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PRESS RELEASE
Momentous Cesar Chavez Day Celebration at CSULB
The Long Beach community is honored to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day with Dr. José Ángel Gutierrez’ lecture and presentation of his new book, The Eagle Has Eyes, at the CSULB Anatol Center on March 20, 2019 at 3pm.
In his presentation, Dr. Gutiérrez will discuss how the FBI and the Federal Government conspired to destroy César Chávez, the United Farmworkers Union (UFW) and the Chicano Movement of the 1960’s.
Dr. Gutiérrez, is an attorney and professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington. He was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization(MAYO) in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the La Raza Unida Party, a Mexican-American third party movement that supported candidates for elective office in Texas, California, and other regions of the Southwestern and Midwestern United States.
José Ángel Gutiérrez is a prolific writer who has authored and co-authored 17 other books. Dr. Gutiérrez recently received the National Hispanic Hero Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Please watch the short video of his recognition below:
Last year he was the 1st place winner of the Best Biography in the Non-fiction Awards of the 20th International Latino Book Awards Ceremony held at the California State University Domínguez Hills.
Dr. Gutiérrez is a native of Crystal City, Texas. He and his wife, Natalia currently reside in Redlands, California.
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Location: CSULB Anatol Center, University Library
Download the event flyer here.
For information, contact: Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, (562) 972-0986, Armando.Vazquez-Ramos@csulb.edu
Inland Empire Ethnic Studies Summit II at CSU San Bernardino's 2019 LEAD X
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos will be featured as the Closing Keynote Speaker at CSUSB's LEADE X the Inland Empire Ethnic Studies II Summit on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.
Inland Empire Ethnic Studies Summit II Agenda:
Tuesday March 26, 2019
Location: CSUSB Santos Manuel Student Union - Fourplex
- 12:00-12:30pm – Doors open / check in
- 12:30-2:00pm – Lunch / Networking
- 2:00-3:00pm – Opening Keynote
- 3:00-4:00pm – Workshop Series 1 (K-12 teachers/elected officials/Higher Ed)
- 4:00-5:00pm – Workshop series 2 (student panel/local issues/parent panel)
- 5:00-5:30pm – Closing Keynote: Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, CMSC President
- 6:00 – Closing
TO ATTEND PLEASE REGISTER AT:
https://coe.csusb.edu/lead-summit/welcome/lead-week/ethnic-studies-ie
Posted Resources:
- Latinopia Event Video - 1969 Plan de Santa Bárbara
- Jose Angel Gutierrez' Hispanic Hero video
- The report about the Ethnic Studies work in Long Beach
- This video from El Rancho Unified School District
- The Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program Full Documentary
- Rethinking Ethnic Studies paperback
City of Long Beach's Cesar Chavez Day Celebration
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Centro CHA's Launching of Por Vida Apparel
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