Santa Claus is Chicano in a family tale of culture
Armando Mena, executive director of the Sacramento Community Development Corporation, writes about his daughter Julia asking what Hispanics contribute to American Christmas. He traces Santa Claus origins from Spanish sailors to Dutch Saint Nicolas, concluding Hispanics claim Santa in a Chicano frame through cultural exchange and family reflection.
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Francisco
Julia
Laura
California
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Tias
Antonia
Maria
Mary
Olvera Street
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Mena
Montezuma
Geronimo
Garza
Cortez
Alamo
Mija
Santa Clause
Santa Claus
Black Peter
Spain
Amsterdam
Sinta Claus
Sinta
Santa Claes
Nicolas of
Bari
Turkey
Madison Avenue
St. Nicolas
America
Columbus
Haiti
Florida
St. Nicolas Ferry
Jacksonville
Armando Mena
Sacramento, Calif
Community Development Corporation
From dump to dreams a Myrtle Beach film tale
Edell Lansbury and family rose from poverty after a dumpster scavenging incident drew national attention and $30,000 in charity. A film about their story, produced by Drew Cummings in Tarzana, will film in Myrtle Beach, with the couple hoping movie proceeds keep them off welfare.
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Sheila Allee
Associated Press
Darlington
S.C
Edell Lansbury
Raymond
Lansbury
Drew Cummings
Tarzana
Calif
Myrtle Beach
Sansburys
Diversified Dental Supply forms Midwestern co op
A non profit dental co op plans to invite dentists from eight states to join Diversified Dental Supply based in Shawnee Mission Kansas. Limited to 2500 licensed dentists the venture aims to cut costs by bulk purchasing and profits returned as dividends. The group will create a 8000 item catalog and stock a central Kansas City area warehouse with special ordering for rare items.
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Des Moines
Diversified Dental Supply
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Kansas City
Bill Fawl
Co-Op
Fawl
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