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Somos Primos August 2015
http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2015/spaug15/spaug15.htm
Dear Primos and friends:
Wonderful heritage related projects and events are happening. It appears many of us are feeling a desire to know who we really are, searching and defending our heritage through diverse activities.
Finding out that:
"In many ways each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were.
The virtues they had may be our virtues, their strengths our strengths, and in a way their challenges could be our challenges."
(James E. Faust, Ensign, Nov. 2003, pg. 53)
Surely the social challenges of the 19th and 20th century are still with us, and our ancestors faced them also. Probably to a greater degree.
Somos Primos seeks out success stories to give us hope that through our efforts, we Latinos can make the world a better place for all.
"We may be of different political persuasions, but one thing we can all agree on, is what is best for our people," Delia Gonzalez Huffman.
http://www.mexicocircleoffriends.org/ Delia, retired marketing
executive, has set up a website to react to negative media coverage, to facilitate and assist us in protecting our past.
With deep gratitude to readers who continue to support Somos Primos by sending personal stories, extracted articles, and tidbits of information. The diversity of readership is reflected in the varied selection of information that I receive.
Special thanks to Dorinda Moreno who was surely a friend to all in this issue. Dorinda sent 18 pieces, which are scattered throughout the August issue!!
God bless our efforts in sharing historic truth . . .
Mimi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Somos Primos August 2015
UNITED STATES
San Antonio Missions Achieve World Heritage Recognition Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site report
by:
Jim Forsyth; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Frances Kerry Plan to Replace Father Serra Statue in U.S. Capitol Halted We, the people of Mexican-descent by Joe Lopez Lessons My Mexican Father Taught Me by Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D.
Congress Lauds American G.I. Forum Founder Garcia By Rudi Williams
Documentary: On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam written By Sara Bibel
Smithsonian Portrays Civil Rights Struggle, Dolores Huerta by Melanie Bencosme The Saga of Cesar Chavez By James DiEugenio Ruthless Power/Deleterious Politics: From DDT to Roundup By Evaggelos Vallianatos
Latino activists
Dedication Rewarded: Prominent Mexican Americans by Verónica Salazar Political Activist Rosie Castro (Mom to Joaquín and Julián) Hispanics in federal employment
Rita Moreno, legendary actress and singer, Kennedy Center Honors recipients Jesús S.Treviño, Chicano media pioneer and LATINOPIA Wonderwoman Broke the Chains Limiting Women
Senator Orrin Hatch Addresses 86th Annual LULAC Presidential Awards Banquet Roger C. Rocha, Jr. Elected LULAC National President at 86th Annual Conference Reflections from the 2015 NCLR Annual Conference
Immigrants' visas expire but many remain, despite repercussions Children of Undocumented Immigrants Denied Citizenship by Melissa del Bosque Chinese now top U.S. immigrant arrivals by Erika Lee Immigration and Nationality Records and Research Census Bureau Links Terms of Identity: What’s in a Name? By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca Synopsis for Searching for America in the Streets of Laredo by Fernando Pinon
History of the Star Spangled Banner
USS New York LPD-21: Forged from the steel of the World Trade Center TV Host Tomi Hahren says in two minutes What We're ALL Thinking
HERITAGE PROJECTS
Visiting Our Spanish American Heritage by Eddie Martinez Latest Update on the Three Rivers Historical Marker by Wanda Garcia Bernardo de Gálvez Statue commissioned by Pensacola Heritage Foundation History in Motion: Shaping San Francisco Latino Lens
HISTORIC TIDBITS
World heritage status for The Alamo By Christoph Noelting and Frank Jordans June 26th, 1832 -- Mexican garrison surrenders in prelude to Texas Revolution June 27th, 1874 -- Indian raiders strike again at Adobe Walls June 5th, 1873 -- Margaret Borland dies of "trail fever"
July 4th, 1845 -- Convention considers annexation Confederate Battle Flags, 1861-1865
HISPANIC LEADERS
Carlos B. Vega, Spanish language educator, writer September 22, 1938
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Mario "Sonny" Madrid, Editor of Lowrider Magazine Jan. 19, 1945 - June 22, 2015
LATINO AMERICAN PATRIOTS
31st Annual Fourth of July Patriotic Ceremony, Granaderos y Damas de
Galvez, San Antonio
Spain to turn over to U.S. documents linked to American independence
EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
31st Annual Fourth of July Patriotic Ceremony,
Granaderos y Damas de Galvez, San Antonio
Spain to turn over to U.S. documents linked to American independence
The Tejano Connection to the American Revolution by Dan Arellano
SURNAMES: De Ortega
FAMILY HISTORY:
People Search Online: Strategies for Finding Living People
By Kimberly Powell