Anna María Arías

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Anna María Arías (July 12, 1960 – October 1, 2001) was an

editor
.

Career

The daughter of Jesse Arias and Rita Arias, she was born in

Crossfire series. Arias was managing editor for Hispanic magazine for five years. She started Latina Style magazine in 1994. Five years later, the magazine was named Outstanding English or Bilingual Magazine by the National Association of Hispanic Publications. In the same year, Arias was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[1][2]

She was founder and president of Arias Communications. Arias also worked for the Democratic National Committee as a media and campaign organizer for presidential and local candidates.[1]

She died at the

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from complications related to a bone marrow transplant to treat aplastic anemia.[1]

The Anna Maria Arias Foundation was created in 2002 to recognize Latina entrepreneurs.[3] The Mexican-American Women's National Association (MANA) offers the Ana Maria Arias Scholarship to Hispanic women attending colleges in the United States.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tribute to Ana Maria Arias". Congressional Record. October 12, 2001.
  2. ISBN 0253111692
    .
  3. ^ "Anna Maria Arias Foundation Awards Gala".
  4. ^ "Scholarships for Chicanas/Latinas". University of California Santa Cruz.
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