Minnesota Statewide Special Edition: Spotlight on Worthington
Worthington, MN
Model City, USA
Mi Pueblo es Diferente a Tu Pueblo
Bill Keitel
P. 1, 3, 4 My Town is Different than Your Town
por Bill Keitel
Tu vas a muchos lugares y viajas
a lo largo y ancho. Yo tengo una
comunidad interesante que me
permite disfrutar los alcances
lejanos del mundo . . . justo en mi
propio traspatio.
Recientemente las noticias son
todo sobre “imigracion” y nuestro
interés nacional por la seguridad.
Yo encuentro “seguridad” en mi
propio traspatio y en mi comunidad.
Jenny Andersen Martinez Antes de que respondas al
P. 19, 22, 25, 27
revuelo publicitario y miedo sobre
inmigración (documentados e about my community.
indocumentados) déjame decirte
acerca de mi comunidad.
Yo soy empresario de un
negocio pequeno que a prosperado
modestamente en este curioso
escenario. He llegado a abrazar a
la Buena gente que esta emigrando
a mi comunidad. Se han convertido
sangre de vida que le permite a
nuestra comunidad a prosperar…..en
un tiempo cuando las demográficas
estaban completamente contra
nosotros.
Nuestra comunidad esta
Le Lucht
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By Bill Keitel
You go many places and travel
far and wide. I have an interesting
community that allows me to enjoy
the far flung reaches of the world . . .
right in my own back yard.
Recently the news is all about
”immigration” and our national
concerns for security. I find
“security” in my own back yard
and in my community. Before
you respond to the hype and
fear about immigration (legal or
undocumented) let me tell you
I am a small business man that
has modestly prospered in this
curious setting. I have come to
embrace the fine people that are
immigrating to my community.
They have become the life blood
that has allowed our community
to continue to prosper . . . in a
time when the demographics were
completely against us.
Our community is located
just south of the mythical “Lake
Wobegon” and we typify those
demographic characteristics.
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Puentes y Baches: Worthington
Avanza por el Camino del éxito en
una Comunidad Diversa
Bridges and Bumps: Worthington
Progresses on the Road to a
Successful, Diverse Community
por Jane Moore
En 1996 Yunuen Velázquez tenía
4 años, cuando ella y su madre
llegaron de Chéran, Michoacán,
México a Worthington, Minnesota.
Velázquez no había tenido
educación pre-escolar y solamente
hablaba español al momento en
que se reunieron con su padre,
Ernesto, que había estado trabajado
durante más de tres años ganando
el dinero suficiente para poder
trasladar a toda la familia a los
Estados Unidos.
Hoy, Velázquez es una chica de 18
años, expresiva, confiada, realizada
y habla dos idiomas. Después
de algunos años se naturalizó
como ciudadana estadounidense
y en Mayo del 2010 se graduó de
Worthington High School con un
promedio de 3.4 y recientemente
comenzó su primer año en el
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By Jane Moore
Yunuen Velázquez was 4 in
1996 when she and her mother
arrived in Worthington, Minnesota
from Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico.
Velázquez spoke only Spanish, had
not attended preschool and was
rejoining her father, Ernesto, who
had labored alone for more than
three years in the United States to
earn enough money to relocate the
entire family.
Today, Velázquez is an articulate,
accomplished, confident and multi-
lingual 18-year-old. Having become
a naturalized U.S. citizen a few
years ago, she graduated in May
2010 from Worthington High School
with a 3.4 grade point average and
recently began her freshman year
at Concordia College, Moorhead,
where she plans to study music and
art with the aid of scholarships.
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HOLA EVENTOS READERS
By Jane Moore
HAYFIELD, MN – From Arizona
to Minnesota, states and towns
across the U.S. are struggling to
come to terms with a rising level of
diversity—and some are handling
the challenge more successfully
than others.
Worthington, Minnesota, a localizada justo al sur de la mítica
rural community of about 12,000
people in Minnesota’s southwestern
corner, has faced many of the same
issues.
As an influx of immigrants of
various nationalities has become
part of the town’s population since
1990, individuals, schools, churches,
government and businesses
there have done their best to
not only keep up with the needs
of newcomers but to anticipate
problems and foster integration in
what was formerly a largely white,
agriculturally centered county seat.
This edition of Eventos illustrates
how Worthington ’s citizens have
risen to the occasion, despite
ongoing challenges and hurdles.  mucho a su favor. En momentos
Articles included cover the local
integration collaborative and
social service agencies, economic
development efforts by minorities,
the evolution of educational
institutions, the effect and efforts of
the local pork processing plant on
the population change, the changing
arts scene and the success story of
an immigrant’s child.
This edition of Eventos is a must-
read for those seeking to understand
how immigration and integration
are shaping rural America today.  In
short, a lesson from Worthington:
change in a community’s longtime
ethnic composition, though
sometimes difficult, can have many
positive results.
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Mi Pueblo es Diferente a Tu Pueblo
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My Town is Different than Your Town
“Laguna Wobegone” y tipificamos
esas características demográficas.
Nuestro alojamiento de los
emigrantes mas nuevos comenzó
mas o menos de 25 q 30 anos atrás
con los Vietnamitas y Laosianos.
Ha continuado a través de las
décadas y a sido de gran beneficio
a esta comunidad. Nuestra
comunidad hubiese sido derivada
demográficamente fuera de serie .
. . por lo de “fuera emigración” y el
envejecimiento de la población.
Muchos de mis amigos Laos
y Vietnamitas están aquí….
porque defendieron los “Ideales
Americanos” y arriesgaron los dos,
sus vidas y las vidas de sus familias,
de silencio, he escuchado sus
historias…..me han traído lagrimas
a mis ojos….tengo un profundo
respeto por ellos. Idealismo
Americano?….Yo no he sacrificado….
como ellos se han sacrificado. Mi
vida a sido relativamente fácil. Si
ellos te contaran sus historias….
encontrarías un nuevo respeto
por la experiencia inmigrante. La
inmigración no sucede porque
“las cosas están genial!” La
inmigración sucede porque las
personas se encuentran en los
limites de su propia tolerancia.
Hoy, puedo tomar my caminata
de dos cuadras al trabajo y decir
“hola” en numerosos idiomas.
Sai Bai Dee (Laos), Buenos Dias crude rendition of their languages
(Español), De Tu Jot (Sudanés), . . . but it allows me a comfort
Djow Go (Vietnamita), Ka May La zone with my new neighbors. I
ha (Etiope), have them sign a world atlas in my
Es tal vez una cruda interpretación store . . . it allows me the ability to
de sus idiomas….pero me permite understand where they have come
una zona de confort con mis nuevos from and often times it allows
vecinos. Los tengo señalándome me to understand some of their
un atlas mundial en mi tienda….me travails.
permite la habilidad de comprender As I walk around the lake I can
Our accommodation of the de donde han venido y muy seguido confidently say “duke bhet ba”
newest immigrants started (how’s fishing? in Lao), to my
about 25-30 years ago with Sudanese kids I shout “beh tu nie
the Vietnamese and Laotian yet gel” (lets stick together!)
peoples. It has continued They all enjoy and appreciate
throughout the decades and my attempt to speak in their native
has been of great benefit to this tongue (they laugh at me), as they
community. Our community continue to become assimilated
would have demographically into our community. We are a small
drifted off the charts . . . because community and we strive to make
of “out migration” and an aging sure that no one is anonymous.
population. Cross-cultural exchanges happen
Many of my Lao and Vietnamese far more frequently in a small
friends are here . . . because they community, no one has the ability
stood up for “American Ideals” to be anonymous. Our community
and risked both their lives and is far more diverse than most
the lives of their families, much any large city in the Midwest . . .
to their credit. In quiet moments, perhaps the nation.
I have heard their stories . . . it Assimilate . . . they have! I
has brought tears to my eyes . . . am convinced that these new
I have a profound respect for found immigrants have saved my
them. American Idealism? . . . I community. They have purchased
have not sacrificed, . . . like they homes, they have purchased cars,
have sacrificed. My life has been they have kept our grocery stores
Bill Keitel - in Tune with
relatively easy. If they would tell busy. They have created their own
Worthington
you their stories . . . you would grocery stores. They are the new
have a new found respect for the graduates at the local community
immigrant experience. Immigration me permite comprender algunas de college. They have become the
doesn’t happen because ”things sus calamidades. New Worthington. There might
are dandy!” Immigration happens Mientras camino alrededor de la be a few people that consider this
because people are at the limits of laguna puedo decir confiadamente immigration a threat . . . those folks
their own tolerance. “duke bhet ba” (que tal la pesca? are prone to fear and loss of their
Today, I can take my 2-block walk En Laos), a mis niños Sudaneses standing within their perceived
to work and say “hello” in numerous les grito “beh tu nie yet gel” place within our community. The
languages. Sai Bai Dee (Lao), (mantengámonos unidos!). good news is that the majority of
Buenos Dias (Mexico, Guatamala, Todos ellos disfrutan y aprecian folks around these parts recognize
El Salvador ), De Tu Jot (Sudanese) mi intento de hablar en su lengua that this “immigration thing” is of
Djow Go (Vietnamese), Ka May La
ha (Ethiopian), its is perhaps a continua en pagina 4 continued on page 4
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Mi Pueblo es Diferente a Tu Pueblo
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My Town is Different than Your Town
natal (ellos se ríen de mi), mientras continúan
ser integrados en nuestra comunidad. Somos
una comunidad pequeña y nos esmeramos para
asegurarnos que nadie sea anónimo. Intercambios
culturales cruzados suceden mucho mas frecuentes
en una comunidad pequeña, nadie tiene la habilidad
de ser anónimo. Nuestra comunidad es mucho mas
diversa que la mayoría de cualquier ciudad grande en
el centro oeste . . . quizás de la nación.
Intégrense . . . ellos lo han hecho! Estoy convencido
que estos nuevos inmigrantes encontrados han
salvado mi comunidad. Ellos han comprado casas,
han comprado carros, han mantenido nuestras
tiendas de comestibles ocupadas. Han creado sus
propias tiendas de comestibles. Son los nuevos
graduados del colegio de la comunidad local. Se han
convertido en El Nuevo Worthington. Tal vez haya
algunas personas que consideren esta inmigración
una amenaza . . . esa gente esta propensa al temor
y perdida de sus sentido de estar de pie dentro de su
percepción dentro de nuestra comunidad. La buena
noticia es que la mayoría de la gente alrededor de
estas partes reconocen que esta “cosa emigrante” es
Bill Keitel with Bill and Mone Souksavong,
owners of Top Asian Foods
de gran valor a nuestra comunidad!
Francisco esta comprando mas bienes raíces en las
comunidades vecinas y esta en expansión su negocio
de restaurante. Mis amigos de Laos tienen una de
las tiendas de comestibles mas grandes Asiática en
todo el sur de Minnesota . . . quizás la mas grande
de Minnesota. Mis amigos inmigrantes se esfuerzan y
logran, algunas veces fracasan. Su perseverancia me
hace pensar mas de ellos . . . no menos.
Yo he vivido aquí muchos años y la comunidad seria
muy mundana si yo no tuviera la continua afluencia
de amigos nuevos encontrados y emigrantes.
Si tu estas buscando el centro comercial de las mas
nuevas modas (llenas de tiendas de marcas) puede
que este no sea el lugar para ti. Si tenemos muchas
tiendas estandarizadas, sin embargo si tu buscas una
experiencia real del “MERCADO MUNDIAL”, te animo
a que vengas a visitar Worthington.
No será completamente “estandarizada” con todas
las tiendas de marcas genéricas . . . pero si tienes
un espíritu aventuroso . . . puedes disfrutar de una
experiencia “real” del Mercado Mundial. Las tiendas de
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Fransisco and the crew at Tacos Lupe pause
for a photo with Bill.
great value to our community!
Francisco is buying more real estate in neighboring
communities and is expanding his restaurant business
and my friends from Laos have one of the largest
Asian grocery stores in all of southern Minnesota-
maybe the largest in Minnesota. My immigrant
friends strive and achieve, sometimes they fail. Their
perseverance makes me think more of them . . . not
less.
I’ve lived here many years and the community
would be quite mundane if I didn’t have the continual
influx of new found friends and immigrants.
If you are looking for the latest trendy shopping
mall or strip mall (filled with brand named stores)
this might not be the place for you. We do have
many standardized big box stores, however if you
are looking for a real “WORLD MARKET” experience,
I encourage you to come and visit Worthington.
It won’t be completely “standardized” with all the
generic brand name stores . . . but if you have an
Samnieng Phomsatry and Bill Keitel at Ban
Lao Grocery at 919 4th Ave. , downtown
Worthington
adventuresome spirit . . . you can enjoy a “real” World
Market experience. Ma and Pa stores are sprouting
up as we speak . . . and they are a significant part of
the new entrepreneurial spirit of Worthington.
Immigration has never been “clean and tidy”, it has
a “learning curve”. My community, Worthington, has
stepped up to the plate and embraced that spirit of
accommodation. We learn from our friends, we learn
mama y papa (tiendas pequeñas) from our new found immigrants,
están brotando en estos momentos we learn from being able to say .
. . . y son una parte significante
del nuevo espíritu empresario de
. . ”I don’t understand you, explain
to me . . . again” . . . that is what
Worthington. it means to be accommodating . . .
La inmigración nunca a sido We aren’t afraid to understand our
“limpia y ordenada” tiene una
“curva de aprendizaje”. Mi
new neighbors. We recognize that
“They” are our new beginnings.
comunidad, Worthington a asumido We have been re-invented and
la responsabilidad y estrechado though we do make mistakes . . .
el espíritu del alojamiento. we recover and strive to learn
Nosotros aprendemos de nuestros from them. We are a bright and
amigos, aprendemos de nuestros rich community . . . quite able to
nuevos inmigrantes encontrados, extend a hand of accommodation
aprendemos por ser capaz de decir . & friendship, while also helping
. . ”No te comprendo, explícame . . . ourselves grow economically.
otra vez” . . . eso es lo que significa Worthington has benefited from
ser acomodadizo. No tenemos its new found immigrants and I
miedo de entender a nuestros suspect . . . history will eventually
nuevos vecinos. Reconocemos write a new chapter about this
que “Ellos” son nuestros nuevos community and its “Accommodating
inicios. Hemos sido reinventados y Spirit.”
aunque si cometemos errores . . . Symbaidee, La Gon, Djow Go,
nos recuperamos y nos esforzamos Djow Bye,
por aprender de ellos. Somos una Bill Keitel
brillante y rica comunidad . . . Worthington, MN
efectivamente capaz de extender
la mano de alojamiento y amistad,
mientras también ayudarnos
a nosotros mismos a crecer
económicamente.
Worthington se a beneficiado de
sus nuevos inmigrantes encontrados
y yo sospecho…..que la historia
eventualmente escribirá un nuevo
capitulo sobre esta comunidad y su
“Espíritu de Alojamiento”.
Symbaidee, La Gon, Djow Go,
Djow, Bye, Adiós,
Bill Keitel
Worthington, MN
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Puentes y Baches: Worthington Avanza por el Camino
del éxito en una Comunidad Diversa
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Bridges and Bumps: Worthington Progresses on the
Road to a Successful, Diverse Community
Concordia College, Moorhead, donde con
la ayuda de becas planea estudiar música
y arte.
Su éxito fué posible, en parte, por el
espíritu de cooperación y tolerancia que
está mayormente presente en Worthington.
Esta pequeña ciudad en la pradera, cuyos
orígenes datan de los pioneros europeos
inmigrantes de la década de 1870s y que en
las últimas dos décadas , se ha transformado
de una mayoría de población blanca con un
envejecimiento numéricamente en descenso
a una población étnicamente diversa. Su
tasa de crecimiento fué del 13.1 % entre
1990-2000 y se estima que en un 4.55 %
entre 2000 y 2010.
“Mi papá llegó aquí porque escuchó que
había trabajo en JBS [anteriormente Swift,
una planta local procesadora de carne de
cerdo con unos 2,400 empleados],” comentó
Velázquez. “Era difícil encontrar trabajo en
esa parte de México, y él no quería el estilo
de vida de ese lugar. Mi padre quería que
tuviera una buena educación, así que decidió
venir aquí y empezar de nuevo”.
Los motivos de Ernesto Velázquez
son similares a los de otros muchos
inmigrantes de diversas minorías étnicas
que han contribuido a impulsar al pueblo de
Worthington, y son más de un cuarto de la
población local. De hecho, se ha reportado
en el Condado Nobles 60 diferentes idiomas
que aproximadamente se hablan por 21,000
personas (fuente: censo del 2000) y el
sistema de las Cortes del Condado Nobles
tiene a un intérprete coordinador y una
línea de servicio de AT&T para ayudar a las
necesidades del los residentes.
Con una gran parte de grupos minoritarios
llegando a Worthington debido al empleo
en JBS, la ciudad ha tenido muchos años
de práctica en sentar las infraestructuras
necesarias para ayudar a un numeroso grupo
de recién llegados; servicios sociales locales,
instituciones educacionales, entidades
gubernamentales y organizaciones religiosas.
Todos aprendieron por medio de “prueba y
error” y a un paso acelerado por los nuevos
residentes que muchos de los cuales son
inmigrantes o refugiados.
“Cuando la demografia realmente comenzó
a cambiar, el ex Alcalde Bob Demuth convocó
a un grupo básico de alrededor de ocho a
diez personas representando una variedad
de organismos para ver qué se podía hacer
para preparar a la comunidad para esos
cambios”, recordó Jerry Fiola, residente
por muchos años y desde 1984 Director
de Educación Comunitaria en Worthington.
“Esto fué alrededor de 1990-91, y de ese
grupo organizamos la Coalición de Diversidad
Cultural de Worthington.
“El objetivo de la Coalición de Diversidad
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Her success story is one made possible,
in part, by the general spirit of cooperation
and tolerance that is largely present in
Worthington. This little town on the prairie,
whose origins date to pioneering European
immigrants of the 1870s, has morphed
over the past two decades from a mostly
white city with an aging and numerically
declining population to an ethnically diverse
community; its growth rate was 13.1 percent
from 1990-2000 and is conservatively
estimated at 4.55 percent between 2000
and 2010.
“My dad came here because he heard
there was work at JBS [formerly Swift, a
local pork processing plant with about 2,400
employees],” shared Velázquez. “Work was
hard to find in our part of Mexico, and he
didn’t want the lifestyle there. He wanted
me to be educated, so he decided to come
here and start over.”
Ernesto Velázquez’s motivations are similar
to those of many other immigrants who have
helped boost Worthington’s various ethnic
minorities to well over a quarter of the local
population. Indeed, 60 different languages
are reportedly spoken by the approximately
21,000 people (figure: 2000 census) in Nobles
County, and the Nobles County court system
employs an interpreter coordinator and AT
& T language line services to accommodate
the needs of residents.
With a bulk of the minorities coming to
Worthington due to employment at JBS,
the town has had many years of practice
in laying the infrastructure necessary
to accommodate a broad company of
newcomers; local social services agencies,
educational institutions, government entities
and religious organizations all learned by
trial and error over the past 20 years as the
pace of new residents, many of whom are
immigrants or refugees, accelerated.
“When the demographics started to really
change here, former mayor Bob Demuth
convened a core group of about eight to 10
people representing a variety of agencies
to see what we could do to prepare the
community for changes,” recalled Jerry Fiola,
Worthington’s community education director
since 1984 and a lifelong Worthington
resident. “That was around 1990-91, and out
of that group we organized the Worthington
Cultural Diversity Coalition.
“The Cultural Diversity Coalition’s goal
was to do two things: first, to help welcome
newcomers and provide the support they
needed in order to make Worthington
their new home and, second, to attempt
to work with the mainstream community
to help everyone adjust to the changing
demographics.”
Fiola notes that as many as 11 task force
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Worthington Hace Camino para
Inmigrantes, los Cambios
Worthington Makes Way for
Immigrants, Changes
En las últimas dos décadas la comunidad
de Worthington ha experimentado un cambio
demográfico muy importante pasando de
un pueblo compuesto mayormente por
descendientes Europeos de raza blanca a un
pueblo con un extenso nivel de diversidad
étnica.
En este pueblo al suroeste de Minnesota,
con una población aproximada de 12,000
personas, este cambio demográfico,
como era de esperarse, viene con algunos
problemas inherentes al crecimiento, la
mayoría de los líderes y organizaciones
claves, en lugar de pelear en contra del
cambio, tomaron los primeros pasos para
encontrar formas de asistir a los recién
llegados. Ahora Worthington se encuentra
en una mejor posición en comparación de
muchos otros pueblos pequeños y su nueva
organización.
En esta edición usted puede leer varias
historias acerca de como Worthington
ha se las ha arreglado con su “extrema
transformación” y como conforme es
necesario se continúa adaptando a los
cambios.
Cultural, era hacer dos cosas: primero,
darle la bienvenida a los recién llegados y
proporcionarles el apoyo necesario para
hacer de Worthington su nuevo hogar y,
segundo, tratar de trabajar con la comunidad
ya establecida para ayudar a todos adaptarse
a los cambios demográficos.”
Fiola observa que, unos once comités
o grupos especiales surgieron de esas
reuniones, para abordar temas tales como
el acceso al cuidado de la salud hasta el
cumplimiento de la ley.
“Después de cuatro años, algunas cosas
habían sido organizadas y algunas de las
necesidades más urgentes habían sido
indentificadas y así la ciudad de Worthington
formalizó un Comité Directivo de diversidad
cultural”, detalló Fiola.
En 1997 cuando Velázquez tenía 5 años y
siendo hispano-parlante comenzó asistir a las
escuelas de Worthington y se encontró con
un personal bien preparado para manejar el
Inglés como segundo idioma en estudiantes
como ella.
“Aprender Inglés fué muy fácil para mí
porque lo estaba escuchando todos los días”,
cuenta Velázquez. Ella dice que sus amigos
eran de su mismo nivel pero de diferentes
orígenes culturales, y se sentía bendecida
por tener un padre, el cual, se aseguró
que ella aprovechara de la educación y de
las oportunidades extra-curriculares que se
ofrecían en Worthington.
Pero en una comunidad aislada, su
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Over the past two decades, the
community of Worthington has experienced
a major demographic shift, changing from a
town comprised largely of white European-
descended residents to one with a broad
level of ethnic diversity.
In this southwestern Minnesota town of
about 12,000 people, this demographic shift
has, as might be expected, come with some
growing pains. Yet because a majority of
Worthington’s leaders and key community
organizations took early steps to find ways
to assist the newcomers rather than to fight
the change, Worthington now finds itself in
a better position than many small towns in
handling its new composition.
In this edition, you may read several
stories about how Worthington has coped
with its “extreme makeover” and continues
to adapt as necessary.
committees emerged from those meetings,
with charges to tackle issues ranging from
health care access to law enforcement.
“After four years, some things had been
institutionalized, some of the most urgent
needs had been addressed and the city of
Worthington formalized a cultural diversity
steering committee,” detailed Fiola.
So when Velázquez began attending
Worthington schools as a Spanish-speaking
five-year-old in 1997, she was met by a staff
well equipped to handle English as a Second
Language students like her.
“Learning English was pretty easy for
me because I was listening to it every day,”
offered Velázquez. She says her friends
have nearly always included peers from
different cultural backgrounds, and she was
blessed to have a father who made sure
she took advantage of the educational and
extracurricular opportunities afforded her in
Worthington.
But an isolated community’s fundamental
composition doesn’t shift so dramatically in
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instance, is a shortage of affordable housing.
The local rental market has been extremely
tight for years, and it is not uncommon
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reasonably afford for accommodations that,
even so, may be sub-standard.
“Housing continues to be a challenge
for our community, and that will likely
always be at the forefront for us,” admitted
Brad Chapulis, Worthington’s director of
community development for the past 12
years. “It’s not so much due to race as it is
to the cost of construction.”
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En un artículo reciente de la
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86,5 millones en salarios para los
trabajadores de Arizona y cerca de
$ 10 millones en ingresos fiscales
para el estado, según el estudio
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Pollack & Company para el Centro
de Progreso Americano, un estudio
liberal de tendencia a la reflexión.
El estudio predice que el daño total
a la industria de la conferencia
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en los próximos años dada la actual
tasa de cancelaciones.
El estudio es el primero en
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boicot. Lo que esto nos dice es que
Arizona, como Minnesota depende
de su fuerza de trabajo inmigrante
para apoyar resultado económico,
y que sin ella, la economía entera
puede sufrir.
El cambio en pequeñas ciudades
como Worthington, Willmar, y
Austin ha encontrado resistencia de
muchos. Sin embargo, la mayoría
reconoce que los inmigrantes en
estas ciudades han jugado un
papel vital en la supervivencia del
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trabajo. Las familias han echado
raíces, asisten a las iglesias, los
niños van a las escuelas locales, y
el dinero se gasta localmente.
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éxito, detener la rueda del cambio,
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An Education
in Diversity
By Jane Moore
In the course of her 39-year
career in education—nearly all of
it in Worthington, Minnesota—Le
Lucht has seen a lot of changes.
But being a person with a lifelong
interest in people from other
cultures, as well as a Spanish teacher,
Lucht welcomes what she calls the
“huge shift in demographics” that
has transformed Worthington since
she first moved here in 1967.
As the Worthington-based
coordinator of diversity and
multicultural affairs for the
five campuses of Minnesota
West Community and Technical
College, Lucht actively seeks
out opportunities to spread
cultural awareness among the
constituencies the college serves.
“There’s been a huge increase
in the number of people not only
taking Spanish but also in students
from all over the world here,”
noted Lucht. “They’re studying
nursing, math and science as
well as technical programs, and
we’ve started making a concerted
effort to offer some ESL (English
as a Second Language) classes to
help bridge the gap between area
adult basic education classes and
the level of work required to help
people make it in college.”
“We’re also seeing more and
more diverse students qualifying
for Phi Pheta Kappa, the community
college honor society, and I’m
thrilled to death with that,” added
Lucht.
In the fall of 1999, only 3.2
percent of Minnesota West
Community and Technical College
students identified themselves as
being of an ethnicity other than
Caucasian. By the fall of 2004, that
number had grown to 5.94 percent,
and by fall 2009 it had reached 9.28
percent.
Even more dramatic is the growth
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Worthington’s School District 518.
“When I started here eight
years ago,” recalled District 518
superintendent John Landgaard,
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students overall in the district has
increased from 2,300 to over 2,500
for the 2010-11 school year.”
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percent black, 11 percent Asian, 38
percent Hispanic and 46 percent
white. Twelve percent of District
518 students were identified
as possessing Limited English
Proficiency, and 55 percent qualified
for free or reduced lunches.
“This growth has necessitated
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facility changes, as well as expansion PROMEDIOS DE COSTO DE INSCRIPCIÓN Y CUOTAS
of our translation services, parent
liaison programs and parent UNIVERSITARIAS
advocacy positions, some of which
are made possible through grants,”
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detailed Landgaard. “We’ve also
hired more ELL (English Language $5,498 Universidad Minnesota West en Educación Técnica y Comunitaria.
Learner) teachers to address the
need, and made changes in our $6,295 Universidades Estatales de Minnesota.
summer school and extended year
offerings.” $10,515 Universidad de Minnesota.
District 518 employs two full-time
Spanish translators, and another $16,187 Institutos Profesionales en Comercio e Industria.
in a three-fourths time position,
and has several other translators $29,509 Universidades Técnicas y Privadas.
available on an as-needed basis to
assist with conferences and parent
meetings.
“This past summer, we started • Se ofrece más de 60 carreras y especializaciones en
a lunch program for any kid under
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that nutritious meals are received
during the summer months,”
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somewhat on their own at times.”
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past several years is via Spanish
instruction at Prairie Elementary,
• Autorizados para ofrecer la transferencia del plan de
home to roughly 1,000 students in
kindergarten through fourth grade.
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“Each classroom has Spanish
instruction for 30 minutes every
week,” shared Josh Noble, principal
at Prairie Elementary. “Although it
is minimal, it’s a wonderful way to
introduce the Spanish language and
culture to our elementary students.
It’s also a great opportunity for
some of our students who speak
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Spanish and German language
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“Forty to fifty years ago, you
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these numbers in southwestern
Minnesota communities,” expressed
Landgaard. “The landscape of
rural America has changed, and
we’ve seen that here and adjusted
as necessary.”
“We live in a global society, which
is very evident in our school district,
and our kids and staff understand
that and we function very well,”
 continued Landgaard.
A community outreach effort
 initiated by Lucht, of Minnesota
West Community and Technical
 College, speaks to Landgaard’s
observations.
“We started what we call ‘Culture
Corner’ to provide a connection
between Minnesota West and the
community,” said Lucht. “Last fall,
we had a Culture Corner event
 focused on Hispanic Heritage, with
over 350 people showing up to hear
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residents from Mexico, Ecuador,
 Peru, Colombia and Guatemala.
“There was music, food, dancing
 and more,” revealed Lucht. “It
was a phenomenal night, and it’s
 amazing how people from different
backgrounds within the community
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incluyendo Seguro Social,
pensiones o beneficios públicos.
Por consiguiente, el colector puede
hacer un reclamo y hacer una
objeción al tribunal. Si esto sucede,
usted debe de hacer un pedido de
audiencia con el tribunal en el plazo
de 10 días o el colector tendrá el
derecho de colectar todo el dinero.
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are truly willing to share their
cultures with everyone else.”
Events like those are encouraging
to Landgaard, whose District 518
staff members strive to celebrate
the color and variety of local
students while giving each student
the educational tools he or she
needs.
“We have a very good teaching
and support staff that does a great
job with our students,” asserted
Landgaard, who has three children
of his own in District 518 schools.
“Do people have concerns? Yes, at
times, but concerns always exist and
for our staff it’s not about race—it’s
about teaching and educating kids,
and how to improve each kid as an
individual.
“I like the direction things are
going here, but in my career
I know there is always room
for improvement,” concluded
Landgaard. “My background has
allowed me to roll with things in our
ever-changing district. You know,
they say you can see the cup as
either half full or half empty. The
cup is full—in our case, I think the
cup is really full.”
Pero cuando no hay abuso o acoso,
la negociación es generalmente la
mejor herramienta.
El mejor momento para negociar
con un acreedor o un colector
de deudas es antes de recibir el
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Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Mentoring Program
By Jenna Herzog
Marketing and Recruitment
Coordinator, Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Southern Minnesota
President Obama has issued a
proclamation designating January
as National Mentoring Month. He
stated, “Across our nation, mentors
steer our youth through challenging
times and support their journey
into adulthood. During National
Mentoring Month, we honor these
important individuals who unlock
the potential and nurture the talent
of our country, and we encourage
more Americans to reach out and
mentor young people in their
community.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters takes
this opportunity to thank mentors
for all they do to enrich the life of
their Little Brother or Sister as well
as expose them to new ideas and
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has been declared National “Take
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are encouraged to bring their Little
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Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha and
Winona.
The Gamehaven Council is
interested in having Hispanic adult
volunteers over the age of 21 to
serve as Scout Mentors to youths
of the Hispanic Community in
their local area. The council has a
large number of Spanish language
resources (training videos and
manuals, booklets, pamphlets,
brochures, posters, fliers, public
service announcements) available
for unit volunteers to utilize. The
goal is to help Hispanic parents
understand the Scouting program.
If parents understood the Scouting
program in their native language,
the likelihood of their volunteering

We have a
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are Cub Scouting for boys in grades
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Carolina Reyes, Miss Minnesota International 2010, is the

Youth Focus Editor for Eventos Spanish & English Newspaper
Carolina Reyes joined the Eventos team last year as the Youth Focus Editor. Her job, in
part, is to coordinate news and information regarding various youth organizations and
topics from around Minnesota. The goal is to bring attention to these organizations and
issues and how they can improve the lives of Minnesota youth.

Carolina’s platform as Miss Minnesota International is themselves.”

“Empowering Our Youth.” She volunteers and advocates
Helping people is Carolina’s passion. She believes that we
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can all have happi-
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Local Creative Memories
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Of course, we all know that
preparations for a quinceañera
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the mass to schedule, reception
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Bridges and Bumps: Worthington Progresses on the
Road to a Successful, Diverse Community
organización fundamental no cambia tan
dramáticamente en un corto plazo de tiempo
sin encontrarse con algunas dificultades.
Un desafío permanente en Worthington,
por ejemplo, es la escasez de viviendas
accesibles. El mercado de alquiler ha estado
sumamente limitado por años, y no es raro
que los recién llegados paguen más de lo que
razonablemente pueden por alojamientos
que, aun así, puede estar por debajo de lo
establecido.
“La vivienda sigue siendo un desafío
para nuestra comunidad, y probablemente
siempre estará a la vanguardia de nosotros”,
admitió Brad Chapulis, quien ha sido
Director de Desarrollo Comunitario en los
últimos 12 años. “El problema no es la raza
de las personas como lo es el costo de la
construcción.”
Las estadísticas de la ciudad y del condado
muestran que la situación: en el 2008 el
valor de una casa mediana en el condado
de Nobles era de $76,700, mientras que
el promedio ese año en el estado fué de
$212,500. En el 2009 en Worthington, la
tasa de viviendas de alquiler vacantes fué
del 0 % y en el 2008 la renta promedio en el
condado Noble fué de $534 por mes.
En el 2007, el 20.5 % de propietarios
en el condado gastó más del 30 % de sus
ingresos anuales en gastos de vivienda; ese
mismo año, el 48.6 % de los inquilinos del
condado también pusieron más del 30 % de
sus ingresos para pagar vivienda.
“Nuestra comunidad enfrenta desafíos
que no son necesariamente el reflejo de los
grupos étnicos, sino de la comunidad en
conjunto”, compartió Chapulis.
Y a pesar de tener Worthington durante
Marzo del 2010 una de las tasas más bajas
de desempleo del 4.6% en comparación a
la tasa promedio del estado del 6.8% -- en
el 2008 el condado de Nobles la tasa de
pobreza, fué evaluada, en un 13.4%.
“Claramente, los salarios no se han
mantenido”,observó Chapulis, “así que
estamos trabajando para fortalecer nuestro
desarrollo económico de la comunidad y
alentando a todos los empleadores a pagar
un salario justo”.
También, una afluencia frecuente de
personas provenientes de países menos
desarrollados y que no hablan Inglés a
veces significa que es más difícil para los
organismos y funcionarios de todo tipo
compartir la información vital acerca de
cosas tales como ordenanzas de la ciudad,
códigos de la vivienda e incluso prácticas
comunes del vecindario como mantenimiento
de jardínes y remoción de nieve.
“Puede ser una lucha porque la mayoría
de los inmigrantes proceden de un estilo
de vida diferente de lo que han estado
acostumbrados”, expresó Alan Oberloh,
Alcalde de Worthington desde el 2002 y
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City and county statistics illustrate the
situation: the 2008 median house value
in Nobles County was $76,700, while the
state average that year was $212,500;
Worthington’s 2009 rental housing vacancy
rate was zero percent and the median Nobles
County rent in 2008 was $534 per month.
In 2007, 20.5 percent of county
homeowners spent more than 30 percent of
their annual income on housing costs; that
same year, 48.6 percent of county renters
also put more than 30 percent of their
income for housing.
“Our community challenges are not
necessarily reflective of ethnicities, but of the
community as a whole,” shared Chapulis.
And despite having one of the state’s
lowest unemployment rates as of December
2010—4.6 percent in Worthington, vs.
the state average of 6.8 percent—Nobles
County’s poverty rate, assessed in 2008, was
13.4 percent.
“Clearly, wages haven’t kept up,” observed
Chapulis, “so we’re working on strengthening
our economic development efforts in the
community and encouraging all employers
to pay a fair wage.”
Also, an influx of often non-English-
speaking residents from less developed
countries sometimes means it is harder for
agencies and officials of all kinds to share vital
information about things like city ordinances,
housing codes and even commonly accepted
neighborhood practices such as yard
maintenance and snow removal.
“It can be a struggle because most of the
immigrants come from a different lifestyle
than what we’ve been used to,” expressed
Alan Oberloh, Worthington’s mayor since
2002 and a longtime city resident. “What
they consider quality housing versus what
a long-time community member thinks
may be a lot different. Just educating
our new citizens on what it means to be a
Minnesotan, and how to keep up your place,
are big things.
“And I don’t care who you are, nobody
should have to live in sub-standard
housing.”
Oberloh is also frustrated by the lack of
forward motion on a federal basis when it
comes to an immigration reform bill, noting
that its absence essentially creates a sub-
class of citizens and makes things harder for
those who are legally here.
Not everyone is as quick to welcome
new minority residents as are others, so
long-term acceptance of what is obviously
Worthington’s new and continuing reality is
another obstacle.
For instance, the recent revitalization of
Worthington’s Peace Avenue of Flags—a
antiguo residente de la ciudad. “Lo que
ellos consideran viviendas de calidad versus
lo que un antiguo miembro de la comunidad
opina, puede ser muy diferente”. Tan solo
educar a nuestros nuevos ciudadanos acerca
de lo que significa ser un Minnesotan, y cómo
mantener su lugar, son cosas importantes.
“Y no me importa quién eres, nadie
debe vivir en una vivienda por debajo de lo
establecido”
Oberloh también está frustrado por la
falta de iniciativa sobre un proyecto de ley
para una reforma migratoria, señalando
que, la ausencia de esta, esencialmente crea
una sub-categoría de ciudadanos y hace las
cosas más difíciles para aquellos que están
aquí legalmente.
No todos aceptan y dan la bienvenida tan
rápido como otros a los nuevos residentes
de grupos minoritarios, de manera que
la aceptación a largo plazo es un nuevo
obstáculo y una realidad de Worthington.
Por ejemplo, la reciente revitalización de
la “Paz Avenue of Flags”, la cual muestra un
brillante despliegue de más de 70 banderas
a lo largo de las dos calles principales
del pueblo, representando las diversas
nacionalidades que conforman el condado-
-resultó por lo menos en una airada carta
el editor del periódico local criticando el
proyecto.
Pero sobre todo, la mayoría de los
residentes de Worthington ya sean viejos o
nuevos han venido a apreciar los beneficios
que puede aportar una comunidad diversa, y
la mayoría están haciendo un esfuerzo para,
sino adaptarse a los cambios, por lo menos
aceptar una evolución que cada vez parece
ser mas el futuro de la ciudad.
“Tenemos una selección que sería la
envidia de muchos lugares en cuanto a
experiencias en compras y comida” proclamó
el Alcalde Oberloh.
“Creo que hemos crecido mucho como
pueblo y se ha vuelto más tolerante
hacia otras culturas” dijo Velázquez. “Es
asombroso ver cómo el pueblo celebra cada
año nuestro Festival International [celebrado
en un fin de semana de cada mes de Julio],
especialmente en comparación, con otros
pueblos alrededor de nosotros”.
Dentro del Distrito 518 de Worthington,
la participación estudiantil esta haciéndose
gradualmente más integrada, y eso puede
ser la clave para garantizar,una comunidad
más educada y saludable en los años por
venir.
“Todas nuestras actividades extra-
escolares, están acercándose a la población
diversa”, afirmó Lori Dudley, miembro de
la junta escolar por dos périodos y padre
de cuatro hijos. “Nuestra orquesta, por
ejemplo, incorpora niños de todas las etnias.
Tú corazón simplemente quiere dejar de
latir cuando miras todo ese color, y a todos
esos niños de diferentes orígenes jugando
cooperativamente y ver lo positivo que es
eso”.
Velázquez fué una de esos estudiantes
de la orquesta; y también estudió piano por
10 años fué trompetista en la banda de la
Preparatoria (High School) miembro de un
grupo de danza, así como también miembro
de un grupo de carrera de campo y de un
equipo de futbol soccer, participante de un
grupo de oratoria y compañero mentor,
bright display along two of the town’s main
streets of more than 70 flags representing
the nationalities of the county’s diverse
ethnic makeup—resulted in at least one
angry letter-to-the-editor in the local paper
decrying the project.
But on the whole, most Worthington
residents, whether new or old, have come to
appreciate the benefits a diverse community
can bring, and most are making an effort to,
if not embrace the changes, at least come
to terms with an evolution that increasingly
seems to be the town’s future.
“We’ve got selection that would be the
envy of a lot of places as far as food and
shopping experiences go,” proclaimed Mayor
Oberloh.
“I believe we’ve grown a lot as a town
and have become more accepting of other
cultures,” offered Velázquez. “It’s pretty
amazing how our town celebrates our annual
International Festival [held on a weekend
each July], especially compared to the towns
around us.”
Within Worthington’s District 518, student
involvement is gradually becoming more
integrated, and that may be the key to
ensuring a healthy, educated community in
years to come.
“All of our co- and extra-curricular activities
are reaching out to the diverse population,”
affirmed Lori Dudley, a two-term school
board member and parent of four children.
“Our orchestra, for example, incorporates
kids from all ethnicities. Your heart just
wants to stop when you see all that color,
all those kids from different backgrounds
playing cooperatively together, and how
positive that is.”
Velázquez was one of those orchestra
students; she also studied piano for 10 years
and was a trumpeter in the high school
band, a dance line member, a soccer and
cross country teammate, a speech team
participant and a peer mentor, among other
things.
Now, as a college freshman, she reflects
on her youth in Worthington.
“I’m glad my dad chose to come here,
and from the stories he’s told me, he said
it’s been hard at times but when he sees
how far we’ve come, it’s all been worth it,”
revealed Velázquez. “Every time I feel like
giving up on stuff, I remind myself of what
my dad went through, and that keeps me
motivated.”
entre otras cosas.
Ahora, como estudiante de primer año en
la Universidad, ella reflexiona acerca de su
juventud en Worthington.
“Estoy contenta de que mi papá haya
escogió venir aquí, y por las historias que
me ha contado, fué duro en ocasiones, pero
cuando ve hasta donde hemos llegado,
entonces siente que todo ha valido la pena”,
reveló Velázquez. “Cada vez que siento como
que quiero renunciar a algo, me recuerdo a
mi misma por lo que mi papá atravesó, y eso
me mantiene motivada”.

Empresario JBS de
Worthington se Esfuerza
para Ayudar a Sus
Empleados a Formar Parte
de la Comunidad
Worthington Employer
JBS Strives to Help
Employees Integrate into
the Community
Cualquier día domingo entre mayo y
octubre usted encontrará en el campo de
Buss, que se encuentra al lado suroeste
de Worthington, bullicioso actividad con
mas de 1,000 aficionados del fútbol, todos
ansiosos de disfrutar un día de relajamiento
y esparcimiento.
Los jugadores con sus brillantes uniformes
gritan y sudan mientras que sus aficionados
gozan de la actividad, comprando comida de
la taquerilla “Tacos Lupe” o de los vendedores
de chicharrones y paletas.
“La liga de fútbol de Worthington tiene
alrededor de 24 equipos, con un total
de casi 500 jugadores,” menciona Jenny
Anderson-Martinez, administradora de
Servicios Humanos de la fabrica JBS, de
carne de puerco. “La fabrica JBS siempre
ha apoyado la liga local de fútbol, y además
hemos aportado fondos para los baños y
instalaciones del parque y del campo de
Buss.”
Con un estimado de unos 2,400
empleados, la fabrica JBS es el empresario
mas grande del pueblo, que cuenta con unos
12,000 habitantes. La demográfica inicial de
2010 de empleados de JBS refleja que 42%
de los empleados son Hispanos, 24% son
Asiáticos, 23% son Afro Americanos, y 11%
Anglo Sajones. Por lo tanto el apoyar la
liga local de fútbol es una manera lógica de
ayudar a los empleados de JBS a disfrutar de
su tiempo libre y sentirse cómodo en lo que
es para muchos, una comunidad nueva.
“La demográfica de Worthington esta
compuesta así mayormente debido a la
fabrica JBS,” asegura Andersen-Marinez,
tomando en cuenta que el promedio de
empleados dejando el trabajo fue un
modesto 11 porcentaje por los primeros
6 meses de 2010. “Mi equipo esta muy
entregado a ayudar a los demás a tener
éxito en la comunidad mayor, y queremos
verles no solo asimilarse en la comunidad
pero también integrarse en ella. Queremos
que sus hijos tengan éxito también, así que
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hacemos mas de lo que hacen la mayoría de
los empresarios para asegurar que tengan
éxito afuera de su empleo también.
they have a life outside of work and that
Worthington is a home for them—not just a
place to earn a paycheck.”
“Estamos muy concientes de que nuestros
empleados están aquí en JBS solo 8 horas
To achieve those goals, Andersen-
Martinez’s staff includes at least two
al día, así que tenemos que asegurar que community liaison people whose mission
tengan una vida aparte del trabajo y que is to assist new employees in connecting
Worthington se convierte en un hogar with all the local resources they and their
para ellos-no solo un lugar donde ganan la
sustancia del día.”
families might need—English as a second
language classes, churches or temples,
Para lograr esas metas, entre los hospital and clinics, financial services,
empleados que trabajen con Andersen- social services, realtors and early childhood
Martinez están incluidos por los menos dos instruction, among other possibilities. In
personas que trabajan como enlace con la addition, a branch of the Fulda Area Credit
comunidad con la comisión de ayudar a los
empleados nuevos a ponerse en contacto
Union is on site at the plant, and local realty
representatives make regular on-site visits
con los recursos locales que les podrían ser to assist employees in exploring housing
útiles, como Ingles Como Segunda Idioma, options.
iglesias o templos, hospitales y clínicas, JBS has even built a “mock home” (20’
servicios financieros, servicios sociales, x 10’) on a wall in the facility. The project
agentes de bienes y raíces, clases educativas is called the “Housing Information Center”
del desarrollo de los niños, entre otras cosas. and includes not only postings of available
Además, un sucursal de Fulda Area Credit
Union se encuentra en el mismo sitio de
la fabrica, y los agentes de bienes y raíces
properties for sale in the area, but also
information on the home-buying process,
financing, home maintenance, etc.
llevan a cabo visitas regulares al mismo sitio “The idea is to educate our employees
On any given Sunday morning from May
para ayudar a los empleados a explorar sus on home buying, to bring the information
through October, Buss Field on the southeast
opciones de vivienda. to them, in a setting where they feel
edge of Worthington is bustling with more
JBS incluso ha construido una “casa comfortable—their workplace,” detailed
than 1,000 soccer fans and spectators,
postiza” (6m. por 3m.’) en la pared de la Andersen-Martinez. “It has been very
all eager to enjoy a day of relaxation and
instalación. El proyecto se llama el “Centro successful.”
recreation.
Informativo de Vivienda” y no solo incluye “We even help line up appointments for
Competitors in colorful uniforms scream
anuncios de las propiedades de venta en el people to scout out housing, or help them
and sweat as cheering fans and families
área, pero también incluye información del coordinate rides to work if necessary,” she
revel in the action, taking time out to
proceso de comprar un casa, financiación, y added. “Language barriers can be a problem
purchase food from the Tacos Lupe wagon
mantenimiento del hogar, etc. with many other things as well, like setting
or from cart vendors peddling chicharrones
“La idea es de educar nuestros empleados up utilities, and we want them to start off on
and paletas.
sobre la compra de una casa, a llevar la the right foot.”
“The Worthington adult soccer league has
información a ellos en un entorno donde JBS must be doing something right;
around 24 teams, with close to 500 players,”
ellos se sienten cómodos, o sea, su lugar de besides a declining employee turnover rate
estimated Jenny Andersen-Martinez, human
empleo,” menciona Andersen-Martinez. “Ha and a high level (90 percent) of management
resources director at Worthington’s JBS pork
sido todo un éxito.” employees having been promoted from
processing plant. “JBS has always been
“Incluso ayudamos a fijar citas para las production, outside organizations have
very supportive of the local soccer league,
personas que quieren buscar una vivienda, recognized JBS’s ongoing and increasing
and we’ve provided funds for the park and
o ayudarles a coordinar transporte para el commitment to its employees.
restroom facilities at Buss Field, too.”
trabajo, si es necesario,” ella añadió. “Las For instance, Lifetrack Resources named
With a Worthington employee base of
barreras del idioma pueden ser un problema JBS Employer of the Year in 2007 and a
roughly 2,400, JBS is the largest employer
con muchas otras cosas también, como “Community Builder” in 2009 “for dedication
in this town of about 12,000 people. And
instalar los servicios públicos, y queremos to providing jobs and helping new employees
with an employee demographic in the first
que empiezan de una manera positiva.” integrate into the community.” Lutheran
portion of 2010 showing JBS’s breakdown
Al parecer, JBS esta teniendo éxito, Social Services also named JBS Employer
as 42 percent Hispanic, 24 percent Asian,
porque aparte de un numero disminúyete of the Year in 2008, and Vietnamese Social
23 percent black and 11 percent white,
de personas saliendo del trabajo, y un Services recognized Andersen-Martinez and
supporting the local soccer league is a
alto porcentaje (90%) de empleados de JBS “for their efforts in helping refugee
natural way for JBS to help its employees
administración habiendo siendo promovidos and immigrant families find their place in
enjoy their time off and feel comfortable in
de producción, otras organizaciones han American society.”
what is, for many, a new community.
reconocido lo entregado que esta JBS con Other ways JBS attempts to ease the
“Worthington’s demographic makeup is
sus empleados. transition for new employees and reach out
what it is largely because of JBS,” asserted
Para ilustrarlo, Lifetrack Resources nombró to them include ethnic food in the recently
Andersen-Martinez, noting the employee
a JBS el Empresario del Año de 2007 y en expanded and remodeled on-site cafeterias,
turnover rate at JBS for the first six months
2009 el “Edificador de la Comunidad” por plus critical information relayed to employees
of 2010 was a respectable 11 percent. “My
su “dedicación y por proveer trabajos y por in their native languages while, at the
team is passionate about helping people
haber ayudado a los nuevos empleados a same time, they are actively encouraged to
succeed in the greater community, and we
integrarse en la comunidad.” Lutheran Social improve their English skills.
want to see them not just assimilate but
Services también nombró a JBS el Empresario “I think JBS has forged a real partnership
integrate. We want their kids to succeed,
del Año 2008, y Vietnamese Social Services with the key players of the community—
as well, so we do a lot of things above and
reconoció a Andersen-Martinez y JBS “por the schools, Community Education, the
beyond what most companies do to ensure
sus esfuerzos en ayudar a las familias Nobles County Integration Collaborative,
that success outside of the workplace.
inmigrantes y refugiados hallar su lugar en the police department and social services,”
“We’re very sensitive to the fact our
employees are only here at JBS for eight
hours a day, so we’ve got to make sure continua en pagina 22 continued on page 22
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Empresario JBS de Worthington se Esfuerza para
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Comunidad
continued from page 19
Worthington Employer JBS Strives to Help
Employees Integrate into Community
la sociedad Americana.”
Además JBS intenta facilitar la
transición para empleados nuevos
al incluir comida étnica en las
cafeterías recién ampliadas que
se encuentran en la planta, y de
compartir información critica en
los propios idiomas del empleado,
mientras que, a la vez están
siendo encomiados a mejorar
sus capacidades lingüísticas
aprendiendo el Ingles.
“Pienso que JBS ha forjado
una verdadera asociación con los
miembros claves de la comunidad-
las escuelas, Community Education,
el Integration Collaborative del
condado de Nobles, el Departamento
de Policía, y Servicios Sociales,”
relata Andersen-Martinez. “Como
empresario, queremos que las
personas se sienten cómodos aquí,
que puedan establecerse aquí a largo
plazo y ser miembros productivos
de nuestra comunidad.”
Invertirse en ese comunidad por
lo tanto, es otro lazo importante
que JBS desea fortalecerse.
Aparte de apoyar la liga de fútbol
previamente mencionado, JBS y
sus empleados son contribuidores
principales al fondo de United
Way en Worthington. JBS donó
$500,000 a la campaña recién
para la nueva instalación de YMCA
en Worthington, un proyecto de
$9.6 dólares, y JBS contribuye
generosamente a una lista larga de
festivales anuales de la comunidad.
JBS y el UFCW local manejan entre
si un fondo “multi-cultural”, lo cual
ha permitido el poder llevar a cabo
celebraciones de otras culturas que
de otro modo no hubieron podido
haber hecho. Algunas de las
celebraciones patrocinadas de esta
manera incluyen la International
Festival, una celebración anual
Africano, el Ethiopian Easter
Festivities,, un evento Cinco de
Mayo, las actividades del Lao New
Year, y mas.
El director de nuestra unión
local, Mike Potter, también ha
respaldado desde hace mucho cada
uno de estos eventos culturales.
Nosotros realmente disfrutamos
de aprender mas acerca de
las culturas representadas por
nuestros empleados y miembros
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related Andersen-Martinez. “As an
employer, we want people to feel
when they come here that this can
be a home, that they can be here on
a long-term basis and be productive
members of our community.”
Investing in that community,
then, is another important link JBS
seeks to strengthen.
Besides supporting the
aforementioned soccer league,
JBS and its employees are annual
and major contributors to the
Worthington Area United Way fund.
JBS gave $500,000 to the recent
campaign for the new, $9.6 million
Worthington Area YMCA facility,
and JBS generously contributes to
a long line of annual community
festivals. JBS and the local UFCW
jointly manage a “Multi-cultural
fund,” which has helped many of
the cultures hold celebrations they
might not otherwise be able to
afford. Some of the annual ethnic
celebrations sponsored include the
International Festival, an annual
African celebration, the Ethiopian
Easter festivities, a Cinco de Mayo
event, the Lao New Year activities
and more.
“The president of our local union,
Mike Potter, has also been a long-
time supporter of each of these
cultural events. We thoroughly
enjoy learning more about the
different cultures represented by
our employees and their union
members,” added Andersen-
Martinez, who noted JBS’s
employees come from 36 different
countries.
JBS is also a significant financial
supporter of the Community
Connectors program, which is an
important tool and resource for
local immigrants and refugees.
JBS’s Worthington roots date to
the 1960s when Armour first opened
a pork processing plant here. The
decades have seen the plant change
ownership—and philosophy--from
Armour to Monfort to Swift to Swift
& Co. and, in 2007, to the Brazilian-
headquartered JBS.
“We go way above and beyond
in doing everything possible to
ensure that people who work for
us are eligible to work legally,”
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Arts Opportunities Community Action

changes people’s lives,
Acción Comunitaria cambia
la vida de las personas,
Abound in Worthington embodies the spirit of hope, encarna el espíritu de
esperanza, mejora
“I really think the arts are a appeal to a large audience base,”
improves communities,
comunidades y hace
reflection of the best expression of shared Vosburgh. and makes America Estados Unidos un lugar
who we are,” professed Margaret Some of the acts Vosburgh has a better place to live. mejor para vivir.
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possible by a half-cent sales tax make connections between people
approved by the local citizenry from varying backgrounds, so for Inicio Climatización Comedor Principal
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arts performances annually. sites for uniting the “old guard”
“When I curate a season, I look residents with the newer influx of
at bringing in groups that will immigrants, whatever their original
country of origin may be.
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Programs Plus People
Equals Progress in
Worthington
There is plenty of anecdotal
evidence that Worthington’s
institutional efforts at integrating its
diverse community and educating
a new immigrant population have
been successful, but if you like hard
data, Jerry Fiola is happy to provide
some numbers.
“We have nine different ESL
(English as a second language)
classes for adults going on
to accommodate a variety of
schedules,” began Fiola, the District
518 Community Education director
since 1984. “Since establishing our
Even Start family literacy program in
1996, which covers early childhood,
adult basic education and parent
education under one umbrella, we
have aided roughly 250 families—
and our program is one of only four
in Minnesota receiving grant funds
for this purpose.
“After receiving some federal
grant dollars in 2001 for an English
literacy/civics education program,
we’ve had about 120 people achieve
citizenship through those classes,”
continued Fiola. “And now, with the
help of another 21st Century grant,
we’re starting a new ‘Soccer and
Scouting’ program initiated by the
national Boy Scouts organization.
We have about 115 boys and girls
from grades 1 through 5 signed up
for that.”
Fiola has aggressively sought
grant assistance wherever
possible to provide educational
and integrative opportunities for
Worthington’s diverse populace.
“With the relative suddenness
and size of the change here in
Worthington, and considering we
have the most diverse community
in outstate Minnesota, we’ve done
a good job of accommodating these
changes,” suggested Fiola, who has
spent most of his life in southwest
Minnesota. “People, for the most
part, are welcoming to newcomers,
and they in turn seem to feel it’s a
pretty nice place to live and raise
a family.”
Another local initiative in
which Fiola has had a hand is the
Community Connectors program,
which helps newcomers become
aware of and access community
resources of all kinds. In 2003,
Fiola’s department received the first
21st Century Community Learning
Center Grant, a federal funding
opportunity intended primarily to
develop out-of-school activities for
at-risk students.
“Here, we had a strong focus
on working with immigrant and
refugee families, although it was
not exclusively for them, and our
program created bilingual parent
liaison positions,” clarified Fiola.
“That funding also enabled us to
add the varsity soccer program
at Worthington High School in
2004, and we attempted to create
infrastructures within the schools to
support involvement of our diverse
populations.”
In addition, community
education classes have been
offered to adult immigrants in their
native languages—things like cake
decorating, sewing and computer
instruction in Spanish or Laotian.
Working near Fiola’s office
and in concert with his efforts
is Sharon Johnson, director of
the Nobles County Integration
Collaborative (NCIC) since 2004.
“There’s a real commitment to
collaboration here and not a lot
of duplication of effort,” affirmed
Johnson, who notes the NCIC
traces its origins to 1999 when the
Minnesota legislature first passed
the Desegregation Rule and provided
revenue for integration services.
Worthington was selected as one
of the state’s target communities
because it was classified as a racially
isolated district, with significantly
more diversity than surrounding
districts.
“We partner with five area
school districts to promote cultural
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integration and student success,”
explained Johnson. “Our most
successful programs are the out-of-
school programs for secondary kids.
They are truly getting at closing the
achievement and opportunities gap
between ethnically diverse students
and their white peers.”
Johnson noted that each
program works toward the same
five goals: academic achievement,
cultural competence, leadership
development, college and career
exploration, and civic engagement.
Some of those she oversees
include Dynamic 507, which
focuses on service learning; Youth
Diversity Corps, a drama group;
Six Steps, a hip-hop dance group;
Odyssey, an academic assistance
and career exploration program;
and Circle Mentoring, which is an
ambassadors program that helps
new students transition into the
local high school.
“We have a significant number
of students in these programs, and,
although it’s slow progress, we have
seen improvement in GPAs and
graduation rates of the ethnically
diverse students involved,” shared
Johnson. “At least we’re going in
the right direction.”
“Another program that has
really helped with the graduation
rate is the PASS program, which
we co-sponsor with Community
Education,” added Johnson.
“PASS is a nine-week plan that
helps parents understand how
to effectively navigate the school
system and advocate on behalf of
their child or children. We’ve had
over 600 people graduate from
PASS in the past four years.”
Johnson also brings together
area fifth-grade students for an
annual “Kindness” retreat, and
area seventh-grade students for an
annual “Courage” retreat.
“Students participating
these programs are gaining
experience from many cultures and
perspectives, as well as character
education,” assured Johnson. “I
think the integration between
multiple school districts has been
beneficial for all of the students,
because we are definitely becoming
more of a global society.”
Andy Johnson, executive director
of the Worthington Area YMCA, can
attest to that.
“There is undoubtedly an
increase of folks using the Y who are
members of the diverse population
groups,” confirmed Andy Johnson,
who has been in Worthington for
11 years. “On November 1, 2009,
we opened a brand-new, 45,000
square-foot, $9.6 million facility,
so our membership has grown by
1,000 since then, but for example,
11 years ago we had zero minorities
in our co-ed and women’s adult
volleyball leagues and now they
make up nearly 50 percent of our
league players.”
The vast majority of kids in
the Y’s youth soccer program—
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were minorities, and he confirms
that the Y is “trying to be very
intentional about ensuring that our
board will be representative of our
community.”
“We are pleased that the Y is
becoming more reflective of our
local population,” he added.
Sharon Johnson notes that in
Worthington at large, there has
been more effort in recent years to
hire people of color and bilingual
individuals into professional
positions (such as at banks,
clinics, schools, businesses and
family services), and, to her, that
indicates a broader desire to be a
truly integrated community.
“Ultimately, it’s about building
relationships, which isn’t always
easy,” admitted Johnson, “but
we’ll keep working on it because
if we’re just living side-by-side and
not interacting, we haven’t been
successful.”

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Worthington Employer JBS Strives to Help
Employees Integrate into the Community
de sus uniones,” añade Andersen-
Martinez, quien destacó que los
empleados de JBS provienen de 36
diferentes países.
Además, JBS apoya
económicamente de manera
notable el programa Community
Connectors, lo cual es una
herramienta y recurso importante
para inmigrantes y refugiados
locales.
Los antecedentes de JBS en
Worthington empiezan en los años
1960, cuando Armour inicialmente
abrió una fabrica empacadora aquí.
A través de las décadas, se ha visto
los cambios de dueños- y filosofía-
desde Armour a Monfort, a Swift, a
Swift & Co., y en 2007, al JBS con
su sede ubicado en Brasil.
“Hacemos mucho mas de lo
necesario para asegurar que
las personas que trabajen para
nosotros califiquen para trabajar
con permiso legal,” enfatizó
Andersen-Martinez. “Además de
proveer un comprobante de su
identidad y un comprobante de
su permiso legal, esta instalación
ha participado en el programa
gubernamental Basic Pilot (ahora
conocido como E-Verify) desde su
inicio en 1997. Cada uno de los
empleados contratados aquí desde
1997 han sido revisado a través de
esa programa gubernamental.”
Los empleados de JBS ganan un
ingreso justo y de acuerdo con la
industria suya, y tienen beneficios
muy competitivos. Los empleados
empiezan con un ingreso de $11.50
la hora, pero el promedio general
de ingreso entre los trabajadores
de producción es casi $14 la hora.
Una vez contratados, Andersen-
Martinez confía que los empleados
perciben que hay posibilidades de
que progresan en la organización,
si ellos tienen tal deseo.
“Las minorías étnicas están
representados entre todos los
niveles de la compañía,” asegura
Andersen-Martinez. “Para los que
son nuevos al país, queremos que
se den cuenta que hay un camino
para progresar, que hay muchas
oportunidades para llegar a trabajar
con la administración con JBS. La
mayoría de los que trabajen en la
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Diverse
We enroll more than 6,500 students of
color. Enrollment of undergrads of color
stressed Andersen-Martinez. grew more than 80% in 10 years.
“Besides providing proof of identity
and proof of employment eligibility,
this facility has participated in the
Excellent
government’s Basic Pilot (now
E-Verify) program since its onset in
1997. Every single employee hired
here since 1997 has passed through
the government’s program.”
Employees at JBS earn a fair
wage for their industry and have We have the highest graduation rate in the state among students of
extremely competitive benefits. color — 51% graduate within four years.
Employees start at $11.50 an
hour, but the average wage among
production workers is closer to $14
Affordable
an hour. Once hired, Andersen-
Martinez trusts employees can see
there is hope for them to move up
in the organization, should they
wish to do so.
“Ethnic minorities are
represented among all levels of
the company,” assured Andersen- 88% of undergrads receive grants and
Martinez. “For those new to the scholarships they do not have
country, we want them to see there to pay back. Almost half of our students
is a path to do something better, are from families with earnings
that there are a lot of opportunities
in management at JBS. Most of below $70,000.
our top management has come up
through the ranks.”
Potter, the UFCW Local 1161
Personalized
president, corroborates Andersen-
Martinez’s observations.
“JBS has added more people on
its management team who are able
to provide translations,” said Potter.
“For example, there is a native
Sudanese man there who speaks We have one professor for every 13 students. Most classes have less
English and Spanish, as well as five than 20 students.
African languages.”
“There are 52 languages spoken
by employees at JBS, which
can be challenging for both the
employer and the union at times,”
continued Potter. “But diversity is
beautiful, and that was reflected at
and Possible.
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countries as far-flung as Burkina
Faso, Myanmar, Bhutan and
Guatemala, it is reassuring to know
that Worthington is a place she
can count on to welcome them,
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 26 Spotlight on Worthington
Getting Down to Business: Minority
Entrepreneurs Aid City Growth
Take it from Adolfo Avila:
Worthington has the welcome
mat out for its new generation of
minority business owners.
“I travel across all of southern
Minnesota,” said Avila, a business
consultant with the Southwest
Initiative Foundation (SWIF)
for nearly five years, “and I’m
really impressed with and proud
of how things are turning out in
Worthington. There is a lot of
support within the community, and
they are leading the way in the
southwest region and other parts
of Minnesota.”
Avila, who advises about a dozen
Latino clients in Worthington on a
regular basis, also is chairman of
the three-year-old Latino Business
Owners Committee, which is part
of the Worthington Area Chamber
of Commerce.
“When I started working with
SWIF, Worthington had about 16
to 17 Latino businesses but none
of them was registered with the
Chamber of Commerce,” recalled
Avila. “I got to know the business
owners, explained the Chamber
was there to help them, and gained
enough trust to form a Latino group
within the Chamber.”
Today, 11 of the town’s 24 Latino-
owned businesses are official
Chamber of Commerce members,
and five more of Worthington’s
48 total minority-owned business
owners have also joined, according
to Worthington Area Chamber
of Commerce executive director
Darlene Macklin.
“We’re slowly making progress
with minority-owned businesses,”
expressed Macklin. “We’re trying
to relate the message to them of
why being a Chamber member
is important to their businesses,
and why general community
involvement is also valuable.
“That message is starting to hit
home, and the minority businesses
that are members are good, strong
members.”
Avila applauds the efforts of
Macklin and her staff in reaching
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out to minority-owned businesses.
“Darlene will open the Chamber
office after hours for classes we offer
for Latinos on things like workers’
compensation, leadership training,
payroll, permits, accounting basics
and insurance,” explained Avila.
“There is now a Latino business
owner on the Chamber board,
and for changes like that to take
place, they really have to have the
welcome mat out.”
Confirmed Macklin, “Juan Palma,
owner of an auto detailing and sales
shop, is our first Hispanic board
member and is now into his second
year on the board. He’s given
us a whole new insight into the
Chamber, and sharing with other
minority business owners how they
can improve their businesses and
what we can do for them—he’s
acting as a real communication link
for us.”
For instance, Macklin has
learned that because so many of
the local minority businesses are
family operated, it can be harder
for owners to slip away to attend
regular meetings, as they work
longer hours and/or more days of
the week than better established
Caucasian owners.
“And one of the challenges we’ve
discovered is the average Caucasian
might not be sure of what products
a minority business offers because
it’s not clear to them from the name
of the store,” added Macklin.
At Panaderia Mi Tierra bakery
in the heart of Worthington’s
traditional downtown, owners
Juan and Kerry Cuate made sure
customers would not be in doubt
of their store’s offerings. Neat and
brightly colored signs in the clean
plate-glass windows entice buyers
with words in Spanish and English
like “Fresh pastries, cakes, coffee
and rolls.”
The successful bakery, which
the Cuates have operated in
Worthington since moving to town
from Long Prairie four years ago,
sells typical Latino products as well
as some more familiar to Anglo
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ears, turnovers, white breads,
bolillo, telera, conchas, quinceanara
cakes, tres leches cakes, raised
donuts, cookies and more.
“We were drawn here by the
diversity of the community,”
revealed Kerry Cuate, a native of
Clarissa who met her husband,
Juan, at a bilingual church in
Minneapolis while she attended
a Bible college in the Twin Cities.
“We knew that with the large
Latino population there would be a
good market,” added Cuate. “Juan
had always wanted to have his own
bakery, and we felt Worthington
was the right size for a smaller
niche bakery.”
Juan Cuate grew up in Morelos,
Mexico, and first came to California
in 1990. He’s a third-generation
baker, but initially found factory
work in the United States. After
marrying in 1997, the couple lived
in Mexico for a couple of years
before returning to Minnesota,
where Kerry worked for a time as
a social services financial worker
and as an advocate for domestic
violence victims.
Now Kerry helps run the family
store, overseeing the bilingual
sales staff while Juan employs his
baking expertise in the kitchen.
The Cuates have two school-aged
children, Karina and Alex, and are
pleased their bakery has become a
multicultural gathering place in the
community.
“We have Latinos, Anglos, Africans
and Asians all as customers,”
affirmed Kerry Cuate. “We wanted
to attract everybody, and we see a
nice intermixing of people talking
to each other when they have
coffee. The people who come in
are willing to be exploratory, and
overall, Worthington is very good.
It’s a somewhat bigger ‘small-town’
experience that we’ve found very
positive.”
Brad Chapulis, Worthington’s
community development director,
is quick to note that it’s businesses
like the Cuates’ Panaderia Mi Tierra
that have played an important role
in keeping Worthington’s downtown
interesting and alive.
“The efforts that have been
made here to encourage minority-
owned businesses have really
complemented our business
community,” confirmed Chapulis.
“With the formation of the Latino
Business Owners Committee, a
greater number of owners have
more of a stake in the community
and more of a network for
support.
“They’re finding a way to become
part of existing town structures
while maintaining their own voices
and learning to become advocates
for themselves, and their presence,
which expanded the diversification
of our local commercial activities,
has definitely stabilized our
downtown.”
Chapulis remembers only
a handful of minority-owned
businesses locally when he came
to Worthington in 1998, including
Maria Parga’s Video Lupita. Parga,
an 18-year Worthington resident,
now has stores in two locations
and is about to open a third Mini-
Mart Lupita in the town’s former
American Legion facility on another
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and community
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key street in Worthington.
“There is a long list of
customers who come from
outside of Worthington for the
range of products and services
our businesses provide,” noted
Macklin. “All of our grocery stores,
for instance, have extensive Latino
and Asian sections, and there is a
real international flavor here.”
“I think it’s neat how the ethnic
diversity is woven through our city,”
she continued. “There are very few
vacant storefronts on our main drag,
and there’s no one area where you
say, ‘Here’s our Hispanic section,’
or, ‘Here’s our Asian section’—there
are not little pockets of diversity
but it’s scattered around town,
and that’s true in our residential
neighborhoods, as well.”
Avila agrees.
“No community is perfect, but
most of the progress in Worthington
has been very, very positive,” he
offered.
Added Macklin, “We’ve come
a long way, and there are always
people who will be negative about
the changes, but I think it’s exciting
for us to be ahead of the curve in
both positives and challenges.”
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darles en mi país.’ Nuestro distrito exageradamente adelantados, y
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Palabra de Dios
God’s Word
Los siete sacramentos católicos
son momentos especiales cuando
Dios se acerca a nosotros de una
manera particular, para llenarnos
con su vida
Durante los meses de verano,
hemos celebrado muchos
bautismos. Estos son momentos
de gracia, cuando las familias
y la comunidad se reúnen para
regocijarse y celebrar el don de
la vida de su hijo en Dios. Los
padres y padrinos, con el apoyo
de sus familias y la comunidad
hacen un compromiso ante Dios
para alimentar y desarrollar el
don de la fe que este niño recibe
cuando le damos la bienvenida a la
familia de Dios, la Iglesia. Durante
los próximos años ellos van a
enseñar al niño a conocer y amar
a Jesucristo, orando con y para sus
hijos, teniendo estatuas e imágenes
en su casa que les recuerden a Dios,
siendo buenos ejemplos de amor y
de fe, mediante la práctica de su fe
, Asistiendo a la misa dominical, y
interesándose por el bienestar de
otros.
Alrededor de 7 años de edad
será el momento para que su hijo
comience a prepararse para la
primera comunión. Nos sentimos
bendecidos de tener varios padres
de la comunidad hispana que se han
comprometido de manera voluntaria
para servir a su comunidad como
catequistas. Si a usted le gustaría
compartir su fe con la próxima
generación, por favor participe
como voluntario y sea catequista.
Esto es la obra de Dios en usted y
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drivers license status, or foreign drivers license. y vivo. Jesús sufrió y murió para
salvarnos de nuestros pecados, y
nos trae la vida eterna, se levantó
We sell auto, home, life, workers compensation, & business insurance. de entre los muertos y ascendió
al cielo, pero no nos abandonó!
Antes de morir, en la Última Cena,
el prometió estar con nosotros
siempre en el sacramento de la
Eucaristía, en un humilde pedazo de
pan. Si Dios puede hacer todo esto
por nosotros, como nosotros no
nos tomamos el tiempo para venir
a Él y asistir a la misa dominical?
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The seven Catholic sacraments
are special moments when God
comes close to us in a particular
way to fill us with His life.
Over the summer months we
have celebrated many baptisms.
These are moments of grace, when
families and community come
together to rejoice and celebrate
the gift of their child’s life in God.
The parents and godparents with
the support of their families and
community make a commitment
before God to nurture and develop
the free gift of faith this child
receives as we welcome him into
God’s family, the Church. During
the coming years they will teach
the child to know and love Jesus
Christ by praying with and for their
child, having statues and pictures
in their home that remind them of
God, by being good examples of
love and of faith, by practicing their
faith, attending Sunday Mass, and
caring for one another.
Around age 7 it will be time for
their child to begin preparing for
first Communion. We are very
blessed to have several parents
from the Hispanic community
who have made the commitment
and volunteered to serve their
community as catechists. If you
would like to share your faith with
the coming generation please
volunteer to be a catechist. This is
God’s work and the children need
you!
The sacrament of the Eucharist
is the heart of the Catholic faith
because we believe that here,
Jesus Christ, God, is truly present
and alive. Jesus suffered and
died to save us from our sins and
to bring us eternal life, he rose
from the dead and ascended into
heaven, but he did not abandon us!
Before he died, at the Last Supper,
he promised to be with us always
in the sacrament of the Eucharist,
in a humble piece of bread. If God
could do all of this for us could we
not take time to come to Him by
attending Sunday Mass? He will
always be waiting for us and never
stop loving each person.
This is what the children will
be learning in first Communion
classes with the continued help of
their parents, godparents, family
and community. Here at Queen
continued on page 29

4-H Oportunidades para Jovenes
4-H Opportunities for Youth
4-H se ha dedicado al programa
para los jóvenes. 4-H utiliza las
manos-en proyectos de educación
para enseñar habilidades para
la vida de los jóvenes. Personal
de 4-H y voluntarios trabajan
juntos para enseñar a los jóvenes
en el Programa de 4-H. 4-H es
un programa de extensión de la
Universidad de Minnesota.
La mayoría de los jóvenes que
pertenecen a un club 4-H trabajan
junto con un voluntario de 4-H.
Los jóvenes pueden trabajar en un
solo proyecto o que pueden estar
implicados en varios proyectos. Los
proyectos en 4-H son herramientas
útiles para la enseñanza de una
amplia variedad de habilidades a
los jóvenes. El objetivo principal de
todos los proyectos es ayudar a los
jóvenes a convertirse en adultos más
capaces de aprender habilidades
para la vida. Estas habilidades
incluyen el establecimiento de
metas, toma de decisiones y
evaluación de alternativas. Hay más
de 50 proyectos en que los jóvenes
pueden participa. Algunos ejemplos
son: Desarrollo Infantil, Alimentos
y Nutrición, Tejido, las verduras,
las artes, artes dramaticas, las
mascotas y la lista continúa.
4-H brinda la oportunidad
maravillosa para que padres,
adultos, y familiares puedan pasar
tiempo con sus hijos a través del
trabajo en proyectos y experiencias
en el club. Si su niño o su familia
está interesada en aprender
más acerca de 4-H, unirse o ser
voluntario, por favor contactar a Jill
Grams, Coordinadora del Programa
al 1-800-587-0770 4-H del Condado
de McLeod.
God’s Word
continued from page 28
of Angels in Austin, MN, we have
Spanish Mass each Sunday at
11am and 5pm, and each Friday
at 7pm. We have a Spanish Holy
Hour Thursdays at 7pm and Bible
study each Tuesday at 7pm. The
children’s first Communion class
meets on Sundays at 12:30pm.
Everyone is always welcome at Mass
and in the church for prayer. We
have Eucharistic Adoration every
week from Tuesday at 10am until
Thursday at 8pm, day and night.
God is waiting for you. Come!
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4-H is lean-by-doing program
for youth. 4-H uses hands-on
education projects to teach life
skills to young people. 4-H staff
and volunteers work together to
teach youth in the 4-H Program.
4-H is part of the University of
Minnesota Extension.
Most youth belong to a 4-H club
were young people work together
with a 4-H Volunteer. The youth
may work on a single project or they
may be involved in several projects.
4-H projects are useful tools for
teaching a wide variety of skills to
youth. The main objective of all
projects is to help youth become
more capable adults by learning life
skills. These skills include setting
goals, making decisions, and
evaluating alternatives. There
h n i c a l
are over 50 projects youth can
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be involved in. Some examples
l e
include: Child Development, Foods
and Nutrition, knitting, vegetables,
n s f e r a b
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arts, preforming arts, pets and list
goes on.
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4-H is a wonderful opportunity
for parents, adults, relatives to
M a j o r S c i e n c
spend time with their children
r t s a n d
through work on projects and club
r a l A
Libe
experiences. If your child or family
is interested in learning more about
4-H, joining or becoming a volunteer,
please contact Jill Grams, McLeod
County 4-H Program Coordinator at
1-800-587-0770.
Palabra de Dios
continua de pagina 28
cada persona.
Esto es lo que los niños van a
aprender en las primeras clases de
comunión con la ayuda constante
de sus padres, padrinos, familia y
comunidad. Aquí en la parroquia
Reina de los Ángeles en Austin,
MN, tenemos la misa en español
cada domingo a las 11am y las
5pm, y todos los viernes a las 7pm.
Tenemos todos los jueves una
hora santa en español a las 7pm
y el estudio de la Biblia en español
todos los martes a las 7pm. Las
clases de los niños para la primera
comunión se reúnen los domingos
a las 12:30. Todo el mundo es
siempre bienvenido a la Misa y en
la iglesia para oración. Tenemos la
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Minnesota State
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Buying used items in excellent condition children in her St. Paul community,
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312 North Cedar Owatonna MN 55060 her Girl Scout
507.444.4100 Gold Award
from River
Valleys.
A f t e r
surveying
neighbors at
local National
Night Out
e v e n t s
to learn
what safety
information they needed but
unable to find, Gadea organized
a Women’s Resource Fair. She
invited 10 organizations in and
around St. Paul’s east side. The
groups were able to talk with
residents directly about everything
from neighborhood safety and
early childhood education to legal
services and crisis intervention.
“I am not afraid of taking on new
challenges and would like to be a
role model for younger girls, as
well as women, in my community,”
Solomon Goy Paul
wcadvisor@gmail.com
Pictured above: Girl Scout Guadalupe Gadea (right) and Sen.
Patricia Torres Ray.
said Gadea, a Johnson High School
student. Getting her inspiration from
her own role models growing up,
Gadea invited Minnesota State Sen.
Patricia Torres Ray—the first Latina
elected to the Minnesota Senate—
to be her master of ceremonies at
the resource fair. And after more
than a year
of planning,
organizing,
a n d
uplifting
spirits,
including
her own,
she finished
her project
w i t h
success.
“My whole point is to show that
teenagers aren’t always what you
think they are,” Gadea said. “Some
of us really do care and are trying
to help and I am here to say that
I am one of them. I will always
be one of them to help—I want
to make a change. That’s my life
goal to make a change in a lot of
people’s lives.”
For information about Girl Scouts,
call 1-800-845-0787 or go online to
GirlScoutsRV.org.
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