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say in my country, “I got spooked”.Born in Puerto Rico, where in our blood run Taina roots, who are native Indians to Puerto Rico, as well as Spanish, African, French and American roots; where we all grow up playing, studying, sharing together, I thought it was incredible that a council was needed to help educate the employees of a corporation on how we all are equal. To have to teach people to accept one another because he or she wasn’t or looked like them. I did not grow up seeing my dear school friend (may he rest in peace) Rolando Vendrel as di"erent, or feeling that I was better than him only because his skin was a di"erent shade than mine. We, in Puerto Rico, don’t look at a person in front of us by their color, we see them as human beings. Maybe if we looked at life this way, many problems in our society would not exist, and the quality of life might be better. Happy Columbus Day (Dia de la Raza). May God Bless you!

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!e documentary is about the new Americans, Alexandra assisted to naturalization oath cer-emonies across the 50 States and interviewed some of the participants a"er being sworn as American citizens. She would ask them how important it was to them to become citizens. Individuals from Russia, Portugal, Mexico, Cuba, Bosnia, India, Iraq, would talk about how important it is to them to be citizens of the United States. !e explained how Ameri-can citizens consider many things of daily life as something you ‘must’ have. Examples of such things are education, being able to open the water faucet and have water running out from it, that we can choose our car, its color and style, the kind of food we eat, calling 911 and have someone come and rescue or assist

us, women’s rights. !ings like these aren’t necessary so in their native countries, some need to walk miles to get water and bring it back in containers, or a"er saving for the car of their dreams, they needed to settle for the one the government would give them, even if the only available color was yellow and you didn’t like yellow.

!ey were asked if, a"er having gone through the complete immigration process to become American citizens, they would go through it again and all of them responded that they would; that even a"er all the setbacks, sac-ri#ces, problems, they would go through it again because all of that did not compare in the least to what they lived like in their na-tive countries. !at they were proud of their cultures, but they knew how important it is to learn to speak the English language and to write it and become part of this culture and their communities. !e joy that their faces showed was something that #lled all of the people watching the documentary.

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If I notify my bank that I can-not make my mortgage pay-ments, will they immediately start the foreclosure process? !is is not true. It is advis-able to not to wait too long before calling your loan of-"cer and explaining to them what is happening. By doing this, the loan o#cer can help you make a payment plan. If you let too much time to go by, your banker won’t be able to help you.

Can I lose my house if I do not pay my mortgage? !is is not true. !e process only starts if you are 90 days behind on your mortgage payments. Talk to your loan o#cer, ex-plain your situation, and see what type of payment plan or mortgage modi"cation can be done can be arranged for you. !e bank wants you to keep your house

I am not going to make my mortgage payments to make my bank pay attention. Don’t even think about it, that is not an appropriate solution. You should call your bank and ex-plain the situation. As of to-day, banks have had to take possession of over 2 million houses, because their own-ers could not make payments. !e banks have their hands full as it is, and that is not the

way to let them know that you are in trouble. My mortgage modi"cation loan was declined, so why ask for help again? Don’t give up! Maybe you did not qualify at the time. Perhaps you forgot to provide important infor-mation. Furthermore, there might be a new federal regu-lation that has come out that could help you.

I lost my job. Will I immedi-ately lose my house? If you lost your job, call your bank immediately, and explain your situation. Perhaps they can modify the payments. Take action and get organized. Call your creditors, such as credit cards companies and vehicle loan providers. Explain your situation; some of these com-panies include an insurance policy in their mortgage hav-ing to do with job loss. !is insurance helps pay your mortgage while you seek em-ployment. Maybe the bank of-fered it to you when you got your mortgage, and perhaps you don’t remember.

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Domestic violence is a “pattern of coercive and assaultive behaviors that include physical, sexual, ver-bal, and psychological attacks and economic coercion that adults or adolescents use against their inti-mate partner.”

Domestic violence is not typically a singular event and is not limited to only physical ag-gression. Rather, it is the perva-sive and methodical use of threats, intimidation, manipulation, and physical violence by someone who seeks power and control over their intimate partner. Abusers use a speci!c tactic or a combination of tactics to instill fear in and domi-nance over their partners.

"e strategies used by abusers are intended to establish a pattern of desired behaviors from their victims. Certain behaviors o#en are cited by the perpetrator as the reason or cause of the abu-sive behavior, therefore, abusive verbal and physical actions are o#en intended to alter or control that behavior.

If you are someone, or know of someone who may be in a relationship that includes domes-tic violence, please don’t wait. Seek help by contacting "e Compass Center in Sioux Falls by calling 339-0116 or visit the website for more information at www.thecom-passcenter.org.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Our website is recognized as being at the forefront for providing information and services in Spanish. Find out why by visiting www.segu-rosocial.gov. !e popular Spanish-language website o"ers a vast amount of information that is useful to people whose #rst language is Spanish.

!e www.segurosocial.gov website features more than 100 Span-ish public information pamphlets, lea$ets, and fact sheets. !e website also lets visitors use bene#t calcula-tors, sign-up for direct deposit, and locate their nearest Social Security of-#ce.

But one of the best features of the site is the new Spanish-language Retirement Estimator located at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador. !e Re-tirement Estimator allows visitors to receive an instant, personalized es-timate of future retirement bene#ts. And what’s better, visitors can try out di"erent scenarios to see how they would change future bene#ts, like

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15, Social Security o!ces across the country will join in recognizing the many contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States, and in celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture.

changing future wage estimates or retire-ment dates. It’s a great tool for planning for the future.

If you want to visit an o%ce and speak with someone in Spanish, we do have interpreter services available in the event that there is not a Spanish-speaking representative working in the o%ce. To learn about our interpreter services, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/espanol/inter-preter.htm.

In addition, our national toll-free number (1-800-772-1213) provides au-tomated prompts in Spanish for all call-ers. Toward the be-ginning of the call, you will be asked to continue in Eng-lish or Spanish; it’s as easy as that to get service in the lan-guage you’re most comfortable with.

So whether it is via the In-ternet, through face-to-face o%ce visits, or over our national 800 num-ber, Social Security remains commit-ted to providing quality service to an increasingly more diverse American public.

!is National Hispanic Heri-tage Month, visit www.segurosocial.gov to learn about Social Security in Spanish.

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A few days ago, I was talking with a good friend about the changes that have been happening in the di!erent cultures as times goes by, and even though it was hard to accept, the topic “Americanization” appeared in the conversation.

It’s evident that North American traditions have been introduced in our culture, for example, in the way to celebrate some of the traditional parties, the way to eat and even changing our vocabulary. "is fact scares us, as though it was a personal attack against our culture, but maybe we’re jumping to conclusions or even being ignorant, like for example with Halloween.

We blame America for bringing us a di!erent way to celebrate “Halloween” with the majority not know-ing that Halloween is a European tradition, passed to North America from Ireland.

Furthermore, what scares us the most is not using words like “Spoiler” or “cool” or expressions like “LOL” in our language. No, what scares us the most is that we’re turning our Spanish vocabulary into an “Ameri-can slang” without realizing it. At the same time, we’re afraid of seeing our typical food changed into “fast food”, thinking that our traditions could be buried be-cause of American culture. It makes us resist it in one-way or another.

In spite of everything, cultural diversity is essential to survival and human evolution. If a language stands the passage of time, it’s because it has been passed from generation to generation, through culture and tradi-tion. If we resist this, we’ll be going back to the old times, and no one has ever said that adopting new ways means that you have to forget the old ones.

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If you are 40 or older, get a mam-mogram and breast exam every year. Get the facts on breast cancer, at the American Cancer Society web site – cancer.org.

Sometimes cancer patients need to travel far for treatment. So a couple years ago, the American Cancer Society launched a patient lodging program in South Dako-ta. During the !rst year of the program, cancer patients in SD received more than 350 nights of FREE lodging, saving them nearly $50,000! If you need lodging assis-tance, call us. 1.800.227.2345. "is year, more than 4,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer (of all types) in South Dakota. "at’s 11 people every day. Fight back by knowing the screen-ings you need. Screening guidelines are posted at the American Cancer Society website, www.cancer.org.

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See the waterfalls glow pink, a dazzling laser light show, celebrate survivors in a "Pink Glove Dance" and get the latest news on breast cancer.

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Husband says; “When I’m gone you’ll never !nd another man like me”.Wife replied; “What makes you think I’d want another man like you!”

“I told my wife that a man is like a !ne wine... I always get better with age. "e next day, she locked me in the wine cellar.”

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Zumba is a dance that combines !tness with Latin rhythms and that helps you burn calories while having fun. It is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but for Dawn Szymik, a Zumba instructor from Sioux Falls, this dance has a deeper connotation.

Dawn, What makes ZUMBA so popular?

ZUMBA is popular because it is fun. We incorporate fun move-ments and exciting music that just gets you shaking! We take the !t-ness feel right out of it and make it party. "at is why it is so success-ful around the world!

How did it change your life?

I used to be obece and I also was in a car accident a few years ago, and ZUMBA has changed my life because it has given me health and happiness again.

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I discovered my truly passion. I became a ZUMBA instructor ans realized what I really want to do in my life... help others change theirs!

What are the bene"ts of ZUMBA?

"e bene!ts are innumerable. I have students who lose weight very quickly. I have others who use it to stay healthy mentally, you’re burning calories, you are having fun, you’re losing weight, toning your body... all at the same time! In one hour you can burn between 500-1000 calories.

Where can we do ZUMBA in Sioux falls?

You can ZUMBA in almost any gym in Sioux Falls. I particularly teach ZUMBA every Monday at the Vault nightclub from 6 to 7 pm.

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