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November
2002
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AnewAmerica's First Annual Gala & Microbusiness Expo was held on
November 14th at the Holy Redeemer Center in Oakland. Under the theme of
Remembering...the Immigrant in Me, this special event celebrated the legacy of our ancestors and the new
American spirit of hope, renewal, and entrepreneurship, and featured an
expo of participant microbusinesses. The event also celebrated the
contribution of all those who made the organizing of AnewAmerica
possible and led to the success we have achieved in the past three
years. AnewAmerica's Community Angel Award was presented to
Sandor Straus, President of Firedoll Foundation; Herb Castillo,
Executive Director of The International Institute of the East Bay;
Anthony LaFetra, President of Rain Bird Corporation; and The San
Francisco Foundation.
Special recognition was given to John Nguyen, President & CEO of
American Viet League for his partnership and leadership in the
community. Special thanks to all those who helped make this event a
success, especially the dedicated volunteers who gave their time and
energy so generously. New America would also like to thank Diana
Campoamor, President of Hispanics in Philanthropy and Patti Chang,
President & CEO of The Women's Foundation, for their invaluable
contribution to the event. Sponsors for the event included Bank of
America and Wells Fargo. All proceeds from the gala will support AnewAmerica's program to assist low-income new Americans to build assets for
the long-term benefit of their families and communities.
October
2002
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The Green Banana Café, Kitchen School and Community Space
project, implemented jointly with our partner, Holy Names College (HNC)
in Oakland, channels participants in the food services field to learn
by doing many topics they have been learning in the classroom
setting of our program. All aspects of food business including business
management, accounting, permits and licenses, taxes, incorporation, food
preparation, food presentation, food handling, food safety, nutrition,
environmental health, the value of organic and pesticides free products,
food pricing, sales, marketing, and more. In addition, the Green
Banana will be a vehicle for building community and diversity. In
partnership with the student government and the Office of Students
Services at HNC, the space will feature a variety of cultural and
artistic activities to educate the academic community and the
surrounding neighborhoods about the contribution of immigrants and
minorities to our society.
May 2002
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On May 20th, participants from all Latino and Asian groups
traveled to Sacramento to take part in Immigrant Rights Lobbying Day and
join a coalition of Bay Area organizations that visited State
legislators to press for policy changes affecting immigrants.
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Wells Fargo presented a $50,000 check to
AnewAmerica Community Corporation on May 14, 2002 in a special presentation event held at our
office in Berkeley. Wells Fargo Community Development Officer Greg Young
presented the check on behalf of Wells Fargo to Sylvia Rosales-Fike,
President of The New America Foundation. The check represents the first
installment of a two-year $100,000 grant recently awarded to AnewAmerica
under the Technical Assistance Initiative of The Wells Fargo Foundation,
whose purpose is to support organizations that strengthen businesses
owned by people from disadvantaged communities, including low-income
individuals, minorities, and women. The grant from Wells Fargo will be
used to support the delivery of technical assistance services to dozens
of new American microentrepreneurs from the Bay Area’s Latino and Asian
communities.
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We are proud to announce that Marcela Chavez, a
participant in our second Latino group of microentrepreneurs, has
successfully expanded her business into a larger store in Fruitvale,
which has one of the largest concentrations of Latinos in the East Bay.
Her salon, called Skin Time (Tiempo Para Tu Piel), provides facials,
waxing, and other beauty enhancement services. Marcella has been in our
program for six months, and has been receiving individualized technical
assistance to help her business grow.
March 2002
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All three Latino and Vietnamese
groups met in our first intercultural Social Responsibility Summit, and
worked together to plan community development activities. These
activities include advocacy for immigrant rights and a
fundraising effort to support Bay Area programs serving the
needs of orphans. This intercultural group partnership in
coordinating activities and becoming involved in community
development projects is one of the many positive outcomes of our
program, helping to build positive relations between different
communities and cultural groups within the Bay Area community.
February 2002
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Our first Latino group
began New America's new Technology Bridging to Economic Justice
program at Holy Names College in Oakland. This program will provide new
American microentrepreneurs with technology tools and training which
they can apply to business planning and management.
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We received a grant from The Tides Foundation for
the Economic Justice Fund to support AnewAmerica’s on-going efforts.
January 2002
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