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The "Spanish-Speaking Table" activities at
the Cafeteria (ORNL Conference Center, Bldg 5200) will take place on
selected dates from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Anyone
interested in practicing their conversational Spanish skills is welcome
to join in.
Look for tables with table signs.
For more information, contact Miguel
Rodriguez, Jr.
(241-4957, rodriguezmjr@ornl.gov).
2008 HoLa
Hispanic Heritage Festival
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Place: Market Square, Downtown Knoxville
Time: 11:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
For more information, go to: http://holafestival.org/festival.html
Latino Book Discussion Group as part of "The
Big Read" Program, an initiative
of the National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA)
Speaker:
Dr. Jaime A. Fernandez-Baca,
Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Topic: The classic novel that has been chosen is John Steinbeck’s
“The Grapes of Wrath”.
Date:
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Place: Cedar Bluff Public Library, 9045 Cross Park Dr., Knoxville, TN
37923, (865) 470-7033.
Time: 1:00 P.M.
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Past Events
2008 United
Way International Festival
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Place: ORNL, Main Street and Cafeteria (2nd Floor)
Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Festival Coordinator: Hispanic/Latino American Committee's Vice-Chair,
Roxanne A. Raschke
Hispanic/Latino American Booth Coordinators: Pamela H. Vasquez and Dr.
Hector F. Castro-Gonzalez
July
2008 Social Gathering
The next social dinner is planned for Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the
Pelancho's Mexican Restaurant (1516 Downtown West Blvd., Knoxville, TN,
37919, 865-694-9060). We would like to meet at the restaurant
around
6:30 p.m. so we can start ordering. Please let Roxanne
Raschke (raschkera@ornl.gov) know by Wednesday, July 16, 2008 if you
would be interested in participating so she can call in our
reservations. For those who are bringing children,
please indicate how many high chairs are needed.
Brown-Bag
Seminar
On Thursday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m., the
Hispanic/Latino American Committee and the Multicultural Friendship
Club will present a brown-bag seminar, "El Salvador: Ghosts of El
Mozote." The speaker will be Jamison Daniel of the Center for
Computational Sciences. Bring your lunch to the Weinberg Auditorium,
Bldg 4500N. Beverages and cookies will be served.
We hope to see you there.
May
2008 Social Gathering
The next social dinner is planned for Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the
Cinco De Mayo Mexican Restaurant (1110 Highway 321 N, Lenoir City, TN
37771, 986-6699). We would like to meet at the restaurant around
6:00 p.m. so we can start ordering. Please let Roxanne
Raschke (raschkera@ornl.gov) know by Wednesday, May 21, 2008 if you
would be interested in participating so she can call in our
reservations. For those who are bringing children,
please indicate how many high chairs are needed.
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East
Tennessee (HCCET)
02/21/2008
Networking Event
The next Hispanic Chamber Networking Event will be held at the
Hilton-Airport Hotel on Thursday, February 21 from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m. RSVP [Tuesday, February 19, 2008] by calling Luis Velazquez
at 246-2628 or 604-0049 [E-mail: luis@hccet.org].
2007 Hispanic Heritage Month Seminar
at ORNL
Speaker:
Lysette Aviles-Kok, Scripps
Networks, Knoxville, Tennessee
Topic: Using Latin Flavor and Style to Recruit and Retain Diverse
Employees for a National Multimedia Television Company (ppt)
Date:
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Place: Conference Center (Building 5200), Room 202-B
Time: 3:00 P.M.
DOE - Oak Ridge Operations, Hispanic
Heritage Month Celebration
10/10/2007
Keynote Speaker Presentation at the American Museum of Science and
Energy, 10:30am - 11:30am., Featuring Mr. Luis A. Reyes, Executive
Director for Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - Topic:
Making a Positive Impact on American Society/How the NRC became the
best place to work for the U.S. Government.
2007 HoLa
Hispanic Heritage Festival
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2007
Place: Market Square, Downtown Knoxville
Time: 2:00 - 8:00 P.M.
2007
Multicultural Friendship Club and Hispanic/Latino American Committee -
Hispanic Heritage Month Seminar
Speaker: Dr.
Hector F. Castro-Gonzalez, Biosciences Division
Topic - Uruguay: The Switzerland of South America (ppt)
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Place: Weinberg Auditorium, Building 4500N
Time: 11 a.m.
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East
Tennessee (HCCET)
10/30/2007
Networking Event
The next Hispanic Chamber Networking Event will be held at the Pollard
Technology Conference Center (210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge) on Tuesday,
October 30 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. RSVP by calling Luis Velazquez
at 246-2628 or 604-0049.
NOVEMBER 2007 SOCIAL GATHERING
The next social dinner is planned for November 2, 2007,
at 6:30 pm, at Abuelos Mexican Restaurant (11299 Parkside Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37934, 966-0075). Please let Roxanne Raschke
(raschkera@ornl.gov) know by Thursday, November 1, 2007 if you would be
interested in participating so she can call in our reservations.
For those who are bringing children, please indicate how many high
chairs are needed.
Latino Book Discussion Group as part of "The Big Read" Program, an initiative of the National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA)
Speaker:
Dr. Jaime A. Fernandez-Baca,
Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Topic: The classic novel that has been chosen is To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Date:
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Place: Cedar Bluff Public Library, 9045 Cross Park Dr., Knoxville, TN
37923, (865) 470-7033.
Time: 2:00 P.M.
http://www.hccet.org/news/?id=00029
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East
Tennessee (HCCET) sponsored event
Food Safety Training Workshop [to be
presented in Spanish]
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
Place: University of Tennessee, Agricultural Campus, Animal
Science-Brehm 103, 2505 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
Time: 5:30 P.M.
Contact: Phone - 865-694-8782; E-mail: dnaar@utk.edu
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2006 ORNL Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebration
- The Cultural Impact of Hispanics in
Tennessee (ppt)
Dr. Loida C. Velazquez
2006 DOE-ORO Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebration
- People and Jobs On The Move: (pdf)
Implications for Workforce
Development
Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr.
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