[Go to Chilenos] Overview
 Right now in some Pittsburgh neighborhood somebody's home smells like cazuela. Who knows if more than one kitchen table is decorated by golden empanadas or butter melting over our traditional pan amasado. It's no longer strange to speak of these delicious treats, so far from where they belong, if we know for sure that in some garden in Allison Park, a hawthorn grows not too far from an araucaria.
Until a few years ago, our Pittsburgh Chilean community's pioneers, Jorge Valenzuela and Rene Urzua, took the name of our country to every school, organization or institution that inquired about Chile. With our traditional ponchos and espuelas, the sound of our cueca mesmerized the audience that accompanied our fellow Chileans in their duty to divulge our culture.
In time, the Chilean community in Pittsburgh has grown, and with it, the need and desire to keep and divulge our history, traditions and culture. Because of this we have organized social and cultural activities to establish friendships and to help those who have just made Pennsylvania, their new home.
On the 18th of September, date in which Chile celebrated our independence, we gathered at South Park. We had empanadas, pastel de choclo, pebre and of course, the enthusiasm of watching our fellow Chileans dancing cueca. Next year we hope to have more couples to dance, and to achieve that we are working hard. Margarita Aguayo, Rene Urzua and Jorge Valenzuela have officially taught their first class of Cueca.
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Community contacts
Mrs. Carmen Vargas
Phone: 412 531 3989
E-mail: vargasreyes@comcast.net
Architecture and Urban Design
Contact: Gonzalo Echeverria
Design and remodelations for Homes and Office spaces Urban and Suburban Developments
Phone: (412) 736 2656
email: echeverriamiami@cs.com
Pittsburgh, PA.
Video Production
Company Name: Plan Z Media
Contact: Andres Tapia-Urzua
Video Production * Editing * Sound Design * Multimedia
Phone/Fax: (412) 363-9730
e-mail: andres@planznow.com
Website: www.planznow.com
Pittsburgh, PA.
1st Vanguard Mortgage Co.
Affiliate with Platinum Capital Group, a Mortgage Company owned and managed by a Chilean business woman, Oditza Carrasco, offering free Mortgage consultation and no obligation proposals for refinancing and home purchase loans. 'Se Habla Español'.
Frick Building
437 Grant Street, Suite 918
Pittsburgh PA, 15219
1-888-906-1212
412-261-9111 ext. 180
412-261-9191 (fax)
email: ocarrasco@1stvanguard.com
Please visit our website: www.1stvanguard.com
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Vaccine Information Statements
The IAC works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. The Coalition also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, health care organizations, and government health agencies.
Click here for language specific Vaccine Information Statements (VIS). VIS are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VIS be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given. Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.immunize.org
admin@immunize.org 1573 Selby Avenue, Ste. 234
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: (651) 647-9009 Fax: (651) 647-9131
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