How to teach children to accept others
Commentary by Carey Juez-Perez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker To teach children to accept others, we as adults must lead by example. Because behavior is learned, children will often act in a similar manner to the adults in their lives. Specifically, they’ll often act similar to the way their parents act. Often, children look to their […]
The cycle of domestic violence
Commentary by Carey Juez-Perez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Abusive relationships often follow a pattern, known as the “cycle of domestic violence.” Although the cycle might look different in every relationship, three stages take place repeatedly in abusive relationships. The first stage is “tension building.” This begins when tempers flare and anger increases over domestic issues, […]
Hope House helping area residents escape domestic abuse
By Nick Moreno The horrors of domestic violence will affect one in three women during their lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Additionally 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, and 19 percent of all domestic violence involves a weapon. Hope House exists to help those victims. Its […]
Jimenez shares story of surviving domestic violence
Interview by Tere Siqueira Dos Mundos supports October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As a show of that support, the newspaper presents the following transcript of a recent interview with Natividad Jimenez, who shared her story of being a victim and survivor of domestic abuse: Dos Mundos: Tell us a little about how your relationship […]
“Dreamers” sharing their stories as Congress tries to save DACA
By Tere Siqueira As Congress tries to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), many of the approximately 800,000 young undocumented immigrants who’ve been shielded from deportation by the Obama-era program are sharing their stories. Some DACA recipients – better known as “Dreamers” – have shared videos on social media using the hashtag […]
DHS to begin collecting social profiles of immigrants
By Melissa Arroyo The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering launching new data collection efforts on naturalized citizens and green card holders, according to a recent announcement by the Trump administration. Expected to take effect on Oct. 18 after a public comment period, the new, mass-surveillance effort will seek to “expand the categories […]
Volume 37 issue 38 • 09/21/2017 – 09/27/2017
In this issue 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico Hurricane Maria batters Puerto Rico, other parts of the Caribbean Free and low-cost flu vaccinations available in KC area
Deportes y más deportes….09.21.17
Canelo-GGG termina en empate La tan esperada pelea entre Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez y Gennady Golovkin culminó en un empate para los púgiles. Aunque muchos esperaban que la pelea iba a ser dada para GGG, el resultado de 118-110, 115-113 y 114-114 otorgó el empate a los boxeadores. Tras terminar la pelea, tanto la afición como […]
Halloween, regresa a la pantalla grande
Halloween es sin duda una de las películas más emblemáticas del cine de horror, pues se ha ganado su lugar dentro de los filmes clásicos de dicho género. Desde que se estrenó la primer cinta en 1978, el filme fue aclamado por los críticos especializados y por los fans, por lo cual ha tenido numerosas […]
London Underground targeted by terrorist bombing
Suspects in custody On Sept. 15, the world’s oldest subway system – and one of its busiest – was the target of a terrorist attack. That morning, a bomb wrapped in a plastic grocery bag and concealed in a bucket exploded while a subway train was arriving at a London Underground station, leaving 30 people […]