2023-10-24 NHCHLC Minutes
New Hanover Hispanic/Latino Commission
October 24, 2023 5:00 PM
l. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 5:08 p.m.
Members present: Flor Bautista, Dr. Amanda Boomershine, Gabriel Guerra, Dr. Susanna Lopez-
Legentil, Michel Montalvo, Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Morales, Dr. Edelmira Segovia, Helen Tarokic
Members absent: Dr. Andres Afanador (work-related excuse), Chris Montero, Gustavo Rodea
Staff: Monica Rohena
Guest: None
II. Approve Agenda
Motion to approve agenda. Susanna Motion. Gabriel Seconded it.
lll. Approve Minutes
Motion to approve September 26, 2023 minutes. Michel Motion. Amanda Seconded it.
lV. Chair Comments
Public information on the Commission and the Language Equity websites have been updated to
reflect the correct contact information of the Hispanic/Latino Commission members.
Marimer McKenzie has been officially sworn as one of the Governor Advisory Council
Members to represent our region and connect with us as the Commission on the alignment and
the work that they do. We will invite her to come to our November meeting to brief us.
The Wilmington Bus 100 only had two Latinos (Chris Montero and Edelmira Segovia)
represented. That is well below the representation.
o The Wilmington Business Journal provide an annual list of the most influentialmembers
of our Wilmington Community.
o The editorial staff of the Wilmington Business Journal is the one that reviews, nominates
and drafts that list.
Chancellor Volety had a meeting with a group of twenty Latino professionals representing
education, nonprofits and public safety.
o What came out of that session was that we need to build bridges. There is a community,
there are resources but generally they are not talking to each other.
o Marimer talked a little about the language equity piece.
o We would like to bring that team that is working on the language equity piece just to
brief us.
The third drive of the FaithActionID was just completed on Saturday and Sunday with the
collaboration many of our community members. It was a great event.
o We completed just under 300 IDs over the weekend. We will have the official count later.
o The NHC Sheriff supported us with the kids IDs on Saturday. We will have to get a count
from them.
o Faith Action International collects data for each one of their drives (across the states not
just North Carolina) which is reported annually. They looked at the gender and
nationality of the countries that applied for the IDs and their numbers reflectedthat the
largest number of IDs were from the following countries (in order from largest to
smallest)
1. Mexican
2. Honduran
3. Guatemalan
4. Venezuelan
5. Colombia
They used this data to also compare the number of first-time applicants to
those that were renewing.
V. Committee Updates
1. Information and Civic Engagement Subcommittee (Edel, Michel, Gustavo, Helen) Were
not able to meet.
2. Advocacy for Public Education Subcommittee (Flor, Amanda, Andres) Andres and
Amanda met and took minutes. They talked about issues in public education, made a list of
action items and are working toward it. Andres has the minutes. There is a lot of work to be
done. Andres will be the Chair and Amanda will be the Vice-Chair.
3. Language Equity Subcommittee (Susanna, Maria, Gabriel) - Were not able to meet but we
spoke and chose Gabriel as Chair and Susanna as Vice-Chair.
a. Will speak with Marimer and Amy about thedata that they have been collecting this
year on language access that will be presented to the City and County in January.
VI. New Business
Hispanic Resource Fair
Gabriel has started the preparations by looking for a site. He has reached outto two
Community Centers (MLK Center and Davis Center).
He started a list oforganizations that will be invited to the resource fair. He will send
it out to commission members to see if we have any other organizations that we want
to add. The chairs would be set up in the middle ofthe room for the public to sit and
the organization tables would be set up around the border of the room.
Each organization will be given five minutes or so to talk about their programs and
the public will beableto go to their table (table numbers will be given) and ask
further questions.
We cannot exclude something on Immigration. Several ideas were presented, such as,
a handout with resources on Immigration, etc.
Make sure that the information is disseminated in both English and Spanish. Need to
start promoting the event in November by reaching out to news stationsand radio.
We will also promote it through our contacts and email.
Need to set up an agenda for the day.
The Salvation Army has been good about providing food, snacks, water, etc.
Flor stated that transportation tends to be an issue during these events so Port City
United can help with that with advanced notice.
We want to time it before the next FaithActionIDevent so that we can market it.
The date that we are looking at is January 20, 2024. Maybe do it from 12:00 to
2:00pm or 12:00 to 3:00pm.
VII. Nominations Work Group
Edel met with Maria Van de Bovenkemp, from Clínica Latina, and her team and they have
agreed to take the lead to work on nominations. They will meet on November 9, 2023 at 8:00am
and Edel will send a Zoom invite to everyone. At the meeting they should bring a draft of
calendar year of the nomination cycle including the ones we previously mentioned (40 under 40,
WILMA Awards, a couple others. Also, other larger agencies having their own internal
nomination processes including UNCW (Faculty Awards, Staff Awards, Cornerstone Student
Awards).
VIII. Calendar of events
Community events that we should be aware of
October 26, 2023 - Nico Amortegui will have a Gallery Talk
https://52374.blackbaudhosting.com/52374/Artist-Talk-with--Nico-Amortegui, f
October 26, 2023, 10-11 AM - I Remember Abuelito: A Day of the Dead Story / Yo Recuerdo
a Abuelito: Un Cuento del Dia de los Muertos -
https://52374.blackbaudhosting.com/52374/Marys-Art-Explorers--I-Remember-Abuelito-A-Day-
of-the-Dead-Story---OCT-26
October 27, 2023, 6:00-8:00pm - Halloween Fest, Maides Park, 1101 Manley Ave, Wilmington,
North Carolina 28402. Free: Join us for safe trick or treating, games, food, music, and more!
October 27, 2023 - 10 AM-4 PM, Portraiture with Everyday Materials with Nico Amortegui:
Adult: All Levels https://52374.blackbaudhosting.com/52374/Portraiture-with-Everyday-
Materials--6470
October 28, 2023, 3:00-6:00pm - Voyage Fall Festival 507 McRae Street, Wilmington, NC
28401 https://www.facebook.com/voyageofwilmington/
October 28, 2023 - She ROCKS Run is the vision of a Wilmington teen, Emma Brown, to honor
her mother, Tracy Brown, who died of ovarian cancer, and all those brave patients fighting
ovarian cancer. https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/NC/Wilmington/SheROCKSRun
October 28, 2023 -. Ofrenda: A Día de los Muertos Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Ofrenda pays
from the Disney movie Coco. https://wilsoncentertickets.com/
November 3-4, 2023 - NCDSF Missions of Mercy (MOM) Free Dental Clinic at First Baptist
Church Activities Center, 1939 Independence Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403 -
https://www.ncdental.org/for-the-public/ncdsf-mom
nd
November 4 and 5, 2023 22 Annual Festival Latino at Ogden Park, Wilmington, NC
https://www.amigosinternacional.org/home-page/festival-latino/
November 16, 2023, 10-11 AM / Jueves, 16 de Noviembre, 10-11 AM - Red House, Tree
House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse / Casa del Arbol, Casa Rojita, Diminuta Ratoncita Marroncita -
https://52374.blackbaudhosting.com/52374/Marys-Art-Explorers--Red-House-Tree-House-
Little-Bitty-Brown-Mouse--NOV-16
November 18-19, 2023 - Consulado General del Perú en Raleigh, NC
https://www.consulado.pe/es/Atlanta/Paginas/Consulados-Itinerantes.aspx
November 18, 2023, 2 PM -Book Discussion: Solito with Dr. Miguel Rojas Sotelo - Free;
Registration Required (https://cameronartmuseum.wufoo.com/forms/wylg0xr1x3drnm/)
December 2, 2023, 11 AM - Spanish Language Tour /Tour en español. Free with pre-
registration (https://cameronartmuseum.wufoo.com/forms/w1w5zife0uy6nsn/ Join us for a
December 6, 2023 at 7:30PM - The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College is excited
to debut the second season of the Wonder Series. The Wonder Series offers a $10.00 ticket for
students of all ages that can be applied to ANY seat in the house. Navidad: A Mexican-
American Christmas Navidad celebrates the holiday traditions experienced by a young person
of Mexican immigrant parents growing up in New York City. The story is told using the
languages of dance, music, and the Mexican-American spirit and connects to audiences through
the universal messages of love and hope. https://wilsoncentertickets.com/
December 7, 2023, 10-11 AM -Ten Ways to Hear Snow / Diez Maneras de Escuchar la Nieve:
https://52374.blackbaudhosting.com/52374/Marys-Art-Explorers--Ten-Ways-to-Hear-Snow--
DEC-07 CAM Members: $5 per adult/child / Miembros del museo CAM: $5 por niño/adulto:
Not-Yet Members: $10 per adult/child / Aún no miembros: $10 por niño/adulto: Children Ages 2
to Hear
Snow / Diez Maneras de Escuchar la Nieve and create snow inspired artwork. Our book will be
read in both English and Spanish, and a Spanish-speaking staff member will offer translation of
the gallery exploration and art project instructions. Art Explorers is geared towards infants,
toddlers, and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us.
Your registration includes admission to the museum for the whole day. Space is limited so
preregister to guarantee your spot!
IX. Public Comments
Michel is moving so she will step down from the Commission.
X. Adjourn: Meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
Motion to adjourn the meeting. Helen Motion. Susanna Seconded it.
NEXT MEETING Nov 28, 2023 NHC GOVERNMENT BUILDING