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28351
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El Futuro is the winner of a 2007 Indy Citizen Award. El Futuro is a nonprofit mental health center dedicated to treating the state’s underserved, and largely uninsured, Latino population. Founded by Luke Smith in Carrboro the group pooled the efforts of therapists and psychiatrists who spoke Spanish and were familiar with the culture of area Latinos. Staff members treat everything from immigration-related trauma and depression to sexual addiction and alcoholism through building relationships with their clients.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 47, November 2007,
p17
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28763
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Juvencio Rocha-Peralta is the Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina whose headquarters are located in Greenville. Rocha-Peralta is concerned about the future of the community of Mexicans in North Carolina, the future of their children, and the future outcome of heightened fears of deportation since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Roach-Peralta discusses his history, his groups mission, and the work still to be done.
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28987
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The growing population of Latinos and immigrants in North Carolina is evident in the food industry. However, immigrant cooks, such as Luis Ortega, are rarely acknowledged for their intelligence, creativity, and culinary talents. Ortega came to North Carolina for a better life, but returned to Mexico because he felt invisible as an immigrant cook and feared deportation.
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38206
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In celebration of the magazine’s golden anniversary was acknowledging100 events, spanning over two centuries, which affected Charlotte. Included was George Washington’s visit (1791); gold’s discovery (1799); James K. Polk’s election as president (1845); Charlotte Female Institute’s founding (1857); Charlotte becoming a music recording hub (1936-1940); NoDa arts district’s founding (1990s); the election of Pat McCrory, the first Charlotte mayor to become governor (2012); election of Vi Lyle, the first black female to become mayor (2017).
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Sugar Creek--Charlotte; Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Queens University of Charlotte; Civil War; Alexander, Annie Lowrie, 1864-1929; Red Shirt Movement ; The Flood of 1916--Charlotte ; Camp Greene--History; Graham, Billy; Golden, Harry, 1902-1981; Cash, W.J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1900-1941; Hawkins, Reginald, 1923-2007; Gantt, Harvey, 1943-; Latinos; NoDa; McCrory, Patrick Lloyd, 1956-
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43316
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Hispanics are rapidly reshaping the fabric of schools, businesses and industry in North Carolina. A factor noted as regards Latino lack of business influence is explained from experiments in Mexico, where incurring debt is ominous, So they are afraid to borrow.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 1, January 2020,
p30-35
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