About Amelia J. Duran

San Antonio native and Fox Tech graduate, Amelia Jimenez Duran, is the co-owner of La Prensa de San Antonio. Every time Amelia saw people reading English newspapers she wondered what it would be like if San Antonio’s Hispanic community had its own publication to meet their needs. So she asked her husband, Tino Duran, to bring back to San Antonio the Spanish newspaper where her father and uncles had worked as typesetters and printers in the 1920’s thru 1950’s. In 1989 her wish was granted, La Prensa, after its 27-year hiatus was back on the newsstands.

Just six years later after La Prensa’s resurrection, Amelia officially established the La Prensa Foundation, once again, with the help of her husband. However, her generosity began well before the formal foundation. Since reinitiating the paper, Amelia always made certain La Prensa Newspaper gave back to the community by helping with projects, sponsorships, donations, scholarships, and feeding the homeless that gather underneath a downtown bridge. Whenever there was a great community need, Amelia made certain La Prensa participated. And if that weren’t enough, long before Amelia became co-owner of La Prensa, her love for children resulted in her fostering a total of 38 kids, which included neglected and abused neighborhood youth that were destitute.

Amelia’s philanthropic labor has not gone unseen. Among many awards and recognitions, such as the 1999 Hometown Hero Award presented by Time Warner Cable, the Business Journal’s Women’s Leadership Award in 2004, and the LULAC Recognition Award in 1996, to name a few, in 1998 she received the Yellow Rose of Texas award presented by then Governor George W. Bush.

Amelia Duran’s faith has given her the strength to become a survivor of cancer and multiple sclerosis. Her strength has given her the ability to help others and to accomplish her objectives. For Amelia, it’s a dream come true to be able to help so many students through La Prensa Foundation.