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From: mimilozano@somosprimos.com [mailto:mimilozano@somosprimos.com]
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Subject: Somos Primos February 2015
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Dear Primos, Friends, and Readers:
Recently, as I was finishing up the February article I got a telephone from Colorado artist, Eddie Martinez. His Cuauhtémoc,the Last Warrior King is on the front page of the February issue of Somos Primos. The link will take you to Part 2, "Walking the streets of Spain while sketching and listening for voices from the past."
Eddie shared his plans for him and his wife to travel to San Antonio, New Orleans, Pensacola, and St. Augustine to sketch, photograph, and record evidence of the earliest of Spanish presence in the United States in those locations. The goal,walking the streets of the United States, seeking early historical evidence of the Spanish presence, listening for those voices.
After we got off the phone, I started thinking of Eddie's selfless dedication and the dedication of many Hispanics, who individually are making huge contribution in presenting the truth about our ancestors.
All together our efforts are changing popular/preferred history with facts. The changes are through sharing and honoring the histories of our ancestors and the many heroes who have fought for our right to be included in the history of the United States. Our history is the history of the United States.
You will read in this issue many, many heritage project happening, projects headed by individuals and groups, with an endless expressions of sharing who we are . . . observing special historic dates with parades and community events, cemetery restorations, families and military statues, history and genealogy conferences, writing and oral history projects, restoration and site preservation, cultural events, lectures, class room visits, reenactors, historical plaques, books, articles, exhibits, murals, presentations, newspaper columnists . .
most importantly, they are activities of our history . . . told by us.
I hope as you read these stories and articles, you will be inspired with a project that you can engage in . . . your family and your history matter.
God bless you and your family, Mimi
www.SomosPrimos.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNITED STATES
Clips from 1970 July 4th TV special, hosted by John Wayne Why Is Hollywood Only Making One Film About Latinos in 2015? by Adam Hofbauer Gina Rodriguez Wins The Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy by Yvonne Villarreal SACNAS and "Spare Parts" movie by JV Martinez About Dr. Jose "JV" Vergara Martinez - Physicist A Renaissance of Hispanic Culture by Dr. Lino García The Star by Daisy Wanda Garcia Introduction to Construction Work Is Getting More Deadly, But Only For Latinos by David Noriega If you tell a lie often enough eventually it will be accepted as fact by Dan Arellano Harry Truman was a different kind of President.
Suggested money saving cuts from the National Budget
HERITAGE PROJECTS
Walking the streets of Spain while sketching and listening for voices from the past,
Part 2, Sevilla by Eddie Martinez, edited and translated in Spanish by Viola Rodriguez Sadler Oral history project: The Mexican side of Colton, California Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Galvez in Menard Park, Galveston Texas Statue of Col. José de Escandón y Helguera Descendant of rancho family seeks to mark historic graves by Martha Groves Chicano History Week (Feb 2-8) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
31 Rolls of Undeveloped Film Shot by an Unknown WW2 Soldier Latinos, the Voting Right Act and Political Engagement José Joaquín de Arrillaga (1750-1814) Gravesite Renovation
HISTORIC TIDBITS
January 9th, 1836 -- Frontier icon Crockett loses election, heads for Alamo January 26th, 1839 -- Republic passes homestead law, sets aside land for education The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848 by Dan Arellano English Policy in the New World: Plantation Settlements by Mimi Lozano
HISPANIC LEADERS
Peter Chacon: California Assemblyman and Educator, June 10, 1925 – December 14, 2014 Reies López Tijerina: Indo-Hispano Activist, September 21, 1926 - January 19, 2015 Michele Serros: Author, Poet, Comedic social commentator, February 10,
1966 - January 4, 2015
SURNAMES
The Royal Family of the Canary Islands by John Inclan
DNA
Many Whites Today Would Have Been Classified as Black in the 1940s by Annalee Newitz European Ancestors hailed from three different groups Asian Native American Dogs
FAMILY HISTORY
Rootstech Conference, February 12–14, 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah Find the right family history app for the job with the new FamilySearch App Gallery Top 50 Resources: Genealogy by Barry Newsletter
EDUCATION
The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook The Preuss School, UCSD, #1 Transformative High School in the Nation Walt Disney Company, Scholarships to Top Hispanic Students Nationwide Achievement First Global Latino Education Advocacy Days Summit, March 26, 2015 Future History Makers Award Application and Criteria Ryan Ruelas, One of the 100 2014 Influencer in Orange County, CA Education – The Recipe for Success by José Antonio López Free Texas Almanac Teacher’s Guide has
CULTURE
Conversation With Carlos Santana by Julia Bencomo Lobaco Coloratura soprano: Angel Ng The Real Face of Santa Claus by Ryan Scheel Three Kings of Orient Music from the Canary Islands To be or not to be, a Spanish speaker? by Margarito J. Garcia III, Ph.D.
Felipe Urrutia, singer, songwriter, and collector of Nicaragua’s traditional music dies BAJA California: California, February 28th, three internationally acclaimed performing groups Cuauhtli Academy of Cultural Arts and Literature, Austin
Murals Under the Stars by Gregorio Luke . . . 2014 Yearly Report
