EL CLUB DEL LIBRO ANNOUNCES SUMMER BOOK -- SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB

 

El Club del Libro is a Spanish-reading book club formed out of a joint venture between Las Comadres & Friends Book Club and Seattle Escribe.

El Club del Libro is pleased to announce its Summer Book:  LOS LAZOS QUE NOS UNEN by Marcela Fonseca (Editorial El Nido del Fenix).  The book is in Spanish.  The Book Club meeting will be Thursday, June 1, 5pm PT via zoom.  Discussion in Spanish.  Registration required.  All welcomed.

 

The book is about the ties that bind us, not just those ties that we inherit but others. 

 

Award-winning author Marcela Fonseca was born in Mexico City in 1970. She’s a lawyer and a writer, but not necessarily in that order.  She’s known since she was little that she was a writer, but it wasn’t until 2018 that she was able to dedicate herself full time to her writing.  

 

  

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:   https://seattleescribe.org/clubdellibro/

Join Las Comadres & Friends Book Club here:  https://latinolit.com/join-book-club/

Visit Seattle Escribe here:  https://seattleescribe.org/

 

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RECOGNITION ROSES PRESENTED AT THE 2023 WORLDWIDE COMADRAZO

 

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

RECOGNITION  ROSES

 

    LAS COMADRES PARA LAS AMERICAS

Thanks the following Comadres for their time and efforts

ROSA BEATO

ESPERANZA BELTRAN

 GLORIA CHAVEZ CASAS

MIRTHA G. PEREZ

JACQUELINE QUIŇONES

TERRY SAUCEDO

AILEEN R. SCHLEF

 

Las Comadres & Friends 

National Latino Book Club

Thanks the following Comadres for their support of the Book Club and

helping promote Latino authors and Latino Literature around the world

TERESA M. TOBIN

DORA M. ABREU

KAREN GONZALEZ    

THANK YOU, COMADRES! 

    

LAS COMADRES FACILITATORS RECOGNIZED AT 2023 WORLDWIDE COMADRAZO

 

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

RECOGNITION OF

LAS COMADRES FACILITATORS

Networks & Book Clubs

Las Comadres Para Las Americas really would not exist without the tremendous support that is provided by our city network facilitators. Without all the approximately 15,000 Comadres out there, who host and attend comadrazos, read and send us email, and participate in our activities, we would not exist. But without the facilitators who keep the city networks going, there would be no real organization AND because we cannot say thank you enough times.

From the beginning (2000) to today.our Network Facilitators…

Lourdes Abadin, Julia Abrantes, Dora Maria Abreu, Cristina Abreu, Patricia Aguilar, Gladys Alaya-Borjas, Ofelia Allen, Aurora Anaya-Cerda, Amanda Arizola, Annabelle Arteaga, Ph.D., Maria Avelino, Cristina Balli, Natasha Bannan, Sunny Banuelos, Melinda Barrera, Rosa Beato, Rocio Benedicto, Ph.D., Sylvia Benitez, Mari Bellas, Debbie Bonilla, Margie Brickey, Patricia Briotta, Millie Brookins, Gabriela Bucio, Ada Gabriela Bueno Pulliam, Elizabeth Canali, Mary Champion, Maria Cardes, Catherine Cardoso, Gloria Casas, Karina Castano-Tognetti, Cielo Castro, Camila Ceballos, Rosa Celis-Rodriguez, Loretta Charles, Denise Chavez, Janis Chavez, Lilian Chavez, Mary Champion, Frances Colon, Alejandra Cossio, Rose Costas, Lori Crouch, Ana Arelys Cruz, Carmen Cruz, Silvia Cruzo, Sylvia E. Camacho, Elizabeth Cofrancesco, Nori Cuellar Mora, Ph.D., Lilli de Cair, Amelia de Jesus, Raquel de Guzman, Patricia de Limon Rodriguez, Linda de la Cruz, Alicia Dorn, Nora Diaz, Nylda Dieppa, Diana Dizdarvich, Ph.D., Rosalba Dominguez, Yolanda Durant, Diana Flores, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Kika Elkind, Clara Engel, Yolanda Escandon, Araceli Esparza, Fern Espino, Ph.D., Estrella de Leon, Jocelyn Feliciano, Charley Ferrer, Ph.D., Dora Flores, Maria Ferrer, Amira Flores, Ariana Flores, Stella Flores, Ph.D., Claudia Fuentes, Christy Garcia Martinez, Dalilah Garcia, Edna Garcia, Elizabeth Garcia (deceased), Viky Garcia, Christy Garcia Martinez, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez, Susan Garretson, San Juanita Godufsky, Vickie Gomez, Karen Gonzales, Adriana Gonzalez, Ana Gonzalez, Christine Gonzalez, Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor, Kristin Graham Chavez, Veronica Guerra, Mirtha Gutierrez Perez, Yolanda Guzman, Isela Hernandez, Yolanda Hernandez (deceased), Linda Hernandez, Ana Hershberger, Monica Martinez Hess, Alicia Higgins, Marcela Hincapie, Angela Hope, Ruby Hurtado, Irma Gonzalez, Karla Jaramillo, Helen Jimenez Ulloa, Adriana Jimenez, Edy Johnson, Nancy Johnson, Margie Kensit, Demetra Koelling, Adela Kowalski-Garza, Cindy Landez, Teresa Lara, Isabel Lemus, Diana Leon, Bibi Lobo (deceased) , Isabel Londono, Diana Lopez, Connie Lopez, Diana Lopez, Diana Lopez Axthelm, Laura Lopez Cano, Adriana Lopez, Cynthia Lopez, Raquel Lynch, Lori Maes, Teresa Magana, Miriam Molina, Kim Montoya, Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, Nydia Marsella, Angela Martin, Araceli Martinez-Rose, Erica Martinez, Raquel Martinez, Sylvia A. Martinez, Addy Perez Mau, Yvette Mayo, Angelica Mena, Martha Medina, Jackie Melendez, Jacqueline Mendez, Maria Angelica Mendoza, Bernice Miera, Beatriz Mieses, Nuria Miller, Elizabeth Moncevais, Carmen Montanez, Maria Montenegro, Ana Morales, Marilyn Moya, Melissa Najera, Kathy Natalizio, Ana Nogales, Ph.D., Ydalmi Noriega, Gina Nunez-Mchiri, Ph.D., Virginia Ornelas, Angeles Ortega, Alma Ortega Johnson, Jasminie Jina Ortiz, Clara Ospina, Melinda Palacio, Carmen Paniagua, Audrey Ponzio, Elsa Prado, Addy Perez Mau, Maribel Perez Tur, Sandra Perez, Pilar Martinez Karner, Michele Ping, Teresa Preciado, Laura Quesada, Viviana Quesada, Shelly Quintana, Carmen Quiles, Elena Ramos, Nimia Ramos Beauchamp, Rita Rosa Resgua, Evelyn Reyes, Marielis Rivera, Francis Robles, Imelda Rocha, Edna Rodriguez, Janet Rodriguez, Monica Rangel, Veronica Rivera, Monica Rodriguez, Sandra Rodriguez Barron, Maria Rojo, Laura Rolandelli, Araminta Romero, Ana Cecilia Rosado, Leydon Rovelo, Sally Ruiz, Lupita Saenz Eckoff, Ruth Saenz (deceased), Jayni Saenz, Rachael Saldivar, Jennifer Sanchez, Ana, Saucedo, Terry Saucedo, Sandra Shafi, Dyannette Siaca, Miriam Silva, Patricia Sosa, Christine Soto, Teresa Speake, Rebeca Summers, Angela Sustaita-Ruiz, Ana Sweeney, Michelle Talan, Caprice Taylor Mendez, Darlene Tenes, Lourdes Tinajero, Sandra Thompson, Sandra Torres, Lisa Torres Stonebeck, Dora Tovar, Gloria Uribe, Josie Valdez, Laura Valdez Karam, Melody Vela, Angela Valdivia, BB Vasquez, Palmira Vasquez Ginsberg, Ofelia Vasquez-Philo (deceased), Kathy Vega, Melody Vela, Josie Valdez, Diana Velasquez, Myrna Velez, Gloria Williams, Patricia Windon, Alejandra Zavala, and Andrea Zorbas.

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club Facilitators are so special! Thank you for making this dream a reality and keeping it going…

Julia Abrantes, Dora A. Abreu, Marissa Alcorta, Blanca Alvarado, Ph.D., Julia Amante, Amanda Arizola, Aurora Anaya-Cerda, Maria Betancourt, Luz Betancourt, Nohelia Canales, Catalina Cantu, Teresa Carbajal Ravet, Leslie Colon-Lebron, Erika Cordova, Lori Crouch, Yolanda Cuesta, Martha Curcio, Karin Davalos, Laura De Anda, Lilli De Cair, Nora Diaz, Laura Esparza, Magdalena (Magda) Lopez Eustace, Maria Ferrer, Adriana Frias, Lydia Galvan, Cristina Glez Novoa, Denise Goetter, Karen Gonzales, Gabriela Gonzalez, Sylvia Hernandez Kauffman, Gabriela Huesca, Demetra Koelling, Mary Lopez, Liana Lopez, Jackie Macias, Teresa Magaña, Araceli Martinez-Rose, Linda Mazon Gutierrez, Raiza Mendoza, Sylvia Mendoza, Edith Reyes, Carmenza Millan, Kim Montoya, Ydalmi Noriega, Anna Nunez, Carmen Orozco-Acosta, Nicole Ortiz, Pam Portillo, Cynthia Ramos, Nimia Ramos Beauchamp, Gayle Rana, Leyden Revelo, Lara Rios, Frances Robles, Lois Rodriguez, Vanessa Rodriguez, Lissette Rodriguez, Silvia Sofia San Miguel, Jennifer Sanchez, Maria Solis, Judith Solis, Ana Sweeney, Michelle Talan, Amy Tannenbaum, Tess Tobin, Rachael Torres, Lisa Trevino, Nissheneyra Urizandi, Delila Vasquez, Ada Vilageliu Diaz, Anne Warman, Martha Weeks, Gloria Williams, and Alma Willard.

LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES ITS MEMBERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- APRIL 2023

 

Congratulations to all!

 

Gladys Ayala-Borjas (NY) – Her jaw dropped when she heard that she won the Nora Award for Comadre of the Year.   

 

Darlene Tenes (CA) – She won! Darlene won the Nora Award for Comadre Community Service. 

 

Julia Abrantes (NC) – Happy to report that she got out of a toxic relationship and relocated to NC where she will begin again.

 

Dr. Esmeralda Adame (TX) – Happy to share that her Persistence in Adversity Podcast has been on the air for 2 years. If you would like to be a guest and share your story of persistence through adversity and how you overcame it, please contact me at dr.eadame@outlook.com !  Her podcast can be found on your favorite app!

 

Moni Avila (TX) – Completed her first year of the doctoral program at ASU.

 

Juana Bordas (CO) – Her book THE POWER OF LATINO LEADERSHIP - AHORA! was released in March. A 2nd edition of her best-selling book, it shows how the inclusive, people-centered and socially responsible ways Latino have led their people is a model for the 21st century.

 

Tili Capistran (TX) – She made March 2023 Club "M" Agent.

 

Larissa Yvette Davila (TX) – Completed her first month as executive director for the small business incubator, Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) in Austin, Texas.

 

Maria Vilma Duran (TX) – She is serving as the Director of Community Engagement for the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority's Host Committee for the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship.

 

Nancy Flores (TX) – Congratulations to Nancy for partnering with KUT to highlight arts and culture events in Austin’s Latino Community.

 

Lizabeth Garza-García (TX) – She was selected to participate in the LBJ Women’s Campaign 4th Cohort.

 

Monica Guzmán (TX) – She is excited and honored to be in the 2023 class of the LBJ Women's Campaign School!  The Kickoff for the #LBJWCS Cohort4 is May 11, 2023.  #LBJWCS #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInPolitics #Democracy #bipartisan

 

Julia Martinez (FL) – Julia is proud to say that she will be graduating from her Emergency Medicine Residency in June 2023.

  

Jacqueline Quiňones (NY) – She was made Co-chair of professional development for SALUD employee resource group at the NYC Dept of Health.

 

Naibe Reynoso (CA) – Naibe just launched her new podcast "Latinas Take the Lead '' which is a production of the Seneca Women Podcast Network and iHeart Radio. One of her first guests was award-winning author Reyna Grande! Make sure to tune in!

 

Becky Rodriguez (TX) – Celebrates 15 years in Business -- COLLEGEHELP4YOU, which helps Students Navigate College Applications, Exams, Entrance, Financial Aid.  Lina Hidalgo was my Harvard Student!

 

Lily Roman (formerly Banos) (CA) – After 15 years of being in the sign industry, my husband (& therefore her too :-)) opened up a storefront for the business Roman Signs, in Newbury Park, CA. Although she is still a Life Insurance Broker, she is also his business partner in this new venture together, working everyday side by side. Wish them luck!

 

Zoraida Scirecalabrisotto (NY) – She is celebrating that she obtained CASAC-T certificate from NYS OASAS.

 

Mary Theresa Vasquez (TX) – Her book, FROM THE TEXAS COTTON FIELDS TO THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT, THE LIFE JOURNEY OF JUAN F. VASQUEZ, is a GOLD MEDAL finalist in the 2023 Latino Books into Movie Awards for the Biographic Movie category.

 

Rebecca J. Viagran (TX) – In January 2023, Rebecca was named new President & CEO of South Texas Business Partnership (SoTX). Formerly known as the South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the SoTX mission is to stimulate sustained economic prosperity across South Texas through advocacy and collaboration among our partners.

 

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NOTE:  these listings are for congratulatory purposes only. 

We are not endorsing any products, services, or candidates for public office.  

 

  

 

Congratulations to all these Comadres!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 NORA AWARD WINNERS !!!

 

SISTERHOOD & COMMUNITY:  HEAR US. SEE US. JOIN US.

On Saturday, April 29, Las Comadres Para Las Americas announced the

2023 Winners of its Nora Awards.

The Nora Award for Comadre of the Year 

presented to a Comadre who has helped other Comadres

Winner is Gladys Ayala-Borjas (NY)

The Nora Award for Comadre Community Service

presented to a Comadre who has helped her Community

Winner is Darlene Tenes (CA)

The Nora Award for Friend of Las Comadres

presented to a company that continually supports 

Las Comadres Para Las Americas

Winner is UNIVISION Austin

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

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