Empowerment

El Diario La Prensa, the premier publication to reach New York-area Latinos, will host the groundbreaking 13th Annual Mujeres Destacadas Awards Luncheon on April 20, 2008 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Previous recipients of the award have come from business, industry, government, non-profit and entertainment worlds, but the common thread is that they have all reached a level of distinction and, through their hard work and determination, have made a difference in the community.

Joe Zubizarreta, Chief Operating Officer of the Hispanic agency Zubi Advertising, will be honored at The 12th Annual Hispanic Marketing Midwest Conference with the “Hispanic Marketing Achievement Award” on April 30, in Saint Paul, Minn.

ImpreMedia Digital announced that Mary Zerafa, Vice President of Strategy, was recognized as an emerging leader by the Aspen Institute on March 28, 2008 as part of the 2008 Henry Crown Fellowship Program.

Nearly one-half of U.S. media consumers are frequently creating online content for others to see, according to Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. This marks a 12 point escalation from a prior survey commissioned by Deloitte in the spring of 2007, challenging the conventional assumption that online content creation is limited to a niche group of technology-savvy individuals.

The Dallas Morning News will name the illegal immigrant as its Texan of the Year in the paper’s Sunday, December 30 editions. The newspaper’s Editorial Board recognizes the myriad, profound ways in which this group of people impacts Texas, ranging from the economy to politics to the most basic sense of culture. Lamenting that “there seems to be little middle ground in [the] debate,” the Board notes that “spectacular fights over their presence … broke out across Texas this past year, adding to the national pressure cooker as only Texas can.”

Univision 17 & Univision Radio (La Nueva 106.5 / Recuerdo 102.9) has partnered with the San Diego / Imperial Counties American Red Cross, to assist the fundraising efforts aimed at helping those affected by the raging wildfires in San Diego.

Emilio Nicolas, Sr. will receive Mexico’s highest honor awarded a Mexican citizen living abroad.

Latin Business Magazine, the bi-monthly trade publication serving the Latino business community in the U.S.A, presented its Latin Spirit Award to Daisy Expósito-Ulla, Chairman/Partner of dexpósito & Partners.

Hyundai Motor America has partnered with one of the nation’s leading experts and advocates for financial empowerment and small business development as well as best-selling author, Louis Barajas. Celebrating his second published book, Small Business, Big Life in May 2007, Hyundai is hosting the book signing tour and financial and entrepreneurial empowerment workshops at the annual conventions of the leading Hispanic advocacy, professional and business organizations as well as higher education associations representing Hispanic-serving institutions in the country.

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) announced that its employees and DJs from its MEGA 97.9 FM and Amor 93.1 FM radio stations will actively participate in the Seventh Annual Gladys Ricart and Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk on Wednesday, September 26 in New York. The march organized by the New York Latinas Against Domestic Violence (NYLADV), intended to raise awareness about domestic violence against women. We applaud the SBS New York activism! We should have more of this type of involvement from all of the companies in our Industry. Encorage this type of behavior!