Hispanic Magazine: State reviewing AHAC allegations against magazine
Texas Hispanic officials deny misusing group's name, misleading banquet sponsors
The state attorney general's office is reviewing allegations that Texas Hispanic Magazine improperly used the Arlington Hispanic Advisory Council's name and nonprofit, tax-exempt status to raise money for an Arlington banquet. The Oct. 5 Brillante Awards banquet, which honored 75 influential Hispanics, was billed in fliers as a scholarship fund-raiser. But no money went to scholarships, organizers said.Greg Vaquera, 47, a marketing specialist who helped found the...
Washington Mutual Named in Top Supplier Diversity Rankings by Both DiversityInc. and Hispanic Magazine
Washington Mutual, Seattle Lisa Lucas, 206-377-6201 lisa.lucas@wamu.net Washington Mutual was recently named as one of the "Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity" by DiversityInc. and the "Top 25 Minority Vendor Programs for Latinos" by Hispanic Magazine. "At Washington Mutual, we strive to use our successes to better serve neighborhoods, consumers and small- to mid-sized businesses," said Portia Rugon, Washington...
Hispanic Magazine: ENTERPRISING MOVE
Owners of Hispanic publication relocating offices to Arlington
As Miguel Barrientos walks through his empty downtown Arlington office, he talks of the poverty he endured as a farm worker in California's San Joaquin Valley.After describing his boyhood experiences, he explains why he believes the magazine he publishes, Texas Hispanic Magazine , is sorely needed. "We focus on the positive side, on the contributions of the Hispanic community," Mr. Barrientos said. "Daily newspapers haven't done a...
