"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."  

Thomas Jefferson

Letters to the Editor

 Dear Mimi, 
As I have mentioned in the past, you and your staff provide an outstanding, excellent monthly report, Somos Primos, to us, the community. Somos Primos is an invaluable source and resource for us Latinos and Latinas, some of us who struggle daily to keep informed and to develop self-reliance and maintain,  our self-respect and dignity. There are those in our society who want some of us Latinos to "just go away" while they take advantage of us (I know, this is difficult to believe). I feel so empowered after reading an issue of Somos Primos, and it is because of loving, caring people like you who want for us to become educated and succeed in life--for that I am truly grateful. 

THE  LONGORIA  AFFAIR’  WINS  TOP  HONOR  AT  IMAGEN  AWARDS

My father Dr. Hector P. Garcia used to welcome the incoming class of interns at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi, Texas with this rather simplistic story about his service in the U.S. Army.  He said: I entered the army as an infantryman.  When General Eisenhower found out that I was a doctor, Eisenhower pulled off the castles and replaced it with the caduceus.  Every one laughed.

 

Recently, my friend Rick Leal opened my eyes to my father’s struggle for equity within the armed services. Rick told me how Papa had to really struggle to prove to the army that he was a physician, graduate of a medical school and completed his residency.   So, I contacted Grace Charles, of Texas A&M University and requested copies of all pertinent documents.  The documents range in date from 1939 until Papa’s discharge in 1946.  Digging through these documents I have new respect for my father’s tenacity in dealing with the greatest bureaucracy, the U.S. military.   

Papa began his service in Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas.  The documents detail how Papa struggled to get promoted to a higher rank even though he was highly recommended by his Commanding Officers. When he completed the requirements for a promotion, the Army kept raising the bar. Papa requested a transfer to the medical reserve.  This was put on hold until he could provide the Army with a letter from the President of the appropriate medical school that he was a physician. Once he was admitted into the medical reserve, he excelled.  One of the articles describes how Papa spoke fluent French and Spanish and Arabic, and how his patients regarded him “with a child like trust”.  

In 1945, Captain Garcia of the Medical Corps, 591^st Engineer Combat Group was recommended by Colonel William Weiler for the award of the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.

 

The citation read:

Hector P. Garcia, Captain, Medical Corps, Medical Detachment, 591 Engineer Combat Group, for meritorious service in direct support of combat operations from 20 December 1944 to May 1945 in France and Germany.  As Headquarters’ surgeon, Captain Garcia performed his important tasks in a highly commendable manner.  His superior services are in keeping with the highest tradition of the Medical Corps.  Entered military service from Mercedes, Texas.

 

Papa returned to Camp Fannin in the United States and was separated from the military in March 1946.  Many do not know that Dr. Hector P. Garcia was not a U.S. citizen when he served in the U.S. Army in the European theatre during WWII.  He married my mother Wanda Fusillo while he was stationed in Italy.  When he returned to the U.S., he became a citizen on November 7, 1946 at age 32. 

 

With the current anti immigrant sentiment, we should remember many immigrants serve this country with distinction.  Even in 2011, some things never change about the treatment of immigrants by the bureaucracy. Recently I had to prove that I was a citizen U.S. because I was born in Naples, Italy.  It took the efforts of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator from Texas and Joyce Sibley, Director of Constituent Services to straighten out the bureaucracy.  I will be eternally grateful to both.

Click to a listing of the 63 previous articles written by Wanda Garcia about her Dad for Somos Primos.

Sent by Hispanic Marketing 101 kirk@whisler.com

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Contact: Rudi R. Rodriguez
(210) 673-3584

 Celebrate Tejano Heritage Month 2011  
Full Calendar of Events Announced to Celebrate Texas’ Unique Hispanic Legacy  
 

             San Antonio – (August 25, 2011) In 2006, Gov. Rick Perry officially declared the month of September as Tejano Heritage Month. Spearheaded by the efforts of Texas Tejano.com, a San Antonio-based historical publishing and research company, a full calendar of events has been announced that will help bring about awareness of Tejano heritage as well as honor to those who helped found this rich land known as Texas .  

            Events kickoff with the annual Tejano Breakfast, this year held on Sept. 3 at Alamo Plaza on the grounds in front of the cradle of Texas liberty, the Alamo . Other highlights: the 7^th Annual Tejano Vigil on Sept. 10. This moving commemorative ceremony inside the Alamo Shrine has featured such illustrious speakers as State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Gen. Alfred Valenzuela and State Rep. Carlos Uresti.  

            Also on the agenda is the 6^th Annual Tejano Memorial Ceremony at San Fernando Cemetery #1. This solemn occasion memorializes many of the Tejano patriots that took place in the Texas Revolution that are buried there, including signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Jose Antonio Navarro. This event will be held on Sept. 26.  

            “Our goal in starting and championing Tejano Heritage Month has always, from the beginning, been about creating more public awareness of what the Tejanos who came before us did for this land and this country,” says Texas Tejano.com President and Founder Rudi R. Rodriguez. “Tejanos, when generally thought of, have never been associated with ‘ Texas ’ icons such as the Alamo , but that’s who was there, Tejanos. We want to connect the history with the myths and increase our overall sense of pride in our history.”  

            Running throughout the month will be the annual Tejano Heritage Month Children’s Student Awards Contest. It will run from Sept. 1-Oct. 15 and is open to all school-age children in the state of Texas . Rules, entry forms and general information are available online at www.texastejano.com.    

            “We have a very exciting and robust calendar of events this year and have fostered relationships with some substantial corporate partners and sponsors,” Rodriguez explains. “We will also be unveiling a brand new online hub for Tejano history, www.texastejano.com that we will be unveiling at a special event in mid-September, where you can visit our Tejano History pages online.”  

Also being held during Tejano Heritage Month is the 32^nd Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference that the Los Bexareños Genealogy Society is presenting on Sept. 29 at the Marriott Plaza Hotel.           

            “This is looking to be our most successful Tejano Heritage Month to date,” says Rodriguez, “It was once said that Texas history would never be complete without the story of the Tejanos being told. We are helping to complete that story. Viva Tejano Texas !”  

            More information and a complete calendar are available online at www.texastejano.com or by calling Texas Tejano.com at (210) 673-3584.

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BUY AMERICAN, CHECK THOSE LABELS, JUST DO IT! 

Diane Sawyer special report, it was pointed out: 
(1) if every American spent just $64 more than normal on USA made items this year, it would create something like 200,000 new jobs!  
Data from her report also suggests that:

 (2) If 200 million Americans each refuse to buy just $20 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!

Sent by Sal Del Valle sgdelvalle@msn.com 

The Eisenhower interstate system requires
that one mile in every five must be straight.
These straight sections are usable as airstrips
in times of war or other emergencies.

Boy Scouts Merit Badge has a good listing of outstanding Hispanics in a variety of fields.  Mini-bios easy to incorporate into any activity for Hispanic Heritage Month.

http://kitsapscouts.com/merit-badges/heroes/ 

Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010. From 2009 to 2010, the number of Hispanic young adults enrolled in college grew by 349,000, compared with an increase of 88,000 young blacks and 43,000 young Asian-Americans and a decrease of 320,000 young non-Hispanic whites. As a result of these shifts, young Hispanics are now the largest minority on the nation's college campuses. The Hispanic enrollment increase has been spurred by a mixture of population growth and educational strides. The rate of young Hispanics enrolled in college rose from 13% in 1972 to 27% in 2009 to 32% in 2010. Read the full article at http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=146 

Accomplished Leaders Honored at NCLR Awards Gala to recognize excellence in communications, sports, and service

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The Roberto Clemente Award for Sports Excellence went to Thomas R. "Tom" Flores, the first Hispanic starting quarterback in NFL history and one of only three athletes to win the Super Bowl as both a player and a coach. He is counted among a select few athletes with four Super Bowl rings to his name. His contributions to professional football are impressive, and his contributions to the children of his native California through the Tom Flores Youth Foundation and other charitable work are equally inspiring. This award is presented to an individual renowned in the world of sports and committed to the advancement of Hispanic Americans.

The Raul Yzaguirre President's Award was given to José H. Villarreal, chair of the NCLR Board of Directors from 2001 to 2004. This award is presented each year to an individual or organization that has shown outstanding support for NCLR's mission, goals, and philosophy. Villarreal has dedicated his time, energy, and considerable talent to NCLR's mission within and outside of the organization. He has personally contributed to the organization's success by donating hundreds of hours of his time to NCLR and serving as an advisor and mentor to Murguía and an entire generation of emerging Latino leaders. Villarreal was a key player in securing the NCLR headquarters building just four blocks from the White House and establishing an endowment that provides income for NCLR in perpetuity. 

The NCLR Awards Gala, which was co-sponsored by Amtrak, Eli Lilly and Company, Ford Motor Company, and UPS, was held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. NCLR-the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States-works to improve opportunities for Latinos. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

NCLR 150 Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/nclr/sets/72157627171849939/
10 Sessions videotaped can be see at this site.
http://www.livestream.com/nclrannualconference/folder

Marcelina Treviño-Savala

A Wise Latina

Nominated By  Dr. Armando A. Ayala 

Written By

Mercy Bautista-Olvera

         Marcelina Treviño- Savala      

Marcelina Treviño-Savala is a farm worker advocate and attorney. She currently serves as Michigan 's Director of Migrant Affairs. The migrant affairs office is an extension of Michigan 's Department of Human Services.  

Marcelina Treviño-Savala was born in Detroit , Michigan ; she is the daughter of Bernardino Treviño, a native of Mexico and Gloria Treviño, a former migrant worker. Marcelina has two brothers; Juan and Marco, and one daughter; Mireya.    

During her time as an undergraduate student, she was active on campus with the Chicano/Latino Community.  

Marcelina Treviño-Savala received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan , and a Juris Degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School .    

Treviño-Savala served as Senior Staff Assistant with the Michigan State University College Assistance Migrant Program. She later served as Associate Director, Project Coordinator for the Michigan State University High School Equivalency Program (HEP) a residential GED program for migrant and Seasonal farm workers.  

She joined the Michigan Department of Civil Rights as its Reconsideration Attorney.  She also served as Coordinator of Chicano/Latino Student at the Michigan State University Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs.  

"I'm happy to have the opportunity to work with the Latino and farm worker communities," stated Treviño-Savala as she accepted the challenge of becoming Michigan 's Director of Migrant Affairs.  

She succeeded Martha Gonzalez-Cortes, who served as the state's top migrant farm worker advocate for six years. 

The director of migrant affairs is responsible for monitoring how tax dollars are used to provide public housing, fair wages, and services such as health and educational programs for farm workers. The director is also responsible with helping to construct state policies that deal with migrants. It also helps to break down fear and barriers in the migrant life.  

In a Census studies conducted by the state, about 100,000 migrants pass through Michigan every year to pick crops, work in canning factories, and fill other agricultural-related jobs. 

Her mother Gloria comes from a migrant family, so this is personal for Marcelina Treviño-Savala; her legal education has helped her to understand what is best for the migrants.  

 “Although I am not representing them in court, I am still advocating on their behalf.” In her office she has, a framed photo of Hispanic labor organizer Cesar Chavez, “He was the first to give a compassionate voice to the farm workers,” stated Marcelina Treviño-Savala.  

Marcelina Treviño-Savala appreciates the sacrifice her parents endured, including discussions her parents had with her and her brothers; to have a better education, it paid off, she became a lawyer, her brother Juan is a Social Worker, and her brother Marco is an Assistant Golf Professional.  

Marcelina Treviño-Savala’s days are busy with conference calls with the Civil Rights Commission, attends meetings with the House subcommittee members, and hearings on farm-employer violations, “I’m at the table as much as possible. If I need to advocate louder, I will.”   

Often times you will also find her arriving at the migrant camp with gifts; dolls, soccer balls for the children, everything from hand sanitizers to booster car seats for migrant workers who are unfamiliar with the Michigan ’s new child seat laws.

“They [migrant workers] are so appreciatative of little things,” stated Treviño-Savala. The rapport she has with the migrant workers is mutual; she understands their needs coming from a family who knows the struggles of being a farm worker.

HISPANICS BREAKING BARRIERS

Second Volume  

 1^st issue

By  
Mercy Bautista-Olvera  

The 1^st issue in the series “Hispanics Breaking Barriers” focuses on contributions of Hispanic leadership in United States government. Their contributions have improved not only the local community but the country as well. Their struggles, stories, and accomplishments will by example; illustrate to our youth and to future generations that everything and anything is possible.  

Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez: Commanding General , U.S. Army Forces      
Judge Esther Salas:  (Member) Federal District Judge, District of New Jersey  
Francisco G. Cigarroa M.D:  Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence  
Carlos Zarate:  Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism Katherine Archuleta:  Political Director for the 2012 campaign to Re-elect President Obama    

Army Lt. General David M. Rodriguez  



Army Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez has been appointed to serve as U.S. Commanding General in the Army Forces.

David M. Rodriguez was born in West Chester , Pennsylvania . He is married to Ginny Rodriguez; the couple have four children.  

In 1972, Rodriguez graduated from West Chester High School . In 1976, Lieutenant General Rodriguez graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York .   

He served as a Second Lieutenant of Armor in the United States Army, then served three years in 1^st Battalion, 61^st Infantry, 5^th Infantry Division in Fort Polk , Louisiana .  

David M. Rodriguez earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy , a Master’s Degree on Military Art and Science from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He earned a Master’s of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College .  

Judge Esther Salas  

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D.  

Juan Carlos Zarate
 

Juan C. Zarate is a Senior Adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Senior National Security Consultant and Analyst for CBS News.  

Juan Carlos Zarate was born in Santa Ana , California . He is a member of the Bar Association.

Zarate is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University and a cum laude graduate of the Harvard Law School . He also studied as a Rotary International Fellow at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain .  

Zarate served as a Federal Law Clerk for Chief Judge Judith Keep in the Southern District of California.  

He served as a prosecutor in the Department of Justice's Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, where he worked on terrorism cases, including the USS Cole investigation.     

From 2001 to 2005, Zarate served at the Treasury Department where he received the Treasury Medal.    

From 2005 to 2009, Zarate served as the Deputy Assistant to the president and Deputy National Security Adviser for combating terrorism. In this role, he was responsible for developing and overseeing the effective implementation of the U.S. government's counterterrorism strategy. He was also responsible for overseeing all policies related to transnational security threats, including counter narcotics, maritime security, hostages, international organized crime, money laundering, and critical energy infrastructure protection.  

He serves on the Board of Advisors for the director of the National Counter terrorism Center , the Board of Advisors for Regulatory DataCorp, and the Board of Directors for American Charities for Palestine .   

Zarate joined the National Security Council, he served as the first Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for terrorist financing and financial crimes, where he led the Treasury Department's domestic and international efforts to attack terrorist financing, build comprehensive anti-money-laundering systems, and expand the use of the department's powers to advance national security interests. He also led the U.S. government's global efforts to hunt for Saddam Hussein's assets, resulting in the return of over $3 billion of Iraqi assets from the U.S. and around the world.  

A noted commentator on national security issues, with a weekly show for CBS News called "Flash Points," Zarate is a recognized author with numerous publications.  

In the spring term of 2011, Zarate taught “National Security Law: Evidence, Standards and Proof” and “Legal Presumptions Embedded in National Security Decision-Making,” at Harvard Law School.   

Katherine L. Archuleta

WITNESS TO HERITAGE

EPIGRAPH

1. PHYSICIAN AND HEALER(January 2007)
2. LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE(March 2007)
3. GOOD OLD DAYS(March 2007)
4. GIANTS (April 2007)
5. FAMILY TRADITIONS (April 2007)
6. INSPIRATION(May 2007)
7. THE MEDAL(June 2007)
8. AMERICAN ONLY(July 2007)
9. COURAGE (August 2007)
10. GARCIA STYLE(September 2007)
11. LET THE HEALING BEGIN(October 2007)
12. THE GREEN ROOM(November 2007)
13. CHEPITA'S TALE(December 2007)
14. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Part I(January 2008)
15. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Part II(February 2008)
16. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Part III(March 2008)
17. HPG VERSUS CCISD(April 2008)
18. THE FAMILY SECRET(May 2008)
19. THE AMERICAN G.I. FORUM (Early Years)(June 2008)
20. THE AMERICAN G.I. FORUM (Civil Rights Revolution) (July 2008)
21. THE AMERICAN G.I. FORUM (Glory Years) (August 2008)
22. HECTOR P. GARCIA JR., A TRIBUTE(August 2008)
23. THE AMERICAN G.I. FORUM (Last Message) (September 2008)
24. WANDA F. GARCIA, PH.D. (October 2008?)
25. AMERICAN G.I. FORUM ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION(October 2008)
26. REMEMBERING DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA(November 2008)
27. CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS(December 2008)
28. BOTICA GARCIA(January 2009)
29. REMEMBERING DR. CLOTILDE GARCIA(February 2009)
30. A CLASS APART-HERNANDEZ V. TEXAS (March 2009)
31. EDNA FERBER AND DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA (April 2009)
32. SOMOS PRIMAS (April 2009)
33. EDUCATION IS OUR FREEDOM (May 2009)
34. A DAY OF REMEMBERANCE (June 2009)
35. VETERANS MEMORIAL SCHOOL CAMPUS NAMING CEREMONY (July 2009)
36. A MESSAGE FROM DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA (July 2009)
37. VETERANS DAY (August 2009)
38. DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA PAPERS (September 2009)
39. CELEBRATION OF DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA DAY (OCTOBER 2009)
40. THANKSGIVING DAY 1980'S (November 2009)
41. A DAUGHTERS PERSPECTIVE (December 2009)
42. REMEMBERING YOLANDA GARCIA (January 2010)
43. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. HECTOR (February 2010)
44. A DAUGHTER'S PERSPECTIVE-THE 1960'S (March 2010)
45. U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS (April 2010)
46. RETURN TO THREE RIVERS TEXAS (May 2010)
47. OUR TEJANO HEROES (June 2010)
48. IMMIGRATION REFORM (July 2010)
49. THE OLD WAYS (August 2010)
50. MAJORITY/MINORITY REPORT (September 2010)
51. WITNESS TO HERITAGE (October 2010)
52. THE LONGORIA AFFAIR (November 2010)
53. REMEMBERING JAMES DEANDA (December 2010)
54. GARCIA FAMILY PORTRAITS (January 2011)
55. FRUITS OF LOVE (February 2011)
56. THE MEDICAL OFFICE OF DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA, M.D. (March 2011)
57. TRAVELS WITH JOHN VALADEZ (April 2011)
58. A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE (May 2011)
59. THE LETTER (June 2011)
60. SAN MARCOS AGIF STATEBOARD MEETING (July 2011)
61. THE LONGORIA AFFAIR REVISITED (July 2011)
62. A TYPICAL WORKDAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS (August 2011)
63. LETTING GO

Finding a place to mark the life of
Dr. Hector P. Garcia

by Jessica Savage, 
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
August 14, 2011  

CORPUS CHRISTI — Plans are under way to cast in aluminum the legacy of civil rights pioneer Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

The location of where a Texas Historical Marker will stand in his honor is up for debate, stirring emotions of those who were close to him.

Some want it at his medical office, now shielded by a chain-link fence from the deteriorating neighborhood he served. Others prefer the county's indigent care hospital, where a family clinic is named for him, or the university plaza that marks the resting place of his scribed civil rights work.

After restoration, 'Lagartos' statue may remain in plaza

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

   Hispanic Heritage of the United States By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca 
   U.S. Latino Patriots: From the American Revolution to Afghanistan  
            by Refugio Rochin and Lionel Fernandez   
   Britannica Resources for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

U.S. Latino Patriots: From the American Revolution to Afghanistan, An Overview
By Refugio I. Rochin and Lionel Fernandez

Background

The mission of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives is to disseminate and advance understanding and knowledge of the contributions of Latinas and Latinos to the culture, society, history, arts, and sciences of the United States (U.S.). Since its inaugural opening on August 10, 1998, the Center has taken an active role in developing knowledge of the accomplishments of Latinas/os, “Latino Patriots” and their role in U.S. military history. Under the direction of Refugio I. Rochin, research has been conducted, data collected, and text prepared at the Smithsonian Institution by Lionel Fernandez, a volunteer at the Center for Latino Initiatives. Jose Alonzo Oliveros, a former fellow at the Center under the auspices of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Institute (FY 2000), initially prepared the groundwork for this project.

This research has explored the feasibility of developing an exhibition at the Smithsonian to document the contributions of Hispanic Americans in military conflicts since the American Revolution where the U.S. has played an active role. This history dates back to the colonial era with the onset of the American Revolution and spans more than 200 years to include contemporary military conflicts. The Smithsonian’s collections include more than 140 million objects and archival materials. These include military memorabilia of U.S. war periods. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is the primary repository of materials that involve the participation of Latinas/os in U.S. military engagements. The National Air and Space Museum has a few relevant
objects to add to our knowledge. Several of these wars have placed U.S. Hispanics in the roles of both allies and enemies with Hispanics from other nations.

There are several museums in the U.S. and other countries that trace U.S. involvement in military engagements. However, our research indicates the contribution of Latino patriots is relatively unknown. In addition, there exists a vast body of data, in print, film, and on the internet that is available about the U.S. role in warfare by historians and in personal accounts.

The infamous surprise attack on the people and government of the U.S. on September 11, 2001, underlines the need to honor the contribution of American heroes, both civilian as well as military, who are ready to come to the defense of this great nation and give their lives if necessary. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty! An international war against terrorism has begun against an elusive and deadly enemy, the Al Queda network.

The project titled, “U.S. Latino Patriots,” was developed by the Center for Latino Initiatives after discussion with Hispanic veterans, current and former colleagues, and educators in Latino Studies. They have all identified the need to recognize and document the military record of Hispanics and/or Latinos in U.S. history, noting the relative absence of this record in state and national museums and archives.

Sent by Rafael Ojeda
Tacoma, Washington 

HISPANIC HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES
By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca 

U.S. Latino Patriots: From the American Revolution to Afghanistan, An Overview
By Refugio I. Rochin and Lionel Fernandez

Sent by Rafael Ojeda
Tacoma, Washington 

HONORING HISPANIC LEADERSHIP

Mrs. Elizondo joined others in front of HPD's headquarters. (Lady holding a child by hand in attached picture). Significant of the photo is this: Mrs. Elizondo is accompanied by her mother, Paula Lambert, and her daughter Shiela. They are on each side of Mrs. Elizondo.

Shared by Jesús Cantú Medel
nieto político de Mrs. Elizondo

Saucedo was dedicated community member, supporter of physical fitness

By Michele Gualano
mgualano@express-news.net, August 9, 2011

Victor Saucedo's service in the Army during World War II influenced him throughout his life, especially the appreciation he acquired for physical activity and discipline.

“He was very adamant about overseeing the exercises that his unit would have to do and he raised our four sons the same way, teaching them proper push-ups at about age 7,” his wife, Bertha Saucedo, said.

Saucedo died from complications of a stroke. He was 88.

“He taught us everything about baseball, how to get down low on the grounders and how to square up on the ball when we were going to bunt,” his son Oscar said. “He impacted a lot of lives as a coach and as a person.”

After his time in the military, Saucedo settled in Carrizo Springs where he supplied butane to residents as a truck driver with Binsmoor Brothers Butane Company.

When times were tough, Saucedo was inventive about his workout options.

“When we were dirt poor he was pouring cement into coffee cans and making weights out of them by attaching a broomstick in the middle,” his wife recalled. “He felt that people needed to stay physically fit all the time, and that's why he was going to the YMCA well into his 80s.”

In 1958, Saucedo moved to San Antonio and began a career with Hillman Oil Company as a dispatcher. When Hillman opened a Phillips 66 service station, Saucedo was tapped to work promotions.

“It ended up that he took it on and ran the station for about 10 years,” his wife said. Saucedo enjoyed running the station mostly because it was located in his neighborhood at the corners of Highland and Gevers.

Saucedo was actively involved in several community organizations, including as a Little League coach and league president.

“When he became president he had 20 teams in this area with children raging from ages 8 to 12 years old,” Bertha Saucedo said. In 1972, Saucedo's 19-year-old son, Michael, was killed while rafting in Yosemite National Park . His raft capsized, causing him to strike his head on a rock.

After retiring, Saucedo and his wife opened Michael's Childcare and Learning Center to honor their son's memory and assist the families of their South Side neighborhood.

“He loved people and the community he lived in,” his wife said. “It was important for him to build up our community. We need more people like that.”

 Click for Victor Saucedo's family pedigree.

TILLIE RODRIGUEZ
MALDEF MOURNS THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS MOST RECOGNIZED VOICES, 

By the early 1960s, Richard Chavez, then a journeymen carpenter, was dedicating most of his free time after work and on weekends helping his brother, Cesar Chavez, organize what would become the United Farm Workers of America.

Richard Chavez spent the next three decades working full time with the farm worker movement. He suddenly passed away at 81, of complications from surgery in a Bakersfield hospital on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.

He designed the stylized black Aztec eagle that later became the union's world-renowned symbol in 1962. The next year, Cesar convinced Richard to put up his house as collateral for a loan to start a credit union for farm workers. In 1966, Richard gave up carpentry to dedicate all of his time to the movement, earning $5 a week like Cesar and other movement staff. He was the first full time staff person for the non-profit organization that is now the Cesar Chavez Foundation, providing extensive social services to farm workers.

Richard was born in 1929, two years after his brother, Cesar, on the family homestead near Yuma. The two brothers left farm labor in 1949, spending a year working together in lumber mills around Crescent City, Calif. In 1950, Richard moved back to San Jose, where in 1951 he entered the carpenters union apprenticeship program. He worked as a framer building suburban housing tracks before moving to Delano. There he worked on both commercial and residential projects, including schools and freeway overpasses. Richard began his activism with Cesar in the Community Service Organization, then the most effective Latino civil rights group in California, in 1952, and was president of the Delano CSO chapter, which he also helped form.

His varied duties with the UFW over the years included long stretches organizing the farm workers' successful boycotts of California table grapes and other products in New York and Detroit during the 1960s and '70s. He was in charge of administrating union contracts in 1970, and later negotiated UFW agreements and oversaw union bargaining. Richard was first elected to the UFW executive board in 1973. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, he also oversaw construction and helped build most of the major structures on the farm workers’ “Forty Acres” complex outside Delano, including its coop gas station, union office and hall, and health clinic.

Richard retired from the union in 1983, but always remained very active with the movement, fulfilling public speaking engagements and serving as an active board member of both the Cesar Chavez Foundation and Dolores Huerta Foundation. He also worked building and rehabilitating multi- and single-family housing, including affordable housing projects for the Chavez foundation, in the 1980s. He obtained his state contractors license and built a large housing community in Tehachapi and custom homes in Los Angeles during the 1990s. A dedicated researcher of his family’s history, Richard was the driving force behind a two-day Chavez family reunion that in October 2010 gathered more than 300 family members from across the nation and around the world at the National Chavez Center at Keene, Calif., where his brother is buried.

Chavez foundation President Paul F. Chavez and UFW President Arturo S. Rodriguez expressed shock and condolences to all members of Richard Chavez’s family.

Richard had six children with his first wife, Sally Chavez: Richard Jr (who preceded him in death), Frederico, Dorothy, Rebecca, Susana and Guadalupe. He had four children with his long-time partner, Dolores Huerta: Juana, Ricky, Maria Elena and Camilia.

Richard's legacy has effected so many people. We ask that you please share your personal memories of Richard with us by going to http://action.ufw.org/rememberingrichard  and scrolling to the bottom of the page and posting your comment by clicking "reply" below. Viva Richard Chavez!

We have also put together a flickr photo group. If you are a flickr member please join our group and add your photos at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1745821@N21/pool/ 
News clips on Richard Chavez can be found at: http://ufw.org/_board.php?b_code=cc_his_nlinks 

Information sent by Mercy Bautista Chavez and Rafael Ojeda 

Rudecinda "Cindy" LoBuglio, 
Historian, Genealogist dies at 76 years  

George Ramos, Cal Poly professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist dies at age 63

Cal Poly professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Ramos was found dead in his Morro Bay home Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2011.

His co-worker and friend contacted the Morro Bay Police Department after she was unable to get in touch with Ramos for about a week. Officers eventually broke into Ramos's home and discovered his body in the hallway. At this time officers believe he died of natural causes, and friends say Ramos was recently struggling with his diabetes.

Ramos graduated from Cal Poly's Journalism Department in 1969, and spent 25 years as a reporter, editor, bureau chief and columnist at the Los Angeles Times.

He received three Pulitzer Prizes over the years, but made history with his first prize in 1984. Ramos was the first Chicano journalist to ever win the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service.

Ramos returned to Cal Poly in 2003 as Chair of the Journalism Department, and was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame in 2007. In the past two years, he's also worked as editor of CalCoastNews.

Ramos is survived by his brother.

View a video memorial to George Ramos
http://www.ksby.com/news/cal-poly-professor-and-pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-george-ramos-dies-at-age-63/#!prettyPhoto/0/ 

NATIONAL ISSUES

These pistols were finished with gold handles, a matched pair for both of these guns were found.

Indoor pool and sauna and outdoor pool.

The Journal 
On Latino Americans.

No doubt there will remain strongly held convictions on all sides of this issue. That is the nature of democracy. Pausing to consider our common past may not alter those convictions. But it does remind us that the nation's Founders did not root American identity in language, and that public education's use of languages other than English helped some European immigrants adjust successfully to life in a new country. Were they alive today, they might wish their descendants would offer the same generosity they received and a bit less" of the hostility they endured. 

BUSINESS

   
   From the Broom Closet to the Boardroom: 
 Richard Montanez
   How One Visionary Latino has Influenced His Community
   and One of the Largest Corporations in America
   By
   Mike Landers; Photos By Henry De Kuyper
   Published in Lowrider Raza Report

The road to a successful destiny is a lonely road sometimes, one not often filled with many people. If Richard Montanez had his way that road to destiny would be as jam-packed with traffic as a California freeway, filled with everything from lowriders to economy vehicles. “I believe that we all have the capability of being a genius when we are born, but somewhere along the line the world starts to tell you that you’re not, or you can’t be. I don’t think you should ever let someone else dictate how great you can be,” Richard says.

His enthusiasm is contagious, and his empathy for human struggle is genuine. He’s the product of a lowincome Latino family and knows all too well what it’s like to work hard and barely make ends meet. Now he is far removed from that struggle, as Richard is the executive of multicultural sales and community activation at PepsiCo North America—a far cry from his initial job as a janitor with Frito- Lay. 

Lowrider magazine was honored to sit down with this visionary leader to learn how a janitor went on to create one of the most successful snack products of all time, while at the same time providing business opportunities for Latinos.

Richard grew up during the difficult times of the ’60s, a tumultuous time in America where the Civil Rights initiatives were taking center stage in America. Being a minority meant being treated very differently by society. “I remember my mom getting me ready for school and I was crying. I couldn’t speak English and I didn’t want to go to the school I was being bused to,” Richard says. “I got on the bus, which was green, and I remember thinking, ‘Why can’t we get on the yellow bus?’ All through town people knew what that bus meant. Again, it was society placing me in a different category.”

Richard’s mornings were rough, as he couldn’t understand his teachers’ lessons, so he was relieved at the thought of a lunch break. However, lunch proved to be even worse. “I pulled out my food and everyone stared at me: I had a burrito. They didn’t even know what that was at the time, so I’d just put my food away and didn’t eat because I didn’t want to be stared at for being different,” Richard says. “I went home and told my mom to make me a bologna sandwich and a cupcake like the other kids had. Instead she made me two burritos and told me to go make a friend. By the end of the week I was selling burritos for $0.25 a pop!” 

The experience was invaluable to Richard, as he had learned that what made him different actually made him special and was of value to his life. He remembered this experience during a fateful day in Corporate America that changed his life forever. While Richard was handling his janitorial duties at Frito-Lay’s Rancho Cucamonga, California, plant, he saw a corporate videotape made by then company President Roger Enrico and then Vice President of Sales Al Carey which said, “We want every worker in this company to act like an owner. Make a difference. You belong to this company, so make it better.” 

This revolutionary corporate stance inspired Richard who also benefited from a stroke of luck: a broken machine in the Cheetos assembly line. “Some of were missing the cheese because the machine had broken, so I took some home. I put some chili powder on it, and it tasted good! So I mixed up some more chilies and began trying to create my own seasoning. I let my coworkers try a few and they loved them. Then it hit me, I had an idea!” Richard took the company president up on his offer from  the videotape. “I called up President Roger Enrico, not knowing I wasn’t supposed to do that. His assistant picked up the phone and
asked my name and where I worked. I told her I was Richard Montanez, and I worked as a janitor in the Rancho Cucamonga plant. She was a visionary for even putting me through to Roger. He got on the line and said, ‘Hi Richard, I hear you’ve got an idea?’ He told me he would be down at the plant in two weeks and wanted to hear my idea.” 

Richard’s excitement was met with opposition among his coworkers at the plant. “I was greeted with, ‘Who do you think you
are calling the president like that? Now we have to make the plant presentable.’” Richard was stunned, but instead focused on the fact that he had two weeks to organize a presentation for a new product launch, knowing nothing about how to do it! “I designed my own graphics, made about 100 bags, and I went to the library and checked out a book on how to build a marketing and sales strategy.”

The time had come and the company president and top executives showed up at the plant for his presentation. The president
was so impressed with Richard’s packaging that he thought they had already designed the product. “I was nervous but doing well
until an executive in the meeting threw me for a curve when he asked me, ‘What size market share do you think we should get
with this product?’ It hit me that I had no idea what he was talking about, or what I was doing. I was shaking, and I damn near wanted to pass out. I thought hard and envisioned the sales racks that you see at the bodegas or the grocery store and realized what those shelves looked like, and I opened my arms to about as wide as the rack displays were and I said, ‘This much market share!’ I didn’t even know how ridiculous that looked. They could have laughed in my face right then and there, but the CEO stood up and put his arms out the same way and said, ‘Gentlemen, do you realize we have a chance to go out and get this much market share?’ Then Al Carey (who is currently the CEO of Frito-Lay) stood and asked his sales team with hand open, ‘Can we get this market share?’” Needless to say, Richard’s idea worked and that’s how Cheetos Flamin’ Hot were born—with a little
Latino ingenuity.

Cheetos Flamin’ Hot is now the biggest selling, single-serve SKU in the company. The success of the product influenced and
created the first Frito-Lay Hispanic marketing team. Rather than rest on this accomplishment, Richard instead fills his days with
ways that serve to nurture our country’s future leaders. He’s worked with PepsiCo to develop college scholarships directly catered to minorities and the less fortunate. He has also launched the Continuous Improvement Initiative, and helped influence Hispanic products and marketing promotions for KFC and Taco Bell. These experiences are not lost on Richard who knows that uplifting others has been the key to his success. “I’ve worked on Capitol Hill, I’ve worked with [former California] Governor Schwarzenegger, and I’ve worked on efficiency teams. The fact that I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by great people, like my mentors Roger Enrico and Al Carey, and that I get to meet and help so many current and future leaders, constantly inspires me,” Richard says. “I’ve never had a bad year with the company because of my passion and the fact that I’ve worked with so
many great people. Thirty-four years in and I’m still excited about what I’m doing.”

Richard has been recognized by Hispanic lifestyle magazine as one of the most influential Hispanics in Corporate America,
and he’s been featured in Newsweek and Fortune 500 magazine. An even greater feat, Richard and his wife have been married for more than 30 years, and he is the father to three sons and has four grandchildren. “I want my kids and the kids I speak to across the country to understand the importance of education and the value of having self-confidence,” Richard says. “Once I got
a hold of confidence and realized who I was, it gave me a different sense of power and accomplishment. When you feel that way you can light up the room, not because you own material things,” Richard says from his warehouse, which is used to store the food and toys he gives to needy children. “Get your education and have confidence. A lot of times, growing up in the ’hood, there isn’t much to be confident about. Chances are you’ve been broke, you’ve been hungry, and you feel like you don’t have anything. Well, I’ve been there too, but instead of that stopping me it made me succeed,” Richard says. “I may not have a degree, but I read a book a week. People tell me that with the knowledge I have, I should have a PhD. I tell them, ‘I’ve had a PhD since I was a kid: I was poor, hungry, and determined!’”

Richard has used his life experience to influence not only the gente but the world at large. That same nervous little boy who was
embarrassed of his lunch is a living testament that you can make it in this world if you accept who you are, carry yourself unselfishly and confidently, and learn as much as you can from others. “I believe that God made us all unique and that you have a genetic code that no one else has. In all the ages of time there has never been or will ever be anyone like you. We are all gifted, and when you find your purpose, you find your gift. I tell my children to never let any man, woman, or society tell you who you are. You know who you are, and you’re destined for greatness.” Spoken like a true leader. 

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EDUCATION

Greetings –  

As summer is more and more in the air, we at the Barrio Foundation thought you might enjoy a short clip from a Barrio presentation at College of DuPage, on April 25^th  with more than 400 high school students in attendance.  You will hear about the Barrio message from students, parents, teachers and community organizations – please click   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiQ9bctqaPc  

To find out more about bringing the Barrio program to your school or organization, please contact me at: Karen@fromthebarrio.com, 630-333-8891, or contact Cheryl Maraffio: Cheryl@fromthebarrio.com, 630-649-0915.  You can also learn more about us by clicking this link:  http://www.fromthebarrio.com/ 

We are ready to work with you and your staff to help reach your students make better choices for themselves so they will focus their efforts on education and turn away from anti-social behaviors. 

 From The Barrio Foundation | 1670 Valencia Way | Mundelein | IL | 60060

Focusing on the Needs of Latino Students  

by 
Manuel Hernandez Carmona 

Focusing on the needs of Latino students should not only be a statement made by President Barack Obama but a top priority translated into real academic policies.  There are some very significant statistics revealed in the presentation, “Educational Equity and the Latino Population of the United States” by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, presented at Teachers College, Columbia University on February 21, 2008 on the status of Latino education. About 20 percent of all school age students between the ages of 5 and 17 are Latino but only 13 percent obtain college degrees. Data obtained from Rivera-Batiz’ research depicts the Latino high school dropout at close to 30 percent.  Because the Latino school population continues to surge at a fast and furious rate, the needs of Latino students must be met with a clear present vision in terms of what to do and how to tackle their academic needs.                                                

The academic needs represented in numbers and statistics are alarming and reveal a huge difference between Latinos, their White counterparts and African-Americans. In 2007, 13 percent of Latinos 25 and over had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. In contrast, 32 percent of Whites and 19 percent of African-Americans 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher (Digest of Education Statistics, 2007, NCES, 2008, Table). Latinos are improving in educational achievement but not as rapidly as other groups.  What happened to the dozens of thousands of Latinos that did not graduate from college? Why is the Latino high school dropout rate on the increase again? Despite the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Latinos continue to quit school and inadvertently fall behind in their quest of the so-called American Dream. What academic policies is the present administration creating as a result of the already shocking statistics? 

In 33 or more American states, standardized exams and the S.A.T.’s are the gateway to higher education, but without a high school diploma, what kind of social, economic and academic horizons can Latino dropouts count on? How will they able to compete in America’s demanding workforce? When will the United States Department of Education make a serious recognition of culturally competencies and their ability to construct bridges to make predictions and outcomes about a poem, a story, an essay or a drama read in the English classroom? The United States Department of Education reading program is in dire need of a curriculum change. President Barak Obama’s past political campaign focused on the term, change. Why not get serious about changing our academic policies to help improve the quality of education that Latinos and other Americans deserve as well?

Scientifically based research has validated culturally based literature as key in the early stages of “learning to read”. Prior knowledge helps students to build bridges to make predictions and outcomes about the poem, story, essay or drama read in the English classroom. Reading for pleasure and identity encourages the recently arrived student to make personal connections. In a “learning to read” environment, pleasure and enjoyment form the initial jump-off point for further literary development. When students construct meaning from a personal standpoint, engagement with reading develops smoothly, and academic success is just a step away.

The US-DE reading program must make a transition from its hard-core traditionalist approach to a more integrated reading experience. States have the authority to design their own literature initiatives, but the Obama administration must set an example of the change in curriculum so desperately needed in schools throughout America. Even city, state and national standardized exams should include a more varied list of authors. How can you engage interest in a Latino adolescent by reading one poem from a Latino author during Hispanic Heritage Month?  That’s preposterous! I am sure Martin Luther King was envisioning Barak Obama’s swearing in as President of the United States in 2009. That was a dream come true for billions of Americans, but Latinos dream today of a better and quality education that can really make a difference in their lives. This is the time to focus on the education of Latinos in America!

(The author is an associate at Souder, Betances & Associates, an English Staff Development Specialist in Puerto Rico, professor at the University of Phoenix in Puerto Rico and author/editor of the textbook, Latino/a Literature in the English Classroom  , Editorial Plaza Mayor, 2003)

CULTURE

West Coast East Side Revue, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, Sunday February 21, 1965 Courtesy of Mark Guerrero

When you think of Latin music, the sounds that have typically defined it—mambo, merengue, salsa, cha-cha-cha—naturally, come to mind. But what about music’s influence on more traditional U.S. genres like jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and hip-hop?

A newly opened exhibit, “American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music,” invites visitors to explore the depth and breadth of Latino music, which, historically, encompasses a sound that is at once distinctive, and all-American.

“In a huge way, what this [exhibition] is about is not just Latino music in a bubble, which, as we know, never exists in a bubble,” says Ranald Woodaman, of the Smithsonian Latino Center. ”It really is a huge story about Latin music, kind of at the heart of America.”

Editor:  This is particularly interesting because Ken Burns PBS series on Jazz in the United States DID NOT INCLUDE ANY Latino influence on American popular music.   I could not comprehend the exclusion, especially considering the popularity of the mambo and chachacha of the late in the early 40s and early 50s.  http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/  

This exhibit appears to be a return of an exhibit mounted in 2007 and closed in 2008.  

ANGEL LOPEZ   

Angel Lopez

Angel Lopez, a United States Professional Tennis Association Master Professional and a top tour coach, is not resting on his laurels as 1995 National USPTA Professional of the Year.

Lopez serves as director of tennis operations at the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club, where he has taught since December 1979. In March 1997 he began operating the Angel Lopez Tennis Academy at the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club, where he supervises eight assistant professionals who are all USPTA certified.

Angel Lopez was inducted to the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. He was selected in the categories of Tennis Teaching Professional, Coaching, Community Service, and Senior Playing Success. Also in 2011, Angel was honored at the WTA Mercury Insurance Open held at the La Costa Resort and Spa during Latin Night for his 31 years of service to the San Diego County Tennis Community and those in the Latino Community appreciate the sport and love of Tennis.

The United States Professional Tennis Association's San Diego Division awarded Angel Lopez the 2011 Community Service Award at their Awards Dinner, recognizing him for his many contributions to the San Diego tennis community. Lopez was honored by Wilson Racquet Sports at the 2010 USPTA World Conference. He was presented with a plaque that read, "In recognition of your outstanding contribution to the San Diego Community and Wilson Sporting Goods Co." The County of San Diego, California honored Angel Lopez and the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club on Aug. 3, 2010 by proclaiming it Angel Lopez and San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club Day. The proclamation stated it was for 30 years of outstanding service to San Diego County.

Lopez was named to the 2005 and 2006 USA Tennis High Performance Committee and the USTA National Hispanic Participation Task Force Committee. He was also named to the national USTA Player Development Committee, headed by Billie Jean King. He previously served on the Player Development Committee from 1997-1998.

Lopez was appointed to serve on the National USTA Tennis in the Public Parks Committee for the 2007-2008 term. He was appointed by President Jane Brown Grimes, and the committee is chaired by Billie Jean King. For the 2009-2010 term, he was selected to the USTA National Diversity Committee by USTA President Lucy S. Garvin. For the 2011-2012 term, Angel was again appointed, this time by USTA President Jon Vegosian, to the USTA National Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

He was regional vice president for the USPTA San Diego Division from 1997 to '98 and was president of this division from 1993 to 1996.

Angel has worked special events and clinics personally with such tennis greats as Rod Laver (10 years), Steffi Graf, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Tom Gullikson, Allen Fox, Roy Emerson, Zina Garrison, Dennis Van der Meer, Vic Braden and Pavel Slozil. He has written articles and tennis tips that have been published Tennis magazine, ADDvantage magazine, Inside Tennis, Tennis Talk, Tennis West, and in the San Diego Union Tribune. Angel has appeared on ESPN, Univision, ABC, CBS, and NBC. He has also appeared on  national and local news.

In addition to being honored as USPTA Professional of the Year, Lopez was named the 1994 World TeamTennis Professional Coach of the Year. In 1999, he was the United States Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year and received a Specialist in Competitive Player Development Certification by the USPTA and USTA Tennis Player Development. Lopez also directed the USTA competition training center for San Diego, Calif., from 1996-2007.

In 2004, Lopez was recognized by AeroMexico and The Pacific Life Open during the pro tournament at Indian Wells Garden for service to the Southern California community and specifically to Hispanic youth. In 2003, he was recognized as Player of the Year by the USPTA San Diego Division.

Lopez also received the 2002 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - Ethnic Minority Council Community Service Award at the AAHPERD national convention in San Diego.

In 2001, the USPTA honored Lopez for 10 years of outstanding participation in the continuing-education program with a Decade Education Merit Award. He also ranked among the top 10 USPTA education participants for the year.

In 1994, Lopez was head coach of the Newport Beach Dukes of World TeamTennis, which included players Zina Garrison, Kelly Jones, Larisa Neiland, Trevor Kronemann, Tami Whitlinger-Jones, Ann Grossman and Kerri Pheubus.

Lopez's team was the only team in WTT history to have an undefeated season at that time; they were 14-0. In 1995 he was named tour coach for Garrison. He traveled with her to the French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Lipton, Birmingham, England (where she was the tournament singles winner), Eastbourne and other events.

Lopez had coached Garrison in 1989 and 1990, when she rose to No. 4 in the world. He traveled with her to the U.S. Open, Australian Open, Virginia Slims of Chicago, Virginia Slims of Los Angeles, Great American Bank Classic in San Diego, Porsche Cup in Germany, Virginia Slims Championships in Madison Square Garden, and exhibition matches.

Another of his students, Alexandra Stevenson, won the junior doubles championship and finished in the final 16 in junior singles at the 1997 U.S. Open. Stevenson also won the USTA National 18 Doubles championship and was a semifinalist in the National 18 Singles. She was a 1998 Wimbledon singles semi-finalist. Angel gave Alexandra her first lesson at 4 years old and coached her at WTA Tour events.

Angel coached Kelly Jones from 14 years of age. He rose to No. 2 nationally in 18-and-under boys singles. He was a two-time NCAA doubles champion and four-time NCAA All-American. Jones had a No. 1 ATP doubles ranking in 1992 and was the 1994 World TeamTennis Player of the Year when Lopez coached the Newport Beach Dukes.

Brandon Wai is another longtime Lopez student, since 9 years of age. In 2006 and 2007 he played No. 1 at Yale University. He was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year. He reached No. 2 nationally in USTA boys 16-and-under singles, and he was the only high school player in San Diego to win high school singles championships in three separate years.

Lopez has taught many San Diego high school players to San Diego High School Championships. Winners in CIFSD singles include boys Kelly Jones (1981), Frank Grannis (1982 and 1984), Derek Miller (1998) and Brandon Wai (2001, 2002 and 2003). Girls include Sara Pappelbaum (1980), Alexandra Stevenson (1995, 1996 and1997), Emma Taylor (2002) and Gabrielle DeSimone (2007 and 2008). Lopez also worked with Ashley Backus (1999) and Rebecca Kwan (2005).

Lopez also has traveled to Grand Slam Tournaments (U.S. Open, Wimbledon, Australian and French Open) with Kelly Jones, Angelica Gavaldon, Lupita Novelo and Tami Whitlinger-Jones.

Other players Lopez has coached include:

Lopez serves on advisory staffs at Nike and Wilson. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Tennis Association, Southern California Junior Tennis Council, San Diego Tennis Patrons (Youth Tennis San Diego) Foundation, and San Diego District Tennis Association. He is also a member of the USPTA National Diversity Committee.

Lopez's honors include: 1985 San Diego District Tennis Writer of the Year (column in Tennis West Magazine); 1988 and 1994 Professional of the Year, USPTA San Diego Division; 1989 Coach of the Year, USPTA San Diego Division; and 1990 and 1994 Coach of the Year by the USTA, San Diego District. In 1985 he was Coach of the San Diego National Junior Boys Team. In 1999, he won the USPTA San Diego Community Service Award. Also in 1999, he was USTA/San Diego District Sponsor of the year. Angel was named one of the top tennis coaches in southern California for 5 years by Southern California Tennis and Golf magazine.

In addition, Lopez was chosen as one of the Top 100 Role Models by Mexican Heritage Foundation in 1994. In 1995 he was chosen by USTA Player Development as one of 24 coaches selected nationally for USTA High Performance Coaching Seminars.

In 2006, Angel was honored at the 2006 WTA Acura Classic after the feature match on July 31. He received the "Serving the Future Award" in recognition of outstanding contributions on court and service to the community. The award was presented by Youth Tennis San Diego.

In 2007 Angel received the Southern California Tennis Association Service Award for his efforts in the junior player development department. The SCTA wrote to Angel, "The example you have set by virtue of your exemplary conduct, leadership and expertise, while assisting programs conducted by the Southern California Tennis Association has earned you this substantial honor. Your favorable example has enhanced the level of sportsmanship in the program and has provided today's junior players with an environment in which they can compete and excel."

Angel was awarded the Olive R. Pierce Award by Youth Tennis San Diego at the YTSD Annual Junior Tennis Banquet in April 2009. The award is for Outstanding Contribution to the Welfare and Development of Tennis in San Diego County.

As a player, Lopez was the 1988 USPTA National Open Mixed Doubles champion and 1995 USPTA national men's 40 doubles champion. He was the National ATA doubles and mixed doubles champion in 1982 and OJAI Junior College Doubles Champion in 1976. In 2003, Lopez was ranked No. 1 in men's 45 doubles by the USTA Southern California Section. Also in 2003, he was ranked No. 5 nationally in men's 45 singles and No. 2 nationally in men's 45 doubles. In 2005, he was ranked No. 4 nationally by the USTA in men's 50 singles, No. 45 in the world by the ITF in men's 50 singles, No. 6 individually by the USTA in men's 50 doubles and No. 4 by the USTA in men's 45 doubles with partner Robert Delgado. He is ranked No. 2 by the USPTA in men's 50 singles and No. 1 in men's 50 doubles with Tommy Connell. He was ranked No. 2 by USPTA in men's 50 doubles in 2007. Lopez was named 2006 men's player of the year by the USTA San Diego District and the 2006 USPTA San Diego Division player of the year. In 2008, Angel attended the USPTA Player Development Conference, "The Spanish Way to Develop Players," held at the Academia Sanchez-Casal in Naples, Fla. He also completed coaches courses at LGE and Vic Braden Tennis College in the 1990s. In 2009, Angel began the year winning men's 50 doubles with partner Robert Delgado at the Babolat World Tennis Classic ITF and USTA National Tournament. Angel was the USPTA San Diego Division Player of the Year in 1982, 1991, 2003 and 2005.

Also in 2006, Angel was part of the World Championship USA International Fred Perry Cup team that won the gold medal and the cup in Durban, South Africa. The all-USPTA team consisted of Angel, Fred Robinson, Sal Castillo and Wendell Pierce. Team USA defeated France in the final, 3-0. They posted wins over Spain, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Angel was undefeated in match play. This was the first time in five years the U.S. team won the cup.

Lopez played on a full tennis scholarship for the University of Arizona from 1976 to 1978, and he also played for San Diego City College from 1975-1976. He competed professionally on the American Express Eastern and Western circuits, USTA Southern Circuit, and the USTA Missouri Valley Satellite Circuit. He also played the Volvo International and Washington Star International, both ATP tour events. Lopez was coached and mentored by the legendary Pancho Segura, who is in the International Tennis Hall of Fame and a USPTA honorary member. While playing at the University of Arizona, his team won the Western Athletic Conference Championship in 1978. He also was a conference singles finalist and Las Vegas Intercollegiate singles champion, both in 1977. At San Diego City College, his team won the 1977 Southern California Junior College Championship and was No. 2 in the state of California.

Lopez helps young players today by awarding the Angel Lopez Scholarship for $1,000, through Youth Tennis San Diego, to a graduating senior for the college of his or her choice. He sponsors sanctioned tournaments and satellite junior tournaments, as well as a national open at the Barnes Tennis Center. Angel also sponsors an after-school program in his old childhood neighborhood for underprivileged children, the USTA/San Diego District Adult Championships, and the USTA national girls 16 &18 championships at Barnes Tennis Center. Angel sponsors the tennis programs at Montgomery, Lincoln, Calexico, Clairemont and Hoover high schools, and also at San Diego City College.

Sent by Gus Chavez   

LITERATURE

Somos en escrito

BOOKS

MEX/LA: Mexican Modernisms in Los Angeles1930-1985

Text by Mariana Botey, Harry Gamboa Jr., Ana Elena Mallet, Catha Paquette, Jennifer Sternad, et. al.  

 

The years from 1945 to 1985 are often identified as the moment in which Los Angeles established itself as a leading cultural center in America. However, this conception of its history entirely excludes the very controversial presence of the Mexican muralists, as well as the work of other artists who were influenced by them and responded to their ideas. It is likewise often thought that Los Angeles' Mexican culture arrived full formed from outside it, when in fact that culture originated within the city--it was in Los Angeles and Southern California that José Vasconcelos, Ricardo Flores Magón, Octavio Paz and other intellectuals developed the iconography of modern Mexico, while Anglos and Chicanos were developing their own. David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, Alfredo Ramos Martínez and Jean Charlot made some of their earliest murals in Los Angeles, influencing the Mexican, Mexican-American and Chicano artists of the 1970s and 80s. MEX/LA: Mexican Modernism(s) in Los Angeles 1930-1985 focuses on the construction of different notions of “Mexicanidad” within modernist and contemporary art created in Los Angeles. 

From the Olvera Street mural by Siqueiros, to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and the Disney silver-screen productions, to the revitalization of the street mural, up to the performance art of Guillermo Gómez-Peña, MEX/LA explores the bi-national and hybrid forms of artistic practices, popular culture and mass-media arts that have so uniquely shaped Los Angeles' cultural panorama.

Published by: Hatje Cantz
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USA LATINO PATRIOTS

The Medal of Honor has been awarded to servicemen since the Civil War, recognizing soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen who risked their lives with "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" above and beyond the call of duty.

On his fifth tour of Afghanistan, in 2008, Petry led a team of Rangers into a firefight, was shot through both legs, and then picked up a live grenade and threw it as it exploded, saving his buddies from harm, but losing his hand in the process. He deserves the Medal of Honor. He also deserves our admiration and our thanks.

Date of Issue: 07/12/2011
Accredited To: New Mexico
Place / Date: 26 May 2008, Paktya Province, Afghanistan 

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Staff Sergeant Leroy A. Petry distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy in the vicinity of Paktya Province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2008. As a Weapons Squad Leader with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Staff Sergeant Petry moved to clear the courtyard of a house that potentially contained high-value combatants. While crossing the courtyard, Staff Sergeant Petry and another Ranger were engaged and wounded by automatic weapons fire from enemy fighters. Still under enemy fire, and wounded in both legs, Staff Sergeant Petry led the other Ranger to cover. He then reported the situation and engaged the enemy with a hand grenade, providing suppression as another Ranger moved to his position. The enemy quickly responded by maneuvering closer and throwing grenades. The first grenade explosion knocked his two fellow Rangers to the ground and wounded both with shrapnel. A second grenade then landed only a few feet away from them. Instantly realizing the danger, Staff Sergeant Petry, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his safety, deliberately and selflessly moved forward, picked up the grenade, and in an effort to clear the immediate threat, threw the grenade away from his fellow Rangers. As he was releasing the grenade it detonated, amputating his right hand at the wrist and further injuring him with multiple shrapnel wounds. Although picking up and throwing the live grenade grievously wounded Staff Sergeant Petry, his gallant act undeniably saved his fellow Rangers from being severely wounded or killed. Despite the severity of his wounds, Staff Sergeant Petry continued to maintain the presence of mind to place a tourniquet on his right wrist before communicating the situation by radio in order to coordinate support for himself and his fellow wounded Rangers. Staff Sergeant Petry's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service, and reflect great credit upon himself, 75th Ranger Regiment, and the United States Army.  

Sent by Wanda Garcia  wanda.garcia@sbcglobal.net 

There were many dedicated volunteers that made this celebration a resounding success, in partnership with community sponsors and the support of leaders from the City of Santa Ana, in particular Council Members Carlos Bustamante and David Benavidez; and Gerardo Mouet Director, Parks, Recreation & Community Services; and Jose Perez, Community Services Supervisor. Mayor Miguel Pulido, and Mayor Pro-Tem Claudia Alvarez also spoke.

This was also a great event for our families in Santa Ana which consisted of about 4,500-6,000 attendees according to SAPD. There were history walks, face paintings, games, and approximately $25,000 of fireworks because of the financial contributions of sponsors.

UMAVA (the United Mexican-American Veterans Association) was honored to have a small participation as follows:
" Playing the Bugle (Reveille, other songs & taps) - Nelida Yañez, Color Guard Leader.
" Presenting the Colors - Santa Ana High School JROTC (led by Commander Tom Osseck).
" Leading on our Pledge of Allegiance, me as Commander of UMAVA.
" Singing the Star Spangled Banner - Sara Ortiz, my 9-year old niece.
" Invocation - ordained Pastor Francisco B.Parras Jr, our UMAVA Chaplain.
" Candlelight Ceremony - me as Commander of UMAVA.

The Candlelight Ceremony includes 4 lit candles brought to the stage by me and the SAHS JROTC members. This represents our 4 key Constitutional Freedoms, and the main excerpt of it is as follows:

"Good evening, our Motto at UMAVA is: Honoring Yesterday; Appreciating Today; Inspiring Tomorrow.
What you see here today represents the Past, Present, and Future.

" The STRIPES of the US Flag represent the 13 Original colonies.
" The STARS represent the present 50 states, and our Veterans our Service to nation
" And the Light and Warmth of the 4 Candles reminds us of the 4 Great Freedoms, and the future guarantee of these by our veterans.:
1. Freedom of Speech; 
2. Freedom of Religion, and Freedom from the imposition of Religion; 
3. Freedom of the Press; and
4. The Freedom to Assemble Peacefully and to Petition Our Government.

ELIMINATE any one of these freedoms and our world becomes darker and colder (I blew out each candle in succession).
" The Freedom of Speech;
" The Freedom of Religion;
" The Freedom of The Press;
" The Freedom of Peaceful Assembly:

In this world of potential Darkness and Cold, of Rule by a Few, stands the United States of America, keeping Freedoms alive in this world.
" Here the Four Freedoms Do Exist and are an example of Warmth and Light for All
" But these Freedoms are Not Free. They have been purchased for us by the sacrifices and contributions of our Active Duty troops, our Veterans and our Families.
" (4 veterans come up to the stage and lit the candles, representing the sacrifices that keep these Freedoms alive. And these veterans lit these candles as I read the statistics of the Total Killed and wounded from the recent major wars: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Afghanistan/Iraq conflicts.)
" Antonio Mendez, US Army & WWII Silver Star Recipient; Sal Lujan, US Army-Korea; Francisco B. Parras Jr., US Marines-Vietnam; and Nelida Yañez, US Army-representing Iraq/Afghanistan.

WAR            DEAD & Wounded  MISSING

WWII                      1,076,245      30,314

KOREA                      128,650        4,759

VIETNAM                   211,454        2,489

Afghanistan & Iraq        47,779              3  

Val Valdez Gibbons valgibbons@sbcglobal.net 

EARLY AMERICAN PATRIOTS

This Day in History (August 18, 1813)

The Tejano Battle of Medina
 a Fight to the Last Man 

Today, August 18, is 198th anniversary
 of Texas' bloodiest clash.

By Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News
shuddleston@express-news.net  

Tom Green, a fifth-generation Texan who attends an annual ceremony memorializing the battle, said Arredondo's take-no-prisoners approach had an early impact on Santa Anna, who years later declared himself the “Napoleon of the West.”

“He learned the brutality from the Spanish,” said Green, of Pearland.

The early 1800s were chaotic, violent years throughout much of the world. Napoleon Bonaparte was in power in Europe and had placed his older brother, Joseph, on the Spanish throne. The rebels in Texas declared independence from Spain on April 6, 1813, and flew a solid green flag as a symbol of the new republic.

The republican troops went south from San Antonio to meet Arredondo's army, which had marched east from Laredo but ran out of water and was lured into a dense, sandy oak forest on the morning of the battle. Their defeat after a four-hour conflict put an end to the republic.

A Spanish census had estimated the population of Texas at 3,177 in 1809, Thonhoff said. More than 40 percent of those inhabitants, including up to 900 Tejano men, were annihilated in the battle.

After the conflict, royalists controlled San Antonio, said Thonhoff, who co-authored a 1985 book on the battle, “Forgotten Battlefield.” Arredondo had women locked up and forced them to make tortillas for his army, as children begged in the streets for food. Ten men were executed each day for a month in the Plaza de Armas, the area of today's City Hall downtown.

“The experience was so terrible that people would not talk about it because it hurt so bad,” Thonhoff said. “It has literally been swept under the historical rug for nearly 200 years.”

That shocking event set the stage for the renowned Battle of the Alamo 23 years later, he said. While marching his army north from Mexico in 1836, Santa Anna directed his troops around the sandy ground where the Republican Army had been entrenched.

The annual ceremony is held where Thonhoff believes the heaviest fighting occurred, near Galvan Creek. Musket balls and other items have been found there, though not in high enough concentration to prove a link to the battle.

Thonhoff said he'd like to see a university or well-funded research group use ground-penetrating radar and aerial infrared surveys to find human bones, musket balls and other battle artifacts. Some history buffs have said a visitor center or even a state park could be created, once the site of the battle is  proved.

Since the conflict was a moving battle, with some republican troops fleeing toward San Antonio, the historical evidence might be deep in the soil and spread out over a north-south area one mile wide and four miles long, Thonhoff said.

“Hard evidence should be found in abundance by the bucket loads,” he said. “We've got the technology today to find it.”
Read more: 

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Remember-the-Battle-of-Medina-2081861.php#ixzz1VOQmmfL0  

Sent by Joe López  jlopez8182@satx.rr.com 

Spanish SURNAMES

Victor Saucedo-Rodriguez
Compiled by
Dahlia Guajardo-Cantu de Palacios

Ancestors of  Victor

 SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ


Compiled by 

Dahlia Guajardo-Cantu de Palacios

All of these surnames below are the surnames of the ancestors of Victor.

Every time you go back a generation you double your grandparents.  Six generations back you have 64 grandparents.  So, if your parents or grandparents come from the same area as a friend of yours, it is likely that you will find out that you are primos.

These lines of Victor are primarily from Coahuila, Mexico and South Texas.

Marriage  April 20, 1947
Lady of Guadalupe, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas

Ancestors of

Victor SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ

1. Victor¹ SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ, born 1 Oct 1922 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died 4 Aug 2011 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried 11 Aug 2011 in San Fernando Cemetery # 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of 2. Miguel SAUCEDO-BERMEA and 3. Concepcion RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO.  He married on 20 Apr 1947 in Our Lady of Guadalupe, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas Bertha GUAJARDO-CANTU, born in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas; christened in Big Wells, Dimmit County, Texas, daughter of YNES GUAJARDO-SANCHEZ and ANGELITA CANTU-GONZALEZ.  

      Children of Victor SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ and Bertha GUAJARDO-CANTU were as follows:

                  i           Diane SAUCEDO-GUAJARDO, born in Cicero, Illinois.  

                  ii          Michael SAUCEDO-GUAJARDO, born 12 Jan 1953 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas; died 28 May 1972 in Yosemite California; buried in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. 

                  iii          Albert Oscar SAUCEDO-GUAJARDO, born in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas.

                  iv         Robert SAUCEDO-GUAJARDO, born  in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. 

                  v          Martin SAUCEDO-GUAJARDO, born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. 

Generation 2  

2. Miguel² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 28 Jan 1896 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 16 Feb 1896 in San Fernando de Rosas, Saragosa, Coahuila, Mexico; died 2 Jun 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried 5 Jun 1972 in San Fernando Cemetery # 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of 4. Gumecindo SAUCEDO-ANCIRA and 5. Antonia BERMEA-PENA.  He married 3. Concepcion RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born 1904 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington; buried Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, daughter of 6. Benito RODRIGUEZ and 7. Ma. Racquel NAVARRO.  

      Children of Miguel SAUCEDO-BERMEA and Concepcion RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO were as follows:

                  i           Antonio¹ SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ, born 14 Oct 1918 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died 22 Dec 2000 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington; buried in Yakima, Yakima, Washington.  He married Ladie E THOMPSON.

                  ii          Carmen¹ SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ, born 1920 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried in San Fernando Cemetery, # 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She married Jim FROMME.

      1          iii          Victor¹ SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ, born 1 Oct 1922 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died 4 Aug 2011 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried 11 Aug 2011 in San Fernando Cemetery # 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  He married on 20 Apr 1947 in Our Lady of Guadalupe, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas Bertha GUAJARDO-CANTU, born in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas; christened in Big Wells, Dimmit County, Texas, daughter of YNES GUAJARDO-SANCHEZ and ANGELITA CANTU-GONZALEZ.

                  iv         Alfonso¹ SAUCEDO-RODRIGUEZ, born 1925 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died in Chicago, Cook County, IL. He married Racquel DIAZ.

Generation 3  

4. Gumecindo³ SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, born 18 May 1876 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 16 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 17 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, son of 8. Emiliano SAUCEDO-RIOS and 9. Ma. del Socorro ANCIRA-FUENTES.  He married in , , Mexico 5. Antonia BERMEA-PENA, born abt 1878 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 10 May 1952 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, daughter of 10. Deciderio BERMEA and 11. Francisca PENA.  

      Children of Gumecindo SAUCEDO-ANCIRA and Antonia BERMEA-PENA were as follows:

      2          i           Miguel² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 28 Jan 1896 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 16 Feb 1896 in San Fernando de Rosas, Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 2 Jun 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried 5 Jun 1972 in San Fernando Cemetery # 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  He married Concepcion RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born 1904 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington; buried Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, daughter of Benito RODRIGUEZ and Ma. Racquel NAVARRO.

                  ii          Juan² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 24 Jun 1904 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 25 Jun 1974 in Crystal City, Zaval County, Texas; buried 27 Jun 1974 in Crystal City, Zaval County, Texas.  He married Paula GONZALEZ, born abt 1906 in Zaragoza, Coah., Mexico.

                  iii          Gustavo² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born Aug 1906 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died in California.  He married Felis (---).

                  iv         Henriqueta² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 2 Aug 1908 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 26 Jan 1944 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; buried 28 Jan 1944 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.  She married Benito RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, son of Benito RODRIGUEZ and Ma. Racquel NAVARRO.

                  v          Ninfa² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 4 Aug 1908 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 5 Mar 1909 in San Fernando de Rosas, Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  vi         Gumecindo² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 1913 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.  He married Aurora PEREZ.

                  vii         Petra² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 29 Jun 1916 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.  She married Francisco CASTRO.

                  viii        Consuelo² SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 2 Feb 1918 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; died Jan 2010 in Salinas,  , California.  She married on 23 Dec 1940 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas Jesus VALDEZ-GALARZA, born Oct 1908 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico; died 15 Jan 1964; buried 15 Jan 1964, son of Jesus VALDEZ and Margarita GALARZA.  

6. Benito³ RODRIGUEZ, born 21 Mar 1858 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died 5 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 6 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, son of 12. Epimenio RODRIGUEZ and 13. Ma. Francisca GALAN.  He married in 1890 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico 7. Ma. Racquel NAVARRO, born in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 29 Oct 1869 in Santa Rosa de Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; died 1953 in Stockton, , California; buried 1953 in Stockton, , California, daughter of 14. Susano NAVARRO and 15. Ma. Paula de Jesus YGLESIAS.  

      Children of Benito RODRIGUEZ and Ma. Racquel NAVARRO were as follows:

                  i           Antonio² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born 13 Mar 1893 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died abt 1980 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried  in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  He married in 1917 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania Mary Ann MAHON, born abt 1900 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania; died abt 1919 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania; buried in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.

                  ii          Maria² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.  She married Alejandro MENCHACA, born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

      3          iii          Concepcion² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born 1904 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington; buried Nov 1998 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington.  She married Miguel SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 28 Jan 1896 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 16 Feb 1896 in San Fernando de Rosas, Saragosa, Coahuila, Mexico; died 2 Jun 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried 5 Jun 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of Gumecindo SAUCEDO-ANCIRA and Antonia BERMEA-PENA.

                  iv         Epimenio² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  v          Guadalupe² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  vi         Benito² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.  He married Henriqueta SAUCEDO-BERMEA, born 2 Aug 1908 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 26 Jan 1944 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; buried 28 Jan 1944 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, daughter of Gumecindo SAUCEDO-ANCIRA and Antonia BERMEA-PENA.

                  vii         Irene² RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, born in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.

Generation 4  

8. Emiliano⁴ SAUCEDO-RIOS, born 1846 in Presidio del Rio Grande del Norte, Coah., Mexico, son of 16. Miguel SAUCEDO-FUENTES and 17. Seberiana RIOS.  He married on 5 Jan 1877 in San Fernando de Rosa, Zaragoza, Coah., Mexico 9. Ma. del Socorro ANCIRA-FUENTES, born in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 15 Feb 1848 in Nuestra Senora de La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico, daughter of 18. Juan Antonio ANCIRA-GONZALEZ and 19. Ma. Francisca FUENTES.  

      Children of Emiliano SAUCEDO-RIOS and Ma. del Socorro ANCIRA-FUENTES were as follows:

                  i           Vicente³ SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, born 1871 in Hacienda de La Maroma, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 3 Feb 1874 in San Buenaventura, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  ii          Francisca³ SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, born 1872 in Hacienda de La Maroma, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 3 Feb 1874 in San Buenaventura, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  iii          Bibiana³ SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, christened 2 Jan 1876 in Our lady of Refuge, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.

      4          iv         Gumecindo³ SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, born 18 May 1876 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 16 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 17 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.  He married in , , Mexico Antonia BERMEA-PENA, born abt 1878 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 10 May 1952 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, daughter of Deciderio BERMEA and Francisca PENA.  

10. Deciderio⁴ BERMEA, born abt 1855 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico.  He married 11. Francisca PENA, born abt 1860 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; buried in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  

      Children of Deciderio BERMEA and Francisca PENA were as follows:

      5          i           Antonia³ BERMEA-PENA, born abt 1878 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 10 May 1952 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.  She married in , , Mexico Gumecindo SAUCEDO-ANCIRA, born 18 May 1876 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 16 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 17 May 1929 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, son of Emiliano SAUCEDO-RIOS and Ma. del Socorro ANCIRA-FUENTES.

                  ii          Micaela³ BERMEA PENA.  She married (---) PRADO.

12. Epimenio⁴ RODRIGUEZ, born abt 1835 in San Fernando De Rosas, Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico, son of 20. Juan Jose RODRIGUEZ and 21. Ma. RAMON.  He married on 25 Oct 1856 in San Andres, Nava, Coahuila, Mexico 13. Ma. Francisca GALAN, born abt 1837 in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, daughter of 22. Tomas GALAN and 23. Josefa MARTINEZ.  

      Children of Epimenio RODRIGUEZ and Ma. Francisca GALAN were as follows:

      6          i           Benito³ RODRIGUEZ, born 21 Mar 1858 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died 5 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 6 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas.  He married in 1890 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Ma. Racquel NAVARRO, born in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 29 Oct 1869 in Santa Rosa de Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; died 1953 in Stockton,California; buried 1953 in Stockton,California, daughter of Susano NAVARRO and Ma. Paula de Jesus YGLESIAS.  

14. Susano⁴ NAVARRO, born 1843 in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, son of 24. Victor NAVARRO and 25. Ma. Ysabel PEREZ.  He married (1) on 3 Feb 1867 in Santa Rosa De Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico 15. Ma. Paula de Jesus YGLESIAS, born in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 31 Jan 1839 in Santa Rosa De Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, daughter of 26. Felipe YGLESIAS and 27. Ma. del Refugio GAUNA; (2) Ma. Guadalupe MENCHACA.  

      Children of Susano NAVARRO and Ma. Paula de Jesus YGLESIAS were as follows:

                  i           Ma. Ysabel³ NAVARRO, born in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 3 Nov 1867 in Santa Rosa de Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico.

      7          ii          Ma. Racquel³ NAVARRO, born in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 29 Oct 1869 in Santa Rosa de Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; died 1953 in Stockton,California; buried 1953 in Stockton,California.  She married in 1890 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Benito RODRIGUEZ, born 21 Mar 1858 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; died 5 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; buried 6 Sep 1932 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, son of Epimenio RODRIGUEZ and Ma. Francisca GALAN.

                  iii          Ma. del Refugio³ NAVARRO, born 1872 in Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 7 Sep 1872 in Santa Rosa de Lima, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico.

      Children of Susano NAVARRO and Ma. Guadalupe MENCHACA were as follows:

                  i           Ma. del Rosario³ NAVARRO, born 13 Oct 1876 in Eagle Pass Maverick County, Texas; christened 21 Oct 1876 in Nuestra Senora del Refugio, Eagle Pass Maverick County, Texas.

Generation 5  

16. Miguel⁵ SAUCEDO-FUENTES, born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 28 Dec 1824 in Sagrario Metropolitano, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, son of 28. Francisco SAUCEDO and 29. Ma. Gertrudis FUENTES.  He married 17. Seberiana RIOS, born abt 1828; died bef 5 Jan 1877.  

      Children of Miguel SAUCEDO-FUENTES and Seberiana RIOS were as follows:

      8          i           Emiliano⁴ SAUCEDO-RIOS, born 1846 in Presidio del Rio Grande del Norte, Coahuila., Mexico.  He married on 5 Jan 1877 in San Fernando de Rosa, Zaragoza, Coah., Mexico Ma. del Socorro ANCIRA-FUENTES, born in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 15 Feb 1848 in Nuestra Senora de La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico, daughter of Juan Antonio ANCIRA-GONZALEZ and Ma. Francisca FUENTES.  

18. Juan Antonio⁵ ANCIRA-GONZALEZ, born 1818 in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; christened 20 Sep 1818 in San Jose, Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, son of 30. J de Jesus Sisto ANCIRA-LOZANO and 31. Ma. del Refugio GONZALEZ ABREGO.  He married on 17 Nov 1843 in Nuestra Senora De La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico 19. Ma. Francisca FUENTES, born abt 1825 in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.  

      Children of Juan Antonio ANCIRA-GONZALEZ and Ma. Francisca FUENTES were as follows:

                  i           Ma. Josefa de Las Niebes⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born 1844 in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 11 Aug 1844 in Nuestra Senora de La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  ii          Ma. Niebes del Refugio⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born  in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 4 Jan 1846 in Nuestra Senora de La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.

      9          iii          Ma. del Socorro⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 15 Feb 1848 in Nuestra Senora de La Victoria, Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.  She married on 5 Jan 1877 in San Fernando de Rosa, Zaragoza, Coah., Mexico Emiliano SAUCEDO-RIOS, born 1846 in Presidio del Rio Grande del Norte, Coah., Mexico, son of Miguel SAUCEDO-FUENTES and Seberiana RIOS.

                  iv         Ancelmo de Jesus⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born 1857 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; christened 25 Apr 1857 in Sagrario Metropolitano, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

                  v          Ma. del Refugio⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born 1859 in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico; christened 20 Jun 1859 in Santiago Apostol, Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico.

                  vi         Ma. Josefina⁴ ANCIRA-FUENTES, born Aug 1869 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 2 Apr 1935 in Del Rio, Valverde County, Texas.  She married Reymundo VILLARREAL GAUNA, born 8 Apr 1866 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died 10 Jul 1947 in Kerrville, , Texas.  

20. Juan Jose⁵ RODRIGUEZ, born abt 1810 in , Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico; died bef 25 Oct 1856.  He married 21. Ma. RAMON, born abt 1815.  

      Children of Juan Jose RODRIGUEZ and Ma. RAMON were as follows:

      12        i           Epimenio⁴ RODRIGUEZ, born abt 1835 in, Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico.  He married on 25 Oct 1856 in San Andres, Nava, Coahuila, Mexico Ma. Francisca GALAN, born abt 1837 in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, daught