PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE PAID KCMO PERMIT NO. 990 vol. 13 KANSAS CITY no. 09 PERIÓDICO BILINGÜE SEMANAL 25¢ www.kchispanicnews.com 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2009 THE SWINE FLU AND YOU: LA GRIPE PORCINA Y USTED: WHAT EVERY EXPECTANT MOTHER SHOULD KNOW LO QUE TODA MADRE EMBARAZADA DEBE SABER By CHARLES HUx, M.D. By CHARLES HUx, M.D. There is a new strain of flu virus called the H1N1 or swine flu virus. This virus is Allí hay una nueva especie o tipo de virus de la influenza llamado H1N1 o virus quickly spreading throughout the world, causing much worry and fear among de la influenza porcina. Este virus se está esparciendo rápidamente a través del the general population and the medical community. More than 90 percent of mundo, causando mucha preocupación y temor entre la población en general flu cases this year will be caused by the H1N1 strain of virus. y entre la comunidad médica. Más del 90 por ciento de los casos de influenza este año serán causados por la especie H1N1 del virus. BOTH VACCINES/PAGE LAS DOS VACUNAS/PÁGINA HUD official listens to Kansas City residents WCAN: UN BENEFICIO PARA EL VECINDARIO TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN HISPANIC NEWS Sin la estructura de ladrillos de dos pisos en la esquina de las calles 23 y Jefferson, José Raymundo Gonzáles dijo que su vida en Kansas HUD assistant Secretary john Trasvina held a town hall meeting in KCK in Mid-October. Homeowners wanted to learn more about what is going on in City sería más Washington, D.C. and many questions were raised about foreclosure and new home buyer programs. difícil y peligrosa. El Asistente Secretario de HUD john Trasvina realizó una reunión tipo Sin el Centro de la Red de ayuntamiento en KCK a mediados de octubre. Los dueños de casa querían aprender más respecto a los que está sucediendo en Washington, DC y se Acción Comunitaria del West- hicieron muchas preguntas sobre las ejecuciones de hipotecas y nuevos side (CAN), Gonzáles, un inmi- programas para quienes compran casa. grante luchando para comenzar nuevamente, tendría que buscar jOE ARCE AND DEBRA DECOSTER • HISPANIC NEWS en otro sitio para recibir una Home foreclosure is a rising crisis in the United States. compasionada ayuda y un asilo. As homeowners confront downsizing of jobs and the Gonzáles está entre los cientos inability to make their mortgage payments, they face de hombres que la agencia ha at- the possibility of losing their home, which would send endido por los últimos 15 años. them and their children onto the streets. The home “Si no fuera por este centro muchos de nosotros pasaría- foreclosure crisis is not exclusive to the Midwest; it has mos por verdaderos aprietos”, hit every state. Eager to learn how to keep their homes Gonzáles le dijo a Hispanic News. or where to find help if they are facing foreclosure, “Yo miro a Lynda Callon (La families packed a recent town hall meeting coordinated directora ejecutiva de la agen- cia) con un gran corazón. Ella by El Centro in Kansas City, Kan. verdaderamente nos ayuda. Muchos nos ven como menos Lynda Callon and volunteers have cultivated what many describe as a unique program that fosters neighborhood safety John Trasvina, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and que seres humanos y nos ven and dispels negative stereotypes of Latino immigrants. The men that come to WCAN feel welcomed and respected and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and como perros. Ella nos mira con they take pride in the center’s 15th year of service in KC Westside community. Urban Development visited Kansas City in mid-October to su corazón como hermanos y Lynda Callon y voluntarios han cultivado lo que muchos describen como un programa único que fomenta la seguridad hear citizens’ concerns about the housing market and the eco- del vecindario y disipa los estereotipos negativos de los inmigrantes latinos. Los hombres que vienen al WCAN se sienten nomic downturn. His mission as he travels across the United AGENCIA /PÁGINA bienvenidos y respetados y sienten orgullo de los 15 años de servicios del centro en la comunidad del Westside de KC. States is to let people know that the new administration is wor- king to resolve the national crisis. LATINOS SOMETIME/PAGE WCAN: A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSET jOE ARCE AND tony balandran “If it wasn’t for this center sas City Police Chief Jim Cor- HISPANIC NEWS Oficiales de HUD many of us would have it real win told Hispanic News. “This tough,” Gonzales told Hispanic (center) is a blessing, a mission Without the two- News. “I see Lynda Callon (the of the heart.” escuchan a los residentes story brick agency’s executive director) That longtime partnership structure at the with a big heart. She really helps between Kansas City police and us. Many see us as less than hu- WCAN was nationally recog- de Kansas City man and view us as dogs. She TRADUCE PATRICIO H. LAZEN • HISPANIC NEWS corner of 23rd and nized in mid-October with a Jefferson streets, sees us with her heart and as MetLife Foundation Commu- Los remates o ejecuciones de hipotecas están brothers and she offers support nity-Police Partnership Award creciendo en Estados Unidos. Mientras los dueños Jose Reymundo and treats us with dignity and for extraordinary achieve- Gonzales said life respect so again I say she has a ments in improving safety and de casa enfrentan el encogimiento de trabajos y la big heart.” inhabilidad para hacer sus pagos de hipotecas, ellos strengthening community-po- in Kansas City For 15 years, WCAN has lice relations. enfrentan a la vez la posibilidad de perder sus casas, would be rough served the residents, the busi- The award, sponsored by lo cual lo enviaría a ellos y a sus hijos a la calle. La and dangerous. nesses and the homeless on Kan- MetLife Foundation and ad- crisis de ejecuciones de hipotecas no es exclusiva sas City’s Westside. Through ministered by the Local Ini- a partnership with the Kan- del Medio Oeste; ha golpeado a cada estado. Without the Westside Com- tiatives Support Corporation munity Action Network Cent- sas City Police Department, Deseosos de aprender cómo mantener a sus hogares (LISC), recognizes partner- er (WCAN), Gonzales, an WCAN has cultivated what ships between community de- o donde encontrar ayuda si es que enfrentan immigrant struggling to be- many describe as a unique pro- Lynda Callon velopment groups and police WCNA Executive Director ejecuciones de hipotecas, familias repletaron una gin anew, would have to look gram that fosters neighborhood departments that have reduced safety and dispels negative ster- a significant threat to sustained reunión reciente de tipo ayuntamiento coordinada por elsewhere for a compassionate crime and spurred housing hand and a safe haven. eotypes of Latino immigrants. development, economic activ- neighborhood revitalization,” El Centro Inc. en Kansas City, Kan. Gonzales is among the hun- “When you do the right part- ity, and improved community said Dennis White, president dred of men the agency during nerships and do the right work, services in low- and moderate- and CEO of MetLife Foun- John Trasvina, Asistente Secretario de la División de Justicia the past 15 years. great things can happen,” Kan- income communities.“Crime is ALGUNAS VECES/PÁGINA CENTER WILL /PAGE Veterans Day Events at World War I Museum set On Veterans Day across the United States, those who have served in Leavenworth, Kan. The ceremony concludes at 11 a.m. — a symbolic time on this special day — the military and risked their lives to defend freedom will be honored with the laying of a wreath. This free event will be in the National World War I Museum’s J.C. Nichols Auditorium. with parades, speeches and special events. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Veterans Day, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial In Kansas City, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial is planning a daylong will be free for all visitors on, thanks to a gift from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Guests who visit celebration and observance. the Liberty Memorial’s Tower will be charged regular admission. Veterans Day, Nov. 11, will be commemorated at a special ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. The At 1 p.m., for the first time ever, two stamps honoring Alvin York and Gary Cooper will be un- event includes performances by the American Legion Band and speeches to honor the significance veiled side-by-side by two descendents of these legends. of this important day. The keynote speaker for the ceremony is James H. Willbanks, director of Alvin C. York of Pall Mall, Tenn., was the most decorated soldier of the Great War. He was the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort A FREE DAY AT /PAGE • 2918 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108 • PHONE:(816)472.KCHN • FAX: (816) 931.NEWS • E-MAIL: [email protected] VOL.13 NO.09 2 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2009 www.kchispanicnews.com CENTER WILL NOT TOWN HALL MEETING REST ON ITS LAURELS KANSAS CITY MAYOR Mark Funkhouser Union Station • 30 Pershing Road • Kansas City, MO 64108 • (Free parking in garage) HOSTED BY: 100 BLACK MEN OF KANSAS CITY “Now, more than ever, is the time to take action and not only talk about the problem, but come to the table with solutions. By hosting this event with Mayor Funkhouser, we hope to establish a stronger relationship with our city and community leaders to spark a revitalization of Kansas City’s urban community.