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Show VIEWPOINT education. Others work in universities or hospitals and some for the Mormon or Catholic Churches. Latinos also contribute to the work forcé of factories, hotels and restaurants. Many others have taken on the risk of starting their own businesses in such áreas as child care, bakeries, cleaning services or stores that sell Latino producís. Of the many things we miss from home, traditional foods are among the most difficult to forget. We yearn for the foods we grew up eating and often resort to asking visiting friends and family to bring ingredients to replenish our kitchens. Without ají amarillo Bolivians cannot prepare their sajta de pollo (chicken with rice); without morada flour Ecuadorans cannot prepare the colada morada, a popular drink on November's Day of the Dead celebration. And without hierba mate, Argentines cannot drink their traditional hot mate tea. The list is endless. Luckily some of these traditional ingredients are becoming easier to find thanks to distributors like Talamahu Market in Salt Lake City and the Mercado Latino in Provo. Before these businesses existed, such ingredients were available only at supermarkets where quantities were small and prices were high. Besides cooking, Latinos preserve their ethnic identity by forming social groups like Latinos de la Tercera Edad (Latinos of the Third Age) located in Provo, Círculo argentino de Utah (Argentine Circle of Utah), Club Deportivo Socio-Cultural Perú (Social- Cultural Peruvian Sport Club), and Mujeres Latinas (Latin Women's Club). In addition to the parties, celebrations, dances and sporting events, many Latinos attend the annual Festival de Otoño de la Canción (Autumn Song Festival) sponsored by Monte de Sión Ward in Salt Lake. During the last two decades as the number of Basque herders has declined, nearly 3,000 Peruvian sheepherders have taken jobs on over 300 ranches throughout the western U.S. Many work in the mountains of Utah as evidenced by the numerous ñames, Spanish words, drawings and references to Perú that are found carved on aspen trees in the state. This tree carving, one of several messages and drawings signed by Alfred Povis from Perú, suggests that often herders come here out of necessity, not purely for adventure, alluding to the fact that many are fleeing terrorism at home. (AH:92) trabajan en universidades u hospitales y otros para la iglesia católica o mormona. Los latinos también forman parte de la fuerza laboral de fábricas, hoteles y restaurantes. Muchos se han arriesgado a empezar un negocio propio como guarderías infantiles, panaderías, servicios de limpieza o tiendas de productos latinos. lina tradición difícil de olvidar es la culinaria. Añoramos nuestra comida y a veces recurrimos a un amigo o familiar que viene de visita para que traiga los ingredientes necesarios para nuestra cocina. Sin ají amarillo los bolivianos no podrían preparar su sajta de pollo, sin harina morada los ecuatorianos no podrían hacer la colada morada popular durante el Día de los Muertos en noviembre, sin hierba mate los argentinos no podrían beber su tradicional té, etc. Por suerte, la mayoría de estos productos se pueden encontrar ahora en distribuidores como Talamahu Market en Lago Salado y Mercado Latino en Provo, pero antes de que estos negocios existieran, ciertas cadenas de tiendas los tenían pero muy caros y en pequeñas cantidades. Además de la cocina, los latinos mantenemos nuestra identidad formando agrupaciones como Latinos de la tercera edad de Provo, Círculo argentino de Utah, Club deportivo socio-cultural Perú y Mujeres Latinas. Además de las fiestas, celebraciones, bailes y deportes patrocinados por estos clubes los latinos también asisten a la actividad latina anual llamada Festival de Otoño de la Canción patrocinada por la rama mormona Monte de Sión en Lago Salado. ~ |