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Año XIII - ED No. 153

DEL ESCRITORIO DEL DIRECTOR

Quiero aprovechar esta oportunidad para saludar a todas las mamás quenos hacen la vida tan maravillosa. Hay muy pocas cosas en este mundomás potente que el amor de una madre. Amar a nuestras madres no esalgo exclusivo a la comunidad latina, porque ¿que cultura no celebra lasmadres? Sin embargo, para los latinos la madre trasciende el papeltradicional de la cultura en general. Para la mayoría de nosotros mamá omami es sólo segunda a Dios. Este día de las madres, honra a tu mamácon el amor, el tiempo y la atención que ella se merece. Tu vida serábendecida como resultado de hacerlo. Por último, permítanmereconocer las dos mamás especiales en mi vida que son mi todo, mibella esposa de 19 años y la madre de mis hijos Sarai, y mi mamá que yovi darlo todo para criarme a ser un hombre respetuoso, temeroso deDios, trabajador y compasivo. ¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

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Let me take this opportunity to salute all of the moms who makeour lives so wonderful. There are very few things in this world aspowerful as the love of a mother. Loving our moms is notsomething unique to the Latino community, because what culturedoes not celebrate moms? However, for Latinos mom transcendsthe role of loving parent. For most of us mamá or mami is onlysecond to God. This Mother’s Day, honor your mother with thelove, time, and attention she deserves. Your life will be blessed asa result of it. Finally, let me acknowledge the two special moms inmy life who are my everything, my beautiful wife of 19 years andmother of my children Sarai, and my mom who I watched giveeverything she could to raise me to be a respectful, God fearing,compassionate, and hard working man. Happy Mother’s Day!

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Losing the last 10 pounds!Every weight loss process, if treated with the focus and

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from a small plate and cup. Studies have shown that peopletend to eat about 25% less food when eating from a smallerplate. Now that is an easy change!

Even when hitting a plateau, never give up! Stay focusedand dedicated to what you are doing and the results willultimately follow. Keep your diet simple and make sure you getplenty of exercise; run, jump, dance, walk, hike or just aboutwhatever you desire. Most importantly enjoy what you are doing!Forget about how many calories you are burning and enjoy thewarm weather, the fresh air and just have a good time!Live life and love it. Eat well.

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The responsibility of raising a family whilemaintaining a career is never easy. Workingmoms often wish there were more time inthe day to spend with their families or getmore done at the office. While there's noway women can add a 25th hour to theirdays, there are ways to manage your timemore effectively so you can get around todoing those things you never seem to havethe time to do.

Get a head start. Perhaps no time of day is more hectic for aworking mother than the morning, when shemust get ready for work while getting thekids ready for school and ensuring they havea good breakfast. Some moms even droptheir youngsters off at school. That's a lot oftasks to tackle before you even sit down inyour office to answer the first e-mail or listento the morning's first voicemail. To makemornings less frantic, get a head start thenight before by laying out the next day'sclothes for you and encouraging your kids todo the same. Preparing lunches, packing agym bag and even setting the coffee makercan all be done the night before to save youtime and make mornings more relaxing.

Take publictransportation to work. Public transportation may not be available toall working mothers, but those with access toa train, subway or bus might want to takeadvantage of that opportunity. If you do, youcan spend your daily commute catching upwith work instead of sitting in traffic behindthe wheel of your car. Even if publictransportation takes a little more time to getyou to work than driving yourself, that extratime can be spent preparing for the dayahead.

Catch up on workover the weekend. The weekends are a time when manyworking mothers look to unwind, butspending an hour or two catching up onwork on a Saturday or Sunday morning is agreat way to make the week a little lesshectic. As the week progresses toward theweekend, set aside certain tasks that aren'turgent but can be easily addressed in an houror so over the weekend. This frees up timeduring the week to tackle larger projects andmight even allow you to leave your officeearlier on weekdays.

Prepare oreven cookmeals inadvance. The days of yore whenmom cooked all the mealsare largely a thing of thepast, as nowadays bothparents tend to sharecooking duties. Moms cancut down on the time ittakes to serve up familymeals on weeknights bycooking meals in advance.Think of dishes you canprepare on the weekendsand then freeze until you'reready to serve. Or purchasea slow cooker that slowlycooks your meal all daywhile you're out andabout. By the time you andyour family arrive home atnight, dinner will be readyand you will have moretime to relax after a longday.

Share the work. Sharing your workload pertains to bothhome and the office. At home, don'tfeel like you have to be a superherocapable of handling all of thehousehold tasks like cooking, cleaningand walking the dog on your own.Share these responsibilities with yourspouse and even your children whenthey're old enough. At the office, don'tbe afraid to delegate tasks to yourcoworkers or ask for favors fromcoworkers who might be able to help.

Managing time effectively is of paramountimportance for working mothers. Learning todo so effectively can make for a betterpersonal as well as professional life. (MS)

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Get a head start. Perhaps no timeof day is morehectic for aworking motherthan the morning,when she mustget ready for workwhile getting thekids ready forschool andensuring theyhave a goodbreakfast. Somemoms even droptheir youngstersoff at school.That's a lot oftasks to tacklebefore you evensit down in youroffice to answerthe first e-mail orlisten to themorning's firstvoicemail.

Time management tips for working moms

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Whether she's still hard atwork raising children or herkids have grown up and

now have children of their own, Momdeserves our best efforts comeMother's Day. And while traditionalgifts like flowers and chocolate mightmake for thoughtful Mother's Daygifts, those who want to go the extramile for Mom this year can considerthe following unique gift ideas.

Concert tickets:Many adults recall the days of theiryouth when Mom would relax whilelistening to some of her favorite musicon a lazy summer afternoon. Why nottake a stroll down Memory Lane andtake Mom to see one of her favoriteacts in concert? Even if you haveoutgrown Mom's musical tastes, shewill still appreciate the chance tospend an evening out on the townwith her kids and some good music.

Theater tickets: If Mom is a fan of live theater then

nothing will elicit a bigger smile thantickets to a Broadway show she hashad her eyes on. If Broadway is a bittoo far for you to travel, do your

homework and find a travelingproduction of a former Broadwayshow. Such productions often featuremany of the same actors who made

the play famous on Broadway soyou're still bound to see anunforgettable show Mom will love.

Parts unknown:Moms who love to travel andexperience other cultures wouldcertainly appreciate a trip abroad or adomestic getaway to a region of thecountry they have yet toexplore.Before booking any such trips,speak to your Mom and ask if there'sanywhere in particular she'd like togo. Such trips can be expensive, soadults might want to speak to theirsiblings and finance such an excursiontogether.

Spa treatment:If Mom is still as active as ever, then aday of pampering at a nearby spa issure to please. Many luxury spas offerpackages, especially around Mother'sDay, that make a full-on spa treatmenta more affordable gift. Men andwomen can even accompany Mom onher trip and reap the rewards of beingsuch a thoughtful son or daughter.(MS)


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Mamá

Quiero agradecerte que estés en mi vida. Sé que puedo contar contigo en momentos difíciles, sé que contigo puedo compartir mis alegrías, y sé que nuestra amistad se sustenta en mutuo amor.

Que seas mi MAMA y mi AMIGA es el más preciado tesoro, que agradeceré a DIOS eternamente.

Gracias por llenar mi vida con tanta felicidad.

¡Te Amo Mamá!

A mi madre

Te fuiste de mi lado. En silencio fue tu partida. Mi corazón se ha desangrado por tan súbita despedida.

Tu espíritu luchador a la vida se aferraba. Más Dios, desesperado, a su lado te llamaba.

En ángel te has convertido. Velando por nosotros estás. Aguardando que se cumpla la cita de reunirnos en la eternidad.

Sin embargo, me parece tan lejos... Quisiera ahora poderte abrazar. Te busco, te llamo. No te encuentro. Dime... ¿Cómo me he de consolar?

Tu amor incalculable mis faltas por alto pasó. Porque el querer de una madre, ese, no tiene comparación.

Sé que en el cielo habitas. Al lado de Dios has de estar. Aguardaré paciente el día en que nos volvamos a encontrar.

Entonces será para siempre. Nada ni nadie nos podrá separar. No temeré cuando llegue mi momento pues tu presencia me confortará.

Me esforzaré por ganar el cielo para no perderte nunca más. Mientras tanto, guía mis pasos. Ilumina mi senda, enséñame el camino.

Que tu presencia me rodee siempre hasta que se cumpla mi destino.

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Approximately one in 200, or approximately 0.5percent of high school senior boys playinginterscholastic baseball will eventually bedrafted by an MLB team. What happens whenyou are surrounded by a good family, focus on

your goals, and throw a 96 mph fastball? You end uppitching in the big leagues! This is the story of HectorSantiago, pitcher for the White Sox.

Hector is from Newark, New Jersey, where his parentswho taught him the value of family and focus raised him.Hector says, “my family is very close, and we were alwaystogether. My dad used to take us to play baseball and eventhough we grew up in a not so great neighborhood, Ididn’t have time to get into trouble, because I would beplaying baseball all day with my dad, and by the time I gothome most nights I was just exhausted.”

Baseball came easy to Hector in high school; he wasthe star player. Because of this, he started to slack off onhis grades and didn’t take school very seriously. Then oneday he was approached by a Major League scout who toldhim the White Sox were interested in him, but that theyonly draft players who are committed and focused on thethings that matter such as school and family. ImmediatelyHector began to focus on getting better grades, and he did.Hector made up his mind that he wanted to be drafted bythe White Sox, and that nothing would get in the way ofthis happening. Not only did he focus on improvingacademically, he worked harder than ever on the field. “Ihad at least five teammates who I think were a lot betterthan me at baseball. The difference between them and mewas focus. After games, most of them would go out andparty or hang out. I would stay on the field for hours aftergames, just practicing and trying to get better.” Well, it haspaid off for Hector, and today he is one of the promisingyoung arms for the Chicago White Sox.

Hector realized the importance of helping people andgiving back, this is why he started Santiago’s Soldiers.Through Santiago’s Soldiers Hector is helping people withspecial needs, little leaguers from low-income families, andother worthy causes in the Chicagoland area. His messageto people and especially youth is, “whatever you’re goingto do, be focused and committed to it, otherwise don’t doit at all. If you really want to achieve something, no onecan stop you except yourself. They key is to stay focusedon doing it.”

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Aproximadamente uno de cada 200, oaproximadamente el 0.5 por ciento delos chicos de que juegan béisbolinterescolar finalmente serán redactadospor un equipo de Grandes Ligas. ¿Qué

pasa cuando estás rodeado de una buena familia, seenfoca en sus metas, y lanzas una bola rápida de 96mph? ¡Te encuentras jugando en las Grandes Ligas!Esta es la historia de Héctor Santiago, lanzador de losMedias Blancas. Héctor es de Newark, Nueva Jersey,donde sus padres que le enseñaron el valor de lafamilia y el enfoque le criaron. Héctor dice: "mifamilia es una familia muy unida, y siempreestábamos juntos. Mi padre solía llevarnos a jugarbéisbol y aunque nos criamos en un barrio un pocomalo, yo no tenía tiempo para meterme enproblemas, porque estaba jugando béisbol durantetodo el día con mi papá, y casi todas las nochescuando llegaba a casa llegaba agotado."

Béisbol era fácil para Héctor en la escuelasecundaria, el fue el jugador estrella. Debido a esto,empezó descuidar sus calificaciones y no tomó laescuela muy en serio. Hasta que un día se le acercóun observador de las grandes ligas, quien le dijo quelos Medias Blancas estaban interesados en él, peroque sólo se comprometen con jugadores que seenfocan en las cosas que importan, como la escuela yla familia. Inmediatamente Héctor comenzó a

centrarse en obtener mejores calificaciones, y lo logró.Héctor se decidió que quería ser reclutado por losMedias Blancas, y que nada le pudiera impedirlograrlo. No sólo se enfocó en mejorarseacadémicamente, sino que trabajó más duro quenunca en el diamante de beisbol. "Habían por lomenos cinco compañeros de equipo que creo queeran mucho mejor que yo en el béisbol. La diferenciaentre ellos y yo era mi determinación. Después de lospartidos, la mayoría de ellos salían de fiesta o a pasarel rato juntos. Yo me quedaba en el diamante durantehoras después de los juegos, practicando y tratandode mejorar mi juego y mis destrezas.” Bueno, havalido la pena para Héctor, y hoy es uno de los brazosjóvenes prometedores para los Medias Blancas deChicago.

Héctor dio cuenta de la importancia de ayudar ala gente y de ser generoso, es por eso que comenzóa Santiago’s Soldiers. A través de los Santiago’sSoldiers, Héctor está ayudando a las personas connecesidades especiales, las niños que juegan beisbolque son de familias de bajos ingresos, y otras causasdignas en el área de Chicago. Su mensaje a la gente yespecialmente a los jóvenes es: "todo lo que vas ahacer, concéntrate y comprométete con él, si no, nolo hagas en absoluto. Si realmente quieres lograralgo, nadie te puede detener, excepto tú mismo. Laclave es mantener la concentración en hacerlo."


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Las madres hispanas somos fuertes ysiempre hemos sido conocidas pornuestros deseos de luchar ante todas

las adversidades que muchas veces afronta-mos en nuestro diario vivir. La madre his-pana es bondadosa, perseverante, condeseos de ser sostenida y acompañada, condeseos de seguridad y de evitar riesgos, sumáximo es amar y sentirse amada...

Como madres que no haríamos pornuestros hijos. Siempre buscamos el bienes-tar de nuestros seres queridos sin pararnos apensar en nosotras mismas. En este mes quese celebra el día de las madres en los EstadosUnidos, quiero hacerles conciencia de lo im-portante que es una Madre en nuestras vidas.Para mi persona, mi madre es lo máximo ycelebro la dicha de tener la mejor mama delmundo. Me imagino que la mayoría pensa-ran igual que yo.

No es simplemente en un mes dondevenimos a celebrar la vida de esta persona

tan especial que llamamos Madre, se suponeque todos los días le demos gracias a Dios porla dicha de que podamos tener a nuestrasmadres de nuestro lado. Son tantas las per-sonas que conozco que por una u otra razónno tienen a sus madres al lado, y cuanto da-rían por solo unos minutos junto a este sertan amado. Cuantos indocumentados cono-cemos que muchas veces desde muy tem-prana edad han tenido que separarse del serque les dio la vida. La vida continua y mu-chas veces no se pueden remediar las cir-cunstancias que atravesamos.

¿Cuántos hijos hoy tienen a su madrecerca y lo único que hacen es maltratarla, gri-tarle y menospreciarla, porque para estos jó-venes, su vieja ya no ve la vida como ellos?Hoy quiero que hagas conciencia de que noimporta como sea una madre, Dios nosllama a honrarla y a respetarla. No simple-mente en el día especial de madres, sinotodos los días de tu vida.

Hoy mientras mi hija pequeña se pre-para para salir a la escuela, no puedo masque darle gracias a Dios por la bendición deregalarme el regalo mas lindo que una mujerpuede tener, el ser mama. Como madres quemucho trabajo muchas veces tenemos quehacer. Gracias a Dios mis hijas ya están gran-des pero cuando eran pequeñas le tenia quehacer todo, vestirlas para ir a la escuela, pei-narlas, preparar el desayuno, revisar sus ta-reas, en fin todas las que son mamas sabende lo que hablo. Ahora que mi hija mas pe-queña tiene 16 años, no puedo mas que re-flexionar en lo rápido que pasan los años. Ledoy gracias a Dios por el regalo de ser mama.

Que cada uno del que lea este pequeñoescrito pueda reconocer la labor y el esfuerzoque muchas madres han tenido que hacerpara estar hoy donde están. Honra a tumadre no solo hoy, sino todos los días de tuvida. Hoy están aquí con nosotros pero ma-ñana puede ser otra la historia.

¿Cuántos hijoshoy tienen a sumadre cerca y loúnico que hacenes maltratarla,gritarle ymenospreciarla,porque para estosjóvenes, su vieja yano ve la vida comoellos? Hoy quieroque hagasconciencia de queno importa comosea una madre,Dios nos llama ahonrarla y arespetarla.

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Family TiesLazos Familiares

T here is no beauty without ashes, noglory without sacrifice. Strength andbravado - such is the inheritance from

the women in our far away past. Take for instance, the women of the

Aztec empire. Thesewomen are often viewed assimple weavers of textilesand taking care of thehome. However, thesewomen were part of thebrute work force. Theyworked as merchants,traders, scribes, courtesans,healers and midwives.Even though it was asociety dominated by men,women had a great deal ofpower as well. Aztecwomen often ranbusinesses out of their

homes, and had a lot of influence in the familyand the raising of children. Women who wereof noble birth were often used as scribes forthe emperor.

In the Mayan culture women carried outall of the domestic duties in their household.Daily tasks included the raising of children,preparing foods, raising household animalsand making clothing and other textiles. AMayan woman would follow her husband andhelp him dig or plow a field with rudimentarytools. Mayan women also played a prominentrole in the court system. They influenced stateaffairs at the highest level. In times of war, herrole was to help her husband prepare forbattle.

Taino natives lived in peace and harmonybefore the Europeans invaded the tiny islandsof Puerto Rico, Cuba and even the northerncoast of South America. Taino society wasmatrilineal. Name and status were inheritedfrom ones mother. Social standing amongwomen outranked men. Mothers andgrandmothers of chiefs were especiallypowerful. Women had significant roles in

meetings and were present on many occasionsas gift givers (Well, that explains why I neverallow anyone to leave my house empty-handed). Taino women were also skilled inagriculture.

Last, but not least, I would like to bringyour attention to the strong and relentlesswomen who survived the Great Depression ofthe 1930’s. In 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt calledupon the women to help pull the countrythrough its devastating economic crisis. “Thewomen know that life must go on and theneeds of life must be met and it is theircourage and determination which, time andagain, have pulled us through worse crisesthan the present one.” Eleanor Rooseveltgave voice to those women who were quicklybecoming invisible. Thesewere women who werewidowed, divorced, orabandoned by theirhusbands. Many sufferedunimaginable hardships.

All of these womenwithstood the challengesof their times and heldtheir lives and homestogether with tremendousstrength and endurance.Women who enduredslavery, rape, publichumiliation and servanthood managed to leave alegacy of courage andstrength to theirdescendants. Women onthe verge of destitution,somehow found an inneranger that prompted themto get up and moveforward. If any one groupin society understood theterm “man up”, it wasthem. To these brave ones,we say “Happy Mother’sDay”.

By:Martha Gines

Inherited Strength

In the Mayanculture womencarried out all ofthe domesticduties in theirhousehold. Dailytasks included theraising of children,preparing foods,raising householdanimals andmaking clothingand other textiles.A Mayan womanwould follow herhusband and helphim dig or plow afield withrudimentary tools.

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Fuerza HeredadaNo hay belleza sin cenizas, no hay

gloria sin sacrificio. Fuerza y bravura– tal es la heredad de las mujeres

desde una gran distancia en el pasado.Tomemos en cuenta las mujeres del

imperio Azteca. Estas mujeres a menudofueron consideradas como humildes teje-doras de textiles y amas de casa. Sin em-bargo, estas mujeres fueron parte de unamano de obra bruta. Ellas trabajaban comomercaderes y comerciantes, curanderas yparteras. A pesar de que su sociedad fuedominada por hombres, las mujeres teníanmucho poder también. La mujer Azteca amenudo organizaba empresas desde supropia casa, y tenia mucha influencia en lafamilia y en la crianza de sus hijos. Mujeresde cuna noble a menudo fueron las escri-bas del emperador.

En la cultura Maya las mujeres lleva-ban a cabo las tareas del hogar. Tareas dia-rias incluían la crianza de los hijos,preparando comidas, criando animales y lafabricación de ropa y textiles. La mujerMaya seguía a su esposo y lo ayudaba cavaro arar un campo con herramientas rudi-mentarias. La mujer Maya también desem-

peñaba un papel prominente en el sistemajudicial. Era de gran influencia en los asun-tos del estado al más alto nivel. En tiempode guerra, su papel era ayudar a su esposoprepararse para la batalla.

Los Tainos vivían en paz y harmoníaantes de la invasión de los europeos en lasislas de Puerto Rico, Cuba y aun la costanorte de América del Sur. La sociedad delos Tainos era matrilineal. El nombre y elestado de la familia fue heredada de lamadre. Posición social entre las mujeressuperaba la de los hombres. Las madres yabuelas de los jefes fueron especialmentepoderosas. Ellas tenían un papel signifi-cante en las reuniones y estaban presentesen muchas ocasiones como dadoras de re-galos (Bueno, esto explica el porque nuncapermito que nadie se vaya de mi casa conlas manos vacías). Las mujeres Tainas tam-bién eran expertas en la agricultura.

Por ultimo, quisiera traer su atencióna las mujeres fuertes e implacables quienessobrevivieron la Gran Depresión de los1930’s. En 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt exhortoa las mujeres a que ayudaran a sacar al paísde su crisis devastadora económica. “Las

mujeres entienden que la vida continua yque las necesidades de la vida se tienenque satisfacer, y es su valentía y determina-ción, una y otra vez, que nos ha rescatadoa través de peores crisis que la del pre-sente.” Eleanor Roosevelt le dio voz aaquellas mujeres que rápidamente se esta-ban volviendo invisibles. Estas eran muje-res viudas, divorciadas o abandonadas porsus esposos. Muchas sufrieron dificultadesinimaginables.

Todas estas mujeres sobre vivieronlos retos de sus tiempos y lograron man-tener sus vidas y su hogar unido con tre-mendas fuerzas y resistencia. Mujeresque soportaron la esclavitud, violación,humillación publica y la servidumbre, lo-graron dejar un legado de valentía y fuer-zas a sus descendientes. Mujeres a bordede la destitución, de una forma u otra,descubrieron un coraje interior que las im-pulso a que se levantaran y siguieranhacia adelante. Si hay algún grupo en lasociedad que entendiera el termino, “manup” (compórtate como hombre), seriaellas. A estas mujeres valientes, les deci-mos “Feliz Día de las Madres.”

Muchas fiestasde graduaciónejercen presionesporque losadolescentessienten cada vezmás la necesidadde superarse entresí. Desde lacontratación deplanificadoresexternos a lugarescostosos, lasfiestas se hacencada vez máselaboradas cadaaño.

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La noche de la fiesta de graduación esun acontecimiento importante en lavida de un adolescente, que con crea

con frecuencia recuerdos duraderos. Perovarios estudios indican que ese tipo de ce-lebración es cada vez más costoso, impi-diendo que los estudiantes puedan asumirlos enormes gastos.�Según datos de Visa,en el 2012 el adolescente promedio gastócerca de $800 en su experiencia de fiestade graduación. Muchas familias se venobligadas a hacerse cargo de los costos dela misma. Entradas, vestuario, zapatos, ac-cesorios, flores, limosinas, fotógrafos,after-parties, visitas al salón de belleza yotras tantas tradiciones han comenzado ahacer que este rito de transición sea incos-teable para muchos estudiantes.

Aproximadamente la cuarta parte delos estudiantes estadounidenses tienenque quedarse en casa, simplemente por-que no pueden costear la entrada a lafiesta, especialmente en este clima econó-mico actual.�"Cursé estudios en una aca-demia privada pequeña con un alto costo

de matrícula”, asegura I Marie M. de Bro-oklyn, N.Y. "La escuela organizó la fiestade graduación en un hotel costoso deManhattan, algo inalcanzable para mí,por lo que decidí no ir a causa del preciode la entrada y de llegar al lugar”.�Muchasfiestas de graduación ejercen presionesporque los adolescentes sienten cada vezmás la necesidad de superarse entre sí.Desde la contratación de planificadoresexternos a lugares costosos, las fiestas sehacen cada vez más elaboradas cada año.Incluso algunas van más lejos aun conbares, esculturas de hielo, salones, carpasy múltiples cambios de vestuario. Por suparte, otras se realizan en sitios a variasmillas de distancia de la escuela, por loque se requiere transporte, propiciando eluso de servicios caros de alquiler de auto-móviles y limosinas.�Pero en el caso de losestudiantes que no pueden costear todaslas extravagancias de la fiesta de gradua-ción, hay soluciones. Si bien no se puedenegociar el precio de entrada, las opcionesde vestuario, transporte y otras “necesida-des” se pueden ajustar a un presupuestodeterminado. (MS)

Los costos de la fiesta de graduación pueden restringir la asistencia

Many promscreate pressurewhere teenagersfeel the need tooutdo one anothermore and more.From outside eventplanners to lavishlocales, the partiesget increasinglyelaborate everyyear.


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Prom night is an important event in ateenager's life that often createsmemories that last forever. But studies

indicate that proms are growing more andmore expensive, alienating students whocannot afford the hefty tab.�Information fromVisa says that, in 2012, the average teenspent around $800 on his or her promexperience. Many families are forced to opentheir wallets to accommodate the prom costs.Tickets, attire, shoes, accessories, flowers,limousines, photographers, after-parties,salon pampering, and so many other

traditions of prom night have started to makethis rite of passage unaffordable for manystudents.

Nearly one-quarter of American studentsare forced to stay home simply because theycannot afford the prom, especially in thiseconomic climate.�"I went to a small, privateacademy with a lofty tuition," offers MarieM. from Brooklyn, N.Y. "The school hostedthe prom at an expensive hotel in Manhattan,which was out of reach for me, so I opted notto go due to ticket expense and the cost ofgetting to the location."�Many proms createpressure where teenagers feel the need tooutdo one another more and more. From

outside event planners to lavish locales, theparties get increasingly elaborate every year.Some proms go so far as to have bars, icesculptures, lounges, tents, and multiplewardrobe changes. Other prom parties are atvenues several miles away from school homebase, necessitating some sort oftransportation. This often comes in the wayof pricey rental cars and limousines.�Forstudents who cannot afford all of theextravagances of the prom, there are stillways to go. While ticket price cannot benegotiated, the choice in wardrobe,transportation and other "necessities" can becatered to a certain budget. (MS)

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EntertainmentEntretenimiento

“Living Large in aMini Kind of Way”

Many of you are not aware thatthe City of Berwyn has atheater within its borders.

That is unless you have read myreviews of thesteady work thiscompany providestheir audiences.The 16th StreetTheater, located inthe lower level ofthe Berwyn ParkDistrict 2ndbuilding at 6420West 16th Street(perfect for thename) just a fewblocks west ofAustin Blvd., is easyto get to and worth

the trip. Each year, they follow atheme. This is the 6th season for thiscompany and the theme is “TheAmerican Dream”. Following on theheels of their wonderful production oftheir extended, sold out run of“Empanada for a Dream”, a one manshow, they are presenting “Living Largein a Mini Kind of Way” written byDiane Rodriguez.

Last April, this play was presentedby Teatro Luna ( the only all femaleLatina theater company in the area) at

The Viaduct Theatre located on theNorth Side of Chicago. Director, AnnFilmer, felt that moving this play to hermore intimate 16th Street Theater stagewould make the story even moremeaningful- she was right. This is a storythat needs to allow us to peer into thefaces of the actors, who are telling us astory, or as I said in my earlier reviewstories. The stories are about thewomen mostly, but unlike most ofTeatro Luna’s works, this one includes aman (or it could be two, if you countthe spirits). Each of these women has astory and this 80-minute play takes usinto their lives and their relationshipswith each other.

The main character is Lilycharmingly played by Rose Guccione.Lily is recently widowed. She has alovely home in a subdivision that has anactive homeowners association (ofwhich she wants to be president). HerHusband was ill for awhile and duringthis time, she hired a Mexican girl, LittleMaria (again played by the lovelyAmanda De La Guardia), whose oldersister, Big Maria (returning MirandaGonzalez, as feisty as ever) has beencaring for Lily’s mother at her house.These are immigrants from Mexico,who have told Lily that they have theirpapers, but as it turns out, they do not.They are “living Large”, but as it turnsout, they are not living quite as large asthey would like to.

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Lilly, it turns out has some deeproots as her childhood was nothingclose to the life that her Joe gave her.Lily also has a sister, Nellie (played in thisversion by Urban Theatre’s MarilynCamacho) a sexy, woman who dresseslike a teen and cares only about whatshe can buy . Her husband Sammy (thealways reliable Madrid St.Angelo, whoalso plays Joe’s spirit in Lily’s visions), aCuban, trusts no one and intends tokeep his promise to Joe, to watch overLily and make sure she is okay. As thestory goes on, Lily, now alone, offersboth Marias, and big Maria’s daughter(who we never see) the opportunity tomove out of their crowded apartmentand move in with her, but they refuse.They are trying to build their own“Living Large” way of life.

This is the story of two sets ofMexican-American sisters, those whohave been raised in the United Statesand the others who have found a way toget here. The two Marias, though inorder to truly “live large” must obtain a9-digit number- a social security card. Tryto imagine your life without one and theproblems and obstacles you would faceon a daily basis- that is the plight ofmany Mexican-Americans, some bornand raised here, and yet, the magical 9digit card is out of their reach. That is the

main crux of the story, but Rodriguezalso touches on relationships betweenthe two pairs of sisters. Lily and Nelliehave their set of problems, but the twoMarias, even larger. Big Maria, in orderto get a job steals Joe’s Social Securitycard and uses it. Sammy discovers thisand stirs up what this could do to theirfamily. Meanwhile, Sammy also finds outthat during Joe’s illness, none of thehousehold bills were being handled andLily, who thought she was indeed “livinglarge” is in a great deal of debt.

This story is based on a real lifesituation, as most of Teatro Luna’s works

are. In fact, many plays that we see haveideas that are created by real lifesituations in the playwrights lives, butbecause the topic of this one is very nearand dear to Americans, due to what istaking place, this particular play hasmore meaning to each and everyaudience member. For those of you whosaw the previous production, be advisedthat Ms. Rodriguez has made somechanges in the script and in particularthe ending (much happier) and underthe direction of Ms Filmer in this muchcozier venue, I think the show playsbetter. Also be advised that while the

show is in English, there are manysprinklings of Spanish, but fear not, ifyou listen with care and watch theactors and what they do, you will get it!

The set, a much smaller version ofthe original (Jessica Kuehnau Wardell) isthe back door of the house, a backyardwith a fence and a shed> The lighting isby Mac Vaughey, and once again, worksbetter in this venue. The costumes byChristine Pascual, sound by StevenYaussi and props by Jesse Gaffney arethe finishing touches on a recipe for 80minutes of laughing and learning abouta real life situation- a sort of “SassyComedy” with a real life immigrationproblem.

“Living Large” will continue atThe 16th Street Theater through May11th with performances as follows:Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.Saturdays at 5 and 8 p.m.Maybe they will add more shows (Iwould love to see Sundays added tothe mix)

Tickets (open seating) are a mere $18.00and can be purchased at the actualBerwyn Park District office at 1619Wesley Avenue, by phone at 708-795-6704 or online atwww.16thstreettheater.org


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