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 […]
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 […]
Voces Consulares: COVID-19: Do you know where you live?
By Alfonso Navarro-Bernachi You know where you live: address, zip code, county… but in regards to COVID-19, do you know where you really live?Last week the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 70 percent of the population in the United States lives in areas where the level of COVID-19 is low or medium.Encouraging news, […]
Wallace motivated to do more for community
By CharaThe work ethic, dedication and behind-the-scenes work Tania Wallace (Casas) does at Guadalupe Centers Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri, has drawn notice.Those qualities helped Wallace get nominated to be part of Dos Mundos’ celebration of notable area women in observance of March as Women’s History Month.“I feel humbled about this nomination because I feel […]
Women’s History Month
Cada mes de marzo, Estados Unidos, Australia y Gran Bretaña usan este mes para reflexionar y honrar las contribuciones de las mujeres a la historia que a menudo se pasan por alto.En Estados Unidos, el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer fue el resultado de una celebración de una semana que comenzó en 1978 […]