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On July
25,1866 David Glasgow Farragut, was given the rank of Admiral, the first
Admiral of the United States Navy. Farragut was among the first truly American heroes of Hispanic descent. Admiral Farragut was born July 5,1801 near Knoxville, Tennessee. He was the son of a seafaring family. His father, Jorge Farragut emigrated from Minorca, Spain in 1776, served both in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. David's mother was a North Carolinian, Elizabeth Shine. David went to sea at 8 years old, as the adopted son of David Porter. |
| In the War of 1812, Farragut was made prize master of a captured British ship. He was 12 years old. Admiral Farragut's place in naval history became assured in August 1864 at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Leading the attack on this Confederate supply port, Farragut lashed himself to the maintop of his flagship, the Hartford, so that he could better directed the battle. Maneuvering his fleet of ships through a field of mines, ordering "Dam the torpedoes. . . full speed ahead." |
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on Admiral Farragut, search the internet, a google.com search came up
with 692 hits. In Subject window, write "Admiral David Farragut" include the quotes. http://thatman.homestead.com/farragut.html http://www.lonesailor.org/bronze47.php http://www.nps.gov/vick/visctr/sitebltn/farragut.htm http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/87gal.html |
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Navy Memorial Log http://www.lonesailor.org/log.php
The U.S. Navy Memorial Log is a non-governmental registry of Navy men and women past and present who have been enrolled by themselves or by their friends of family members. Names in the log are displayed on video screens located in the Log Room of the U.S. Navy Memorial Visitors Center and on the Internet. Successful searches return the name, branch of service, rate or rank, dates of service and date and place of birth. A photograph can also be displayed. Log enrollments cost $25 and an additional $25 is requested for inclusion of a photo. Anyone who served in the US Navy, Naval Reserve or with the Navy's
sister sea services Marine Corps, Coast Guard or war time Merchant Marine
is eligible for inclusion in the Log. |
| SHHAR Board Members: Laura Arechabala Shane, Bea Armenta Dever, Diane Burton Godinez, Peter Carr, Gloria Cortinas Oliver, Mimi Lozano Holtzman, Carlos Olvera |
| Staff:
Mimi Lozano, Editor John Schmal, Historian Johanna de Soto, Internet Surfer Submitters and Sources: Rick Aguirre Marissa Alanis Sandra Barlon Perez Fritz Cayetano E. Barrera Eva Booher Doug da Rocha Holmes Carmen Boone de Aguilar Roberto Camp Rosemarie Capodicci Felipe Castro Bill Carmeno Peter Carr Ray/Bettie Dall Jorge Durand |
Kathleen
de La Peña McCook Susan Gandy George Gause Lois Godfrey Rosanna Gonzales Eddie Grijalva Gabe Gutierrez Walter L. Herbeck Jr. Zeke Hernandez Win Holtzman Dr. Granville and N.C. Hough Antonio Ibarra Major Michael Kelley Carlos Lopez Dzur Cindy LoBuglio Carol Lutz Estella Martinez Zermeño Francisco C. Martinez Rojas |
Ruben MartinezDr. S. Raymond Mireles Guillermo Nañez Falcón Patti Navarrette-Larson Renna Orosco Anna Houston Price Sam Quito-Padilla G. Armando Romero Christopher Rosché Mira Smithwick Claudia Sobral Francisco Sola Frank Solchaga Kathy Tavoularis Homer J. Thiel Lorene Valdez Salgardo Doug Westfall Judge Nathan E. White, Jr. |
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Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863 Armistice Day, November 11 President George W. Bush, Proclamation, 2001 Latino Military Statistics Pledge of Allegiance Sgt. Ysmael R. Villegas Hispanic American Medal of Honor Recipients World War II Marines Escuadrón 201 Reparation for WWII Sephardim Mexico Border Crossing Records |
Looking for Passports American Folklife Center Latino Technology Network Family History Month Telemundo Abraham Lincoln Museum Colleges for Hispanics U.S. Trends Richard Chabran Driver's License Milwaukee Family Reunion |
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Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation
1863 It is the duty of nations as well as men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scripture and proven by all history, that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord. We know that by His divine law, nation, like individuals, are subjected to punishment and chastisement in this world. May be not justly fear that awful calamity of civil war which now desolates the land may be punishment inflicted upon us for presumptuous sins,, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole people? We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in th3e deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings, were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us. It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly,
reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one
voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my
fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who
are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last
Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent
Father Who dwelleth in the heavens. Abraham
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Dear Ms. Lozano, As communities across America are becoming stronger in their realization of the importance of uniting to help others, we are pleased to announce a very special "Spirituality Live" chat coming up on www.spirituality.com . On Monday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. EST, popular journalist and author Yolanda Nava will host an online chat entitled "Contributing to the Spiritual Atmosphere of Your Community" on www.spirituality.com. The online chat with Ms. Nava will discuss this new sense of community as well as ideas about how we can all contribute to the spiritual atmosphere of our communities in practical ways. Yolanda Nava, author of "It's All in the Frijoles," is an Emmy Award-winning television journalist, newspaper columnist, educator, communty leader and founder of the Los Angeles chapter of the Comision Femenil Mexicana Nacional and the Centro de Ninos, the latter an organization to assist working-poor families. She is also a featured writer on spirituality.com's Writers Corner section where you can read excerpts from her book and participate in her discussion forum. We hope you will post the event information along with a link to www.spirituality.com on your site, as we believe your site visitors will be interested in participating in this event. Additionally, www.spirituality.com has Spanish-language content available that features timely and inspirational articles. I will be more than happy to send you any additional information as needed. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, Marissa Alanis malanis@webershandwick.com Marissa Tip: When you access the chat, you need to create a user name and fortunately, it only takes a few seconds. You don't need to provide an e-mail address. Once you create your user name, you'll be able to participate in the live chat. |
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Armistice
Day, November 11, 1918 In 1938 Congress voted Armistice Day a federal holiday. It was set aside to remember the sacrifices that men and women made during World War I. In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veteran's Day in gratitude to the veterans in their town. In 1971 President Nixon declared it a federal holiday to be celebrated on the second Monday in November. When World War I ended, more than four
million "Doughboys" had served in the United States Army with
the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Half of those saw
service overseas. Although the United States participated in the
conflict for less than two years, more than 100,000 Americans lost their
lives. The 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
destroyed U.S. Army personnel records created from 1912-1963, but it did
not damage U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel files. |
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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." -- John F. Kennedy |
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Attorney Rick Aguirre,Chairman of the Celebration of Mexican-American Veterans on November 10th at Santa Ana College found that identifying Latinos who served and/or died in the Vietnam War was difficult because the Department of Army did not keep records of "Hispanics" during that period. It only kept statistics on "Whites" (which included Hispanics), "Blacks" or "Asians." However he and his wife Linda have gathered the following statistic: (more info) |
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| 100,000 Mexican-American and Puerto Rican served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII. |
Mexico sent a squadron of elite fighter pilots
to fight with the Allied Forces against the Japanese during WWII. |
| Hispanic Americans fought and died in every major battle during WWII including Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Iwo Jima, Leyte, Okinawa, Italy, Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland and Ardennes. |
The 1960 movie "Hell to Eternity"
starring Jeffrey Hunter depicted the heroic acts of an 18 year old
Marine. Mexican-American Guy L. Gabaldon, captured, single-handedly, more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan. |
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"Latinos fighting in Vietnam had a 19%
casualty rate compared to a 12% rate for the U.S. soldiers as a
whole." Book: Latino Experience in U.S. History Press releases, October 24th/November 7, 2001 |
"One out of every two Hispanics who went
to Vietnam served in a combat unit." "One out of every five
Hispanics who went to Vietnam was killed in action." Book:
Vietnam Reconsidered |
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"El que dice la verdad no peca, pero encomoda."
Mexican dicho.
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The Pledge of Allegiance "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nations under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." |
History: 1892 Written by Francis Bellamy. 1923 "United States of America" was added. 1954 "under God" added. L.A. Times, 10-12-01 |
| Latinos account for 11.4% of the U.S. population. However, a 1999 study by the Washington-based National Council of La Raza found that 30% of the US infantry troops sent to Bosnia in 1997 were Latino. L.A. Times, 11-10-00 |
From a block-long neighborhood in Silvics,
Illinois, 22 Mexican American families sent 84 men off to fight in WWII,
Korea and Vietnam. L.A. Times, 11-10-00 |
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Hispanic American Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Staff Sgt. Ysmael R. Villegas Riverside, California, South Pacific WW II In 1997 the Marine Corps honored the nation's 39 Latino Medal of Honor recipients, 13 of whom were Marines. No ethnic group in the United States has been awarded more Medals of Honor per capita, according to a Marine statement at the the time. "The sacrifice and contributions of Mexican Americans in wartime are often overlooked." Orange County Superior Court Judge Francisco P. Briseno, retired Marine colonel and tank commander in Vietnam. L.A. Times, 11-10-00 |
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CIVIL WAR Seaman Philip Bazaar U.S. Navy Seaman John Ortega U.S. Navy BOXER REBELLION Pvt. France Silva U.S. Marines WORLD WAR I: Davie Barkley, U.S. Army WORLD WAR II:
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DATE EARNED June 15, 1865 December 31,1864 - - June 28, 1900 - - November 9, 1918 - |
PLACE OF BIRTH Chile Spain - - Hayward, California - - Laredo, Texas - - Port Arthur, Texas Villa de Castano, Mexico Alameda, California Pacoima, California El Paso, Texas Mission, Texas Taos, New Mexico Oklahoma City, Oklahoma San Marcos, Texas Loving, New Mexico Governador, New Mexico Casa Blanca, California - - Clairton, Pennsylvania Utuado, Puerto Rico Omaho, Nebraska La Junta, Colorado Colton, California Tampa, Florida Port Hancock, Texas Los Angeles, California San Bernardino, California - - Laredo, Texas East Chicago, Indiana Shelocta, Pennsylvania Albuquerque, New Mexico Edinburg, Texas Mexico City, Mexico San Antonio,Texas Caguas, Puerto Rico Chihuahua, Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Ponce, Puerto Rico Salinas, Puerto Rico Winslow, Arizona Lodi, California |
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C. Douglas Sterner , Home of Heroes website at http://www.homeofheroes.com
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War II Marines buried at the Arlington National Cemetery The remains of 13 Marines killed on a South Pacific island in World War II will be buried August 17 at Arlington National Cemetery. The men were among 19 Marines from the 2nd Raider Battalion who were killed during a raid August 17, 1942, on the Japanese-held Makin Atoll, now known as Butaritari, in the Gilbert Islands. An unsuccessful attempt to recover remains on Makin was made in 1949. The search was renewed in 1998 by relatives of the dead and other world War II veterans; the break came when searchers found an island resident who had helped bury the bodies as a young boy. There are still 11 missing Marines who military officials believe were executed on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands after being captured by the Japanese. Associated Press via O.C. Register, August 17-20 |
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Escuadrón 201
by David Uhler Extracts from San Antonio Express-News
Web Posted : 07/07/2001
duhler@express-news.net
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Reparations fro Sephardim who Endured Forced or Slave Labor During WWII
for their Heirs Deadline for Application: December 31, 2001 Two-Hundred Thousand Sephardic Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Only their memory remains, but many who survived the war, from both Europe and North Africa, were forced to labor for the fascists. The German government has established a fund for those who endured forced ((in the territory of the German Reich or in a German-occupied area) or slave labor (work performed by force in a concentration camp, ghetto or other place of confinement under comparable conditions of hardship) during the Second World War. The existence of 5this fund has been advertised in the press, but we believe it remains unknown to many Sephardim who may be eligible. The deadline If
there are Jews in your community who lied through the Second World War,
it is essential they be made aware of the fund, which is administered by
the Claims conference. If you think you are eligible, obtain an
application form by calling 1-800-697-6064 or the American Sephardi
Federation will provide assistance and contacts if needed. Phone:
(212) 294-8350, fax: (212) 294-8348, |
Mexican Border Crossing Recordshttp://www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/mexican.html The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is currently
processing microfilmed immigration records of persons crossing the
U.S.-Mexican land border ca. 1903-ca. 1955. This article (1) gives
background information about the records; (2) describes the government
forms used to record information about persons crossing the U.S.-Mexican
border; and (3) describes available NARA microfilm publications
containing these records. This web page is adapted from Claire
Prechtel-Kluskens, "Mexican Border Crossing Records (3
parts)," National
Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 25, Nos. 3-5 (May-Oct.
1999): 156-157, 159, 182-183, 287-281. On August 3, 1882, Congress passed the first Federal law regulating
immigration (22 Stat. 214-215); the Secretary of the Treasury had
general supervision over it between 1882 and 1891. The Office of
Superintendent of Immigration in the Department of the Treasury was
established under an act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1085), and was later
designated a bureau in 1895 with responsibility for administering the
alien contract-labor laws. In 1900 administration of the
Chinese-exclusion laws was added. Initially the Bureau retained the same
administrative structure of ports of entry that the Customs Service had
used. By the turn of the century it began to designate its own
immigration districts, the numbers and boundaries of which changed over
the years. In 1903 the Bureau became part of the Department of Commerce
and Labor; its name was changed to the Bureau of Immigration and
Naturalization when functions relating to naturalization were added in
1906. In 1933 the functions were transferred to the Department of Labor
and became the responsibility of the newly formed Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS). Under President Roosevelt's Reorganization
Plan V of 1940, the INS was moved to the Department of Justice. |
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Book: Crossing Over, A Mexican Family
On the Migrant Trail by Rubén Martínez "All the people who are making decisions about the border should read htis sharp, gritty, true book. No other journalist could have written it; Martinez is truly our coyote." Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street. November 5, Rubén Martínez will be
speaking at Libreria Martinez in Santa Ana, California. Link for more
information. |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission
launched a Spanish-language section, aiming to provide investor
education to the fast-growing U.S. Hispanic population. Hispanics
represent 12.5% of the population, but only 5% of the investing
public. http://www.sec.gov/investor/espanol.shtml Sent by Win Holtzman OC Register, 10-20-01 |
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Looking for Passports All passport applications from 1791 to 1905 are in The National Archives. During this period, passports were not required except during part of the Civil War. However, many people obtained them. Without one, a US traveler visiting the old country could be drafted into military service. The earliest applications were simply letters of request, but sometimes other papers - such as expired passports, birth certificates, naturalization papers, etc., were filed with them. The application could contain name, place of residence, age, names of family members traveling with the applicant, the court of naturalization, date of arrival in the US, port of entry, vessel name, etc. If the passport is before 1906, write to the Diplomatic Records Branch, National Archives, Room SE, Washington, DC 20524. If the passport is after 1906, write to Passport Services, Research and Liaison Branch, Room 316, 1425 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20524 The Family Tree - December 1997/January 1998 |
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Passport Information: Research and Liaison Department U.S. State Department Archives 1111 - 19th St., NW Washington, D.C. 20524 |
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American Folklife Center in the Archive of Folk
Culture:
September 11, 2001 Project The Library of Congress' American Folklife Center in the Archive of Folk Culture is asking for people to send audio-tapes sharing their reaction, feelings and comments about September 11th. The September 11 interviews will be sorted by time, the way the Pearl Harbor recordings are, so researchers can track the way reactions evolve. Information: folklife@loc.gov or (202) 707-5510 L.A. Times, 10-7-01 |
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Latino Technology Network The Latino Technology Network (LTN) has been awarded a federal grant to establish a virtual private network to connect 12 diverse Community Based Organizations (CBOs) across the nation. The LTN project will facilitate information sharing, web hosting, education, health, public policy education, and promote cooperation among groups providing services to Latino communities. Community Technology Centers will be established within 11 of the organizations for educational and technology training. http://ntiaotiant2.ntia.doc.gov/top/2001/details.cfm?tiiap_no=10209 Sent by Kathleen de la Peña McCook kmccook@tampabay.rr.com |
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US SENATE PASSES HATCH BILL TO COMMEMORATE
OCTOBER 2001 AS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
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| NBC to acquire Telemundo Network for $1.98 billion. "This is the most significant day in the history of Spanish-language television," said Jim McNamara, chief executive of the network. "This is the day that Spanish-language television came of age." "This marks a fundamental change in how corporate America is viewing the |
Spanish- speaking market," said Carlos Santiago, marketing experts. "The big picture is: If you want to be a leader in the media industry, you have to b positioned with key Hispanics, especially Spanish-speaking media outlets. . ."L.A. Times, 1012-01 |
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Springfield, Illinois will be the home for the an expansive, expensive
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The center will
showcase memorabilia but at a cost of $115 million and possible loss of
historic buildings. The National Park Service has preserved an
entire block of old buildings surrounding the Lincoln family home. For
the first time, history buffs will have access to 46,000 priceless
historical pieces.
L.A. Times, 7-29-01 |
The University of Texas-Pan American is second to Florida International
University in total Hispanic enrollment at four-year colleges, based on
a national magazine's report of the 100 best U.S. colleges for
Hispanics. UTPA has 10,507 Hispanics out of 12,569 total
students. Florida International University in Miami has 16,469
Hispanics out of 31,293 total students. Los Arcos Spring/Summer 2001, Vol.7, No. 3, Sent by Granville Hough |
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74% of non-Hispanic whites,
48% of blacks,
46% of Hispanics own their own
homes, O.C. Register, 10-4-01 |
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American City and County, local
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Richard Chabran-
21st-Century Librarian For his massive contribution to building alternative Latino library collections and ameliorating the digital divide, Richard Chabran has been awarded Syracuse University's first 21st-Century Librarian Award. In 1997 Chabran set up a revolutionary site in the César Chávez Community Center in Riverside, providing open access and training to Latino communities on how to use technology. Source: CriticasNews, Fall 2001, Vol. 1, #3 |
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Georgia Governor
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The Joy of a Family Reunion
Now is the time to start making plans for a
family reunion. Patti Navarette-Larson (rt) shared her great
rewards in arranging a family reunion in Milwaukee, August 11th, bringing
family together from all over the United States and Mexico. Seen here are
Patti and her Tia Maria Sotera Belmontes. |
| Dear Mimi: I am proud to share this attachment with you. This is just a piece of my family tree with some of the surnames in it. You will see that this is a LONG report, but covers just some of the 1077 family members that I have in it! Here are ALL the surnames I have in my tree: |
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ALVARADO ALVAREZ AMPARO ANAYA ARZATE BELMONTES CAHUE CARDENAS CASILLAS |
CORREA DUARTE ELIZARRARAS ESCOBAR FERNANDEZ GARCIA GONZALES GUTIERRER HEREDIA |
HERRERA HERNANDEZ LOPEZ MADRIGAL MONARREZ MORENO NARANJO NAVARRETE OROPEZA |
RAMIREZ ROCHA RODRIGUES ROSAS SANCHEZ SORIO SOTO TORRES UCARES VALDEZ |
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NAVARRETE with two "tt"'s is my surname due to an
error when my grandparents came to Milwaukee in 1926. I would be PLEASED to chat with others doing their
research. Feel free to pass on my email address. I am FAR from a pro, but
so happy to chat with people about their roots! I am SO proud of mine! I have also attached a copy of me and mi Tia Maria Sotera Belmontes. This is my gramma's sister. Gramma passed away on Cinco de Mayo, 1993. I miss her so. Tia does not speak English, but we really did not even need conversation to show our affection for each other when we met for the first time on August 11, 2001. Many people at the reunion were shocked to met her. Mimi, she is the spitting image of Gramma. When I took Tia by the hand and walked her over to introduce her to my Dad and his brother (AND, I was so proud of myself, I did it in Espanol), I had to walk away. I was just recovering from my emotional meeting with her and to watch all the tears between her and her sobrinos, was just too much for me to handle at that particular point. Tia and I continue to correspond. Me, from Milwaukee and she from Sanger, CA. I do need help with translating her letters, as well as she does with mine. I cannot tell you the excitement I get when I find a letter of hers in the mailbox! I only had the chance to meet this woman for 8 hours, but I already love her so. I cried as I looked over her letter and her statement that she is SO happy I had the reunion and she was able to meet so many family members before she passed away. I cannot even think of her passing away. We seem to grow them old in our Belmontes family. Tia Loreto (Sotera's older sister) just celebrated her 94th BD. She is still sharp as a tack! I hope my story inspires other to start searching for their extended family, NOW! Mimi, I have found so much family all over the U.S. I am bringing them together and everyone is thankful. My reward is just watching the joy it is bringing everyone! Patti tido@execpc.com (Patricia A. Navarrette-Larson Editor's note: The following is a brief small sample from the huge database collected by Patti. |
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Descendants of Jose Cruz Navarrete:
Generation No. 1
In 1883, eight years after the death of his first wife, Maria Dolores
Herrera, Jose Navarrete married Maria Jesus Navarrete. Jose was 50 years old,
Maria Jesus was 16. Children of JOSE
NAVARRETE
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i. MARIA YSABEL HERRERA2 NAVARRETE, m. TOMAS ARROYO, August 02, 1877, Chilchota, Michoacan, Mexico. More About MARIA
YSABEL HERRERA
NAVARRETE:Baptism (LDS): July 03, 1856,
Chilchota, Michoacan, Mexico, Marriage Miscellaneous: Source, LDS Film #0640986 |
More About TOMAS ARROYO and MARIA NAVARRETE:Marriage: August 02, 1877, Chilchota, Michoacan, Mexico 2. ii. JOSE RAMON HERRERA NAVARRETE, b. 1858, Chilchota, Michoacan, Mexico. 3. iii. ABELINO NAVARRETE, b. 1873; d. January 11, 1912, El Valle de Guadalupe, Michoacan, Mexico.
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| Community
Events 5th Annual Veterans Day Celebration Some World War II Veterans |
Hispanic
Heritage Month Recognized Rigobeta Menchu |
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2, 7:00 pm Dia De Los Muertos, free An indigenous celebration to honor those who have gone into the spirit world. Presented by the Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras, Unitarian Church, 511 S. Harbor, Anaheim, 714-758-1990 |
November
5, 7:00 pm, Rubén Martínez, an Emmy Award-winning
journalist will be at signing and reading excerpts from Crossing
Over, A Mexican Family On the Migrant Trail Libreria Martinez, 1110 N. Main St, Santa Ana |
| November 3, 2001,
Para Todos Family Fair at Historic Town Center Park
in San Juan Capistrano, Free Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Latin American Festival |
Nov 3
-Dec 10 Sundays Exhibit "Fire in the Morning" A
Pictorial Exhibit of the Mexican Americans of Orange Co, 2-4
pm Bradford House, 136 Palm Cir, Placentia, $2. |
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| Name | Unit/Branch | Campaigns | Career |
| Antonio Aguilar Sylvester Aguilar Alfred V. Aguirre Cruz P. Aguirre* Reyner Aceves Aguirre* Richard V. Aguirre* Herman C. Alaraz Cliff R. Almazan Nick Alvarez Raul R. Aparicio Reynaldo Aparicio John Armendariz Victor E. Armendariz* Louis V. Armijo Elario Banuelos Alfredo Bablot Rudolph Bravo Joe Bravo Frank Campos Louis J. Canedo Juan Cantu Philip L. Castillo Henry G. Castro Henry J. Castro Manuel Castro Vincent Castruita Albert Chapa* Oscar Chapa Bernardo Chavez Fred Corral Ramiro de la Rocha* Dionicio M. Diaz Porfi E. Durate Elbert Duran Henry Duran Gilbert E. Elias Pedro Elias Noe Espindola Manuel Esqueda Edward Figueroa Luis Franco David Fuentes Tony Gallegos Agustine Garcia Alfonso Garcia Leonard J. Garcia Ralph R. Gastelum Guy Gabaldon Basilio J. Glanis Hector Godinez David M. Gonzales* Edward T. Gonzales Hector Gonzales Rudy T. Gordines Manuel Grajeda Raymond Grajeda* Ismael Hernandez Risto Herrera Mac Jaramillo Joe Felix Juarez Maurice Juarez* Raymond Juarez Mel Jurado Gil Kuhn Pete Limon Joe V. Lopez Tony Lujan G.C. Luna SalvadorY Maldonado Eutiquio G. Martinez Florentino T. Martinez Salvador S. Martinez Frank Sosa Masuda Zeke Mejia Tony B. Miranda Diego R. Moreno Pete C. Ontiveros Andrew L. Ortega Manuel N. Ortiz Manuel Ortiz* Alvino L. Perez* Daniel L. Perez* Eusibio Perez Jack Perez James O. Perez Mateo L. Perez* Arthur M. Ponce Emilio M. Ponce Apolinar Ramirez Jesus G. Ramirez Manuel Reta Alvaro Rodriguez John H. Rodriguez Charlie Roman Alejandro Ruiz Nicho Salazar Salvador Sanchez Nick Sandoval Arthur R. Tellez Jesus G. Torres Celedonio Vasquez* Ysmael R. Villegas* Sal Zavala* |
Marine Corps 116th Cavalry 1901st Engineers 339th Airdrom Sq. Navy 96th Division 33rdArmored Division 1st Cavalry Division - 88th Division Air Corps 5th Marine Division 96th Division Air Corps 7th Air Force - US Constabulary 106 Gen. Hosp. 7th Division 96th Division Navy 5th Marine Division 11th Airborne - Marine Corps 491st M.P. U.S. Marines U.S Army Air Force - 96th Division 71st Division 20th Air Force 44th AAA 517th Division - Navy - 11th Airborne Navy 437th Bomb Square 8th Air Force 1st Cavalry Division 8th Air Force 24th Division Navy 98th Signal Batt. 55th Field Artillery 2nd Marine Division - - 127th Infantry Division 652D Tank Dest. 8th Air Force Navy 9th Division 83rd Buckeye Division Navy 11th ABN Engineers 12th Cavalry Division - 757 Military Police - 8th Air Force Navy 91st Division 101st Airborne 9th Air Force Navy 96th Division 76th Inf. Division 390th Anti-Aircraft Btn. 1st Cavalry Division 390th Anti-Aircraft Btn. 1st Cavalry Division 83rd Inf. Division 11th Army Division 49th Combat Eng. Btn. 501st Division Bataan Death March 24th Fighter Control Sq. 391st Infantry 2nd Armored Division - 1st Cavalry 422 Sig. Co. Aviation 1611th Engineer Forestry 155th General Hospital 610th Air Force Navy 1st Armored Division 384th M.P. Battalion 11th Airborne 82nd Airborne 27th Inf. Division 740th Field Artillery Army - Airborne Gliders 437th Med. Coll. Co. Navy 127th Inf. Division Navy |
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| Hispanic
Heritage Month is given recognition by the Orange County
Board of Supervisors. Chair Supervisor Cynthia Coad sent letters to each of the city councils within the county encouraging public recognition of the Hispanic presence within their communities. Supervisor Coad stated "
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RIGOBERTA MENCHU - The Nobel Peace Prize Recipient for 1992 October 17th, the Cross-Cultural Center of Santa Ana College hosted Rigobeta Menchu in recognition of Indigenous Day. A Maya of the Quich people, Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum, is internationally known for her work in the promotion of peace and the defense of human rights for indigenous peoples who have suffered by the hands of Guatemalan military. Due to her efforts, the United Nations declared 1993 the International Year for Indigenous Populations. In 1992, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Indigenous and the youngest person to receive this distinction. Her autobiography, Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchu Y As Me Naci La Concienca 1983; I, Rigoberta Menchu, 1984, has been translated into many languages. She has set up a Foundation aimed toward social justice and to improve the quality of life for the people of Guatemala, especially for Indigenous communities. For more information please call: 714-564-6161 (Funds provided by Partnership For Excellence.) |
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"I came here as a friend...let us stand together. Although we differ in color, we should not differ in sentiment." - LT Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, Memphis, Tennessee - July, 1875 |
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Tax Rebellion Celebrating Rancho Dominguez Catholic Church Encylopedia Catholic Diocese Information Catholic Church's Latin Heritage |
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Culture in Boyle Heights: Past and Present The Japanese American National Museum 369 East First St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 625-0414 Sunday, November 18, 2001, 2-4 PM, Free From swing to strikes, from mambo to punk, from conflicts to coalitions, celebrate the history of young people in Boyle Heights. A panel discussion will explore the youth cultures of Boyle Heights, during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Considered one of Los Angeles' most dynamic and historic neighborhoods, Boyle Heights residents, scholars, and artists will all be on hand to pay tribute to the rich pasts and presents of their neighborhood. This program is being held in conjunction with the Boyle Heights Project, a multiethnic and collaborative approach to documenting a Los Angeles neighborhood. The project is an initiative of the Japanese American National Museum, International Institute of Los Angeles, Jewish Historical Society of Southern California, Self-Help Graphics and Theodore Roosevelt High School. Sent by Claudia Sobral, Director of Education csobral@janm.org |
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David Alfaro Siqueiros mural "Portrait of Present Day Mexico"
which has been removed from a private Pacific Palisades residence to the Santa
Barbara Museum of Art. The mural is valued at between one to two million
dollars. The 1930s mural, with the walls still attached was moved
in a solid block. Museum officials expect that it will take the rest of the year to
complete the mural's installation; they estimate that it may open to the
public in early 2002. L.A. Times, 10-12-01 |
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Alvarez Bravo: Optical Parables at the Getty Museum, November 13, 2001 - February 17, 2002 Considered the master of 20th century photography, this exhibit traces Manuel Bravo's transition and evolution to his later, emotion-driven imagery. This exhibition coincides with his 100th birthday on February 4, 2002. |
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Professional and Businessmen's Scholarship Association In 1962, a small of civic minded individuals started the organization. November 1964, MAPBSA's newsletter, The Prodigal Sun, was published in Los Angeles. In the first issue, Manuel Valenzuela, president, wrote: "For many years, since the influx of Mexican immigrants to the Southern California area, there has been a critical need for education among these people. Their initial exodus from Mexico brought forth an ethnic group who were unskilled and handicapped by language barriers -- their offspring suffered as a result, since economic conditions were poor, every able bodied male was conscripted into the army of labor: education was only for the privileged, as they know it. The years brought about a change in the community, second and third, generations now longed to have their children drink deep of educational wells. However many of these Mexican-Americans are still limited in their economics ability to further the education of their young, although their minds and souls are willing, the pocketbook is weak. It is to these individuals that this group of civic minded business, professional men, and college students sought to lend the hand of hope." Sent by Dr. S. Raymond MIreles |
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Note: It is sad that almost 40 years later, educator are still facing the same
problems; However, innovative approaches are being discussed. Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District which has the highest percentage of Latino students of any large district in the state, has suggested a two-year kindergarten program, "This sure as heck beats retaining them in eighth grade," "This really makes up for the deficiencies of the situation in which students find themselves," said board member Nativo Lopez. "The immigrant experience. The poverty. The limited-English proficiency. Those are all tremendous obstacles our children are called to overcome." Other suggestions are full-day kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs. L.A. Times, 10-22-01 |
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| First Portuguese Settlers The first Portuguese settler in California was Antonio Jose Rocha. He too deserted ship but was allowed to stay because of his blacksmith and carpenter skills. He was Catholic and was Portuguese, a kin to the Spanish, which made him more acceptable in Mexican California. In 1815, he was in Los Angeles and had a blacksmith shop. In 1821, Rocha built "El Molino" or the old mill for the missionaries at Mission San Gabriel. He also constructed the building which would later be the first headquarters of Los Angeles county and city governments. Rocha married Maria Josefa Alvarado, who was from a prominent California family, and had five children. He got a land grant in 1828 which was the 4,600 acre Rancho La Brea, and he raised cattle on it. He allowed the public to use the tar from the now famed La Brea tarpits to roof their houses. He and his family moved to Santa Barbara in the 1830's,8 and he died sometime shortly after that. J.J. Warner, an important early Californian, said this about Rocha: He was a pious man, quite a favorite with all the priests, a very industrious man, and one of the most respectable and esteemed citizens of Los Angeles from the time of my first acquaintance with him in 1831 until the time of his death.9 http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/bsantos/calif.html |
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Peak A La Crecenta resident wants to name a local peak after the Gabrielinos, the region's original inhabitants. Richard Tryon has been hiking in the Verdugo Mountains since he was a youth. the tallest peak is the mountain he wants to officially designated as Tongva Peak. The Verdugo range stretches about 10 miles across the eastern San Fernando alley from La Tuna Canyon to Glendale. "It's a way to keep local history alive," said Toyon, who is half Native American of the Acjachemem/Juaneno tribe in Orange. "They'll have a better understanding of what the local history is - that it began many thousands of years before the Europeans came." LA Times, 8-13-01 |
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THE INDIAN TAX REBELLION OF 1851 http://www.thehistorynet.com/WildWest/articles/2000/1200_cover.htm
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| Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
All baptismal records for the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles are kept at the parish of baptism (assuming the parish is still in existence). We put out a general listing once a month to all parishes listing the people who have requested baptismal records, but who do not know the parish. That search, unfortunately, only gets about a 5% positive response. (We have 287 parishes, and all is fruitless unless the one baptismal parish checks its records.) (Please note that, given the volume of requests, we usually restrict the search to living people. If you are doing genealogical work, please let me know. Even if we do not put the information in the general listing, I can still try to help you narrow down the possible parishes.) If you know the name of the parish, please contact that parish directly. If you have a general idea of which parish it may be, or know the geographic area, please check the web site of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which shows maps of all of our parishes, with parish name, address, and phone number. To go to that site, please click here. Before (or instead of) sending information in the general monthly listing, we try to narrow down the search. Following, please find different avenues that may be of assistance.
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