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Newsletters by Rose Zitiello, Esq, Co-Founder |
NEO Immigrant and Minority Business Alliance
C/o CCCA 7800 Detroit Avenue, First Floor- Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Phone: 216-281-3841 E-mail: imba_ohio@sbcglobal.net |
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Leonard M. Calabrese, Chair
Richard T. Herman &
Rose A. Zitiello, Co-Chairs
Honorary Members
Dona Brady
Sanda Kaufman
Alex Machaskee
Adrian Maldonado
August Pust
Chris Ronayne
Carmelita Thomas
Kathy Lewis Wright
Committee Members
Marc Abraham
Sr. Alicia Alavarez
Bruce Abrams
Alexis E. Afzal
Mo Awadallah
Anita Brindza
Robert Begin
JamesCraciun
Rafael Reyez Davila
Ajaz Emini
Teo Feliciano
Jeon Francis
Gloria Freire
Jay Gardner
Marty Gelfand
Angel Guzman
Chloe Hopson
Nancy Nolan Jones
Kevin Schmotzer
James Levin
Hon Man Lui
Jazz Mandair
Al Mualem
Joseph P. Meissner
Lee Nguyen
Dan Porrass
John L. Renner
Eduardo Romero
Phyllis Rivera
Giahoa Ryan
Anthony Scaravilli
Michelle Spain
Abdifatah Samatar
Bob Woodworth
Organizations
Albanian American Assoc.
Arab American Center For
Economic Services in Ohio
Asia Services in Action
Hispanic Business Association
Vietnamese –American
Friendship Foundation
Somali Diaspora
Corporate Members
Cleveland Museum of Art
Federal Reserve Bank
Living in Cleveland Center
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Immigrant Health Care Myth Debunked Study shows most immigrants have insurance, but use fewer services and spend half as much on health care as native-born Americans.
By Alicia Di Rado
The study is the first to analyze nationwide spending on immigrants’ health care. Immigrants in the United States receive less than half the health care services that native-born Americans receive, according to findings published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Immigrant children get even lower levels of care, receiving 84 percent less than U.S.-born children, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and at Harvard and Columbia universities.
“Our study lays to rest the myth that expensive care for immigrants is responsible for our nation’s high health costs,” said Sarita Mohanty, assistant professor of medicine at Keck.
“The truth is that immigrants get far less care than other Americans. Further restricting their eligibility for care would save little money and place many immigrants — particularly children — at grave risk,” Mohanty said. “Already, many immigrant children fail to get regular checkups, and as a result more end up needing emergency care, or get no care.
The study is the first to analyze nationwide spending on immigrants’ health care. Researchers analyzed data on 21,241 people in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which collects detailed health-spending data on a representative cross-section of Americans. Researchers determined how much is spent per capita on health care among immigrants and non-immigrants by adjusting for differences between the two groups in age, income, health status and insurance status.
According to the study, immigrants comprised more than 10 percent of the U.S. population but accounted for less than 8 percent of total health spending and only 8 percent of government health spending. Per capita health expenditures averaged $1,139 per immigrant, significantly less than the $2,564 expenditure for non-immigrants. And 30 percent of immigrants used no health care at all in the course of a year.
Most immigrants had health insurance coverage. Though uninsured immigrants used the least health care of any group — 61 percent less than their uninsured counterparts who were born in the U.S. — even immigrants with insurance coverage used 52 percent less health care than insured non-immigrants.
Immigrant children received far less care in doctors’ offices (71 percent less than non-immigrant children) and received 72 percent fewer prescription medications. However, their emergency room costs — $45 per child — were nearly three times greater than those for U.S.-born children, reflecting the high cost of foregoing routine care.
“Our data indicates that many immigrants are actually helping to subsidize care for the rest of us,” said study co-author Steffie Woolhandler, associate professor of medicine at most immigrants had health insurance coverage. Though uninsured immigrants used the least health care of any group — 61 percent less than their uninsured counterparts who were born in the U.S. — even immigrants with insurance coverage used 52 percent less -immigrants.
Bi-lingual & Minority Evacuees from Louisiana in Cleveland
Approximately 85 families have arrived in Cleveland for resettlement purposes. Although not part of a former relocation process many of them arrived here through family members, contacts and churches and social service providers. Cuyahoga County, the City of Cleveland, Red Cross and volunteers from area organizations have donated time and resources to bring the families here. And assist them.
New arrivals are being instructed to contact the Red Cross at 216-431-3010 which is a 24 hour hotline to provide individuals and families with financial resources for immediate needs and referrals to other agencies and organizations providing emergency housing, furniture and related services. According to IMBA committee member, Giahoa Ryan, Director of the American Vietnamese Friendship Foundation several families that have resident status and working with green card authorization who arrived here been denied federal services if they have not been living in the US for a minimum of five years. According to Ryan over 20,000 Asian Americans have been displaced by the hurricane and evacuation in Louisiana. Registration information is now available on line at www.fema.gov
IMBA Co-Chair Richard T. Herman receives prestigious Mosaic Award at City Club
IMBA Co-Chair Richard T. Herman received the prestigious Mosaic Award at the City Club, September in recognition of his advocacy for immigrants. Richard is the founder of Herman and Associates a multi-lingual law firm that provides legal services with a staff of professionals that speaks over ten languages.
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City of Columbus funds the New Americans Proposal
The City of Columbus is continuing to review ways to better serve residents in need, especially those who have immigrated to Columbus and are trying to start new lives. The New American's
initiative, proposed by Mayor Michael B. Coleman, has legislation moving forward tonight at Columbus City Council to assist immigrant and refugee families not only get access to basic things like food, health care, housing and education, but also to help them become productive, responsible residents and American citizens.
"Our growing diversity is making Columbus a stronger, more international city, but it is also creating new challenges in our neighborhoods," said Mayor Coleman. "We are gaining populations from
Africa, Central and South America, Asia and Europe and we as a community must deal with these issues directly, both with basic services and by helping them integrate into American society."
The New Americans program will provide coordination of resources with the City, County, State, and
community and address the needs of the growing immigrant and refugee populations in a culturally sensitive manner; maximize the impact of existing City of Columbus and Franklin County services and work together to empower new arrivals toward self-sufficiency and transition our city into a world community.
The target populations are Persons with limited English proficiency (LEP); Refugees (individual who flees his home in time of war, political or religious strife); Immigrants (person or persons who come to a new country of their choosing). Primary - an immigrant or refugee who remains in the same place in the United States where he or she has originally settled. Secondary - one who has migrated from the place in the United States where he or she originally settled to a subsequent location.
The Objective of the program is to Increase awareness and promote understanding of diverse cultural
and linguistic communities across the City of Columbus Departments and insure compliance with federal statutes; Educate New Americans about accessing City Services; Provide coordination for Quality of Life issues to include transportation, housing, employment, health, education, and language (LEP); Establish community plan for peak performance service delivery; Enhance the promotion of existing educational and social activities that foster greater appreciation of diverse cultures; Increase translation services in City departments. A representative from each department has participated on a committee to assist with the needs of translation and interpretation of their respective department. According to their research the largest ethnic groups in Columbus are:
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35-45,000 |
Ethiopian |
8,000 |
| Mexico/Latino |
45-60,000 |
Indian/Asian |
35,000 |
| Ghanaian |
10,000 |
Russian Jews |
2,000 |
| Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos |
8,000 |
Mauritanian |
2,500 |
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Number of Bilingual Residents in Franklin County:
102,000 or 10.38% of Franklin Co. residents older than age 5 speak a language other than English |
| Spanish |
29,156 |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
28,368 |
| Indo-European |
25,117 |
Other |
19,503 |
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Jeon Francis Founder of www.artistchair.com promotes raising awareness of local artists
Artists and arts-related institutions and issues, and the Northeast Ohio region are connecting through artistchair as well as serving the needs of those searching for creative talent and resources.
www.artistschair.com was created with the following ongoing goals in mind:
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Raise awareness of local artists and arts-related organizations and issues through the development of a fast, free, and user-friendly online directory where local artists of different medias can post their talents and creative services for browsing by those in search of them |
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Provide those in search of talent and creative services an easily accessible centralized database to locate potential artists and creative resources |
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Increase communication and collaboration among those in the various disciplines of the artistic community |
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Serve as a conduit from the arts to the business communities, cultivating and strengthening the relationship between them |
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Empower and involve our creative class in the growth process of the directory by offering features and services that will allow members of our artistic community to remain and flourish in our region and to pursue and develop their discipline(s) |
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Promote Northeast Ohio as a viable place to create art, hire talent, and to produce creative projects. |
Artistschair.com currently serves the Northeast Ohio region, including the cities of Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield, Youngstown, and Canton; however, the site can be accessed from any geographical location.
Currently all services on artistschair.com are free to artists interested in joining as members and posting profiles as well as to those browsing for talent.
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Dan Porras, Executive Director of Hispanic Business Association to co-sponsor Understanding the Hispanic Market: Business Opportunity or Matter of Survival?”
This regional event will be on October 21, 2005 from 9AM To 4PM at the CCC’s Eastern Campus at 4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH. To participate and or co-sponsor this important program contact the Hispanic Business Association at 216-281-4422. Also SAVED THE DATE for the first Hispanic Business Association and Small Business Association networking event scheduled for November 8th. Details on location, times and sponsorship will be announced soon!
CSU Sponsoring forums on Celebrate Cleveland!
Throughout next year, the Levin College Forum is hosting a series of community dialogues called
These forums will focus on the success stories taking place in Greater Cleveland and the region. We will hear how optimism combined with substantial investment by our leading citizens and institutions is making a difference. We invite you to join us to celebrate what is taking place and think together about how to get the message of success, investment, and commitment to everyone who lives in our
region and beyond.
It’s not too late to reserve your place at the symposium “Learning from the Dutch: a New Perspective for Northern Ohio” to be held at CSU on September 26 and 27. An invited a number of exciting talents in architecture, urban design, landscape and planning in the Netherlands will talk about their work and share their perspectives on the challenges facing our region. In particular, several of
the guests have extensive experience with innovative approaches to waterfront housing, public open spaces, and redevelopment of industrial brownfields. Go to http://urban.csuohio.edu/forum/dutch/
to learn more and find out about registration.
Legendary Italian "Cabrarettista" Gianmaria Testa to perform At Pilgrim Congregational Church 2005-2006 Cleveland Museum of Art Viva Series.
Known internationally as one of Europe's most acclaimed singer songwriters, Testa will perform Friday, November 4th at the historic Pilgrim Congregational Hall in Tremont. According to Time Out editor, "Testa's gravely and nicotine infused voice delivers timeless and bittersweet songs drawing on a palette of sounds including tango, blues and bossa nova as he tell stories of lovers in Rome, wind and memories, earth and fog." Sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art Viva Series tickets are limited for information contact 216-421-7350. Pilgrim Church is internationally recognized for its acoustical excellence is on the national register of Historic places as one of the most significant architectural churches in the county.
This year the Cleveland Museum of Art will showcase the 18 VIVA performances at different venues throughout the city including Trinity Cathedral, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Cleveland Masonic Performance Center, Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights. Performers from 12 countries include the spectacular choreography costumes from the Korean Dance and Creation troupe, Ballet Flamenco, Jose Porcel, Masterpieces of Russian Drama will perform at the palace theater; LeMystere des Voix Bulgares at St. Stanislaus Church; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin virtuoso at pilgrim Congregational church; Trio Joubran oud virtuosos, from Nazareth come to Cleveland following their debut at Carnegie Hall to perform at Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severence Center. and Astrid Hadad: Provocative Acts will complete the season in May of 2006. Tickets are limited so order on line at www.clevelandart.org/tickets or call 216-421-7350
The Commission on Catholic Community Action Annual Peace & Justice Award
Saturday, October 29, 2005
The Commission on Catholic Community Action will hold its 24th Annual Peace & Justice Awards Dinner on
Fr. Michael Perry will be Guest Speaker. The 2005 Award Winners are:
Individual Award: Rev. Mr. William Merriman, Parish/Organization Award: The Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland, Special “Church in the City” Awards: Marilyn Cunin, and the Pulaski Franciscan Community Development Corporation. Social hour begins at 5:30, with dinner at 6:30. The program will start at 7:30. Tickets are $45 ($25 of this tax deductible).
For more information, contact Patricia Mc Millian at the CCCA office, 216-281-3840.
Saturday, 24 September 2005
LATINA (Leading and Advocating Together in New Arenas) Presents:
Una Noche de Teatro (An Evening of Theater) – "Anna in the Tropics” by Nilo Cruz
8:00 pm, reception preceding the event
Tickets
$24.00, checks made payable to LATINA
Brooks Theater – The Cleveland Play House
The play "Anna in the Tropics" won the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Summary of Play is at: (http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=3923)
Cigars are still hand-rolled in Anna in the Tropics, set in a small Tampa, Florida cigar factory in 1929. Santiago owns the family-run business but has gambled away a few shares to his sullen half-brother Cheche, the manager. Santiago's wife Ofelia, daughters Conchita and Marela, and son-in-law Palomo (Conchita's husband) are rollers. The silent drudgery of their job is alleviated by a "lector," hired to read newspapers, poetry, and novels to the workers. (The lector tradition, and most skilled rollers, were lost to rolling machines a few years later.) Cruz opens the play with bold strokes, placing the men at a raucous cockfight on one side of the stage and the women on the other side, romanticizing the as-yet-unseen new lector. When Juan Julian arrives, he turns out to be young, handsome, and alluring. In seconds, Cruz has placed the pen and sword in opposition: blood sport against a spiritual ideal; the longings of the heart against violent reality. Resolving the conflict between longing and violence -- often different aspects of the same passion -- requires a blood sacrifice.
Nancy Nolan-Jones, EXECUTIVE Director of the African American Museum African American Museum, Crawford Road, Cleveland, Telephone 216 791-1700 Fax 216 791 announces that the AAM is a vital component of the culture of Cleveland. It provides enriching, educational enlightenment for all people, from pre-schoolers to senior citizens. The African American Museum was founded for the preservation and dissemination of information regarding the contributions of individuals of African descent. Thus, located in the historical, Hough Community, the African American Museum is a place of learning and a place to experience African and African American culture in the heart of Cleveland. http://www.aamcleveland.org/ |
1st Annual Fall Jazz Concert Series
The African American Museum (AAM) will host its 1st Annual ‘Fall Jazz Series'. The FREE concerts will offer relaxing Sunday afternoon enrichment for families with children 10 years old and up, Live at the African American Museum! The artists performing in this special series are considered some of the 'Cleveland Greats in Music'. In addition to the concert performances, each group will donate one or two pre-recorded selections to create the AAM's commemorative CD set, to highlight "Cleveland's Greats in Music'. The AAM will also conduct oral histories with each artist/group over this winter. The oral histories will be uploaded to launch the AAM's on-line reference library for global access. The AAM is also exploring options for developing a table top book highlighting 'Cleveland's Greats in Music.
All Concerts Scheduled - 4:00-6:00pm
Sunday, September 25, 2005 - Okantah & Muntu Kuntu Ensemble
Sunday, October 2, 2005 - Eddie Baccus Sr & Shirley Cook
Sunday, October 9, 2005 - The Jessie Dandy Jazz Ensemble
featuring Ron Davis - vocals
Cuyahoga County Prescription Assistance & Relief Program
Maximum Income:
individual $16,000.00 married Couple $25,000.00 and not enrolled in Medicaid and have no other a resident of one of over 47 municipalities located in Cuyahoga County.
The Cuyahoga County Commissioners announced last month that the Department of Development
Cuyahoga County Announces the Prescription Assistance & Relief Program
For more information contact: For an application or for more information contact the Cuyahoga County Department of Development at 216-443-7529. An application can be downloaded at www.cuyahogacounty.us
Link to American Medical Foundation.
Voices & Choices Sponsoring the first Regional 21st Century Town Meeting
Over the past three weeks, Voices & Choices has involved about 1,000 leaders from Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Carroll County, Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, the Mahoning Valley, Medina County. Stark County and Wayne County at the program’s first ten Leadership Workshops.
Hundreds of citizens from across the region will come together at the largest Town Meeting ever held in Northeast Ohio on Saturday, November 12 at the University of Akron. volunteer to be a table facilitator. The 21st Century Town Meeting focuses on discussion and deliberation among citizens rather than speeches, question-and-answer sessions or panel presentations. Spanerse groups of citizens participate in roundtable discussions (10-12 people per table), deliberating in depth about key policy, resource allocation or planning issues.
Each table discussion is supported by a trained facilitator to ensure that participants stay on task and that each table has a democratic process. Participants receive detailed, balanced background discussion guides to increase their knowledge of the issues under consideration.
Technology transforms the table discussions into synthesized recommendations representative of the whole room. Each table submits ideas using wireless groupware computers and each participant can vote on specific proposals using a polling keypad. The entire group responds to the strongest themes generated from table discussions and votes on final recommendations to decision makers.
Before the meeting ends, results from the meeting are compiled into a report, which is distributed to participants, decision makers and the media as they leave. Decision makers actively engage in the meeting by participating in table discussions, observing the process and responding to citizen input at the end of the meeting.
Voices & Choices will involve thousands of citizens in conversations about what is best about the region. The economic agenda produced through Voices & Choices will be built upon the assets and strengths identified through these one-on-one conversations. Volunteer to conduct a Citizen Interview by sending an email to info@voiceschoices.org or download an Interview Guide. Share Your Story features is available on their website or to submit your comments visit: http://www.voiceschoices.org/Contact_Us.asp
FEDERAL JOB FAIR
Luis A.Gomez, Congressional Staff for U.S. Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich Office announces. Sponsored by the Young Latino Network and The Cleveland Executive Board October 22, 2005. Time: 9:30am
3:00 PM at Lincoln West High School located3202 West 30th St. Cleveland, Ohio. The following topics will be covered:
» Effective Resume Writing
» Professional Interviewing
» How to Apply for a Federal Job
» Co-ops and Student Internship Programs
» Know your Employment Rights
For more Information contact:
Guillermo Torres, Young Latino Network Board President
at 216 881- 3058.
A Very Special Invitation from Esperanza, Inc.
This year Esperanza will be hosting its Third Annual Viva La Salsa Weekend and you are invited! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by this Latino Music and Culture Celebration. Come & participate in what promises to be the Latino event of the year! The proceeds for this event will benefit Esperanza’s educational programs.
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Esperanza, Inc. presents its Third Annual Latino Music & Culture Celebration
Viva La Salsa
7 pm to 11 pm
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for ticket information visit www.esperanzainv.com
First Prize for the Salsa Contest is a round trip for 2, 3 days Hotel Stay in San Juan Puerto Rico
Esperanza, Inc is a non-profit. The Board represents a cross section of business professionals, educators, and representatives of the community, both Hispanic and non-Hispanic whose mission to promote education for the underserved Hispanic segment of Cleveland’s population.
DESCRIPTION OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY ESPERANZA
Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, yet they remain among the poorest and least educated. Esperanza’s programs address the needs of Cleveland’s Hispanic community and target Hispanic residents on the city’s near west side. This population struggles economically, socially, and linguistically as it attempts to take advantage of opportunities generally available to Greater Clevelanders. Economically, Latino workers are the lowest paid workers in the U.S. labor market with 65% of Hispanics aged 18 and younger living in poverty, and Hispanics 18 to 64, 40% or more live in poverty. The unemployment rate for Hispanics hovers at 26% or higher according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The school dropout rate for Hispanics in Cleveland is over 65 percent. Of the Hispanics citywide who remain in school beyond the ninth grade, only 37% pass all sections of the Ninth Grade Proficiency Test, which is a requirement for graduation. A variety of circumstances contribute to these statistics including: language differences, cultural differences, lack of bilingual support in the schools, family economics, peer pressure, and the general lack of educational support for Hispanics in the school system.
ESPERANZA’S PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING |
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Prime Time for Reading is an after-school, literacy-based program offered at Clark Elementary School that serves 30 limited English children in grades 1-3. The goal of the program is that students be able to read at grade level by the end of the third grade and includes an educational component to assist parents on how to monitor their children’s education and play an active role in the schools the children attend. |
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The Stay in School for College and Career Opportunities (SISCO) Program serves over 120 students attending Joseph M. Gallagher and Luis Muñoz Marin middle schools, and targets school attendance as a primary focus. SISCO gives students the help they need to improve their grades and develop an interest in school. They receive both in-school individualized tutoring in English, Math, and Science and after-school group enrichment activities. |
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The IMPACT Program serves high school students in a continuation of the SISCO Program. IMPACT stresses the importance of going to college. Student participants come from as many as eight different high schools and receive tutoring, proficiency and college entrance test preparation, career exploration, and motivational activities and academic opportunities. |
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The Esperanza Community Technology Center offers free Keyboarding, Data Processing, Microsoft Office, and Internet classes for children, youth, and adults. Students form Esperanza’s school programs, described above, receive computer instruction and have access to an array of age-appropriate educational software for enrichment and remedial help. |
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Through the Esperanza Scholarship Program over 600 talented Hispanic students have received financial assistance for college. Every summer at the annual Fiesta of Hope scholarship luncheon scholarship recipients are honored for the coming academic year. In 2004, Esperanza awarded 37 scholarships to students attending college and scholarship funds leverage matches by the colleges that the scholarship recipients attend. |
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May Chen, of Asia Inc - Ohio Announces the three following events!
Cleveland won the bid to host the Asian American Health Conference this year at the new Marriott Hotel located at 26300 Harvard Road. The Asian American Health Conference II is a statewide conference sponsored by Ohio Commission on Minority Health. Date & Details to be finalized soon.
International Craft Bazaar
December 2 and 3 at the Akron Red Cross. ASIA and Red Cross are co-sponsors. We have forty tables for ethnic crafts. The rental is $50/ table. The funds from the rental will help with resettling refugees and immigrants. Interested individuals can call Mao Vue at
330-535-3263.
HISPANIC INITIATIVES SERIES luncheons Sponsored by Key Bank at the City Club of Cleveland
on September 21, October 14, October 19, November 30
Patty Quinonez, City Club member and Volunteer will be hosting the following four programs,
Which will be broadcast on WCPN and televised on Village Television. The October 14th Friday Forum will also be televised on WVIZ.
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September 21
The Hispanic Economy: An Emerging Powerhouse in Northeast Ohio
Moderator
Margarita De León, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, BRAVO Magazine
Speakers
Ernesto J. Poza, Professor for the Practice of Family Business and Director of Partnership with Family Business, Case Western Reserve University, Mike Robinson, President and CEO, LaVerdad Marketing and Media.
The Hispanic economy in Northeast Ohio reflects this trend with growing markets and numbers of Hispanic-owned businesses. How do these changes affect regional development? Are corporations, regional development organizations and local governments doing a sufficient job in outreaching to this population? Where are the entrepreneurial opportunities for Hispanics, and are they capitalizing on them? Mike Robinson and Ernesto Poza will examine economic indicators for our Hispanic community and how this emerging segment will affect corporate strategies and national public policies.
Tickets
Members - $13, Non-members - $20; Corporate table of 8/10 - $200/250, Nonprofit table of 8/10 - $160/200
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October 14
Keynote Speaker at Friday Forum
Speaker
Henry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary and Chairman of CityView
Tickets
Members - $15, Non-members - $25; Corporate table of 8/10 - $320/400, Nonprofit table of 8/10 - $240/300
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October 19
Leading by Example Mobilizing Our Hispanic Community
Moderator
Joe López, President, New Era Builders, Inc.
Speakers
Lorraine Vega, Senior Vice President of Corporate Diversity, KeyCorp
Judge José A. Villanueva, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Between the 2000 and the 2004 presidential elections, the number of eligible Latino voters increased by almost 20%, six times faster than for the non-Hispanic population. With this shift, interest from politicians in the Hispanic voting block has increased, and civic leaders in the Latino community and the needs of their constituents have enjoyed a greater prominence in the local political discourse.
Who are the future leaders within our Hispanic community, and what impact do they have on the region? How can these new leaders mobilize the community in order to have a stronger voice and a greater impact on the region? How important is civic involvement to the Hispanic community and the entire community? Lorraine Vega and Judge Jose Villanueva answer these questions and discuss other important civic issues that affect both Hispanics and the general population.
Tickets
Members - $13, Non-members - $20; Corporate table of 8/10 - $200/250, Nonprofit table of 8/10 - $160/200
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November 30
Learning to Achieve Education in the Hispanic Community
Moderator
Olga D. González-Sanabria, Director of the Engineering and Technical Services Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center
Speakers
Silvia Jiménez-Hyre, Ph.D., Assistant to the Dean and Coordinator of Outreach, College of Fine & Performing Arts, Youngstown State University, and Appointee to the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs
Myrna E. Villanueva, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President, Cuyahoga Community College
School- and college-aged young people make up 37% percent of the national Hispanic population (compared to 27% of the non-Hispanic population), and this segment of Latinos is projected to increase by 82%. Education is frequently cited by Hispanics as a top policy concern and of national significance, and much attention has been given to the disparities in academic achievement between Hispanics and their white counterparts. Nationally, Latinos have lower graduation rates—state records show Cleveland schools at 40%—achievement test scores, and levels of college completion.
But despite these seemingly daunting obstacles, Hispanics are committed to academic achievement for their children. According to a national survey by the Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation, Latinos demonstrate an overarching faith in their local schools and appear to be eager to engage the educational system and take responsibility for ensuring their children’s success.
Many challenges face the Hispanic population with regard to education. Do we lose important opportunities by ignoring cultural differences and barriers, such as immigration, English-language abilities and lure of the job market? How important is the family as a determinant in establishing educational priorities?
Tickets
Members - $13, Non-members - $20; Corporate table of 8/10 - $200/250, Nonprofit table of 8/10 - $160/200.
Reservations
Call 216.621.0082 or visit www.cityclub.org.
Reservations and cancellations are required at least 24 hours in advance. |
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