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Letter from the President / Carta de la Presidente

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Amigas Latinas is excited about our founder Mona Noriega's potential aldermanic post. Link Amigas Latinas is thrilled to congratulate one of our founding members, Evette Cardona, on being awarded the Diversity Leadership Award by the University of Chicago's Diversity Leadership Council. We congratulate Evette for continuing to live out the vision of Amigas Latinas, "to celebrate who we are with pride and acceptance, without boundaries or limitations, fearlessly and unapologetically." Check out the taped interview of Amigas Latinas Board member, Lourdes Torres, on NPR talking about issues facing the Latina LGBTQ community. The interview aired on Friday morning, September 25th 2009. Thanks Lourdes. You did a fantastic job!! Listen Amigas Latinas board member featured in Gay Chicago Magazine Link CNN Report on Gay Latinos...Link Latina lesbian groups face complex Challenges Link Also be sure to visit us on our MySpace page or join us on Facebook and add us to your friends!		(Click here to view the full calendar) “¡Siempre Latina!” Gala Amigas Celebrates it's 15th Anniversary ! May 1st, 2010 ~ Center on Halsted press release Join Amigas Latinas for Queer Comedy in Chicago Send an email to info@amigaslatinas. com to be seated in the Amigas Latinas section.
Amigas Latinas presents its 2009 scholarships to Latina LGBTQQ leaders Amigas Latinas, a not-for-profit organization serving the Latina lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community of Chicago for 14 years, awards scholarships to Latina LGBTQQ youth every year. This year’s scholarships were presented to 4 outstanding young leaders on June 6th, 2009 at our annual gala, Siempre Latina. The scholarship winners are:
Yazmin Perez A 22 year old, queer identified Latina born and raised in Mexico City. She came to the United States at age 16 and is highly involved in the Amigas Latinas programming including Amiguitas, the youth group and Madurando Elegantemente. She currently attends Triton College with a long term goal of being enrolled at Northeastern to receive a bachelor's degree in Education. Laura Saucedo A young Latina Lesbian who attends University of Illinois undergraduate program in liberal arts and science. She is in the ROTC program, works at Dulceleandia Del Sol as a manager, and was previously involved in After School Matters as well as being a board member of Safe School Alliance. Laura’s long term plan is to receive a degree in Computer Engineering.	Lucky Mosqueda A 21 year old Mexican American androgynous lesbian with a mental disability attends Malcolm X College and fights for the rights of people with disabilities. Her long term plan is to attend Columbia College for a BA in Theatre Arts to become a director and playwright. She is active with GenderJUST and has performed a part of her screenplay at Amiguitas Art Showcase. Cynthia Torres Carmona A DePaul graduate student pursuing an MA in media, culture and society, she is currently the Girls Program Coordinator at Chicago Women in Trades and participates in Public Allies, as well as being active in the GLBT group at DePaul. She is a past intern, volunteer and group leader at Howard Brown Broadway Youth Center. Her long term plan is to become a teacher.

Amigas Latinas does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, immigration status, disability, marital status, parental status, or income. All social events are open to everyone; some programs may be limited to particular populations. Amigas Latinas no discrimina por la orientación sexual, identidad de género, expresión del género, edad, sexo, carrera, color, origen nacional, religión, estatus de inmigración, incapacidad, estado civil, estatus paternal, ni por ingreso. Todos acontecimientos sociales están abiertos a todos; algunos programas pueden ser limitados a poblaciones particulares.