| Wounded Latina Vet gets second chance in Hawaii Many Latinos and Latinas serve proudly in our nation’s armed forces. Many of them are currently defending our nation by serving in combat missions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Some come home safe. Some come home wounded. Some come home draped in our nation’s flag. This is a story about one that came home wounded. Oyoana Allende, 24, is Mexican. She was born in Chicago, but moved to Mexico City when she was one year old and lived there for 16 years. The former U.S. Marine is an Iraq War combat veteran whose face, hands and knees were severely burned during a suicide bomber attack. |
| Ray's Corner Ray Cruz is the host of Hawaii Public Radio’s (KIPO-FM-89.3) Sabor Tropical Salsa Show. Ray keeps the community informed about statewide Hispanic events, Salsa dancing venues, Spanish-language church services, organizational meetings, etc. |
| La Cocina Recipes some homes are using |
| Hawaii Hispanic Statistics |
| Hawaii Hispanic Statistics |
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Residents 105,172
Percentage of Hispanics
population 8.2%
Percentage of Hispanics
population 8.2%
Female: 48.5%
Male: 51.5%
Ages 21
to 65 64.6%
College to
Professional
Degrees: 49%
Bilingual / English
Dominant: 80%
Spanish
Dominant: 20%
Male: 51.5%
Ages 21
to 65 64.6%
College to
Professional
Degrees: 49%
Bilingual / English
Dominant: 80%
Spanish
Dominant: 20%
| Hawaii’s Hispanic Community Holds Peaceful Demonstration at City Hall |
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100% Latino -owned & -operated
HONOLULU, HI – Hawaii’s Hispanic
community held a peaceful
demonstration at Honolulu Hale (City
Hall) on Thursday, June 12th. The
purpose of the meeting was to
express the community’s concern
over Councilman Rod Tam using the
term “wetbacks” when referring to
Mexican undocumented workers in a
City Council meeting.
Hawaii’s Hispanic community is
comprised of 100,000 residents
comprised of residents from 22
community held a peaceful
demonstration at Honolulu Hale (City
Hall) on Thursday, June 12th. The
purpose of the meeting was to
express the community’s concern
over Councilman Rod Tam using the
term “wetbacks” when referring to
Mexican undocumented workers in a
City Council meeting.
Hawaii’s Hispanic community is
comprised of 100,000 residents
comprised of residents from 22
different nations – and Tam’s recent actions managed to offend many
of them!
of them!
| Our country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved many Hispanic families in various communities around our nation. Last month, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mary Apodaca, who was stationed at Schofield Barracks, left for her second tour in Iraq. |
Jesse Camacho