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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 11:15 PM
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Subject: Somos Primos July 2014
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Dear Primos and Friends:
Hope you all enjoy a wonderful July 4th celebration. In keeping with the American Revolution, you will find a few articles on the importance of the Spanish horses on the history and development of the United States.
Yesterday, I had a telephone conversation with my Aunt Alicia. She lives in Stockton. I told her about an incident that occurred during a stay with my Tia Elia in Stockton. I was in 5th grade and cousin Albita in the 3rd grade. Every now and then, Abuelito would give us 5 cents for an after school treat. One Monday he gave each of us 25 cents. We were in heaven. We each decided to get a huge 5 scoop cone with our 25 cent.
Of course by the time we got home, the ice cream was running down our arms, clothes, and shoes, and most was lost on the sidewalk.
My Aunt Alicia asked if I learned anything and how long it took for me to get the message of the experience. I said, by the next day because Every day we walked past the same ice cream store, was a reminder. We were also back to an occasional 5 cents from Abuelito.
Abuelito was an educator in Mexico, a good teacher. He taught me to to plan ahead. The comments and personal observations found in histories of ancestors, current newspaper and magazine articles, can reveal character and teach principles.
You will read of numerous projects underway to record the Latino historic presence from a personal perspective. They are entitled:
Portraiture Now, The Media and Idea Lab, American and Latino Fund, the Latino Americans' Mi Historia project, and Smithsonian Journey Stories.
If we want our story told correctly, we need to tell them ourselves.
Write, record, or videotape,one story at a time, just start.
God bless America . . and our place in it.
Mimi
UNITED STATES
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Thonhoff
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Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, July 4th Celebration The History of the Official Versions of Change of the American Flag
Cuento: I say Hispanic. You say Latino. How did the whole thing start?
by Yasmin Anwa
Cuento: Y a mi, qué? Who Does the Civil Rights Movement Belong To? by Eduardo Diaz Projects at the Smithsonian Latino Center Newsletter Columbia Study Finds Marginal Latino Presence Across U.S. Mainstream Media,
Despite Growing Population, Posted by Vanessa Gonzalez Latinopia and “Political Salsa y Más” blog American Latino Heritage Fund
Cuento: Change!!! by Daisy Wanda Garcia
Cuento: If you are doing a good work, expect opposition by Mimi Lozano Cenotaph will be erected at the Texas State Cemetery to honor José Antonio Navarro, Texas patriot
Cuento: Casa Navarro Essay Contest
Cuento: Career Volunteer Honored by County by Vanessa Finney
Cuento: The Sole of an Artist by Lisa Liddane Latino Americans' Mi Historia
Cuento: ''Cesar Chavez,'' Conditions in the Fields and the Struggle over Memory
Cuento: Terms of Identity: What’s in a Name? By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca NCLR Annual National Conference and National Latino Family Expo, July
19-22
HISTORIC TIDBITS
Cuento: Preserving Tejano Texas is not an option; it’s a must! by José Antonio López
A Tale of Two Californias by Galal Kernahan, Part 1 Texas State Historical Association, Texas Day by Day
HISPANIC LEADERS
Raul Mena Lopez, Neuropathologist
LATINO PATRIOTS
Youtube: The Morena Group, Inc. by Victor Mancilla
Cuento: Long Battle to win recognition for the Borinqueneers reached far beyond DC Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance by Frank Medina Information on the Book: The Men of Company E by Alfredo Lugo
Cuento: Reminiscences of a Naval Aviator, Figure Eights by Daniel L.
Polino
Cuento: Poems about People and History by Raul Garza
EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
Texas Connection to the American Revolution, recognized by Sons of the American Revolution July 23, TCARA Celebrates 10th Year of Founding “Yo Solo” By José Antonio López
Cuento: My Days as a Colonist / Soldier with Don Juan de Onate – Part 6 By Louis F. Serna
SURNAMES: LOZANO by John P. SchmalDNA
Map of DNA in Mexico
Mexican genetics study reveals huge variation in ancestry
FAMILY HISTORY
One Billion Images of Ancestral Historic Records Rebirthed Online Who is Hosting This?
Cuento: Larrañaga name is of vasco origin Nuestra Historia Project : Documenting the Chicana, Latino, and Indígena Contributions to the
Development of San Francisco
Cuento: Project Fojas Perdidas/ Lost pages
Cuento: 15-Year-Old Organizes Unique Genealogy, Event for Eagle Scout Project About Billion Graves Historical Records Survey of the U.S. Works Progress Administration
10 Don't Miss Historical Map Collections Online FamilySearch Adds More Than 2.6 Million Indexed Records and Images to Brazil, Chile,
England, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, United States, and Venezuela