This year, Antonio Villaraigosa became mayor of Los Angeles, America's second-largest city, the first Hispanic to hold that job.
His top challengers are councilmen Chris Bell, (D), a former Brown supporter, and Orlando Sanchez (R), a Cuban immigrant who is hoping to become the city's first Hispanic mayor.
CNN: New York, other major U.S. cities look for new stewards
Wednesday, September 28, 2011- HHS Region II Director Jamie Torres will provide a presentation on the Affordable Care Act at a Hispanic Small Business Roundtable in New York City.
The market square outside Mi Tierra is suddenly alive with noise, colour and the aroma of muscular street food: the city is out in force to celebrate its Hispanic chilli queens, whose saucy banter and impromptu singalongs made every night a street party - until the 1930s, when the civic authorities despaired of their ribaldry and laissez-faire approach to food hygiene.
According to U.S. Census figures, there are 8.2 million people in the city: 26 percent are black, 28 percent are Hispanic and 44 percent are white.
There was a talk about Mexican pre-Hispanic civilizations, and Slim himself lectured on the renovation of Mexico City's historic center, for which he has reportedly been paying.
According to the preliminary program, there's a lecture on Mexican pre-Hispanic civilizations and a talk by Slim himself on the restoration of Mexico City's historical center--for which Slim has been reportedly footing the bill.
Sanford residents and many civil rights leaders from outside central Florida have criticized the city's police department for not immediately arresting Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic, after he shot the unarmed black teenager.
There will be a Parents' Academy to train the co-ordinators - and to reflect the racial diversity of the city's classrooms, more than two-thirds of the recruits are black, Asian or Hispanic.
In each city, one message has been crystal clear: education is the path to the American Dream for the Hispanic community.
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