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From: mimilozano@somosprimos.com [mailto:mimilozano@somosprimos.com]
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Subject: Somos Primos "We are cousins" April 2017

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Dear Primos and Friends:

When you open your April issue of Somos Primos, you will see a husge photo of the U.S. Army’s all Mexican-American Infantry Unit.

The 141st Regiment traces their roots back to the Texas Revolution and is the longest serving unit of the Texas National Guard. The 36th Division or T-Patchers as they were known spearheaded the Allied landing at Salerno Italy. The unit saw action at Mount Rotondo, San Pietro and one of the most controversial and deadliest battles of WWII, the crossing of the Rapido River. In a span of forty-eight hours, the 36th Division lost over two thousand men at the Rapido River in January of 1944. It became so controversial that after the war a congressional hearing was held to see if actions should be taken on those who were in command of a unit that lost so many American lives.

I remembered that in the 1980s, a friend Alfred Lugo, had written a script about that unit, the Men of Company E. Alfred was working at KOCE in the 1970s at the same time I was teaching at Golden West College.

I am suggesting that in May, we have two dates at which it would be appropriate to present the Men of Company E,El Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) and Armed Forces Day (May 20th). It could be done as a Reader's Theater in the classroom for (U.S. History, Social Studies, English, Theater Arts, and Chicano Studies).

I called Alfred last night, asking if the script was available. He said, I was the second person that very day that asked about the script. I told him, he was ahead of the time, and now was perfect timing.

Alfred said he would make the script available. Please contact him at:
alfredo.lugo@verizon.net
Home: 562-696-6204
Cell: 562-706-3286

April brings us new birth. Let this be a new beginning for all of us, finding a way to honor our heritage with facts, seeking them out and
sharing them. May you enjoy Easter, in all its intent . . renewal, and
joy.

Abrazos, Mimi

SOMOS PRIMOS APRIL 2017

UNITED STATES
DNA: We are related to everyone.
John Valadez Accepts Professorship at Michigan State University LULAC Congratulates Jennifer S. Korn, Latina Appointed White House Advisor
2017 LULAC National Women’s Conference
National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholarship Smithsonian Institution Undergraduate Conservation Internships Summer
2017
Rigoberto González grew up in a family of immigrant farm-workers.
Dr. Ronald W. Maestas, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, a 2017 Professional of the Year U.S. Army’s all Mexican-American Infantry Unit – Heroes of the Italian Campaign of WWII Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps by Robin Collins Palomino Stallion Chosen as ASPCA Horse of the Year by Dale Williams Colored Men/ Hombres Aqui - Hernandez vs Texas Signs by Michael A.
Olivas
A Voice for People Who Had None - Remembering Lauro Cruz by Daisy Wanda Garcia Education Begins in the Home: Educacion Comienza en el Hogar by Kirk Whisler Minority administrators don't keep up with demographic shifts,
study finds broad pay equity by Rick Seltzer

SPANISH PRESENCE IN THE AMERICAS' ROOTS
Youtube: Spanish Colonization of North America Robert and Nancy Munson during the Spanish vessel, San Salvador's public viewing March 16, 2017, Daughters of the American Revolution Texas State meeting, Dallas La Opinion de Malaga, Spain of 8 of March 2017 sent by María Ángeles O'Donnell de Olson Click to: British-American Jews, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Supported the American Revolution EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS April 5th: Spain and Benjamin Franklin Influence to Support the American Revolution Gobernador de Luisiana, logró liberar el Misisipi y el Golfo de México Alexander Von Humboldt, héroe de la independencia de América que apoyó los españoles British-American Jews, both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Supported the American Revolution

HISTORIC TIDBITS
March 16th, 1758 -- Indians attack San Sabá mission Coincidences by Gilberto Quezada

HISPANIC LEADERS
A Tribute to Carlos Soto, Business and Communication at age 70, February 18, 2017 Iconic US Latina Actress Miriam Colon dies at age 80, March 3, 2017 Congressman Kika de la Garza, dies at age 89, March 13, 2017

LATINO PATRIOTS
Horse & Veterans by Robin Collins
Letter to Robin Collins, Rancho del Sueño from Peter G. Stamison,
U.S. General Services Administration The Voces Oral History Project by Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, PhD.
Video: Valentia: Mexican-Americans in World War II - KVIE
50 breathtaking colorized photos World War II Be Aware what is Happening to our Veterans' Land in Los Angeles
and Vietnam Veteran Robert Rosebrock by Alfred Lugo Boeing B-29 SuperFortress- - - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

EDUCATION
Honor student, Hallie Parsons Alcantar
Fountain Valley sibling scientists present at international symposium
Charter school focuses on creating college scholarship pathways
Students’ artistry thrives at Arts & Learning Conservatory
Fusion Academy revolutionizes the ways students learn, teachers teach
El Rancho's academic enrichment mission, open enrollment

RELIGION
Stone masters at Jewish cemetery in India by Shashank Bengali
Rabbit hole leads to incredible 700-year-old Knights Templar cave
complex
American Family Association
The one passage on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict that the
mainstream media
will never print by Benjamin Weingarten

CULTURE
A chat with Roy Gonzalez, surf art master, Part 1, by Corky Carrol
Little Joe Hernández, NACCS Tejas Conference’s 2017 Premio Estrella de
Aztlán.
Dichos y Refranes by Jo Emma Quezada

BOOKS AND PRINT MEDIA
April 10th is the final deadline for the 2017 International Latino Book
Awards
Somos en Escritos by Armando Rendon
Return to Arroyo Grande, the third collection of short stories by Jesús
Salvador Treviño
George Washington's Secret Ally by Judge Edward F. Butler
The Marketing of EVIL by David Kupelian
Youtube: Myth of the Spanish Inquisition
Imperiofobia y Leyenda Negra, Roma, Rusia, Estados Unidos y el Imperio
español
~ Maria Elvia Roca Barea

SURNAMES
Do you have Jewish Lineage? Extensive list to search.

DNA
Pacific islanders may carry the DNA of an unknown human species
Ancient skulls unearthed in China could belong to little-known extinct
human species
Study: (A Spanish) Neanderthal Used 'Aspirin' for Tooth Pain

FAMILY HISTORY
Shhar's September visit to the Family Search Library in Salt Lake City,
Utah
Available: DVD of Somos Primos, past issues, 1990-1999.
6 Writing Tips to Learn From Theater by Joe Bunting
Free Family History Library Classes &Webinars for April 2017

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
April 8: SHHAR: Were my Grandparents Really Related? by Viola Sadler
SHHAR's Visit to The Family Search Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Ceremonial event honors new congressman, Lou Correa by Angie Marcos

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Connecting online for a personalized education
Prager U: Short Videos/Big Ideas: There is Only One Way Out of Poverty

CALIFORNIA
April 22: 214th Anniversary "Battle of San Diego Bay"
April 30: San Juan Capistrano 5th annual "Fiesta Days"
Latino Literacy Now: Education Begins in the Home
Looking Ahead: Canet & Romero Family Reunion, July 22, 2017

PAN-PACIFIC
Domingo de Bonechea, el marino que incorporó Tahití a la Corona española
por Jorge Alvarez

SOUTHWESTERN, US
Merejildo Grijalva, Apache Captive
Sutter Creek by Robin Collins

TEXAS
Celebrating Texas Spanish History By José Antonio López
For more than 150 years Texas has had the power to Secede . . . From
Itself
On March 1, Texas declared independence and became a republic.
April 5th: Symposium on Early Spanish Music in the Southwest
April 5th: Mo. Enrique Carreón-Robledo, New Artistic Director, OPERA
San Antonio
April 8th: Tejano History Matters, Founding of the First Texas Republic
San Jacinto Symposium - April 8th La Porte, Texas
April 11th: TCARA, Old San Antonio Rd, El Camino Real
May 1, 2018, the 300th anniversary of the founding of Mission San
Antonio de Valero

MIDDLE AMERICA
Spring in the Country. The Learning Years 1950 – 1952 by Rudy Padilla
Book: Fields To Freedom – Frank Morales.
Book: The Argentine District, Kansas City, Kansas by Rudy Padilla

EAST COAST
April 8, 2017: The 1715 Plate Fleet Disaster, Melbourne Beach, Florida
Somebody up there likes me (1956) Rocky Marciano
Puerto Ricans Got U.S. Citizenship 100 Years Ago—But Their Identity
Remains Fraught
Even a century later
Michael Calderin Radio Show interviews historian Nelson Antonio Denis

AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Ridgeley Rosenwald School Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Saving Nina Simone’s Birthplace as an Act of Art and Politics

INDIGENOUS
5 Powerful Native American Medicinal Herbs by Michelle Schoffro Cook
For Navajo Team, a Season of Change and Challenge by Michael Powell
Ancient DNA Yields Unprecedented Insights into Mysterious Chaco
Civilization

SEPHARDIC
British-American Jews both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Supported the
American Revolution

ARCHAEOLOGY
America's Clovis people mysteriously disappeared 12,000 years ago.
Fossils reveal ancient “unknown” human in China

MEXICO
Why Mexico Loved Abraham Lincoln by Jamie Katz
Relationship between the Seri Indian and the outside World, 1850-1950
Excellent movie: One Man's Hero
Arts of Colonial Mexico by Robert Perry
Bautismo de los niños German Enrique y Clara Octavia Marìa de la
Concepciòn Shroeder Pohls
Defunción del Sr. Don Juan de Mora y Luna II, Conde de Santa Marìa
Guadalupe del Peñasco
En el marco del XIV Seminario de la Escuela de Ciencias Sociales
Coloquio
A valor y al sufrimieto 170 Aniversario de la Batalla de la
Angostura
Bautismo y defunción del Señor General don Francisco Garcìa Conde

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Researchers uncover new clues about Mayan Civilization's Collapse

PHILIPPINES
20 Incredible Facts About The Philippines by Norman Schriever
An Ecuadorian Beauty Winning the 2016 Miss Earth Title
by Eddie AAA Calderon, Ph.D.

SPAIN
The Lone Man Building a Cathedral by Hand
Celebración del 237 Aniversario del Apresamiento del Convoy Inglés de
1780.
Edad Media Historia: La princesa vikinga de Sevilla Por Miguel Ángel
Ferreiro
Hispania Romana

INTERNATIONAL
Why Isn't there a Palestinian State?
Ingo, the Belgian shepherd and Poldi, the one-year-old owlet, best
friends
The Penguin and the Fisherman - Best Buds!
Mule Protects his Dog Buddies from Lion
Remembering and Honoring my dog Bella