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Pro Mujer Helps Women With Microloans, Healthcare - Miami Herald
lynne patterson knows that a little can go a long way. by dispensing loans as small as $50, patterson has enabled thousands of latin american women to take control of their lives, and their pocketbooks. patterson is director of pro mujer, a ...
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Latin American Center To Open
art, fashion and jade will be the focus when the latin american cultural center has its grand opening friday through oct. 19 at its headquarters in crossroads mall. nationally, october has been designated hispanic heritage month, said flory mata, who founded the latino cultural center three years ago. the center’s official opening will be at 6:30 p.m. friday. mata is a native of costa rica ...
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This Day In History
in 1967, latin american guerrilla leader che guevara was executed while attempting to incite
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latin American Women Rise In Nations Long Dominated By Men - Common Dreams
buenos aires, argentina - defying latin america's longtime reputation as a bastion of machismo, women in south america are winning political power at an unprecedented rate and taking top positions in higher education and even, albeit more slowly, in ...
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latin American Women Party For A Cause - Jamaica Gleaner
the latin american women's club held its wine-and-cheese party at businessman kenny benjamin's residence in stony hill on september 5, and by all appearances, it was a resounding success. here are highlights. dr john joseph and wife, janine, are all ...
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Hispanic Women's Conference Heads For Phoenix
downtown phoenix will host thousands of hispanic women as part of the 23rd national hispanic women’s conference and expo friday and saturday at phoenix convention center.
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Seattle's First Parish Centered On Traditional Latin Mass
the seattle archdiocese has established its first parish — called north american martyrs — centered on the traditional latin mass.
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Dancers Moved By A Mission - Baltimore Sun
xiomara flores gripped the ends of her powder-blue guipil , a handmade traditional nicaraguan dress adorned with colorful embroidery. she pattered gracefully as she swayed to the sounds of the marimba , a percussion instrument often featured in latin ...
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The Power Of Beauty - New York Post
the setting in the soho grand hotel is upscale chic. international beauty icons iman and patricia velasquez light up the grand salon with their smiles. the two women are both dressed in brilliantly colored gowns by dominican designer miguelina ...
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French Novelist Le Clezio Wins Nobel For Literature (update3)
oct. 9 (bloomberg) -- french novelist jean marie gustave le clezio, whose long journeys from france to remote outposts of africa and latin america yielded writing about exotic, endangered cultures, won the 2008 nobel prize in literature.
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Community Hazard Mapping: Learning Exchange On Resilience In Honduras
swayam shikshan prayog (ssp) - india july 18, 2008 trujillo, honduras twenty eight community leaders from guatemala, nicaragua and honduras - primarily grassroots women - together with a large number of local residents gathered in ...
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Pro-abortion Groups Deceive Latin American Nations, Hispanic Leader ... - Lifenews.com
washington, dc (lifenews.com) -- a pro-abortion group based in the united states has released a new report claiming that pro-life laws in latin american countries, specifically nicaragua, are hurting women. however, a leading hispanic activist says ...
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International Human Rights Law And Abortion In Latin America - Human Rights Watch
latin america is home to some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world.  while only three countries—chile, el salvador, and the dominican republic—provide no exceptions or extenuating circumstances for the criminal sanctions on ...
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French Novelist Le Clezio Wins Nobel For Literature (update2)
oct. 9 (bloomberg) -- french novelist jean marie gustave le clezio, whose long journeys from france to remote outposts of africa and latin america produced works dealing with exotic, endangered cultures, won the 2008 nobel prize in literature.
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President Michelle Bachelet Of Chile Receives Top Leadership Award At Opening Of Historic Women's Summit
at a gathering of more than 300 women, chair and co-founder melanne verveer highlighted 10 years of vital voices involvement and engagement in latin america and the caribbean, opening the women leadership summit. vital voices also presented president michelle bachelet of the republic of chile with its prestigious global trailblazer award.
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Migration-latin America: Many Women Seek New Life Across Borders - Inter Press Service
santiago, mar 3 (ips) - seven years ago, melania decided to leave her native peru to try her luck as a domestic employee in chile, prompted by the difficult economic situation in her home country. she was followed soon after by her boyfriend and ...
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Philly School Rekindles Same-sex Education Debate - Chicago Sun-times
philadelphia---- calling all ninth-grade boys! raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning latin and -- to top it all off -- no girls. who's in? turns out, about 270 boys. and 100 ...
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Miraflores Music Miget To Perform With Dr. Anthony Brown And The Asian American Orchestra
on thursday, september 11 at yoshi’s night club in san francisco north bay saxophonist marcia miget will perform two shows with dr. anthony brown and the asian american orchestra.
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The Big Gigs: Entertainment Over The Next Seven Days You Shouldn't Miss
rascal flatts , which boasts the harmonies, hair and hits that appeal to young women, returns to xcel energy center to promote its bestselling 2007 disc, "still feels good." nashville's biggest little trio promises a new production -- but the same old songs -- from last october's show.
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Great Latin American Journeys - Guardian Unlimited
i have a theory that god was a biker. how else to explain south american roads? there's a lot of competition for the title of best road trip on the continent, but the two-day journey from iquique on the north chilean coast to purmamarca in north-west ...
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