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Daisy Rivera
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May the Most High bless all the Latinos here on LatPro, may the Spirit of Wisdom find you whereever you are.
I am so sick of all this immigration stuff. The truth of the matter is that no matter what they do to us, it ain't as bad as what we do t...
Peace to you from the Most High God, Creator
I have read this post and it has my heart aching. I have a young friend in Colombia, and her blogs make me cry, for such a young person to see so much violence. And the worse part is, that violence is ...
Group for all New York City Latin and Latin-Friendly/Associated Professionals
Nosotros tenemon el mismo problema en reversa. Yo soy fluida en el ingles. Yo tambien estaba asombrada cuando llege a este "site" para latinos y encontre tanto ingles. Pero Dios es bueno, y El sabe que aqui, yo aprendera con mis gentes. So, perdon...
About accents:
Because I am a Latina nacida y creada en Nueva york, I have no accent. Boricuas coming from the Island call us gringos, because we speak fluent english. So I started using my fake accent. I use it when the majority of women I am wor...
Hola, mis gentes.
Que Dios Todopoderoso los beniga.
I am one of the few Latinas with no middle name. I guess by the time Mami had me, she ran out of names!
One must remember the true reasons why our names are so special to the Latinos, those nam...
Hola, que Dios bendiga a nuestras gentes. I was born and raised in NYC. My dad insisted we learn english before we were taught spanish because at the time, el rasismo was real prevelant. He didn't want us to suffer like the rest of the latinos in ...
Buenos Dias Senor,
Gracias for accepting me as a friend. que Dios te bendiga y te guarde siempre. Mr. Rey, I just visited your Arizona (online of course!), I was wondering if you could send me a copy of Rogers and Lowells Community Profile. I saw ...
As a Latina living in PA, I have seen this type of behavior in almost all the work places that are receiving monies for diversity. Diversity money is the biggest ripoff, they apply for the money but it doesn't go to our peoples.
I am currently enr...
To promote the exchange of information about cross-cultural challenges and explore whether and how negotiation, consensus building, and collaborative strategies can contribute strengthening the way US organizations deal with cross-cultural challenges
Profile Information
- about me
- I'm a single Latina mother of six, grandma to nine, living in York, PA. i have been a jack of all trades, and I have only just mastered the mother thing. I love working with children and viejitos. I enrolled in college when I was 31 yrs. old, but because I had so many children, I was unable to continue because I did not have a support system in place.
- what languages do you speak?
- English/Spanish
- what is your current, past or ideal job title?
- Child Care Provider, Home Attendant, Case Manager for People With AIDS/HIV, housekeeper, picker/packer, you name it, I've done it.
- your connection with Latin America?
- Puerto Rico, mi isla.
- your favorite Latin American city? vacation spot? food?
- arroz con gandules, sancocho, Bayamon.
- what countries have you lived in? worked in?
- USA
- schools attended? degrees?
- Audrey Cohen College, NY, NY.
- what companies have you worked for?
- Strine Printing, UCP of York County, Autumn House Powder Mill, Formprest Cleaners, Graham Packaging, Sunrise Restaurant, York PA. Brooklyn AIDS Task Force,. Alsaydi Deli, . Sparta Restaurant, NY.
- interests and/or hobbies?
- Created a youth group in NY, God's Children of Gowanus Brooklyn, in order to combat some of the struggles these children were facing living in housing projects. Acted as a liason between the community and the community leaders.
- relationship status?
- single
- looking for?
- networking, employment, friendship
Daisy Rivera's Blog
1 Screwed Latina
Hola mi gentes,
Aqui estoy en busca de trabajo. Being a bilingual person has its advantages and its disadvantages. I have been living and working in this town for a number of years, But the one thing that stands out is me. I am not your everyday Latina. I have not been modified or trained. I have a fire that burns in me for my people that just won't die.
Here is where my problem lies, no one wants to hire a Latina woman with fire. I cannot sit by and watch my people be disrespected. I have los… Continue
Aqui estoy en busca de trabajo. Being a bilingual person has its advantages and its disadvantages. I have been living and working in this town for a number of years, But the one thing that stands out is me. I am not your everyday Latina. I have not been modified or trained. I have a fire that burns in me for my people that just won't die.
Here is where my problem lies, no one wants to hire a Latina woman with fire. I cannot sit by and watch my people be disrespected. I have los… Continue
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 10:21am —
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- At 7:55pm on April 7, 2009,
Beatrice Rodriguez said…
- Hi Daisy: Yes, I lived in Germany for a year, that was my first time out of Puerto Rico. During my time there I visited Paris and drove to Barcelona Spain. It was very interesting since that was the first time I use the term "I am Puerto Rican" I learned to appreciate my country and my heritage at the same time I was able to share it with the others. My first husband was in the army and he was assigned to Germany. We were the only American family in a German village. I also lived in Texas, Panama, Pennsylvania and now New Jersey.
I am also like you I can not keep my mouth shut. As a Latina in PA I have been a loud activist in Allentown Pa against racism. I was one of the first latina in Allentown to speak out and protest against police brutality. Sadly to said that went I looked out for support from the self proclaimed Latino leaders, none were behind me. My actions created good changes for the Latino community that was the only thing that matter. Now I choose my battles very carefully but everyone knows that Beatrice will defend the Latino community con garras y unas. I am the mother of four and the gmother of seven. I finished my master at Lincoln University(fast track) Master in Human Services at the age of 43. This program offered bachelor and master combined with classes on Saturday and one week day. The only requirement is that you need to be a full time worker in the Human Services field (any area). This was great a program because I also had to delayed finishing my education for 20 years to raise my children. I needed to work and at the same time I needed to finish my education while I was raising my children. This program help me combined all and I got my Master which help me get the job at the hospital. Maybe you want to look into this program it is closer to your home. I drove two hours one way every Saturday for three years to finish. Now Lincoln University offer the program out of Philadelphia. Thank you for writing to me Daisy GOD Bless you. Nunca es tarde Pa'Lante
- At 2:57pm on March 31, 2009,
Rey Hernandez said…
- This was a response I sent a friend recently and some may apply to you.... First of all let me say that I love what I do. I have been in this community for over 20 years and developed a reputation for my involvement with Latino issues as that population grew at a fast pace. I even did my own marketing company offering seminars and consulting to help businesses reach the Hispanic consumer. That all lead me to the community college, which was familiar with the work I had done to get scholarships to Latinos through LULAC. The need for the college to increase its workforce diversity brought about the creation of a diversity coordinators position for the campus and I was asked to apply. Luckily I was selected from the six other applicants and now find myself in a position to direct and shape the efforts of the college to diversify its employee population. OK, enough about me.
I am certain there are similar opportunities in the northeast with the growth of Hispanic populations. I would suggest for you, with your background and education, that you find a way to “create” an opportunity for yourself. Yes, I would love to have you come to Arkansas to help in the work needed here, but I imagine family and other responsibilities would keep you there. The thing is that being bilingual or bicultural has its own advantages and you simply need to look for ways to leverage those to your benefit. I like working in education at the state level because it is very recession proof, first of all, but also has a unique set of benefits. Healthcare, continuing education, state and federal holidays, to name a few make it a very good job choice. Check out our college at www.nwacc.edu and see what you think of us. It’s not the best website I have ever seen (that’s the creative director in me speaking), but it is very informative.
If I were counseling you, I would recommend a few first steps. 1. Get involves in the community where you plan to work, possibly by joining the local LULAC chapter (www.lulac.com) and getting to network with those professionals. 2. Check out all the institutions of higher education in your area of interest and see what kinds of jobs they have posted, plus check out their diversity efforts. 3. If you haven’t already done so, update your resume and have it ready to send electronically or hand out at networking functions. 4. Finally, consider creating a proposal that would posture you to be the cultural expert on creating diversity for an organization... or by assisting in minority outreach for an organization.
And with regard to schooling, there are many online options to education. Be careful to choose on that is accredited. Oh and that's another good thing about working at a college (yes not everyone there are teachers) is that you get educational benefits. Estoy aqui para servir.
Buena suerte,
Rey
- At 12:15pm on March 30, 2009,
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