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Comment by Fernando A Camacho on May 15, 2009 at 2:12pm

Not all Hispanic women are called Maria and not all Hispanic men are called Juan
Recently I read an article written by Maria Parra, that I want to share today with all of you:

Maria is a common name in Latin America and it is true that a lot of Hispanic women here in the US have that name (including me), but it is not because people in Latin America lack of originality or only like one name. The real reason is that most of those Marias that you may know or have ever met have a middle name. In Latin America the middle name is as important as the first name, and people use and are called by both names. So, yes, the first name of several Hispanic women is Maria but if you look at both first and middle names you will find a wide variety of options: Maria Milagros, Maria Lucia, Maria Carolina, Maria Jose, Maria del Carmen, etc. The same happens in the case of Hispanic males called Juan, usually their complete name is Juan Carlos, Juan Pablo (like Juan Pablo Montoya, the NASCAR racer), Juan Camilo, Juan Jose, Juan Manuel, Juan Esteban (by the way, that is the real name of JUANES), etc.

So what? Well, when Hispanics move to the US, their middle name automatically becomes just an initial, it disappears from documents, and from their life. It was my situation when I first moved to the U.S., I would introduce myself as “Maria Lucia” and people would spontaneously answer “hi Maria” and “Lucia” disappeared from all my documents; suddenly I became “Maria L.” That never happened to me before coming to this country and at the beginning it sounded weird. I had never been called Maria before, but after a while I got used to be called just Maria and I started introducing myself as Maria, its shorter and easier to pronounce (off course, because people here are very familiar with that name). I have had so many nicknames in my entire life that “Maria” turned out being my “American nickname” and I now like it. But in reality, Hispanics tend to prefer to be called by their first and middle name, because that is their name and it is a cultural preference. When I got direct mail from a company and they use my complete name that usually catches my attention, the same when I get a call from a telemarketer, or for instance when I got my credit card and my middle name was not just an initial I felt like this credit card really belonged to me. Being called in the U.S. by first and middle name feels more personal and gives the perception that this company has a better understanding of the Hispanic culture.

So, this is just a tip, but next time you meet a “Maria” or a “Juan” ask their middle name, it is very likely they will have one and they will appreciate to be called by both names. Or next time you are creating a personalized execution for Hispanics (i.e. membership card, direct mail, letter, etc) that includes a name do not use just the initial of their middle name, use the complete name, it will probably connect more with the Hispanic person receiving it.

What are your comments about it?

Fernando

Comment by Rodrigo Caicedo Aristizabal on May 15, 2009 at 11:25am

Buenoas a todos! Vivo en New Jersey y me alegra el haber recibido una invitacion a participar en este grupo. Trabajo en la rama de mercadeo y ventas en el area de servicios al consumidor.

Comment by Fernando A Camacho on May 13, 2009 at 5:10pm

Gracias por todos los profesionales colombianos que se han unido a este grupo que dia a dia esta creciendo mas y ms y se que mas tarde nos va aservir como puente de disusion y entendimiento de muchas situaciones a nivel profesional que se nos presente o para formar alianzas de importancia para todos.

Soy un profesional del internet y actualmente estoy buscando empresas que esten interesados en agregar contenido interactivo como widget en sus sitios y generar ganancias.

No espere este es el momento que estamos esperando para que todos invitemos mas amigos colombianos profesionales que se una a este grupo de profesionales colombianos

Comment by Armando Campo on May 13, 2009 at 8:54am

Hola compatriotas, es una sorpresa agradable encontrar este grupo dentro de Latpro. Agradeciendo a Fernando Camacho por su iniciativa que estoy seguro es de mucho provecho para todos los colombianos profesionales vinculados con Latpro.
Soy egresado de la Universidad de North Carolina en Charlotte en Negocios Internacionales y Liderazgo Genrencial con enfasis en Manejo de Gestion Empresarial (MIS).
Mi previa experiencia esta en Informatica, habiendo trabajado para Microsoft, MCI, Sprint como Ingeniero de Redes e Infraestructura por mas de una decada.
Actualmente estoy liderando un proyecto en USA con raices colombianas, pues es basado en el desarrollo de tecnologias de punta en la industria de e-commerce. Trabajo con un grupo de jovenes paisas, profesionales desarrolladores de aplicaciones para la web.
Quienes esten interesados en saber mas de nuestro proyecto les invito a que se comuniquen conmigo a genmanager@conectingcorp.us. Actualmente me interesa saber de alguien localizado en la Florida, California, Texas y NY/NJ/CT con experiencia en mercadeo. Nuestro sitio web es www.conectingcorp.us, visitanos.

Comment by Adriana Lukic on May 12, 2009 at 8:52pm

Hola Paisanos, I am from Chicago and I am glad to find a group of Colombians professionals that can share their experineces. I am in the IT field and working on my masters in Health Informatics which is the use of informatics in the healthcare industry.

Comment by Carlos E Buendia on May 7, 2009 at 3:24pm

Buenas a todos (as) en este grupo, vivo en San Antonio, Texas y me agrada mucho saber que hay un grupo diseñado para nosotros los colombianos, Mi ramo es la industria Financiera, mi enfoque es ayudar al 80% de la poblacion a tener el cubrimiento adecuado, salir de deudas y establecer planes de retiro. Si desean miren mi pagina: www.primerica.com/carlosbuendia para mayor informacion me pueden ubicar en 210.601.6986.

Comment by Francisco Becerra on April 3, 2009 at 2:05pm

I'm trying to enter those social sites that I belong to with the objective of sharing something of value every time. Hope that you are doing the same.

Here's a software that I use that may be of interest for your personal organization: Personal Brain: www.thebrain.com It's a mind mapping and personal information organization utility that I have been using for a number of years and it may perhaps help you in your business. (Note, I don't have any business relationship with the makers of the software, I just like it).

Abraços from São Paulo

Comment by Fernando A Camacho on April 3, 2009 at 10:17am

Hola miembros de este interesantisimo grupo de profesionales colombianos, gracias por sus comentarios y su participacion.
Aquellos que aun no tienen sus fotos por favor suban sus fotos para conocernos mejor y asi buscar en un futuro cercano crear un club de colombianos profesionales.

Hello members of this group of Colombian professionals, thank you for your comments and your participation in th eimportant group.
Those who still do not have your photos please upload your photos to your own profiles so can have a chance to know each other better and to see if we can create in the near future a Colombians Professional Club.
Thanks
Fernando A Camacho

Comment by Stella Amado on April 2, 2009 at 9:42pm

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo, Alberto. Definitivamente son fotografias my hermosas que hacen buen tributo a la belleza de tu ciudad natal.

Comment by Javier Borrero on March 26, 2009 at 10:46am

Hi I am looking for netwoking. Amigos colombianos, como les puedo ayudar?

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