Comments on: A White House 20 de julio

By: Peruvian food

Peruvian food — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:44:17 +0000

Happy Independence to our Colombian neighbours! It’s great that the White House did this to celebrate and focus on a specific group of people. Do you know if they did the same for PEruvians on July 28th, our Independence Day?

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By: Miguel Sarmiento

Miguel Sarmiento — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:19:58 +0000

Although the Invite idea was a good one and much appreciated, the briefing was mostly refried condescending talking points. A little coffee for the gusts and a Colombian and US flags to adorn the room would have gone a long ways to enrich the ambiance and make the morning a pleasant one. Seems to me this was done as a last minute event…
Best regards,
Miguel

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:53:04 +0000

Wow is right! I have to say that the Obama administration is showing an intimate knowledge of the Latino community that probably no other president or presidential candidate has EVER shown. This event especially shows that they are acknowledging that Latinos come from different backgrounds and cultural traditions. They are not lumping us all together under that universal “Hispanic” or “Latino” title, which implies that they are seeing the actual people, not just the numbers. Wow.

By: pattie

pattie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:01:56 +0000

First off, I’m completely ignorant in the Columbian holidays, but I LOVE that the White House had a special briefing to celebrate the day. What a great way to involve all parts of the Latino culture.

By: Sujeiry

Sujeiry — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:11:53 +0000

I also wasn’t aware that the administration targeted specific cultures within the Latino culture. It seems like a smart tactic when trying to win over specific states. We will see how it pans out!

By: Cristina-ColombianaenCA

Cristina-ColombianaenCA — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:47:19 +0000

It will probably pay off somehow.
We had strong ties with this country in the past, during Clinton and Bush’s administrations.
Presidents Uribe and Santos had to beg Obama to sign the trade promotion agreement between both Colombia and the U.S.
Obama is looking for a last minute solution to get the attention of Latino voters.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:29:25 +0000

Wow – what an awesome briefing. I never would have guessed that the White House would reach out specifically to Colombian Americans, given their smaller population in comparison to some other groups as you noted. Very cool.