered
into a group of resoluons put out by
the government in order to modernize
the socialist model, and it seemed to
us like the beginning of capitalism in
the 18th century on our recent trip to
the island. But theres no strong family
without a home, and we all dream of
having one of our own here too, even
if its a modest one, but humble, and
decorated the way we want.
Upon arriving in Rochester, we are
welcomed by a family member or
a friend who temporarily give us
shelter or we receive help from the
Catholic Family center that supports
us and orientates us and together with
programs from the government. Thanks
to these, we have rent paid by the state
for a limited me. Then comes the
process of renng apartments, shared
houses, and even living in basements.
But the dream of having ones own
house remains and just gets stronger
every day.
The dream of buying a house is possible,
tells us Elaine Hanfort, Licensed Sales
Person, Realtor de Keller Williams
Realty. She has experience working
with the Hispanic populaon. It helps
a lot if the real-estate agent or realtor
not only speak Spanish but understand
the culture of the Hispanic customer,
their tastes and their needs.
But many of them fear taking this
step in order to become more rmly
established in this region, as they think
that they need an enormous sum of
money to buy their rst house here,
but in reality it is not so much. That
which is needed is good credit.
According to her, it is recommended
to have a good sense of what one is
doing and and the support of someone
with experience, as there are a lot of
programs and soluons out there to
help with the process.
I recommend to my clients three
premises that will make them be
successful at making a purchase. First,
I ask that they voice all their doubts, as
thats what we the agents and the Banks
are for. Secondly, I ask them to really
value the house and the place that
they are buying, that it fulll all of their
expectaons and that it will hopefully
not devalue in the next few years.
Finally, once the closing has occurred,
I ask them to make the commitment to
make an addional payment per year,
as this will reduce the payment of their
mortgage by about nine years.
Its curious that aer the sale, my
customers keep calling me for a
consultaon. Even though the me
has passed the aecon remains
because my fundamental premise is
the importance of helping the Hispanic
family that many mes and for many
reasons can be at a disadvantage.
Above all, I try to be excellent in the
services I oer. I sell as if I were buying
for myself.
With a smile, a kiss and a hug Elaine
says good-bye aer having a nice
Cuban coee with us in our house. Its
been a year, and thanks to her we were
able to make our dream reality, and if
we can do it, you can too.
Pu ng Down Roots

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