July2009

Features

Stories of courage, hope, determination

Stories of courage, hope, determination

The honor was long in coming. That was the sentiment as Latino Perspectives Magazine and the Raul H. Castro Institute presented the 1st Annul Arizona Latina Trailblazers

Are you prepared for retirement?

Are you prepared for retirement?

Wake up and smell the coffee you just spent five bucks on

Phoenix Art Museum or bust!

Phoenix Art Museum or bust!

Phantom sightings. Art after the Chicano Movement

Departments

¿Será posible?:  ¿Será Posible? Things that make us go “hmm”

Expert advice for women on how to beat recession

My Perspective: my perspective on: retirement

No substitute for saving, planning for retirement

Travel: Oh, Canada

Visit to our northern neighbor a trip worth remembering

Vibe: A look at: The Art of Exile

In The Art of Exile, the Bilingual Review Press has released one of its most powerful collections of poetry

Vibe: ALAC raises $41,000 in cash and pledges

ALAC raised more than $41,000 in cash or pledges during its first major fund-raiser on May 28

Vibe: CNN turns cameras on Latinos

The Latino bandwagon keeps rolling along …

Vibe: MADE, just for you

Serendipitously, we found just what we were looking for at MADE art boutique

Vibe: Tempe Library show features regional artists

Summer is a good time to check out art exhibitions at the various galleries in the Valley

Movin' Up: Mazon Gutierrez elected to national Girl Scouts post

It will be her second term on the National Board, headquartered in New York City.

Movin' Up: Perez named new Chair of Chamber of Commerce

Connie Perez is the CEO of Advanced Reimbursement Management

Movin' Up: Hispanic Chamber selects Contreras as new President/CEO

Contreras is former Director of the Registrar of Contractors and former Executive Director of the Governor’s Council on Small Business

Movin' Up: Flores named to Homeland Security border task force

Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Southwest Border Task Force by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Careers: Changes for the better

Making difference at work, in community drive Herrera

Lola's Voicemail: Lola's Voicemail

Off to the market with Tía Cuca

From the Editor: Dream on; Act today

A report by Ernst & Young, reveals that the middle class is much more vulnerable in retirement than what was previously thought

Health: Planning ahead

Financial health begins with solid insurance options

LP Journal: Tasteless bickering

Just because you’re in jail, doesn’t mean you have bad taste…buds.

LP Journal: Long live los revisionistas

It might as well have been called Fénix, Arizona.

LP Journal: Mendez Beltway bound

Highways aren’t sexy, but we all need ’em real bad.

LP Journal: Odio delivers what some called an odious message

A White House staffer, Carlos Odio, reportedly delivered some unwelcome news during three local meetings

LP Journal: Heredia to the rescue?

The Dems need help. Then again, if you happen to be a Republican, you probably think they’re doing just fine.

LP Journal: These folks are the real Super Bowl party poopers

Okay, we admit right up front that we at Latino Perspectives Magazine are what some in the biz would call “Hispanic-targeted media.”

LP Journal: Sotomayor is an alien love-child

The far-right is suspicious, even hostile. The far left is ecstatic, even giddy.

Rincon del Arte: Words of wisdom

Words of wisdom: Author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford creates poetry for children 3 to 103

Latinos who serve: Most wanted attributes

Phoenix FBI Special Agent exudes confidence, satisfaction, pride

Entrepreneur of the Month: Truth be told

Retirement investment firm’s founder keeps clients informed, ahead of game