HispanicTips » Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Despite growing presence, Hispanic vote untapped - Joplin, Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/despite-growing-presence-hispanic-vote-untapped-joplin-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/despite-growing-presence-hispanic-vote-untapped-joplin-missouri/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:29:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/despite-growing-presence-hispanic-vote-untapped-joplin-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/despite-growing-presence-hispanic-vote-untapped-joplin-missouri/feed/ The idea of a Tony Peña Jr. bobblehead promotion seems more than a bit odd right now considering his limited role on the team. But the Royals have little choice but to go ahead with the promotion, which is part of “Hispanic Heritage Night” on Sept. 6. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/14/the-idea-of-a-tony-pena-jr-bobblehead-promotion-seems-more-than-a-bit-odd-right-now-considering-his-limited-role-on-the-team-but-the-royals-have-little-choice-but-to-go-ahead-with-the-promotion-wh/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/14/the-idea-of-a-tony-pena-jr-bobblehead-promotion-seems-more-than-a-bit-odd-right-now-considering-his-limited-role-on-the-team-but-the-royals-have-little-choice-but-to-go-ahead-with-the-promotion-wh/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:44:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/14/the-idea-of-a-tony-pena-jr-bobblehead-promotion-seems-more-than-a-bit-odd-right-now-considering-his-limited-role-on-the-team-but-the-royals-have-little-choice-but-to-go-ahead-with-the-promotion-wh/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/14/the-idea-of-a-tony-pena-jr-bobblehead-promotion-seems-more-than-a-bit-odd-right-now-considering-his-limited-role-on-the-team-but-the-royals-have-little-choice-but-to-go-ahead-with-the-promotion-wh/feed/ The Hispanic population around Kansas City is growing four times faster than the overall growth of the metro area, according to new estimates from the census bureau. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/12/the-hispanic-population-around-kansas-city-is-growing-four-times-faster-than-the-overall-growth-of-the-metro-area-according-to-new-estimates-from-the-census-bureau/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/12/the-hispanic-population-around-kansas-city-is-growing-four-times-faster-than-the-overall-growth-of-the-metro-area-according-to-new-estimates-from-the-census-bureau/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:44:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/12/the-hispanic-population-around-kansas-city-is-growing-four-times-faster-than-the-overall-growth-of-the-metro-area-according-to-new-estimates-from-the-census-bureau/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/12/the-hispanic-population-around-kansas-city-is-growing-four-times-faster-than-the-overall-growth-of-the-metro-area-according-to-new-estimates-from-the-census-bureau/feed/ Wizards reaching out to Latino fans in Kansas City http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/10/wizards-reaching-out-to-latino-fans-in-kansas-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/10/wizards-reaching-out-to-latino-fans-in-kansas-city/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:11:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/10/wizards-reaching-out-to-latino-fans-in-kansas-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/10/wizards-reaching-out-to-latino-fans-in-kansas-city/feed/ Nerman Museum show highlights Hispanic weavers - Kansas City http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/nerman-museum-show-highlights-hispanic-weavers-kansas-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/nerman-museum-show-highlights-hispanic-weavers-kansas-city/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:04:42 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/nerman-museum-show-highlights-hispanic-weavers-kansas-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/nerman-museum-show-highlights-hispanic-weavers-kansas-city/feed/ The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is setting forth a new priority to assess the feasibility of creating a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. - Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/the-springfield-area-chamber-of-commerce-is-setting-forth-a-new-priority-to-assess-the-feasibility-of-creating-a-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/the-springfield-area-chamber-of-commerce-is-setting-forth-a-new-priority-to-assess-the-feasibility-of-creating-a-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-missouri/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:43:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/the-springfield-area-chamber-of-commerce-is-setting-forth-a-new-priority-to-assess-the-feasibility-of-creating-a-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/04/the-springfield-area-chamber-of-commerce-is-setting-forth-a-new-priority-to-assess-the-feasibility-of-creating-a-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-missouri/feed/ The president of a Kansas City roofing company pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiring to hire illegal immigrants. Tony Evans, 49, of Stilwell in Johnson County, was president of Mid-Continent Specialists and later Metro Roofing Services. His co-defendant, Luis Hernandez-Bautista, pleaded guilty last week. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/30/the-president-of-a-kansas-city-roofing-company-pleaded-guilty-in-federal-court-tuesday-to-conspiring-to-hire-illegal-immigrants-tony-evans-49-of-stilwell-in-johnson-county-was-president-of-mid-co/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/30/the-president-of-a-kansas-city-roofing-company-pleaded-guilty-in-federal-court-tuesday-to-conspiring-to-hire-illegal-immigrants-tony-evans-49-of-stilwell-in-johnson-county-was-president-of-mid-co/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:01:39 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/30/the-president-of-a-kansas-city-roofing-company-pleaded-guilty-in-federal-court-tuesday-to-conspiring-to-hire-illegal-immigrants-tony-evans-49-of-stilwell-in-johnson-county-was-president-of-mid-co/ Blogante News from HispanicTips.com - The Most Relevant Hispanic y Latino News :: Trusted, Comprehensive & Useful]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/30/the-president-of-a-kansas-city-roofing-company-pleaded-guilty-in-federal-court-tuesday-to-conspiring-to-hire-illegal-immigrants-tony-evans-49-of-stilwell-in-johnson-county-was-president-of-mid-co/feed/ Sarah Steelman’s late ad push stresses immigration - Missouri senate race http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/29/sarah-steelman%e2%80%99s-late-ad-push-stresses-immigration-missouri-senate-race/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/29/sarah-steelman%e2%80%99s-late-ad-push-stresses-immigration-missouri-senate-race/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:34:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/29/sarah-steelman%e2%80%99s-late-ad-push-stresses-immigration-missouri-senate-race/ Blogante News from HispanicTips.com - The Most Relevant Hispanic y Latino News :: Trusted, Comprehensive & Useful]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/29/sarah-steelman%e2%80%99s-late-ad-push-stresses-immigration-missouri-senate-race/feed/ Sister Cities Association Brings Latino Life to Ozarks - Springfield, Missouri y Tlaquepaque, Mexico http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/sister-cities-association-brings-latino-life-to-ozarks-springfield-missouri-y-tlaquepaque-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/sister-cities-association-brings-latino-life-to-ozarks-springfield-missouri-y-tlaquepaque-mexico/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:36:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/sister-cities-association-brings-latino-life-to-ozarks-springfield-missouri-y-tlaquepaque-mexico/ "Many people are getting a chance to visit countries such as Mexico without ever leaving the Ozarks.

It's all part of an on-going program being offered to the community by the Springfield Sister Cities Association." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/sister-cities-association-brings-latino-life-to-ozarks-springfield-missouri-y-tlaquepaque-mexico/feed/ Kansas City police program reaches out to Hispanics - Department’s Spanish immersion program expanding http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/kansas-city-police-program-reaches-out-to-hispanics-departments-spanish-immersion-program-expanding/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/kansas-city-police-program-reaches-out-to-hispanics-departments-spanish-immersion-program-expanding/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:20:36 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/kansas-city-police-program-reaches-out-to-hispanics-departments-spanish-immersion-program-expanding/ "While departments across the country are making illegal immigrant arrests a larger part of their daily duties, police in Kansas City are leaving the citizenship busts to federal agents and focusing instead on community policing efforts in the city's growing Hispanic communities." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/21/kansas-city-police-program-reaches-out-to-hispanics-departments-spanish-immersion-program-expanding/feed/ Local business honored by Hispanic Chamber - The Gonzalez Cos - St. Louis http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/16/local-business-honored-by-hispanic-chamber-the-gonzalez-cos-st-louis/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/16/local-business-honored-by-hispanic-chamber-the-gonzalez-cos-st-louis/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:50:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/16/local-business-honored-by-hispanic-chamber-the-gonzalez-cos-st-louis/ "The Gonzalez Cos., accepted the Hispanic Company of the Year Award for 2008 at the 26th anniversary and awards dinner for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, held on June 13 at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/16/local-business-honored-by-hispanic-chamber-the-gonzalez-cos-st-louis/feed/ Class Targets Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers - !Listo! Summer School in Columbia, Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/15/class-targets-spanish-speaking-preschoolers-listo-summer-school-in-columbia-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/15/class-targets-spanish-speaking-preschoolers-listo-summer-school-in-columbia-missouri/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:37:25 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/15/class-targets-spanish-speaking-preschoolers-listo-summer-school-in-columbia-missouri/ "A summer pilot program in Columbia aims to introduce Hispanic preschoolers to the English language before they head to kindergarten.

The three-week !Listo! Summer School starts next Monday and will serve as many as 16 Spanish-speaking children who haven't already been introduced to English at another preschool, said Phil Peters, director of First Chance for Children and one of the program's organizers. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/15/class-targets-spanish-speaking-preschoolers-listo-summer-school-in-columbia-missouri/feed/ ¡Adelante! looks to the radio - Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/10/%c2%a1adelante-looks-to-the-radio-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/10/%c2%a1adelante-looks-to-the-radio-missouri/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:10:38 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/10/%c2%a1adelante-looks-to-the-radio-missouri/ "¡Adelante!, the bilingual newsmagazine published by the Columbia Missourian, will not be returning from its summer hiatus as usual, but in its place will be a radio program.

The magazine has provided mid-Missouri’s Latino community with news and cultural stories from the local area and abroad." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/10/%c2%a1adelante-looks-to-the-radio-missouri/feed/ Gov. Blunt: New illegal immigration bill among ‘strongest legislation in the country’ - Missouri http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/09/gov-blunt-new-illegal-immigration-bill-among-%e2%80%98strongest-legislation-in-the-country%e2%80%99-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/09/gov-blunt-new-illegal-immigration-bill-among-%e2%80%98strongest-legislation-in-the-country%e2%80%99-missouri/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:42:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/09/gov-blunt-new-illegal-immigration-bill-among-%e2%80%98strongest-legislation-in-the-country%e2%80%99-missouri/ "During a ceremonial signing of a new immigration bill on Monday in Joplin, Gov. Matt Blunt said the state of Missouri could not wait for the federal government to respond to what has become a serious national problem.

“This significant legislation will protect the safety of Missouri families and the security of our jobs from the threat of illegal immigration, and I am pleased that Missouri’s legislators responded to my call for action where Washington has failed to act,” Blunt said." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/09/gov-blunt-new-illegal-immigration-bill-among-%e2%80%98strongest-legislation-in-the-country%e2%80%99-missouri/feed/ Hispanics live in a divided world — “coconuts” — brown on the outside and white on the inside. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/26/hispanics-live-in-a-divided-world-%e2%80%9ccoconuts%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-brown-on-the-outside-and-white-on-the-inside/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/26/hispanics-live-in-a-divided-world-%e2%80%9ccoconuts%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-brown-on-the-outside-and-white-on-the-inside/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:56:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/26/hispanics-live-in-a-divided-world-%e2%80%9ccoconuts%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-brown-on-the-outside-and-white-on-the-inside/ "It is one of a Hispanic community that is divided between well-established Latino families living here since the turn of the last century and thousands of newcomers.

To assimilate into mainstream America, Bustamante’s parents and others like them never taught their children Spanish. She didn’t insist that her sons learn it either.
But that has created problems. Newcomers tell them they’re not “true Mexicans” because they don’t speak Spanish. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/26/hispanics-live-in-a-divided-world-%e2%80%9ccoconuts%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-brown-on-the-outside-and-white-on-the-inside/feed/ Missouri gets federal funding for Real ID program http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/24/missouri-gets-federal-funding-for-real-id-program/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/24/missouri-gets-federal-funding-for-real-id-program/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:25:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/24/missouri-gets-federal-funding-for-real-id-program/ "Missouri will get $17 million to help develop and test the Real ID program and will house a verification hub to help states validate identification cards.

The federal Real ID Demonstration Grants were announced Friday by the Homeland Security Department." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/24/missouri-gets-federal-funding-for-real-id-program/feed/ Media Moves: Christina Medina to join KCTV http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/media-moves-christina-medina-to-join-kctv/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/media-moves-christina-medina-to-join-kctv/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:02:47 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/media-moves-christina-medina-to-join-kctv/ "Christina Medina takes a big leap - 100 markets - landing as a reporter at CBS affiliate KCTV-5 in Kansas City, Missouri. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/media-moves-christina-medina-to-join-kctv/feed/ Writers focus on Midwest Latinos - Kansas City-based Latino Writers Collective http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/09/writers-focus-on-midwest-latinos-kansas-city-based-latino-writers-collective/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/09/writers-focus-on-midwest-latinos-kansas-city-based-latino-writers-collective/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:00:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/09/writers-focus-on-midwest-latinos-kansas-city-based-latino-writers-collective/ "Contributors to the new anthology "Primera Pagina: Poetry from the Latino Heartland" -- including one with ties to Wichita -- say they want to express and draw attention to the Hispanic experience in the middle of the country.

"I don't think Hispanics in the Midwest have really been able to have a voice," said Marcelo Xavier Trillo, 30, who was raised in Wichita and participates in the Kansas City-based Latino Writers Collective.

A sense of isolation exists because there are fewer Hispanics in the Midwest than on the coasts or in the Southwest, said collective vice president Linda Rodriguez." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/09/writers-focus-on-midwest-latinos-kansas-city-based-latino-writers-collective/feed/ Guild of Latino Fine Arts throws a street party to celebrate community. - Kansas City http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/guild-of-latino-fine-arts-throws-a-street-party-to-celebrate-community-kansas-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/guild-of-latino-fine-arts-throws-a-street-party-to-celebrate-community-kansas-city/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:16:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/guild-of-latino-fine-arts-throws-a-street-party-to-celebrate-community-kansas-city/ "“I got nominated right on the spot,” Jenny Mendez remembers.

Mendez is an accomplished local artist and curator, best known as the director of the Mattie Rhodes Art Center. Her experience recently landed her on the board of the Azteca De Greater Kansas City Guild of Latino Fine Arts. Mendez’s appointment came quickly, at the first meeting she attended.

For her first act as a chairwoman, she has prepared “Comunidad/Community” at the Urban Culture Project’s La Esquina gallery. The exhibition opens this Friday — with a huge block party thrown in for good measure.

" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/guild-of-latino-fine-arts-throws-a-street-party-to-celebrate-community-kansas-city/feed/ Accused of ‘acting white’ - (two Latino highschoolers in Sedalia, Missouri) http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/accused-of-acting-white-two-latino-highschoolers-in-sedalia-missouri/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/accused-of-acting-white-two-latino-highschoolers-in-sedalia-missouri/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 16:53:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/accused-of-acting-white-two-latino-highschoolers-in-sedalia-missouri/ "Smith-Cotton High School junior Ceci Perez and senior Cecilia Sotelo shouldn’t have any trouble coming up with a list of extracurricular activities to include on their high school resumes.

Perez could include the A+ program, which offers scholarships to students who serve as teaching assistants; foreign language club; pep club; student council; class secretary; Future Teachers of America; and soccer. She was recently elected to be a senior class officer." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/accused-of-acting-white-two-latino-highschoolers-in-sedalia-missouri/feed/