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Making the mark in top-flight jobs

L e a d i n g t h e w ay Trailblazing Arizonans

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Journal of the American Latino Dream

Volume 9

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Fantastic Four

Girls Leadership Academy

2013’s Latina Trailblazers: determination personified

From the publisher Follow the leaders

AZ high schoolers win grant to design drowning prevention device

49 Those who serve 19 Rincón del arte Lt. Judy Manning balances home life and Veronica Verdugo-Lomeli finds family subjects fuel for her art

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Should we tolerate tolerance?

12 LP journal Green jobs for a growing demographic; Nosotros program for Latina school administrators; a Latino perspective on gun control

14 Upcoming Vibe appearances by Lila Downs and

Romeo Santos; butterfly invasion at DBG; new novel features Marvel super-heroine, She-Hulk

15 Mom Anaya says turns passion into profit 17 Latina still standing Character building through scouting

29 Movin’ up All-AZ Academic awardees; Edgar Olivo newest AHC board member; Silvana Esparza wins RIPE award; Erika Andiola goes to work for Rep. Sinema; Francisco Moreno, M.D., now diversity dean at U of A’s College of Medicine

career with the Glendale P.D.

51 YWCA’s Education “Own It” classes teach essential

financial skills; Cox7 introduces new science show, The STEM Journals

55 Health Postpartum depression often goes undiagnosed among Latina mothers

44 Entrepreneur Marketing consultant markets herself as contestant in “Mrs. Arizona America” pageant

58 Time out Bocce: a bowling game with infinite variations

61 P.S. Reflections on Lenten sacrifice 45 Briefcase Clinton Global Initiative to assist Latino small businesses; AZ Earn to Learn – scholarships for 62 My perspective savers; Phoenix still attractive to out-of-staters ... on the benefits of mentorship: A mentee reflects on the many mentors in her life

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As is our custom in March, Women’s History Month, we recognize four

Arizona Latina Trailblazers whose leadership has resulted in enormous positive change for our community. This time around, we honor Narcisa Monreal Espinoza, Angie Tewksbury, Anna Tovar and Guadalupe Verdugo Huerta. Perusing Joan Westlake’s capsule biographies of these women, I am struck by two humbling thoughts: (1) all of these people have made, and are making, history on account of the immense reach of their activities, and (2) how incredible it is to cram so many good works into a single life! It would be easy to feel totally inadequate in comparing ourselves with these towering personalities, but in her essay about mentorship (My Perspective), Monica Castañeda reminds us that aspiring to positions of leadership is not a one-way proposition. All these formidable leaders were once mentored by others, and gained prominence by learning and listening to others who helped them acquire the skills of leadership. And, Monica says, successful leaders “reach back.” Satisfaction comes not from a position of dominance, but by enabling others to achieve the status of leaders as well. So, we are hoping many of you will join us on March 27 at the Phoenix Art Museum between 5:30 and 8 p.m., not only to pay tribute to this quartet of amazing women, but also to help yourself discover that there is a little bit of Trailblazer in all of us. This issue also includes a feature on some up-and-coming trailblazers, the InvenTeam from the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona (GLAAZ), whose design for an inflatable water-safety shirt has earned them a place at MIT’s EurekaFest. Latinos in general, and Latinas more specifically, are severely under-represented in the STEM professions. The success of GLAAZ and other programs designed to interest Latinas in STEM fields is very encouraging, and keeps us aware that there remain many more trails to blaze. ¡Adelante, Latinas!

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Luck of the Irish By Robrt Pela

In the good old days of the late 20th

Century, it was considered bad form to drive drunk or to abuse your children. In the new world, however, these things are de rigueur. While much of America is tightening its drunk-driving laws, a county in southwestern Ireland has put those laws into reverse. According to the Kerry County Council, at least, it’s now legal for rural residents to drive home from the local pub after throwing back a few pints. Passed with a vote of five to three, the controversial council motion will culminate next month in the creation of a special permit that will allow rural drinkers to drive drunk. [Insert politically incorrect wisecrack about the Irish love of drinking here.]

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Lauded by Independent Councilor Danny Healy-Rae, the law is meant to “help prevent depression and suicide in isolated country areas.” While addressing the Council, Healy-Rae – presumably sober at the time – argued that rural residents typically drive home from a pub on rural roads with very little traffic and that they “have never killed anyone.” The

new law will, he insists, bring back an important social activity for lonely people that had been lost, thanks to recent and everstricter drunkdriving laws. No one will be surprised to learn that Healy-Rae owns a pub himself in nearby Kilgarvan, County Kerry. He argued that his customers are traveling

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¡! ¿Será posible? very minor roads, and are often on tractors. “It’s not right,” he says, “they’re being treated the same as the rest of the traveling public.” Ireland’s Road Safety Authority spokesman, Noel Brett, has countered Healy-Rae’s argument by pointing out that, to date, the greatest number of road accident deaths and injuries have occurred in rural locations. Hic. None of this would fly in hypervigilant America, where one can’t even get away with abusing one’s own children without the cops swooping in. Forty-two-year-old William Province, for instance, was arrested in Jefferson County, Montana, last month and charged with allegedly water-boarding four boys, two of whom were his own sons. Province was hauled away from a Montana airport, where he’d just

returned from a trip to Alaska, and charged with subjecting the boys, the youngest of whom was nine, to a water-torture technique that simulates drowning. Province reportedly claimed

that he meant the exercise as a “learning experience.” Earlier that week, a man named Kirill Bartashevitch was charged with threatening his high school-age daughter and allegedly pointing a just purchased AK-47 at her head. The child had, according to police reports, brought home a report card with two Bs on it, rather than the straight As that her father expected. Bartashevitch, who is Irish, was reportedly sober at the time.

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Appeal of scouting on the rise among Latina girls

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Recent surveys indicate that a large majority of Latinos favor more regulation of gun sales and ownership

Latino support for gun control Despite media depictions of Latinos as gun-loving gang members, recent polls paint a much different picture of Latinos as gun owners. One survey by the bipartisan Mayors against Illegal Guns Coalition shows that there is strong Latino support for stronger gun laws. Survey results show that 89 percent of Latinos support regulations requiring background checks on all gun sales, and that 79 percent support a new Obama administration program requiring firearms dealers in border states to report bulk sales of assault rifles. The large support for stricter gun regulation in border states no doubt comes from the violence and civilian deaths in Mexico attributed to drug trafficking. Many of the Mexican victims have relatives in the United States. The Mayors’ Coalition report also shows that Latinos strongly lean toward allowing states to decide who can carry concealed weapons, rather than the federal government. A bill in the U.S. House would override state authority to set concealed gun-carrying standards. The gun regulation issue is particularly controversial in Arizona, where a lone gunman shot and killed six people and severely wounded 12

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Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in Tucson in 2010. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly were recently motivated by this senseless gun attack and its aftermath to found Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), a proregulation organization advocating for stricter weapons control laws. The goal of ARS is to reduce gun violence. In Arizona, some think that certain Republican state legislators and lawmen try to stretch the legal interpretation of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment to extremes. They cite past attempts in the legislature to pass bills that would have permitted guns to be carried on school campuses and the recent order by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to have his armed volunteer sheriff’s posses patrol county schools as ideas that may do more harm than good. State Senator Steve Gallardo (D-Phoenix) and fellow Democrats are advocates for closing the gunshow loophole and banning the sale of high-capacity magazines like those prosecutors say Jared Loughner used in the Tucson shooting. “It has nothing to do with prohibiting a law-abiding citizen from owning a firearm,” Gallardo says. “It’s about making sure guns are not in the hands of the bad guys. If you talk to

folks who are gun owners, they’ll agree with you.” Other polls and surveys also offer surprising facts about Latinos and guns. An analysis of six years of Gallup Polls shows that only 18 percent of Latinos own guns, less than whites and blacks. Who made up the largest population of gun owners? White southern males. In addition, an April 2012 Pew Research Center survey showed that only 29 percent of Latinos said it was more important to protect gun rights than control gun ownership. By contrast, 57 percent of whites thought that gun rights were more important.

Nosotras empowers Latina superintendents In 1989, when the Arizona Hispanic School Administrators Association (AHSAA) was formed, there were about 20 Latino superintendents in Arizona, and only one – Debra Gomez of the Tempe Elementary School District – was Latina, says Jose Leyba, a former superintendent of the Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix and one of the founders of AHSAA. Today, there are 15 Latino superintendents, three of whom are

LP journal Latinas. “So, even though we have made a few gains, we have actually lost ground,” Leyba says. In order to prepare more Latinas to become superintendents, AHSAA, through its Nosotras program, is empowering more Latina educators to lead districts. Juliet Carrion, a principal at J.B. Sutton Elementary School in the Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix, created Nosotras in 2009. In partnership with AHSAA, she facilitates a unique and on-going professional development program for Latina school administrators through a series of workshops at which they receive training in personal and professional development. She says experienced schooldistrict administrators are invited to the workshops to speak on topics such as: Balancing Your Personal and Professional Life, Interviewing Techniques, Using Data to Make Decisions, Sharing Leadership, Creating an Environment that Facilitates Learning, and How to Deal with Conflict. The Nosotras seminars originated after Carrion completed a research study as part of her doctoral program. Carrion was among the first 20 doctoral graduates of Arizona State University’s College of Teacher Education and Leadership. The study used a multi-media website to accurately depict the struggles and steps that veteran Latina school district leaders experienced while moving up the school-district ranks to school superintendency. “Providing the Nosotras leadership workshops over the past three years to women school leaders … has provided us female leaders with a safe networking environment, as well as to further develop our leadership skills,” Carrion says. In 2013, the remaining Monday training dates are March 4, April 8, May 6 and June 3. Workshop hours are 4:45-6:45 p.m. The location is the J.B. Sutton Elementary School at 1001 N. 31st

Ave., Phoenix. To register for Nosotras, contact Rene Diaz, AHSAA executive director, at 480-286-6825, or e-mail him at rene.diaz@azhsaa.org. The AHSAA website, azhsaa.org, also has information about Nosotras.

More browns going green More Latinos are being hired for “greencollar jobs” as the green-energy industry grows, according to a new report by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). The report points out that cleaner electricitygenerating methods, such as solar and wind, are fueling the rapidly growing green economy, which is being driven “by public and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, and enhance energy and resource efficiency.” In Arizona, environmental activists are advocating for green energy to replace the harmful air and ground emissions issued by the coal-burning Navajo Generating Plant near Page. In addition, both Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) utility corporations say they are investing in more greenenergy technology for a sustainable future. The NCLR report centered on the link between this rapidly emerging market and Latinos, the country’s fastest growing

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segment of U.S. workers. Latinos will make up an estimated 18 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2018, and 33 percent by 2050. The increase in green jobs has risen to 3.1 million positions, a hike of almost double any other category of employment during the recent recession. Green jobs, such as installing solar panels and building facilities for windenergy towers, tend to pay 13 percent more than other industries and do not yet require higher education degrees. As the report emphasizes, “It is in the interest of the country to align the fastest growing workforce with the fastest growing industries.” A poll conducted by NCLR and the Sierra Club in late 2012 showed 87 percent of Latinos would prefer to work in clean energy jobs. That same survey also showed that Latinos overwhelmingly agree that clean-energy solutions will create more jobs; 86 percent of Latinos would prefer the U.S. government to invest in renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels; and nearly six in ten Latinos are willing to pay more each month on their electricity bill if their electricity comes from clean sources. The NCLR report advises Latinos to seek more information on the green-job opportunities that clean-energy solutions will create as more cities adopt the greeneconomy concept.

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A rite of spring

Gutsy, girly and green

There can be no better way to indulge one’s fervor

Brainy and brawny She-Hulk (a.k.a. Jennifer Walters), the concoction of Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee and John Buscemi, has undergone many transformations since her debut in 1980. Once just the feminine counterpart of her cousin, the Incredible Hulk, She-Hulk has shed the Jekyll-andHyde routine and the tattered clothing. She now has fulltime superhuman status, a high-profile legal career in the Superhuman Law Division of a New York firm and a classier outfit to complement her verdant complexion. She’s latest transformation is from comic superheroine to protagonist of a long-form fiction novel, thanks to the collaboration of Marvel with Hyperion Books and writer Marta Acosta. Acosta is the author of a successful string of highly original vampire novels that defy clear categorization. Her newest endeavor, The She-Hulk Diaries, will also employ this beguiling combination of sci-fi, romance, horror, humor and action/adventure. According to publisher, Hyperion, the book will be available in paperback on June 18, 2013. The She-Hulk Diaries ISBN 9781401311018; 256 pages hyperionbooks.com

for the season than to visit the Spring Butterfly Exhibit at the Marshall Pavilion of the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG), now in its 11th year. The fully-enclosed, 36 by 80 feet garden habitat enables the viewer to experience a virtual lepidopteran kaleidoscope. As ever, DBG volunteers (the “flight crew”) will be on hand to help visitors identify butterfly species and the plants that sustain them. The Discovery Station allows even closer inspection of these marvels of the insect world. The exhibit opens on March 2 and continues to May 12 Location: 1202 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix 85008 Hours: 9:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. daily Cost: $3.50 with paid DBG admission: adults, $18; seniors (60+), $15; students (13-18), $10; children (3-12), $8; children under 3 and members, free Info: 480-941-1225 or visit dbg.org

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In Esperando a los Bitles, super-fan Ricardo Calderón realizes a dream – a trip to Liverpool, England, birthplace of the Beatles

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A new documentary looks at the phenomenon of obsessive fandom, specifically Beatles fans in present-day Mexico. The fact that the Beatles never even performed in Mexico just seems to make their mania that much more intense. The film, Esperando a los Bitles, gives viewers a look at the often amusing excesses of fanaticism, but it does not mock them. Co-director, Diego Graue, says he wanted to take an anthropological approach to the subjects of Bitles. Indeed, the over-the-top behavior of the central figure, Ricardo Calderón – beatlemaniac extraordinaire, fan club president and rabid collector of Beatles memorabilia – reveals his devotion to be a source of joy and liberation in his life. The Mexican Beatles tribute band, Grupo Aleph, is also featured. Esperando a los Bitles will be shown at the Phoenix College Latino Film Festival on March 22, 7 p.m., on the PC campus. Diego Graue, will be present for a Q&A, along with Beatles authority, ASU’s Mike Shellan. Find out more at esperandoalosbitles.com

Clockwise from top left: Photo by Adam Rodriguez courtesy of Desert Botanical Garden; Hyperion Books; Diego Graue/Filmaciones de la Ciudad

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Act on inspiration By Catherine Anaya

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Sotomayor’s obstacle course In the many interviews U.S. Supreme

Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has given lately to promote her new autobiography, My Beloved World, she exudes an engaging downto-earth quality. In fact, she often asserts in these interviews that one of the main reasons for telling her story was to convince others that personal disadvantages need not be insurmountable obstacles to success. And, if there is anything that defined Sotomayor’s early life, it was the multitude of obstacles that would seem to make her rise to eminence highly improbable – poverty, dysfunctional parents, chronic illness, lack of English proficiency, gender and ethnic discrimination. Though acceptance and forgiveness are strong themes in her narrative, the will to prevail underscores all the elements of her life story. While it may be difficult to agree with her claim that she is just an ordinary person, Sotomayor’s story certainly proves that truly heroic behavior is evinced in dealing with the everyday inequities, misfortunes and uncertainties that characterize any life. Mi Mundo adorado, the Spanish-language hardcover edition of My Beloved World, was released simultaneously with the English edition on January 15. List price is $27.95, but many booksellers are offering it for less.(ISBN 978-0-307-59488-4; 336 pages).The work is also available as a CD audi0book (approx. $25) and as a Kindle download ($12.99).

bit of a pack-rat. It’s driven me crazy for years, her incessant need to have “stuff” around: a purse overflowing with receipts, a car piled high with bags of yard sale finds, and visits to the Valley that often involved hours of her disappearing into neighborhoods trolling for garage sale signs. But, after years of complaining and eye-rolling about it, I finally accepted that what I considered my mother’s obsession with “junk” was actually a passion she’s had for finding treasure in someone else’s so-called trash. It made her happy and who was I to argue with that, right? We all have a little bit of it in us – slumbering passions and interests just waiting for us to stir and transform into dreams. Take, for example, Cathy Garcia. I recently featured her in a CBS5 News story about her Cha-Cha Chic line of designer tees that were selected to go inside the Grammy Award celebrity “swag” bags. Think about that. Everyone who is anyone in the music industry will now own one of her very colorful, fun, Latin-inspired tees. It’s her biggest break yet, and one that this Glendale woman might never have had were it not for a conversation she had with her granddaughter. After years of taking care of her family, she wondered out loud about what she could do for herself. She credits her granddaughter with

goading her: “Nana, you’re creative; just create!” So, she took her passion for fashion and flair to a sketch pad and came up with a unique set of vibrant tees inspired by childhood memories and moments. In just three short years, her dream went from a conversation to a reality. And that brings me back to my mom. At 62 years old, she’s finally living a dream of her own. Just last month, she took her love of all things used and opened her own thrift shop. All the boxes and bags of “stuff” that have taken up room in her house, garage, car and even my closet now sit, hang and stand beautifully in the space she calls “Second Hand Treasures.” She beams when she talks about it, despite the labor and dollars involved in becoming a small business owner. Both of these women are prime examples of the many shapes and sizes our passions can take and why no dream is ever too big or small to build on. Inspiration is everywhere we just have to take the time to look. Catherine Anaya anchors CBS 5 News weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 10 p.m. She is a mother of two, marathon runner and motivational speaker. Reach her at catherine. anaya@cbs5az.com; connect with her on Facebook, twitter and at CatherineAnaya.com.

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singer-songwriters, Lila Downs and Romeo Santos, are slated to appear in metro area concert halls in April. Lila Downs packs a lot of attitude into her glam-folk image, but she backs it up with wow-inducing performances with her band, La Misteriosa. Oaxacan-born Downs reveres the traditional music of Mexico, but delivers it, along with her own compositions, in a style that draws on a variety of musical genres, like jazz, blues and roots music. Unlike most radical divas, many of Downs’ songs deal with serious themes of political and social justice. Downs’ most recent album, Pecados y Milagros (Sins and Miracles), is now out on iTunes and will soon be available on CD. She will perform at the Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center, Friday, April 12, 8 p.m. Tickets are $35; for info, call 480-644-6500. Anthony “Romeo” Santos, of Dominican-Puerto Rican parentage, hails from the Bronx. His first band, Los Tinellers (Teenagers), became Grupo Aventura, pioneers of the Urban Bachata movement, a fusion of Dominican rhythms with contemporary pop elements. Santos, Aventura’s lead singer and songwriter, decided to go solo in 2011 with Formula Vol. 1, one of the bestselling Latin albums of 2012. Santos is coming to the Comerica Theatre on Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $55-$99; call 602-379-2888.

leader and she has served as deputy chief-of-staff for urban relations and community development under former Governor of Arizona and current U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and she is now the chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, one of the largest and most prestigious non-profits in the country. But, before accomplishing all of this, she was a young Latina born to migrant farm workers in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, and she was a Girl Scout. At the age of 10, Anna Maria Chavez joined a local Girl Scout troop, and her world has never been the same. She was able to join a sisterhood and travel to camps and learn about things she had never heard about, such as protecting the environment. “The Girl Scouts inspired me,” says Chavez, “I discovered I wanted to be an attorney because they help to protect the environment and people’s civil rights.” At a very young age, Anna’s parents instilled in her a strong work ethic and the belief that one should be a good person who gives back to the community. The Girl Scouts built upon that foundation and continued to reinforce those values. Anna set her goals high and, after graduating high school, she attended Yale University where she received her bachelor’s degree in American History and then went on to graduate from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. “We weren’t a wealthy family, but we were always giving back to the community. And we believed that, as long

as you give more than you take, things would always work out in the end,” she said. On March 12, the Girl Scouts will celebrate their 101st anniversary of helping so many women, including leaders, such as Condoleeza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “We need to work harder to ensure that we are reaching all girls, including Latinas,” she said. In the last decade, the Girl Scouts have increased Latina membership by 55 percent, according to Chavez. She says the Girl Scout organization is very focused on developing culturally relevant outreach methods to work more closely with the Latina community. There are 3.2 million Girl Scouts in every zip code in the United States, including Arizona, and there are Girl Scouts living in more than 90 countries around the globe. There are also 59 million Girl Scout alumnae and, Chavez says, there are data that clearly show a correlation between being a Girl Scout alumna and higher earning power, greater level of civic engagement and greater satisfaction with life than nonGirl Scouts. To learn about volunteering, visit girlscoutsaz.org/become-a-volunteer. Diana Bejarano is an Arizona native and a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Reach her at latinastillstanding@yahoo.com or latinastillstanding.blogspot.com

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Veronica Verdugo-Lomeli, mixed-media visual artist

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In many respects, I consider myself a selftaught, mixed-media artist because of my lack of fine arts training and continual experimentation. In the early 1990s, I attended Platt College in California, a private commercial art school. I’ve been involved in this kind of art production professionally since then; I’ve worked with ad agencies, manufacturers, printers and publishers. However, I have gained a lot from organizations like Xico Arte y Cultura in Chandler and Art League West in Avondale because of the demos and workshops they put on for artists and members. I also learn from my artist friends by taking part in events together. I mostly paint with acrylics on canvas, but I love mono-silkscreening, murals and wood-burning.

Influences on your work: My art is greatly influenced by Hispanic culture and my family background. Many of my paintings feature portraits of musicians and folklórico dancers and Dia de los Muertos images using bold and vivid colors. When it comes to personal themes, I’m inspired by the images of Frida Kahlo, and religious themes are also very present in my work.

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In 2004, I did two tribute paintings: The Verdugos, (my dad and uncles playing their guitars) and Cati Lomeli (my father-in-law, a mariachi, playing his violin). I painted these for my kids as a reminder of our family heritage and musical culture. That really set me on the path to painting more consistently. I started placing my work in art festivals and galleries and I haven’t stopped since. In 2012, I was invited to be one of the “Phoenix Fridas,” an art collective of diverse female artists inspired by the triumphs and tragedies of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Future plans and professional goals: I plan to complete and exhibit new work by the end of this year. New in my art are themes of baseball players, inspired by my husband and sons and their passion for the game.

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2013 Latino Film Festival PHOENIX COLLEGE

Unless otherwise noted all films shown at Phoenix College Bulpitt Auditorium - 1202 West Thomas Road, Phoenix

March 21-28 All films are free and open to the public Films are in English or in Spanish with English subtitles. All films are family friendly

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, MARCH 21 – 7:00 P.M FLAMENCO, FLAMENCO (2010, SPAIN) Director: Carlos Saura Special Guest: Carmen de Urioste will host the Q&A that follows the screening FRIDAY, MARCH 22 – 7:00 P.M. ESPERANDO A LOS BITLES / WAITING FOR THE BEATLES (2012, MEXICO) Directors: Diego Graue & Raymundo Marmolejo Guest Artist: Filmmaker Diego Graue will be available for a Q&A after the screening Special Guest: Prof. Mike Shellans, rock and roll music authority, will provide insights on Beatlemania prior to the screening

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- More information at phoenixcollege.edu/latinofilmfest SATURDAY, MARCH 23 – 1:00 P.M. SALÓN MÉXICO (1949, MEXICO) Whiteman Hall, Phoenix Art Museum, 16254 N. Central Avenue, PHX 85004 Director: Emilio Fernández Special Guest: Juana Suárez, Ph.D. TUESDAY, MARCH 26 - 7:00 P.M. CHICANO ROCK! THE SOUNDS OF EAST LOST ANGELES (2008, USA) Director: Jon Wilkman Special Guest: Devon Bridgewater will host the Q&A that follows the screening

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 – 7:00 P.M. OCIO / IDLENESS (2011, ARGENTINA) Directors: Juan Villegas and Alejandro Lingenti Special Guest: Mariana de la Fuente will host the Q&A that follows the screening THURSDAY, MARCH 28 – 7:00 P.M. A MEXICAN SOUND (2012, USA) Arizona Latino Arts and Culture Center (ALAC), 147 East Adams Street, PHX 85004 Director: Roy Germano There will be a closing reception to celebrate the Latino Film Festival 2013

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hroughout Arizona history, when people ventured out to pursue dreams of a better life, there have been legendary Latinas leading the way. The spirits of these women shine brightly, serving as beacons of courage, hope and determination for countless generations. Drawing on their heritage of hard work, caring and generosity, they followed familia-instilled values to help others. Motivated by selfless dedication, they struggled on the paths of service to the community to achieve equality, justice, education, prosperity and all that creates a quality life. The four Trailblazers that Latino Perspectives Magazine and Phoenix Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raul H. Castro Institute honor in 2013 are accomplished in many areas, always driven by strong commitments to their families and neighbors. Each has taken up the torch seeking fairness and opportunity. They often tread a rocky road toward basic human rights, some by taking their fights to a political arena, others in service organizations.

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Narcisa Monreal Espinoza What extinguishes the spirit of some, only makes others burn more brightly. Discrimination made Narcisa Margarita Monreal determined to achieve and to choose a career that lights the path of equality across the entire nation. Starting with being renamed by teachers because they said “Narcisa” was not English enough in elementary school, she surmounted prejudices against being female and Hispanic all the way to becoming director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Phoenix and being recruited by the Housing Department of Health and Human Services in Baltimore. She was born with her twin sister on February 28, 1923, in Winkleman, Arizona, near the mining town of Mammoth where her father Vincente Monreal toiled. In the early 1930s, the family moved to Coolidge where her father worked on ranches. She remembers a life rich with family and friends. Narcisa experienced the time of segregation when kids were separated into Mexican and Anglo schools. The teachers said “Narcisa” was not an English name, so they changed it to Narcissus, like the flower. It wasn’t until high school that she was able to insist she be addressed by her real name. Narcisa asserts that the discrimination she encountered made her angry and highly determined to succeed. In the second grade, she was bumped up a grade and eventually was the Coolidge High School valedictorian, both feats unheard of for young Latinas at that time and place. She met her husband, Jesus Baca Espinoza, in high school. In 1942, before they married, she came to Phoenix, signed up for the Civil Service and got a job at Williams 22

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Air Force Base. This position kicked off what became a 30-year career of increasingly prestigious federal positions. Narcisa and her husband lived in Eloy, near Coolidge, and had a son and two daughters. She continued to work while raising her family and, in 1959, she transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Salt River Pima Reservation, where she worked until 1968. Realizing that more education meant promotions, she enrolled at Arizona State University in 1963. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work in 1967 while she was working, raising two children and expecting her third. She went back to earn a master’s in 1972. It was in 1960 that Narcisa became involved in establishing the Tempe Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). She began as Arizona’s LULAC secretary in 1966; she was state director in 1967; and, in 1968, became the National LULAC vice president. While working in Baltimore in 1982, she became president and founder of a LULAC council there.

Because she had acquired knowledge from studying discrimination cases during the 1960s, Narcisa was asked to go to California with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) in 1967. A Phoenix EEOC was opened in 1970 and Narcisa returned here with the title of acting director. Being one of the first Latinas to head a federal commission was a bonfire of accomplishment. In her position, she went to influential men, major companies and national organizations to point out violations, diplomatically but forcefully. At the end of the 1970s, she was offered a promotion in the Housing Department of Health and Human Services in Baltimore. With her husband holding down the fort in Arizona, she and her youngest daughter lived on the East Coast until 1983. She “retired” and became an awardwinning realtor and remained active in Tempe, especially at the Historical Museum. She founded one of the city’s most popular festivals, the Tempe Tardeada. It began when descendants of the town’s original settlers wanted people to know that Tempe was founded by San Pablo and that there were Hispanic families living in what we now know as Tempe. Each year the event spreads pride among Latinos and educates those unaware of local history. At 90 years young, Narcisa is still involved in Tempe affairs, but is happy to let the next generation keep fighting the battles. She has been researching her family history so that generations to come can follow the Monreal Espinoza legacy of determination and achievement.

Angela “Angie” Tewksbury Growing up in Globe, Arizona, Angela “Angie” Tewksbury was passionate about children receiving the best education possible in a safe and nurturing environment. When her own children came home injured due to poor school equipment or unable to receive college counseling because they were Latino, she blazed pathways to educational achievement and equality for all students. She was the first Hispanic on the Globe School Board, earned the prestigious All Arizona School Board Award and was named Woman of the Year by the Arizona Record and the Arizona Silver Belt newspapers. Leading others to the principle of fairness, she served as president, clerk and as a member of the Board of Education, Globe Unified School District No. 1, for 13 consecutive years. Her decisions were sometimes controversial, but her exemplary record makes it clear that she was a fearless advocate for equal education. Among her many accomplishments are the provision of college counseling for Hispanic students (resulting in an increase in Latinas with degrees), a school pedestrian bridge over a major highway, a track team for girls, scholarship opportunities, assistance with college admission forms, coed use of the new track facility and fair treatment of Hispanic educators. When, during football season, the school padlocked one of the only safe play areas, she borrowed bolt cutters and kept removing the locks until it remained open.

Angie’s parents were long-time Globe residents, Dionicio and Rosaria Ruiz. A mason, Dionicio was originally from Durango, Mexico, and Rosaria was a Yaqui from the Florence area. Born in 1926, Angie was one of nine children growing up in a little adobe home on Ash Street. Times were a struggle for the town’s Hispanic families in the 1930s and 1940s. But, they always had plenty of family love, a strong work ethic and humor. Angie’s daughter, Barbara, said that her father, Jimmy Tewksbury, used to laugh and say that when the Depression hit, they didn’t know it because they were always economically depressed. Angie’s mother Rosaria lived the example of hard work and love for family. She stayed home raising the nine surviving children of her 11 pregnancies until her husband passed away. Then, she had to take in washing and ironing and sell tamales to make ends meet.

When the children were older, she was a housekeeper at the El Rancho Hotel on the edge of Globe. Bucking the trend for the eldest Hispanic daughter to leave school after the eighth grade, Angie was the first in her family to graduate from Globe High School in 1946. In 1947, she married Jimmy, who was in the Coast Guard and a WWII veteran. He was the son of Edwin, the only survivor of the infamous Tewksbury-Graham feud over cattle rustling near Payson. They had four children: Barbara, Bernice, James (“Buddy”) and Taryn. In high school, and later when she was expecting her youngest daughter, Angie worked at the El Rancho Hotel. Later in life, she served as a medical transcriptionist for Dr. Charles Bejarano. As she became involved in the Parent Teacher Association, Girl Scouts, Little League and the everyday lives of her children, she became more and more interested in local issues. Neighbors urged her to run for the school board and, in 1969, she won a seat. To help her change policies, Angie reached out to locals, such as her high school classmate, Governor Rose Mofford. While the school board was a platform for change, Angie’s daughter Barbara points out that her mother’s style was very one on one, reaching out to the youth in Globe one student at a time. Hundreds of young Latinas saw the successful path Angie traveled and heard her message that they were worthy and able to make something wonderful of themselves. latinopm.com

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Anna Tovar It was in her grandparents’, the Bustamantes, general store in Tolleson that Arizona State Senator Anna Solorio Tovar began learning the principles that propelled her on the path to the state legislature. Established in the 1930s, the store is where her father, Luis Solorio, met and fell in love with her mother, Ernestina Bustamante. From her fourth day on earth, when her mother brought her to the store, Anna grew up in John’s Market and gained the sense of being part of a larger community, a value she carries with her today. Her family and the Market instilled in her a strong work ethic, excellent math skills, a warm sense of belonging to community and the ethics of a responsibility to help others. “I remember my grandpa telling me that he wasn’t in the business to become a millionaire; he was in the business to help out his community,” Senator Tovar recalls. “He would always tell me, ‘Whatever you decide to become, don’t forget where you came from.’ That was always an important message given to us by my grandpa and my mom.” She explains that when people sometimes couldn’t afford groceries, her grandfather would discreetly tell them to take what they needed and pay later. At the store Anna saw some harsh realities. She speaks of the shock of seeing neighbors being hauled off by the Border Patrol. Sobbing children being separated from their parents was beyond a young girl’s comprehension. Tovar recounts, “I didn’t know what was going on at the time, but then my grandparents later explained to me why they were being taken back to Mexico. So, at that point, it became real to me and I understood there was that issue in the United States and it was prevalent back then like it is today. I’d hear my grandparents talk about César Chávez and the Movement, how to fight for 24

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our rights. I think to be involved in that at a state level, they would be proud, knowing I’m still trying to fight for that.” Anna and her husband, Juan Carlos Tovar, met in high school. While he went to the University of Arizona, she graduated from Tolleson High School and was in the first graduating class of Estrella Mountain Community College. Through letters, they became close friends and married in 1995. Attending Arizona State University, Anna found that becoming a teacher fulfilled her love for children and her family values of public service. She began teaching at the Tolleson Elementary School that is now P.H. Gonzales Elementary. But her education did not prepare her for the children who came into her classroom abused and hungry. She always had food and snacks in her classroom and speaks of the rewards of seeing students with little self esteem light up when they realized they were smart and worthwhile. She finds it especially heartwarming when former students meet her and say that she gave them the confidence and the inspiration to succeed.

As to how she blazed the trail to the state capitol, she says the roots of her journey include her father’s 30 years as a union member. She joined the teachers’ union and soon presented some progressive ideas about how to move forward as a school. She caught the attention of some community leaders. Tolleson mayor, Adolfo Gamez, her longtime mentor, asked if she would run for city council. At first she laughed, but her husband pointed out that she should stop complaining and “be the change.” With her two sons in strollers, she went campaigning doorto-door and won, joining the Tolleson City Council in July 2001. Of her many accomplishments, she holds dear the Tolleson Teen Council Project that is training the next generation of public servants. In August, 2001, she was diagnosed with of a rare form of leukemia. Anna eventually had to quit teaching during her two battles with chemo and bone marrow transplants from her brother. She used the months in protective isolation at the hospital to pour over Council materials and participate via phone. In 2009, it was Mayor Gamez who suggested that she might replace Steve Gallardo in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 13. She was appointed minority whip and, after nearly two years, was elected to the Senate, becoming minority whip there as well. “Whatever life presents to us, you can’t give up fighting. I know there are a lot of my constituents now that are fighting to be heard for driver’s licenses; they are fighting for health care; fighting for better education. I want to inspire them to be fighters. To never give up hope.”

Guadalupe Verdugo Huerta A dedication to God guided Guadalupe Verdugo Huerta on a life-long journey of service to others. Friends and countless people whose lives she touched speak of her with the utmost love and admiration. Even after she had a stroke and was painfully disabled, she continued to light the way to accomplish great things with a charming sense of humor. Her favorite saying illustrates the flame that shined brightly throughout her life: “Lo que llamo vida es ayudar a otros” (What I call living is helping others). In the late 1800s, the Verdugo family settled in what is now Glendale, Arizona. Guadalupe’s grandparents were Marta and Eduardo Verdugo and her parents were Loreto and Tomasa Verdugo. Loreto was a cowboy for Sam Hill and the Babbitts, so, when Guadalupe was four years old, the family moved closer to the ranches in the Prescott area. Tomasa raised four children, was a midwife and ran a lunch café from her living room. Around 1938, when Loreto died, she started a boarding house. Guadalupe left the seventh grade at Lincoln Elementary School to go to work with the rest of her siblings. While life was a struggle, Marta made certain her children helped others less fortunate. The strong ethic of helping others motivated Guadalupe throughout her life. Guadalupe met her husband, Jose Huerta, at a dance. Their only child, Marta, said he was such a good dancer that her mother fell in love and they married around 1937. When he and other men went off to war, jobs for women opened up. As did many women at that time, Guadalupe saw an opportunity to earn a good wage at Luke Air Force Base. She left Marta with her mother in their house in Prescott, staying at what was still a Verdugo family farm in Peoria. At

Luke, she repaired airplane fuselages. The hours were long, but she always took extra shifts to send more money home. Guadalupe was proud of the coveted wings that she was awarded for exemplary work. Long before Facebook and Twitter, Guadalupe was the social networker who linked neighbors to jobs, children to education, the hungry to food and the needy to assistance. One typical day in her home, when the phone was busy with job-seekers talking to employers and presents were being wrapped for neighborhood children and food prepared for a church function, a visitor seriously asked if she were part of St. Vincent de Paul. She laughed and said that many people told her to charge for her services, “but then it wouldn’t be volunteering, would it?” Throughout her life, she was a beacon for others, lighting the way to fight important battles. She worked to save her beloved Sacred Heart Church; established Casa de Primavera for the aging and disabled; was active in the Cursillo Center; and did work for many organizations. She was one of the first on the board of Chicanos por la Causa

and was made a honorary lifetime member in 1993. A devoted member of the Golden Gate Sacred Heart church community, she sang in the choir, taught catechism, cleaned the buildings, helped children with their school work, connected people with lawyers and was the hub of a network of caring activities. She helped many in Golden Gate receive fair market value for their houses and relocate when the city tore down the neighborhood. Best friend and sister, activist Terri Cruz, describes her as “the type of person that was always very dedicated to God … When she asked something or said something, you knew you had to listen because she was always trying to do the right thing for everyone ... It didn’t make any difference who you were; she always had time to listen to them, to advise them.” Guadalupe’s great strength shone brightly in 1968 when she had a stroke and doctors said she would never talk or walk again. A cousin helped with physical therapy and soon Guadalupe was talking and walking with a cane. Her husband joked that he knew there was no way anything would silence her. Seniors had a special place in her heart. Guadalupe carried the message from the neighborhoods to the government that you could not get rid of people just because they were getting old. Guadalupe joined an effort to establish subsidized senior housing, rolling that boulder along the trail, inch by inch, until Casa de Primavera was built at 45th Avenue and McDowell. She saw there was nothing on the south side and successfully campaigned to have another subsidized senior apartment complex built on Seventh Street north of Baseline. It is fittingly named the Guadalupe Huerta Senior Apartments. latinopm.com

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his past fall, the lives of 23 teenage girls forever changed. High school students in Jessica Horton’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class at the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona (GLAAZ) were selected from a nationwide pool of candidates to receive the 2013 Lemelson-MIT Program InvenTeam grant. This money enables them to develop the prototype for a unique drowning prevention device – the “WataWescue.” Competition was keen among applicants, but the GLAAZ InvenTeam’s proposal for an inflatable water-safety shirt, the “WataWescue,” surfaced as one with considerable inventive potential. The team received $7,500 to create, test and perfect their invention throughout the spring. Then, ten of the GLAAZ students – the core development team – will travel to the 2013 EurekaFest, which is held at MIT, to showcase their working prototype to other high school teams, college students and professors representing various universities from around the nation. The prototype continues to evolve through testing, but includes a lightweight T-shirt for toddlers that automatically inflates if the child falls in the water. It also has an alarm to alert parents. 26

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The students are separated into various teams to finalize each of the prototype’s components including Alarm Research, Garment Construction, Inner Tube Design, Logo Design, Communications and Public Relations, Trigger and Mechanics and Finances. Science, engineering, health and other professionals within the Phoenix community are advising the students and facilitating the testing of the final prototype. The InvenTeam project is just one example of how GLAAZ’s academic mission connects the work of the school to community life. Drowning prevention in Phoenix is significant to the students, some of whose families have been impacted by near-drownings. Most of the GLAAZ InvenTeam students have never traveled on a plane, out of state, or even as far away as Flagstaff, so, being part of this opportunity will truly be life changing. The school’s mission affords all students additional opportunities to participate in academic experiences that otherwise would be cost prohibitive, including free college courses beginning freshman year. While the grant paid accommodation costs for six girls to attend the 2013 EurekaFest, GLAAZ’s InvenTeam raised the money for transportation to and from

Boston, as well as lodging, for four additional girls (the maximum number of team members allowed). The school is grateful for an anonymous donor whose generous contribution will open minds and continue to create future opportunities for each young woman. To learn more about the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona, visit glaaz.org or call 602-288-4518.

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Lemelson-MIT’s EurekaFest The GLAAZ InvenTeam Fernanda Salazar I never thought that I could help create something so important for kids in our community Adrianna Galvan You can make a difference no matter how young you are

Crystal Owl I never thought I would have the chance to create an invention Hannah McGregor InvenTeam allows me to be creative and help the community simultaneously

Michelle Rae Fuller When I was young, I hated math. Now in high school I love it Ashley Hermosillo Before this class, I never thought I was capable of making a difference in the world

Savannah TreviñoCasias I have become more confident in math and science

Michaela Ramirez InvenTeam has been the key to a door full of exploration and inquisitive thinking

Briana Soto This process has taught me that I can do anything I set my mind to

Bianca Garcia InvenTeam has really opened my eyes to the field of engineering

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My teaching philosophy is that every child has the ability and the desire to learn. Finding how to spark that desire to learn is the key to, and the art of, teaching! GLAAZ is a new school with a philosophy that empowers young women to be leaders in their community – I wanted to be part of that mission and that is why I chose to work at GLAAZ. A strong advocate for the school, Ted Tyler, shared this opportunity for the InvenTeam grant with the school and we jumped at the chance to share this experience with our students. I went through the process to apply for the grant because I wanted to open a different world to my students. A prestigious grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program would mean that my students would be afforded the chance to take a local issue in their society and work hard to try to solve that problem. These students will expand their experience and their influence beyond the local classroom and that is powerful!

The students and I are new to the design process and engineering concepts; we have had to conduct research, reach out to professionals in the community, and struggle through the experience one step at a time. Through this adventure we have grown as a team and I have seen the girls grow as individuals. It has been a rich experience to watch the students use the scientific method to push through obstacles as they arise. This project has become personal for each of them. The culminating experience is going to be at the 2013 EurekaFest at MIT in June. During this four-day conference, high schools from around the nation will come together and share their inventions. The common thread through every project is “serving your community.” The impact of going to Boston will be huge, but the even larger impact will come when the InvenTeam students look back on their journey of the last nine months and they are able to say, “Wow, I did it! We did it!” latinopm.com

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Luna, Molera join advisory board Paul Luna and Jaime Molera are among a group of executives led by Don Smith, president and CEO of SCF Arizona, to be a part of the board of advisors for The Arizona We Want Institute. Luna is the president and CEO of the Helios Education Foundation; Molera is a former state superintendent of public instruction and founding partner at Molera Alvarez, a government and public affairs firm. The Arizona We Want Institute is an initiative of the Center for the Future of Arizona, a non-profit “do tank” focused on public policy research and initiatives that impact public interest and the common good. The Center is the brainchild of former Arizona State University president, Lattie Coor.

Olivo joins AHC board Edgar Olivo, author, professional speaker and career empowerment coach was recently named to the board of directors for the Arizona Humanities Council

(AHC). Olivo is the author of Get Your Focus On! 5 Steps to Gain Focus and Clarity on the Life and Career of Your Dreams! He is also the founder and president of Compass Life and Career Coaching™, a Hispanic-owned coaching practice in Scottsdale. The Arizona Humanities Council’s volunteer board of directors is made up of members who share a commitment to enhancing the cultural life of Arizona.

All-Arizona Academic Awards On February 19, 2013, more than 70 community college honors students were recognized for their academic excellence and service to the college and community at the 18th All-Arizona Academic Awards Luncheon. The event, sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, took place at the Hilton Hotel in Mesa. The following individuals are among the honorees: Gil Alvarez (Eastern Arizona College), Michelle Cardenas (Cochise College), Flor Chavez (South Mountain Community College), Jose Guzman, Jr. (Phoenix College), Kenneth Martinez (Central Arizona College), Paul Reyes (South Mountain Community College), Marci Robledo (Pima Community College), Rebecca Rodriguez (Pima Community College), Sophia Serrano (Yavapai College) and George Velez (Glendale Community College). Students from Arizona nominated to the

national team comprise the All-Arizona Academic Team.

Andiola lands position with U.S. Rep. Sinema Erika Andiola has been hired as the district outreach director for Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema. A founder of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition, a group of young immigrants who advocate giving legal status to people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, Andiola has also been involved with Promise Arizona, a grassroots civic engagement organization that works to recruit a new generation of leaders. Andiola recently received deferred action status under President Obama’s executive order to grant DREAMers, like herself, work authorization.

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local culinary award created by the Phoenix Art Museum’s Men’s Arts Council. This year’s award recipients were “identified for their abilities to create cuisine that exhibits culinary expertise and innovation worthy of national recognition, their passion for Phoenix’s growing culinary scene, and their abilities to draw the national spotlight to the Phoenix metro area.”

Samantha Sanchez has been hired as the public relations manager by UMOM New Day Centers in Phoenix. Until recently, Sanchez worked as the PR/communications coordinator with the Girls Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. Each evening, UMOM provides shelter for 156 families through emergency and transitional shelter programs and helps over 6,000 homeless children and adults each year. UMOM has five housing communities here in the Valley and their mission is to provide homeless families and individuals with safe shelter, housing and support services.

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Vice President of Patient Care Services Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center As Vice President of Patient Care Services, Dee is the senior executive responsible for the implementation of programs and services for the care of patients at Western. Dee’s position has overall responsibility for assuring high quality, safe nursing care delivered to patients in accordance to the hospital’s mission and the Mother Standard® of care. Dee joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) in November 2011 after serving as the Chief Nursing Officer for Paradise Valley Hospital. She has held a number of leadership positions, including Director of Surgical and Oncology Care at Aspirus Wausau Hospital and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Ministry Health Care. Dee graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and earned her Master of Science in Management from Cardinal Stritch University. Among her many professional accomplishments, Dee established and implemented all inpatient clinical departments/programs in the first all-digital hospital in the state of Wisconsin, as well as led Paradise Valley Hospital to be ranked as the number one acute care hospital in 2011.

Our goal is to continue strengthening our reputation within the healthcare industry through education and advanced certifications, allowing us to provide the best care to our patients and reach even more people with our message of healing and hope.

Under Dee’s leadership, CTCA® at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) was recently recognized by The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) with their 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award. This national award recognized Western’s exemplary support for registered nurses working in oncology, and underscores the devotion that their nursing team has in delivering safe, quality, compassionate cancer care to every patient they see.

Dee maintains her nursing executive board certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, has earned a certificate as a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, and certification in quality through the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Dee holds memberships in the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Organization of Nurse Executives. latinopm.com

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Pearl Chang Esau President and CEO Expect More Arizona As President and CEO of Expect More Arizona, Pearl Chang Esau leads the organization in building a movement for world-class education in Arizona. With a team focused on public awareness, grassroots mobilization and advocacy, Expect More Arizona is working to ensure every Arizona student is prepared to succeed in college, career and life.

Prior to joining Expect More Arizona, Esau served as the executive director of Teach For America - Phoenix, where she led a teacher corps serving 20,000 students each year growing up in low-income communities.

Pearl started her career in education as a Teach For America corps member, teaching 5th grade English Language learners in East Los Angeles, which inspired her to dedicate her life to helping all students reach their potential through an excellent education. Currently, Pearl serves on the board of the Arizona Business and Education Coalition, the Wells Fargo Community Advisory Board, ASU’s Community Council, and Act One, an organization dedicated to increasing access to arts and culture for low-income students. She was appointed to the Governor’s Arizona Ready Education Council and serves as the chair of the Discovery Triangle’s expert education group.

I have always believed in the American Dream, that if you work hard, you can achieve your goals. However, for this dream to be true, every child must have the opportunity to attain a world-class education. This must be Arizona’s most pressing priority.

Pearl was recently recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the Valley’s 25 Most Admired CEOs and by Arizona Business Magazine as one of the 50 most influential women in Arizona. She graduated summa cum laude from UCLA and holds teaching credentials from UCLA’s graduate school of education and information studies. latinopm.com

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Serving the Community for Over 50 Years www.maricopa.edu University Transfer Programs

In 2012, the Maricopa Community Colleges partnered with more than 700 organizations in the public and private sectors to provide workforce training. Source: MCCCD Office of Business and Workforce Development

By the middle of one’s working career, the holder of an Associate’s Degree from any of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges earns $46,000, or 35 percent more than high school graduates earn. Over the lifetime of the person who earned the Associate’s Degree, the difference in earning is $456,000. Source: Economic Modeling Specialist, Inc. (EMSI)

More than 10,800 students who left MCCCD in 2010-11 with 12 or more credits from Maricopa Community Colleges enrolled in a 4-year College/University in 2011-12. Source: National Student Clearinghouse

The Maricopa Community Colleges have University transfer partnerships with 35 state and national universities.

Scholarships Awarded In 2011-12, 2642 scholarships and program grants at a value of 2.6 million were awarded. Since 1987, the Maricopa Community Foundation has awarded more than $21 million in scholarships.

The cumulative education and training of Maricopa Community Colleges students over the past 30 years adds $2.8 billion of income to Maricopa County households each year.

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Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph. D. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Maricopa Community Colleges Leads initiatives to enhance access and increase student success and builds the stature and recognition of the District, locally, nationally, and internationally. Provides leadership to academic and student affairs; university relations and transfer; grants development; high school to college pathways programs; workforce and small business development; and strategic planning.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Maria HarperMarinick came to Arizona State University as a Fulbright Scholar in 1982. She has authored scholarly articles and chapters and has been featured speaker at national conferences. Dr. Harper-Marinick has been the recipient of several awards and recognitions; most recently she was selected as one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanic Business Leaders in Arizona by the AZ Business Magazine and received the 2012 Victoria Foundation’s Alfredo de los Santos Service in Higher Education Award.

Public education is the foundation of a democratic society. Our primary mission as educators is to ensure our students have access to learning environments that help them acquire knowledge and skills they need for a productive and engaged life.

Dr. Harper-Marinick serves on several boards including the federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance by appointment of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; National Community College Hispanic Council (President-Elect); National Advisory Board for the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE); Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leader (Chair-Elect); American Association for Community Colleges’ Commission on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity; League for Innovation in the Community College; Corporate Voices Community College Advisory Board; Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC, Chair); Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC); Arizona Public Engagement Task Force; Arizona’s Latina Giving Circle; Florence Crittenton of Arizona; Latino Public Policy Center Advisory Board and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee for the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, and Arizona Women in Higher Education. Dr. Harper-Marinick enjoys travel, music, theatre, and reading. She treasures the time spent with her husband, Michael, and her children John and Gabrielle. latinopm.com

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Betsey Bayless President and CEO Maricopa Integrated Health System

As President and CEO of Maricopa Integrated Health System, Betsey Bayless leads the state’s only public hospital system, working with its independently elected five-member Board of Directors that represents the Maricopa County Special Health Care District. She is widely recognized as one of the state’s most dynamic leaders. Seven years ago, Maricopa County’s safety net hospital, the Maricopa Medical Center, was in financial collapse and on the verge of closing. County voters offered a lifeline in the creation of a special health care district, with a newly elected board and a new CEO, Betsey Bayless. By working tirelessly, Betsey led a financial turnaround, reversed decades of neglect by making substantial facility and equipment capital improvements, implemented a system-wide electronic medical records system, increased the number of physicians trained and inked a formal affiliation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

I am very proud of our longstanding commitment and deep relationship with the Latino community. We offer many outreach services and programs and provide a large number of certified interpreters to ensure our Spanish-speaking patients receive professional and appropriate care.

Today, MIHS is a well-respected and dynamic comprehensive public health system focused on community need. It includes Maricopa Medical Center, the Arizona Burn Center, two psychiatric hospitals, 11 neighborhood clinics and the county’s only HIV/AIDS clinic. The Hispanic community is the backbone of MIHS’ patient and community support – more than 60 percent of those treated at the hospital or community clinics are Hispanic. The hospital was the first in Arizona to implement a formal Spanish language interpreters’ program and now has a small army of interpreters who provide service 24/7 365 days a year. After overseeing MIHS’ transformation, sadly Ms. Bayless will be leaving her position in 2013. Ms. Bayless’ was awarded the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association’s 2011 HOPE (Honoring Our Professionals for Excellence) Healthcare Leader Award and in 2010 she was named one of Arizona’s Most Admired CEOs. Ms. Bayless served as Arizona’s 17th Secretary of State and as a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for eight years, two of those as Board Chairman. latinopm.com

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Tania Torres Marquez President and CEO Torres Marquez Communications

Tania Torres Marquez is President and CEO of Torres Marquez Communications (TMC), an independent, Latina-owned marketing and public relations agency focused on today’s multi-cultural marketplace. Her agency clients are drawn from a variety of industries, including corporate, government and the non-profit sectors on a local, regional and national level.

Tania is an inspirational embodiment of the American Dream. She is a daughter of immigrant parents; the first in her family to graduate from college; and a successful business owner who in less than four years has established TMC as one of the most respected Hispanic marketing and PR firms in Arizona. As a Latina entrepreneur, Tania also represents one of the fastest-growing segments of small businesses in the country. It was only in 2009 that Tania left a flourishing career at a mainstream advertising agency to start her own Hispanic firm. Little did she know that through her passion, energy and dedication, TMC would not only become one of the most successful Hispanic communications agencies in the state, but also one of the few to thrive during an economic crisis.

I come from a long line of strong Latina women. It‘s my duty to honor the hard work and sacrifices of those who paved the way before me and continue making new ground for the future generations yet to come.

From their office in downtown Phoenix, Tania and her team of bilingual and bi-cultural communications professionals are helping drive national Latino communications strategy for companies like New York Life Insurance, No. 86 on the 2012 Fortune 500 list. Tania’s multi-market reach and influence extends to the non-profit and political sectors where in 2012, Tania’s innovative, nonpartisan communications strategies helped drive 12+ million Latinos to the polls during the Presidential election. Tania is an alumnae of Xavier College Preparatory and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. She is Vice President of Marketing for the Los Diablos Board of Directors, the Official Latino Alumni Chapter of the ASU Alumni Foundation. Her communications programs have earned numerous industry awards, including multiple Copper Quill and Anvil awards from the Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators. latinopm.com

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Erica Cardenas, co-owner, Cardenas Marketing, vies for “Mrs. Arizona America” title Founded:

2009

Career highlights:

My husband, JR, and I both come from a long background in marketing and public relations. After having worked with a variety of industry-related firms here in the Valley, we felt it was time to start investing in ourselves and in our future. And, so, Cardenas Marketing was born. I mention my husband because the business was as much a joint effort back then as it is now; Cardenas Marketing is definitely synonymous with Erica and JR Cardenas, and I feel that all who know us, or who have worked with us, would agree!

obligation in this lifetime that goes well beyond ourselves. We all have a story to tell and a voice to be heard. My goal is to earn the title of Mrs. Arizona America 2013 and share the “crown” with ALL girls and women. We need to lift each other up, support one another and, above all, inspire one another! I became a mother at 16 years old. I immediately was placed in a category, and became a statistic of failure. Like many teen moms, I endured many obstacles along the way, but I persevered, finished college, and did everything in my power to work toward my goals and dreams. I feel it’s my obligation to share my story with other young women because we all have it in us to do amazing things. We just sometimes need that gentle reminder to believe in ourselves.

Elevator pitch: Cardenas Marketing is a fullservice, multicultural marketing, advertising and PR firm based in Phoenix. We enjoy creating strategic communications platforms for our clients that are unique, memorable and culturally relevant to the marketplace. Bottom line – we thrive on creating positive, brand-exposure experiences and opportunities for our clients in English y en español también! Next business goal: Cardenas Marketing is a small firm and, honestly, we have no intention of growing into a 20-person firm any time soon. However, we most definitely are looking to expand our client roster in 2013. I’m proud to say that we have earned a reputation in the community for being a

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What prompted you to compete in the Mrs. Arizona America Pageant? I honestly believe that we all have an

solid Hispanic marketing/PR firm that goes above and beyond client expectations. I have a great feeling that our hard work will continue to pay off and that this year is going to be exceptional!

Best business advice you have received: One piece of advice that I’ve always carried with me is that business is absolutely based on relationships. Since we started the business, most of our client work has been based on the relationships we’ve made along the way. Nurturing and growing the business contacts and relationships you have will always open doors down the road.

Company website: cardenasmarketing.com; also look for us on facebook.com/cardenasmktg and twitter.com/cardenasmktg Erica Cardenas is a regular contributor to Latino Perspectives Magazine and will compete in the 2013 Mrs. Arizona America Pageant that will take place April 5-6 at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

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New initiative for Latino entrepreneurs By Jonathan Higuera

Turning ideas into solutions is how the Clinton

Global Initiative (CGI) describes its work. Since created by former President Bill Clinton in 2005, CGI has brought together hundreds, perhaps thousands, of committed leaders to tackle vexing global issues with innovative ideas followed by commitments to action. The result has been billions of dollars delivered to programs and projects in 180 countries as part of these commitments. In 2011, the initiative added CGI America, which is devoted to job creation and economic recovery here in the U.S. Now, U.S.-based Latino small business owners could become the beneficiaries of Clinton’s philanthropic vision. CGI America’s commitment to unlocking new investment capital to grow local economies and promote thriving neighborhoods has led to an investment expected to catalyze $70 million to community-based, small business districts in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. Collectively, the consortium expects to create 4,000 jobs by supporting the start-up, or expansion, of 1,500 small businesses in Latino communities. Among the lead partners is Arizona’s own Community Development Corporation, Chicanos por la Causa, Inc. Other lead partners are San Antonio-based National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Acción Texas, Inc., also based in San Antonio, and Valley Economic Development Center in Los Angeles. Collectively, they, along with a national network of non-profit organizations, will: Provide culturally- and linguistically-relevant, small business development services to 5,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs; Supply $50 million in small business lending (loans above $50,000); Leverage $15 million in financing for economic development projects in neighborhood-based, small business districts; Provide training and technical support to 200 nonprofit practitioners to advance the readiness of specific entrepreneurship-related programs and projects. “Latino entrepreneurs are an important pillar of the U.S. economy and a key to on-going economic recovery,” said Noel Poyo, executive director of the National

Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB). “Our ‘Commitment to Action’ to CGI America will generate small business growth, create jobs and galvanize the NALCAB Entrepreneurship Program started in 2011.” The Initiative is a testament to former President Bill Clinton’s commitment to use his influence to support important causes and to ensure that his legacy extends far beyond his presidency. The CGI has brought together more than 150 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, and major philanthropists to develop “Commitments to Action.” To date, CGI members have made more than 2,300 commitments, which have improved the lives of over 400 million people. When fully funded and implemented, these commitments will be valued at more than $73.1 billion. latinopm.com

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Phoenix a top choice for relocation The daily drumbeat of not-so-positive news emanating from our state

and city may lead some of us to forget the virtues of living in this Sun Belt city, but those virtues are certainly on the minds of many who are seeking to start anew in another state or city. Phoenix ranked as the third most common destination for people moving to new cities, according to data from Penske Truck Rental. Movers identified the desire for a warmer climate as the biggest reason for their decision to move. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 36 million people relocated in 2012, an increase from 2011’s record low of 35.1 million. And, while many of those stayed within the same county, plenty of them packed their bags and moved to a different state. The top five destinations were Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Phoenix, Orlando, and Chicago. Clearly, the last city on that list doesn’t fit the warmer-weather motif.

Federal contracts made more accessible to WOSBs Women-owned small businesses

will have greater access to federal contracting opportunities after changes to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) that affect the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program. The NDAA removes the thresholds for the anticipated award price of the contracts for women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB) to allow them greater access to federal contracting opportunities without limitations to the size of the contract. Prior to the new law, the anticipated award price of a contract for WOSBs and EDWOSBs could not exceed $6.5 million for manufacturing contracts and $4 million for all other contracts. “As one of the fastest growing sectors of small business owners in the country, opening the door for women

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“AZ Earn to Learn” at state universities Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the

University of Arizona in partnership with the Arizona-based, non-profit organization, Live the Solution, have launched “AZ Earn to Learn,” an innovative, need-based financial aid program that pairs $3.1 million in scholarships with more than 700 students from low-income families. Participation in “AZ Earn to Learn” includes a savings plan along with completion of financial literacy and college readiness training. Students in the 11th and 12th grades can earn $8 for every $1 they save for college tuition, books and approved education-related expenses. The scholarship program is a multifaceted financial education program designed to provide low- to moderate-income students the opportunity and incentive to save for a college education. “‘AZ Earn to Learn’ will help give students a leg-up on their educational costs, while giving them the tools they will need later in life for good financial planning,” said Kate Hoffman, executive director of Live the Solution. “Learning to save at an early age is invaluable to future financial well-being, and a proven way to make a lasting impact on families’ lives.” High school students in Arizona planning to attend one the state’s three public universities qualify. Participants will: Receive one-on-one financial coaching Receive assistance in creating a personalized budget Gain valuable financial skills through personal finance workshops In addition, eligible students must save at least $25 per month in a special Individual Development Account (IDA) for a minimum of six months after enrolling in the program and come from families that earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Alliance Bank of Arizona will serve as one of the strategic financial institution partners for “AZ Earn to Learn” by training their customer service associates about the program and offering students unique accounts with no fees. IDA financial institutions will host the accounts, provide volunteers to teach personal finance classes, offer on-line financial education, and donate funding or in-kind services. “AZ Earn to Learn” is funded with $1.55 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Assets for Independence program. Funding was provided to the three state public universities, each of which will also provide matching funds. This is the first time in the federal agency’s history that state universities have applied for, and received, matching funds for a scholarship program of this nature. For more information, visit azearntolearn.org

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Judy Manning, Lieutenant, Glendale Police Department Years of service:

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Career highlights: Promoted to sergeant in 1992; promoted to lieutenant in 1996; served as the Arizona representative for the National Center for Women and Policing, 1997–1998; participant in the Hispanic Leadership Institute, Arizona State University, 1999; completed the Administrative Officer’s Course at the Southern Police Institute, at the University of Louisville in 2003; received the City of Glendale Ethic’s Program Award in 1999. On the job/ valuable learning experience: I learn something every day during my interactions with the fine women and men of the Glendale Police Department and the citizens of Glendale. I started my career in communications and I’ve worked in a variety of positions throughout the Department. I have come to recognize that everyone has something to share and we can all learn from each other. I’ve had the opportunity to attend formal leadership training, both locally and through a three-month course in Kentucky, and I try to apply those guiding principles in leadership and be a role model to the next generation of women and men in law enforcement. I enjoy being able to share what I’ve learned over the years, both with the women and men of the Police Department and as an adjunct faculty member at Glendale Community College.

in my spare time, which is quite limited since I decided to return to school and pursue my doctoral degree.

Why did you decide to pursue this career? Coming from a family background of law enforcement (my father is retired DPS), I have always been interested in policing and the challenges that this occupation presents on a daily basis.

How do you balance your career and personal life: I believe, and stress to the

Advice to others considering serving our community: Working with

women and men I work with, that family is the foundation for everything else, and that it is important to strive every day toward maintaining a balance. I am blessed with seven grandchildren that keep me centered! I also enjoy activities such as hiking, swimming and reading non-fiction books

citizens within my community is very rewarding and has helped my personal and professional growth. It’s a wonderful chance to learn how to motivate others in a positive way, become a leader and give back to the community and feel good about it!

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Why financial literacy matters for women and girls By Dana Campbell Saylor, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Maricopa County

Seventy percent of parents teach their teens how

to do the laundry. Only 29 percent talk to them about credit card fees and how interest works. When asked, students say they want to learn about personal finances. They want to know how to balance a checkbook, create a budget and avoid debt. Why, as a culture, don’t we get that teaching the basics of responsible money management is just one of the many ways we’re helping young women and men grow up to become responsible adults? The single most important factor for women, in contributing to a stable existence, is to be financially secure. “It is equally important to a young woman as it is to a young man,” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. “An understanding of money and finance empowers women in all aspects of life. Too many of our girls grow up without knowledge in this area.” Perhaps this is why young women tend to feel less confident than young men about managing their money. Regardless of the career paths young girls may choose, we need to ensure that all of our daughters are prepared to achieve their dreams. The ability to use basic math and financial concepts to make decisions about earning, saving, spending and sharing money is a learned skill set. As with reading and writing, an understanding of basic financial literacy is critical for future success. Whether a girl or boy is from a low-income or wealthy home, or whether they live in a rural or a suburban community, they are likely to work for pay for much of their adult lives, and will be responsible for their own financial well-being in addition to the well-being of their families. The longstanding gender disparity in pay and income still exists today. Women still earn about 77 cents to every dollar a man earns. It is critical that young women have the support and skills necessary to gain a sense of economic justice, so they can assert rights for their own economic well-being, as well as the economic well-being of their families and their communities. The pay disparity also

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adds up over time, often resulting in smaller social security payments decades later, and less money to build retirement savings. There is also the “mother penalty” – over the first five years of her child’s life, a mother loses an estimated $5,000 in pay, which is reflected in retirement benefits. President Obama believes that, for America’s women, economic security is a key component in our quality of life. In his inaugural address he stated, “It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began, for our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, our daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.” latinopm.com

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Activist Gloria Steinem, who recently visited Phoenix to speak at a YW event, says, “If we just had equal pay in this country, we would have the single most important economic stimulus this country could possibly, possibly ever have.” Fortunately, in our community, financial education programs are being offered to educate and empower our girls and women. The YWCA “Own It” Financial Education Program offers a free, comprehensive curriculum that teaches students essential skills like how to save money, balance a checkbook, understand credit, budget, set financial goals, open a checking account, reduce debt, etc. “Own It” classes are offered in both English and Spanish, and are also offered to teens. Classes are taught by YW volunteers, all of whom are financial professionals. Students can register online at ywcaaz.org and select a class from one of our various locations. When an “Own It” student graduates, he or she will have developed an understanding of economic concepts at the individual

and family level, and will be on his or her way to becoming an economically independent community member.

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TV series that explores science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with a fun twist. The show is hosted by Brad Piccirillo and follows his “STEM adventures” around the state. The first episodes cover the following themes: Arachnids: Investigate the creepy world of scorpions, spiders and other eightlegged things Volcanology: Explore some of Northern Arizona’s over 600 volcanoes that make up the San Francisco Volcanic Field Cognitive psychology: Study cognitive psychology through magic, sports and trauma on the ASU campus and at Brainstate Rocks: Examine nature’s most basic building blocks and find out exactly why rocks rock The STEM Journals airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. on Cox channels 7 and 1007, on-line at cox7.com/stem or ondemand on Cox channel 2640. Visit cox7.com/stem-journals for more information.

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LearnOutLoud.com is an on-line resource that offers educational audiobooks that can be downloaded in digital formats such as MP3. One of the most popular sections of the site is the Free Audio and Video Directory, which features over 5,000 free audiobooks, courses, lectures, interviews, speeches and more. There is even a kid’s version of the site at Kids.LearnOutLoud.com, where users can find educational audio and video content for kids and teens including audiobooks, free-learning resources, MP3 audiobook downloads and podcasts for kids.

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the health and vitality of your brain. Whether you are a student studying for finals or a working professional wanting to stay mentally sharp, there are some tips and exercises to improve your mental performance. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, researchers from the Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia in Japan found that people who were more physically active during the day were less likely to experience brain shrinkage in their frontal lobe. The frontal lobe plays a role in problem solving, personality, judgment and memory. Your brain depends on adequate exercise and sleep– physical exercise increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss. Regular exercise can also protect brain cells and enhance the effects of helpful brain chemicals. Also, adequate sleep is critical to learning and memory function; sleep

deprivation leads to the inability of the brain to operate at full capacity and, when this happens, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills are compromised. Healthy relationships matter– research shows that having meaningful relationships and a strong support system are actually vital to brain health and function. A recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health found that people with the most active social lives had the slowest rate of memory decline. Laughter is the best medicine– did you know laughter engages multiple regions across the entire brain? Listening to jokes and working out punch-lines actually activates areas of the brain vital to learning and creativity. Here’s a fun fact: physically, a smile requires the use of approximately 36 muscles, but a frown uses 97 muscles. A smile releases the muscles on your scalp, which in turn lets the blood flow more easily, which brings more oxygen to the brain.

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Are Latinas more susceptible to postpartum depression? By Shannon Chavez

Research shows that the number of Latinas

suffering from postpartum depression is on the rise. There are several factors that may affect why the number is growing. Factors, such as socio-economic status, education, acculturation and cultural beliefs, can impact how a Latina woman seeks help and addresses a problem. Latinas are challenged by limited access to health care, cultural norms that prevent mental health care, and beliefs that seeking help will be frowned upon by family, religion and spouse. Feelings of fear and shame can contribute to why Latinas are not reporting postpartum depression and why we should be concerned about making changes to prevent mental health issues later in life. The number of women with postpartum depression is reported to be as high as 10 to 15 percent of the population. This statistic is informed by self-report questionnaires gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The last major survey data were compiled in 2008, but didn’t take into account demographic and cultural differences, whether there was a live birth or not, and language barriers. Women can still experience postpartum depression if the baby is stillborn or they have a miscarriage. More women are reporting symptoms of depression during pregnancy. Providing the survey in one language does not account for the general population. These are all factors that must be considered when diagnosing and recognizing the problem and providing proper treatment. Postpartum depression is often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Most women experience what is known as postpartum blues or “baby blues.” Over 85 percent will experience blues and not depression. Important factors in the diagnosis are the duration of the depressive

symptoms, severity, effect on daily functioning and risk factors. Postpartum depression symptoms include change in appetite, weight gain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, isolation, intensity of emotions of fear, anger or sadness, difficulty taking care of self and child, and feeling overwhelmed or hopeless. If the symptoms persist for over two weeks, it is recognized as postpartum depression and requires treatment. Women often get counseling to gain coping skills and tools for dealing with their emotions. The support of latinopm.com

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the spouse is crucial and can sometimes involve couples therapy. Group therapy has been shown to provide hope and motivation, support from other women going through the same experience, and skill-building for coping with the changes both physically and mentally. In some cases, antidepressants may be indicated if all other options are not successful and the medication is suitable while breastfeeding. Despite all of these facts, Latinas seem to be even more impacted by postpartum depression because of cultural indicators that are deeply rooted in the social roles and belief systems of the Latina mother. How a health care professional defines “depression” may differ from that of a Latina mother. If symptoms, such as anxiety, sadness or feeling overwhelmed, are present, there is a cultural belief that is it attributed to mal de nervios, an ailment of the nerves, and not a mental illness like depression. The Latina mother perceives these symptoms as temporary and expected. Family members might reinforce the idea that these symptoms are expected and that they will eventually subside. The roles and expectations of the Latina mother can vary based on the level of acculturation. Overall, the expectation 56

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is that, to be a good mother, the baby becomes the focal point of life. The baby’s health and well-being are most important and take priority even over the mother’s health. When a new Latina mother starts to feel down and self-critical postpartum, to admit difficulty with coping may be shameful. The expectations, both internal and external, are guilt-inducing, and can cause even more reason to mask depressive feelings. The Latina mother is a matriarch. When something is lacking in the house, it is the responsibility of the mother. When something happens with the children, it is the responsibility of the mother. The father may represent strength, but the mother is the power: Padre puede ser qualquiera, pero madre

hay una sola (Father could be anyone, but mother – only one). For many Latinas, even those that work, there is a cultural prescription of solo mothering in the home as an ideal. This ideal comes from tradition and cultural practices that allow for women to work while tending to their children, but also emphasizes the importance of the mother and child bonding after birth. Some Latino cultures believe that no one but the mother should take care of the baby after birth. This belief and many others put an incredible amount of pressure on the Latina mother to live up to the expectations and ideals of being a good mother. For Mexican Catholics, la Virgen de Guadalupe symbolizes maternal femininity and the mother of all mothers. In some traditional folklore, there are also negative symbols of femininity, such as la Llorona and la Malinche, both portrayed in traditional stories as women that failed as mothers. The socio-religious norms give a lot of power to the mother, but also encompass guilt as a very strong component. There is a belief that people inevitably suffer, and that suffering involves physical and emotional pain. Pain will redeem and suffering will take you up to heaven. In some Latino cultures, there is a period after the birth known as la cuarentena. To cope during this time, family members prepare purgantes (home remedies) to help the mother eliminate any impurities from the birth. It is commonly believed that postpartum

Latinas seem to be even more impacted by postpartum depression because of cultural indicators that are deeply rooted in the social roles and belief systems of the Latina mother

depression will not occur if these purgantes are taken. Women are cared for by other women, but are expected to care for their newborn on their own. Some new mothers are discouraged from taking showers for several days, and are also discouraged from getting out of bed for the first few hours after birth. Traditions have been passed down for generations and learning how to be a new mother is provided by other women in the family. Most Latinas do not go outside of their family circle to talk about their problems. A family member is often designated as the “surrogate therapist” to whom family members go first for advice. If no one in the family has this role, they will go to the mother, followed by others in the extended family. The next option is to talk to a family priest or someone in the church before seeking outside help. One of the obstacles to seeking help is being given permission. A Latina mother may never visit a doctor unless it is recommended by a priest or family member. In most cases, a doctor’s visit revolves around somatic symptoms, such as headaches or “nerves,” and signs of depression are rarely revealed. This may very well explain why many cases of postpartum depression are not reported and why many Latina mothers suffer in silence. The new research cannot be ignored. Latinas are reported as being 37 percent

more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than the general population of women – almost 15 percent higher. Most women will experience postpartum depression to some degree, but, as we have discovered, Latinas are more at risk and often start developing symptoms as early as the onset of pregnancy. The best solution is for health care professionals to be aware of the importance of their traditions and cultural beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth. To meet the needs of the new mother, cultural barriers to a mother’s spending time away from a new baby and recognizing the limits of her ability to take on child care alone need to be addressed. We also need to provide resources and treatment that are realistic for a new mother. The best form of preventive care comes through education and coaching. Most new Latina mothers need good information on what to expect during pregnancy and after the baby is born. Bringing awareness and education to new Latina mothers can ameliorate the common occurrence of postpartum depression. Health care providers are responsible to make education, coaching and support available, not only for the mother, but for the entire family, so that the condition can be recognized and treated before it reaches calamitous proportions.

Dr. Shannon Chavez is a clinical psychologist specializing in women’s sexual health at SHE Sexual Health Experts in Gilbert, Arizona. Dr. Chavez earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. Dr. Chavez is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and is an active member of the East Valley Psychological Association. Dr. Chavez practices a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic therapy, attachment-oriented psychotherapy, cognitivebehavioral therapy, sex therapy, sex coaching and psychosynthesis. She also provides education and workshops, therapy groups, and lectures on women’s sexual health and clinical sexology.

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Bocce renaissance

A versatile, euro-style of bowling is experiencing a local revival By Virginia Betz

Claiming a pedigree that traces back to pharaonic

What you need to play on

Egypt, the game of bocce is most closely associated with Italy, where its practice among the ancient Romans is better documented. From its inception, the appeal of bocce has crossed the lines of class and geography. This has also ensured that there have always been very many variations of the basic game. Sure, there is an International Bocce Federation and an official rule book (the Collegium Cosmicum ad Buxeas), but the fundamental simplicity of bocce means that versions can be easily invented and modified to suit the skill level of the players, the number of players, the desired rapidity of play or complexity of scorekeeping. Master a minimum of terminology, learn a few basic rules, and you’re ready to give it a try.

Bocce is played on a long, flat, rectangular alley with banked sides. Regulation bocce courts are approximately 18.3 meters by 2.4 meters (60 feet by 8 feet), but recreational courts vary greatly in size and are often not so large. The surface of the court also varies; it can be raked sand, gravel, dirt or cropped grass. The balls, which are rather heavy, should not be able to roll around freely after they are thrown.“Foul areas” can be designated at each end within which the players can walk up to toss the bocce. Formally constructed courts are nice, but not necessary; a backyard facsimile would be easy to improvise.

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If you want to make your head spin, you can check out bocce.org/rules.html to read the instructions for playing and scoring an array of codified games. In most versions, a game (or round) consists of a series of giros, in which the players take turns throwing their bocci with the goal of getting their ball closest to the pallino. The player who does

A bocce kit consists of a set of eight same-sized balls (bocci), half of one color and the other half a different color. The two colors distinguish the balls for each of two teams of one, two or four players per side. A smaller ball, the pallino (sometimes called a “jack”) serves as the game’s target. 58

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so, scores a certain number of points. A bocce that actually touches the pallino is called a baci (kiss) and is worth a bonus. The giros will continue until one team reaches a predetermined number of points and that finishes the round. One of the simplest versions of the game, called “open bocce,” begins with one player tossing the pallino at least over halfway down the pitch. This player then throws his first ball trying to get as close to the pallino as possible. The player whose ball is closest to the target is said to be “inside” and does not get another throw until another player gets a ball closer to the pallino. The player who is “inside” after all balls are thrown is given a point for the “inside” ball and any other ball that is closer to the target than any ball of the opposite color. A new giro begins with another player tossing the pallino, and so on until one player/team gets 13 points. Greater complexity can be added by having the players call the intention of their throws beforehand. A punto is a attempt to land the bocce closer to the pallino than any other in the alley without hitting another ball; a raffa is a throw with the object of moving another bocce out of the way; and a volo is an upward toss intended to displace another bocce or the pallino. A different mix of strategies is required when applying the rule that only one team can score during a given giro. Are you getting it? Before investing in your own bocce set (visit playaboule. com for good deals), you may want to try it out or watch others at play. Some Valley locations that feature bocce courts are listed here, and it’s likely that the list will get longer in the very near future as more Arizonans get acquainted with the world’s second most popular sport.

Where to play bocce Arizona American Italian Club Features four lighted practice courts 7509 N. 12th St., Phoenix 85020, 602-944-3090 Hours: For non-members: Every Wednesday from 7 p.m. info@azaiclub.org Baci Italian Bistro Baci’s is a family restaurant; outdoor bocce court is available through lunch and/or dinner hours 8830 E. Germann Road, Mesa 85212, 480-988-1061 or 480988-1302 Hours: Tues. through Fri. from 11 a.m.; Sun. through Tues. from 4 p.m. baciitalianbistro.com The Vig - Arcadia Bocce lawn is by the patio 4041 North 40th St., Phoenix 85018, 602-553-7227 Hours: Mon. through Fri. 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. thevig.us/about/ Aunt Chilada’s Features a bocce field 60 feet long by 10 feet wide with a crushed oyster shell surface 7330 N. Dreamy Draw Drive, Phoenix 85020, 602-944-1286 Hours: Mon. through Fri. 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. auntchiladas.com The Wigwam Bar at the Wigwam Resort Bocce concourse has two lighted, regulation-size, outdoor courts 300 East Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park 85340, 623-935-3811 Hours: Sun. through Thurs. 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. wigwamarizona.com

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What did you give up for Lent? By Stella Pope Duarte

“Remember that you are dust, and

unto dust you shall return,” said the priest at St. Anthony’s Church as he drew a black cross on my forehead. As a child, it all seemed mysterious and a mark of holiness to see a black cross on my forehead when I looked in the mirror. This ritual occurred on Ash Wednesday, and the lines of people walking down the center aisle to get ashes were endless. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, or Cuaresma, a word referring to the number 40, the days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, counting only weekdays and not Sundays. Nonchurch-goers felt perfectly at ease going up to the altar to receive their ashes as the call was for sinners to repent, and we all fit that category. Cuaresma reminded us of Christ fasting for 40 days in the wilderness, suffering, praying and being tempted by Satan before He began his earthly ministry. What did you give up for Lent? This question took over our minds, as we struggled with ways to show how much

we were willing to suffer. We, Latinos, take quite quickly to suffering, as we have often taken the brunt of hardships due to injustice and discrimination. There is always someone in the family labeled la sufrida, a woman who has put up with a violent husband, or swindlers for children, or a host of other sufferings, and has endured it all. “Se aguantó,” (she endured) family would say, through her faith, sheer will or not having anywhere else to go. Most of the kids I knew chose to give up gum or candy. It was a hard choice, but one that actually benefited us. None of us ever went to a dentist and we had no sense of dental hygiene, nor the fact that our teeth were connected to our gums and everything needed care. I would wager that we all have missing teeth as adults. Another popular thing to give up was cussing. That was hard, but it also led us to come up with very creative ways to say things when we yelled at each other in anger. No one that I knew ever gave up tortillas, or rice, beans or carne asada on a daily basis. On Fridays during Lent, we all fasted from meat, but made up for the loss on the weekends.

There was a huge plus to Cuaresma, and that was capirotada, the rich bread pudding baked in the oven or steamed in a pot. Each cook had her own mysterious way of preparing this delightful dish but, nowadays, the mystery has been unraveled via the Internet and ingredients are listed as: stale bread, raisins, nuts, apple slices, cinnamon, anise, cloves, egg yolks, milk, a pinch of salt and sprinklings of lemon and orange juice. Some cooks spread this mixture over a tortilla, others just set it in a baking dish. Capirotada made up for all the candy we had given up. What is it about suffering that is redemptive? This I have never understood, but I do know that suffering tests us; it makes us take a look at who we are and what we are doing and, more importantly, where our hearts are. Are we all about finding easy pleasure? I’ve learned that it’s not what you suffer, but how you suffer it that makes you holy. What you give up for Lent is not as important as loving yourself and others through life’s worst sufferings, ultimately realizing that joy, your own Easter Sunday, is at the end of it all.

Stella Pope Duarte was born and raised in South Phoenix. She began her awardwinning career in 1995 after she had a dream in which her deceased father told her that her destiny was to become a writer. Contact her at stellapopeduarte.com. latinopm.com

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Who’s got your back, nena? By Monica Castañeda

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and mentoring has evolved through the years. The truth is that we know mentoring is effective. According to the American Society of Training and Development, 75 percent of executives point to mentoring as playing a key role in their careers; and 44 percent of CEOs list mentoring programs as one of the three most effective strategies to enhance women’s advancement into senior management. We also know now that mentoring and/or coaching has become quite popular, and the importance of using mentors throughout your career is finally getting the attention of many women. As a mentee, we can learn from the vast experience of our mentors. Mentors can also help us develop our career management plans. One suggestion is to identify a mentor who is at least two levels above you in your organization and to specifically define the goals of the relationship. Another benefit of having a mentor is that mentors help us improve our accountability and responsibility. As our relationship grows with our mentor, we begin to see the results of our work and our heightened level of confidence will encourage us to strive for achievements we had previously thought were impossible. A favorite piece of advice that I received was when a colleague, mentor and amiga, Marisel, said, “whenever in need, go to your board of directors, nena!” I say m’ija; she says nena. You know, all the women/men who support your goals and dreams. None of us can say we’ve had just one mentor. Whether we acknowledge them or not, there have been many individuals who have contributed to our growth. At one point, I may have never acknowledged my mom as a mentor because she wasn’t a “career woman.” It wasn’t until later that I realized that she was the mentor that taught me nurturing and was my model for kindness towards others.

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We all have the mentor that expects 120 percent from us, and, though we may at times avoid them, we know that their challenges maximize our potential. Then there’s the mentor that serves as a reflection of the truth. This mentor tells us what we need to improve upon and holds us accountable to ourselves. I recall one mentor in particular who taught me a valuable lesson about leading others. She said, “the work is not important, only the people.” This bit of wisdom has been invaluable. We all have had experiences working with some great leaders and some not-so-great. My intent has always been to emulate those leaders who inspired me to follow, and she was one of them. This mentor genuinely made us feel that we, as individuals, were important to her. As mothers, wives, partners, sisters and employees, we all need many mentors. Some contribute to the development of our career; some remind us to go to Mass or pray, be grateful or spiritual; the fit ones say eat right and exercise; others say spend more time with your son ... he’ll grow up so quick! If we all take a minute to look around, we begin to acknowledge the talents and gifts of those around us. We soon realize that we can learn from them and, from my perspective, this makes them my mentor. We need to reach forward and also reach back. There are so many young women who can learn from our experiences, not only as women, but as Latinas. Mentoring helps youth stay in school, provides companionship, guidance and helps youth build their self-esteem. There are so many opportunities for us to contribute to a young person’s life. If you’re already a mentor, encourage those around you to mentor as well, and, if you’re not a mentor, then consider seeking opportunities to serve on someone’s “board of directors.” Monica Castañeda is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Glendale Community College. She’s a native of El Paso, Texas, and has resided in the Valley since 1985. She holds a B.A. from Arizona State University and a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. She’s passionate about serving students and strongly believes in the empowerment that higher education provides.

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