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Mundo
Hispano
Salt
Lake City, Utah
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| Gladys
Gonzalez and Sandra
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Bridging
the Gap Between the Hispanic and American Community
In
1993, Gladys Gonzalez saw the need for a bridge of integration
between the Hispanic
and the non-Hispanic communities. She knew the Hispanic community
needed a source of news on current events in their native
language and thought the non-Hispanic community would benefit
from interesting information about the Hispanic culture now
thriving in the region. Along with her daughter Sandra Plazas
, she decided to respond to this need by publishing a bi-lingual
Spanish newspaper, Mundo Hispano.
Hard
work is no stranger to these single mothers. In the beginning,
Gladys and Sandra did it all. They were the writers, editors,
designers and deliverers of the paper. Three thousand copies
were printed every two weeks. Initial operations were funded
with money they saved from working other jobs.
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“Don't
give up. You can make it possible when you have
an organization like the UMLF in your corner to help
you get where you want to go."
Gladys
Gonzolez
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In
1997, a $10,000 Utah microenterprise loan enabled Mundo
Hispanoto move from a monthly publication to
a weekly publication. The fact that their circulation is audited
by the Circulation Verification Council sets the newspaper apart
from any other Hispanic printed media in Utah . After successfully
paying off their first loan, a second $10,000 loan in May 2003
enabled Mundo
Hispano to launch a soccer supplement for their
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Mundo
HIspano has offices located at 9131 South Monroe
St. , Suite C in Midvale, Utah . The paper strives to be a
reliable forum for the political and life issues faced by
the growing Latino population. It is a premier source of information
on local, state, national, international and sports news with
a unique cultural flavor not available anywhere else in the
local media. The paper is now printed in color with a circulation
of over 10,000 copies each week.
You
can reach Mundo HIspano
at (801) 569-3338 or via e-mail at Sandra@mundohispano.com
. You can also visit their web site at www.munhispano.com
. Look for a copy of Mundo Hispano at Smith’s, Wal-Mart
or any Hispanic super market and see how the Utah Microenterprise
Loan Fund helped make Gladys and Sandra’s newspaper dreams
a reality.
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