admin | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:26:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png admin | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 The Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs has established the Iowa Latino Hall of Fame https://holaamericanews.com/nominations-open-for-latino-hall-of-fame/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:58:18 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6903 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame Many outstanding Latinos/as helped shape Iowa and many strong Latino leaders continue to contribute their talents and skills to improve the quality of life in […]

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]]> Spanish-Speaking community members invited to Grand View University to discuss barriers to minority employment https://holaamericanews.com/spanish-speaking-community-members-invited-to-grand-view-university-to-discuss-barriers-to-minority-employment/ Thu, 11 May 2017 13:29:54 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6825 Listening Tour Tuesday, May 16 6:00 – 7:00 pm Grand View University Student Center (event for Spanish speakers) 2811 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA Grand View University will be […]

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]]> Des Moines Playhouse, Megan Helmers directs culturally representative production https://holaamericanews.com/des-moines-playhouse-megan-helmers-directs-culturally-representative-production/ Sat, 06 May 2017 12:14:22 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6676 Des Moines Playhouse recently announced a new production that includes roles representing diverse characters. “One role is written for a Latino, one role is written for a Latina, one role […]

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]]> Marlu’s Xingonas of the Month: The Ladies of the Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines https://holaamericanews.com/marlus-xingonas-of-the-month-the-ladies-of-the-latina-leadership-initiative-of-greater-des-moines/ Wed, 03 May 2017 02:10:16 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6751 This month, we celebrate a group of women that are the definition of Xingonas: the ladies of the Latina Leadership Initiative, LLI. The group of women recently celebrated their graduation […]

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]]> Latino Forum co-leads efforts to protect Des Moines Public School students https://holaamericanews.com/latino-forum-co-leads-efforts-to-protect-des-moines-public-school-students/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 01:44:05 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6519 The Latino Forum is a group of individuals committed to the advancement of Latinos to achieve social justice for the community and furthers its full potential. The Latino Forum, a product […]

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]]> Maize Retreat, opportunity to celebrate Latino and Indigenous culture https://holaamericanews.com/maize-retreat-opportunity-to-celebrate-latino-and-indigenous-culture/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 01:35:08 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6506 The Maize Retreat provides youth the opportunity to explore the Iowa 4-H Youth Development Program and Iowa State University. Youth participants from across Iowa will gather to experience 4-H Healthy […]

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]]> Des Moines University Pays to Test Medical Students in Spanish https://holaamericanews.com/des-moines-university-pays-to-test-medical-students-in-spanish/ Sun, 26 Feb 2017 02:22:32 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6409 Des Moines University (DMU) is in need of bilingual women who have a flexible schedule to help with medical students’ exams. Students have a Medical Spanish course and are being […]

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]]> STEM Initiatives, Iowa State University https://holaamericanews.com/stem-initiatives-iowa-state-university/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:27:09 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6393 Since Governor Terry Branstad created the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Advisory Council, Iowa State and various other colleges and universities have created STEM initiatives in their respective areas. These […]

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]]> Hola Iowa Hires Marketing and Community Outreach Specialist for Central Iowa https://holaamericanews.com/hola-iowa-hires-marketing-and-community-outreach-specialist-for-central-iowa/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:21:04 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6415 2017 marks a year of opportunities for Hola America Media Group. Its news branch, Hola Iowa, welcomes a current Hola America collaborator, Marlu Abarca, to a new position as Marketing […]

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]]> Iowans Say NO to HF265 https://holaamericanews.com/iowans-say-no-to-hf265/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 23:16:34 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6345 A bill for an act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws (Formerly HSB 67.) has been introduced […]

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