There's a growing number of Hispanics in our area, which was evident in the Latino Forum held in Moncure last weekend and in the number of people who showed up for the forum on Latino issues. The first forum, last year, attracted 50 people. But this year, more than 200 people wanted to attend -- so many that the sponsor, El Pueblo Inc., had to turn some away.But the growing number of Hispanics in our area already has been evident in our schools. In the city schools alone, more...
MONCURE -- A bilingual education is necessary for Hispanic and Anglo youth so they can prepare for a future in which both English and Spanish will be spoken in the United States, said the keynote speaker at The Latino Forum '99 on Saturday. Anthony J. Trujillo, former superintendent of the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, told an audience of about 200 that children in the United States need to learn not only the history of Ellis Island, but the history of the...
Three-year-old Jimmy Cardoza sat on his mother's lap as Tamra Peirce wiped his finger clean. Then a needle broke the skin, and blood droplets flowed into a tube. Jimmy's eyes watered. Tears streamed down his cheeks and dripped off his chin. A minute later, he glanced at his bandaged finger, smiled, then looked to Peirce."Thank you," he mustered.Peirce tested Jimmy and other children for lead in their blood on Friday at the...
Hispanic leaders said Wednesday the state should let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses and go to college and make it easier for teachers from Latin America to get teaching certifications in Georgia. The Latino Forum, appointed by Gov. Roy Barnes last year, also said Latinos here often encounter problems when they send children to school, call 911 or access other government services."The problem is where our community interfaces with public...
Former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan lashed out at Gov. Gray Davis' education policies at a GOP Latino forum Saturday, shouting out during a news conference, "Gray Davis, in the name of God, in the name of our children, stop this!"Riordan, who is in a tight race with businessman Bill Simon for the GOP nomination for governor, said the Democratic governor was promoting policies that undermined Proposition 227, which limits bilingual education in the...