Welcome
Our Mission:
To foster a united Latino community, strengthen Latino identity, and promote solidarity,
cultural pride and engagement.
To foster a united Latino community, strengthen Latino identity, and promote solidarity,
cultural pride and engagement.
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The LCA is an all volunteer organization dedicated to serving the Latino community of Tompkins County by providing a platform for its social, cultural, education and civic expression.
The LCA board meets regularly the second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. at
the Tompkins County Public Library.
Please check the calendar of events to verify. We hope you will join us!
the Tompkins County Public Library.
Please check the calendar of events to verify. We hope you will join us!
Upcoming EventsLCA Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 14, 5:30 p.m. Tompkins County Public Library |
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All are Welcome .... come to the Main Pavillion!
Community Potluck Picnic Bring family, friends and your favorite dish to pass! The LCA will provide a lechon asado, non-alcoholic beverages and music. Trae a tu familia, tus amigos y tu platillo favorito para compartir! La Asociacion pone un lechon asado, bebidas no alcoholicas y la musica. |
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Organizations in Puerto Rico to Which We Sent Funds Collected for
Hurricane Maria Relief and Reconstruction
Hurricane Maria Relief and Reconstruction
Brigada Solidaria del Oeste - un proyecto de ISER Caribe
Casa Pueblo
CDPEC (Centro para el Desarrollo Político, Educativo y Cultural) - Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico
Convento Jesús Mediador (Bayamón)
Fondo de Resilencia - Departamento de la Comida
TECHO – Housing Construction with youth
In addition, in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, funds were sent to individual families with connections to Ithaca, as indicated by the donors themselves.
Casa Pueblo
CDPEC (Centro para el Desarrollo Político, Educativo y Cultural) - Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico
Convento Jesús Mediador (Bayamón)
Fondo de Resilencia - Departamento de la Comida
TECHO – Housing Construction with youth
In addition, in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, funds were sent to individual families with connections to Ithaca, as indicated by the donors themselves.
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Read the LCA's page in the April issue of
CNY Latino |
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Read the LCA's page in the November issue of
CNY Latino |
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What have we accomplished?
Read the 2018 LCA Annual report. |
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Si es detenido por agentes de Migración o atestigua un arresto migratorio, llame a la Línea Directa de la Red de Respuesta Rápida de la Coalición pro Derechos de los Migrantes del Condado de Tompkins. Este numero NO es un contacto para la LCA.
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Patricia Fernández de Castro - President
Eva López - Vice-President
Fernando de Aragón - Treasurer
Francia Wallace - Secretary
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Members-at-Large
Krystall Escobedo
Atzin Hernandez
Carlos Gutierrez
Michael Luis Ristorucci
Víctor Rosa
Héctor Vélez
Committees of the Board
Cecilia Montaner Vargas Scholarship
Fernando de Aragón
Eva Lopez
CNY Latino Page
Flor Ardón
Patricia Fernández de Castro
History of the LCA
Christian Nielsen
Holiday Celebration
Josie Vélez
Azucena Ortega
Immigration
Beth Lyon
Listserv Manager
Azucena Ortega
Facebook Manager
Mar Pérez
Webpage Manager
Nic Belott
Executive Committee
Patricia Fernández de Castro - President
Eva López - Vice-President
Fernando de Aragón - Treasurer
Francia Wallace - Secretary
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Members-at-Large
Krystall Escobedo
Atzin Hernandez
Carlos Gutierrez
Michael Luis Ristorucci
Víctor Rosa
Héctor Vélez
Committees of the Board
Cecilia Montaner Vargas Scholarship
Fernando de Aragón
Eva Lopez
CNY Latino Page
Flor Ardón
Patricia Fernández de Castro
History of the LCA
Christian Nielsen
Holiday Celebration
Josie Vélez
Azucena Ortega
Immigration
Beth Lyon
Listserv Manager
Azucena Ortega
Facebook Manager
Mar Pérez
Webpage Manager
Nic Belott
Our History
The roots of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County date back to 1971, when Héctor and Josie Vélez arrived in Ithaca, where they still live and Héctor still teaches at Cornell University. That first winter they hosted a Christmas party at their small duplex in Crescent Place to offer an opportunity for the then small Latino community to socialize with each other. Their “fiestas” became a popular annual event, and attendance grew to the point that they had to be hosted in larger venues, ranging from the Knights of Columbus hall to several ballrooms in hotels, Cornell University, or Ithaca College.
Two decades later, in 1994, a group of local Latino residents had the idea to formalize an association. This group included Héctor and Josie, Leonardo and Cecilia Vargas, Guillermo and Margarita Santisteban, Miguelina Tabar, Eric Rosario and Vilma Santiago-Irizarry. Shortly thereafter, a Cornell student from Puerto Rico, Anna Isabel DiDónno, proposed this developing group as a project for her studies in the Hispanic-American Studies Program at Cornell, in which Héctor Vélez was an active participant and one of its founders.
Anna Isabel’s goal was for the future association “…to provide a forum where all of the facets of the Hispanic Community of Tompkins County are welcome [and] can confidently share their voice with one another.” She applied for and received a grant from Cornell University’s “Student Grants Committee”, and arranged for free meeting space at GIAC.
After a few preliminary meetings, the community was invited to participate in a public meeting at GIAC on November 20, 1994. Thirty-four people attended, and Leonardo Vargas was nominated and approved as “facilitator” due to his relationships with permanent resident Latinos of Ithaca, Cornell University and Ithaca College.
At a follow-up meeting on Sunday, December 4, 1994, the LCA’s first “Executive Body” was elected, consisting of
Two decades later, in 1994, a group of local Latino residents had the idea to formalize an association. This group included Héctor and Josie, Leonardo and Cecilia Vargas, Guillermo and Margarita Santisteban, Miguelina Tabar, Eric Rosario and Vilma Santiago-Irizarry. Shortly thereafter, a Cornell student from Puerto Rico, Anna Isabel DiDónno, proposed this developing group as a project for her studies in the Hispanic-American Studies Program at Cornell, in which Héctor Vélez was an active participant and one of its founders.
Anna Isabel’s goal was for the future association “…to provide a forum where all of the facets of the Hispanic Community of Tompkins County are welcome [and] can confidently share their voice with one another.” She applied for and received a grant from Cornell University’s “Student Grants Committee”, and arranged for free meeting space at GIAC.
After a few preliminary meetings, the community was invited to participate in a public meeting at GIAC on November 20, 1994. Thirty-four people attended, and Leonardo Vargas was nominated and approved as “facilitator” due to his relationships with permanent resident Latinos of Ithaca, Cornell University and Ithaca College.
At a follow-up meeting on Sunday, December 4, 1994, the LCA’s first “Executive Body” was elected, consisting of
- President Leonardo Vargas
- Vice President Vilma Santiago-Irizarry
- Secretary Annie Rivera
- Treasurer Héctor Vélez
- Student Representative Anna Isabel DiDónno
P. O. Box 6532
Ithaca, NY 14851 |
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© 2016 Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County | Ithaca, NY | Last updated: December 2016