The American Society of Jalisco (AmSoc), a sixty-year-old organization dedicated to helping foreign residents,

Leaders of a new Democratic political group for U.S. expats, fresh from their election held this week, have settled on a beer garden inside La Bocha Argentinian restaurant for a party to introduce themselves to those interested in the Democratic party and to celebrate U.S. Independence Day. The gathering is set for Tuesday, July 4, 7 to 9 p.m. The restaurant is located on at Avenida Guadalupe 1144, Colonia Chapalita, Guadalajara.

The recently formed Guadalajara chapter of Democrats Abroad is holding elections for officers, June 27-30. If you are interested in joining and voting in the election you can become a member of Democrats Abroad by going to DemocratsAbroad.org and signup. If you do so before June 29 you can participate in the online voting on June 30.  Questions can be emailed directly to Elections Committee Chair Laura Santa-Cruz Diaz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Like any high school seniors in June, those from the American School of Guadalajara are atwitter these day with graduation festivities, none more so than Natalia Velasco and Mauricio Moel, the school’s valedictorian and salutatorian.

Nominations for the new Guadalajara Democrats Abroad chapter board are still open. Anyone interested in running should contact Laura Santa Cruz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by June 9. The candidates so far are: Chair, Will Chapman; Vice Chair, Jude Wallesen; Secretary, Cam Esser; Treasurer, Will Prescott; Members at Large, Héctor Dueñas Peña, Michaele Rivera, Franklyn Dunne, Rick Rice and Elaine Halleck.

San Jose, California and Guadalajara, two cities at the center of their country’s tech industry, have declared a partnership for the purposes of mutual economic growth based on the exchange of each other’s technology-based businesses, ideas and labor forces.