KC BizFest winners receive awards
By Roberta Pardo The final day of the 2019 KC BizFest was held Saturday (April 6) at the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College. The last day of the four-day event was originally scheduled for Feb. 16, but had to be moved to April 6 due to weather conditions. KC BizFest, an annual event […]
Wiley helping empower young women
By Katherine Diaz As a girl, Grisel Wiley learned the meaning of fearless determination. As a woman, Wiley is working to instill fearless determination by empowering young women and supporting women in business, along with giving back to her community. Growing up as the children of divorced parents and a mother who died when Wiley […]
Dos Mundos pays tribute to extraordinary women
By Roberta Pardo To close off a month of celebration, Dos Mundos hosted its Celebration of Women event to honor the women featured in the newspaper during March, in observance of March as Women’s History Month. The March 29 event, held at the InterUrban Art House in Overland Park, Kansas, brought the community together to […]
Laura Bush speaks at UMKC Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Story by Roberta Pardo and photos by Michael Alvarado Former first lady Laura Bush, and her daughter, Barbara Pierce Bush, headlined the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame induction event on March 22 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Bush and Pierce Bush joined more than 1,000 attendees at the luncheon, held at the Swinney […]
Coronado uses career to help young people succeed
By Chara Gina Coronado is familiar with working with young people – inside and outside of the home. The mother of four boys, Coronado works at the Guadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI’s) as youth diversion coordinator. Her duties include running GCI’s after-school program and running a club for teens during the summer. In addition, she helps […]
Acosta’s work in the community guided by desire to help others
By Roberta Pardo Throughout her life, Ofelia Acosta has been driven by her family and her desire to help others. And she has channeled those driving forces into her work. Acosta, who works as a bilingual real estate agent for Century 21 All-Pro in the Kansas City area, was born in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco, […]
PBR coming to Sprint Center on March 23-24
The City of Fountains prepares to welcome the best riders in the world for the 17th time Kansas City prepares to welcome the best riders and the fiercest bulls of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) for the 17th consecutive year on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 at the Sprint Center for the PBR […]
Belief “that every child can learn” drives Latina educator
By Chara Nicole Pena Goodman (Peña Goodman in Spanish) has a philosophy that drives her work in education. “I believe that every child can learn and should have access to a high-quality education,” she said. A Davenport, Iowa, native whose mixture of ancestry includes Mexican grandparents and a Mexican biological father, Goodman is the principal […]
Ayala reflects immigrant experience through poetry
Story and photo by Roberta Pardo Writing has always been a way for Jessica Ayala to understand the world. “I learned how to write in English before I spoke it,” Ayala said. “To me, poetry was very therapeutic. It was a way for me to communicate to the classroom and to my peers.” By the […]
Fertility rates among Hispanic women declining
By Angie Baldelomar As fertility rates in the United States continue to decline, Hispanics have seen some of the largest drops. The birth rate for Hispanic women fell by 31 percent from 2007 to 2017. Experts attribute this decline, in part, to differences between Hispanic immigrants and their American-born daughters and granddaughters. It is all […]