The Ventura County HISPANIC 1981 FORUM
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Issue December The Ventura County HISPANIC 1981 FORUM VOL.1 Ventura County's vibrant, expressive, and dynamic Hispanic community committed to a brighter, wholesome, and progressive future. ISSUE 2 CABLE VISION BILINGUAL HOY OXNARD, CALIFORNIA Humberto Garza Commander Pacific Missile Test Center education and life sciences. Later Producer/Director to the Hispanic community as well she did gerontology graduate work HOY Program as programs and employment op- at Washington State University. She portunities with the Navy. In addi- is married to Doctor Dexter Weed Communication is the basis for tion "HOY" has had as guests State of Ventura, California. Barbara success in any enterprise and the Senator Omer Rains, Congressman began hosting on "HOY" six mon- Hispanic community in Ventura Barry Goldwater Jr., State ths ago and has interviewed notables County has had a need to develop Assemblyman Chuck Imbrecht, and from many fields. this communication. "HOY" takes even a presidential candidate Mr. Marta Garza came from Mexico this opportunity to congratulate and Ben Fernandez of Los Angeles. The some years ago and attended the to extend best wishes for success to list is long and includes medical doc- University of California in Santa the Ventura County Hispanic tor, psychologists, social services Barbara. She graduated with a Forum in its effort to establish inter- representatives, Educational Ad- degree in Hispanic Literature and organizational communication. ministrators, singers, painters, ac- minor in English and History. She "HOY" a bilingual television tors, writers, teachers and others. has taught in Ventura and is program on Channel 12 in Oxnard The two primary hosts of presently an instructor at Oxnard was started five years ago on two "HOY" are Marta Garza and Bar- College. local cable television stations, Oxnard Cable vision anbard a HuenemGarcia e WeedLa . Both profes- The need to continue working on Playa Cable. "HOY" has a twofold sionals and interested in television developing communication is ever purpose, to train Hispanics in the for the Hispanic community. This present. Anyone interested in par- television media and to provide a interest is a manifestation generated ticipating as an "HOY" host should means of communicating informationby toth the eapparen Hispanit c laccommunitk of Spanisy on h contact Mr. Humberto Garza. events and programs of relevance to language television programming in them. Programing has consisted the area. primarily of a "talk show" format Barbara Garcia Weed is a that has proven very successful. graduate of Arizona State Uni- versity where she studied physical Mr. Humberto Garza was the originator of the program and continues being its producer. Mr. Garza is also the Director of the Navy Community Service Center in Oxnard, he has used "HOY" to introducecommandin g officers of the local Navy commands such as Admiral Fred H. Baughman, Com Organizations in this Issue The Hispanic Forum 2 AMAE: MACA: HOY: President: Lorraine Regalado Bishop President: Santos Hernandez Director / Producer: Vice President: Clara M. Ramos Vice President: Roberto "Beto" Tisnado Humberto Garza Secretary: Cindy Banuelos Secretary: Gini Brady Host: Marta Garza Treasure: Rita Anaya Host: Barbara Garcia Weed Treasurer: Nancy Cuellar IMAGE: President: Humberto Garza Vice President: Ernie Mora TERRENA CORPORATION Vice President Federal Govt: Manuel Vega President: Armando Lopez Vice President State Govt: Irma Lopez Vice President: Roberto de la Selva Secretary: Mary Roman MECHA: Oxnard Raza Faculty: President: Mario Ramirez President: Jose de la Pena Vice President: Debbie McCarty Vice President: Teresa Orozco Secretary: Gloria Segovia Treasurer: Patty Hernandez FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK The Hispanic Forum 3 HISPANIC FORUM THANK YOU FOR YOUR Contents WARM RECEPTION Cover Feature HOY: Bilingual Local Cable Television 1 Gonzalo R. Casillas EDITOR'S DESK: Warm Reception 3 We wish to express our gratitude for the many kind words on our first AMAE: A Successful issue of the Ventura County Hispanic Forum on November 1981 and for the Conference 4 many inquires regarding the purpose of the forum. The Forum is precisely what the word implies... a place where organiza- IMAGE: Affirmative tions, groups, associations, clubs, and/or individuals express opinions Action 5 publicly. Although it is a Hispanic Forum and focuses on Hispanic prob- RAZA FACULTY: lems/success, issues, and concerns, we enthusiastically encourage non- Oxnard College 6 hispanic groups to use this medium... especially those that impact the THE BAJA REPORTER: Hispanic population in the County. Baja Boogying 7 The Hispanic Forum serves as a means through which common concerns in the Latin community are shared, coordinated, and ultimately acted on. It MACA: The Outer serves as a communications broker between Hispanic groups in the County Fringes 10 and other groups that interact with the Hispanic community. In short, it MECHA: Student serves persons of all ethnic, racial, religious, political persuasions, or sex. It Participation 11 is a Forum for exercising ones right of freedom of speech as guaranteed in CAFE: the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. ...that we may be COUNTED . 14 Our first issue behind us, we are very excited and invite you to express SAN FELIPE TOUR: The San your comments and opinions on any topic of concern to you whether or not Felipe Baja Boogie 16 it has been published in the Forum. We will publish your comments in our new Editorial Section in January 1982. Please keep your comments short. They must be received on or before the 15th of the month preceding its publication. We also invite your opinions regarding issues that affect the Hispanic community either negatively or positively for our Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down column. We prefer to get these opinions from an organizational point of view. Please keep the opinions down to a one liner. For each The Ventura County Hispanic Forum Thumbs Down opinion your organization submits, please send a correspon- Is published monthly by Baja Ventures, Inc., ding Thumbs Up opinion. These opinions should affect the Hispanic P.O. Box 1665 Oxnard, California 93032 citizens in Ventura County primarily, but not exclusively. As before, infor- mation must be received on or before the 15th of the month preceding its PUBLISHER-EDITOR publication. Gonzalo R. Casillas It is our express desire to continue providing these communication ser- vices for the English speaking Hispanic population in the County. Please ASSISTANT EDITOR address all communications to the Ventura County Hispanic Forum, P.O. Pablo G. Rubio Box 1665, Oxnard, California 93032. CONSULTANT ILLUSTRATOR Thank you for your warm reception. We appreciate your comments and Emelda P. Almanza opinions. The owners of the Ventura County Hispanic Forum, Baja Ventures, Inc. do not necessarily agree with or approve of all opinions, beliefs, and/or philosophies expressed by others in this Forum and assumes no responsibility therein. Further, the Ventura County Hispanic forum reserves the right to edit articles Sincerelysubmitted , to the Forum and to reject in part or in whole any article they may deem libelous. Gonzalo R. Casillas Publisher/Editor EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE The Hispanic Forum 4 ASSOCIATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS, INC. Oxnard Chapter P.O. Box 566, Oxnard, CA 93032 A SuccessfuBy Rafael l ConferencPerez e The Association of Mexican Sanchez, Program; Nancy Cuellar, population must come from within. American Educators, State of Program; Sandra Zubia, Con- He added that we not wait to be ap- California, has just closed its doors ference Treasurer; and Tony Zubia, pointed, as has happened in the to a successful Sixteenth Annual Registration. past, but that, "we must get Conference. The conference was Among the prominent individuals political power, we cannot wait for held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los attending the conference were: Dr. it." Angeles. There were in excess of Ricardo Cornejo, San Diego State Assemblyman Art Torres was the 800 participants in workshops, con- University; Dr. Richard Pesqueira, most articulate in stating the need in versation hours and general sessions College Board; Paul Egly, Superior the state (California) for a from November 11th to the 14th. Court Judge, retired; Virginia- Chicano/Latino Governor. When The Oxnard Chapter, Lorraine Oaxaca, Business person; Senator he was later asked about this, his Regalado-Bishop, President, as well Ruben Ayala; Frank del Olmo, Los response was, "I would like to be as the San Fernando Chapter, Juan Angeles Times; and Assemblyman that man!" Rivera, President, Co-hosted the Art Torres. "Indeed, the challenge has inten- conference. There were many local Assemblyman Art Torres was the sified we can, we will meet the educators that chaired several plan- Keynote Speaker at Saturday's Gala challenge of the 1980's and the ning committees. Among them Dinner-Dance. He addressed several 1990's! were: Francisco Barba, Exhibitors; educational issues while citing the The Seventeenth Annual AMAE Vince Barron Logistics; Rafael need for bilingual teaching in the State Conference (1982), to be held Perez, Public Relations; Clara classroom. He also stressed that in San Francisco, is already in the Ramos, Hospitality; Dr. Juanita leadership of the Chicano/Latino planning stages. 1981 CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE AMAE Oxnard Chapter Front row: Cindy Bañuelos, Berta Perez, Sandie Zubia, Laura Suel, Bea Thurman, Lorraine Back row: Regalado Bishop Carmen Cortez, Tony Zubia,