Summary
EDITOR'S NOTE: In 2002, several members of Evansville's Latino community came together with a mission to help newcomers navigate the transition to a new life in the Tri-State. Since then, HOLA - Hospitality and Outreach for Latin Americans - has served hundreds of new arrivals.
Daniela Vidal, one of the founders of the organization, is embarking on a new venture - editing La Nueva Voz, a new quarterly Spanish-language newspaper published by the Evansville Courier Co. Vidal appears this week on Newsmakers, a weekly public affairs television program produced by WNIN-PBS9 and the Courier & Press. The following is an edited version of Vidal's interview with Courier & Press Editor Mizell Stewart III. The complete interview can be seen today at 11:30 a.m. on WNIN.See the full content of this document
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Migrants Find Help, Respect in Latino Group Hola Uses Paper to Reach Out
Q: How did HOLA get started?
A: In 2001, Bishop (Gerald) Gettelfinger of the Evansville Diocese decided to contract us to facilitate a needs assessment along the (U.S.) 231 Corridor; traditionally, that area has seen the largest population of Hispanics - Spencer County, Jasper, Huntingburg ...See the full content of this document
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