EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 57, NO. 39
Se ptember 19, 2019
Food Fest celebrates Mexican Independence Day By Ricardo Tomboc
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n Saturday night September 14, the San Bernardino We Are the Change organization had their weekly Food Fest event at Court Street Square. This week the group celebrated Mexican Independence Day (which fell on September 16th); this week’s entertainment included a visit and message by Luis Medina from the Mexican Consulate, music, folklorico dancers, singers, Aztec dance demonstrations, and more. There were about 20 vendors including those selling various food items, nonprofits providing information, and others selling their merchandise. At one point during the event, several hundred people came all at once to partake of the event’s activities.
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Jose Chipez from the Downtown Fit Camp has attended the family-friendly event many times with his family
ngie Denisse Otiniano Verissimo, an associate professor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at Cal State San Bernardino, was selected for the Wilmer Amina Carter Award from Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes’ (D-San Bernardino) office for her continued service to the Inland Empire community. She received the award during Reyes’ 30 Under 30 Award Ceremony and Art Showcase on Aug. 17 in downtown San Bernardino. The 30 Under 30 program was established by former Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter, a CSUSB alumna and retired CSUSB staff member. The event honors 30 individuals under the age of 30 who exemplify dedication, innovation and service in the community, and live, volunteer or work in in the 47th district, which includes all or portions of Colton, Fontana,
Grand Terrace, Rialto and San Bernardino, as well as the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy. This year, nine of the 30 awardees are CSUSB alumni. Verissimo, who grew up in Muscoy and Rialto, was a recipient of a 30 Under 30 award in 2008, when Carter represented the district. Verissimo said she was honored to be selected for the Carter award, adding that receiving the 30 Under 30 award in 2008 “was a pivotal moment as it provided me the opportunity to meet then[CSUSB] President Albert Karnig as well as faculty who encouraged me to apply for a faculty position at CSUSB in the future.”
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Angie Denisse Otiniano Verissimo, an associate professor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at Cal State San Bernardino, was selected for the Wilmer Amina Carter Award from Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes’ (D-San Bernardino) office for her continued service to the Inland Empire Carter nominated Verissimo for community. the 2019 award. “The Honorable Wilmer Amina Carter has continued to be a strong supporter who has helped shape my career and trajectory,” she said. “She attended my Yotie Talk at CSUSB in March 2017,
which focused on the impact of discrimination on health, and has remained in contact as we have established a group for Women of Color in Academia on our campus.”
Verissimo’s Discrimination Impact discussion was part of Talks speaker series launched by CSUSB’s
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