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Volume 6 Number 10 LaLa VVozoz A Bilingual PublicationLaLaLa VVVozozoz October, 2011 www.lavoznewspapers.com (512) 944-4123 In this issue

People in the News

Editorial

In Search of the American Dream

The Pew Hispanic Center Reports

Interview with Christina Montes

The Work of Fidencio Duran

En las palabras hay poder

Calender of Events Who is this girl? See Page 8

Reuniendo Amantes Salud, Carera, Amor, Negocio

3411 N. Lamar St. Austin, Texas 78705 Page 2 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

borderlands, history of Mexico to 1848 and introduction to American People in the News Indian history. While de la Teja was born in Cuba Sergio A. Aguillon-Mata is the new awareness and funding for the and raised in New Jersey, he has Outreach Coordinator for the international campaign, VDAY: To become one of the foremost Worker’s Defense Project in Stop the Violence Against Women experts on Latino history in Texas. Austin, Texas. In this capacity he as well as Haven Hills, a domestic He earned both his bachelor’s will be working with the Building a violence shelter in the San degree in political science and his Better Texas Coalition. Fernando Valley. She also worked master’s degree in Latin American for four years as a volunteer with history from Seton Hall University Kandace Vallejo Sergio joined the Americorps the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian in New Jersey. He ventured to Membership Programs Volunteer In Service To America Center’s Vote for Equality Texas to earn his doctorate in Coordinator (VISTA) program at the end of July Campaign. Her experience in colonial Latin American history from 2011. All VISTA members are Development comes from working the University of Texas. Kandace Vallejo has recently been committed at least during a year to as the Events and Membership named a Food and Community fight poverty all over the United Director for the L.A. World Affairs Fellow by the Institute for States. This allowed Sergio to Council, the Membership Texas State’s de la Agriculture and Trade Policy choose Workers Defense Project Coordinator for the ACLU of Teja honored as (IATP), making it possible for as the non-profit organization he Southern California and as the Kandace to join the Workers’ wanted to join, to keep organizing Director of Community Organizing Regents’ Professor Defense Project team full-time as and empowering the community of with allgo: a statewide queer people exas State University-San the coordinator of our Leadership low-income workers—most of them of color organization. T and Educational Achievement from the construction industry, most Marcos Department of History Program. of them immigrants—in order to professor Frank de la Teja has achieve social justice for everybody. been recognized as a recipient of As part of this fellowship, Kandace the 2011 Regents’ Professor Award will be improving and expanding by the Texas State University WDP’s Youth Empowerment System (TSUS) Board of Regents. Program, beginning cultivation of our community garden here at 5604 The TSUS recognizes an individual Juan Perez Wins within the system as a recipient of Manor Road, and coordinating the Poetry Award upcoming expansion of WDP’s the Regents’ Professor for showing educational services to include an exemplary performance and La Pryor Poet and History Teacher, computer literacy classes, cooking Greg “Goyo” Casar is contribution in the areas of Juan Manuel Perez has officially classes, and a college prep program the new Business teaching, research and publication. taken the title of the 2011-2012 Poet for youth and their parents. Over 560 Liaison at WDP Laureate for the San Antonio All of the Regents’ Professor individuals applied for fellowships, Candace López Poets Association. On September Greg “Goyo” Casar is a graduate Awards include a $5,000 award and 14 were awarded. Development Manage 17, 2011 Juan delivered the of the University of Virginia where and commemorative medallion. traditional “Annual Poet Laureate for Worker’s Defenser Selected professors will also he focused on the relationship Address” to those in attendance at maintain the title of TSUS Regents’ As the new Development Manager between labor standards, public this poetry meeting. with Workers Defense Project, education, and the juvenile justice Professor for the duration of their Candace López will be responsible system. He has joined the WDP staff service. This Poetry Society of Texas for helping sustain the as the coordinator of the new chapter and South Texas based n February 2009, was organization’s programming Premier Community Builders I de la Teja poet organization established in appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to through fundraising efforts. This program. The program will bridge 1979, have been selecting their serve the first-ever two-year term position will encompass many environmental interests with labor Poet Laureate since 1981. Juan is projects including building and standards to create green jobs for as the state historian of Texas. In the first native born poet from this job, de la Teja will enhance maintaining a network of individual Austin’s low-wage construction Zavala County and the surrounding Texans’ knowledge about the donors, working with the Board of workers. Middle Rio Grande area to be Directors Finance and Fudraising state’s history and heritage; selected as their Poet Laureate. Aquillion-Mata Joins Committee and coordinating As a long-time student organizer, encourage the teaching of Texas Worker’s Defense fundraising events such as the Greg will also coordinate Students history in public schools; and Each year, the San Antonio Poets consult with top government Project Annual Anniversary Event. Organizing for Labor (SOL), a Association selects a poet to be the student organization at the officials on the promotion of Texas next Poet Laureate through a Sergio A. Aguillon-Mata is the new Candace comes to Workers University of Texas that also fights history. points-value system in which Juan Outreach Coordinator for the Defense Project with several years alongside WDP members for the scored exceptionally high due to his ince 1991, de la Teja has taught Worker’s Defense Project in of non-profit fundraising and dignity and respect of Austin’s S presentation ability and various history courses at Texas Austin, Texas. In this capacity he organizing experience. Before workforce. accessibility, plus numerous State, including critical issues in will be working with the Building a moving to Austin she worked as a speaking engagements and Better Texas Coalition. volunteer in Los Angeles to raise Texas history, Spanish publication credits. La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 3 PRODUCTION On the Passing Del Valle Editor & Publisher She cautioned those in the aud- Editorial Alfredo Santos c/s of Steve Jobs School District ience not to confuse personal development workshops, winning Managing Editors Welcome to another issue of La Over the last several months, awards, job promotions and at- Yleana Santos Voz de Austin. There are so there has been a tremendous tending conferences, with the Kaitlyn Theiss many things going on, no se upheaval in the Del Valle School idea that this is what constitutes donde empezar. Certainly the District. Richard Franklin, who leadership in the community. Graphics death of Steve Jobs is on my was elected to the school back in 2010 and immediately began to Juan Gallo mind. His pioneering work with Martha went on to add that the McIntosh is what led me into question the business as usual leadership in the community is desktop publishing and the news- approach he saw taking place Distribution about taking a stand, taking a paper business. before him, has now been joined TomEl THerreraeam position on an issue. Leadership on the school board by Debbie sometimes involves offending While I had experience laying Russell, another activist who is people when you know they are Alfredo R. Santos c/s Contributing Writers out newspapers using the old not afraid to ask questions and in the wrong. Leadership, Martha Editor & Publisher Desaray Garza fashion cut and past methods, the speak her mind. stated, is sometimes about sac- MonicaWayne Peña McIntosh was the technology rifice and taking risks. ning the new 35th Congres- FrancoHector MartinezTijerina that allowed me to really take off I have attended a few of the sional District and has about 3 Marisa Cano in 1990. His death at the age of school meetings and they are It is has been a look time since million dollars in the bank. 56, while tragic, reminds all of us usually packed houses. The wall I have heard someone in Austin, that we are only here for a short to wall people remind me of PUBLISHER’S Texas talk about leadership in But with the redistricting issue a time. school board meetings in South those terms. Martha Cotera is in the courts, it looks that a lot of STATEMENT Texas where the school district right, there are too many people people are holding back and wait- La Voz de Austin is a monthly Why Can’t Fidel is the center of the universe. La Voz de Austin is a monthly who do not understand that be- ing to see if the maps are going publication. The editorial and These two school members look publication. The editorial and Acevedo Get Any ing a leader requires that you not to hold up. (This is related to business address is P.O. Box like they are really going to bring business address is P.O. Box only have followers you can point Martha Cotera’s comments on 19457 Austin, Texas 78760. Respect? some change to the Del Valle 19457 Austin, Texas 78760. to, but ideas and principles that leadership.) The telephone number is ISD. The telephone number is Here is something that I have you are willing to fight for. (512) 944-4123. The use, re- (512) 944-4123. The use, re- been wanting to comment on for Finally we have the sign below. production or distribution of production or distribution of some time. It is the election of the Martha Cotera Joaquin Castro Is it real or is photoshop involved. any or part of this publication any or part of this publication Texas Democratic Party Chair- We are looking for comments is strongly encouraged. But do Speaks Her Mind and Lloyd is strongly encouraged. But do man. One of the candidates in the call and let us know what you call and let us know what you running is a man named Fidel artha Cotera, long time com- Doggett Race are using. Letters to the edi- M are using. Letters to the edi- Acevedo. He is a long time com- munity activist no tiene miedo de tor are most welcome. tor are most welcome. munity activists. He has worked ningun cabron. At a recent recep- The race for the new congres- on many campaigns and volun- tion to start off the Voces de sional spot in District 35 contin- Por cualquier teered for many events. Yet when Latinas Exhibit, Martha was the ues to percolate. One the one people hear that he is a candi- hand, you have Joaquin Castro pregunta, keynote speaker. Drawing on pre- date for Texas Democratic Party pared remarks, she shared with who has raised half a million dol- llamanos: Chairman, they tend to dismiss the 250 plus audience some in- lars and already filed ready to go him. In Spanish we say que “ lo sights about the women who at. 291-9060 estan tirando a leon”. Just be- were being honored. But then cause Fidel is not an attorney, not Martha went off script and began Then you have Lloyd Doggett, 944-4123 a millionaire and doesn’t always to speak from the heart, y se le who is the current congressman wear a suit is not a reason to dis- entro el espiritu. of the 25th Congressional Dis- miss him. trict who says he is also run-

Virginia Raymond [email protected] Page 4 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

The Tejano Battle of Medina A Fight to The Last Man A call for Volunteer Reenactors

On November 5th, 2011 on the school grounds of the South Side Independent School District 1460 Martinez-Losoya Road in Losoya Texas, (20 miles South of San Antonio on Highway 281) Dr Juan Jasso, Superintendent of Schools and the Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin invite you to attend the annual schools Cardinal Days. Battle of Medina Film Productions will be filming the Memorial Service of the Battle of Medina and is seeking volunteers for the reenactment of the biggest and bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil.

The parade will start at 12 noon and will end at the school stadium. The Battle of Medina Service will start at 1: 15 P.M. in the stadium. If you wish to be in the parade you should arrive at 11 A.M.

Actors and reenactors should wear appropriate attire. Tejano’s to wear 1800 Tejano attire, not Texan. Anglo volunteers to wear colonial period attire or frontier dress eg buckskin: Native Americans to wear buckskin or appropriate Native American attire. Spanish and Mexican soldiers are also needed in 1800 military attire with muskets if possible. Instructions will be given on site. This event will be professionally filmed, edited and produced by San Antonio’s TV personality Maclovio Perez and directed and produced by Author and Historian Dan Arellano. “In Search of the American Dream” is the story about four children and their adult Southside High School is located 20 miles south of San Antonio on Hi 281 South (Roosevelt brother as they desperately race across Texas for survival. They are running because Rd) and Martinez-Losoya Road. their parents, undocumented for 30 years, were caught, arrested and thrown in jail in one fell swoop. Deportation is only a matter of time. When CPS separates them, the children Please go to my Facebook page for examples of appropriate attire. For More Information are forced to abandon the only home they’ve ever known, leaving behind their friends, Contact: Dan Arellano, President Tejano Genealogy Society 512-826-7569 their school, neighbors, sweethearts and their youngest brother, age 3, and their dog, Frijol.

A routine traffic stop by a police officer goes terribly wrong and now they are not only running from immigration officers but also from the law. Quality Vision Eyewear If forced, what would you do to keep your family together? Learn about the Martinez’s and their heralding journey to deal with the issues that threaten to tear their family apart. “In Search of the American Dream” will grip you and your family. Journey with the Martinez 2 pairs of Marco, lentes y Eye Exam family as they face a challenge beyond their worst fears. This movie will make you love Eyeglasses transición your family even more. para visión sencilla $35. In the United States we see media coverage of huge “immigrant roundups” (raids) but $89 $99 the story of what happens to children who are torn from their parents when the parents are deported is rarely seen. Yet it happens every day in this country. The present law must Hablamos Español Su amigo el oftalmólogo be enforced. The parents must go but the American-born children stay. Valentino Luna, “In Search of the American Dream” tells the story of one family torn apart… and the 2800 S. (IH-35) salida en Oltorf con gusto lo atenderá fear and agony the children are forced to bear alone. Mon - Fri 8:30am until 5:30pm Saturday from 10am until 3:00pm 462-0001 “In Search of the American Dream” is currently in post-production and is slated to be released in early 2012 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 5 Southwest Key Programs Awarded The Mexican American Boom: $458,000 in Federal Funds for East Births Overtake Immigration

Births have surpassed immigration as the main driver of the dynamic Austin College Prep’s Project FIT growth of the Mexican-American population, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Washington— U.S. o Daily classroom physical activity breaks; Pew Research Center. Rep. Lloyd o Organized after school physical activity programs; Doggett o Walking and biking to/from school; Between 2000 and 2010, the Mexican-American population grew by announced on o Access to fitness club-type equipment at school; 7.2 million as a result of births and by 4.2 million as a result of new immigrant October 5th, 2011, o Gym in the morning before school begins; arrivals. This is a change from the previous two decades when the number that East Austin o Intramural sport teams; of new immigrants either matched or exceeded the number of births. College Prep will o Evening events for students to engage in physical The surge in births is attributable to two factors. Mexican Americans, receive $458,134 activity; and many of whom are immigrants, are younger and have higher fertility than for its Project FIT to o Annual campus or community events to heighten other groups. The median age of Mexican-Americans in the U.S. is 25, EXCEL program, community awareness of physical activity and health. compared with 30 for non-Mexican-origin Hispanics, 32 for blacks, 35 for which will serve Asians and 41 for whites. And the typical Mexican-American woman ages over 2,300 The program will offer before/during school, evening, 40 to 44 (at the end of her child-bearing years) has given birth to more participants in the East Austin community. weekend and summer physical fitness activities and nutritional programs for students, parents and community children (2.5) than similar aged non-Mexican-Hispanic (1.9), black (2.0), white (1.8) or Asian (1.8) women. The project is a collaborative effort of the East citizens to develop health-related fitness aptitudes, physical competence and positive attitude about physical Austin Children’s Promise initiative, with goals to Meanwhile, the number of Mexicans annually leaving Mexico for the activity to overall increase student learning. Much of the promote a quality comprehensive community-based U.S. declined from more than one million in 2006 to 404,000 in 2010——a educational work will be spearheaded by East Austin and school-based physical education program that 60% reduction. This contributed to fewer new immigrant arrivals to the College Prep’s team of highly-qualified P.E. Instructors empowers local youth to meet the state’s physical U.S. from Mexico in the 2000s (4.2 million) than in the 1990s (4.7 million). and Facilitators, and occur during the scope of the school education standards. Project FIT to EXCEL is a However, the Mexican-American population continued to grow rapidly, with systematic approach to revitalize a community and directly after. births accounting for 63% of the group’s population increase. through health, education, wellness and capacity- building activities of a rigorous physical education Mexican-Americans are the nation’s largest Hispanic group. At 31.8 East Austin College Prep (www.eaprep.org) is a tuition- program through the overall improvement of million in 2010, they comprise 63% of the U.S. Hispanic population and free Full Service Community School open to 6th, 7th and students’ awareness in, taking ownership of and 10% of the total U.S. population. Among Mexican-Americans, some 39%— 8th graders living in East Austin. The school will open to monitoring personal fitness and health; parental —or 12.4 million——are immigrants. More than half of these immigrants 9th graders in 2012. The mission of East Austin College education and involvement to support lifelong (6.5 million) are in the country without authorization. Prep is to inspire students to have clear college aspirations health/wellness; and community connection with along with the academic skills and passion to fulfill their partners and residents to promote a healthier dreams. As a model school that successfully prepares all lifestyle. students, regardless of economic background, for graduation and success in college, East Austin College “East Austin College Prep and its community Prep stands apart with its extended school day, highly partners are working hard to give young Texans the qualified instructors on-call until 9:00 pm each day, 3 week tools to succeed in life,” said Rep. Doggett. “This summer session, small culturally relevant classes with program acknowledges that success depends not individualized instruction, intensive parental and just on academics but on a student’s all-around community involvement program, and a college prep sense of health and well-being, supported by curriculum based on award-winning model. parents and members of the community.”

ocated at Southwest Key’s state-of-the-art Centro de Dr. Joe Gonzales, Superintendent of East L Familia, the school is the central component of the East Austin College Prep was pleased to hear news of Austin Children’s Promise (www.swkey.org/promise), a the funding. “My experience over the last 50 years strategy to ensure student success by providing as an educator confirms what research shows to comprehensive wraparound services to meet the needs be the significant relationship between health- of the whole family and revitalize the surrounding related fitness and academic achievement. At East neighborhood. Austin College Prep we are always looking for ways to inspire our students to become more active and health conscious, and this grant will boost our school’s physical education program and provide the tools students need to lead healthier lives,” he E-mail: [email protected] said. Phone: (512) 391-2305 Mailing Address: Fax: (512) 391-2306 Workers Defense Project The program is a comprehensive strategy to 5604 Manor RD increase physical activity school/community-wide Austin, TX 78723 Page 6 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Celebrates 25th Annual State Conference in Austin, Texas

The Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, a statewide Latina organization with eight chapters across Texas, is hosting its 25th Annual Conference “Serve, Lead & Empower-Celebrating 25 Years” on October 28- 30th at the Sheraton Austin Hotel located at 701 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Nora I. Silva Nelda Martinez

Nora I. Silva is the Sr. Director of Councilwoman Nelda Martinez Anticipating over 300 conference attendees, Latinas from all over the state will come together for two days of Health Equity for the South has a history of extensive workshops and training sessions. HWNT will be providing training sessions in the areas of health, professional Central Texas region of the volunteerism, community and leadership development. This year’s Honorary Chairs include Texas Secretary of State Esperanza American Heart Association. In involvement and public service. She “Hope” Andrade, Travis County District Clerk Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza and Former Texas State this position Nora has worked to leads by example, with an open Representative Christine Hernandez. HWNT is proud to be celebrating its 25th Anniversary as an organization decrease health disparities by communication policy and works for and we invite you to join us for this historical affair. providing health education and the betterment of the community. promoting healthy lifestyles in the To kick off the conference, HWNT will have a ribbon cutting ceremony, hosted by the Greater Austin Hispanic African American and Hispanic/ She serves on the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, on Friday, October 28th at 12:45PM. Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade Latino communities. City Council and as Mayor Pro-Tem will welcome the guest along with our State Board of Directors. In addition, HWNT has named Teresa on a rotating basis. Councilwoman Lozano Long our 2011 Latina Trailblazer. On Friday, October 28th from 6:00-8:00 p.m., a special reception Prior to joining the American Heart Martinez serves on several will be held honoring Teresa Lozano Long for her long-standing relationship with the community through her Association team, Nora promoted organizations: Circle of Red- education and fine arts initiatives. HWNT will hold its Estrella Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 29th healthy lifestyles as a fitness member/advocate- American Heart from 11:30-1:00 p.m. Each year, HWNT proudly recognizes a member from each Chapter for devoting their instructor for 19 years. She earned Association Southwest Affiliate; time, talent and resources to promoting the advancement of Hispanic women in the civic, corporate and her Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Clowns Who Care- Driscoll public life. Wellness Promotion from Texas Children’s Hospital; Board State University and her Master’s Member- Foster Angels/South About HWNT of Public Administration with a Texas-Supporting Foster Children, certification in Nonprofit Former Board President- Palmer The HWNT was formed in 1986 by inviting members of existing women’s and Hispanic groups from around Management and Leadership at the Drug Abuse Program. the state to create an organization that would address issues unique to Hispanas. The HWNT is a 501(c)(3) University of Texas at San Councilwoman Martinez is non-profit organization and has become the premier Hispanic women’s organization in Texas. Antonio. President/CEO- Nueces Title and HWNT’s History small business owner. Nora serves as the Chair for San Antonio Chapter of the Hispanic Councilwoman Martinez, the first The axiom “great minds think alike” applies to the origins of HWNT. The Hispanic Women’s Network of Women’s Network of Texas Hispanic to take first place among Texas owes its existence to several great women who conceived the development of a statewide (HWNT). She also serves as the at-large candidates. Unique record organization, which would fill the void for Hispanic women. Today, HWNT lives up to its mission statement Education Committee Chair for San of service, leadership and advocacy of promoting diverse women in public, corporate, and civic arenas. Antonio at the state level of HWNT. has won her recognitions: Coastal Bend Area GI Forum Women’s In 1986, Martha Hinojosa-Nadler with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, State Representative Since physical activity is an Chapter –1999 Outstanding Lena Guerrero, and Travis County Voter Registrar Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza were discussing the important part of a healthy Business Woman of the Year, Small need for a women?s organization. Entering the equation was Jim Estrada with Anheuser-Busch who community, she also leads free Business Administration- “Women had been meeting with Mary Alice Cisneros, Christine Hernandez, and Lupe Ochoa in San Antonio to fitness classes at her home church, in Business Champion”, YWCA- “Y discuss funding innovative projects in Texas. The actions that followed involved pulling together a Steering South San Filadelfia Baptist Women in Careers Award”, 2001Del Committee of ten women from different geographic areas to poll their respective regions and meet in a Church two days a week. Nora has Mar College-Wall of Honor, statewide stetting. The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) served as the non-profit been in San Antonio for six years HWNT-CC “2001Las Estrellas” organizational structure. Norma Cantu and Dora Tovar of MALDEF provided invaluable assistance and and lives with her son Sergio and Award,and Volunteer Center-2003 guidance. their dog Bailey. Her passion Sweetheart of the Year. continues to be teaching and The result was the 1987 conference in Dallas at which 200 women from every geographic area of Texas, promoting physical, emotional, She chairs Texas Municipal with diverse backgrounds and occupations, discussed areas of concern to women and Latinos. A mental and spiritual wellness. League’s Policy Committee – commitment to remain united, address common issues and promote Hispanic Women was a major concern Utilities/ Transportation, and serves then and continues now. Today, HWNT chapters exist in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Denton, Fort on the State Board- Alliance of I-69 Worth, Houston, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley, and San Antonio. Texas, Board Member - Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition. Councilwoman Martinez is an advocate for our community and HWNT-Corpus Christi. La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 7

2011 Estrellas de Tejas

Cristina Castro Clark Angie Perez

is the Cristina Castro Clark Angie Perez joined the Hispanic present Vice Chair of Marketing and Women’s Network of Texas- Development of the HWNT Dallas Chapter in 2007 and Houston Chapter, as well as a immediately became involved with member of the Education the Education Seminar Series by Committee. She is the owner of The serving as a volunteer chaperoning , co-owner of Clark Designs Pinky students on one of the buses. Promise Photography and the Monica Peña Lucie Santiago Allen Marketing Coordinator at Beyond She went on to co-chair the Controls, Inc. program during the 2009-2010 Monica Peña currently works for Born in New York City, Lucie came academic school year and took earned a Bachelor of locally owned, family business from a large Puerto Rican family. Cristina great pride in helping to increase Science Degree in Public Relations Escobar Construction, LLC, The family moved back to Puerto Tomasa Garcia the number of students in from the www.escobarconstruction.com. She Rico in 1961 where she finished University of Texas at attendance. In 2010-2011, she and distinguished and her husband started the high school and studied at the Austin continued her involvement in the certification of Business company over 10 years ago and she Tomasa has owned her own University of Puerto Rico. Lucie program by chairing the volunteer Foundations from the is very well involved in the day to company, TLG Language worked in newspaper advertising McComb committee. Having become an School of Business. day activities of the company. She Resource & Training Center, in since 1968. In ’81 she moved to HWNT member has been a enjoys being a resource of Denton, TX, since 1993. Serving Texas looking to expand her blessing to Angie in that she has Cristina was selected for this award knowledge and bridging primarily the Spanish speaking horizons. Lucie was lucky and made many dear friends and grown because of her unwavering connections from different communities, TLG Language landed in DFW and worked at the both personally and professionally. commitment to the advancement of businesses and organizations. Resource and Training is an Dallas Times Herald. This was a women through education. Over the established support center with a great break for her – it changed her Angie is currently a human Monica currently serves the variety of professional services, last two years she has served as a life. In ’83, she met Robert Allen of resources representative at role model to the young women that Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber including: Immigration/Income Tax Laredo, Texas, and fell in love. Mission Foods/Gruma have participated in the of Commerce as Social Media document preparation; Translations; Latinas They were married 2 years later. Corporation in Irving, Texas. She Ambassador and is the Charitable since 1995, publisher of La Cronica Leading Latinas Educational is a past board member of the North program. Specifically, she Events Committee Chair of the Latina; Language Academy; GED Lucie states, “Texas has been very Houston Texas Exes Collin County has continuously made time to Interior Design Society Texas Hill Classes; Computer Classes; good to me, the people who were Chapter and has been a member assist the young women applying to Country Chapter with this year’s Consultation and support to the self my friends in 81 are still my friends of the National Society of college by reviewing their essays, main project being a SafePlace employed and small business today, Bob and I have celebrated Hispanic MBAs for over eight family activity room redo. She found owners, including bookkeeping our 26th anniversary, and now I am resumes, and providing them with years. SAT preparatory material. She one of her passions was writing and services. Her past experience and involved with a fabulous group of worked tirelessly through the course is a contributing writer for The passion has always been education. women whose works in educating Angie began her higher education of the last year to help raise Austin Times Newspaper and La young women heading for college journey at the University of omasa is a founding member of scholarship funds so that many Voz Newspaper. T (LIP program), sharing experiences Pennsylvania Wharton School; the Denton chapter of HWNT and young women could be provided with other Hispanic women later earning a Bachelor of Business She has served on committees for has stayed committed to its assistance to pay for the high costs (Mindshare) and giving out Administration Degree in Marketing the following organizations: success. Besides HWNT, she was associated with obtaining an thousands of dollars in scholarships, from the University of North Texas Y.W.C.A., Hispanic Women’s the Founder and past Chairman education. have really inspired me.” while married and raising a young Network of Texas, Hispanic (1995-2000) of the Denton daughter. Cristina’s professionalism and Futures Conference, and Las Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Lucie is extremely proud of being a continued willingness to volunteer, Comadres Para Las Americas. TAMACC Past-Vice Chair for member of the Fort Worth Chapter In 2005 she fulfilled her goal of support, and make herself available She has been honored with the Networking; Communities In of HWNT, and says, “The women in earning her Masters Degree of to the continued success of the Young Hispanic Professional Schools, Denton Co, Founder; this group make a difference in their Business Administration (with a HWNT educational program is the Austin Association member of the American Heart Association communities, their work places and Human Resources concentration) reason why the Houston Chapter Year award in 2009 and is currently Board of Directors; Denton in the lives of others. I am honored from the University of Dallas – an believes she is an Estrella. on her second term as the (LULAC), Co-Founder and past to be a part of this great group” achievement which made her family organization’s vice president. President and Artz & Jazz Festival extremely proud, including her late Board of Directors. father. Page 8 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

When you see Christina An Interview with Christina Montes Montes walking by in the school cafeteria, she is always surrounded by friends. Like many teenage girls, she is laughing and A Senior at William B. interacting with her friends. Her beaming smile and pleasant weighed heavily on Christina. personality are part of what What follows in an interview with makes her a popular student at Christina Montes and how she Travis High School. But learned to take off the masks that Christina Montes also has a she wore for protection with the secret. help of the Seedling Foundation. Beneath the smiles and laughter is a young lady who stopped smiling for a time. When La Voz: Let’s start by having you Christina was nine years old the share with our readers who is the police came to her apartment. Seedling Foundation. They surrounded the complex and with SWAT team efficiency Christina: “Well, the Seedling managed to enter the home. Foundation is a non-profit They got the family dog outside organization located here in Austin and put all the kids on the couch. One of the programs it runs is a Using hand signals the officers mentoring program for children who motioned to each other that the have a parent serving time in prison. target was upstairs. They then rushed upstairs to arrest La Voz: How did you find out about Christina’s father on drug and this program? murder charges. Christina: I learned about the For a nine year old girl, the Seedling Foundation when I was Because that’s how it was, can talk about anything. She doesn’t we will laugh about it. She will memory of the police taking her a student at Dobie Middle School. everybody that came into my life judge me. She doesn’t look at me explain things to me and like, not father away in handcuffs and I was in the 8th grade at the time. always walked out. So, I was like, different. I can tell her the most, only is she my mentor , but she’s later finding out that there was a ok, well I’ll give it a shot. because I’m kind of like, clumsy/ my best friend. She has helped me trial and that he wouldn’t be La Voz: What did you think about ditzy sometimes, and I could tell her tremendously. I used to say this, I coming home for years, placed this group? La Voz: And so how have things the stupidest things and she’ll be was in a cocoon when I first met her a heavy burden on Christina. worked out? like ‘ did you really just say that’ and and like, a little ugly caterpillar in a Have a parent who was Well at first I thought it incarcerated became her secret was just going to be Christina: They have worked out and her shame. It was something another person that great. The person who came into my she didn’t want anyone to know was going to sit there life from the Seedling Foundation about because of the judgment and judge me. is Ylise Janssen. She is an attorney she knew she would face. with the Austin Independent Christina: Well at first I thought it School District. We have been As the years went by, Christina was just going to be another person friends now since I was in the 8th tried to act like a normal kid. She that was going to sit there and judge grade. maintained a happy face at me. I had had other mentors, but school, but at home her brothers they didn’t last long. They would be La Voz: What makes your mentor and sisters knew the truth. There there for a couple of months and so special? was someone missing in their then they would leave. So I never life, and he was not coming back had the solid foundation of a mentor. “Ylise has filled a void in my life “I didn’t have a father-figure, I Christina: Ylise has filled a void in for a very long time. The pain of So I told myself, let’s see if this one because she’s there. I can call don’t live in this big, nice, fancy my life because she’s there. I can not having a father figure actually works out. Let’s see if this her, or everytime we meet we can house.” call her, or everytime we meet we person actually stays in my life. talk about anything. “ La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 9 An Interview with Christina Montes La Voz: Do you stay in touch with your father? illiam B. Travis High School Christina: Well, he is in Florida, but we stay in touch through letters and cocoon, and them I blossomed into somebody has done something phone calls. But it’s still like having subject, but it shouldn’t be. Most Christina: Yes, but it shouldn’t be a butterfly. wrong, in their family or their father, that missing part…for a girl, I think families in general are single parent like that. however they are related to them, homes with the mother, especially for a girl, like for a guy it’s pretty La Voz: That’s a friend to keep. it doesn’t mean that that person has hard, but I feel like for a girl, you for Hispanics culture, being the La Voz: I guess people wear masks done anything. So, I don’t think that, don’t have that experience with him head of the household. for defense. Christina: Yes it is! for example, I knew that I wore a [father]. La Voz: Let me ask you about your mask. And I know I’m kind of dissing my Christina: It’s a defense other friends. The friends who are Like the quinceañera, because in own race there, God forgive me, but mechanism, because I wore a mask your age, do some of them have a La Voz: We see people and we see Hispanic tradition, we have a it’s true. Like, most people think that and I didn’t want to…It’s basically a family member who is missing or out them at what they call face value quinceañera and a father-daughter it’s normal for the father to be out of wall. Like a wall you build up to see of the picture? And do you have and that’s all we have to go on. And dance. I didn’t want a quinceañera. the picture. I have friends whose who basically cares enough about conversations with them about who then part of getting to know people, I didn’t want one because I wanted mother’s are incarcerated and they you to jump over it and get over it. is missing? is to know their story. And yes, that father –daughter dance. I are living with their father. I’m not And that person for me was Ylise. people judge, they read a story going to put their stories out there, For the masks, you want to see who wanted that moment where I bring Well, we have, but for about somebody and if it’s a good but there are people and we don’t cares enough for you to let you be my first boyfriend home and my dad some people it’s kind of story, they will come away with a see it. We pass them in the hallways normal, so that you don’t have to interrogates him. Or that moment different point of view, hopefully, a like a soft subject. and we would never suspect that wear that mask. And for some kids where he’s like you hurt my better understanding and less they are missing a parent. That their it’s hard for them to understand that. daughter and I’ll …you know, and judgmental perspective. You know, Christina: Well, we have, but for mother is locked up or their father I’ll never have that. when we wear masks we have to some people it’s kind of like a soft is locked up. Take me for example, Not everybody is going to remember what we can say and subject. We have to go through all when you see me you’re just like ‘ sit here and be like, ‘your My mother has played both parents what we can’t say. But when we take of that. I would say it’s like peeling Oh she’s probably just some preppy father is incarcerated, I’m my whole life. but it’s just not the off the mask, with a comfortable an onion. But we have talked about cheerleader girl, gets whatever she not going to talk to you.’ same. I’ll never like, you know… person, we don’t have to worry it and some of them, and I hate to wants and has the perfect life’. And that quinceañera and the prom. say this, but like, some of them think about misstatements, is that true? when my friends first saw me, that’s Not everybody is going to sit here When Senior year comes and you it’s OK. And then some of them think what they thought. They will tell me, go to prom and you bring your prom and be like, ‘your father is When we went to school that, oh it’s normal. ‘when I first saw you, I just saw a date and he waits for you to get incarcerated, I’m not going to talk or went out we never cheerleader, music geek, who had to you.’ Growing up that’s kind of ready and meets your father and It’s not normal. It shouldn’t be like spoke of it. . . a perfect life.’ how it is. If for some people, like me your father says please be home by that. It shouldn’t be normal, but it is for example, my little brother had a this time and interrogates him. I and it shouldn’t be. I know this is off Christina: Yes, that’s completely La Voz: That was the happy face best friend, and lived with his mom, won’t have that. I won’t… who true. And also it’s like I know for you wore? single-parent, but his dad was just knows, later down the line? We some households it’s like, let’s keep out of the picture. But with us, our have no clue when he’s getting out, this in our house, like what happens Christina: Yes, and underneath it dad was there, but then he goes we really don’t’, and later when I get in this house, let’s keep it in this ,like, I grew up in a single-parent missing and when my brother’s married and I walk down the aisle, I house, because I don’t want…Like household. I didn’t have a father- friend’s mom found out he was won’t have my father walking me my mom did it for protection, figure, I don’t live in this big, nice, incarcerated, she said he [ her son] dawn the aisle. because she saw what happened fancy house. I don’t carry an couldn’t play with my brother any with that kid. When we went to expensive purse. more, because he, our dad, was La Voz: Well, we want to thank you school or went out we never spoke incarcerated. We didn’t do anything for sharing your story with us. of it, because it was a touchy subject La Voz: You were talking about wrong, but we have that label on us and because my mom didn’t want Travis High School students. It’s of ‘Oh, she has a father that is Christina: Thank you for letting me us to get hurt by other people. We true, and it has been true for years, incarcerated and that means that tell you about my life and the would build relationships with people put on masks. We have our she might…,’ when really it has Seedling Foundation. I hope that friends, or whatever, and once we “. . .but like, some of them think school mask, our church mask, nothing to do with any student, any anyone who reads this interview and told them ‘ oh, my father has been it’s OK. And then some of them going out mask, etc. person, anybody. It has nothing to believes they could benefit from a incarcerated’ we would never see think that, oh it’s normal.” do with them, just because mentor will contact me or the them again. Seedling Foundation people. Page 10 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Save Texas Schools Movement

Save Texas Schools, a nonpartisan statewide that public education remains a priority for school finance, developing effective working on a follow-up rally in mid- coalition of parents, students, teachers and our elected officials. The conference included messaging, community organizing through February, 2012 to Save Texas Schools rally community members gathered 175 people speeches by Sen. Wendy Davis, former Lt. house meetings, and ways to support pro- last March that brought together over 13,000 on Sept. 23 and 24 for a regional training Gov. Bill Ratliff, Supt. John Kuhn and Ft. education candidates in the upcoming election people to support public schools. The goal conference in Ft. Worth. The goal is to Worth student Conner Brantley, along with a cycle. Upcoming conferences are being is to send a strong message to candidates in restore funding for public schools cut in the bipartisan panel of elected officials. On planned for San Antonio and Houston, along the March primaries about the importance recent legislative session, and to make sure Saturday, attendees took part in workshops on with other events around the state. STS is also of supporting public education. If people expect the public schools to change for the better, then they have to get involved. Find out what you can do to make a difference in the public schools

Contact Allen Weeks for more information at (512) 450-1880 or visit the Save Texas Schools website at: www.savetxschools.org La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 11 The Role and History of Education in East Austin Neighborhoods Montopolis Riveside Govalle Del Valle

The five panel murals on the following two pages trace the role and history of education for the Mexican American community of Austin, Texas. This community’s presence dates back to the mid 1870s when 270 people inhabited the neighborhood near the mouth of the Shoal Creek. By 1900, Austin’s Mexican American residents numbered about 335 and comprised just 1.5 percent of the population. Though the community at one time lived in various parts of the city, their relocation by the City of Austin concentrated them east of I-35 and South of the Colorado River since the late 1920s.

The quality of education provided by the Austin school boards had been a progression of continual segregation until the desegregation period of the 1970s. The neighborhoods on the fringe of this area have been the most recent to receive municipal services such as libraries, recreation centers, and access to transportation. The Montopolis, Riverside, Govalle and Del Valle area is the location of Austin Community College’s Riverside Campus. The college has offered training for various trades and vocations as well as prepared others for four-year college programs. It continues to address the community’s academic and cultural needs and aspirations. About the Artist Fidencio Durán tells stories - visual stories that honor the past of the Mexican immigrant commu- nity. “My art is really about the idea that you can find beauty everywhere, that everybody’s life is significant in one form or another.” he says.

Durán’s artwork appears in public and private art collections in the United States and abroad. He also exhibits worldwide - Museo el Centenario in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., to Dublin Dr. Pepper in Dublin, Texas, and Biblioteca Las Americas in Mercedes, Texas.

One of Durán most well known works, The Visit, graces the length of the check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

The Dallas Museum of Art has presented Durán with three coveted merit awards, the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund Award in 1983, the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund Award in 1990, and the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant in 1996. He is the only artists in the museum’s history to receive all three awards.

Durán is a highly sought after artist in residence and visiting lecturer. He has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from The University of Texas at Austin and has taught at UT, Austin Community College, and Texas State University in San Marcos. Page 12 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

The Public Schools Opened in Austin During the Great Depression After World

The public schools opened in Austin on September 12, 1881. This ended an era when county and private schools charged tuition. The first mention of Mexican education came six years later by Woodridge when he de- scribed the poor conditions of the Mexican school taught and principaled by Ms. M. E. Garland. During the Great Depression and World War II ear, segregation of schools in After World War II more people moved into the The First Ward School was located at 2nd and Nueces Street. Due to Austin had become de facto with Zavala School serving all of East Austin. due to urban expansion. People from the fiscal problems, the school term was shortened to eight months and the The Mexican community that lived farther east in Montopolis and Del Valle, lower property values. More Mexican immigrant Garland School was abolished in 1888. had small country schools available for them. There were schools for Govalle policies. It was considered vital to establishing a and Webberville, while the Colorado School District served those in the Del avert Fascism and Communism. Being largely illiterate, they did not always The next school specifically for the Mexican student was the Mexican Bap- Valle area. Montopolis and its vicinity had received sharecroppers moving in require their children to attend school. Farmers from the tist School located at East Avenue and East 3rd Street. In 1916, the from surrounding communities and Mexican immigrants. This relocation of Creedmoor areas had moved in as was evident by the small rows of cab- Austin school board created its next Mexican school at the Southwest cor- people became certain after WWII when the government purchased farmland bage and lettuce being grown on small plot ner of West 5th and Nueces Street. Soup kitchens were provided and im- surrounding Bergstrom Air Field for a future base. This influx of people led to to the prevalence of teen delinquency , crime and gangs. proved the health and character of these students. Our Lady of Guadalupe overcrowded conditions. gangs were usually divided along racial lines. Catholic Church also established a parochial school as a result of their nantly Mexican Americans with Blacks and some Whites. parishioner’s protests against the school board. The Depression cause great unemployment for the Hispanic community. In 1931, Roy Velasquez established Roy’s Taxi. Aside from serving the His- The Holy Cross Order had established Bickler was among the first public schools opened in Austin in 1882 and panic community it also provided cab service to African Americans. In 1935, Montopolis Drive in 1953. Its history dates back to the 1930s when the area served the entire east side community before Palm was built in 1928. In he established the Austin Chapter of the League of Latin American Citi- had been made up of mostly small farms. In 1962, 1922, the school board felt that Bickler needed relief and built another zens. He encouraged participation in politics by promoting the sale of poll replaced Father Donnelly. World War II had disillusioned him and had seen school in this neighborhood where the “non English-speaking children of taxes to the Hispanic community. George I. Sanchez became a tenured pro- the need for missionary work after having his building career interrupted by the first and second grades could receive special teaching.” The new school, fessor at the University of Texas at Austin. His advocacy of equity in public the war. He immediately started the Dolores Parish East Avenue School, was later moved into a new building at East 3rd and schools for Hispanic students resulted in the beginning of the removal of seg- and rehabilitation program. Due to a lack of teachers he began the Comal Street and became the Comal School. The Austin schools pro- regation. It also led to better evaluations of Latino students with the use of the Teacher Service. He recognized the basic problems of unemployment, juve- vided two segregated public schools for the primary grade Mexican scho- Spanish language. nile delinquency , inadequate housing, no public transport lastics Ms. Consuelo Mendez, the first Mexican American teacher taught cation. He also saw the underlying racial and religious tensions due to it at Comal and later Zavala Elementary. diversity. La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 13 orld War II In 1970 the Austin Independent The last twenty years of growth

ar II more people moved into the Montopolis neighborhood In 1970 the Austin Independent School District was ruled in violation of The last twenty years of growth and development has helped guide the ansion. People from the Govalle region were attracted by the 1964 Civil Rights Act because of eight predominately Black schools. In education opportunities offered by the Riverside Campus of Austin Com- lower property values. More Mexican immigrants came in due to relaxed U.S. 1972, it closed Anderson High School and Kealing Junior High. The school munity College. To help supply the semiconductor industry with trained ablishing a Pan American friendship to board established Austin Community College without a tax base. The first job force. Riverside offers a curriculum to train for this industry. Partly due avert Fascism and Communism. Being largely illiterate, they did not always day of classes at Ridgeview Campus used the facilities “day and night.” to the continuously growing Hispanic community, El Centro was estab- require their children to attend school. Farmers from the Del Valle and Old Austin High School became available for classes. The first generation lished in 1997 by history professor Mariano Diaz-Miranda and Terry Tho- areas had moved in as was evident by the small rows of cab- ceremonies were held at Hancock Center in 1974. ACC graduated 15 stu- mas. Riverside has led the way in providing courses that address the tech- bage and lettuce being grown on small plots. This overcrowding contributed dents with associate degrees and 71 students with GEDs. Classes began at nologies of the future. These technologies address our sources of energy to the prevalence of teen delinquency , crime and gangs. The gangs. The Bergstrom Air Force Base. Vietnam veterans began flocking to ACC un- and transportation and their effects on the environment. gangs were usually divided along racial lines. The population was predomi- der the GI Bill of Rights. Under president - elect Dan Angel, a new River- Americans with Blacks and some Whites. side Campus was developed with community support for the tax base. With Along with technological advances, the general populace in the East Aus- support from State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, Austin Community Col- tin area of Riverside, Montopolis, Govalle, and Del Valle has been sub- ablished Dolores Catholic Church on lege acquired the local tax base for future development. jected to gentrification and environmental concerns. PODER, organized in s history dates back to the 1930s when the area 1991, has addressed the economic and environmental impact on these had been made up of mostly small farms. In 1962, Father Fred Underwood Since World War II, Mexican Americans developed an awareness for the neighborhoods. They have also organized a grass roots conservation pro- ar II had disillusioned him and had seen importance of civil rights, political representation, and the need for equitable gram to safeguard the future of this once rural part of Austin. Southwest ter having his building career interrupted by educational opportunities. This awareness greatly influenced the Chicano Key Program, Inc. has established its national headquarters close to Dolores Parish on a massive reform movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. Juarez-Lincoln University, a Mexican Johnston Eastside Memorial High School with the intent of helping stu- ation program. Due to a lack of teachers he began the Volunteer American institution of higher learning was founded on First Street and I-35. dents achieve their dreams. . He recognized the basic problems of unemployment, juve- Gus Garcia, became the first Mexican American to be elected the AISD nile delinquency , inadequate housing, no public transportation and poor edu- board of trustees in 1972. In 1974, the Chicana Educational Conference cation. He also saw the underlying racial and religious tensions due to its was held at St. Edwards University and the Mexican American Business and Professional Women held their first meeting. Page 14 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Voces de Latinas Voces de Latinas: A Photo Exhibit in Five Parts Growing up in East Austin, Susana Almanza has been committed to assure that her community is a better place to live. The Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, the Ann Richards Raised in poverty, Almanza experienced School for Young Women Leaders, the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican prejudice and discrimination. At a very young American Cultural Center, Mexic-Arte Museum, and The Nettie Lee age, she translated for her parents as neither Benson Library Collection, University of Texas at Austin have joined had a formal education. In the mid-1960s together to feature the contributions, achievements and legacies of 102 local she participated in the Economy Furniture Latinas in a photo exhibit entitled Voces de Latinas: A Photo Exhibit in Workers strike and as a freshman in high school participated in the lettuce boycott. As Five Parts. The exhibit offers a mosaic blending of images and biographical co-chair and member of the Brown Berets, narratives of Latinas from the late 1800s to the present that represent all she worked with the Austin community to walks of life. bring focus to civil rights issues, such as Belinda Acosta police brutality, lack of activities for youth, All Latinas portrayed in the exhibit were nominated by the community at housing, education, and other needed Belinda Acosta is an Austin-based journalist, large and the images and biographical information were donated to the Austin services in East Austin. best known for her weekly media column, “TV History Center by friends, family members and other community individuals Eye,” written for the Austin Chronicle. Her In May 1991, Almanza, along with several for use in the exhibit. nonfiction has appeared in Poets & Writers other local leaders, formed PODER (People Magazine, Latino USA, AlterNet, The Texas Each of the partners will exhibit 20 of the images and sponsor a program in Organized in Defense of Earth and her Observer, and other publications. She was a conjunction with the Voces de Latinas exhibit. The exhibit will be on display Resources), which works to empower the Michener Fellow at the University of Texas at community to address environmental and from September 25 through October 23. The exhibit was made possible in Austin, where she received her MFA in Writing social justice issues as basic human rights. part with a grant from the Austin Friends of Folk Art. It is free and open to in 1997. As a student, she was an organizing As a recipient of numerous awards, Almanza the public. La Voz de Austin will be sharing the Voces de Latinas project member of MALCS (Mujeres Activas en Letras acknowledged that her achievements are due with its readers over the next four months. y Cambio Social) and MEChA (Movemiento to the leadership that comes from within the Estudiantil de Aztlán). neighborhood residents themselves and the actual work of day to day people who Her service to Austin includes: volunteering participate in the causes which she holds dear “My mother calls herself “Feisty” because she is a strong, as a mentor for the Seedling Program, to her heart. In 2002 she was a recipient of providing workshops for the GenAustin Girls smart progressive woman who has always been passionate about the Ford Foundation Leadership for a Now! Conference, serving as an advisor to Changing World Award for Outstanding women’s issues. She is a mother, foster- Latinitas, being a founding board member of Leadership in U.S. Communities mother, teacher and author and NALIP-Austin (National Association of Latino has guided me and many others Independent Producers),serving as a dramaturg for the Texas Young Playwrights Festival, and during our lifetime. I honor was a judge for FronteraFest. Her first novel, my mother Rachel Conrad Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz (Grand Central Wahlberg along with all the Publishing, August 2009), was awarded the outstanding women profiled in 2010 Mariposa Prize from the International Latino Book Awards. Her most recent novel is this month’s issue in La Voz.” Sisters, Strangers, and Starting Over (July, 2010). She is currently at work on a new novel David Wahlberg set in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she was born Candidate for 167th District Court and raised.

Edna E. Canino

Edna Estela Rodriguez Canino was born in Fulfurrias, Texas, in 1938. At the age of 15, she began working to assist her family. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Arts and Industries in Kingsville, Texas. It was there WahlbergForJudge.com that she met her husband, Roberto Canino. Pol. adv. David Wahlberg in compliance with the voluntary limits of the In 1958, they moved to Austin and soon Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, Gus Garcia Jr., Treasurer. Susana R. Almanza became involved in community and civic La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 15 Voces de Latinas organizations. In the late 1960s, firm specializing in developing closed in 2010 due to lack of funds, Metz Elementary, a school of after personally visiting the Austin innovative ways to infuse retail, she continued with the assistance predominant Hispanic students, Public Schools and one in educational and cultural projects of volunteers to operate one of the because of the discord among particular, Palm Elementary, whose with characteristics that will AFSC Programs, Austin Tan Cerca parents, teachers, and school students were predominately differentiate them from the de la Frontera (Austin So Close to administration. Cuellar quickly Mexican Americans, and seeing the competition and attract customers. the border), a not-for-profit earned the trust of the parents and deplorable conditions of the school Her community contribution has organization. established a highly effective facility and other inadequacies, been endless. parent-school effort. She has not Edna decided to run for the AISD Presently, Josefina serves as always received favorable Board of Trustees, becoming the In 1979 she helped raise funds to Executive Director of the program. acceptance by AISD School Board first Latina to run. send the Ballet Folklorico Aztlan She has always been concerned Members. troupe to Europe to participate in an with issues dealing with social and Although she was not elected, she international competition. She was gender equality. Through AFSC, she In 1998 AISD School Board Josefa Garcia Galindo kept striving for the betterment of the instrumental in inducing Kenny organized the Annual Women and President Kathy Rider sought to Mexican Americans in the state of Rogers and Bruce Springsteen to Fair Trade event, a cultural festival maintain the “At Risk” label stamped Josefa Gracia Galindo was born Texas by assisting others to be sponsor food drives for the Austin wherein women’s cooperatives from in red ink on all Hispanic student in 1890. She and her husband elected. In 1971 her husband Food Bank and helped garner diverse countries arrive in Austin to report cards throughout the district. Tomas Galindo came to Austin in received a job promotion and they donations for the purchase of a new tell their stories and sell their hand- This effort was publicly reversed at 1909 after eloping from Cadereyta moved to Duncanville, Texas. In Food Bank truck by staging a crafted items amid music a school board meeting when Jimenez in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. 1975 she received a B.A. in Political “funeral” after their old truck had performances, film showings, and Cuellar encouraged Super- After a few years in Austin, they Science from UT at Arlington and died. In 1991 she led the effort to poetry readings. Josefina was a intendent Bishop to override returned to Mexico only to find the a Juris Doctorate degree in 1979 relocate the Norwood House so it founding member and facilitator of Rider’s request. With Cuellar’s country torn by revolution. In order from SMU School of Law in Dallas. would be eligible for historic Inmigrantes Latinos en Accion, urging, this issue also resulted in to survive, they cooked for Pancho Now a resident of Miami, Florida, restoration funds. In 1993 she was Colectivo Flatlander, and ATCF. the implementation of diversity Villa’s men. she presently is a licensed attorney recognized, along with 14 other She is a board member of Women training for principals and teachers. in the State of Texas and Florida, Hispanic Women, as “Outstanding on the Border based in Austin. In 1922 they returned to Austin a member of the U.S. Supreme Hispanic Women” of Austin by the She also served as a member of the In September 2000 Cuellar, in after an accidental fire burned their Court, U.S. Southern & Middle Texas League of United Latin first Austin Citizen Review Panel conjunction with Cristo Rey home and bakery. To make ends District Court of Florida, and the American Citizens for her of the Office of the Police Monitor Catholic Church, established La meet, Josefa became a seamstress U.S. 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of contribution to education and in 2004. FUENTE Learning Center. What and did laundry in her home. On Appeal. Edna and her husband community development. began as a request to discuss the July 4, 1940, with ninety cents in her have been married for 53 years. educational deficits of the Hispanic pocket, a hand operated grinder, a population in East Austin resulted tortilla press, and a stove, she and in the creation of a non-profit Tomas started El Fenix Tortilla partnership between two Factory, which later became El educational trusts. Cuellar serves Galindo’s. With love, hard work, without compensation as Executive and dedication, the Tortilla Factory Director and employs an AISD became a success in Austin, and teacher to help the high school their tortillas were distributed students acquire the course credits statewide. Although, Josefa’s life needed to graduate. was dominated by hard work, the end result was success for her and Olga Cuellar Josefina M. Castillo Olga Cuellar has been an Beatrice Gonzalez Josefina M. Castillo was born advocate for public education in Fincher and raised in Mexico City. She has Austin for over 18 years, as Felicidades a todas a B.A. in Sociology from the evidenced by her leadership role Beatrice (Gonzalez) Fincher National Autonomous University with the Austin Independent received her journalism degree from of Mexico, an M.A. in Latin School District and creation of La the University of Texas at Austin mis hermanas. American Studies and a Ph.D. in FUENTE, an educational institution. in 1966. Shortly thereafter, she Language, Reading & Culture from began working as editor of the the University of Arizona. She Cuellar began her work through LULAC News. Beatrice has been served as Director for the Austin leadership roles in Parent Teacher Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza an avid business woman starting American Friends Service Association at the city level in several businesses in Austin, her Committee (AFSC) from 1998 to Austin and as an officer for the District Clerk, Travis County most recent being Mass Appeal, a 2010, but when the office was State of Texas. She was sent to Page 16 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Voces de Latinas family. When asked how the Maria de los Angeles Guadalupe Marsha Gomez was an artist, business achieved its success, she La Voz de Austin would like Eva Carrillo y Gallardo de Garcia activist, art educator, community would often reply, “La planta de este to commend Gloria Espitia, was a missionary, nurse, social- organizer for environmental and trabajo soy yo” (the sweat of the welfare volunteer, civil-rights community rights, and advocate for Neighborhood Liaison who work is me). Josefa and Tomas activist, and mother. She received Native Americans. In 1982 she were married for 74 years. She has led this effort to make her nursing degrees from Bethany moved to Austin and quickly passed away in 1983. this exhibit a reality. Hospital and the Chicago Training became involved within the art School for City, Home and community. She taught clay Foreign Missions. sculpting at the Dougherty Arts Center and arts education After graduating, she worked as a programs funded by the National nurse at the Battle Creek Endowment for the Arts, Texas Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Commission for the Arts, and the Michigan. In 1915, she and her Lena Guerrero Aguirre City of Austin. She became the first husband Dr. Alberto G. Garcia Artist in Resident for the City of Lena Guerrero Aguirre, known moved to Austin, and in 1920 they Austin implementing art and as Lena Guerrero to her published the first Spanish- cultural programming to low income constituents, was born in Mission, language newspaper in Austin, La minority residents. Texas. As a young girl, she worked Vanguardia. as a migrant worker during the An activist in her community, she Through her art, she sought to summer alongside her eight worked tirelessly to assure that the celebrate women and her siblings. In 1976 she moved to Mexican American community commitment to world peace. In Austin to attend the University of participated in local affairs. She was 1984 she helped co-found the Texas. As a student, she was active a founding member and leader of Indigenous Women’s National in politics and public affairs with the the Ladies League of the United Network (IWN). In 1986 she served Texas Democratic Party. Latin American Citizens in Austin as coordinator to women of color at as well as a volunteer in health- the Austin Women’s Peace In 1984, at the age of 26, she education drives and the United House, and in 1988 she assisted in became the second Mexican Service Organization during World establishing Alma de Mujer Center American female elected to the War II. She helped found the for Social Change. Texas Legislature and the first to second Austin Mexican Methodist be elected from Austin. She served church, Emmanuel Methodist. Marsha is best known her three terms (1985-1991). As a Eva fought for desegregation in sculpture “Madre del Mundo,” an legislator, she was a strong public places and better education indigenous woman expressively supporter for child abuse within the Austin public school gazing at a globe cradled in her lap. enforcement, women’s issues, system for Mexican American Gomez once described her work as: migrant farm workers, mass transit, students. A strong believer in future “My sculptures are personifications and she helped established a child generations, she collaborated with of forces and phenomena of nature, care system for State Capitol local city probation officers and feminine, earth-derived forms that employees. In 1989 Guerrero was juvenile agencies to turn boys and sing poetically of the matriarchal recognized by Texas Monthly as one girls from delinquency. Eva was 96 way…The work speaks specifically of the ten best legislators in Texas. years of age when she passed away to the experience of la mujer Governor Ann Richards appointed on September 29, 1979. indigena, women of the earth, her to the Texas Railroad women who have courage, women Commission in 1991, thus making who are working to make a her the first female and the first difference, women who are facing minority member of the major challenges in their lives…and Commission. In 1992 Guerrero’s women who have struggled through political career became unraveled it all.” Marsha Gomez’ life was when it was revealed that she had tragically cut short in 1998. not graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as documented in her resume. She resigned from Many of the the TRC and in 1993 she officially received her bachelor’s degree from photo credits go to UT. Lena Guerrero passed away Rene Renteria on April 28, 2008 after a long battle Eva Carillo de Garcia Marsha Gomez with cancer. La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 17 Voces de Latinas

University in 1953 and her Master went on the air on Channel 36 as Directors of the Austin Museum of in Education from the University of the host of “Senior Forum,” Art, the Austin History Center Texas at Austin in 1976. She becoming the first Hispanic woman Association, the Austin Public began her twenty-four years as a on Austin television; the program Library Foundation, City of Austin teacher and administrator with the ran for 23 years. In 1995, she was Human Rights Commission, Lone Austin Independent School appointed to represent the Star Girl Scout Council Board of District in 1958 where she taught congressional district at the White Directors, Literacy Austin, and the at Palm, Brooke, and Zavala House Conference on Aging. Breast Cancer Resource Center, Elementary Schools and later Because of her interest in history to mention a few. serving as Assistant Principal at and culture, she was awarded the Govalle and St. Elmo. Excellence in Writing Award by Her pride in her Hispanic heritage the Texas Association of Bilingual is exemplified through her Santos “Sandy” In the 1960s, while at Zavala, she Education in 1987. Since 1982, involvement in many culturally- Janis Guerrero- Acosta Fuentes was one of the key figures in Pennington has been an active related activities. She is a member Thompson andy Fuentes opened the 1st initiating the first Bilingual Education S participant with the Austin/Saltillo of the Austin Pan American Round beauty shop for Mexican American Program for AISD. Later, Galindo Sister Cities. Table, a Past President and Co- Janis Kay Guerrero-Thompson women in Austin. After working as would become the district’s first Founder of the Mexican American was born in Austin and graduated a beautician at Lorraine and Hage Bilingual Education Instructional Business & Professional Women from Crockett High School. Her Beauty Shops, Fuentes opened Coordinator. In 1985, Galindo of Austin, and Vice-President of father, Leonard O. Guerrero owned Sandy’s Beauty Shop in 1942 on Elementary was named in her honor Statewide Board of Directors of the and operated Guerrero Produce E. 7th St., becoming one of the first for her dedication and commitment Hispanic Women’s Network of Mexican American woman business as a leader, teacher, and Co. which continues to be a part of Texas. administrator. She passed away in Austin’s history. owners in Austin. 1983. Janis received her PhD in She eventually came to own 2 Education Administration, Master of locations. In 1944, Sandy met Toby Arts, and a Bachelor of Science from Fuentes, a sailor, through her friend the University of Texas at Austin. Lorraine Camacho, and after a She served as the Austin whirlwind romance, married shortly before Toby shipped off to war. They Independent School District were married for 56 years and had Amalia Rodriguez- Executive Director, Planning and 5 children. Mendoza Community Relations, taught 17 years for AISD, and worked as a riginally from As a business owner, Fuentes O Del Rio, Texas, project director for the Texas served as a role model to Mexican Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza came Education Agency. Janis was to Austin to complete her American women. She hired, Gloria Mata Pennington strongly committed to her trained, and mentored young education, graduating in 1972 from Gloria G. Moreno community and church. She served women in the beauty business and In 1965, when Gloria Pennington the University of Texas at Austin and earning a Master’s Degree in Gloria Moreno was a teacher and as Vice Chair on the Board of helped many go on to start and her husband Mel moved to Education from Antioch College in counselor for the Austin Directors for Central Texas businesses of their own. Fuentes Austin, she immediately became 1974. Independent School District for 24 ran Sandy’s Beauty Shop until involved as a volunteer with Austin Goodwill Industries, Chair of the years. A lifelong believer in 1979 and passed away in 2001. ISD, serving as President of Gullett City of Austin Civil Service education, and with a part time job, Elementary PTA and later as She has served as Travis County Commission and Advisory , active husband and 2 kids, she enrolled member of City Council of PTAs. In District Clerk since 1991. She is volunteer in Chaplain Services at at the University of Texas in her the 1970s, she participated in the first minority to hold the office, Brackenridge Hospital and in the 30s. She received a BA in political campaigns for John and at the completion of her current Ministry for the Homebound at St. Elementary Education from UT and Trevino, Richard Moya, and term, will hold one of the longest a Master’s in Counseling & Mary’s Cathedral. Gonzalo Barrientos. As a member tenures in Texas. Under her Guidance from Southwest Texas of the Travis County Democratic direction, Travis County was the In June 2004, she was recognized State University. Women’s Organization, she was first in the country to offer citizens by Hispanic Magazine as a “Top appointed to serve on the board of the opportunity to complete the During the early years of her Latina in Community Service”, and the Lakeside Senior Activity entire empanelment process online. career, she worked during court- in 2008, La Voz de Austin, and the Center, and that was the beginning ordered desegregation of Austin Texas Association of Chicanos in of a career working for and with the In addition to her work as an schools and took a special interest Higher Education, honored her as Emma H. Galindo elderly. elected government official, she has in working to improve the education one of “25 Most Influential Hispanics dedicated her efforts extensively to local civic and community system for minority students. She in Texas”. –Janis passed away on Emma Galindo received her In 1977, she became a known organizations, such as the Board of implemented a test-taking skills June 7, 2011. Bachelor Degree from Baylor expert in issues on the elderly. She Page 18 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

program that is still in use in some In 1970, she worked for the Austin East Austin schools and Voces de Latinas Housing Authority overseeing coordinated workshops on three city housing projects: Santa classroom management, crisis Rita Courts, Chalmers Court, and Journalism (1977) and a Genealogical, the first Genealogy management, learning disabilities, Booker T. Washington Terrace. bachelor’s degree in journalism Society in Austin for the purpose of and campus parental involvement. from the University of Texas at assisting Mexican Americans in She also coordinated a pilot She was active in getting food Austin (1976). She has worked for research of their Tejano family roots program for after-school care at stamp programs organized and the Boston Globe, WFAA-TV in and history. Tijerina was co- Becker Elementary that was the helped establish the South Austin Dallas, and the Dallas Morning founder and publisher of the Austin foundation for the Extend-a-Care Recreation Center, for which she News. In 1998, she joined the Light weekly newspaper serving the program that now serves Austin, has served on the Board. From the University of Texas at Austin Mexican American community in Del Valle, and Hays ISDs. late 1970s to the early 1980s, School of Journalism as an Austin from 1980 to 1990. Margaret engaged herself in the Assistant Professor. In 2006, Moreno was inducted Democratic Party and later She has served as a board into the 125th Austin Independent Since 1999, she has spearheaded became a board member of many member of the Laguna Gloria Art School District Hall of Fame and the U.S. Latino & Latina World War commissions. She has served as Juanita Tijerina Museum, a founding delegate of the Alumni Honor Roll for her II Oral History Project at the an Election Judge, a member of the Hispanic Women’s Network of commitment to educating young University of Texas. In 2010, the Juanita Tijerina was born and Texas Women’s Political Caucus Texas, a founding President of the people for the challenges of the title was changed to Voces Oral raised in San Diego, Texas. She for the Mexican American Hispanic Publishers of Texas, and future and as a distinguished leader History Project after expanding to received her high school diploma Democrats, a member of the the Media Committee Chair of who has contributed to the rich include the Korean and Vietnam from San Diego High School and Mexican American Business and Tejano Monument, Inc.. She has history of Austin and Central War eras and the larger Latino attended Texas A& I University in Professional Women in Austin been awarded the Media Award Texas. civilian experience. Kingsville where she received a (MABPWA), and countless other from the Austin Greater Hispanic ivas-Rodriguez gained national bachelor’s of arts degree in organizations and associations. R Chamber of Commerce and the prominence after leading protests in Communications. Phoenix Print Media Award given 2007 against the World War II PBS In 1983 Margaret was the first by the Austin Blacks Arts Alliance. documentary that originally had After college she married Andres Mexican American woman to seek excluded the stories of Hispanic Tijerina and has lived in Austin an Austin City Council position. veterans. She has received since 1973. Tijerina was a member She ran against incumbent council numerous awards and is the author of the Travis County Historical member John Treviño, who at the of publications such as Beyond the Commission, 1978-1980, in which time had served four consecutive Latino WWII Hero: Social and she also served as director of a terms in the Place 5 position. Political Legacies of the Latino project to research and document Although she did not defeat WWII Generation, A Legacy Greater several Travis County Mexican Treviño, her commitment to the than Words: Stories of Latinos & American cemeteries that included Austin community has become San Jose, El Rincon, Goforth, stronger and her involvement in Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez Latinas of the World Wall II Generation, Mexican Americans & Webberville, and Evelyn many civic, political, and social organizations has proven her Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez earned World War II, and Brown Eyes on Cemetery. dedication and contribution to future her Ph.D. in mass communication the Web: Unique Perspective of an Margaret Uriegas generations to come. from the University of North Alternative Latino On-Line This project was made possible Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998), Publication. with the assistance of students from Margaret Uriegas was born in Austin Community College and Austin, Texas. She is best known The second part of the Voces de master’s degree from the Columbia Latinas will appear in the November, several Austin genealogy clubs. In University Graduate School of for her activism and commitment to 2011 issue of La Voz de Austin 1978 she co-founded the Sociedad the Austin and Travis County area.

The friends, families and supporters of Southwest Key Programs are proud to be a part of the Voces de Latinas tribute which acknowledges the 102 Austin women who opened so many doors of opportunity over the years.

Dr. Juan J. Sanchez Mission: Opening doors to opportunity so young people El Presidente and CEO can achieve their dreams Southwest Key Programs was founded in 1987 Southwest Key was recently ranked #4 among the top 25 Hispanic Nonprofit in America by Hispanic Business Magazine La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 19 Latino education leader José Cárdenas dies Olga Seelig

José A. Cárdenas, a nationally recognized teacher, researcher and pioneer in the field of education for U.S. Latino children whose civil rights work zeroed in on educational justice and Attorney at Law equity, has died. An authority in school finance reform and early childhood, multicultural and bilingual education, Cárdenas was found deceased in his home Saturday. He was remembered CRIMINAL LAW & JAIL RELEASE for pioneering educational approaches and programs now considered standard, including what longtime colleague Rosie Castro called the “Cárdenas’ theory of incompatibilities.” -DWI/ALR Hearings

“He pioneered the idea that children who are bilingual learned differently,” she said. “It was a -Family Violence Assaults novel idea that the education culture had never looked at and was well proven out later. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, it was very new.” Cárdenas, who was 80, suffered strokes in the last several -Violent Crimes years, his son Dr. Michael Cardenas said, and never fully recovered. -Drug Offenses A Laredo native, he started college at the University of Texas at Austin at 15. Described as -Theft/Fraud/ brilliant, with a keen intellectual curiosity, UT named him a distinguished alumnus in 1997. The José Cárdenas Early Childhood Center in the Edgewood Independent School District is White Collar Crime named for him. He served as superintendent of Edgewood schools in the late 1960s and early ’70s on the heels of student-led walkouts that brought to light unqualified teachers, -Probation Revocations - deteriorating facilities and unequal educational opportunity for its poor, Mexican all felony and misdemeanor American students. Ven a ver me en FAMILY LAW He played a role in the landmark case brought by Edgewood parents against the state that toda confianza. reached the U.S. Supreme Court. He testified in, or consulted on, more than 70 education- -Divorce related civil-rights cases. “We have lost a real champion,” said Al Kauffman, former attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. “He was the leading Latino -Child Custody educator in the history of the United States.” -Child Support

“He was a man of great vision, great courage and great action,” said María “Cuca” Robledo -Premarital/Postmarital Agreements Montecel, president and CEO of the Intercultural Development Research Association, a nationally known institution that produces research and develops curriculum and Olga Seelig was born in El Paso, Texas. Ms. Seelig attended the University of education theory. Cárdenas founded IDRA in 1973. Texas at El Paso where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with honors in 1994. Ms. Seelig then pursued her dream of becoming “Dr. Cárdenas legacy is one that would have all of us focus on children to provide them the best, highest quality education and to do so without regard for the language they speak, the a lawyer and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997. side of town they come from or the color of their skin,” Robledo Montecel said. Ms. Seelig has been licensed to practice in Texas state courts since 1997 and “Many of us throughout the country will remember him as a man who cared deeply about is a member of the Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Federal District children, about education and about opportunities that education brings to young children,” Courts of Texas. She has also served as a municipal court judge in Austin. she said. 316 West 12th St., Suite 109, Austin, TX 78701 Cárdenas earned his bachelor’s degree at UT in 1950, a master’s from Our Lady of the Lake University in 1955 and a doctorate, again from UT, in 1966. “He was an incredible thinker, tele. 512.524.7798 fax 512.308.6884 intellectual and strategist,” said Castro, who taught in an early Cárdenas-inspired program www.olgaseeliglaw.com that put teachers on the road to Michigan, following children of migrant cherry pickers, so that they wouldn’t fall behind. “He was a real innovator.” Cárdenas also was remembered as a civil rights activist who challenged the status quo.

As superintendent of Edgewood, he denied the Texas Cavaliers’ King Antonio from visiting schools, said fellow educator Rebeca Barrera, who began her teaching career at Edgewood. “He spoke his mind, and he was a role model for so many educators that followed,” she said. “His greatest contribution has been the huge number of young people who pursued their doctoral studies,” said retired educator Bambi Cárdenas, another longtime colleague. “It’s hard to imagine the progress that would not have been made without his undaunting pursuit of that goal. His contributions will be hard to match.” She recalled Cárdenas’ visits to Edgewood school counselors in the early ‘70s in which he directed them — individually — to stop ranking students and concentrate on getting them into college and finding scholarships for them “to help our kids transition to college.” Page 20 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

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The Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to join with many others in paying tribute to the 102 Latinas that are part of the Voces de Latinas Exhibit. Page 22 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Calendar of Events Word Power October 9th, 2011 -Fundraiser for Raul and Alma Valdez at Jovita’s Restaurant, 1619 South 1st St. 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Music by: Conjunto Aztlan and Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia En Las Palabras October 10th, 2011 - CMAS Plática: Maylei Blackwell and Anna Nieto Gomez 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Meeting Room (2.120), Student Activity Center, The University of Texas at Austin This plática by Maylei Blackwell and Anna NietoGomez is based on the recently published Hay Poder book by Maylei Blackwell, “¡Chicana Power! Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano No one can ever argue in the name of Nadie puede averiguar en el nombre de la Movement,” the first book-length study of women’s involvement in the Chicano Movement of education, that it is better to know less educación que es mejor saber menos que the late 1960s and 1970s. A book reading and signing featuring Maylei Blackwell and Anna than it is to know more. Being bilin- saber más. Siendo bilingüe o trilingüe es Nieto Gomez will take place at Resistencia Bookstore (1801-A South 1st Street, Austin, gual or trilingual or multilingual is about parte de ser educado en el siglo 21. Texas) beginning at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call (512) 416-8885 being educated in the 21st century. Esperamos traer cada mes a nuestros October 12th, 2011 - CMAS Faculty Research Plática: Jason Casellas and Emilio We look forward to bringing our read- lectores de La Voz de Austin una lista de Zamora 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Meeting Room (1.106), Student Activity Center, The University ers various word lists in each issue of palabras en español con sus equivalentes of Texas at Austin La Voz de Austin. en inglés.

October 12th, 2011 - 26th Annual Dia de la Raza Celebration at the Emma S. Barrientos What happened? ¿Qué pasó? Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Street Austin, Texas. Event starts at 6:30pm Todos estan invitados. When did it happen? ¿Cuando pasó? October 15th, 2011- Voces de Latinas Project - Con nuestras manos 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Terrazas Branch Library in Austin, Texas. Presenters: Connie Arismendi and Laura Where did it happen? ¿Donde pasó? Garanzuay. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Gloria Espitia at (512) 9747498. Who was there? ¿Quiene esta allñ?

October 16th, 2011 - Voces de Latinas at the Benson Latin American Library on the Did you see it? ¿Usted lo vio? campus of The University of Texas at Austin. 3:00pm - 5:00pm An Exhibit in Five Parts featuring Nivia González, Cat Quintanilla and Liliana Wilson 3-5 p.m., Please join us as the Benson welcomes three outstanding local Latina artists for an afternoon of art and How many parents came? ¿Cuantas padres de familia vinieron? conversation, as part of a month-long, multi-venue celebration of Austin Latinas. Were they mad? ¿Estaban enojados? October 17th, 2011 - Travis High School Academy Pep Rally at 3:00pm 12

October 21st, 2011 - The Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation Fall Who was arrested? ¿Quien fue arestado? Golf Classic will be held on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Onion Creek Golf Club on 2510 Onion Creek Pkwy. Are you going back again? ¿Vas a volver?

October 22nd, 2011 - Santana-Rama 2011 at Maria Maria Restaurant 415 Colorado Street Were you afraid? ¿Tenias miedo? Austin, Texas. This event is sponsored by ALMA, Austin Latino Music Association.

October 22nd, 2011 - HopeFest at Reagan High School 9:30am to 3:00pm. For more Good luck! ¡Buena suerte! information contact Allen Weeks at (512) 653-4935

October 22, 2011 - 28th Annual Viva la Vida Fest Celebrating Dia de los Muertos in Austin, Texas DareCo Realtors Thinking of buying a house, then think of me. I have been in the real estate business for more than 20 years. I can help you realize your dream of owning your own home. 5th Street Downtown Plaza Saltillo Grand Procession Congress to Brazos 5th & Comal Plaza Saltillo Vendor Fair & Concurso de Calaveritas Down East 6th Street & Family Activities Live Performances 6-7PM (512) 826-7569 2-10PM 2-5PM

October 28th, 2011 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas 10/28/2011 12:45 pm - Sheraton Hotel 701 E.11th Street Austin, TX 78701 25th Annual State [email protected] Conference La Voz de Austin - October, 2011 Page 23 La Voz de Austin - October, 2011

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