Women’s History Month: Ivonne Gutierrez
Women’s History Month: Gutierrez serves area families through daycare service By Tere Siqueira Each March, to honor Women’s History Month, Dos Mundos honors Latinas whose accomplishments have helped and/or inspired the community. One of this year’s eight honorees is Ivonne Gutierrez, who has dedicated her life to caring for children and supporting others.Born in El […]
Women’s History Month: Claudia Banda
Banda connects to roots through music Each March, to observe Women’s History Month, Dos Mundos honors Latinas whose accomplishments have helped and/or inspired the community. One of this year’s eight honorees is musician and native Texan Claudia Banda.Banda, whose parents are from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, arrived a few months ago in the Kansas City area […]
Heart art on parade in KC area
Arte de corazones en exhibición en el área de KC Hasta finales de mayo, el trabajo de más de 100 artistas del área se exhibirá en varios lugares del área biestatal de Kansas City.Las piezas de los artistas, que consisten en representaciones de corazones de 5 pies por 5 pies, son parte de la campaña […]
Voces Consulares: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow – II
By Alfonso Navarro Bernachi The commemoration of International Women’s Day is an opportunity to learn from the experiences of women in leadership positions in our community and share them to better serve girls, teenagers and all women in our consular district.“It’s very important that we talk about women today, but those women also mean us”, […]
Women’s History Month: Veronica Latas
Women’s History Month: Latas walks the walk By Tere Siqueira Each March, to observe Women’s History Month, Dos Mundos honors Latinas whose accomplishments have helped and/or inspired the community. One of this year’s eight honorees is Veronica Latas, who has dedicated her life to helping others in making difficult life transitions.Originally from San Benito, Texas, […]
Women’s History Month: Kathleen Ramon Venable
Ramon Venable pursues calling of serving those in need By Chara Each March, to honor Women’s History Month, Dos Mundos honors Latinas whose accomplishments have helped and/or inspired the community. One of this year’s honorees is former Kansas City area resident and current Texan Kathleen Ramon Venable, who defines her calling as serving people in […]
Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ celebrates 10 years in area
By Tere Siqueira The Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ have an anniversary this year.The international ministry – which has houses in North, Central and South America; Europe; and Africa, organizational information states – is celebrating 10 years of its presence in the United States with its first house in Kansas City, Kansas.First, the community sisters […]
Voces Consulares: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow–I
By Alfonso Navarro BernachiInternational Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect that “without the inclusion of half of the world’s population, it is unlikely that tomorrow the solutions that provide us with a sustainable planet and a world in which there is gender equality will become a reality.”Around the world, according to the United Nations […]
Women’s History Month: Isabel Gutierrez
By Tere Siqueira Women’s History Month: Gutierrez fights to meet families’ needs Each March, to honor Women’s History Month, Dos Mundos honors Latinas whose accomplishments have helped and/or inspired the community. One of this year’s eight honorees is Isabel Gutierrez, who has dedicated her life to advocating for Hispanic children and families.Gutierrez works in early […]
Women’s History Month: Amanda Villarreal
By Chara Entrepreneur looks to spark a better version of women in the community Entrepreneur Amanda Villarreal’s current job is a world away from her first job.Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Villarreal came with her family to the United States at age 5. The family was “very poor,” she said.“We came to the United States […]