reference information – and excellent LINKS

while you are visitIng us, take some time

to work on your “critical thinking”

aim high and stay away from low expectations and ignorance!

Learn to Be a Provider – Not a Consumer….

Positive Thinking and Motivation – Get out the Box!

“We need to pass a positive torch to our young people and stop playing the victim game.

Take a look at some of our young people today and see what we’ve done to them by playing the victim game.” - AOC 

Hispanic Success Magazine

http://www.hispanicsuccess.com/ 

Motivation 123, by Jason M. Garcia

http://www.motivation123.com/freekit-online.html 

Success for Hispanics:  By Ed Ayala is a walking, talking rags-to-riches success story; born and raised in low-income housing projects in the tough neighborhoods of Spanish Harlem.

http://www.successforhispanics.com/ 

Maria Marin: Puerto Rican author, columnist and motivational speaker

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PCH/is_2-1_7/ai_n16608902 

Top Ten Tips for Motivation

http://www.ccri.edu/advising/success_links/motivation.shtml 

The Student Survival Manual: A Resource Guide for Success in College

http://www.hbci.com/~jackp/survival.html 

The Foundation for a Better Life/Be Inspired and pass it on…

http://www.forbetterlife.org/be-inspired 

Motivation Point - Motivation for Your Achievement and Success

http://www.getmotivation.com/new.html 

Some Great Tips on Finding and Maintaining the Motivation to Exercise

http://www.busywomensfitness.com/motivation-to-exercise.htm 

Home Work – Study Tips

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/timemanagement/a/motivation.htm 

Increase Self-Motivation

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/21-proven-motivation-tactics/

Explore your Spiritual Growth Journey: What is soul? And how do we live a soulful life?

http://www.thesouljourney.com/ 

The Labyrinth: We are all on the path... exactly where we need to be. The labyrinth is a model of that path.

http://www.lessons4living.com/labyrinth.htm 

The 7 Secrets of How To Study: Stephen Jones has more than 22 years of experience as an educator. He has designed the Seven Secrets of How to Study seminars to serve as a valuable learning tool.

http://www.sevensecrets-books.com/ 

The Wisdom Path: A non-profit organization who’s vision is to hold a sacred space for individuals, families, communities and the planet to witness the essential self emerging along a wisdom path

http://www.thewisdompath.org/Welcome.html 

Philosophy Works: A series of 10-weekly meetings designed to encourage students to gain access to inner happiness, wisdom and strength. The basic assumption of the course is that within each of us is an inexhaustible source of nourishment, well-being and understanding. If this is so, why is our daily experience often marked by stress and uncertainty? With this question the work of Practical Philosophy begins

http://philosophyworks.org/content/curriculum-%E2%80%93-philosophy-works-%E2%80%93-introductory-course 

MY HERO invites your family, school, or organization to take part in this not-for profit educational project. Add your vision by sharing your words, images and short films celebrating heroes from around the world on this ever-growing internet archive.

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/participate/index.asp 

Go into Business (and get out the box!)

“People on public assistance also get a check from government, no different from your government check” - AOC 

NYS / Minority and Women Owned Businesses: New York State's Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development (MWBD) help the state's minority and women's business community to access all the services offered by Empire State Development (ESD).

http://www.nylovesbiz.com/Small_and_Growing_Businesses/mwbe.asp

NYS Certification Application

http://www.nylovesbiz.com/pdf/dmwbd.pdf

Accion: Contributes to the economic development by providing micro loans and business advisory services to individuals and small businesses that do not have access to traditional sources of credit.
http://www.accionnewyork.org/ 

Black Business is her Business: Feature Story
http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/business/ 

Minority Business Entrepreneur: Dedicated to the success of minority and women business owners
http://www.mbemag.com/ 

Website Marketing Plan, Website Promotion, and Marketing Strategies
http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/bplan/ 

The White House: Encouraging Minority Entrepreneurship
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/minority/index.html 

Women and Minorities in Business
http://library.csus.edu/guides/bradleya/women.htm 

The National Black Chamber of Commerce
http://www.nationalbcc.org/ 

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
http://www.ushcc.com/contact.html

The African American Newswire Service: Distributes press releases to Black newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, as well as press releases as an article on BlackNews.com!
http://www.blackpr.com/ 

The NYC Business Solution Center: Anything you want to know about going into business, from A to Z
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/home/home.shtml 

The Small Business Administration: Information and resources on getting your personal business off the ground
http://www.sba.gov/index.html 

How to Change the World: The Zen of Business Plans
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_zen_of_busi.html 

Link Market for Networking: Start your high quality, spam free, link exchange in minutes. Our link exchange services are free and very effective. Do not wait until tomorrow to improve your Link Popularity, Page Rank, and SE Rankings today!
http://www.linkmarket.net/ 

Hispanic Business Magazine/Entrepreneur
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/entrepreneur/ 

Hispanic PRWire:  Premier news distribution service reaching U.S. Hispanic media, organizations and opinion leaders nationwide.
http://www.hispanicprwire.com/about.php?l=in 

Black PRWire: Distributes news and press releases to African American, Caribbean and African newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations at the state, regional and nation-wide level, around the clock.
http://www.blackprwire.com/ 

Black Enterprise Magazine: A leading business resource publication full of excellent tips and information
http://www.blackenterprise.com/ 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The newspaper of the non-profit world & Gifts and Grants and much more
http://philanthropy.com/ 

Scholarship Contacts

“Let us work hard  to acquire the knowledge and skills and send our young people to college, not to corrections” - AOC 

200 Free Scholarships for Minorities
http://www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html 

College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards for Minorities
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/minorities.html 

The Minority Scholarship Guide
http://www.minority-scholarships-guide.com/scholarships_for_minorities.html 

Find a Scholarship. Get a Free Education
http://www.myfreedegree.com/index.html?KEYWORD=minorities%20scholarships&tp_campaign_id=42&traffic_id=21109415 

Scholarship Gateway
http://www.blackexcel.org/link4.htm 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
https://scholarships.hacu.net/applications/applicants/ 

Association of Historically Black Colleges & Universities
http://www.hbcut3a.org/ 

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
http://www.nafeo.org/home.php 

Scholarship Links for Latino Students
http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/links.htm 

Casa Educational  Scholarships List
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/casa/myweb4/scholarships.htm 

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Guide to applying for Financial Aid & Scholarships
http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/resources/pdf/pub_guide.pdf 

Hispanic College Fund
http://www.hcfconnections.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=266&srcid=259 

The Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education (CALAHE) developed this Scholarship link to help Latinos locate scholarships to attend college.
http://www.calahe.org/scholarships-other.php 

Education,  Culture, and other useful Contacts

“One must learn to stand on firm ground if he or she plans to jump up and down on an issue, as Information not properly utilized, is information manipulated to misdirect our children and youth, leaving our future in limbo” - AOC 

InsideSchools.Org: Links for parents, advocates and policy makers, educators
http://www.insideschools.org/home/links.php#edu 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Default_EN.asp 

The ASPIRA Association: Academic Advisors Staff Development Program
http://www.aspira.org/financialaid.html 

Puerto Rican Art, Culture & Events: Welcomes all those who share a love for the culture of Puerto Rico. This labor of love is a resource full of art, news, culture and announcements of upcoming events, and many useful links and resources on everything Puerto Rican
http://www.puertoricanpower.net/index.htm 

Boricuation -- Educate Your Thinking: Boricuation.com is a special undertaking by Jose Medina, a Puerto Rican self-taught graphic designer from New York City. Jose decided to use the popularity of the internet to showcase this project, to expose Puerto Rican culture and history to Boricuas. Boricuation is the combination of two words:  Boricua and Education.
http://www.boricuation.com

Welcome to Puerto Rico: One of the most informative sites on Puerto Rico, from A to Z
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/about.shtml 

The Heritage and Culture of Puerto Ricans
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1991/2/91.02.06.x.html 

La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña
http://www.lacasapr.org/ 

Association of Puerto Rican Students: Mass Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/apr/www/home.htm 

Accion Boricua: Puerto Rican Students at Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/accion/index.html 

Accion Puertorriqueña y Amigos: Puerto Rican Student Organization at Princeton University
http://www.princeton.edu/~accion/about.htm 

Puerto Rican Educational Alliance/La Alianza Pedagógica Puertorriqueña: A group of teachers and professors united to help our teaching brothers and sisters in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
http://www.alianzapedagogica.com/home/ 

Boricua College
http://www.boricuacollege.edu/ 

Sofrito For Your Soul:  An online magazine that promotes the evolution of Latino culture in the United States. Our mission is to share the spirit of our heritage through art, fashion, music, dance, traditions, and emerging trends
http://www.sofritoforyoursoul.com/aboutus.html  

Center of Puerto Rican Studies/Hunter College: The Centro is a research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. We are committed to making this research available and useful to those in community organizations, public policy, and academia.
http://www.centropr.org/home.html 

El Boricua:  A monthly bilingual, bicultural publication for Puerto Ricans
http://www.elboricua.com/ 

Jibaros.com: About Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans
http://www.jibaros.com/ 

Smithsonian Latino Center:  Commit to Strengthen Knowledge of Latino Culture and Heritage…
http://latino.si.edu/ 

Teaching for Change - Caribbean Connection: Puerto Rico
http://www.teachingforchange.org/resources/Caribbean_Connections/Puerto_Rico/puerto_rico.html 

Teachers College: New York Latino Research Clearinghouse: Created to disseminate research on Latinos in New York State and elsewhere. It gathers and organizes the most recent research reports, academic papers and policy news relating to the Latino populations of the United States.
http://www.tc.edu/latinoresearch/ 

Puerto Rico: The World of 1899 -  The Spanish American Ward
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/puertorico.html 

New York Latino Journey: A website magazine
http://nylatinojournal.com/home/main/ 

The Latino Book and Family Festival: Promoting Literacy in the Latino Community Since 1997
http://lbff.us/about-us 

Chicago Latino Network
http://www.chicagolatinonetwork.com/121707.asp 

The Latino Print Network: Latino Print Network represents more than 350 newspapers in the United States, with a combined circulation of 17 million plus.
http://www.latinoprintnetwork.com/ 

Hispanic Trending: A Latino Marketing and Advertising Blog
http://www.hispanictrending.net/ 

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH): The mission of this organization is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health care for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, policy advocacy, and community mobilization.
http://latinainstitute.org/about/index.html 

Directory of Clubrural Tourism: Casas rurales | Turismo rural | Hoteles rurales, y mucho mas
http://www.clubrural.com/index.html 

Self Publishers Place: A place for Authors, Readers and Book Lovers….
http://selfpublishersplace.com/form.htm 

International Foundation for Education & Self-Help: Supporting African Nations in their effort to eradicate poverty, disease, and inequity through Education and Training.
http://www.ifesh.org/ 

League of Women Voters: The League of Women Voters of the City of New York is a nonpartisan organization whose purpose is to promote informed and active citizen participation in government.
http://www.lwvnyc.org/officials.html 

Official Website of New York City Government: Complete access to local government agencies and forms & more…http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/?front_door=true

Puerto Rico Political Status Issues

“We have an important decision to make about Puerto Rico, but it cannot be based solely on emotional attachment or beautiful words. We need to learn from the footprints and clues of what history is telling us. Remember that our colleges and universities have been penetrated by political thinkers whose aim is not to educate, but to convert students into their own images. Parents beware.” - AOC 

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the USA, recited by Red Skelton, 1969. Good to listen to as we tend to take our presence in this continent for granted.
http://patriotfiles.org/Pledge.htm 

Rafael Rodriguez: July4th, 1899 Foundation:

Puerto Rican Herald: The Voice of Puerto Rico Self-Determination - Statehood
http://www.puertorico-herald.org/ 

Homepage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
http://www.independencia.net/ingles/welcome.html 

Luis G. Fortuño: Representing the people of Puerto Rico in the United States Congress
http://www.house.gov/fortuno/NewSite2/index.shtml 

Boricua.com: Politicos Boricuas Come and be part of the intelligent and constructive political debates that are going on currently...Are you for Statehood? ELA?, Independence?, Monarchy?, Anarchy? Come and give your regarded 2 cents...because this is the place to do it!
http://www.boricua.com/dc/index.html 

Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) New Progressive Party: A Pro-Statehood political party in Puerto Rico
http://www.pnp.org/ 

Puerto RicoUSA.Com: Dedicated to celebrate, honor, protect and preserve the relationship of Puerto Rico and the United States of America and the American Citizenship of all the people residing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
http://www.puertoricousa.com/ 

Americans for Puerto Rican Statehood (APRS) -  based in Washington, DC
http://www.statehoodnow.com/

Frequently Asked Questions about Puerto Rican Independence: Questions most frequently asked by Puerto Ricans concerning the real possibility that Puerto Rico may soon become an independent nation. They have been pulled from the many questions posed by people participating in the soc.culture.puerto-rico Usenet newsgroup
http://www.geocities.com/elgranmoncho2002/engver.html 

National Boricua Human Rights Network: An organization composed of Puerto Ricans in the US and their supporters that educates and mobilizes the Puerto Rican community, the broader Latin American community and other people of conscience regarding issues of justice, peace and human rights
http://www.boricuahumanrights.org/ 

The Political Framework of Puerto Rico: Politics of Puerto Rico takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor of Puerto Rico is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth in political union with the United States.
http://www.dalowa.com/boricuation/politics.htm 

El Grito de Lares: The "Grito de Lares" is Puerto Rico's first and only cry for Independence. On September 23, 1868 between 600 to 1000 men, mostly Puerto Rican born and from the west of the Island, revolted for Independence from Spain.
http://www.dalowa.com/boricuation/laresgrito.html 

La Nueva Escuela: Educando Para Una Nueva Patria….
http://www.lne.alternativalne.org/ 

Puerto Rico and the American Dream: An award-winning Web site on the History, Culture and Politics of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
http://www.prdream.com/

Reference and Reviews: Alberto O. Cappas and his Work

“In the journey of one’s life, it is the balance of the individual that determines the degree of success” - AOC

Sample the Poetry of Alberto O. Cappas
http://www.webspawner.com/users/acappas/

Chicken Bones: A Journal:  For Literary & Artistic African-American Themes
http://www.nathanielturner.com/nevertoolatetomakeauturnaocappas.htm

http://www.nathanielturner.com/albertocappas.htm

http://www.nathanielturner.com/albertocappas2.htm

Welcome to Bowker Biography:
Alberto Oscar Cappas

http://www.bookwire.com/bowkerbios/poetry.htm

http://www.bookwire.com/bowkerbios/alberto_cappas.htm

The Establishment Institute – Speakers’ Bureau
http://www.truthinstitute.org/bios/Alberto_Cappas.htm

El Boricua: The Pledge and other cultural and educational information
http://www.elboricua.com/Poems_ThePledge.html 

Senor Boricua Net: Famous Puerto Rican Directory
http://senorboriqua.net/Famous%20Puerto%20Ricans/index.html

http://senorboriqua.net/v-web/gallery/Boricuas?page=2 

Virtual Boricua: Cultural events and much more…
http://www.virtualboricua.org/index.htm

http://www.virtualboricua.org/Docs/poems_ac.htm 

La Nopalera – Prevention through Communications:

The Educational Pledge
http://www.lanopalera.com/leadership.asp?pg="TheEducationalPledge" 

The Light Millennium:

The Pledge
http://www.lightmillennium.org/poems/2003_summer/acappas_pledge_profile.html 

Author House: The Book Store:
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=10451 

Que Pasa, UD -- The voice of the Latino/Hispanic community at UD: Poet of the Month
http://www.udayton.edu/~phiota/qpud/articles/dec_04/article_04.htm

PRWeb: Press Release NEWSWIRE:

The Educational Pledge to Hit Public Schools Teaching the Essence of Values and Standards

http://environment.news.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb168685.htm

UBTODAY -- Recent Books by Alumni Authors
http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/UBT-archives/23_ubtss03/read_on/ 

Puertoricans.com:

The Pledge / La Promesa:
http://www.puertoricans.com/city/PedroCookies.htm 

Never too late to make a U-Turn: An Educational Pledge & 15 Questions to Self-Development
http://books.lulu.com/content/162948