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TOLEDO/CLEVELAND/DETROIT SALES: 419-870-2797 Since 1989. www. l a p r ensa1.com FREE! TOLEDO: TINTA CON SABOR DETROIT CLEVELAND • LORAIN Ohio & Michigan’s Oldest & Largest Latino Weekly CLEVELAND 216-688-9045 Classified? Email [email protected] 19 de mayo, 2017 Weekly/Semanal 16 Páginas Vol. 61, No. 12 GLASS CITY FILM FESTIVAL, P. 13 www.elnacimientorestaurant.com In the photo are Lorenzo Morales, his wife Emilia Silguero, and his son Brian Morales in front of their expanded Taquería La Autentica Michoacana restaurant, 1218 Broadway St., Toledo. Congratulations Shawn and John on your graduation from Penta Career Center May 17 & 18, 2017. This week on Voces Latinas TV show, Lucas County Board of Elections officials will be interviewed about voting. In the photo are Theresa Gabriel (Deputy Director), LaVera Scott (Director), Tony Rios, and Maryori Rios. Voces Latinas airs Thursdays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays at 7:00 pm on Buckeye CableSystem Channel 69. “En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.”—Rico de La Prensa quoting Mexican proverb. LORAIN SALES: 440-320-8221 • CLEVELAND 216-688-9045 Since 1989. www. l a p r ensa1.com FREE! TOLEDO: TINTA CON SABOR CLEVELAND • LORAIN TOLEDO Ohio & Michigan’s Oldest & Largest Latino Weekly CLEVELAND 216-688-9045 Classified? Email [email protected] May/mayo 19, 2017 Weekly/Semanal 16 Páginas Vol. 61, No. 12 CMSD’S ‘ROCK YOUR WORLD WITH STEAM, P. 16 Una Associacion ganadora Para Cleveland, P. 16. — Photo by Mychal Lilly Hispanic Alliance graduates its fifth leadership class with 19 students CLEVELAND: The tunities for residents; Dietzel, María Estrella, Rosa people, who have managed Hispanic Alliance hosted • produce demographi- González, Carlos Laboy, Rosie so many other demands to its Hispanic Alliance cally-based surveys and po- Larrea, Sonia Monroy, María complete HALDI." Leadership Development sition papers; and Ritchie, Myra Rosario, Eliza- HALDI has contributed Initiative's [HALDI's] fifth • promote civic and cul- beth Román, Dulce Sánchez, to developing the leader- commencement ceremony tural pride and awareness Ana Santiago, Annette Santos, ship skills of many Latino May 10, 2017, at Tri-C's for all Latinos. and Patricia Tousel. public safety officials, en- Jerry Sue Thornton Cen- HALDI recognized the "This is our largest class trepreneurs, aspiring ter, 2500 East 22nd Street, following nineteen individu- since HALDI's inception in elected officials, law stu- Cleveland. als who completed the nine- 2011, seventeen women and dents, and administrators The Hispanic Alliance month, intensive leadership two men will be graduating," throughout the region. is a Cleveland based-com- class: Hilda Abreu, Royal said Juan Molina Crespo, A reception immedi- munity organization Antongiorgi, Teresa Executive Director at the His- ately followed the cer- whose mandate is to: Asevedo, Rachel Batista- panic Alliance. "We are very emony. • create community and Cedeño, Diana de la Rosa, proud of these very commit- On the Internet: http:// civic engagement oppor- Carolina DeJesús, Douglas ted and talented young haldiclev.org/ Página 2 La Prensa May 19, 2017 Hispanic-Democratic Caucus hopes to enlist Latino voters By Kevin Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent May 15, 2017: The new Gary Johnson, who is running didate,” said Ms. Geronimo, a march here, or a rally officers of the Lucas County for an at-large seat on Toledo reference to the endorsed in- there to state their feel- Hispanic-Latino Caucus City Council, slated for vote cumbent. “As a club within ings about immigra- share one important thing in Sept. 12, 2017. Donald that organization, we’re com- tion, women’s rights, common: a deep disappoint- Trump’s win as president has mitted to following the guide- or some other cause ment in the outcome of last increased the interest of the lines of the party and making or issue. November’s presidential elec- new caucus leadership to men- sure we work with them.” “I think it starts at tion—and a commitment to tor and groom more young The loyalty to Mayor the local level. I do something about it, start- Latinos to run for local office. Hicks-Hudson is not surpris- think it starts with the ing at the local level. “Whenever you suffer a ing, also given that both Ms. family, within your defeat like that, you always Geronimo and the caucus vice own household, then Cindy Geronimo, want to be a part of affecting president—Linda Alvarado- the local level,” she Caucus President some sort of change and help- Arce—both work in her ad- said. “I think it (the Cindy Arredondo- ing to build up, especially ministration in city govern- Trump win) shocked Geronimo was selected to lead the caucus,” she said. ment appointed positions. everybody—and it’s The officers of the Lucas County Hispanic/Latino Democratic Caucus, the caucus after more than a “There’s a lot of history there Both were appointed to their still shocking every- elected on April 4, 2017: [R to L] Cynthia Arredondo Geronimo – President; decade out of office, previ- and a lot of opportunity to current posts by then-mayor body. I think a lot of Linda Alvarado-Arce - Vice President; Denise Alvarado – Treasurer; and Alicia Sánchez-Boes – Secretary. Photo by Linda Parra. ously as vice president. She grow the membership.” Mike Bell. people are regretting stated she’s been a caucus Ms. Geronimo, 48, doesn’t that they didn’t get involved to pull that up and we can’t do doing voter registration,” she member “here and there aspire to run for office right Linda Alvarado-Arce, earlier.” that if we keep excluding them recalled. “I was just a kid do- through the years.” She is also now, seeing herself more as a Caucus Vice President Ms. Alvarado-Arce sees or not including them.” ing all of those things—in a member of the Lucas County “behind the scenes” person New vice president Linda herself “as a worker bee,” one Ms. Alvarado-Arce is mar- English and Spanish. My mom Democratic Party executive who has never completely Alvarado-Arce shares the who “likes to support” others ried to attorney Roman “Ray” was heavily involved in poli- committee. “closed that door.” But she is president’s vision to reinvigo- and issues. She plans to push Arce of Marshall & Melhorn, tics in both Defiance and To- “I’ve stayed committed more available to help Latinos rate the ranks of the Latino education, human rights, and LLC. She grew up in Defiance, ledo. She worked with FLOC, that way, but I just felt now we within the political party since caucus with an influx of young social justice issues as the cau- but moved to the Glass City Jack Ford, Sofia Quintero.” need a stronger voice for the her two children are now in members willing to be cus vice president. after graduating high school Ms. Alvarado-Arce admit- Latinos in our community and their teens. mentored in local politics. “I hope to pass some of to attend the University of ted she purposely avoided this was an opportunity to Meanwhile, there is trouble “The presidential election that along to the younger gen- Toledo. Before her present politics as an adult, especially step up,” said the Toledo code brewing within the local Demo- this last time around was very eration and work more stint in city government, she while at the university. But enforcement commissioner. cratic Party ranks. While the disappointing,” said Ms. closely with our local univer- taught and did research at UT. she also called it “funny how “There’s a lot of issues that party has officially endorsed Alvarado-Arce, 47, the execu- sities and schools, and start But Ms. Alvarado-Arce is life brings you right back affect our population that the Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks- tive director of Toledo’s Board cultivating and educating no stranger to politics, grow- around to it.” Hispanics need a strong voice Hudson, Lucas County Trea- of Community Relations. “I that younger generation,” she ing up with an activist mom The other Latino caucus and that people need to un- surer Wade Kapszukiewicz— feel we need to get a younger said. “I think we’re drying up. who took her everywhere to officers are Secretary Alicia derstand the issues that we’re a Democrat—recently an- generation up and active in We keep seeing the same help with Democratic cam- Sánchez-Boes, who is the facing.” nounced his intention to run politics—in voting and hope- people in the same positions. paigns. Laura Alvarado even daughter-in-law of Ms. One of Ms. Geronimo’s against her. fully to elected positions.” I don’t think our issues as ran for the school board in Alvarado-Arce, and Treasurer goals is to increase caucus “I hope we, as a party, can The caucus leadership in- Latinos have been taken seri- Defiance at one point. Denise Alvarado (no relation), membership and get more continue to work together and tends to issue a call to action, ously—and those that were “When I was young, we a Springfield High School young people involved. Right figure out how we can get as many people are searching pushing those issues before were working on Richard graduate who recently re- now the only local Latino can- through this and be as sup- for organized ways to get in- us are getting older now. It’s Celeste’s campaign (for gov- turned to Toledo after moving didate is small business owner portive as we can for our can- volved beyond a protest time for a younger generation ernor), going door-to-door to Florida. Happy Easter! LA PRENSA SALES: CLEVELAND 216-688-9045 • TOLEDO 419-870-2797 • DETROIT 313-729-4435 • LORAIN 440-320-8221 19 de mayo, 2017 La Prensa Page 3 No action for years on Ohio board for African Number of Latino, Asian-American voters immigrants increased in 2016 By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press By LAURIE KELLMAN and EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC, May Asian-Americans.

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