A Snapshot of the Change Agent States for Diversity Project by Patreese D. Ingram, Journal of Extension, February 2005, Vol. 43, No. 1, Article Number 1FEA5, is available online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2005february/a5.shtml.

Association for Enterprise Opportunity

La AEO esta muy complacida en anunciar su primer Directorio Electrnico en Espaol para profesionales micros empresariales hispanohablantes/hispanoparlantes en los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico! Durante estos ltimos aos, la AEO se ha comprometido a incrementar los servicios y materiales disponibles para la comunidad hispanohablante/hispanoparlante. Nosotros hemos trasladado al espaol el AEO Fact Sheet y lo hemos distribuido en ms de cinco Adiestramientos Micro Empresariales a travs del pas. En Junio del 2005, la AEO desarrollo y completo su primer adiestramiento en espaol en San Juan, Puerto Rico. El adiestramiento fue un gran xito y fue uno de los ms grandes que la AEO ha tenido con una participacin de ms de 150 personas! Hemos encontrado que en Puerto Rico hay una demanda significante para los servicios de desarrollo micro empresarial y esta experiencia ha fortalecido nuestro compromiso de sealar las necesidades de los profesionales del desarrollo micro empresarial y comunidades hispanohablantes/hispanoparlantes.

La AEO te da la bienvenida para que seas parte de este directorio electrnico en espaol Microempresa@googlegroups.com el cual esta enfocado en las necesidades de los profesionales micro empresariales hispanohablantes/hispanoparlantes, muchos de los cuales trabajan exclusivamente con micro empresarios hispanos. Para ser parte de este directorio electrnico por favor mande una peticin a Haydee Grijalva (hgrijalva@assoceo.org), Michelle Levy-Benitez (mlbenitez@assoceo.org) o Siobhan Sanders (ssanders@assoceo.org)

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AEO is very exited to announce the first all Spanish Listserv for Spanish speaking practitioners in the U.S. and Puerto Rico! Over the past few years, AEO has committed to increasing the services and materials available to our Spanish speaking Community. We have translated the AEO Fact Sheet into Spanish and distributed it at more than five regional training institutes across the country. In June 2005, AEO developed and completed our first Spanish Training Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Training Institute was a great success and AEOs largest ever, with more than 150 participants! We found that there is a significant demand for microenterprise development services in Puerto Rico, and this experience deepened our resolve to address the needs of Spanish speaking microenterprise practitioners and their communities.

AEO welcomes you to join the the Spanish listserv Microempresa@googlegroups.com—which is focused on the needs of Spanish speaking practitioners, many of whom work exclusively with Spanish speaking entrepreneurs. To join the listserv send a request to Haydee Grijalva, Michelle Levy-Benitez, or Siobhan Sanders.

A Study of Minorities in Selected Non-Metropolitan Communities in Missouri by Christina Vasquez Case and Rex Campbell, Final Report to the Missouri Department of Social Services, 2002, is available in PDF format (66 pages, 242 Kb) at http://www.cambiodecolores.org/Library/VasquezCampbell_hispanicsinmissouri.pdf. Or visit the Library section of the Cambio de Colores Web site at http://www.cambiodecolores.org/Library/.

2002 Farm Bill translated into Spanish is available at www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2002/espanol/productos.html

Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action is available free of charge from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action ha sido traducido para la población que habla español. Ordene su copia gratis.

Cambio de Colores 2003: Latinos in Missouri—Neighbors in Urban and Rural Communities will be held March 12-14, 2003 at the University Center, University of Kansas City, Missouri. For questions about Program Content, visit http://www.decolores.missouri.edu or http://cambiodecolores.missouri.org; E-mail decolores@missouri.edu; or call Katy Haas, Alianzas, at (816) 235-5840. For questions about Registration or Special Assistance, contact Lucy St. John, MU Conference Office, 344 Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-2301, (573) 882-1953 fax, stjohnl@missouri.edu.

Changing Face of the Rural West: Rapid Growth of Hispanic Populations in Western States, by Annabel Kirschner and Eddy Berry is a comprehensive information brief about western demographic changes in the last decade. It is available in PDF format at extension.usu.edu/wrdc/resources/infobriefs/ChangeFaceBest.pdf.

Participants in year 3 of the Enhancing Extension's Capacity to Work with Mexican Immigrants Mexican study trip have placed a journal of their experience on the Web at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/families/mexico/reflections3.html. The purpose of the project was to increase awareness and understanding among Extension Family and Consumer Science professionals of the Mexican culture and, as a result, to improve educational programming to meet needs of changing demographics in Iowa.

Extensión en Español is a national clearinghouse for Spanish-language educational resources
operated by and for Extension professionals. Visit this Web site at http://www.extensionenespanol.net.

Farm Safety Video Now Available in Spanish

A farm safety video created by Iowa State University Extension is now available in Spanish. The hour-long video is a part of the agricultural equipment operators' safety series. It is available on video or DVD and contains seven segments providing information on the basic steps of safe operation of a tractor and other agricultural equipment. 

To purchase the English or Spanish versions of the video, contact Lisa Scarbrough at (515) 294-4972 or lscarb@iastate.edu.  The VHS or DVD is $25, plus shipping. Cash, check, Visa or MasterCard will be accepted for payment.

FIDAMERICA is a network whose purpose is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the poverty-elimination projects supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Latin America and the Caribbean, by stimulating and facilitating communication, learning and knowledge management processes. This Web site is in Español at http://www.fidamerica.org.

Help Yourself to a Healthy Home

Some of the most serious health problems for children may start in the home. The goal of the Healthy Home Partnership, a collaboration of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is to educate families about how to reduce housing-based health risks. Parents can examine risks from lead-based paint, indoor air, and drinking water. They can learn about proper pesticide use and safe storage of household products.

The Healthy Homes Partnership has produced a publication in both English and Spanish titled Help Yourself to a Healthy Home (http://www.uwex.edu/healthyhome/mat.html). It takes users through a series of questions about their daily living habits. It then gives a personalized "action checklist” of easy, low-cost steps for protecting children from hazards such as lead poisoning and improper pesticide use.

How the Food Processing Industry is Diversifying Rural Minnesota

Working Paper No. 59, "How the Food Processing Industry is Diversifying Rural Minnesota" by Katherine Fennelly and Helga Leitner (University of Minnesota), is now available online at http://www.jsri.msu.edu/RandS/research/wps/wp59abs.html and in printed form. For more information contact Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, 301 Nisbet, 1704 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48824-5286; (517) 432-1317, (517) 432-2221 fax, http://www.jsri.msu.edu.

Immigration and the Food Processing Industry

Immigration and the Food Processing Industry will be held April 30, 2003 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Population Association of America. For more information, visit http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/paa/index.htm

Latino Youth and the Pathway to College

A recent study by the Education Policy Institute funded by the Pew Hispanic Center, titled "Latino Youth and the Pathway to College" explores the educational attainment gaps between whites and Latinos in the United States. This study is available online at http://www.educationalpolicy.org./pdf/Latino_Youth.pdf

Life-and-Death Learning

An article in Research Horizons discusses a safety-training program developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute for Hispanic construction workers. "Life-and-Death Learning," by T.J. Becker. Research Horizons, Volume 21, Number 2, Winter 2004: 22-23. This article is available in PDF format at http://www.gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-w04/osha.html.

Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan

Michigan State University Press has published a series titled "Discovering the Peoples of Michigan." Included in this series is Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan.This publication examines the settlement trends and growth of this population, as well as the cultural and social impact the state and these immigrants have had on one another. For more information, contact Michigan State University Press, 1405 S. Harrison Rd., 25 Manly Miles Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48823-5245; (517) 355-9543, msupress@msu.edu, http://msupress.msu.edu.

Midiendo el Éxito y La Sustentabilidad de La Comunidad: Un libro de Trabajo Interactivo

Midiendo el Éxito y la Sustentabilidad de la Comunidad: Un Libro de Trabajo Interactivo describe un proceso para ayudar a las comunidades en aprender cómo medir los impactos locales o regionales de procesos económicos y comunitarios de desarrollo que mejoren la sustentabilidad de las comunidades rurales.

Nuevos Horizontes (New Horizons)

Nuevos Horizontes (New Horizons) is a Spanish radio program supported by the University of Illinois. The purpose of this radio program is to inform and entertain with segments that are geared toward Hispanic populations who have come to the United States looking for a "new" start. Nuevos Horizontes becomes a part of that new beginning by providing interviews on current topics of interest as well as informative sections related to health and Hispanic culture. Also, Nuevos Horizontes helps to improve the quality of life of Latino community by conducting different outreach activities that address essential needs for this community. On the Web site http://www.nuevoshorizontes.org/ you can listen to free streaming audio programs in Spanish.

Organizing Strategies for New Immigrants in Iowa and the Midwest

Organizing Strategies for New Immigrants in Iowa and the Midwest is a PowerPoint presentation by Jan Flora, Iowa State University, and Cornelia Butler Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.

Participacion de la Mujer en la Conservacion y el Desarrollo de Recursos Naturales

Participacion de la Mujer en la Conservacion y el Desarrollo de Recursos Naturales, PowerPoint Presentation by Cornelia Flora.

Participacion de la Mujer en la Conservacion y el Desarrollo de Recursos Naturales, paper by Dra. Cornelia Buter Flora, PDF format (2,811 kb)

Rapid Growth of Hispanic Populations in Western States

An information brief published by the Western Rural Development Center discusses the increase in Hispanic populations in the West from 1990 to 2000, and describes the impacts of increasing diversity on 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming). "Rapid Growth of Hispanic Populations in Western States" is available in PDF format at http://extension.usu.edu/wrdc/resources/infobriefs/ChangeFaceBest.pdf.

Society for Latino Scholarship

The Society for Latino Scholarship 2nd Annual Symposium, "Educating Latinos: Inequalities in a Post-civil Rights Era," was held April 10, 2005 at the Michigan State University Union. The program is available at http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/spanishconf/sols_prog.pdf.

Urban Programs Resources Web Site

The University of Illinois Extension Urban Programs Resoruces Web site provids learning stimulation for students in home school and classroom programs as well as those on summer break. Several of the Urban Programs Resources site's most popular pages are also available on the new Spanish language site, including pages on helping kids succeed in school, a guide to babysitting, child development, urban horticulture and education-related pages. The Spanish language Web site is http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/espanol/