Throughout history, women have had to fight the so-called “glass ceiling” to access some jobs. However, some decide to become their own bosses, despite dealing with the entrenched machismo of Latin culture. Here we look at three of the many stories of Hispanic women in Omaha who broke that ceiling and decided to start their own […]
Catholic Charities of Omaha will hold a virtual workshop in Spanish on April 15 through its Facebook page, aimed at entrepreneurs or those who are curious about digital marketing, used on most social networks. According to a newsletter received by El Perico from Nebraska Enterprise Fund, the completely free, one-day workshop will teach the basics […]
These stories are in-depth profiles of two of the four candidates running for the Omaha City Council’s District 4 seat. For coverage of other races check out The Reader’s 2021 city election hub. Ben Cass “I want to be the voice of the people,” says Ben Cass, a 32-year-old software engineer who is running for office for […]
These stories are in-depth profiles of two of the four candidates running for the Omaha City Council’s District 3 seat. For coverage of other races check out The Reader’s 2021 city election hub. Cammy Watkins Cammy Watkins is plunging into politics for the first time running for Omaha City Council district 3. Charismatic and jovial, Watkins […]
By Karlha Velasquez His tattoos are evidence of his history. The marks left behind from a messy life have been erased from his face and his current job, but not from his mind. When he was 11 years old, Alberto Castillo González, or Beto as he is known in Omaha, started to feel what he […]
WOWT/6News – Spanish version available in El Perico. Omaha. Nebraska’s Hispanic community is falling far behind in the race to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Just 3% have received the shot compared to 11% of white people to get the vaccine. 6 News went to OneWorld Community Health Centers headquarters in South Omaha Tuesday, where they’ve […]
By Chris Bowling – The Reader Nebraska missed an opportunity to protect its essential meatpacking workers, but 2021 brings new hope. The workers told stories of wet masks splotched with blood. One woman said she asked a supervisor to use the bathroom because she’d had her period. He wiped his hand through the blood of […]
Use of face masks, social distancing, isolation and staying at home has been the common phrases that served as a campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a virus that has claimed millions of lives since the first quarter of the year and has also largely affected the Latino community in Omaha. Beyond the preventative […]
By Miltiño Ochoa* This Wednesday, Nov. 25, the god of the football world, Diego Armando Maradona, left for the heavenly fields. He left several indelible marks through his life of 60 years on Earth. Maradona died at his residence at the age of 60, he was with his relatives, when he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest […]
On Wednesday, November 18 at 12 noon, a virtual forum will be held in Spanish with medical experts on Covid-19 and the havoc it is wreaking in society, especially in the Spanish-speaking community in Douglas County and adjacent cities. The event organized by Douglas County Department of Health and La Casa del Pueblo grocery store […]
