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* Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations President Minnie Lopez-Baffo, 46, has been active in community service since her days as a public administration major at East Los Angeles College. Lopez-Baffo, a Southern California Gas Co. local governmental affairs manager, said the commission’s goal is to foster racial harmony by holding forums and hearings. “We’re looking for equity for all peoples in L.A. County. If we could celebrate cultural diversity in all levels--from children to adults--discrimination, prejudice and racial problems wouldn’t be there,” she said. Of the commission’s efforts to promote social justice in Los Angeles, she said: “It’s a slow process, but it’s making an impact.”

* Minnie Lopez-Baffo, la presidenta de la Comision del Condado sobre Relaciones Humanas, ha estado activa en el servicio comunitario desde sus dias de estudiante de administracion publica en el East Los Angeles College. Lopez-Baffo, de 46 anos de edad y gerente de asuntos gubernamentales locales de la empresa Southern California Gas, senalo que la comision tiene como meta fomentar la armonia racial por medio de juntas y audiencias. “Buscamos la igualdad de toda la gente del Condado de Los Angeles. Si pudieramos celebrar la diversidad cultural en todos los niveles--desde los ninos hasta los adultos--no habria la discriminacion, el prejuicio y los problemas raciales”, expreso. Acerca de los esfuerzos por parte de los integrantes de la comision para promover la justicia social en Los Angeles, la funcionaria expreso: “Es un proceso lento, pero esta surtiendo efecto”.

* Artes de Mexico Festival Committee President Armando Duron, 37, can breathe a sigh of relief. An attorney with the East Los Angeles law firm of Frank Alcantara, Duron recently saw the four-month festival end. “Over 450,000 people attended the various events, not including the museums. We were astounded by the response,” he said. “I even had people stopping me in the market to tell me how much they enjoyed it.” Duron, a UCLA law graduate, feels the event may become a model for other festivals. “There’s a definite interest in the general community in Chicano and Latino art and culture,” he said. “That should serve as a reminder to the artistic centers in the community in terms of what people want to see.”