Spotting and Avoiding Scams for Hispanic and other Communities
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a government agency that protects people from frauds and scams. Unfortunately, scammer often target communities that they feel are vulnerable. That may be senior citizens, immigrants or members of ethnic communities. The FTC partnered with Ethnic Media Services (EMS) and hosted an event in Cleveland Ohio on September 24, 2024 dealing with Spotting and Avoiding Scams - especially for the ethnic communities.
Experts from several agencies were joined by ethnic community leaders and members of ethnic media outlets for a robust and informative session.
Speakers from the FTC, Legal Aid and Cuyahoga County at the Scam event
The Hispanic Roundtable hosted their 2024 community convention on Saturday September 21,2024. It featured a Naturalization Ceremony, workshops for immigration, financial and medical advice, student contests, health screenings, a resource fair and more. The keynote presentation was a conversation between HRT co-founder José C. Feliciano and EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner Rita Moreno.
Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland Ohio was founded in 1989 as a family oriented center to serve the Latino youth and their families through programs and activities designed to foster cultural pride and art appreciation. On Saturday September 14, 2024 they celebrated their 10th annual Celebrando which is dedicated to honoring the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic and Latino communities in Cleveland. It's a vibrant and engaging occasion filled with music, dance, and traditional cuisine, as well as educational and artistic presentations.
Doors to My Barrio at Julia de Burgos features old doors as canvases for artists to paint about the land of their heritage including Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela and more.
The Cleveland Peruvian community demonstrated their proud heritage at One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. One World Day has been the official event of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation since 1946. The Peruvians marched in the Parade of Flags which had 1500 people from over 53 countries.
Peruvian Community marching on One World Day
After the Parade of Flags they welcomed visitors to the site of their in-progress Garden.
Cleveland was the proud host of the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games from July 12-21, 2024. A major event of the International Masters Games Association, the Games offer an opportunity to showcase competitive spirit and athletic ability of masters athletes on a global stage. Thousands of athletes from 6 continents (sorry Antarctica), 48 states and more than 70 countries, including Argentina, came to Cleveland in a celebration of health, vitality, friendship and an active lifestyle at any age.
Peruvian Cultural Garden at One World Day August 27, 2023
The Cleveland Peruvian community demonstrated their proud heritage at One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. One World Day has been the official event of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation since 1946. Over 50,000 people visited the gardens on One World Day 2023. The Parade of Flags had 1500 people from over 53 countries.
An organization has been formed to establish a Peruvian Cultural Garden. Leaders from the Peruvian Cultural Association of NEO (Peru CAN-OH) met with the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation board last night and presented a well-thought out and exciting proposal.
Peruvian Cultural Garden leaders
Plus they brought Chicha morada and Inca Kola for us to drink.
The Chicha morada is purple - it's made from purple corn. You can taste the spices - to me the cloves and cinnamon stood out.
Inca Kola is a soft drink that was created in Peru in 1935 by British immigrant Joseph Robinson Lindley. The soda has a sweet, fruity flavor that somewhat resembles its main ingredient, lemon verbena. You can taste vanilla - almost like cream soda or bubblegum.
From the presentation I learned that the NEO Peruvian population grew over 50% from 2015 to 2020. The 2020 Census shows 2,112 Peruvian immigrants in NEO. 44% of Peruvian Americans have college degrees (US national average is 24%)
Peruvian culture is rich and diverse with painters, writers, sculptors, architects, singers, composers and on film and TV.
We can't wait till there is a Peruvian Cultural Garden.
Peruvian community at One World Day 2022
Members of the Peruvian community participated in the Parade of Flags and other festivities at One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens on August 28, 2022.
Peruvian group at One World Day 2022
Peruvian group in the Parade of Flags at One World Day 2022
Members of the Peruvian community participated in the Parade of Flags at One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens on August 29, 2021. Hopefully we will see a Peruvian Cultural Garden in the near future. (Let us know if we can help).
Peruvian group in the Parade of Flags at One World Day 2021
Eduardo Romero is of Peruvian heritage. He says: "So in our family we celebrated by attending Mass on Christmas Eve. As children we wanted to go to an early Christmas Eve Mass so we could open our gifts at midnight. When we got to be teenagers we attended midnight mass. We also would have Pannetone (an Italian Sweet bread that was brought to southern Latin America by early/mid 20th century Italian immigrants) and homemade hot chocolate.
Peruvian crucifix with Nativity scene at its base, c.1960
In Peru, Midnight Mass is followed by open houses for the home bound mass goers by the neighborhoods as people set up tables with small foods & treats for those coming back from church. Another way to connect with community! Also, they celebrate a second time on January 6th for Three Kings/Wisemen Day too! Feliz Navidad!
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation hosted the 74th annual One World Day on August 25, 2019. Police estimates say that over 30,000 people visited the Gardens and attended One World Day. Though the Peruvian community does not yet have a Cultural Garden, the culture was well represented.
A highlight of One World Day is the Parade of Flags where people in costumes of their heritage carry the flags. This year was undoubtedly the largest and most colorful in memory.
Peruvian community in the One World Day Parade of Flags
Every October, hundreds of thousands of faithful from all races and economic backgrounds celebrate the Lord of Miracles in a religious procession through the streets of Lima, Peru. The boulevards are dressed in purple to celebrate the Lord of Miracles during the annual procession through the streets of Lima.
More than 200 cities in the world celebrate this festivity including the Peruvian community of Cleveland at Iglesia La Sagrada Familia Catholic Church.
This celebration is the main Catholic festivity in Peru and one of the biggest processions around the world. The name 'Lord of the Miracles' originated after a massive earthquake in Lima in the 18th century, which destroyed most of the city but left the mural standing. The Lord of Miracles (in Spanish, El Señor de los Milagros de Nazarenas), is a painted image of Jesus Christ that is venerated in Lima, Peru.
Here are a few photos courtesy of Dora Rivas.
The Lord of Miracles - El Señor de los Milagros de Nazarenas
The Wari are generally regarded as the first of Peru's empire tribes. Their time in Peru lasted about 400 years, between the years 600 and 1000. This was long before the better known Inca Tribe.
The many different cultural performances were a highlight of the grand opening of the Ames Family Atrium in the Cleveland Museum of Art on Sunday October 28, 2012. This included a musical and dance performance by Inca Son including a rousing Scissors Dance.
Cleveland is known as the 216 so when the 216th birthday of July 22, 2012 approached, Ohio Homecoming planned a huge party for the city and its people.
There were performances, activities, food, music and camaraderie. The Peruvian community was well represented with a booth, musical performance and some traditional costumes in the fashion show.
Painting of José de San Martín proclaiming the independence of Peru in 1821
Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824.
After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto Fujimori's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his ouster in 2000.
A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro Toledo Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of Native American ethnicity.
The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan Garcia Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, has overseen a robust macroeconomic performance.
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