FW: Somos Prmos May 2015
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Dear Friends and Family:
As Cinco de Mayo events take place all over the United States, celebrating Mexico's historic victory against a superior French military force, a movement is taking place in Washington, D.C. to remove the early Colonial Spanish contributions of Father Junipero Serra from public view.
A statue of Father Serra is in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. A resolution was approved by the Senate Governmental Organization Committee. There is an article in the May issue; the last item under the United States.
Evidence of the early historic Spanish colonial period is seriously lacking in Washington, D.C.. The statue has been in place since 1931.
The suggestion is to replace it with a statue of Los Angeles astronaut Sally Ride. It seems that a better location for a statue of Sally Ride would be in the Space Museum.
I hope we can hold on to any evidence of our Spanish/Indigenous ancestor's historic presence in the United States, particularly in the Washington, D.C. area, and build on it, rather than see it slowly disappear. AS the Latino population increases, our future needs to know our past.
God bless America, Mimi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNITED STATES
Boatlift on 9/11 ...... Unbelievable....Takes 12 minutes to WATCH Pepe Serna: Finally the Star “Children of Giant” - A Documentary born of Texas History By Rita D.
Hernandez
545 vs. 300,000,000 People By Charlie Reese Last Column Internship with National Park Service, seeking Latinos for Internships A majority of English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S. are bilingual Scholars focus on violent chapter from Texas’ past by Lucia Benavides Chicanos and Latinos facing the challenges of racism in the U.S. by Gus Chavez Mexican Immigration and "How America Inspired the Third Reich" by Rosalinda Mendez Gonzalez, Ph.D.
A 'forgotten' war festers in relationships by Agustin Gurza Importance of the ranching and mining skills of the Hispanic people by Ruben Salaz Marquez, Ph.D.
The Spanish Presence in the Americas
Serra statue a step closer to leaving D.C.
HISTORIC PROJECTS
Soy de Duval Blog maintained by Alfredo E. Cardenas Did another Miracle Occur at 4th Annual Pilgrimage Honoring Sor Maria, The Mystical Lady in Blue?
HISTORIC TIDBITS
El Cinco de Mayo, the Real Reason We Celebrate by Dan Arellano April 4th, 1689 -- Spanish explorer names the Nueces April 13th, 1888 -- Millionaire Robert Mills Dies National Humanities Center Web Site
HISPANIC LEADERS
Raul Hector Castro: Arizona's only Hispanic governor 1916 - April
10, 2015
Manual Vicente Perez: Engineer and Businessman April 14, 1934 - April 3, 2015 Anticeto Molina: Musician 1939 - 2015 Eduardo Galeano: Uruguayan writer September 3, 1940 - April 13, 2015
Tony Cantu, a longtime professor and administrator 1951- 2015
Remembering: Anthony Quinn April 21, 1915- June 3, 2001
Remembering: Cesar Chavez March 31, 1927 - April 23, 1993
LATINO AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Website focusing on the contributions of Latinos in the U.S. military has been launched
by Ron Gonzalez, October 16, 2013
Long Beach VA Hospital Art Show, Chris Kyle Navy Seal by Leroy Martinez Johnny Quezada USN (Ret), Director for Special Programs & Military Affairs Forgiveness by Roy A. Archuleta Comments by Gus Chavez on “Patriots From The Barrio” by Dave Gutierrez ChicanoVietnam Peace Commemoration Committee
EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
Battle of San Diego Bay, California highlights Spain's early footprint Galvez/Spain Our Forgotten Ally in the American Revolutionary War by by Judge Edward F. Butler, Sr.
June 12-14, 2015: Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)’s Annual
Conference
Spain to turn over to U.S. documents linked to American independence:
SURNAMES
Jose Antonio Menchaca Campaign by Rosie Carbo El origen de los apellidos
DNA
Family History and DNA Link New Mexicans to Mexico by Nicolás Cabrera
NMSU Student Series, by Nicolás Cabrera, Part 1 and Part 2 DNA Roots from the Mexican States of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas
FAMILY HISTORY
What Day of the Week were your Born?
Free Historical Book Collection Online Hits 200,000th Milestone
Evidence: In a Nutshell by Karen Clifford, A.G.
Using Historical Maps to Learn About Your Ancestors
EDUCATION
Major Hector P. Garcia, M.D. Charter High School by Rita D. Hernandez, Ph.D.
The Legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia Extends Nationally by Rita D.
Hernandez, Ph.D.
UCLA to require diversity course
Students weave their heritage into a quilt honoring Hispanic soldiers who earned the Medal of Honor.
Caps, Creating a Path to Success
Urban farm helps urban school get its fresh on by - Hannah Madans The World War I Diary of José de la Luz Sáenz
CULTURE
The Mexican Cure-All
Mexico’s Tarahumara Tribe is Getting the Video Game Treatment Zarco Guerrero Chicano Sculptor, Mask Maker & Performance Artist Birthday Traditions: History of the Quinceanera El Majahual Restaurant in San Francisco
