September 12, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose Mercury News, the only daily newspaper in Santa Clara County and one of the largest in the Bay Area hires few Latino writers. The news last week of Nora Villagran’s reassignment (to a position normally held by junior writers or on occasion clerical staff) has created …
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September 5, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Last week the Historic’ Arts advisory Committee meeting brought together a number of historians from throughout the Bay Area whose specialty is early day California history. Most of the historians who spoke before the committee at that meeting felt that Fallon’s raising of the American flag was not really …
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THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT (IRCA) IS UNDER ACTIVISM August 15, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). passed by Congress in 1986, is under increased criticism by many. IRCA was passed in an effort to control immigration into the United States. This legislation imposed employer sanctions for the hiring …
August 29, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose Evergreen community College District announced last Wednesday that one of its colleges, San Jose City had been selected to receive a 2.5 million dollar federally funded Title III Grant, to be awarded over a five year period. The grant monies were made available to help institutions …
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August 22, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Hispanics in Clara County number an estimated 310,000. The City of San Jose has both the largest concentration of and the highest percentage of Hispanics (est. to be 30%) of any city in the County. There are 14 cities in Santa Clara County whose total population is estimated to …
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August 8, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Members of the Historic Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) were selected on July 31. This committee was formed as a consequence of the Fallon controversy. HAAC will serve two functions: 1) to recommend a resolution of the Fallon statue controversy to the City Council and 2) recommend to the Fine …
July 11,1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Media coverage of the Fallon statue controversy generally has neglected to understand and present the real issues that have been raised in this dispute. The arguments against the Fallon statue have arisen from a genuine citizens‘ concern over the manner in which governmental issues/ plans are made and the expenditure …
July 3, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The American G.I. Forum held its yearly statewide convention in San Jose this past week. It brought into focus the many issues of concern to the California Hispanic community. The Conference also highlighted the many achievements of the G.I. Forum. The G.I. Forum a veterans organization, was established in …
June 27, 1990 Text by Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade The American Indian Center of Santa Clara Valley, together with the San Jose Public Library System, dedicated the new Indian Center library last Wednesday, June 20. The new library is located next to the Indian Center of San Jose. Inc. at 935 The …
June 13, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Thursday evening, June 7, after months of controversy regarding the Fallon statue, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved a proposal that addressed most of the concern raised in the Fallon controversy. The Hispanic community spoke out in opposition to the Fallon statue because the statue portrays Thomas Fallon …