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Past Articles for Aplauda Jul-20-2009
Radlyn Mendoza, Esq. provides legal services to all people in the community but with great appreciation and recognition counts Hispanics as her major clients. “The Hispanic population has had a big hand in building this community, literally frame-by-frame, brick-by-brick. That’s an aspect I don’t think people think about too much -- who is building up Hampton Roads?” ¡Aplauda! José Donaciano Jiménez Barrera Jun-10-2009 Sabor Hampton Roads extends a great applause (¡Aplauda!) to José Donaciano Jiménez Barrera of Newport News. No English language barrier stopped Barrera from becoming a role model to some in Hampton Roads. This special individual marks June 14, 2009 as his first anniversary as volunteer Spanish Conversation Instructor of adult students at First Baptist Church of Newport News... more Apr-22-2009  by Sra. MartinezCheck out Video Interview on Youtube! Aplauda - Laura Contreras-Rowe Mar-12-2009 by Idalia Rosa-Martinez“I believe education is the important factor that changes the condition of poverty to prosperity,” Laura Contreras Rowe said. “It was what helped me see that there was more to life outside the trailer home in Laredo, Texas.” Laura Contreras Rowe, our Mexican American neighbor, lives in Virginia Beach with her husband and two boys. Mrs. Contreras Rowe shared how her life struggles helped her ask herself a question at age 12, “Is there more than this life living in this trailer?” There and then she pledged to seek more than poverty offered....more info Aplauda - Christin McLewin Jan-25-2009 Christin McLewin, Caucasian homegrown Norfolk Virginia girl, was driven to learn Spanish at the age of thirteen. She pursued her drive to completing a BA in Spanish and an MA in Linguistics. Today the “Ingleside Language Center” in Norfolk, serving adults learning English as a Second Language, exists because of this vibrant dedicated twenty-six year old. ¡Aplauda! highlights Miss McLewin’s efforts serving many in the Hispanic community... more info Aplauda -Sergeant David Rosado Dec-04-2008 Want to add some magic to this Christmas season? Contact Sergeant David Rosado of the Chesapeake Sheriff’s office. Mixing magic with his duty to serve, Sergeant Rosado travels Hampton Roads educating the public of all ages on a variety of safety and prevention topics...Read More Nov-05-2008  “The Liberty Tax Services Hispanic Initiative is not a marketing program. We don’t want to just sell commercials to Hispanics.” Marteé Saldaña Pierson said. “Liberty Tax is going to offer services that are helpful and done well and a lot of it for free!”... Aplauda September 08 Sep-03-2008 Three, two, one, blast off with Debbie Martinez! Five-time applicant to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Program waits for the day she can shout these words from within the cabin of the space shuttle. Girls with Wings role model, Debbie Martinez, wants to encourage everyone, but especially young girls, to dream big! “Reach for the moon and you’ll catch a star,” Ms. Martinez said. ¡Aplauda! caught an earthly moment with this Latina (puertorriqueña) who desires to spread the news that education opened doors of opportunity for her and can do it for all.... read more ¡Aplauda Hampton Roads! Jul-31-2008
¡Aplauda Hampton Roads! Jun-30-2008 “We gained a special trust for each other years ago,” Angel Reyes said of his business partner Tony Torres. “When trapped in a crime scene, our instincts saved one another from being killed on the job.” Bonded like blood brothers against crime while working for the Chesapeake Police Department 18 years ago, Reyes and Torres again lock arms as Hampton Roads “Tropical Smoothie” franchisers. They await a July 2008 opening of their branch in Virginia Beach’s Haygood Shopping Center. Read more ¡Aplauda Hampton Roads! Dave Bowling Jun-05-2008 "Bubba Gringo, that's what they've coined me," said Dave Bowling, general sales manager of Hampton Roads' Hispanic music station - Selecta 1050 AM. New to Spanish radio but not new to the airwaves, Bowling cites Salem/Roanoke, Va., as the place where he first turned on the DJ microphone 28 years ago. ¡Aplauda! takes a peak at the man behind the scenes at Selecta. Read More Aplauda Hampton Roads! May-04-2008 From her small office in Virginia Wesleyan College, Dr. Mavel Velasco, a wise and gentle Bolivian, reflects upon 20 years of dedication to providing opportunity for Hispanics and desiring to serve as that "ambassador" who unites Hispanics and non-Hispanics in Hampton Roads. Read More Local Hispanic of the Month - Sandra Mueller Apr-09-2008 By Idalia Rosa-MartinezApril 2008 "to contribute in the success of others!" Sandra Mueller responds as to why she drives the 220-mile stretch between Virginia Beach and Richmond each week. But that's not enough! A heavy work schedule, at three separate sites and in two different fields, doesn't stop Ms. Mueller from her volunteer work as dental assistant. ¡Aplauda! finally caught up to this extraordinary guatemalteca for an interview... read more Nominate someone! Email info@saborhr.com Aplauda Guadalupe Parrales Feb-15-2008
Her monthly Saturday activity of telling classical children’s stories in Spanish and English are not only an exercise in literature but also an exercise in closing the divide between cultures...read more Stanley “Stan” R. Bustetter Jan-15-2008
Her monthly Saturday activity of telling classical children’s stories in Spanish and English are not only an exercise in literature but also an exercise in closing the divide between cultures. .. read more Durant and Boni Kreider Nov-15-2007
Her monthly Saturday activity of telling classical children’s stories in Spanish and English are not only an exercise in literature but also an exercise in closing the divide between cultures. .. read more Tyrone Garcia Oct-15-2007 by Idalia Rosa-MartinezOctober 2007 “My restaurant serves the people like a pueblo (village), like back in Puerto Rico where everybody helps everybody like family,” said Tyrone Garcia co-owner of Teresita’s Latino Grill. Former Merchant Marine turned cook is this month’s chosen ¡Aplauda Hampton Roads! personality. Meet the man ready to give another fellow man a second chance when he’s down. .. read more Pamela Humes Aug-15-2007 by Idalia Rosa-MartinezAugust 2007 English-Irish Pamela Humes duels tongue to tongue with any habla hispano (Spanish speaker) in fluent Spanish. Why? Well born in Sao Paolo Brazil, of US parents working in the shoe machinery industry, Pamela Humes moved to Mexico at the age of nine. Spanish culture and language influenced her younger years to adolescent and remains the bilingual way she desires to communicate. ..read more Local Hispanic of the Month Jul-02-2007 by Idalia Rosa-MartinezJuly 2007Ms. Marcia Murdock expresses herself with fervor when she says, “be bilingual, and be successful.” And she lives out her belief impressing upon others that progress in work and school will happen when you learn the language of the land where you reside. Born and schooled in the Republic of Panama, Marcia Murdock came to Norfolk, VA... read more Ivan Sanchez May-15-2007
“The one thing I have always been told I was gifted at, I was a natural at was writing,” said Ivan Sanchez, Hampton Roads’ own and published author. Ivan Sanchez, 34-year-old Bronx born, dropped out of school in the 10th grade later to complete a GED and further accomplish an AA in Computer and Information Science. Now he caps himself a May 2007 University of Phoenix graduate with a BS in Management. Challenges have been part of Mr. Sanchez’ life, but overcoming those challenges has also been his destiny... read more |
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¡Aplauda! highlights Hampton Roads Attorney Radlyn Mendoza, a 10-year veteran of Immigration Law in Hampton Roads.
“Providing a professional, honest and efficient job, I think I help change the wrong ideas and perceptions that people have about Hispanics,” Carmen A. Cote, DDS said. Carmen A. Cote: DDS, female, Hispanic, sole dentist and owner of her own practice. Cote is determined to spread the word that Hispanics are professional people too. 
By Idalia Rosa-Martinez
By Idalia Rosa-Martinez
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