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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley Newsletter      Oct. 19, 2009 
300 South First Street, Ste B,  San Jose, CA 95113, 408.213.0320

Join us at Festiv' All 2009! 
 
 A Multi-Cultural networking mixer and expo of the region's leading business and economic development organizations.  Festiv' All is a celebration of our area's diversity and connectedness!
  
When: Thursday, October 29, 2009
6:00 to 8:00 pm 
 
Where: Wyndham Hotel San Jose
1350 North First Street 
 
 
Free tickets from participating organizations or $20 at-the-door.
       
Contact: 408-213-0320  For FREE tickets by October 26.
 
 Dear Friends,
 
Festiv"ALL is coming back. 
 
Thanks to our sponsors, partners and volunteers, Festiv'ALL will once again present you with an extraordinary opportunity to expand your network.
 
Last year, some thirty-three chambers of commerce and business associations participated to reach out and embrace the whole community in a business-building, community-building venue that celebrates the diversity and the vitality of Silicon Valley's small businesses, 
 
We know that time's are tough; perhaps as tough as we have ever experienced in our lifetimes.  Yet, we also know that the only way out and not give up is by working together.  
 
Please save the evening of Thursday, 29 October for some of the best networking of the valley.  It's time to bring horses to water...and the rest will be up to you.
 
Thus far, the following are participating:
 
* Black Chamber of Commerce
* Chinese American Chamber Santa
   Clara County
* Filipino-American Chamber of 
   Commerce  
* Indo-American Chamber of
   Commerce  
* Korean-American Chamber of
   Commerce  
* Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
   Silicon Valley
* Milpitas Chamber of Commerce
* Mountain View Chamber of  
   Commerce
* San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of 
   Commerce 
* Santa Clara Chamber of
   Commerce 
* Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce
* Alameda Business Association
* East Santa Clara Business
   Association
* Story Road Business Asscociation 
* West San Carlos Neighborhood
   Business Association
* Willow Street Business Association
* San Jose Downtown Association
* American Business Women
   Association     
* eWomen Network, San Jose
* Industry Council for Small Business
   Development
* Silicon Valley Young Professionals
   (Santa Clara)
* Working Partnerships USA
* 100 Black Men
* Asian business Association of Silicon
   Valley
* Jewish Community Relations Council of
   Silicon Valley
* Mandarin Business Association
* Northern California Minority Supplier
   Development Council 
 
There are more to come.  Are you?

 
Best Regards,
 
 
Dennis King
Hispanic Chamber Board
of Directors
Officers
James Duran
Duran H.C.P.
Chair
Joe Muñoz
Ritchie Commercial
Vice Chair
Miguel España
Españas Collision Repair
Treasurer
Servando Sandoval
Pahl & McCay
Secretary

Hispanic Chamber
Board Members

Monica Amador
El Observador
Lori Ramos Ehrlich
Center for Training
and Careers, INC.
Rafael Lopez
Bay Casino Gaming
Corporation
Sandra Madrigal
Healthy Silicon Valley 
Miguel Ortiz
Bank of the West
Alex Torres
Wells Fargo

Emeritus
Val De Leon
Allstate Insurance  
Vic Zavala

Zavala Mini Storage

Hispanic Chamber Staff
Dennis King
Executive Director/Editor
Irma S. Romo
Office Manager/
Executive Assistant
Hispanic Chamber Committees  
 
Public Policy / Procurement
Committee
 
When: November 3, 2009, 12:00 pm
 
Where: Hispanic Chamber Conf Room
               310 S. First St, San Jose
 
Contact: Committee Chair James Duran
                 408-540-0071   
Networking 101
 
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
 
4:00 - 5:00 pm complimemtary workshop, 5:30 - 7:00 pm Member Mixer to put your new skills to work
 
Where: Silicon Valley Capital Club
50 W. San fernando St., Suite 1700
San Jose, CA 95113
 
FREE event, pre-registration is required
 
Contact: Kristy Rogers at 408-288-8484
 
The Economic Development Minister from the Mexican State of Michoacan will give a presentation about business opportunities in his state.
 
When: Friday, October 23, 2009
10:30 to 11:30 am
 
Where: TechBA Silicon Valley
1737 N. First Street, Ste 110
San Jose, CA 95112
 
Michoacan represents a big opportunity due to extensive population in North California from that state.
 
Contact: Jesus Chavez Leal
408-294-3414 Ext. 125 or echavez@consulmexsj.com
 
"Day of the Dead: a Passion for Life"
 
New Photo Exhibit Now on Disaplay at San Jose's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
 
Exhibit of more than 50 images captured by accomplished local photographer May J. Andrade, that focus on varios aspects of the celebration of the Day of the Dead, a pre-Hispanic tradition celebrating the lives and legacies of families and communities of the people who have died during the year. 
 
When: Now through Nov. 27, 2009
 
Where: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Exhiibit Area, 2nd floor 
150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose
 
Contact: Veronica Murguia 408-436-7850 ext.12 or veronica@laoferta.com
RSVP    (Reconnecting Silicon Valley Professionals)
 
RSVP provides a forum to network and grow through business contacts. RSVP intends to build its business through their commitment to each other, its customers and the community it engages.
 
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
8:30 am - 10:00 am 
 
Contact: Xiomara Vielman 650-533-8285 
H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) is now meeting weekly in South San Jose
Mission: "We work to foster the growth of our community and it's businesses through networking, mutual support and camaraderie with one another." Hope is dedicated to helping participants grow their businesses.
  
When:
Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30 am - 9:30 am
 
Contact: Enrique Rizo 408-574-5007
Alliance Meeting
 
The Alliance "is a group of professionals who get together on a monthly basis for networking, business development and most inportantly-business growth.  Our commitment is to became advocates for one another and to provide quality leads that result in sales."
 
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
 
Contact: Monica Amador at 408-938-1700
MACLA in partnership with the National Performance Network presents
 
John Jota Leanos/Imperial Silence Performing Arts Residency
 
Featuring educational programs, community workshops and public performances in celebration of Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead)
 
When: October 19 - 25, 2009
 
Where: Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA)
510 S. First Street, San Jose, CA
 
Imperial Silence: Una Opera Muerta/A Mariachi Opera in Four Acts
Directed by John Jota Leanos
Friday, October 23 at 7pm
Saturday, October 24 at 7pm
Sunday, October 25 at 3pm 
 
Friday & Saturday performances
$15.00 advance tickets/$20.00 at the door
Sunday matinee $10.00
 
Contact: 408-998-ARTE or www.brownpapertickets.com
San Jose Chapter, Old #1
and American GI Forum, East Side Chapter Presents
 
50th Anniversary Gala
Celebrating Fifty Years of Accomplishments & Community Building
 
When: November 7, 2009
 
Where: Unity Hall
765 Story Road, San Jose, CA
(behind Wal-Mart)
 
Dance the night away to the music of FIRE AND DESIRE
 
Formal Attire or Military Dress Uniform
 
No Host Cocktails  5:00pm
Dinner and Program  6-8:00 pm
Dance  8-1:00 am 

Tickets per Person  $50
Tickets per Table  $400
Tax Deductible
 
Contact: Antonio Chavez 408-829-0329,
Molly Castro 408-772-2740
or Charlie Lostaunau 408-292-2459   
 
Our Hispanic Chamber will host a table to support our friends at the GI Forum Join us? 408-213-0320
Downtown San Jose Ice Season Returns!
 
Downtown Ice is located in a spectacular setting-- the Circle of Palms between the Fairmont  Hotel and San Jose Museum of Art.  The South Bay's largest seasonal outdoor skating ring, produced by the San Jose Downtown Association, is directly across Market Street from Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
 
Admission is $13 for children 12 years old and younger and $15 for 13 years old and older.
 
Admission includes skate rental and unlimited ice time.  The San Jose Downtown Association also has a fundraising program that allows youth who otherwise cannot afford to go skating to take to the ice.
 
Please see www.sjdowntown.com for detailed time schedules.
How to Import Agricultural Products from Mexico" Workshop
 
Will be presented in Spanish and hosted by The San Francisco Mexican Consulate and the International Trade committe, Northern California
 
Importacion de Productos Mexicanos del Sector Agricola
 
Expositora: Agente Aduanal Fatima Guadamuz Cabral
 
El taller cubrira entre otros, los siguientes temas:
 
* Aduana e Inspeccion de
   Mercancias
* Deposito de Garantia
* Facturacion
* Clasificacion Arancelaria
* Aranceles en el marco del 
   Tratado de libre Comercio de
   America del Norte
* Certificados de Origen y
   Fitosanitarios
* Requisitos de Etiquetado
* Productos Tratados con Frio
 
 
When: Thursday, October 29, 2009
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Where: Finley Community Center
2060 W. College Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 
 
 

Save the Dates!  

Festiv'ALL, Wyndham Hotel
October 29, 2009  
This Months HCCSV News Letter
 
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