Hispanic Chat: Computers lift spirits of hospitalized youths
By Ginny Graybiel News Journal staff writer Washington High School senior Rachel Heffner doesn't lack for friends. Just this week, 20 of them descended on Sacred Heart Children's Hospital to surprise her with the news that she'd won a college scholarship.Almost every day, one friend or another stops by to give a rundown of the day's events. Lots of others keep the phone line to her room humming.But Rachel has a lot on her mind that...
Hispanic Chat: Latinos join Web's global weave Providers target growing market
In January, Anna Spinello, a clothing designer in Buenos Aires, set up a Web site to help boost sales of her spring line. By clicking on a little flag, a viewer can see the site in English, Spanish or Portuguese."Considering we haven't publicized it, we've had an amazing response," said her son Francesco Spinello, 42, who manages the small, family-run business (www.annaspinello.com) that sells to boutiques in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and...
Hispanic Chat: Horace Mann celebrates Hispanic heritage in May
Latinas Unidas of Wisconsin Inc. is glad to provide you with interesting bilingual information through this column. Today, I would like to introduce you to Maria Fields, who is an active member of our organization, one of our ESL teachers and a bilingual (Spanish) teacher at Horace Mann School. She would like to share with you the following information about an upcoming event. Latino Festival 2004 In a joint effort in giving cultural knowledge, Horace Mann Middle School has been celebrating...