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Conexion Americas
Best of Nashville 2006
Best Mobile Taqueria Sighting: Belle Meade Boulevard, Driveway of
Hope and Cal Turner III
Belle
Meade is known for its taste in the finest, but Hope and Cal Turner
III really outdid themselves this summer. At a time when some
Metro Council members don’t want mobile taco stands parked
anywhere in town, the Turners invited one to set up shop in their
driveway on Belle Meade Boulevard. And not just in their front yard.
Besides playing host to Taqueria TexMex, the taco truck of Pedro
and Lorena Gutierrez that’s usually parked at 5529 Charlotte
Pike, the Turners had vendors of pupusas, tamales and paletas set
up out back as well. The occasion: Sabor, the savory annual celebration
of Conexion Americas, the fabulous Tennessee nonprofit that helps
Hispanic entrepreneurs get established. Is there any chance the English-only
ordinance before the Metro Council could reach Belle Meade? Not in
the Turners’ backyard. —BILL FRISKICS-WARREN
The
Economic Impact of the Foreign-Born in the U.S.:
Common Myths
a
PDF presentation
of Conexion America's Maria Clara Mejia
to the Tennessee Alliance for Progress (TAL)
April 29, 2006
Do immigrants who work here steal our jobs?
Do immigrants pay taxes?
Do immigrants drain our public resources?
Do immigrants come to Tennessee for public welfare benefits like TennCare?
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Conexión
Américas
800 18th Ave. S., Suite A
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel: 615.320.5152
Fax:
615.320.9845
Conexion Americas is the first Hispanic nonprofit organization serving the Hispanic community in Middle Tennessee in a comprehensive way. Our organization is fully staffed with bilingual/bi-cultural Latin American professionals. Our mission is to help Hispanic families realize their aspirations for social and economic advancement by promoting their social, economic an civic integration into the Middle Tennessee community.
We understand integration as a two-way learning process. From newcomers, it requires understanding, respect, adaptation and contribution to the new community. From the host community, it asks understanding and respect for immigrants' culture, their needs and capabilities and recognition of their contributions.
Promoting the integration of Hispanic families into the community
Conexión
Américas
800 18th Ave. S., Suite A
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel 615.320.5152
Fax 615.320.9845
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