Latinas de Iowa | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:23:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Latinas de Iowa | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Joanna Chavez Deleon’s Vision of Empowerment and Unity Leads to Latinas Rising Together in Storm Lake https://holaamericanews.com/joanna-chavez-deleons-vision-of-empowerment-and-unity-leads-to-latinas-rising-together-in-storm-lake/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:23:29 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=26733 By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Iowa In the heart of northwest Iowa, a small but powerful group of Latinas is supporting and empowering one another to thrive. Latinas Rising Together, a group […]

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]]> Reporter’s Colombian roots helped form her career https://holaamericanews.com/reporters-colombian-roots-helped-form-her-career/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:10:49 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=22479 By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Iowa Twenty-three years ago, a nearly one-year-old Laryssa Leone traveled 2,741 miles from the city she was born in Medellin, Colombia to Logan, Iowa when she […]

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]]> Iowa’s Hispanic-Latino small business owners seek out more educational resources https://holaamericanews.com/iowas-hispanic-latino-small-business-owners-seek-out-more-educational-resources/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:36:01 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=22460 Nationwide, Hispanic-Latino small business owners are seeking educational resources to help them navigate the economic challenges like inflation, interest rates, and supply chain. In fact, the Bank of America 2023 […]

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]]> The Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines sets up their participants for success https://holaamericanews.com/the-latina-leadership-initiative-of-greater-des-moines-sets-up-their-participants-for-success/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:19:01 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=13115 In 2014 the first class of Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines graduated. Many women that participated in this program propelled to success thanks to what they learned as […]

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]]> Overcoming obstacles, succeeding at Marshalltown Community College https://holaamericanews.com/overcoming-obstacles-succeeding-at-marshalltown-community-college/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 21:40:04 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=13001 MARSHALLTOWN – “Las barreras te presionarán cada vez más para lograr lo que deseas y esa será la motivación para seguir adelante.” Which loosely translates to, “The barriers that are […]

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]]> Perla Alarcon-Flory is the first Latina to be named president of the School Board in Sioux City https://holaamericanews.com/perla-alarcon-flory-is-the-first-latina-to-be-named-president-of-the-school-board-in-sioux-city/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:31:40 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=12861 School Boards are tasked with creating and updating policies that ensure they run as smoothly as possible, set the vision and goals, and hold their districts accountable for results. Even […]

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]]> Meet the 2020 Class of the Latina Leadership Initiative https://holaamericanews.com/meet-the-2020-class-of-the-latina-leadership-initiative/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:43:06 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=10495 The Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines (LLI) is excited to announce its new class. This year we want to introduce the following participants: Crystal Aquino, Mariana Hernandez, Jennifer Juarez, […]

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]]> Latina Entrepreneur, Mother of Two, Succeeds Against All Odds https://holaamericanews.com/latina-entrepreneur-mother-of-two-succeeds-against-all-odds/ Sun, 16 Apr 2017 22:49:50 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=6645 Hardships either break people or make them. Since early age Sonia Villalpando has had more than her share of hardships to deal with. Despite the difficulties, she never let them […]

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]]> Latina Leadership Initiative says good-bye to former Executive Director https://holaamericanews.com/latina-leadership-initiative-says-good-bye-to-former-executive-director/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:59:38 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=5789 A month after the Latina Leadership Initiative (LLI) announced their new leader, Christina Fernandez-Morrow gave her official good-bye on Saturday, Oct. 15. Christina Fernandez-Morrow welcomed Viviana De la Cruz ’15 […]

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]]> Clothing Designer Laura Rodriguez and her work are featured on the cover of dsm Magazine https://holaamericanews.com/clothing-designer-laura-rodriguez-and-her-work-are-featured-on-the-cover-of-dsm-magazine/ Mon, 05 Sep 2016 02:33:58 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=5250 As a child in Guadalajara, Mexico, Laura Rodriguez was mesmerized by how her mother dressed for dinner parties. “I watched my mom getting ready … and it was so dreamy,” […]

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