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May 21, 2011 Terreon and I attended the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala on May 21, 2011. Tisha Tallman serves as its President and CEO. We had a great time! We celebrated the achievements of the distinguished honorees and danced salsa all night! What a wonderful evening!
May 20, 2011 The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) annual Power Breakfast was an outstanding event again this year! GALEO is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization providing a voice for the growing Latino population in Georgia and a framework for collaborative and proactive legislative initiatives for Georgia’s Hispanic community. GALEO’s mission is to […]
May 13, 2011 Despite the efforts of numerous civic and community organizations, the influential business community, concerned citizens throughout Georgia and former Georgia State Senator Sam Zamarripa’s compelling letter to the governor, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the controversial immigration bill (HB87) into law on May 13, 2011. Like Arizona’s immigration legislation, Georgia’s Illegal Immigration […]
May 4, 2011 My parents, Cecil and Loretta Houston, and I were absolutely delighted when we received the invitation from Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr., to attend a reception at the Embassy of Mexico in DC honoring him with the Ohtli Award! Also a native of our home town Brownwood, Texas, Dr. Andrade is a close […]
I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I received the news that one of the Twin Towers had been hit by an airplane. My boyfriend Terreon Gully, who is now my husband, was visiting me in Atlanta. He was preparing to leave on a late morning flight to return to […]
