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Volume 36 • Issue 47• November 24 - November 30, 2016
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Our Lady of Guadalupe: Myth or Fact? Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: Mito o Realidad?
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Los inmigrantes latinos observan y adoptan el Día de Acción de Gracias
l último jueves de cada noviembre, las familias de todo el país se reúnen para celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias con mucha comida y reflexionando sobre sus bendiciones. Oficialmente, esta festividad ha sido una tradición de los Estados
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Unidos desde 1863. Sin embargo, los que han emigrado de otras partes del mundo a los EE.UU. Area resident among Latino han tenido que aprender sobre el significado del immigrants who observe, día. embrace Thanksgiving De esas personas han incluido a Edith López. Una residente de Kansas City, Mo., vino a los By Katherine Diaz EE.UU. a los 3 años de Chihuahua, México, con n the last Thursday of every November, sus padres y dos hermanos mayores. families nationwide gather to celebrate “Creo que la primera vez que Thanksgiving with lots of food and by reflecting
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on their blessings. Officially, this holiday has been a U.S. tradition since 1863. Still, those who’ve immigrated from elsewhere in the world to the United States have had to learn about the day’s significance. Those people have included Edith Lopez. The Kansas City, Mo., resident came to the United States at age 3 from Chihuahua, Mexico, with her parents and two
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Kansas City celebrates the holidays Kansas City celebra los días festivos
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Acevedo cosecha los frutos de la fortaleza P
ara Diana Acevedo, el convertirse en una estudiante de doctorado con artículos publicados en el KU Medical Center ha sido un largo viaje - y un estudio sobre resiliencia. En 2001, Acevedo llegó a Kansas City, Mo., para estudiar inglés en la Universidad de MissouriKansas City (UMKC). Al termina la preparatoria en su natal Colombia, recibió un viaje educativo a Kansas City como regalo de graduación. “Siempre han tenido la idea del valor de la educación”, comenta sobre sus padres. En Colombia, Acevedo había planeado asistir a la escuela de medicina. Así que después de estudiar en UMKC, ella continuó con ese interés en Penn Valley Community College, donde comenzó a estudiar biología. Entonces, su vida cambió. “Pasé por una gran lucha personal”, recordó Acevedo. “Estuve sin hogar durante algún tiempo y tuve que dejar la escuela. Acevedo pasó por muchos obstáculos y se dedicó a varios trabajos. Eventualmente regresó a Penn Valley, donde su profesor de botánica le ofreció la oportunidad de hacer investigaciones en la Universidad Estatal Truman (TSU) en Kirksville, Missouri. “Básicamente, me dio confianza, porque no confiaba en mí misma”, recordó. Acevedo asistió a TSU donde continuó inspirándose y superando los obstáculos. Ella “disfrutó completamente” su tiempo en uno de los laboratorios de química de la universidad. Aunque sabía que era la única latina y cayó en
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Acevedo reaping rewards of resilience By Nicholas Peterson
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or Diana Acevedo, becoming a published doctoral student at KU Medical Center has been a long journey – and a study in resilience. In 2001, Acevedo arrived in Kansas City, Mo., to study English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Having finished high school in her native Colombia, she received an educational trip to Kansas City as a graduation gift. “They’ve always had the idea of value in education,” she says of her parents. In Colombia, Acevedo had planned to attend medical school. So after studying at UMKC, she pursued that interest at Penn Valley Community College, where she began to study biology. Then, her life changed. “I went through a lot of personal struggle,” Acevedo recalled. “I was homeless for a while. For some time, I had to quit school.” Acevedo struggled along, however, working various jobs. Eventually, she returned to Penn Valley, where her botany professor offered her the opportunity to do research at Truman State University (TSU) in Kirksville, Mo. “Basically, he gave me a lot of confidence, because I didn’t have a lot of confidence in myself,” she remembered.
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Lo especial del Día de Acción de Gracias The special day that is Thanksgiving Commentary by Chara
El Día de Acción de Gracias significa más que el fútbol, comida especial y festividades.
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elebrado en el cuarto jueves de noviembre, este día de fiesta anual de los EE.UU. - que
es similar a celebraciones en Canadá y Alemania - tiene una larga y fascinadora historia. Tiene sus raíces en el siglo XVII. Múltiples fuentes le dan crédito a Charlestown, Massachussets, por ser la primera comunidad en referirse de manera oficial al Día de Acción
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here’s more to Thanksgiving than football, special food and festivities. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, this annual U.S. holiday – which is similar to celebrations in Canada and Germany – has a long, fascinating history. It has its roots in the 17th century. Multiple sources credit Charlestown, Mass., with being the first community to issue an official Thanksgiving Day proclamation. The 1676 proclamation, however, was issued in June, rather than November. According to the website History.com, “For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.” It became a national holiday in 1863, as proclaimed by President Lincoln. In addition, Thanksgiving has come to reflect the diversity of American life. Latin American immigrants, for example, have embraced the celebration of Thanksgiving by observing such traditions as eating turkey, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie and cranberry sauce. They’ve also included traditions that honor their Latin American roots. Moreover, Thanksgiving carries special meanings for most Americans. For many, Thanksgiving is a day for reuniting with family members. For others, it’s a chance to be grateful for what they have. And for some, it’s a day to prepare for Christmas celebrations. In essence, Thanksgiving is a time of joy and sharing. As with any other holiday, Thanksgiving is defined in part by a person’s beliefs and ideas. However, when you observe this Thanksgiving (Nov. 24), I hope you’ll see it as more than a day for watching football, eating lots of food and partying. I hope you’ll remember what’s most important about this holiday: family, friends and appreciating what you have. Happy Thanksgiving.
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