Austin, Buda, Del Valle, Kyle, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Seguin, Schertz Free Gratis Volume 7 Number 4 LaLaLa VVVozozoz A Bilingual Publication April, 2012 www.lavoznewspapers.com (512) 944-4123

In this issue Tejano Monument

People in Event Brings Out the News Thousands to Bear Juan Seguin Dedication Witness Ceremony See Pages 16 and 17

Por el amor a la música

Tejano Monument Photos

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Remembering Erasmo Andrade Page 2 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 People in the News

Austin Policeman Carmen Tafolla Killed Responding Named to a Call Michelle Valles Poet Laureate Senior Police Officer Jaime Remembering Goes to California Padron was shot and killed after Eva Guzman Among San Antonio Mayor Julian Quintanilla Michelle Valles, will join NBC4 Castro named long time responding to the Walmart on the those at the Tejano I-35 Frontage Road to investigate It was 17 years ago that Selena Southern California. as the week- community activist, writer, poet reports of an intoxicated man at Quintanilla was shot and killed in Monument Activities end anchor and general assign- and author Carmen Tafolla to be Corpus Christi, by the ment reporter, starting April 9, the citys’ poet laureate. approximately 2:30 am. Justice Eva Guzman was president of her fan club. And even 2012. Valles will co-anchor the among those in attendance at the “I can think of no one more though she is gone her music re- weekend editions of “Today in LA,” Upon arriving at the scene, Tejano Monument unveiling last worthy of this honor,” the mayor mains as popular as when she was alongside Ted Chen, on Saturdays Officer Padron was immediately month at the Capitol. Sharing the said in a statement. “She’s not only alive. Radio stations across the and Sundays, from 7 a.m.-8 a.m. attacked by the man and was shot stage with the Governor Rick an accomplished poet and state continue to play her songs once in the neck at point blank Perry, Lt. Governor David educator, she is a homegrown and at quinceañeras far and wide With more than 13 years of range. Despite being wounded, he Dewherst and State Senator talent who embodies the power her music is played as people re- broadcast journalist experience, was able to inform dispatchers that Judith Zaffirini, Guzman offered and poignancy of art in our member the young lady who had Valles served as an evening and he had been shot. Two Walmart words of praise to all those who community.” Tafolla said being made it to the big time by the age morning news anchor and reporter employees tackled the suspect helped make the Tejano named poet laureate of her native of 23. at NBC affiliates in Austin and El and held him down until Monumentt a reality. city was a “tremendous honor.” responding units arrived and Paso for an accumulated 10 years. placed him under arrest. Officer After her death in 1995, many Appointed to the Supreme She also launched and co-created “I believe we are an extremely Padron succumbed to his wound people promised to never forget Court of Texas on October 8, Austin's first-ever award winning poetic city,” she said. “Sometimes at the scene. her and today with the help of so- 2009, by Texas Gov. , lifestyle show as the co-host and it can be the words to a song or a cial media and other technology Guzman served as an Associate writer of Austin Live on CBS affili- turn of phrase. San Antonio is a Officer Padron was a U.S. she remains a vivid image in the Justice on the Houston-based ate (KEYE). dynamic literary city, and a poet Marine Corps veteran and had minds of many. Texas Fourteenth Court of laureate can empower the literary served with the Austin Police Appeals. Prior to that she was a “We are delighted to welcome community, as well as bring Department for three years. He In 1994, the name Selena was trial court judge on the 309th Michelle to the NBC4 team,” said everyday people into that had previously served with the not even among the top 100 names Family District Court after her Steve Carlston, President and community in a spirit of co- Austin Airport Police given to girls born in Texas. After appointment by then-Gov. George General Manager of NBC4 South- creation.” Department and the San Angelo her death, the name Selena ern California. “Her experience as W. Bush. Born on the West Side in 1951, Police Department for 14 years. climbed to 18 with 974 girls being a broadcast journalist, along with Tafolla attended local public He is survived by his two young named Selena. Before taking the bench, her energy, wit and creativity, will schools and earned her doctorate daughters and parents. Officer Justice Guzman enjoyed a greatly contribute to our newscast.” in bilingual education from The Padron was 41 years old. Today, Selena would have been 41 successful 10-year career in University of Texas at Austin in years old. There is no way to know private law practice. She holds a Valles received her B.A. in Jour- 1982. Currently, she is writer-in- her life would have turned out or B.B.A. from the University of nalism from The University of residence at the University of where her career may have taken Houston and a law degree from Texas at Austin and was a mem- Texas at San Antonio. her. What we do know is that her South Texas College of Law. ber of a number community based memory continues to hold a place Though born in Chicago, Justice organizations in the Austin area. in the minds and hearts of many. Guzman grew up in Houston. PRODUCTION La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher AlfredoEditor & SantosPublisher c/s Pensamientos Editorial Alfredo Santos c/s Since the unveiling of the On page 16 you will find the We reprinted his obituary in Managing Editors Tejano Monument on the obituary of Erasmo Andrade. I La Voz in part because he was AssociateYleana Santos Editor Dr. Ana María González grounds of the Texas State met Mr. Andrade a couple of at one time a member of the Kaitlyn Theiss Capitol last month, I have years ago when he was in town community and secondly be- Managing Editor passed by the Capitol several for an AARP convention. We cause of the example he set Graphics times and each time I have had spoken a few time by tele- Yleana Santos with his time and dedication to Juan Gallo seen 5 to 10 people gathered phone and he called to let me the cause of social justice is- around the plaques in front of know that he was at the conven- sues. Distribution Distribution the monument reading what it tion and to come by for dinner. Tom Herrera El Team now etched in metal. La gente de Seguin, Texas - Rosemary Zuniga I went and stayed for four I have visited and worked in JoContributing Ann Sutherland Writers As I think about what these hours as he shared with me all many communities around the Alfredo R. Santos c/s people are reading, I run the the activities he had been in- country, but I have rarely seen Editor & Publisher ContributingWayne Writers numbers in my head and think, volved in during the years of the a community like Seguin which HectorMonica T Peñaijerina if 100 people stop to read and Chicano Movement. As I lis- has so many activities going on On the Cover FrancoMarisa Martinez Cano visit the Tejano Monument tened to him speak, it became for the Hispanic community. It each day, that will be about clear that he was a “behind the seems like every month there The photo on the cover of this month’s issue of La Voz has Dr. 3,000 people per month or scenes player” who helped to is an event taking place that PUBLISHER’S Andres Tijerina, Professor of His- PUBLISHER’S 36,000 people per year. Over make things happen. We ended draws in so many people. I have STATEMENT tory at Austin Community Col- time hundreds of thousands of the evening by agreeing to found in the year we have been STATEMENT lege, addressing the crowd that someday get together again. publishing La Voz in Seguin a people will come to know, as assembled for the unveiling of the LaLa Voz deNewspapers Austin is a monthly is a community that is truly working Paul Harvey would say, “the That day will of course never Tejano Monument on March 29th, monthlypublication. publication The editorial cover- and rest of the story.” come. hard to make it a better place 2012. Seated in front are Texas ingbusiness Comal, address Guadalupe, is P.O. Box for everyone. Supreme Court Justice Eva Hays and Travis Counties. 19457 Austin, Texas 78760. Guzman and Texas State Sena- The editorial and business The telephone number is tor Judith Zaffirini address(512) 944-4123. is P.O. Box The 19457 use, re- Mayfest in Creedmoor, Texas Austin,production Texas or 78760.distribution The of First Saturday in May (May 5th this year.) Place: Creedmoor Community Center La Voz telephone number is (512) any or part of this publication Time: 9:00 A.M. to 5 P.M. Food: 4 H Club is handling 944-4123.is strongly encouraged.The use, repro- But do ductioncall and or let distribution us know whatof any you Breakfast Tacos before 9:00 A. M. Other Hot Food during the dayArts and Crafts orare p artusing. of this Letters publication to the isedi- Booths all day Bingo 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Antique Tractor Displays on grounds stronglytor are most encouraged. welcome. 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2 pairs of Marco, lentes y Eye Exam Activist Attorney Passes Eyeglasses transición para visión sencilla Away in San Antonio $99 $35. $89 Jesus Maria Gamez III was in law school, and (Jesse), a prominent San for the rest of his life, he Hablamos Español Su amigo el oftalmólogo Antonio Attorney and was an activist in the Valentino Luna, Hispanic Rights Activist, Hispanic Civil Rights 2800 S. (IH-35) salida en Oltorf con gusto lo atenderá died in San Antonio on Movement in South Mon - Fri 8:30am until 5:30pm Tuesday March 20, 2012 Texas. Saturday from 10am until 3:00pm 462-0001 after a battle with cancer. As successful as he He passed away was, he never forgot his peacefully, at home, roots, always surrounded by loved championing the cause ones. Gamez, (69) was for the less fortunate, the Do Right Cleaning well known throughout struggling student, and San Antonio and the his hometown of Crystal South Texas area where City, Texas, where a he practiced a wide range of civil and migrant school is named in his honor. Make Ready criminal law. He established scholarship funds for law He was born August 2, 1942 in Crystal students in St. Mary’s Law School and City to Jesus Maria Gamez, Jr. and Esther Crystal City High School. A man of many Commercial Varela. As a young man he was a migrant interests, he was a well-known firearms farm worker and picked vegetables and collector and hunter. On numerous and fruits in both California and Wisconsin. He occasions he provided advanced weapons graduated in 1960 from Crystal City High training for the Crystal City Police The Seguin economic development Residential School. After high school, he attended Department and the Zavala County Tracie Garza Southwest Texas Junior College in Sheriff’s Department. corporation corporation Would like to remind Uvalde for 2 years before attending St. (512) 995-0314 Mary’s University in San Antonio, where With his marriage to Diana Palacios, he you to he graduated with a B.A. Degree in 1964. embraced two sons, Armando (Sonny) Garcia and Rey David Garcia as well as In 1965, he enrolled in St. Mary’s Law two granddaughters’, Adriana Garcia and and began working as a law clerk The Seguin THEeconomic development SEGUIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT School Giselle Garcia. CORPORAshop TION WOULD Local, sLIKE TO REMINDhop YOU TO for famous San Antonio Lawyer, Pat corporation corporation Would like to remind Maloney. He married his wife, Celia Zubia He is survived by his loving wife, Diana you to in 1965 and they had three children. In the Palacios Gamez. His daughters Ester Jean SHOPse guin! LOCAL spring of 1968, with barely enough hours to Gamez and Selina Gamez Maloney who is shop Local, s hop qualify for the Bar Exam, he borrowed married to Pat Maloney, Jr., one son, Jesus SHOP SEGUIN! money from his best friend to go to Austin Mario Gamez IV, who practices law in San se guin! to study for, and take the exam. Antonio, and the pride and joy of his life, Seguin EDC his grandchildren, Patrick Maloney, Connor SEGUIN EDC He passed and was licensed by the State Maloney and Kyla Maloney. www.seguinedc.comSeguin EDC of Texas that same year. Even after leaving www.seguinedc.comWWW.SEGUINEDC.COM He will forever live in the hearts of those (888) 473-4846 law school, he continued to work for a (888)(830) 473-4846 473-4846 number of years for Pat Maloney in his he loved and family and friends who dearly office in San Antonio. During the time he love him. La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 5 Texas State University Usted Acaba de Ganar un Gran Hosts Literary Celebration Cantidad de Dinero Ahora la gente se está preparando para la temporada de primavera con el jardinería, las vacaciones Event: Voces y Memorias: the y actividades al aire libre. Mientras otros están cayendo víctimas de estafas de lotería. Muchas Rolando Hinojosa and Arturo veces estafadores utilizar nombres de las agencias gubernamentales y organizaciones de renombre para tratar de confundir y dar la confianza en la afirmación de ganancias. El Better Business Madrid Literary Celebration Bureau le recuerda al consumidor a ser sospechosos si le viene anuncios de premios de sorteos

The Wittliff Collections: Texas State University-San Marcos por correo, correo electrónico o teléfono. Cada mes cientos de consumidores pierden dinero por tener confianza en un anuncio de lotería. April 25th, 2012; 6:30 P.M. Mucha gente les dicen al BBB que reciben notificaciones de lotería, cheques y anuncios de un On April 25th, 2012, Texas State University-San Marcos will host gran premio. Acuérdese, no se puede ser un ganador si no introdujo en una lotería. Con el fin de three prominent Mexican American literary figures—Rolando ganar un concurso, el participante normalmente tiene que llenar y enviar un formulario de entrada Hinojosa, Arturo Madrid, and Carmen Tafolla—at the prestigious a una empresa. Si usted sabe que entro en una lotería y siempre has ganado algo, no deberían Wittliff Collections for Voces y Memorias: the Rolando Hinojosa and tener que pagar un centavo, enviar dinero por cable o compra nada para recibirlo. Siempre para Arturo Madrid Literary Celebration. The event will consist of readings ser seguro del sorteo y confirmar sus ganancias póngase en by Hinojosa and Madrid from recently published books, a discussion between the authors about the craft of writing from a minority contacto con la organización directamente. Si usted cree que el perspective in which Tafolla will act both as moderator and anuncio es una estafa asegúrese de informar a la Comisión participant, and a book sale, where attendees will be able to Federal de Comercio o el Prevención de Correo Engañoso y purchase books written by Hinojosa, Madrid, and Tafolla and have Ley de Cumplimiento. Para ayudar a los consumidores identificar them signed by the authors. estafas y encontrar empresas confiables, BBB ofrece consejos Rolando Hinojosa-Smith is the Ellen Clayton Garwood Professor cada semana por www.bbb.org y http://watchyourbuck.com/. of English at the University of Texas-Austin. A novelist, essayist, poet, and short-story writer from the Rio Grande Valley, Dr. Kristi G. Peña | Regional Public Relations Manager Hinojosa’s work has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Premio Casa de las Americas and the Premio Quinto Tel: 210.828.8752 Ext: 1105 Dir: 210.212.1105 Fax: 210.828.3101 Sol Annual Prize. He is considered by many to be among the most Email: [email protected] www.bbb.org| Start With Trust important living Texas writers. In November 2011, Hinojosa 425 Soledad Street, Suite 500 San Antonio, Texas 78205 published A Voice of My Own: Essays and Stories and a new edition of Partners in Crime.

Arturo Madrid is the Norene R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University in San Antonio. A decorated critic and scholar, he is the recipient of such honors as the President’s Medal from Brooklyn College, the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Ford Salute to Higher Education, and the Charles Frankel Prize (later renamed the National Humanities Medal) from the President of the United States of America. In April of 2012, Trinity University Press will publish his family memoir, titled In the Country of Empty Crosses: the Story of a Hispano Protestant Family.

Carmen Tafolla is one of the most anthologized living Latina writers. She has published work for both children and adults in more than two hundred anthologies, magazines, journals, textbooks, and readers. She is the author of more than fifteen books, seven screenplays, and numerous articles and essays. She earned her Ph.D at The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. Page 6 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 TEXAS FOLKLIFE’S 2012 BIG D & D Small Engine Repair SQUEEZE ACCORDION CONTEST Mowers - Tillers Chain Saws - Weedeaters SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Dr. Dave - Elroy, Texas Free Concert and Playoffs to be held at The Texas State History Museum Saturday, April 28 (512) 584-9335 (254) 718-8176 Winners will perform at 23rd annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival held on Saturday, June 2 at Houston’s Miller Outdoor Theatre

Austin, Texas – April 10, 2012 – Texas Folklife is pleased to announce the names of the eight young squeezeboxers who will advance to the semifinal stage of the sixth annual Big Squeeze accordion contest: Peter Anzaldua, 15, of Mailing Address: Brownsville; Candice Cerda, 17, of San Benito; Omar Garza, 17, of Mission; Luis Gonzales, 16, of Grand Prairie; E-mail: [email protected] Workers Defense Project Zeth Lara, 12, of San Benito; Juan Longoria III, 11, of Brownsville (son of 2007 champion!); Michael Ramos, 16, Phone: (512) 391-2305 5604 Manor RD of ; and Isaiah Tellez, 13, of Pasadena. In addition to welcoming back two finalists from last year’s contest— Fax: (512) 391-2306 Omar Garza and Isaiah Tellez—Texas Folklife is gratified that the contest is generating its own extended family with the son of the first Big Squeeze Champion Juan Longoria, Jr. making it to the semifinals this year.

The Big Squeeze 2012 semifinals for up-and-coming musicians will be held in Austin at The Bob Baile de Primavera Bullock Texas State History Museum on Saturday, April 28. This is the third consecutive year that The Big Squeeze contest will be held at the popular museum that tells “the story of Texas”—a perfect partner for the non-profit that promotes and celebrates Texas’s diverse, authentic culture. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will sponsor a Semifinalists will perform before a panel of judges and the public on the Lone Star Plaza in front of the museum, Saturday, April 28, from 2:00-5:30 p.m. A free concert to entertain the crowd will “Spring Dance” on Sat. April 28, 2012 at Fiesta also be held on the Plaza. Dancing will be encouraged at this free, family-friendly event, and for those who want to take breaks once in a while we recommend bringing folding chairs. The event Ballroom in Seguin from 9:00 pm to 1:00a.m will be held rain or shine. In case of rain, it will be held inside the museum.

with conjunto music by Grammy Award Winner Emceeing this year’s semifinals contest and performance will be Joe Nick Patoski, iconic Texas Santiago Jimenez, Jr. All proceeds will go author and Texas Folklife’s emcee for the annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival. The program will feature Joel Guzman, two-time Grammy Award winner and considered one of the best accordion towards renovation of the pews. players in the country; Ruben Paul Moreno, zydeco phenom who has just been nominated for the 2012 Zydeco Music Awards; and last year’s Big Squeeze Champ Ignacio “Nachito” Morales.

Austin, TX 78723 6th Annual Saturday, April 28 Our campus is your campus! Join ACC for a day of fun and learning for the whole family Featuring Special Guests – Los Texas Wranglers and e ACC Riverbat ACC Riverside Campus, 1020 Grove Blvd. 11a.m.– 2p.m. Austin, TX 78741

Admission is free For more information call 223.6361 or visit austincc.edu La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 7 JaneJane CrossCross for CongressCongress

Democratic Primary May 29th, 2012 Page 6 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 ¿Quien era Juan Seguín? From the Texas State History Association Handbook Juan Seguín, political and military figure of the Texas December 1833. He acted for rear guard of Sam Houston’s Revolution and Republic of land. He financed most of 1834 as political chief of army, was the only Tejano unit to Texas, was born in San Antonio his expedition in the Department of Bexar, after fight at the battle of San Jacinto, on October 27, 1806, the elder of support of Canales the previous chief became ill and and afterward observed the two sons of Juan José María by mortgaging retired. Mexican army’s retreat. Erasmo Seguín and María property and Josefa Becerra. undertook a Seguín’s military career began Seguín accepted the Mexican smuggling venture in 1835. In the spring he surrender of San Antonio on June Although he had little formal in order to pay off responded to the Federalist state 4, 1836, and served as the city’s schooling, Juan was encouraged the debt. Although governor’s call for support against military commander through the by his father to read and write, and upon his return the Centralist opposition by fall of 1837; during this time he he appears to have taken some from Mexico he leading a militia company to directed burial services for the interest in music. At age nineteen came under Monclova. After the battle of remains of the Alamo dead. He he married María Gertrudis suspicion of having Gonzales in October 1835, resigned his commission upon Flores de Abrego, a member of betrayed the failed Stephen F. Austin granted a election to the at one of San Antonio’s most Texan Santa Fe captain’s commission to Seguín, the end of the year. important ranching families. They expedition, he still who raised a company of thirty- had ten children, among whom managed to be seven. Seguín, the only Mexican Santiago was a mayor of Nuevo reelected mayor at Texan in the Senate of the Laredo and Juan, Jr., was an the end of 1841. His company was involved in the republic, served in the Second, officer in the Mexican military in the fall of 1835 in scouting and supply Third, and Fourth Congress. He 1860s and 1870s. His continuing operations for the revolutionary served on the Committee of conflicts with Anglo squatters on of the war he decided to return to army, and on December 5 it Claims and Accounts and, despite Seguín began his long career city property, combined with his Texas despite the consequences. participated in the assault on Gen. his lack of English, was chairman of public service at an early age. business correspondence with Martín Perfecto de Cos’s army at of the Committee on Military He helped his mother run his Mexico, incriminated him in Gen. He settled on land adjacent to San Antonio. Seguín entered the Affairs. Among his legislative father’s post office while the latter Rafael Vásquez’s invasion of San his father’s ranch in what is now Alamo with the other Texan initiatives were efforts to have the served in Congress in 1823–24. Antonio in March 1842. In fear for Wilson County. During the 1850s military when Antonio López de laws of the new republic printed in Seguín’s election as alderman in his safety, Seguín resigned as he became involved in local Santa Anna’s army arrived, but Spanish. December 1828 demonstrated his mayor on April 18, 1842, and politics and served as a Bexar was sent out as a courier. Upon great potential. He subsequently shortly thereafter fled to Mexico County constable and an reaching Gonzales he organized In the spring of 1840 he resigned served on various electoral boards with his family. election-precinct chairman. His a company that functioned as the his Senate seat to assist Gen. before being elected alcalde in business dealings took him back Antonio Canales, a Federalist, in He spent six years in Mexico to Mexico on occasion, and at the an abortive campaign against the and then attempted to reestablish end of the 1860s, after a brief Centralists, but upon his return to himself in Texas. While living in tenure as Wilson county judge, San Antonio at the end of the year Mexico he participated, according Seguín retired to Nuevo Laredo, he found himself selected mayor. to him under duress, in Gen. where his son Santiago had In this office Seguín became Adrián Woll’s invasion of Texas established himself. embroiled in growing hostilities in September 1842. Afterward his between Anglos and Mexican company served as a frontier He died there on August 27, (210) 371-6727 Texans. defense unit, protecting the Rio 1890. His remains were returned Grande crossings and fighting to Texas in 1974 and buried at He faced personal problems as Indians. During the Mexican War Seguin, the town named in his well. He had gained the enmity of his company saw action against honor, during ceremonies on July some residents by speculating in United States forces. At the end 4, 1976. La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 9 Juan Seguín School Dedication Ceremony

On Saturday, April 21, 2012, a The unveiling of the historical Secretary. The ceremony will community dream will become a marker will be held on Saturday, include a welcome from Dr. Irene reality as Seguin will unveil the April 21, 2012 at 10 AM at the Garza, Seguin ISD Juan Seguin School Historical Juan Seguin School located at Superintendent and the pledge of Juan Seguin School Marker awarded by the Texas 450 Dolle St. The Master of allegiance by Seguin ISD Board 450 Dolle Ave. Seguin, Texas 78155 Historical Commission. The Ceremonies will be Ishmael President, Louis Q. Reyes III. marker reads: Flores, Seguin ISD Board Guest speaker is a former Juan Seguin student, Ruben Perez Dedication & Unveiling Ceremony (Assistant United States Texas Historical Commission Attorney, Chief; Civil State Marker Guadalupe County was home to a number of rural schools for the Rights/Human area’s burgeoning population of students of Mexican descent. In Trafficking Unit/ addition to those already living here, immigrants came from Mexico Southern District of Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10 AM in the early 20th century fleeing for safety during that country’s Texas.) revolution. In 1902, the local school board, under the leadership of the City of Seguin, passed a motion to establish a separate school The City of Seguin for Mexican children. Juan Seguin School opened in 1903, was an will present a resolution The public is invited to attend. to express its appreciation. The early model of a segregated urban school for children of Mexican by Betty Ann Matthies, Please help us disseminate Committee’s Chair is Leonardo heritage. Students first met in a home owned by William Greifenstein, City Mayor and Thalia information about this event as we Molina Jr. and other members whom the Seguin City Council paid monthly for the house’s use. In Patlánare looking forward to making include Thalia Patlán 1906, William Blumberg arranged with the City Council to build a Stautzenberger, City contact with former Juan Seguin Stautzenbeger, Edward Davila, school house on North Pecan Street (later East Cedar Street). Secretary. students, teachers, aides Julian Leal, Ana Maria Gonzalez, administrators and other utility Javier Cuevas, Joe Palomo, By 1915, the City began to make efforts to secure a permanent Special guests will staff (clerical, cafeteria workers, Vickie De La Rosa, Louis Q. site for the school. In 1916, an independent school district was also include Seguin maintenance etc.) Reyes III and Ramon Salazar. established and along with this effort, a bond for raising money to ISD Board of Trustees purchase a site for the Mexican school was put to vote. Though and Juan Seguin family During the fall of 2009, a defeated, a bond the next year was successful, and in 1918, Mexican descendants. community committee (Preserve Public School Ward #2, as it was then known, was built on the corner Additionally, John Juan Seguin School Committee) of Dolle and Medlin Streets. Grades one through six attended the Gesick, the Texas was formed. The committee has school. More classrooms were added to the original one-room Historical been meeting since then to review structure and by 1948, the school had several rooms, an office, and Commission local and gather historical documents, an auditorium. Juan Seguin School merged with Lizzie M. Burges contact, will be including school board minutes, School in 1971, before the campus became one school again in recognized for his city council minutes, newspapers, 1975. Juan Seguin Elementary School closed in 2010. However, its support in the official maps, tax roll data, etc. that impact remains felt through the generations of students that attended submission of the documented the Juan Seguin and its success as an institution where Hispanic students received application. School history. One of the goals, an education. obtaining an official Texas The Ballet Folklórico Historical Marker, has been De La Rosa (Teatro De achieved. Artes De Juan Seguin) will perform to the lively music of “VIVA Many individuals have provided SEGUIN.” input and/or have done research and for that the committee wishes Page 10 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012

by José Maria Cortez as told to Alfredo R. Santos c/s A Man’s Love for his Music This story first appeared in La Voz de Uvalde County on Sep- tember 1, 2002. La Historia de José Maria Cortez, Músico de Cristal

y father, mi papa, Jose Maria M enseñaba usando el Solfeo was around 14 or 15 years of age. instrument? Surely there was only require one hand. While the Cortez loved music. There is no Method which is the singing of the Off the path where he was something else. Then it struck trumpet did not sound as beautiful other way to characterize his notes. (Julián Carrillo Trujillo is walking he saw a small metal him! Why couldn’t he play the as the violin it was still a relationship con la música except the Mexican composer most capsule. He picked it up and trumpet? This instrument would respectable instrument. Y es to say, that después de la familia, associated with this method.) The decided to take it home. As he su amor, su interes, su vida, era certification from the played with it he poked a wire into la música. conservatory during that time was one of the holes in the capsule equivalent to a college degree in and without warning, it exploded A mi papa le decian “Chema.” music. It was at the conservatory and blew off three of the fingers Fue el primer hijo de Lorenzo that my father learned to play the on his left hand. Cortez y Damiana Juarez y violin. nacio en Ramos Arizpe The Violin Screaming in pain, he ran inside Coahuila, Mexico el nueve de the house where my grandmother abril de 1905. Antes de su primer With the instrument tucked immediately assessed the wound birthday, la familia decidio under his chin, he would press the and rushed him to the hospital. It cambiar la residencia y se strings with his left hand in such turned out that the capsule was vinieron a San Antonio, Texas. combinations that the most an explosive fuse used by the Esto fue poquito antes de la beautiful notes came from the military. It didn’t take long for the revolución Mexicana. strokes of the bow which he held doctor to come into the waiting with his right hand. room with the bad news. Young Once the family was settled in Chema would loose three of the San Antonio, my father began to As he gained proficiency with fingers on his left hand. There show an unusual interest in this instrument at a very early was nothing they could do to save music. At parties and fiestas he age, he soon found himself being them. Faced with the realization would get close to the músicos asked to accompany serveral that his days of playing the violin and stare at their hands as they famous individuals from Mexico were over, my father shook his played their instruments. He and other touring groups which head in disbelief.. Ya despues de watched with particular interest came to San Antonio to perform tantos años de practica, and now as the string musicians moved in local theaters. My father was a it had all come to this. their fingers back and forth. developing a reputation that and was sought after by those who Pensando en Con el tiempo he began to tap had heard about the young boy su futuro his feet to the beat of the music. from San Antonio who could As he convalesced at home and Believing that my father might produce the most beautiful notes his hand slowly healed, he found have a predisposition to music, from the violin. But that was soon it difficult to accept the fact that his parents pulled him out of to change. he would no longer be involved school in the second grade and El primer with music. The days passed and scraped together the funds to tears became fewer and fewer. enroll him in the Conservatory accidente He began to think, if he couldn’t Music School of San Antonio. One day my father was play the violin because it required At the conservatory, la música se coming home from school. He two hands, what about another La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 11

Minnesota. But even after the good old days were coming to an end, I would hear and see my father always singing to himself. s Love for his Music He determination and the fact that he ignored his handicap has always been an inspiration to me. I am very proud to be his son. I La Historia de José Maria Cortez, Músico de Cristal just wish I knew one fourth of what he knew about music.

that venga lo que venga y pasa and others were left bleeding and when he was told his days of Although my father died on lo que pasa, there is always a way brusied. When my father came to playing the violin were over. Now October 7th, 1993, there is not a to overcome challenges. he realized that he too had been here he was again being told that day that goes by when I don’t Needless to say, I am very proud hurt. The pain came from all over his days of playing the trumpet think of him. And when I am of my father and the example he but especially from his side. He were gone. listening to the radio there is put forth. As the years went by, had broken several ribs and one always a song that reminds me El tololche my father began to teach others of them had punctured his lung. of him. Sometimes when I hear a how play music. People would He was taken to a hospital and The days passed and my father particular song on the radio, I can come to our house in Crystal City más, the trumpet was a way for attended to by a doctor. was left to ponder his fate. If he see my father tapping his foot to for lessons. Some were young him to come back into la música. couldn’t play the trumpet what the beat. I sure do miss my father. The more he thought about the The following day the doctor could he play? He began thinking and some were older. As he more he liked the idea. Con el appeared at my father’s bedside of all the musical instruments and opened the door to greet his BELOW: La Orquesta Cortez in tiempo y con muchas ganas, my with with bad news. The doctor then it hit him. What about el students he would say, “¿Listos?” in the 1950s. Jose Angel Cortez father mastered the trumpet and told my father he had a puncured tololche? (The stand up bass) is play the sax, his son Bobby is began playing with different lung and would have to remain in Yes, he said to himself, el My father retired from music in playing the one sitting down and groups. He was back in the game the hospital. The doctor said that tololche! Con el tiempo my father the early 1960s when both of his my father is playing the tololche in and once again making a name breathing was going to be difficult figured out how to play this brothers moved to St. Paul, the background. for himself with the trumpet. for a while. After my father was instrument. He discharged from the hospital he told me how El accidente came home to heal and after a people would en Cristal couple of weeks he asked for his stare at him as he trumpet. My mother brought him played. They It was the 1940s, and the war the instrument and my father remembered him was going on. Every week young decided to play a few notes. But as the man who men were leaving to join the war to his astonishment he did not had once played effort. My father was working as have the strength in his lungs as the violin and the a farm worker somewhere just he did before. He couldn’t even trumpet and now outside of Crystal City , Texas. blow a single note. here he was with One day he was coming home the stand up bass. from work, riding in the back of a He went back to the doctor and big truck with a bunch of other the told him what he had By standing in farm workers. A vehicle coming discovered. The doctor sat him front of people in the opposite direction crossed down and said this was one of the with part of his the line in the highway and consequences of the injury he hand missing, he slammed into the truck. had suffered. My father asked was walking proof what could be done and the that nothing was As the truck absorbed the doctor slowly shook his head going to keep him impact of the collision it rolled to indicating that there was nothing from his love of its side into a ditch and kept to treat his condition. Devastated music. His rolling. Everyone was thrown out. by the news my father determination Several farm workers were killed remembered how he had felt showed people Page 12 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 In the Community

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Spotlight on the History Department

The discipline of history represents a dialogue between the past Meet the Faculty and the present. Through the study and interpretation of the past the historian attempts to reconstruct and represent the course of Angelika E. Sauer, professor of history and chair of department; M.A., human developments, thereby shedding light on current concerns. University of Augsburg (Germany); M.A., Carleton University (Canada); The student of history learns to look for information, interpret its Ph.D., University of Waterloo (Canada). meaning, and through a careful consideration of the sources, reach thoughtful and informed decisions. Dr. Sauer has lived, studied and taught in Germany, Canada and Australia. She has testified as an expert witness on immigrant security screening in a A major in history provides students with the skills required to war crimes trial in the Federal Court of Canada. Her research has been in seek out knowledge, analyze complex issues and present the areas of international relations and migration history of the 19th and conclusions in a clear and thoughtful manner. The history 20th century. Her latest publications include two chapters in a book on department offers specialization in liberal arts and pre-law as migrants and migration in modern North America published by Duke well as minors in history and business methods for historians. University Press, and as essay on transnational strategies of 19th century Students often pursue graduate work in other fields such as feminists that will be included in a forthcoming book published in France. In her teaching, Dr. Sauer business administration, political science, communications, or emphasizes issues of gender and ethnicity in a continental and global context. theology. Richard L. Milk, professor of history; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Dr. Milk’s professional focus is on the western hemisphere. His academic preparation, research and teaching have focused on the culture, politics and history of Latino people both in the U.S. and Ibero-America.

Rebecca A. Kosary, Associate Professor of History and Director of African American Studies. B.A. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, M.A. Texas State University, Ph.D, Texas A&M University

Dr. Kosary’s research focuses on 19th and 20th century race relations, with a particular emphasis on racial and gendered violence in the United States. In addition to both North American History courses, Dr. Kosary teaches a variety of courses that deal with such topics as gender, slavery, genocide, African American literature, and the History of Heavy Metal Music. Se Habla Español Dr. Kosary is an avid cyclist who participates in numerous charity cycling events throughout the year including the Austin LIVESTRONG Challenge, the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure, and the MS 150. She also enjoys spending time surfing, kayaking, and snow skiing La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 15

Erasmo Wilivaldo Andrade passed away peacefully at home Remembering Erasmo Andrade with his family on Friday, March 30, 2012, following a very short but gallant battle with cancer. Committee and the coordination May 12th, 1931 of the 1966 Farmworkers March He was born to Wilivaldo and from Rio Grande City to Austin on March 30th, 2012 María Nieto Andrade at the family behalf of safe work conditions and ranch near Bruni, TX, on May 12, a state minimum wage of $1.25. 1931. Erasmo grew up in San years. Erasmo believed that his Antonio, graduated from Fox He played an active role in the most important contribution in Tech Vocational School, and battle for voter rights in the Winter Austin was providing leadership Inaugural Committee. In El then joined the U.S. Navy. Serving Garden area and was the first to the Move It! Campaign for Paso, Erasmo served as a during the Korean War, he director of federal projects for the relocation of the airport to the city’s precinct chair and election judge travelled throughout the North Crystal City Independent School outskirts. until his death; coordinated the Atlantic, Mediterranean and District. Funding from the Hogg local campaign for John Kerry in Caribbean, visiting many Foundation for Mental Health In El Paso, Mayor Ray 2004; and participated in the 2008 countries. helped him to create the Zavala Caballero appointed Erasmo to Texas Democratic Convention County Mental Health Outreach the City’s Civil Service as an Obama delegate. After an honorable discharge as Program, in cooperation with the Commission, and at the time of his a Machinist Mate III, he Department of Psychology, The death, he was a member of the A member of the Texas State graduated from St. Mary’s University of Texas Health Appraisal Review Board of the Teachers Association and the University in San Antonio with a Science Center at San Antonio. where he taught social studies El Paso County Appraisal National Education Association, bachelor’s degree in International courses at Riverside High Board, as well as the Project Erasmo attended several state Relations. He subsequently In 1973, the family moved to School until 2002. Erasmo Bravo Board of Directors and the and national conventions as an earned his Juris Doctorate from Austin so that Erasmo could join always demonstrated his deep Advisory Committee of the Rio Austin and El Paso delegate. the Thurgood Marshall School the staff of the Texas commitment to community Grande Area Agency on Aging. Through Partners of the of Law in Houston. Legislature’s Joint Committee service. In Austin, he actively Americas, he organized several on Prison Reform, led by State volunteered with numerous social He belonged to the Peace & projects to bring Peruvian young As a young professional, Senator Chet Brooks and State service organizations, as board Justice, Tarahumara Sierra and people to El Paso. Erasmo taught English-as-a- Representative Mickey Leland. member of Development & Annulment Ministries at St. Pius Second-Language (ESL) to The Austin Independent School Assistance in Rehabilitation, X Catholic Church and was Erasmo was proud of all his high military officers at Lackland Air District subsequently hired him as Austin Resource Center for coordinator of Eucharistic school students, especially those Force Base. He subsequently director of a community education Independent Living, and Texas Ministers for the Spanish Masses. from Riverside, always spent three years in Turkey and program for five years funded by Partners of the Americas, in He also served as a volunteer with encouraging them to continue their Iran teaching ESL for the U.S. the Charles Steward Mott addition to being President of the the St. Vincent de Paul Society, education with high aspirations for Department of Defense. Foundation. Austin Child Guidance Center AARP, Mission Hills their future and our community. Board and a member of the Association, and Las Américas On returning to the U.S., he He returned to the classroom Austin-Travis County Mental Immigrant Advocacy Center, as Erasmo was preceded in death began working as a union and taught economics, Health-Mental Retardation well as numerous other by his brother, José Andrade. He organizer for migrant workers, government and history at Lanier Center Advisory Committee on community organizations. is survived by his loving wife of 40 garbage collectors, and other and Austin High Schools. Two of Aging. years, Sally; dedicated children disenfranchised groups. his accomplishments included He belonged to the Paso del Marisa Andrade and Carlos Erasmo’s early activism on behalf developing student conflict peer He was one of the three co- Norte Chapter 58 of the Andrade. A private burial will take of social justice was notable in San mediation teams at both chairs who led the Tri-Ethnic American Legion. Active in place at Ft. Bliss National Antonio and South Texas. As a campuses, and assisting Lanier Desegregation Community Democratic politics, he was Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, staff member of Bishop Robert E. students to advocate for renaming Committee of the Austin school elected precinct chair in Austin for Erasmo requested memorial Lucey’s Committee on the a downtown street to honor César district. His family belonged to the many years; served as a member contributions to Las Américas Spanish Speaking, one of his Chávez, leader of the United Cristo Rey Catholic Church, of the Travis County Democratic Immigrant Advocacy Center at major achievements was the Farmworkers. where he served as Usher, as well Party Executive Committee; and 1500 E. Yandell, El Paso 79902, organization of the Valley Erasmo and the family as on the Parish Council and was honored to be a member of or to Hospice of El Paso at 1440 Farmworkers Assistance relocated to El Paso in 1993, Finance Committee, for many Governor ’ Miracle Way, El Paso 79925. Page 16 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Fotos del Tejano Monument Event

ABOVE: Dr. Cynthia Orozco and her sister Sylvia. ABOVE: Rodrigo Castilleja, Jr. and his father Rodrigo Castilleja.

LEFT: Roberto Martinez and former Austin Mayor Gus Garcia ABOVE: Local Austin BELOW: Students from Wooten Elementary School who participated in the Tejano Monument unveiling at the Texas Capitol. Attorney Gloria Leal. La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 17 Photos from the Tejano Monument Event

ABOVE: Sabino Renteria con su sombrero at the Tejano Monument unveiling at the Capitol. ABOVE: Dr. Enrique Romo, Dr. Rose Martinez, Ms. Erica Sanez, Ms. Audra Strubbe and Dr. Victor Saenz. BELOW: A shot of the crowd at the Tejano Monument Unveiling on March 29th, 20102 in Austin, Texas. Page 18 La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 ¿Cómo te llamas? A Look at the Growth of the Hispanic Population Through Popular Baby Names in Texas

Trajectory of Selected First Names There are lots of ways to exam- RANK in ine the growth and impact of the POPULARITY Hispanic population in the United 1 Jose States. Certainly the Census Bu- Maria Maria Jose Maria Maria Jose reau provides a vast array of data 5 Maria Jose through its many surveys and the Jose Juan decennial census. But there are 10 Juan Jose Jose Jose Jose Jose Juan other data sources which also paint Juan Juan a portrait of what is going on with 15 Juan Luis Maria Maria Juan respect to population growth both Maria 20 Juan in a quantitative and qualitative Maria sense. 25 Juan Luis Juan Luis In 1986, as part of the Tax Re- 30 Luis form Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began to require de- 35 pendent children’s Social Security 40 numbers on income tax returns. Rosa Luis Luis This led to an in the number of 45 Yolanda Yolanda Yolanda parents who sought social security Luis This graph contains selected Spanish first names and numbers for their children. 50 Maria provides a snapshot of how these names have fared over time with regard to their popularity in Texas. As the graph shows, “Juan” started The data for the graph to the right 55 out as the 25 most popular name in 1960 and over time has move up to the comes from the Social Security 60 Rosa number 9 spot before dropping to number 16 in 2010. The table on the Administration and is for the Manuel Rosa Rosa Manuel opposite page contains the actual numbers. Some demographers and State of Texas. It shows, among 65 Manuel Manuel other things, that from 1960 until Luis anthropologists believe that assimilation and acculturation factors come into Yolanda 2009, the name, “Jose” has been 70 play as people reside longer in the United States and continue to have one of the most popular first children. names given to boys. In fact, the 75 Manuel name “Jose” ranked as the num- 80 ber one name given to boys in Manuel Texas from 1996 until 2009. 85 Rosa Manuel Manuel Luis From 1960 until 2003 the name, 90 “Maria” has been among the top 95 25 names given to girls born in Luis Texas. As the graph and table on Manuel 100 the opposite show, some Spanish first names have seen a drop in popularity over time. 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2010 Years La Voz Newspaper - April, 2012 Page 19 What’s Your Name? Where does the Name “Jose” rank in other states?

As the table below shows that 26 of the 50 states in the U. S. have the name, “Jose” among their top 100 names for babies born in their state. Among the surprises in this data is that Rhode Island comes in at 76 and Nebraska has “Jose” ranked at 80. Virginia

State Num State Num State Num State Num State Num 1. Alabama 95 11. Hawaii nada 21. Massachusetts 96 31. New Mexico 23 41. South Dakota nada 2. Alaska nada 12. Idaho 91 22. nada 32. New York 79 42. Tennessee 94 3. Arkansas nada 13. Illinois 59 23. Minnesota nada 33. North Carolina 71 43. Texas 2 4. Arizona 12 14. Indiana nada 24. MIssissippi nada 34. North Dakota nada 44. Utah 99 5. California 19 15. Iowa nada 25. Missouri nada 35. Ohio nada 45. Vermont nada 6. Colorado 50 16. Kansas 74 26. Montana nada 36. Oklahoma 66 46. Virginia 100 7. Conneticut nada 17. Kentucky nada 27. Nebraska 80 37. Oregon 41 47. Washington 60 8. Delaware 88 18. Louisiana nada 28. Nevada 36 38. Pennsylvania nada 48. West Virginia nada 9. Florida 55 19. Maine nada 29. New Hampshire nada 39. Rhode Island 76 49. Wisconsin nada 10. Georgia 57 20. Maryland nada 30. New Jersey 70 40. South Carolina 97 50. Wyoming nada

Trajectory of Selected First Names Some people worry that 1 Leonardo 74 the Mexicans are coming, 2 Santiago Since 1960 in the State of Texas 51 that they are invading the 3 Fernando 82 94 United States of America. 4 Diego 81 31 These people shouldn’t 5 Sergio 93 75 93 worry because the Mexi- 6 Eduardo 85 50 55 70 cans, Latinos, Hispanics or 7 Pedro 96 what ever name you want to 8 Jorge 64 58 57 57 41 52 72 9 Alejandro 81 93 95 71 43 38 52 call are already here. 10 Miguel 80 75 63 55 38 45 54 11 Javier 81 82 76 76 73 77 Now pushing 50 million 12 Francisco 89 68 73 72 66 62 65 and growing, we can expect 13 Manuel 62 69 68 63 83 77 84 86 97 other states to begin report- 14 Jaime 99 94 91 87 93 ing that the name “Jose” is 15 Luis 97 89 65 47 42 44 30 28 16 26 among their top 100 names 16 Antonio 96 94 85 75 69 83 79 83 72 96 given to babies. It is only a 17 Mario 82 91 73 59 64 73 72 matter of time. 18 Roberto 77 75 69 46 56 71 69 77 98 19 Raul 70 76 78 72 70 91 97 91 Asi es que por mientras, 20 Jesus 67 52 40 32 33 39 28 27 23 29 fijanse en la cantidad de 21 Ricardo 60 54 50 50 52 60 65 58 61 97 quinceañeras, bodas and 22 Carlos 58 60 42 33 43 45 45 33 27 42 23 Juan 25 28 15 9 14 20 16 12 9 16 other social functions in your 24 Jose 12 11 11 8 9 11 6 3 1 2 city or town and remember this story because you will 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2010 see more like them in the coming years.