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armest holiday greetings from HOLA! Celebrations in the Latino commu-
nity are as varied as Latinos themselves. In this photo, a parranda is cele-
brated with the jibaro music of Puerto Rico— lovely aguinaldos, Christmas
songs from the countryside. A traditional pork roast is customary, with rice and pigeon
peas, flan, and coquito, Puerto Rican eggnog made with coconut and rum. Though
many in the Latino community are struggling with hard times, it is our culture and
traditions; our times together with family that will reinforce and strengthen us.
Cleveland-area musicians play for a traditional Puerto Rican holiday parranda. From left to right Edwin Nuñez, Hector Nuñez, Rey-
naldo Tapia, Javier Molina and Orlando “El Mostro” Santiago. Photo by Alejandro Rivera. Design by HOLA.
Coquito provided by Luisa’s Mexican Grill in Geneva, Ohio
 From the Editor
Hola!
Like many of my Latino
colleagues, I’ve been fighting
intense feelings of hope since
the election of Barack Obama
for president. I think in corporate
parlance it’s called “managing
expectations.” A large majority
of Latinos—including 85% of
Mexican American voters—voted
for Obama because they want to
see Comprehensive Immigration
Reform.
But we’ve been led down
this path before. I can remember
clearly when George Bush prom-
ised immigration reform prior to
his re-election in 2004. He sound-
ed so sincere that he captured a
large percentage of the Latino
vote. But he didn’t do anything
to advance the policy—or wasn’t
allowed to by the Republican-led
Congress.
What we got instead was
one of the largest and most bru-
tal government sweeps targeting
Latinos in US history—four years
of unimaginable suffering in our
communities due to the destruc-
tive actions of his administration.
The anti-Hispanic rhetoric, ICE
raids and the total indifference
HOLA’s mission is to
provide and support
quality of life and
cultural services
to the Hispanic
constituency and to
serve as ambassadors
to the non-Hispanic
community.
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to the rise of hate crimes against
Latinos. Meanwhile, government
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Correction:
Shakyra Diaz
In the Sept.-October issue of
HOLA, photo captions on page 17
Lynn Tramonte de la Barrera
gave incorrect dates. The march
in Painesville occurred May 21 of
Sister Dorothy Bondi
2007, not 2008.
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 Trust vs. Fear: Building Relationships with Law Enforcement
It’s good to have a
healthy respect of law
enforcement. But what if a
community feels terrified
of encountering a police
officer? This is how many
Latinos feel as a result
of raids in their homes,
communities and worksites,
and minor traffic stops that
have led to the detention
and deportation of friends,
family and co-workers.
Nationwide, nearly 350,000
immigrants were deported
this year and most were
banned from reentry into
Ashtabula County Sheriff Billy Johnson recently met with over 100 Latino community members including the
the US for many years— children pictured here, at Mother of Sorrows Church in Ashtabula. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.
tens of thousands of these
were through routine traffic stops. A
Pew Hispanic Center survey released in
September found that nearly one in 10
Hispanics have been questioned about
their immigration status by police or
other authorities. The survey also found
Painesville Police Officer Roberto Soto
Roberto was the last of four sons
born by his parents Juan and
Luz. Being raised in a Spanish-
speaking household, Roberto
had to overcome the linguistic
challenges he faced as he entered
elementary school knowing very
little English. Roberto persevered
and graduated from Lorain
Southview High School in 1998.
While growing up in a small
town where past generations
migrated for jobs in the steel
mills and automobile plants,
it was expected once a high
school diploma was received,
that Mr. Soto would follow his
predecessors in taking a career
in a factory. But to Roberto,
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that 57% of Hispanics worry about of a well-commanded police department
deportation for themselves, a close is establishing good relationships with
family member or friend. the local communities, including those
According to a report by the composed of immigrants.” The report
International Association of Chiefs of
Police, “One of the central benchmarks
Painesville Police Officer Abraham Alamo
Officer Alamo started with the
Painesville Police Department as
a Community Service Officer on
October 25, 2001 promoting the
Painesville PD at community events
and handling community problems.
As a bilingual police officer he
greatly assisted the department and
the community by “bridging the
gap” in communications. He at-
tended the Ohio State Patrol Acad-
emy for his police training. Officer
watching his father Alamo became a road patrol officer
get up at the crack of on December 16, 2002.
dawn to go and work
hard labor at the local
As a young person his personal
Ford plant day in and
experience with the police was one
day out for 30 years,
of respect for their job, service,
dedication, and authority, which
(continued on page 6) was instilled by his parents who
(continued on page 5)
taught him to respect
his elders and those in
authority, such as po-
lice and teachers. His
involvement in sports
related activities such
as P.A.L. (Police
(continued on page 6)
Noviember-December 2008
OHP Teaches Driver Safety Issues
OHP Lieutenant Jerry Thompson, of Warren, (aisle center), and Lt. Jim Sivak of the OHP Chardon
Post (standing) held a Hispanic Driver Safety workshop at Klyn Nursery, in Perry, Ohio.
Photo by Veronica Dahlberg
On September 26th, I was given the op-
portunity to speak to a group of local
nursery workers about traffic safety.
This meeting was hosted by Klyn Nurs-
ery, located in Perry Township. A total
of 42 workers, along with some of their
supervisors, attended this event. Al-
though the vast majority of the persons
in attendance did not speak English,
language was not a barrier, thanks to the
translation skills of Veronica Dahlberg,
Executive Director of H.O.L.A.
I was joined by Highway Patrol Lieu-
tenant Jerry Thompson, an expert in
the area of licensing and commercial
standards. For nearly an hour, we openly
discussed ways to make our local road-
ways safer for all of us. I was pleased
with not only the attentiveness of our
audience, but their willingness to ask
questions throughout this meeting.
An additional goal of this meeting was
to convey what the Highway Patrol
does on a day to day basis. Not only
was this accomplished, but we also
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Building Relationships
(continued from page 4)
concludes that working with Latino
and immigrant communities is critical
in preventing and investigating crimes.
Painesville Police Chief Gary Smith
agrees. “Our police mission statement
is to provide quality and responsive
services to the residents of Painesville.
In order to do that, we must build trust
with the Hispanic community and be
able to help them if they become victims
of crime,” he said. “We also need them
to help us solve crime and prevent it in
the neighborhoods.”
Central to that mission has
been the recruiting and hiring of Latino
gained a better understanding of issues police officers. “One way to develop
that members of our community face good relationships with the Hispanic
when dealing with our organization. community is having officers that not
Through future meetings, we hope to only speak the language but also under-
continue to develop this relationship stand the customs of the culture,” Smith
added. “This helps build trust between
and work towards a common goal of
the community and the officers, and
Highway Safety. I’d like to add a spe-
then with the Police Department.”
cial thanks to Mark Gilson of Gilson
Garden’s, Klyn Nursery in partnership
with H.O.L.A. and the Nursery Grow-
ers of Lake County, (N.G.L.C.O.) for
allowing us the opportunity to speak
to their employees.
I also want everyone to know that
when driving, please be conscious of
our children as they attend school, and
obey all traffic laws associated with
school buses as they take our children
to and from school. Lastly, I remind
everyone to please wear your safety
belts and do not drink and drive. To-
gether, we can make a difference.
Submitted by Lieutenant Jim Sivak
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Chardon Post Commander
Noviember-December 2008

Profile Police Officer Soto
(continued from page 4)
was enough to steer him in a different
direction. Yet it was his fathers’
devotion to Ford that instilled a strong
work ethic and loyalty into Roberto.
He received his Ohio Peace Officer
Training (OPOTA) and certification
from Cuyahoga Community College
in 2002. Roberto began his career with
the city of Painesville in 2004 and
is one of only two Spanish speaking
officers in the city. Painesville is
community-policing oriented and
has provided Roberto with a solid
foundation for understanding and
developing successful partnerships
between the police and community.
Roberto easily relates to not only
Hispanic members of the community,
but the entire city. Mr. Soto has said
that “Originally I wanted to be a police
officer for the action and excitement;
much to my surprise, it’s the intimate
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connection that I share with the
community that really motivates me to
come to work each day.”
Roberto currently resides in Lorain
county with his wife and four
children. Prior to his police office
certification, Roberto worked as a
correctional officer for a private prison.
Submitted by the Painesville Police
Department
Profile Officer Alamo
(continued from page 4)
Athletic League) helped to develop
friendly relationships with the police
and realized they were not just there
to arrest people but to be part of the
community.
Officer Alamo’s two brothers are also
police officers. Prior to becoming a
police officer, Officer Alamo worked
as a corrections officer in a jail/prison.
This experience made him realize that
more preventative measures or pro-
grams were needed in the community
to reach the youth.
Officer Alamo has a strong desire to
reach out to the Latino community
through personal involvement in com-
munity activities such as sports nights,
community meetings, educational
programs and other similar activities.
He believes this would encourage the
youth of our community to embrace
the idea that the police are not bad, but
just the opposite, that they are there
to SERVE and are really part of the
community.
Officer Alamo has several letters of
commendation for his service to the
community.
Officer Alamo is married and has three
children.
Submitted by the Painesville Police
Department
Noviember-December 2008
Association Promotes Services to Latinos
The Ohio Hispanic Social Service
Workers Association (OHSSWA) was
formed in 1995 to advocate and pro-
mote culturally relevant social services
to Latinos and programs that address
substance abuse, mental health, family
health and other pertinent issues. They
held their annual fundraiser on Oct. 10.
For more information contact Nerieda
Diaz at (216) 459 – 1222.
Visit us online at
www.holatoday.org
440.964.3372
or email us at
hola@holatoday.org
OHSSWA members from left to right: Evelyn Rivera, Angelica Sotelo, Amy Peacock, Nerieda
Diaz, Ismael Flores, Ivalisse Roig, Jasmin Santana, and Amanda Ruiviejo-Pastor.
Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.
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 High Style at Maria’s Hair Salon
Latina-owned business specializes in hair care for women of color

Valerie Jeffries, of Painesville Janet Soto Rodriguez, of Painesville Miriam Oliva, of Painesville

them wasn’t how to color and style
Latina hair, it was overcoming barriers
to start their own business. “We were
questioned every step of the way,”
Angela says. “You have to have your
plans, tell people you are going to do
it and that it will be good for the city.”
The salon is located inside a house that
they remodeled beautifully with modern
upgrades and four stations, as well as a
shampooing area. Despite the fact they
were paying thousands of dollars to
rehab an old, run down building, they
were sued by a neighbor to stop the
business from going forward. Angela
and Maria had no choice but to fight in
court. Eventually they won and were
able to go forward with their plans,
securing a small business loan with the
help of Lake Erie College’s Economic
Development Center.
In July of 2007, they opened
their doors for business with four
employees. The neighbor who sued
them in court stopped in and praised the
work that was done and apologized to
Maria and Angela. Photos courtesy of
Maria’s Hair Salon
Maria’s Hair Salon is a full-service
beauty shop offering pedicures and
manicures, highlights, makeup, and
waxing. For more information call
Maria’s at (440) 352- 8506.

Back row from left to right: Grecia Rodriguez, Angela Flores, and Victoria Aboytes. Seated, Maria Ambris. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg.

O
h, what to do with Latina
hair? It can be very straight,
very thick and very black,
or curly and unmanageable. Stylists
Angela Flores and Maria Ambris
are not intimidated. In fact, they’ve
combined 10 years of salon experience,
their bilingual skills and their special
understanding of Latina hair types to
open their own business, Maria’s Hair
Salon at 376 Railroad St, in Painesville.
What’s so different about
Latina locks? “It’s a lot of hair and
our tendency is to wear it long,” says
Angela. “Our specialty is to work with
long hair, lots of hair, thick hair and
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curly hair. People follow us for that. And
our hair is very, very black so we have to
really analyze our color formulas to get
the color results we want,” she adds.
Stylists not experienced
with Latino hair, or the language and
culture, can lose clients, she says.
“When a Hispanic client has lots of
hair, it requires lots of time and lots
of product,” Angela says. “They are
always told, ‘Oh, you have so much
hair’ as if the stylist is saying ‘when
am I ever going to get done with
this?’” Angela has seen some disasters
too. “Sometimes Spanish-speaking
clients will show a magazine photo
to a stylist, but can’t communicate
what they want,” Angela says. “Then
they will come straight here from the
other beauty shops. They come in with
yellow hair, orange hair, green hair.”
Figuring out color formulas
comes from experience. “Clients want to
go from very black hair to very blonde
hair. And we say yes, we can get to the
point you want, but it will take a few
visits because we don’t want to damage
the hair,” Angela says. The stylists at
Maria’s also specialize in updos for
special occasions such as weddings and
Quinceañeras.
But the biggest challenge for Rachel O’Neill, of Painesville
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Lincoln Electric’s Diversity Council Debuts
with Hispanic Event
Three years ago, a diverse
group of employees at Lincoln Electric’s
Euclid location wanted to form a
Diversity Council as a way of enhancing
the work environment. There had been
rumblings about one minority group
or another, and some minor cultural
clashes. So a group of employees led
by Kelly Hammond, Jose Sanchez and
Toronto Cunningham started to meet
with the blessings of management to
find ways to foster understanding. Not
all employees supported the effort, but
the group moved forward anyway and
held its first event on September 30th for
Hispanic Heritage Month.
Lorraine Vega, a senior vice
president with KeyCorp—named one
of the top 50 companies for diversity—
was the invited speaker and gave a
lively and entertaining presentation
about Hispanics in the U.S. A large
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M & M Truck and Auto Body:
Refurbishing Used Cars for both the Collector and Consumer
would see a
crashed car
and I would
ask the driver
if he wanted
help to fix
it,” Aldana
said. “I also
went to the
dealers. One
gave me some
business and
began to refer
me to others.”
Members of Lincoln Electric’s Diversity Council. Lorrain Vega, senior VP with KeyCorp (far left) Doing mainly
was the Keynote speaker for the Council’s first event on Sept. 30th. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg. collision work,
Moises Aldana Photo by Veronica Dahlberg
he began to
buffet of traditional Mexican food, an award for her perseverance. “Being outgrow his
catered by Luisa’s Mexican Grill open to other people’s cultures is Some of the vehicles towed space. “I expanded too fast. People
in Geneva, was set up for the over something I’m really passionate about,” into Moises Aldana’s workshop kept referring customers to me and I
Full Body Makeover: Moises Aldana is work-
100 attendees, which included both she said. “This was an important event are twisted heaps of mangled ran out of room,” Aldana said. ing on a custom restoration of this 1960 Chevy
management and employees. for us.” Jackson agreed: “It provided metal and broken plastic that seem He moved to a much larger Impala. Photo by Veronica Dahlberg
The event was some substance behind the Hispanic unsalvageable. But with 15 years of space at his present location in
also broadcast community; a bit of understanding of the experience in auto body repair, Aldana Painesville, where he can do body refurbishing used cars is an increasing
to the Lincoln culture,” he said. can save them from the scrap heap repairs on tractor-trailers and fulfill attractive option. And he’s expanded
Electric Mentor Workforce education and and make his passion his services to include tractor-trailer
plant via live
webcast. “I think
embracing diversity is also an
investment in the company. “You can
them like
new. His
It’s a job that is not for everyone— for restoring
classic cars,
repair. “I really want to succeed,”
Aldana said.
we hit a home attract and retain the best people,” business, stripping cars down to the base, too. It’s
run,” said Brian says Ari Greenwald. “And when you M&M sand blasting a rusty chassis a job that M & M Truck & Auto Repair
Jackson, manager get people from different perspectives Truck is not for welcomes insurance work; does
of Strategic working on a problem, you can get and Auto everyone— classic car restoration, collision
Operations. better solutions to those problems.” Body, 358 W. Prospect St., in stripping cars down to the base, repair, and custom paint and body
“There was some Lincoln Electric was founded Painesville, has been operating in sand blasting a rusty chassis—he work. For more info see ad on page 10
apprehension in 1895 and developed into a worldwide its current location for four years. has struggled to find people with in HOLA.
prior to the event, leader of welding products and systems. Aldana came to Painesville from Los experience. He currently has two
not everyone is Headquartered in Cleveland, the Angeles, where he started out by helpers including his son, who he
open to this. Not company has plants, sales offices and working on custom low riders and the is training in the business. Married
everyone wants to distribution centers in over 20 countries, Lamborghini’s owned by executives and a father of three, Aldana is also Send a...
embrace diversity. including Canada, the Middle East, at Universal Studios. But he moved active in St. Mary’s Church where GIFT SUBSCRIPTION of
But I think it Europe and Latin America (Colombia, to Painesville to be close to family. he serves as a Eucharistic Minister The HOLA Journal
shows that if we Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico). In Once in Painesville he began working and reader, and teaches catechism to to a FRIEND!
can get past our Mexico, there are three Lincoln Electric on cars out of his garage until he was high school students.
differences, we plants in Mexico City, and sales paid a visit by a city inspector. “The In the current state of the
can see that we are offices in Torreon, Coahuila, Tijuana, city inspector closed it down, but that economy, Aldana is still able to keep
very much alike.” Monterrey, Hermosillo, Tampico, helped me,” Aldana said. “It pushed his business going. “My business Subscribe to
Hammond, Merida and other locations. me to find a location.” He rented a really hasn’t changed,” Aldana
one of the main “With the global presence this small space in Wickliffe and began said.”It’s at a level where it doesn’t go The HOLA
organizers of company has now, we need to get people to look for more clients to cover the up—sometimes it goes down. It’s not
the event, was more familiar with a global aspect,” expenses. He started by approaching really at the point where I want it.” He Journal TODAY!
recognized with Toronto Cunningham said. people with damaged vehicles. “I hopes consumers will consider that
Noviember-December 2008 11 / The HOLA Journal Noviember-December 2008
 Martín Ramírez:
Mexican Migrant Worker One of the Great Masters of 20th Century Art
O
n August 24, 1925, Martín
Ramírez, 30, left his wife and
three daughters and his tiny
piece of land in Jalisco, Mexico, and
headed to El Norte with four friends to
try to find a job. Within a month, he had
made it across the border at El Paso,
Texas, and headed to northern California.
For several years he worked on the
railroad and in mines sending money
home to support his family and pay off
his property.
Then the stock market crashed.
The Great Depression that followed
in the 1930s was the worst economic
catastrophe in American history. The
US government began a massive
“repatriation” deporting over 500,000
Mexicans, including US citizens.
Ramírez’ friends were deported, and
he ended up penniless on the streets.
For Ramírez, the forces of poverty,
racism and language barriers soon
clashed, catapulting his life along an
inconceivable trajectory. He was confined
to a mental hospital for 32 years, and in
2007, 45 years after his death he’s been
described as one of the greatest artists
of the 20th century by an art critic for the
New York Times.
Those not familiar with Ramírez’
art will get a chance to view 25 pieces
of a recently discovered cache of his
drawings showcased in an exhibit at
the American Folk Art Museum in
New York City. The exhibition, Martín
Ramírez: The Last Works is on view
through April 12, 2009.
Victor M. Espinosa, a sociologist
at Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois, has spent the last 10 years
researching Ramírez’s life extensively
and is writing a biography of the artist.
Some of his research is detailed in an
essay published in 2007 in the book,
Martín Ramírez, by Marquand Books.
Ramírez was picked up by San
Joaquin County police in 1931 and
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Untitled (Reina/Madonna) of the doctors at DeWitt hospital,
Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) Dr. Max Dunievitz, told Anderson
DeWitt State Hospital about 50 drawings they believed
Auburn, California might be by Ramírez. Anderson flew
Circa 1960-1963 out to California and was stunned to
48 x 18” find about 120 original drawings in
Paint, crayon, pencil and collage on lined the garage on top of a refrigerator.
paper They were the last works of Martín
Collection of the American Folk Art Mu- Ramírez, created between1960-1963.
seum, New York
Promised Gift of the Family of Dr. American Folk Art Museum
Max Dunievitz and the Estate of Martín 45 West 53rd Street
Ramírez New York, NY 10019
copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez
Photo credit: Ellen McDermott For further information, visit
www.folkartmuseum.org or call
His themes were iconic 212/265-1040.
Untitled (Horse and Rider with Large Horn) Mexican motifs: Mexican
Martín Ramírez (1895-1963) riders on horses, Madonnas,
Auburn, California churches, and trains, which
August 1962 he often depicted entering
Gouache, colored pencil and graphite on lined paper or exiting tunnels. One his
11 x 17” psychologists, Tarmo Pasto,
Courtesy the Estate of Martín Ramírez recognized Ramirez’ talent
copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez and arranged the first of
Photo credit: Ellen McDermott many solo exhibits. They
were promoted as the works
of an “insane artist.”
committed to Stockton State Hospital, Ramírez’ fame
a crowded mental institution, grew even as he remained
where he was diagnosed as manic- locked up. His family
depressive. He tried to escape in Mexico was too poor
multiple times, but was always caught to visit him, and he died
or returned on his own. According in 1963. The first major
to Espinosa, “the police reported retrospective of his work Untitled (Horizontal collage of white church
that Ramirez was arrested because was held at the American with abstract sides)
he stared at people on street corners, Between 1943 and 1963 Ramírez Folk Art Museum in Martín Ramírez (1895-1963)
acted in a silly stupid manner and created at least 300 drawings and 2007.It generated a lot DeWitt State Hospital
refused to talk in an intelligent way.” collages while he was locked up. of publicity and the Auburn, California
Over time, he was given different He used scraps of paper he found value of his art began to Circa 1960-1963
diagnosis, including schizophrenia in the garbage, and glued them increase substantially. 18 x 22-1/2”
and dementia, catatonic form. together with mashed potatoes Curator Brooke Anderson Paint, crayon, pencil and collage on found paper
He hardly spoke to anyone in the or saliva, or the paper from began to receive emails Collection of the American Folk Art Museum,
hospital. “There is no way to know if the rolls of the exam beds. He of people who believed New York
he really was insane or not, because used the charcoal of discarded they had original works. Promised Gift of the Family of Dr. Max Dunievitz
of the racism and anti-Mexican matches to sketch, until doctors None of them turned out and the Estate of Martín Ramírez
Martín Ramírez, California, late 1920s copyright The Estate of Martín Ramírez
sentiment that existed at the time,” started giving him supplies. to be true except for one.
photo courtesy Ramirez family
Espinosa says. The descendants of one Photo credit: Ellen McDermott
Noviember-December 2008 13 / The HOLA Journal Noviember-December 2008
HOLA Presents Paper to the American
Anthropological Association
Blending Advocacy with Ethnography to Understand Latino Immigrants’
Experiences of ICE Raids in Northeast Ohio
HOLA board member Kate Masley,
PhD, and Executive Director Ve-
ronica Dahlberg co-authored a paper
which was presented by Dr. Masley
November 20, at the annual meet-
ing of the American Anthropologi-
cal Association in San Francisco,
California. The paper focused on the
harmful impact of immigration raids
on families and children. Masley is
an adjunct instructor at Cleveland
State University, and Coordinator
of the Hispanic Nursing Program
at Carroll University in Waukesha,
Wisconsin. “We wanted to shed
much-needed light on the destructive
and psychologically traumatic im-
pact of ICE raids on both document-
ed and undocumented children,” Dr.
Masley says. Adds Dahlberg: “This
approach, which was conceived Dr.
Masley, is unique in that it combines
the science of anthropology with the
grassroots advocacy of HOLA to
call for this issue to be placed at the
forefront of research, advocacy and
public policy formation.”
The paper’s abstract says the follow-
ing: “With an increasing number of
anti-immigrant and hate groups in the
US and the Bush Administration’s Op-
eration Return to Sender still active,
undocumented Mexican and Central
American immigrants in Northeast
Ohio, feeling and experiencing the
impact firsthand, have entered a mode
of incredibly cautious, protected, and
resilient living. Based on ethnographic
research and advocacy work, this
paper will examine the range of ways
in which ICE raids and deportations
have pushed once thriving and visible
Latino communities in Northeast Ohio
into a unique mode of isolation. We
argue that amid strong anti-“illegal
alien” sentiment and overwhelming
threat of deportation, Mexican and
Central American families in the U.S.
carefully create and maintain protec-
tive spaces for themselves in which
they try to continue to live and grow.”
Painesville City Schools
Screening for Disabilities
Painesville City Local Schools is
participating in an effort to identify,
locate and evaluate all children from
birth through 21 years of age who
might have disabilities.
Disabilities may include hearing or
visual impairments, specific learning,
orthopedic and other health disabili-
ties such as epilepsy, cardiac illness or
multiple disabilities.
Preschool children, ages 3 to 5, with
disabilities may be unidentified be-
cause parents may not be aware that
programs and services are available
through the public schools.
Those who know a child in the
Painesville City Local School district
who is not presently attending school
or receiving services form another
agency, are asked to contact the direc-
tor of special education services at
(440)392-5066.
From a press release
4 Steps for Kids
For maximum child pas-
senger safety, parents and
caregivers should refer to the
following 4 Steps for Kids
guidelines for determining
which restraint system is best
suited to protect children
based on age and size:
1. For the best possible
protection keep infants in
the back seat, in rear-facing
child safety seats, as long
as possible up to the height
or weight limit of the par-
ticular seat. At a minimum,
keep infants rear-facing
until at least age 1 and at
least 20 pounds.
2. When children outgrow
their rear-facing seats (at
least age 1 and at least 20
pounds) they should ride in County General Health District at (440)
forward-facing child safety 350-2879 to register for a class. The class is
seats, in the back seat, until offered in English and Spanish.
they reach the upper weight or height limit
of the particular seat (usually around age 4
and 40 pounds).
3. Once children outgrow their forward-facing
seats (usually around age 4 and 40 pounds),
they should ride in booster seats, in the back
seat, until the vehicle seat belts fit properly.
Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays
across the upper thighs and the shoulder
belt fits across the chest (usually at age 8 or
when they are 4’9” tall).
4. When children outgrow their booster seats,
(usually at age 8 or when they are 4’9” tall)
they can use the adult seat belts in the back
seat, if they fit properly (lap belt lays across
the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits
across the chest).
Submitted by the Lake County General
Health District. The LCGHD offers a month-
ly child passenger safety class and then
distributes brand new car seats and boost-
ers for a low cost. Please contact the Lake

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 Why Hispanic Voters Nationwide
Roberto Clemente and Dr. Martin Luther King blocking sensible immigration reform

Comrades in the Civil Rights Struggle Chose Obama 67- 31 % and appealing to the red-meat conser-
vative base with rhetoric that could
GOP’s Positions on Immigration Drove Latinos only be taken as xenophobic.”

towards Democrats, experts say William McKenzie, editorial colum-

By Shelly Jarrett Bromberg, Ph.D
Special to Hola
When Roberto Clemente first
arrived in the United States
in 1955, he was not prepared
for the racism he experienced
in Florida. At first, Clemente
sought out the advice of his
fellow Latin American players
who cautioned him not to make
trouble. Clemente, however, was
un-phased, telling Sam Nover in
1972, “I said, ‘I don’t care one
way or the other. If I good enough “not only changed
to play here, I have to be good
enough to be treated like the rest
of the players. So I don’t want to
be put in the backroom because I
In 1964, Dr. King nist for the Dallas Morning News,
even visited Cle- double the Latino turnout of 2000. Omi- quoted prominent Latino Evangelical
mente at his farm nously for Republicans, the Latino vote
in Carolina, Puerto leader, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, who
Rico. In his 1972 broke overwhelmingly Democratic in 2008. said “Immigration and immigration
interview with Sam Latinos gave Democratic candidate Barack only, cost Republicans. The GOP can’t
Nover, Clemente Obama their support at a 67-31% margin keep narrowing itself, forcing out mi-
identified Dr. King against John McCain. nority voters. The party either expands
as one of the most or shrinks into irrelevancy.”
important influ- The reason behind this shift, according to
ences in his life political pundits of both parties, was the And voters refused to support lead-
and in the world Republicans’ positions related to immigra- ing anti-immigrant crusaders such as
explaining that, in tion. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), stated Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4), Thelma
his mind, Dr. King, on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “the very Drake (VA-02), Lou Barletta (running
the style of the divisive rhetoric of the immigration debate for Rep. Kanjorski’s seat in PA-11),
American Black, set a very bad tone for our brand as Repub- and Virgil Goode (VA-5) and, in many
he changed the life licans…there were voices within our party, other close races across the country,
of everybody. . . he frankly, which if they continue with that supported candidates with practical

W
came here and I am from Puerto changed the whole kind of rhetoric, anti-Hispanic rhetoric, that approaches to immigration reform.
Rico. I’m gonna be right there in system of the ashington, DC so much of it was heard, we’re going to be
front of everybody.’” American style.” – The Latino vote relegated to minority status.” “The Republican Party is at a cross-
This was, however, a danger- Clemente’s comprised 9% roads, and for reasons of both good
ous attitude because in August of relationship with of the electorate Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson policy and good politics, they need
Clemente’s inaugural season with the Dr. King was so nationwide in 2008, a figure that stated: “Hispanic voters nationwide chose to get on the right side of the immi-
Pirates, young Emmitt Till, visiting important that
totals over 11 million voters. Obama over McCain by 67 percent to 31 gration issue,” said Lynn Tramonte,
relatives in Mississippi from his home when Dr. King was assassinated on April being is equal. We are going to make
in Chicago, 4, 1968, it was problems because we are a big nation. This turnout represents a jump percent, and the trend was instrumental in Policy Director at America’s Voice.
would be Clemente who I’m from Puerto Rico, but I also am an of over 3 million voters since moving states such as Florida, Nevada and
For Roberto Clemente, as for 2004, when 7.6 million Latinos Colorado into the Democratic column. How
killed for acted as spokesper- American citizen. . . I tell you one thing.
whistling many in the Civil Rights struggle, son for the Pirates I wouldn’t take this country for no one’s cast ballots, and is approximately did the Republicans manage this feat? By From a press release by America’s Voice
at a White the fight for justice and equality and insisted that country. No matter what, we have the
woman. the opening games best country in the world and you can Roberto Clemente
Till’s mur- was one of the most important with the Houston believe it,” he said. on me because I am Puerto Rican.” ensure that our Constitution is upheld
derers were ways to show their patriotism. Astros be delayed He ends this speech given at (continued from page 16) Having lived in the United and respected.
arrested and until after King’s States for over a decade and experi-
then acquitted never having to face funeral on the 9th of April (Maraniss 220). (continued on page 17) a Father-Son banquet in San Juan, enced the civil rights movement, Cle- Clemente, Roberto. Interview with Sam
justice for their crime. For Puerto Rico by emphasizing the mente is able to derive strength from Nover. “Face to Face: A Con-
Challenges to these catego- Clemente, as for importance of voting as a duty of his racialization as Black because he is versation with Roberto Clem-
ries of race, however, were growing many in the Civil each citizen. grounded in his Puerto Rican identity ente.” WIIC-TV, Pittsburgh. 8
as the civil rights movement entered Rights struggle, the In his last interview, and the growing, positive, legacy of the October. 1972.
its most well-known phase in the late fight for justice and Clemente explains the difficulties civil rights movement. ---. “Banquet of Fathers and Sons.” San
1950’s and early 1960’s. In 1961, the equality was one of of his dual role as a Latino and an Today, the struggle for civil Juan, Puerto Rico. January
Freedom Riders began their journeys the most important African American. When Nover rights continues and we must always 1972.
north and Roberto Clemente earned ways to show their asks him about how sports figures remember the past partnerships between Maraniss, David. Clemente: The Passion
his first Silver Bat award -the first patriotism. In Janu- like him are judged by the media. African Americans and Latinos as well and Grace of Baseball’s Last
Latin American to earn the National ary 1972, Clemente Clemente replies, “To me it is a little as the present ones that embrace immi- Hero. New York: Simon and
League hitting championship. would, focus on the bit different because I think I belong grants and citizens of all ethnic, social Schuster, 2006.
Clemente’s awareness of value of working to the minority group. I am Puerto and cultural backgrounds. So too, as
Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil together for a better Rican, I’m Black. And I am between Clemente always insisted, we must Dr. Shelly Jarrett Bromberg is a pro-
rights movement probably dates to country: “I be- the worlds. So anything that I do remember that the struggle for the rights fessor of Latin American Studies at
these first years in the United States. lieve every human first will be reflected on me because I of any group is the struggle for the rights Miami University, in Hamilton Ohio.
am Black and second will be reflected of us all and it our duty as Americans to
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 Prescription Drug Help
Lake County, Ohio residents may be eligible for
assistance with their prescription drugs through a
new Drug Repository Program administered by
the Lake County General Health District.
To be eligible, a person must be a resident of
Ohio, and have no active third party prescrip-
tion drug reimbursement coverage for the drug
prescribed; or, be a patient of a nonprofit clinic.
� Currently, medications are available at the
following price:
o Up to 30 days of a brand name
medication for $7.40 per medica-
tion, depending on availability of
the drug.
o Up to 90 days of a generic medi-
cation for $7.40 per medication,
depending on availability of the
drug.
o If you need the medication deliv-
ered or shipped to you, shipping
and handling will be charged. The
shipping and handling fee is $7.00
per shipment regardless of the
number of prescriptions.
� Medications are available on a first come,
first serve basis. From time to time, some
medications may be rationed to meet the
greatest number of needs. Medications will
not be ‘owed’ to anyone. For example, if
your prescription is for 30 tablets and there
are only 20 tablets available, you will still
have to pay $7.40.
� To view a complete list of drugs, visit this
site
http://www.budererdrug.com/pdfs/Drug%20
Repository%20Med%20List.pdf
For more information contact the Lake County
General Health District at (440) 350-2056.
Note: All Clients Participating in the Lake
County Drug Repository Program must first be
QUALIFIED and REGISTERED by contacting
our Toll Free Number at 1-888-565-0155
Due to the large volume of calls please wait 3-5
business days to receive a return call.
18 / The HOLA Journal Noviember-December 2008 19 / The HOLA Journal
PROTECT
PROTECT YOURSELF
YOURSELF FROM
FROM
CARBON
CARBON MONOXIDE
MONOXIDE POISONING
POISONING
Carbon Monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can
cause sudden illness and death if you breathe it. Every
year, more than 500 people die from accidental Carbon
Monoxide poisoning. This gas is found in fumes, such as
those produced by furnaces, water heaters, small gasoline
engines, stoves, generators, lanterns and gas ranges, or
by burning charcoal and wood. People and animals in
enclosed or partially enclosed spaces with these items can
be poisoned and die from breathing in Carbon Monoxide.
The most common symptoms of Carbon Mon-
oxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness,
nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. People who
are sleeping or who have been drinking alcohol can die
from Carbon Monoxide poisoning before ever having
symptoms. If you think you may have Carbon Monoxide
poisoning, call your doctor right away.
To prevent CO poisoning:
 DO have your heating system, water heater and
any other gas, oil or coal burning appliances
serviced by a qualified technician each year.
 DO have at least one working carbon monoxide
detector (They make great gifts!). Check the
detector’s batteries twice annually, at the same
time smoke detector batteries are checked. If the
detector sounds, leave your home immediately
and call 911.
 Do NOT use generators, grills, camp stoves, or
other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-
burning products inside a home, basement,
garage, camper, or even outside near an open
window.
 Do NOT run a car or truck inside a garage
attached to your house, even if you leave the
garage door open.
 Do NOT burn anything in a stove or fireplace
that isn’t vented.
 Do NOT heat your house with a gas oven.
For more information on Carbon Monoxide poisoning,
call the Lake County General Health District at (440)
350-2543
From a Lake County General Health District
Press release
Noviember-December 2008
 Cleveland’s Spanish American
Committee Celebrates Noche de Gala
members were present
at the event, along with
many community leaders.
Executive Director Rose
Rodriguez Bardwell was
happy with the outcome.
“It was pretty successful,”
Rodriguez Bardwell said.
“We wanted to start an
annual fundraising event
because we wanted to let
our funders know where
we’re at, what we’re do-
ing and open our doors for
new collaborations.”
Dressed to impress at the Noche de Gala.
Nieves and his band
On November 15, the “Pavarotti of wowed the crowd alternating between
Salsa” Tito Nieves showed why Puerto slow ballads and highly-charged salsa
Rico’s musical artists are a force to be jams that showcased Nieves’ first-rate
reckoned with.
percussion-
Nieves and his ists. He even
band brought performed
down the house at a salsified
the Crowne Plaza interpretation
in Cleveland for the Mexican
the Spanish Amer- classic, Tu
ican Committee’s Carcel by Los
first annual Bukis. Nieves
fundraising gala. waited for the
Span Am cel- encore to do
ebrates 43 years his signature
WCSB radio DJ Lily Corona Moreno and her
of serving greater husband Alejandro Moreno. number, Pete
Cleveland’s La- Rodriguez’s
tino community. Several of the founding 1967 boogaloo hit, “I Like it Like
That.” The song
was done in an
up-tempo that
had everyone on
the packed dance
floor jumping in-
stead of dancing.
Even the security
guards hired to
watch the audi-
ence had a hard
time keeping their
eyes off the stage.
Tito Nieves (left), the “Pavarotti of Salsa” performed for the Spanish
American Committee’s 1st annual fundraiser.
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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson with HOLA
Board members Lynn Tramonte(left) and Gladys
Figueroa Stec.
Dancing with the Stars.
Spanish American Committee’s Executive Direc-
tor Rose Rodriguez Bardwell (left) with HOLA’s
Gladys Figueroa Stec.
Photos by Veronica Dahlberg
Noviember-December 2008
I
t’s not unusual to find
Mexican women in
Northeast Ohio who
still boil dry beans in a
clay pot on the stove a few
times a week—a culinary
tradition that has endured
thousands of years. Some
Canary
Black beans
experts say that cultivation
of the common bean in the
Americas goes back 9000
years. In the Southwest,
Native Americans celebrated
the bean—a food essential
to their lives—with dances
and ceremonies. Cheap,
Clay pots can be used
to boil dry beans over
a gas stove. But be sure
the pot is safe for cook-
ing. Clay pots impart a delicious flavor to beans
that can’t be duplicated.
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Back to Basics: Beans!
versatile, delicious and highly
nutritious, a new generation of
Americans might too learn to
sing (and dance to) the praises of
beans, especially in today’s harsh
economic climate.
During the Great Depression,
canned and dried beans kept millions of
Americans fed. But today, according to
the U.S. Dry Bean Council, Americans
eat less than one cup a week, averaging
about 7.5 pounds a year, far below the
U.S. government dietary guidelines of
Pinto Small Red
Large Lima
3 cups of beans per week. By contrast,
Mexicans eat about 30 to 40 pounds a
year. Pinto beans are the cheapest bean
you can find. Prices in northeast Ohio can
go as low as .79 cents per two pound bag,
which equals 12 servings.
There are many
different types, shapes
and sizes of
beans, but
they are all
very similar
in nutrition,
according
to the U.S.
Dry Bean
Council. One
half cup of
cooked beans
provides the
following daily requirements: 14-16% pro-
tein; 24-36% of fiber; 23-45% of folate; 11%
of iron, and many other key nutrients. They
are low in calories and fat, and cholesterol
free.
Gallo Pinto (Rice and Beans from
Nicaragua)
A Goya Foods Recipe
½ lb. Central American Red Beans
2 cloves garlic, peeled
½ tsp. Goya Adobo with Pepper
¼ cup corn oil
½ medium onion, sliced
2 cups cooked Canilla Long Grain Rice,
prepared according to package directions
Directions
Serves 4
1. Rinse beans and soak overnight in refrig-
erator.
2. Drain beans and combine with garlic in
pot. Cover with water and bring to boil.
Lower heat and simmer until beans are
just tender, about 1 hour. Add Adobo
and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
Beans should be tender.
3. Remove from heat, cool and drain, reserv-
ing cooking liquid. Discard garlic.
4. Heat oil in skillet on medium. Add onions
and cook for 5 minutes until onions are
translucent but not browned. Add beans
and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
5. Add cooked rice and continue cooking,
stirring often, for 5 minutes. As mixture
is cooking, stir in ½ cup of cooking liq-
uid. When mixture is heated through and
has absorbed the liquid it is done.
Noviember-December 2008
 George V. Voinovich United States Senator • Ohio
Good-paying Jobs Key to the American Dream
Since coming to
the United States
Senate, I have
worked to grow
jobs, protect consumers in the state of
Ohio and reform our tax code. One way
in which job growth is harmed in our
country is by illegal trade practices.
One manifestation of an illegal trade
practice that I have been working to
address for years is the theft and coun-
terfeiting of our manufacturer products
and ideas. I have always believed in free
and fair trade. And I have always fought
to protect the intellectual property (IP)
rights of Americans, so people don’t
steal our ideas and jeopardize our op-
portunities.
IP theft is a substantial and growing
economic threat, with American com-
panies losing an around $250 billion
dollars a year to IP theft, and American
Sherrod Brown United States Senator • Ohio
Extending Unemployment Benefits
2008 has been a
challenging year
for the middle
class in Ohio and throughout the
country. Since August, workers at
more than 50 Ohio companies have
received notices of layoffs or plant
closings, according to the Ohio
Department of Jobs and Family
Services.
Beyond the devastating effects on
workers and their families, these job
losses can take a tremendous toll on
small businesses that rely on local
consumer spending.
Communities across the state are
facing job loss—no Ohio community
is immune to the employment
squeeze.
Coupled with an economic slowdown
that makes new jobs hard to come
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workers losing an about 750,000 jobs.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has
estimated that the U.S. auto industry
could hire 200,000 more workers if
the sale of counterfeit auto parts were
eliminated. Imagine that: 200,000 more
good-paying jobs.
Countries such as China, Brazil and
Russia often lack the basic legal respect
for IP rights. China is one country
whose practices with regard to the
protection of IP rights are of particular
concern. Recent Department of Home-
land Security statistics indicate that
more than 80 percent of the 2006 IP-
related seizures at our borders origi-
nated from China – up from roughly
46 percent in 2001. The trend is clear
and, unfortunately, it shows that China
is blatantly ignoring our loud and clear
message about protecting IP rights.
IP theft is no longer limited to knock-off
by, more Ohioans are in need of
unemployment insurance for longer
periods of time. These critical funds
help displaced workers feed their
families and keep their homes as they
look for new work.
And that is why I am calling
on Congress to pass legislation
- this week - that would extend
unemployment insurance benefits to
those who need it most.
Since October, more than 50,000
Ohioans have exhausted their
emergency federal funds. With
an Ohio unemployment rate
of 7.2 percent and a national
unemployment rate of 6.5 percent,
workers and their families need
unemployment insurance to make
ends meet.
Extending unemployment insurance
handbags and pirated DVDs. Counterfeit
medicine, baby formula, airplane parts
and brake pads infiltrate store shelves
and put Americans at risk every day. It
seems that almost weekly there is an-
other news story about fake products.
For the past four years, I have worked
tirelessly to ensure that the products
made from American innovation are not
illegally copied. That is why I wrote the
Intellectual Property Rights Enforce-
ment Act – legislation to address IP
rights enforcement and protect American
innovation. And I am pleased to say that
my colleagues in the Senate recently
voted unanimously to pass this legisla-
tion and President Bush signed it into
law earlier this month.
This is a major victory for America’s in-
novators and a wake-up call for foreign
counterfeiters who believe they can steal
our ideas with impunity.
helps families on the brink. It is also
one of the best ways to stimulate the
economy.
When Americans lose jobs, their
families suffer, the economy suffers,
and our nation suffers.
Unemployment insurance allows
Americans looking for jobs to
care for their families and keep
their financial commitments.
Unemployment insurance is used for
food; it is used to pay the rent. It is
used to pay utility bills; it is used for
transportation to job interviews.
These are dollars that stay in the
community, dollars that help the local
hardware store, the local grocery
store, dollars that provide other jobs
in the community. There is no better
stimulus than that.
Noviember-December 2008
Free Services for
Expectant Mothers
and Children
to age 3
Ashtabula County Help Me
Grow is a system of services for
pregnant women and families
with children from Birth to age
3. The goal of the program is to
assure that newborns, infants, and
toddlers have the best possible
start in life. Help Me Grow is
designed with your family’s
individual needs in mind to
provide the assistance you need
so that your child is happy,
healthy and ready to learn.
Help Me Grow Services
include: Home visit from a
registered nurse; home visits by
a service coordinator, specialized
services for children with health
issues; play groups to promote
healthy learning experiences;
parent-to-parent networking;
free developmental screenings;
nutritional information and more.
For more information, please call:
Ashtabula County
Ohio Family and Children First
Initiative
Help me Grow
992-2111 or
1-888-808-6530
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