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nation’s largest museum dedicated to Latino culture and art, opened in San Antonio as an affiliate of the Smithso- nian Institution. Two Hispanics have won the Pu-
litzer Prize for fiction: Oscar Hijuelos in 1990 and Junot Diaz in 2008. Many other Hispanic writers have achieved distinction in the United States, such as Isabel Allende, Julia Alvarez, Daniel Alarcon, Sandra Cisneros and Cristina Garcia. Major Hispanic-American figures in
ideal expert for their company. This is the moment they must think about the talents and abilities you offer for their success. What should you do if your target
the fashion industry include Isabel To- ledo and Narciso Rodriguez, who have designed clothes for first lady Michelle Obama.
field is just too small or too outdated? In that case, you need to focus on par- allel tracks. To put it another way, you should broaden your search to encom- pass businesses that resemble your for- mer place of work. Next, exercise strict discipline in a focused attack in this latest field. It’s all about the tactics and strategy
SPORTS Many Latinos have become U.S.
sports heroes, like baseball players No- mar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, Da- vid Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramir- ez and Alex Rodriguez. More than 25
you use. Be the top at what you do, yet be smart in terms of articulating pre- cisely what that field is. It’s true that you will need to alter the way you think and the way you speak. However, you must not let up. Details matter, so
A LATINO LIFESTYLE BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT MAGAZINE Volume 20 Issue 3, 2009 MAGAZINE
percent of players in Major League Baseball (MLB) are from Latin Ameri- can countries. Nine Latinos have been inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame; the first was Puerto Rico’s Roberto Clemente, who died in a 1972 airplane crash while delivering humanitarian supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. The Hispanic influence is appar-
keep finding more specific targets and fire away at them. That way you’ll be able to pinpoint the exact goal. Susan Reynolds is a senior partner
at Newmarket Careers, a Los Angeles career counseling firm. Susan enjoys
Details Matter. Words Matter. Cleverness Matters. Persistance Matters.
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ent in other sports, notably football (called soccer in the United States). The game’s growing popularity in the United States is at least partly attribut- able to the infusion of Hispanic immi- grants. Hispanics make up a third of fans at Major League Soccer matches, according to league statistics. Notable stars have included Tab Ramos, Clau- dio Reyna and Carlos Bocanegra, the current captain of the U.S. men’s soc- cer team. There are well-known Hispanic Americans in other sports, such as Carlos Arroyo (basketball), Oscar de la Hoya (boxing), the late Pancho Gonza- lez (tennis), Nancy Lopez (golf), Scott Gomez (hockey), Lisa Fernandez (soft- ball) and Tony Romo (U.S. football). Hispanic contributions to American
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