Kassidy Arena | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Mon, 15 Apr 2024 03:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Kassidy Arena | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Summit to focus on Latino participation in state elections https://holaamericanews.com/summit-to-focus-on-latino-participation-in-state-elections/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:16:11 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=24787 By Kassidy Arena , Senior Reporter Nebraska Public Media News Nebraska’s Latino populations continue to grow and have larger impacts in elections. This is the main topic of the upcoming […]

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]]> Indigenous, intergenerational sewing group empowers and heals through fashion https://holaamericanews.com/indigenous-intergenerational-sewing-group-empowers-and-heals-through-fashion/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 16:01:05 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=23220 By Kassidy Arena, Nebraska Public Media The lights dim in the packed auditorium in Creighton University’s Lied Education Center for the Arts on Sunday, Dec. 3. The fashion show is […]

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]]> While a rural shop succeeds, mid-Missouri’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce gets put on the back burner https://holaamericanews.com/while-a-rural-shop-succeeds-mid-missouris-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-gets-put-on-the-back-burner/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:44:09 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=20227 By Kassidy Arena / KBIA Sedalia is known to many as the home of the Missouri State Fair. Nearly 400,000 people flock there every summer for the festivities. But Sedalia […]

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]]> Missouri has one of the lowest percentages of Latinos in the Midwest. Here’s why it matters. https://holaamericanews.com/by-kassidy-arena-kbia/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:17:55 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=20214 By Kassidy Arena, KBIA Jonathan Verdejo has watched people come and go. His people. The ones he can play some of his favorite music to in his job as a […]

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]]> Iowa’s newest escaramuza team honors Mexican culture, embraces change https://holaamericanews.com/iowas-newest-escaramuza-team-honors-mexican-culture-embraces-change/ Fri, 27 May 2022 19:42:02 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=19024 By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio On a windy day on the east side of Des Moines, eight horseback riders call out to one another in a homemade arena. The […]

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]]> IPR’s Kassidy Arena Says Goodbye to Hola Iowa Readers https://holaamericanews.com/iprs-kassidy-arena-says-goodbye-to-hola-iowa-readers/ Wed, 25 May 2022 16:52:25 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18958 When I first moved to Iowa to work for Iowa Public Radio to cover Latino, Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities, I didn’t know a soul. I didn’t know my colleagues and […]

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]]> Community speaks out at Waukee School Board meeting against offensive student presentation https://holaamericanews.com/community-speaks-out-at-waukee-school-board-meeting-against-offensive-student-presentation/ Wed, 11 May 2022 20:09:00 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18746 By Kassidy Arena By Iowa Public Radio Concerned community members spoke at the Waukee Community School District Board meeting last night about an offensive student presentation. Five ninth grade students […]

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]]> English-only test for teaching license frustrates efforts by dual language schools to find teachers https://holaamericanews.com/english-only-test-for-teaching-license-frustrates-efforts-by-dual-language-schools-to-find-teachers/ Wed, 11 May 2022 14:05:25 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18670 By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio One boy crossed his eyes and shouted: “!Mira a mis ojos!” which translates to “Look at my eyes!” All of that chit-chat was in […]

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]]> Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in ‘Cost of Living in Iowa’ report https://holaamericanews.com/study-finds-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-cost-of-living-in-iowa-report/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:27:45 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18603 By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio The nonprofit public policy research organization Common Good Iowa released its eighth edition of the “Cost of Living in Iowa” report, which highlights challenges […]

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]]> Five of the 10 Des Moines teens charged with murder in the East High shooting plead not guilty https://holaamericanews.com/five-of-the-10-des-moines-teens-charged-with-murder-in-the-east-high-shooting-plead-not-guilty/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:55:55 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18568 By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio Des Moines Police have charged 10 teenagers in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old José David Lopez outside of East High School last […]

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