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5, l� INSTiTUTO � <br /> ��} �� The Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco MEXI�X E�oR <br /> ��.��` and the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) <br /> SRE present the <br /> �<,,.� ,,,,�,�,�,,�:,� �,t <br /> "OHTLI" Award to Alicia Aguirre <br /> Mayor of Redwood City <br /> The Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco is pleased to announce that, on behalf of the <br /> � � � ' Mexican Government, Mr. Francisco de la Torre, Executive Director of IME, will present the "Ohtli" <br /> �" �'� � Award to Alicia Aguirre, Mayor of Redwood City, during the session of the City Council on <br /> � =� °-' November 4tn <br /> � , <br /> The "Ohtli" Award is the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Mexican or Mexican- <br /> American community. This award acknowledges and celebrates the altruistic dedication and <br /> constant professional activities towards the empowerment and development of Mexicans abroad. <br /> The word Ohtli means "pathway" in Nahuatl (language spoken by the Aztecs), and this is what this distinction <br /> signifies: to open the path to progress. The title honors and recalls the continued tradition of Aztec descendants <br /> who still bid farewell with the phrase "Cualli ohtli!" (Good trail/journey). The award consists of a medallion, a silver <br /> rosette, and a diploma. <br /> Alicia Aguirre is the first Mayor of Mexican origin in Redwood City, a city where one third of the population is <br /> Mexican, mainly from the states of Michoacan and Jalisco. Alicia Aguirre's career is emblematic of a new generation <br /> of Latina women participating in public life in California. From within politics, teaching, community life and as a <br /> mother, Aguirre has been instrumental in empowering Mexican-Americans, Latinos and other new Americans so <br /> they can participate fully in the communities where they live. <br /> §In her various leadership positions, she has fostered the integration of Mexican and Latino communities and <br /> celebrated their cultural heritage. The "Ohtli" Award is a symbol of appreciation of Mayor Aguirre's support and <br /> actions made throughout the years towards helping others and opening the path to progress for Mexicans living <br /> both within and beyond the frontiers of their home country. <br />