FAMILY FESTIVAL HONORS 5 LATINAS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Five Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Latinas, including two from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , were honored Sunday at the 11th annual Feria fe·ri·a n. pl. fe·ri·as or fe·ri·ae A weekday on a church calendar on which no feast is observed. [Medieval Latin f de la Mujer Women's Fair for their outstanding work. The massive fair, held at the downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or Convention Center, attracted between 25,000-30,000 people and featured 58 product displays, bridal and fashion shows, a petting zoo and ballet folklorico dancers. Recently elected Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove, was one of the five honorees in the fair's Outstanding Latinas of the Year Awards ceremony, which recognizes Latinas who have successful careers and strong community involvement. The fair was sponsored by two local radio stations, KLVE-FM (107.5) and KTNQ-AM (1020). ``All our women honored today are top-notch in their field, but we can't say enough about what they have done in their community,'' said Oralia Michel, spokeswoman for KLVE. The other Latinas honored were Studio City resident Maria Nava, who is program director of Spanish language radio station KSCA-FM (101.9); KCBS KCBS Kansas City Barbecue Society KCBS Korea Christian Book Service (now called KCB; Seoul, Korea) KCBS Kerala Catholic Bible Society (Kerala, India) (Channel 2) news reporter Thelma Gutierrez who resides in the San Fernando Valley; Angelica Millan, a perinatal clinical nurse specialist clinical nurse specialist n. A nurse who has advanced knowledge and competence in a particular area of nursing practice, such as in cardiology, oncology, or psychiatry. at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. The hospital was founded on October 27, 1920, and is funded by Los Angeles County [1]. in Sylmar; and Gisselle Acevedo-Franco, director of government relations and public affairs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The five Latinas were nominated by top management officials and disc jockeys at KLVE, a Spanish language station that boasts the highest listening audience in Los Angeles. ``The fair is more than just an event honoring the Latinas, it's a positive event for the Latino community,'' said Richard Heftel, president and general manager of KLVE and KTNQ. The free event originally began as a bridal fair for Latinas, but as KLVE officials realized that the attendees were bringing their families with them, the fair evolved into a family-type event, Heftel said. ``We felt there was a void in the community,'' he said. ``The fair introduces new products, new fashions, it addresses health and beauty issues. We like to give back to the community that supports us.'' |
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