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2006

JANUARY 2006

FEBRUARY 2006

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Dear friends, family, and primos. .

I hope you enjoy the issue with the surprise opening story, a true account of a friendship between two different species. Don't miss, under U.S., the move to incease federal employment of Hispanics, also the all-day conference at the University of California, Irvine, held January 23rd on the Latino-Jewish Connection, under Sephardic.

Teachers, if you would like your class to appear in Somos Primos, please send a photo and the name of the school and city. Check Santa Ana Century High School photo under Orange County. Teacher George Aguirre says he students read Somos Primos and use it for research purposed.

United States

National issues
Hispanics Underrepresented In the Federal Workforce
Letter to the Washington Post by J.V. Martinez
Hispanics are Underrepresented at All U.S. Gov't Levels
Pew Finds Occupational Divide Between Hispanics, Whites Widening
Excerpt from an email by Al Gallegos,  January 20, 2006: 
Call to action, panelist Gilbert Sandate, January 13, 2006
Brent Wilkes and LULAC responds, Meeting set for February 8th
Hispanic leaders call for congressional help
How to become a Certified Federal Job Search Trainer
Sample Resolution for National LULAC Week 
Eliseo Vasquez Medina 
Former Chavez Ally Took His Own Path
UFW: A Broken Contract," four-part series in the L.A. Times, Jan. 11
It's Providence! Statue Memorial to Honor Cesar Chavez in New England
Jack Nava Dies, Driving Force behind Cesar Chavez stamp 
Pregnant Migrant Workers Work In Fields Despite Major Risks
Scholarships Available For Migrant Students Interested in Teaching 
Education
National Family & Fatherhood Conference
Latino/a Literature in The English Classroom
Hispanic High School students 
TCU to begin teaching district workers simple, career-related phrases
UTA, Mountain View team up to fill shortage of nurses, teachers
Harvard Waives Tuition for Underprivileged Children!!!!
National poetry contest $20,000 scholarship, high school competition  
Culture 
Rene E. Herrera
Moctesuma Esparza 
Bikers "adopt" buddies to fight child abuse
Business
Brightstar Corp. Tops $2.2 Billion in Annual Revenue

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Book: "The Spanish Impact on the Forging of the United States.  
             What History Failed to Tell Us"
Mormon role vital to West / Mormons Founder Made West Possible
Response to above article by Rubén Sálaz Marquez, Ph.D.

MILITARY HEROES AND RESEARCH
Cold Water Ministry in Iraq 
Grand Ball, 11th Airborne Division Association of Southern California 
The Angels who Landed at Dawn 
Bittersweet Memories
American GI Forum, Felix Longoria, Sr. Chapter , press release
Searching U.S. Military Records

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PATRIOT ANCESTORS FROM CUBA, Part 1
Evidence of 16th-Century Spanish Fort in Appalachia?
The Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas, since1520

SURNAME
Apellido Robles 
Una linea de Robles, de 1695 hasta José León Robles de la Torre
¿Qué hay en un nombre?

CUENTOS
El Sueno, The Dream by Richard Sanchez
Mamagrande Guadalupe's Story, 1917 Flu Epidemic By Frank Sifuentes
In a Pickle by Ben Romero
Brown Eggs and Ham by Ben Romero 
Riddle of Mexico's "corpse bride" draws crowds 

DICHOS 
TAO TE CHING translated

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Century High School Students, Somos Primos readers
Feb 4: Stay Connected,1980's Reunion/Birthday Party for Ruben Alvarez  
Feb 11:  Concierto del Amor 
Feb 18:  Mendez vs Westminster Civil Rights Tour 
March 1:  Hispanic Family-Owned Business Conference
Folklorico troupe Relámpago del Cielo Celebrated its 30th anniversary
Project Looking for Interviewees For California Story Fund Project  
Recap:  SHHAR Quarterly meeting, Book: "Mayan Lives, Mayan Utopias"

March 11th, Save the date, SHHAR second quarterly meeting of the year
    Ruben Salaz Marquez, author of  "Epic of the Greater Southwest"

LOS ANGELES, CA
Feb 12: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Director Sonia Marie De Leon De Vega
Feb 17 &18: Conference of California Historical Societies
Feb 18: 19th Century California artists
Feb 26: Centennial open House
Artist’s Forum on Art & Politics, display runs until February 6th
New Book:  "Always Running : La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. " 

CALIFORNIA
Californios and the Birth of the State of California, Part 2
Being Straight about how the State of California became the 31st state
San Diego Latino Film Festival: March 9-19, 2006
Meet the "Huertas"
California Pioneer Register and Index 1542—1848
Vocabulario Californio and SHHAR Spanish Colonial Terms
Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical SocietyFamily History Seminar

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Golden Spike National Site Center Receives Two Research Grants
LDS to put microfilm in vaults on Internet 
FYI - Canales, Garcia and Salinas Family Trees
George Ryskamp, appointed Director: Basque Family Heritage USA, BYU

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Vaqueros: The First Cowboys of the  Open Range

BLACK
National Archives Experience present Hoxie
"Kindred Project"
DNA pinpoints family histories
Black Heritage Month

INDIGENOUS
Feb 8th: Keeping Chinuk Wawa Language Alive
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Oral History Project
Crossroads & Intersections 
Key to Tribal Territories 
Navajo Help Save Unique Sheep From Extinction
Introduction to several Mexican Indian tribes 

SEPHARDIC
Latinos & Jews-Conference on Historical & Contemporary Connections 
Secret Synagogue
Revered Kabbalist Rabbi dies in Israel
Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans by Gloria Gold   Woodrow Eugene Longoria
Israelite Ancestry URL

TEXAS
Casa Blanca Monument Recovered
The Royal Connections by George Farias
Dressed in history, RoseMarie LaPenta
Feb 18th: George Washington Parade
March 2-5:  275th Arrival of Canary Islanders to the Presidio de Bejar
Spaniard Americans by Alex Loya
Dallas Historical Society -- Launches Brown Bag Lunches 
Religious Studies Program & Center for Mexican American Studies 
Book: Guadalupe and Her Faithful
5th Annual Commemorative Lecture in Mexican American History 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Common Routes St. Domingue, Louisiana,  January 31 - May 28, 2006
Louisiana's 'Islenos' Torn Apart by Katrina
Cookbooks Available 
Novels feature Louisiana and Texas
Lorenzo and the Turncoat
Obituary Index Goes Live 

EAST COAST
Feb 9th: Ken Burns speaks at the National Archives
How to increase Hispanics' profile in federal work force, June 27, '05
Ensuring Equal Opportunity: Hispanic Program Makes Progress, Feb '05 

MEXICO
Book: Mis Recuerd by Jose Leon Robles de la Torre
Director General del Consejo Editorial  Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila.
Discurso de Dr. Maestro y Licenciado Pedro Hector Rivas Figueroa
Personajes de la historia, Dr. Luis Maeda Villalobos
Book: Baptisms in Tamaulipas
Book: Echoes of the Conquistadoes
A Successful Researching Trip
Book: Matrimonios y Bautismos de la Hacieda de Santa Maria, 1804-1845 
La Familia Plaza 
Casa imperial mexicana
President Carlos Salinas-de-Gortari, Descendents of Don Jose Esmiliano 
                               Salinas Villarreal
Fallecimiento de Barbara H. Stein

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Cahuita Symposium on Slavery, Culture and Religion 
In Cuba, 9,240 victims - and counting 

SPAIN
Forget that long lunch: Spain sends workers home early to boost families
Os Judeus de Lepe 
¿Lo Conseguiremos Averiguar¿
Archivos de la lista GENEALOGICA@LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES

INTERNATIONAL 
Ecuadorean outliving the world at 116
Prof. Cesare Giraldo
Recommended Links

HISTORY
Correction of George Washington letter to Conde de Floridablanca
Fun tidbit: George Washington and a Spanish Jackass
The Most Read Writer 

FAMILY HISTORY
Library Of Congress Wants Your Family History
Ten Free Things to Do on Ancestry.com
Genealogy Services: Genealogists Seek DNA Testing Services
Sample  "Genealogy Pointers"
A Guide to Hidden Features of Google and Yahoo Engines
Maureen A. Taylor helps readers analyze old family pictures

ARCHAEOLOGY
Oldest mural of Maya people found in Guatemala, painted about 100 B.C.
Elite Women Made Beer in Pre-Incan Culture 
New Digs Decoding Mexico's "Pyramids of Fire"
Teotihuacan Home Page
Archaeologists: Old Canals Found in Peru 

MISCELLANEOUS
If I Had My Life to Live Over by Erma Bombeck 
 

MARCH 2006

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Dear primos, family, and friends. . .
Hope all are well in this season of spontanous weather changes . . .

To facilitate searching through previous issues of Somos Primos, my grandson Luke have created a single file of all the Tables of Contents for the 2002-2005 issues.

All the Tables of Contents are connected, which means you can do a category search based on the division in Somos Primos, such as BLACK or SPAIN, or a keyword search on the titles. An overview of the contents of Issues 2000 and 2001 is facilitated by the use of a subject index created by John P. Schmal.

Once you have identified the issues of interest, then go the homepage and click to any issue of interest. Hope this helps.

www.somosprimos.com/toc.htm Tables of Contents, 2002-2005
www.somosprimos.com/sitesearch.htm Keyword search
www.somosprimos.com/yearindex.htm Index, 2000-2001

Warm Regards, Mimi


UNITED STATES

National issues 
Focus on Veteran Rights For increasing Hispanic federal employment!  
Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS) Program  
Focus on Conversion of qualified Hispanic interns to federal employment! 
Developing Internal Policies for placing Interns in Federal Employment
USDA International Internship > Seeks INTERNS, deadline MAR 15, 2006
Smithsonian Internships  > Spring Internship Fair, 26 April 2006
2/8 Notes: NHLA-Federal Government Under-representation of Hispanics

Education
Cesar Chavez  & Bernardo de Galvez
Successful marriages confer academic benefit on children
Hispanic advocates sue Texas over ESL and bilingual programs
Yahoo discussion Groups
Nuestra Family Unida podcast project    
WALKOUT Screening  > March 1, 2006, HBO > March 18th
Octavio Gomez, Cameraman Helped Cover Latino Civil Rights Movement 

Culture 
Latino TV characters seen as  the hot gift 
Sibling Writing Team Surprises Again 
Prestigious festival accepts S.A. filmmaker's maiden effort
Adding Color to Red, White and Blue

Business
The inexorable rise of Latino USA
New Latina Voz on the Web 
For Hispanics, Farming is a Growth Industry
Some day laborers report being abused and cheated in their pay

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Get Fuzzy
Gold enduring Mystique
California Gold Rush and the "49ers"
The greatest theft in history
Smithsonian and the Spirit of Ancient Colombian Gold
Latinos in the Smithsonian Revised
Targeted Minorities
Fuss and feathers at the U. of I.  

MILITARY HEROES AND RESEARCH
Guy Gabaldon Documentary Finally Completed
Texas Vietnam Veterans

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Cesar Chavez y Bernardo de Galvez: Sons and Souls of California.
Patriot Ancestors from Cuba (Part 2, F-J) by Granville Hough, Ph.D.

SURNAME
Lafon 
The Descendents of  Doctor Antonio Fernando Lafon Chapa
S: Armorial Popular 

CUENTOS
Selling the San Antonio Light During WWII
Chicken Breast 
Se Trata de Dinero . .  a stab at pure fiction
Carmen's Dream of Going to Summer Camp, 1941
Summer Camp
Uncle Rey|
The Bull Before His Time

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Sal Castro, Bringing History to life for students
March 4: Story Time for Kids and Adults
March 11: SHHAR Meeting: Ruben Salaz "Epic of the Greater South West"
March 16: Ruben Salaz to speak at Libreria Martinez Bookstore

March 18: MAJOR EVENT: Hispanic Family History Conference, Riverside
                George Ryskamp,  BYU Center for Family History  & Genealogy
                Classes by Spanish/English, Prof. Ryskamp and BYU students

Bowers Kidseum
Actors Wanted: Hispanic/Latin-American, and Multi-Racial 
In need of luncheon or dinner speakers, contact, contact your editor.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
^In need of 2006 luncheon or dinner speaker? Look at article above ^
March 1: WALKOUT by Moctezuma Esparza and James Edward Olmos

March 18: MAJOR EVENT: Hispanic Family History Conference, Riverside
                George Ryskamp,  BYU Center for Family History  & Genealogy
                Classes in Spanish/English, by Prof. Ryskamp and BYU students
                Click for more information

March 24, 25, 31st and April 1st Cesar Chavez y Bernardo de Galvez
Conversations North of Mexico, Mental Menudo Art 
Hispanics for LA opera, Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of HLAO

CALIFORNIA
March 18: MAJOR EVENT: Hispanic Family History Conference, Riverside
                George Ryskamp,  BYU Center for Family History  & Genealogy
                Classes in Spanish/English, by Prof. Ryskamp and BYU students
                Click for more information.

March 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Chavez’s lead 1966 march
The Original California Constitution was a Spanish-English document.
CALIFORNIOS and the Birth of the State of California, 3rd in a series 
Noriego Who? 

Legendary Queen of California -- Califa
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 
Sacramento pioneers re-interred in Sacramento County Cemetery
New Latina Court Commissioner 
Los Californianos Recommended Reading List
Juan Francisco Permission to Marry
Nieblas - use SF newspapers for DOD 
Colonial Life in Spanish California During the North American Revolution

In need of luncheon or dinner speakers, contact, contact your editor.

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
"Building a Lasting Legacy."
Computerized Genealogy Conference
March 10-11, 2006

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Ku Klux Klan Had Short Life in El Paso
Alien Arrivals to El Paso click
Book:  Ringside Seat to a Revolution by David Dorado Romo
Book: Cottonwood Saints 
Tunnel underneath the US/Mexico border

BLACK
The African Presence in México From Yanga to the Present 
Book: My Soul To His Spirit: 
            Soulful Expressions From Black Daughters To Their Fathers    
Research shines spotlight on an unsung L.A. pioneer, John Ballard
At Burial Site, Teeth Tell Tale of Slavery
Taking 'Roots' to a DNA level, PBS series
Family Tree Magazine E-Mail Update
Mall Site Is Chosen for Black History Museum

INDIGENOUS
Native American Film Festival and Cultural Weekend, Palm Springs 
Grand View, Hualapai Indians are building a glass walkway  
Now Available: The Flora Patencio Cahuilla News Index Database
Earliest Maya Writings Found
Geraldine Janis 1928-2005, Lakota Defender of Tribal Rights 
Chiapas / Mayan Indians 
March 25: 7th Annual Southern California Indian storytelling Festival 
Health disparities among Native Americans 
The William Duncan Strong Southern California Photograph Collection

SEPHARDIC
Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans:  Consuelo Luz Arostegui
Semitism and Anti Semitism in Arizona and Sonora: 
           An Ethnobiography of Experience and Insight
Universalism in Jewish Thought

TEXAS
TCARA in George Washington Parade in Laredo, Texas
National Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame
Royal Realities
March 3-5: Canary Islanders Symposium
March 29:  Writing Historical Fiction
Book: My Grandfather's Grandfather by Tomás Rodríguez Benavides
Thirty-Five Years of Struggle and Triumph: Mexican Americans in Tejas
Book: The Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas 
             as Early as 1520, Chapter 3 by Alex Loya

MEXICO
My trip to Juanchorrey by Helen Mejia Z.-Savala
S: Otra vista del viaje a Juanchorrey 
S: Personajes de la historia, Obispos de Zacatecas 
S: Homenaje; A Jose Leon Robles de la Torre
S: March 27-29 IV Seminario: 
             Reforma, Intervención francesa y Segundo Imperio
Mexico City Aerial view
The African Presence in México From Yanga to the Present, go to Black

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Black Hispanics, Lane College, Tennessee Conference
Diario de la Marina: The Jaruco Articles
The Birth of a Puerto Rican

SPAIN
Book: Basque Diaspora
Book: La Identidad Vasca en el Mundo:

INTERNATIONAL
Arde el obispado
Libros
News From My Uncle in El Salvador
Esteban Gomes 
Simon de Alcazaba y Sotomayor

HISTORY
Most Europeans descended from hunters
The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site
Example of Ancestry.com resources
Free genealogy databases 
S: Buscadores Especializados y Metabuscadores, (Internet resources)

ARCHEOLOGY 
Tribute to Tezcatlipoca
Excerpt: Inca Show Pits Yale Against Peru 

APRIL 2006

UNITED STATES
Special Sharing: California Woman of the Year 20th Anniversary Event

National issues
Establishment of a National Museum of the American Latino Community
A Record Breaking Immigrants' Rights Rally in Los Angeles
Pew Briefing on Immigration Survey 
Student Visas and Tourist Visas
Census: Latinos Population Changes Today 
Almanac of Latino Politics, 2006
Former California Assemblyman Marco Firebaugh
Cesar Chavez Day Celebrated Across the U.S
Hispanics' 'Defining Moment' 
Book: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies 
The Antiquities Act

Education
Map of States that offer in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants
Should Illegal Immigrants Get Tuition Help? 
Non-Lingual Children results from poorly supervised Bilingual Education.
Excerpt from: "Woe to kids without father figures"
WALKOUT aired on HBO,  March 18th
National Association of Latino Independent Producers 
Advanced Placement on upswing 
PacifiCare Latino Health Scholars Program
Coming to America: A Teacher Remembers

Culture 
The full-effect American experience
Carpet too pretty to walk on J. Michael Parker
Ask a Mexican
Music: Outlaw Onda
Latino Arts Network E-Newsletter goes virtual!
Under Construction: About a Mexican American comic that loses weight
Nuestra Familia Unida: Chicken Soup for the Latin Soul/History Page

Business
Dinero, New Breed of Magazines for Affluent Latinos 
Outsourcing in the Americas 
The National Hispanic Convention in California. May31st - June 2nd.  
Georgia farmers "Don’t know" – yeah, right!"

National Museum of the American Latino Community
Statement of  U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra on H.R. 2134

MILITARY HEROES and RESEARCH
Images of Valor
Support Sears 
El Sereno American Flag Raising Ceremony
Internet used for Honoring Veterans, three webites: 
          Home of Heroes; 
         We Support  you; 
         Before you Go
The History of Bill Arvizu in the Military 

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Battle of San Juan 1797 article
Sons And Daughters of The Republic of Texas 
Cuba Patriots of the American Revolution, Part 3, (K-M)

SURNAME: De la Garza

CUENTOS
A collection of personal stories shared by Frank M. Sifuentes
My Unusual Birth
Reflejos y Recuredos de mi Tio Antonio Casarez Sifunentes
Recuerdos de Tio Meme: Manuel Casarez Sifuentes
Babe and the Cadillac:  
MY First Celebration of Labor Day, Circa 1949 

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF
April 29th, 2006 "Capturing Your Past With the Tools of Today" 
                                  Orange County Family History Fair, No cost

April 29, 2006: Hispanic Chamber-Estrella Awards Notice
Tiger Woods Learning Center opens in Anaheim 
Ancient Tongue Linked to Aztec Past
MANA at Great American Write In! 
Non-traditional community inspired Historic Preservation Projects 
Save the date:  May 27th, SHHAR Quarterly

LOS ANGELES, CALIF
"Cesar E. Chavez A Reflection"
A Tribute to Cesar Chavez,  Re-enacting a labor leader's life
April 22: Celebrate the Memorial Impulse!  Become the Family Historian!
Database Los Angeles Times Obituary Index

CALIFORNIA
Book: The Winds of Sonoma. .  Historical novel
"The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco"  Online resource
Los Californianos Alert, 230th anniversary of the Juan Bautista de Anza 
APRIL 14 Deadline: Latino Issues Forum  Summer Fellowship Program.

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Report: March BYU Computerized Genealogy Conference
Training From Salt Lake Saves Lives in Other Countries

SOUTHWESTERN UNITES STATES
Book: Ringside Seat to a Revolution 
14th Hispano tribute to Hispano legislators, "Walking the Talk" award
Research Paper, Pre-International Baccalaureate Program
Of Buried Truths, Undocumented Laborers & Grandfather I Never Knew 
Index to the Names in Conquerors of the West 
"Tiny" Martinez, A Legend In Our Community Passes On 
Award-winning work of local sculptor

BLACK
Found Roots 
Heritage tourism helps blacks reconnect
Black Latinos can find race niches hard to accept

INDIGENOUS
Book: Crossing Bok Chitto 
Native Expressions, Event held March 10th
Her Life Belongs to the Land 
Book: Bernie Whitebear, 
THE Mixtecs and Zapotecs:  Enduring Cultures of Oaxaca

SEPHARDIC
Returning to the Home of My Heart
Consuelo (Connie) Jaramillo Delgado
Excerpt From: Jews, Latinos Uncovering Their Heritage

TEXAS
Royal Realities 
A Signpost for Civil Rights Hispanic Leadership
Los Grandes de la Music Tejana Concert, Sat, April 22, 2006 
News from Coahuila 
Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Common Routes
Baton Rouge Flies a series of  Six Flags, 1682-1865 

EAST COAST
Ray Barretto... The Lost of Another Great Latin Music Giant 
Jose A. Marquez-Leon, Latino Executive Honored
Welcoming honorable Councilman Majority Leader 
Multiethnic Mix Include Chinese Roots in Latin America 
National Archives & Google Launch Pilot Project to Digitize Historic Films 

MEXICO
S: Personajes de la Historia 
S: Protocolos de Archivo Historico de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 
Viceregal & Ecclesiastical Mexican Collection, 1534-(1770-1820)-1919 
New Guide for Mexican Family History
S: Defunciones de Tepetongo, Zacatecas
The History of Zacatecas by John P. Schmal
The Descendents of Don Antonio de Soberon

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Galeria Cemi On-line
Just a whole lot of names... with a Puerto Rican connection.
Diario de la Marina: The Jaruco Articles 

SPAIN
List of ships of the line of Spain
El Galeón San Francisco
Obispos Onubenses 
Boletín de Cultura y Diáspora Vasca
Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century: Full Names of Women
House of Castile

INTERNATIONAL
S: Historia de un Amor
Canary Islands websites: 
S:Gobierno de Canarias and An Islenos Canarios 
In Guatemala, ancient drama outlives repressive era 
Excerpt: Interview With President of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music 
S: La Palabra Del Dia Bahamas

HISTORY
Battle of San Juan 1797
Cuba Patriots of the American Revolution
Texas the Fourth Front of the American Revolution
These three articles would be helpful for understanding the Spanish 
support received during the early foundations of the United States.  

FAMILY HISTORY
The Center for Family History and Genealogy's
OneGreatFamily : Marriage Records 
DISCOVER
Changing font size to view Internet sites and emails easily
Social Security Death Index (Updated--adding December 2005)
CyndisList.com tenth anniversary
Where to Find Images for Family History

ARCHEOLOGY 
Buried History
Nuestra Familia Unida,, Archaeology, Jungle Cast 

MISCELLANEOUS
The Cost of raising a Child

MAY 2006

http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2006/spmay06/spmay06.htm

Dear Readers. . . 

Surely May 1, 2006 will be considered a pivotal day in the history of the United States. We can thank the leadership, with great satisfaction for the very orderly way the marches and boycotts were conducted. 

Just received this gripping cartoon by Sergio Hernandez. Hopefully the energetic, but peaceful voices will change the perspective of many concerned with the increasing numbers of Hispanic/Latinos in the U.S..



Reference to the historical contributions past as well as present were frequent in the interviews in both the English and Spanish language on the radio and TV stations.

For you interest and support is a copy of the Senate Bill pertaining to the feasibility of a National Museum of the American Latino Community is the first item under U.S.

Hope you enjoy the Cinco de Mayo photo taken by Somos Primos reader Robert Gonzalez serving in the Navy in Japan. Please feel invited to send photos demonstrating that the Hispanic presence is, and was, all over the world in the past, as in the present. 

Warm regards, Mimi


UNITED STATES
National issues
National Latino Museum, introduced in the Senate, March 29, 2006 
Cinco de Mayo *Special Edition* April 5, 2006 Census Bureau Facts

Immigration Data: With thanks to John P. Schmal
In 2005 . . 16 Million enter on Visa Waver Program
Leading Countries of Visa Overstays 
Leading Countries of Nationality of Alien Removals: 2004
Legal Immigration to US Still Declining: 2003
Mexican Immigration (1936-2003) 
June 30, 1921: Mexican Agricultural Laborers
Urban Institute Immigration Policy
U.S. urged to apologize for 1930s deportations
Documentary: Betrayal & Violations: Mexican Repatriation of the 1930's
California and the American Dream, PBS 4-part documentary series

Education
Wrangling over Mexican textbooks
The Value Question in the Education of Latinos

Culture 
Preparing to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2006
"Hispanic Americans: Our Rich Culture Contributing to America's Future." 
Latintronica: Mix and match of beats
Where does Mole come from?
Tortillas find a growing place at the table
How To Turn 15: "Quince Girl"and "Celebrate".

Business
Marketing to U.s. Hispanics & Latin America
Gloria Molina: A Day in the Life of the Woman of the Year
4th Annual Hispanic Business: Woman of the Year Awards, Caesars 
Banks Accommodating Hispanics 
Making American Money at Home in Mexico
N.Y. Leads Boom in Hispanic Business
Study Shows Increase in Hispanic Entrepreneurship


ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS 
The Anti-Spanish Black Legend by Luis Brandtner 
Teachers Exploring Adverse Effects of California's Missions on Indians
Students at Locke High School Working Together to Learn Their History
Spanish Impact on Forging of The US. What History Failed to Tell Us

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES 
Camp Pendleton Marine, Cpl. Carlos Gomez-Perez receives Silver Star 
Latin Death Rate in Viet War Cited 
Jack Gomez, Orange County's first Hispanic mayor, Placentia Veteran 
Army Reserve Sgt. Regina Reali, 25, Fresno; Killed in Explosion in Iraq
Sgt. Marcelino Ronald Corniel Wedding Plans Replaced by Funeral 
Robert M. Martinez Sr. Austin's most decorated Police Officer 
A Tale of Six Boys

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
Texas Connection to the American Revolution, TCARA
Mexicans, Indians and the Sons of the American Revolution by Paul Trejo
Patriot Ancestors Form Cuba (Part 5, continued, N-R) by Granville Hough
What became of the Gálvez Family? <click


SURNAME: ALMANZA/ALMANSA
Almanza/Almansa
click Cano muchos apellidos del noreste de México y el sur de Tejas 
por Carlos Martín Herrera de la Garza 
click Mendoza su conexión con la famosa Doña Marina, "la Malinche"
por José L.G. de Paz

CUENTOS
Micheal Lozano Embarks on a Journey of Self-Discovery
Grandmother Felipa Lozano Villareal: The Lozano Family ties 
El Paso Writer to Participate in James Olmos Latino Book Festival 
Texas Cameo Memories, Mario Garcia, Alfred A. Aburto Jr.
Cinco de Mayo Memories by Frank Sifuentes

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
May 27: SHHAR Quarterly Meeting: 20th anniversary, 3 special speakers
Spanish Cruce Horse and the early southwest 
SHHAR/SomosPrimos Speaker's Bureau. . are you looking for speakers?
The Staples NLBWA-OC Latina Center's Ribbon Cutting
Play: The "Mexican OC" performances scheduled in May
LULAC, 56th Annual District Convention 
LULAC, CA Resolution supports H.R. 2134 Commission 
Human Relations Events 
Chicano Artist: Malaquias Montoya Art Exhibit, until May 12 
Cypress St. School last of 15 "Mexican School" buildings in OC < click

LOS ANGELES, CA
Book: Viva Baseball!! Exhibit: April 23 to June 9th
Mexican-American Baseball in LA From the Barrios to the Big Leagues 
May 15: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Summer Internship
May 16: Legends of the Land, Provocative People in Poetic Places
May 22: Inmigración y las nuevas propuestas de ley. 
June 3: Talamantes- Farias Family Reunion
July 22: Nueva Galicia Genealogical Society to meet in Los Angeles
Seek city, national recognition for 1840s Whittier home historically unique
Latin Death Rate in Viet War Cited

CALIFORNIA
Casa de Bandini Restoration Project. . . letters of support needed
Historic Preservation of Villa d Branciforte . . letters of support needed
Cypress Street School, last of 15 Segregated "Mexican Schools" 
May 6,7,13 :The Ramona Pageant, in its 83rd year 
May 12: Inland Empire Minority Business Enterprise Center
Kindercaminata
California Department of Education History Documents 
California Libraries Catalog
Early California Wills 
Early California Population Project
The Heritage Discovery Center, Madera, California
Luso-American Education Foundation
June 3: Talamantes- Farias Family Reunion , click for information

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Basketball unites Seattle's Hispanic community 
Genealogy Radio Show Available On-line 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Arvizu family roots in Sonora map 1752
Book: Early Sources, Arizona counties, Cochise, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz 
Basque Database completed, many materials available full text online
Book: Protocoles of the Archivo Historico Municipal de Parral 
Spanish Archives of New Mexico I 1685-1912

BLACK
CSUF Administrator Honored by 100 Black Men of Orange County
Colorado Genealogists, Unearth Roots of 5,000 Blacks
New Hampshire African Burial Ground Stirs Emotions 

INDIGENOUS
Their Right To Speak: Women's Activism in the Indian and Slave Debates
"Rethinking Malinche" Podcast
Eva Rehner: Pala tribal Elder once challenged state power 
Archaeologists Launch Large Dig in Virginia
Tracing Your Indigenous Roots in México by John P. Schmal

SEPHARDIC
Carlos Maximiliano Casaus
A Man of Accomplishment and Kindness: David Rabacoff
Judeo-Espagnol At Auschwitz
Why the world hates the Jews, and what we can do to respond

TEXAS 
The Importance of Improving Texas History Education
Austin's La Peña exhibit of paintings by Esperanza Mendez
Angel of Goliad Descendants Laying of the Wreath Ceremonies
Texas Historical Foundation Honors Preservationists 
26th Annual Tejano Music Awards Recognizes the Best in Tejano Music
The Family and Friendship Ties of the Original Texans

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
A Group of Galveztown Descendants
What Became of the Gálvez Family?
Louisiana Secretary of State Website: Vital Statistics and much more
Humid City, New Orleans Online Video 
A Brief History of Louisiana, Under 10 Flags
Visitors from the Canary Islands 
Recommended sites by Bill Carmena

MEXICO
Santa Ana Zegache: a folk baroque gem in Oaxaca
S: May 12-14: Primera Conferencia Binacional de Historia Familiar 
Good Cause Book Sale: Microfilming Project 
Stereographic negatives by Alfredo Saldivar provoke a quest for Facts 
Records of Colonial Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico 
S: Fundación de la Aduana interior de Torreón
New Books: Naturalizations of Mexican-Americans, Extracts, Vol. 1,2, 3
S: Hubo Otros Mendoza
S: Genealogía del apellido Cano en el noreste de México y sur de Texas
S: 3 Coahuilenses Prisioneros, durante Guerra Intervencion Francesa

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
El corazón del monstruo
About Carlos López Dzur
Officials and Employees of the City of San Juan de Puerto Rico (1897 
The Cuban Genealogy Club
Patriot Ancestors form Cuba (Part 5, continued, N - R)

SPAIN
Málaga en Flamenco festival
Piloto Juan de la Feria by Ángel Custodio Rebollo
Encinasola Ángel Custodio Rebollo

INTERNATIONAL 
My Trip to Central America by Jaime Cader 
Uno Con Ellos, Uno Con el Mundo, del libro Poder y Gracia por Mick Quinn 
Portuguese: Bibliotecas by Angel Custodio Rebollo
Portuguese: Simâo De Alcazaba y Sotomayor

HISTORY
The Republic of Hawaii is organized into a U.S. territory
America's founders Recognized the Giver of liberty as Almighty God

FAMILY HISTORY
Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Mexico, 1859 to Present 
Fee-for-service records program 
List of Genealogy and History Podcasts
Recommended Webpages: Internments and Personal Historians 

ARCHAEOLOGY
Ancient 1,500-year Pyramid Discovered in Mexico
Under an Easter ritual, an ancient pyramid
Archaeologists Launch Large Dig in Virginia <click

MISCELLANEOUS
Black and White (Under age 40? You won't understand.)


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Dear readers,

I hope you all enjoy a wonderful summer with family and friends. Many have mentioned vacations with family research as part of the activities, others are planning to attend conference. Please feel invited to share your experiences and fact finding. Somos Primos reflects you the readers.

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UNITED STATES
National issues  
Wells Fargo, Sponsors " The Latino OC 100" 
The Mexican Border: Fleeing the Throes of Revolution (1912)
Se Si Puede brings HOPE and Dreams into Reality.
On Being Black at a Latino March
Of U.S. Children Under 5, Nearly Half Are Minorities
Immigration issue is complex and requires bilateral solutions 
100 Years in the Back Door, Out the Front 
Undocumented, Indispensable
Hispanic Influx to Hawaii

Action Taken 
Writing Letter to Editor and government officials by Frank Sifuentes
City of Monterey, California
Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America

Education
Sky's not the limit for NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez
O.C. man uses his story to urge students to stay in school
Encouraging Young People 
Hispanic Magazine's Teacher of the Year, 
Assimilation Of Immigrants:  Fact, says UCLA Sociologist Edward Telles
Helping America's Youth
NCLR Takes Family History Curriculum to Communities
HHS-HEO Digest Features Federal Programs, health, education, etc. 

Culture 
Hard work helps tear down some old walls 
Bullfights scaled down for 9-year old boy
Clay's Kitchen Mexican 
Congressional Gold Medal recipients
What Hispanic Awareness Means to Me
Hispanic vs Latino  
Latinos or Hispanics?  A Debate About Identity 
But the language I speak is Spanish
Las Comaderes Para Las Americas  

Business
National Latina Business Women Association
Hispanic business growth outpaces U.S. rate
Spanish language skills and Annual Incomes 
Hispanics set the pace in business ownership

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Britt Lomond, 'Zorro' villain, dies at 80
So-called Spanish Flu of 1918

MILITARY HEROES 
A Legacy Greater than Words
My Dad Marcelino R. Bautista in A Legacy Greater Than Words Book
Recommended websites to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 
The Story Behind "Before You Go" 
Greatest Play In Major League Baseball - Rick Monday 
Vietnam riders impressed with Leakey Hospitality 
Hispanic Military Heroes

CUENTOS
A gathering of Grandmother Wisdom-Keepers at MANA meeting
Iona St. Therese Patricia Marie Jordon:  Carnival Girl by Frank Sifuentes
Oral History, Los Cuentos de Kiko
OTIUM, online magazine
Micheal Lozano Embarks on a Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 2

SURNAME: PLAZOLA

SPANISH PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The Story of a Cricket Buckle and Pinching the Spanish Main - All of it!
Early Games in the Americas, Stick Ball or lacross
In Using Hough and Hough Spanish Patriot Series
Moving Gold to Mexico City
Texas Longhorns 

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF
Ramon Peralta Adobe Mural
Orange County oral histories of war veterans made into documentary, 
June 3: screening of student produced documentary on Orange County  
June 6: NLBWA-OC's "Emerging Latinas Program"
LULAC Westminster Council #3017 2006 2006 Scholarship Recipients
June 10: Bernardo de Galvez Re-enactor to present to SARs
Historic block party
Steve DeMara: Genealogist/ Historian honored
Capistrano honors native Frances Louise Sherrill,
Rios Family of San Juan Capistrano 
Click for report on May 27th SHHAR meeting

LOS ANGELES, CALIF
June 3:   Talamantes-Farias Reunion 2006 
June 24  East L.A. Beginning Family History, Viola Sadler & Mimi Lozano 
June:      UCLA Extension, Family History research, Michael Perez 
July 7-9 and August 24-25th: "Sons and Souls of California"

The Glory of Their Times, the Chorizeros
Family Programs at the Getty Villa
Los Tapatiós de California: Returning to Their Jalisco Roots

CALIFORNIA
SHHAR meeting report:  Special Books & Heritage Discover Center 
Guide to the La Purisima Mission State Historic Park Collection
Example and use of the 1930 Census
Click: Tamale Festival “Bringing Families Together!”
NARA'S Alien files under threat of moving to Missouri
Yosemite Valley, the new French Pyrenees by Alex Loya 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Why the LDS Church (Mormons) put emphasis on genealogical research

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
S: El Monumento de Juan de Oñate
The largest equestrian bronze monument in the world
Manifests of Statistical Alien Arrivals at El Paso, Texas
Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1539–1542
Muster Roll of the Coronado Expedition of February 22, 1540
Two Discoveries, Two Conquests: Vázquez de Coronado 
Ex-Gov. Castro recalls beating odds
Old battle haunts new U.S.-Mexico tensions 
Tribute to George I. Sánchez 

BLACK
National History Project: Fugitive Slaves in Mexico
Mexico as a haven for fugitive slaves
Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes, Black Indians

INDIGENOUS
Native Hawaiians Seek Right to Land, Self-Government  
Districts redrawn to raise number of Indian lawmakers in Mexico
Keeping Dakotah language alive through Scrabble
Catch Her If You Can - San Ildefonso Woman is on the Move

SEPHARDIC
Ana Kurland: Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans
A Research Tool Online for Sephardic Genealogy / Jewish Genealogy
The First Jews in the New World by Joseph Heckelman
60's Latino Militant Now Pursues a Personal Quest: Reies Lopez Tijerina

TEXAS
June 4th & June llth  Meet the author, A Legacy Greater Than Words
27th Annual Texas Conference on Hispanic Genealogy & History 
                                               Aug 31st - Sept 3rd, click
Gloria Candelaria-March, Many roles, but always Mom
May 31 & June 1: The Camels Are Coming to Bandera!
The Celtic connection to Spanish Texas
Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935
The Index to Texas Probate Records
Americo Paredes Distinguished Lectures 
Family on the fringe of the revolution
Spanish trails in Victoria County, Texas
Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520
Click: Alex Loya's research leads to Sentinel Rock in Yosemite, California 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Donaldsonville Celebrating 200 Years of Culture and History, 1806-2006
Old Families of Louisiana

EAST COAST
July 4th Washington, D.C. Parade
June 2006 National Archives Public Programs 
Literature of Latino/a Experience and Relevance in  the English Classroom
Immigration Rally in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

MEXICO
Book: Inherit the Dust from the Four Winds of Revilla by José M. Péna
"El Capitan "  Don Jose Vasquez Borrego by Anita Rivas Medellin
The Family Tree on the Museum Wall by Ted Vincent
S: Libro: Dos Coahuilense en la Historia de la Patria
S: Libro: Capilla de la Hacienda Santa Ana de los Hornos
S: Datos de Tabasco
S: Confrencia Binacional 
S: En el Valle de Tlaltenango por Arturo Ramos
The Descendents of Don Andres de Morales y de la Fuentes
S: Registros en la Catedral de Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
S: En los Albores de la Independencia 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Cuban Military Records  
The Last Puerto Rican Indian
Historia / Canarias /Navegación 

SPAIN
BYU Study Abroad Program
A Modern renaissance in Spain 
Cartaya, Huelva  
Don Cristóbal Colon

INTERNATIONAL
Sigfrido Burmann, La gira americana de Un Teatro de Arte 1926-1929
Japan's El Bigote, Mexican Restaurant 
Las Islas Canarias son una comunidad Autónoma
Linajes de San Miguel de Abona, located on the southern side Tenerife
Guatamalan Genealogist

HISTORY
History of Our Forefathers and Nation!

FAMILY HISTORY
Turn family photos into an artful exhibit
New PAF Genealogical Tutorial available Online... 
Another Method of Using FamilySearch.org
Volunteers sought for Beta 2 Test of Research Advice Forums
"The Help Center Research Advice Forums"
Finding Real genealogical Recored amidst the confusion
Using Rootsweb: Exploring the SS-5

ARCHEOLOGY 
Archeologists discover Maya tomb, defy looters 
Amazon Stonehenge' found in Brazil 
Roman Trade With the Canary Islands 

MISCELLANEOUS
Comments by Orlando Lozano about the year 1955

JULY 2006

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Hi all . . . Hope you all enjoy a safe July 4th celebration.

If you happen to watch the Washington, D.C. parade July 4th, be sure and look for the float of the Texas Connection to the American Revolution. Jack Cowan and the TCARA members from Texas are being joined by Joseph Puentes from North Carolina who will be pulling the float and reenactors, Micheal Lozano and Hector Diaz from Maryland.

Thank all of you for the wonderful materials, fresh research, and forwarded current events. If anyone has submitted an article for Somos Primos and it has not been published within two months of when it was sent, please send it along again. Sometimes in sorting mail and submissions, articles get lost in the shuffle.

Thank you for your encouraging letters . . . you are all making a difference in the general perception of who we are . . . we are more than a stereotype, and that is coming out . . . little by little.

God bless, Mimi


UNITED STATES
National issues
Hispanic One Hundred hosts John McCain at bipartisan event
Bishop Jaime Soto Invocation
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants & being an American in 1907
Mission of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research  
Sons Live Out a Dream, Passing the Torch to a New Generation
Study of Latino Professionals Shatters Stereotypes
Newsweeklies Rarely Cover Hispanics
A Look at History - Repatriation / Bickering Delays Illegal-Immigrant Deal 
Educator brings attention to historic period and its affect on her family

Action Item:  
Commission to investigate removal of Mex-Americans during depression
A message from an appalled observer at World War II Memorial in D.C.

Education
Ana Maria Armano, a month short of 80th birthday receives B.A.
Course helps Latinos understand kids' schools 
Website for Diversity Education
French in Maine
Most states fall short in teaching the culture of Latin America and Mexico 
A Guide to the Tool Kit for Hispanic Families
The 7 Secrets of Big Picture Thinkers by Nancy Marmolejo

Culture 
Race and Latino!
Tejano Texian 
Our Lives are better left to chance
In Search of Fatherhood 
Latino Rhythms and their influence on Classic Soul Music: 

Business
Would you believe? . . Meet the Fakers
Multi-ethnic business a piece of cake

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Comments about Racism against Latinos, Ladera Ranch location
Raza isn't racist, changed perspective on the Latino student club MEChA

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES 
It is the VETERAN,who gives us freedom
Link to Muslim cartoons that caused riots and deaths
Special DEA agent, Enrique "Kiko" S. Camarena
Medal of Honor Winner Jose M. Lopez Dies at 94
Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month websites
Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Pray for our Military. . . They believe in Prayer
Lakota Tribe in North Dakota Funeral Activities and Observance
Hero Military Search 

CUENTOS
Book: Scarred by Scandal, Redeemed by Love, Gloria DeLaTorre-Wycoff
Boxed Memories, Richard Sanchez
The Day Roosevelt Died, Summer l944, Frank Sifuentes
Who is Frank Sifuentes?
Nuestra Familia Unida Podcasts 
Traveling to Ancestral Locations in Search of True History by Mary Allen 
Inspirational Stories 
Micheal Lozano Embarks on a Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 3

SURNAME: De la Garza

SPANISH SONS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
US researchers find 18th-century British warships 
Spanish Covert Aid
Spanish Patriots of Chile
Patriots of Cuba, Query on Patriots of Cuba 
Patriots and Near-Patriots of Chile by Granville W. Hough, Ph.D.

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF
July 22: Genetics, DNA and Genealogy by Norma Keating, R.N. 
Comments on DNA from Yolanda Ochoa 
Kaiser to request DNA samples from 2 Million adults
DNA diet plan, Kit tests for genetic cues to aid in healthier eating
Scientists Find A DNA Change That Accounts For White Skin
Welsh and Irish Celts genetic blood-brothers of Basques
DNA forces El Salvador to face past
DNA reunites Salvadoran families
Canales, Garcia and Salinas Family Trees
Santa Ana planners to present downtown recommendations
July 20: First shovel celebration for Grijalva Gymnsium/Sports Center 
July 20: Hispanic Business World Inaugural Reception 
National Archive Center may go to Great Park
The LATINO OC 100 2005-2006 Yearbook being Produced

LOS ANGELES, CALIF
July 4th: Descendants of  Los Pobladores at Olvera St.
July 7-11: National Council of La Raza National Conference, Premier of
                    East L.A. Marine, the Untold True Story of Guy Gabaldon
July 7-9: Cesar E. Chavez y  Bernardo de Galvez
July 10th:  Book signing by Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
New Book: Images of American Series: Los Angeles's Olvera Street
Database of all the missions and Los Angeles Plaza Church 
Naturalization Index Published for Los Angeles County
Reginaldo Francisco del Valle: UCLA's Forgotten Forefather
Health Net is open for business in East Los Angeles!  
July 27th: Where the Leaders Meet National Latina Business Women Assn
August 4: Promoting a Positive Image
Nov 10-12: 2nd Annual Los Angeles International Tamale Festival 
My Hot Tamale website

CALIFORNIA
Discovering the Painted Caves of Baja California
The Bear Flag Revolt
California Stories, a New Approach to Strengthening Communities
Sources at your fingertips. . .
Historical LA Times Newspaper database
Plan would open Prop. 40 funds to missions
Gringo Gazette North - Northern Baja's English Voice
Our Talmantes-Farias Picnic day
California Roll Call
Mission San Miguel Arcangel Landmark Plaque

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
The Presidio Line by Michael R. Hardwick
Resources of New Mexico State University
Index to Manifests of Permanent & Statistical Alien Arrivals at El Paso, TX

BLACK
African Roots Stretch Deep into Mexico
Mexico as a haven for fugitive slaves

INDIGENOUS
Indigenous Identity in the Mexican Census:
Peruvian land 
Urban Indians in Ciudad Juarez
Learn an Indigenous Language
MANA hosts W.O.M.B. Grandmothers Gathering.
Native American selection of  Ancestry books

SEPHARDIC
Albert Gallegos: Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans
Sephardic Research Website

TEXAS
August 31-September 3 :  27th Hispanic Genealogy & History Conference
Bexar Genealogy
July 8,  Meeting, Texas declares September as Tejano Heritage Month 
Dedication of TX State Historical Marker of Don Rafael Antonio Manchola
July 11th: Austin's 1st Latino Book & Art Festival 
Pulido123.com
October 13-15: Elizondo Reunion
Archaeologists unearth bones at French settlement in Texas
Treaties signed by the Republic of Texas 
October 29: Juan Nepomuceno Seguin Event
Book: Inherit the Dust from the Four Winds of Revilla
South Texas Archives
Lozano Building Holds Many Memories and Stories
Book, Chapter 10: Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520, Including the Participation and Consequence of Texas and Louisiana in the American Revolution by Alex Loya
Wills/Testaments from Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, Mexico Inventory
Escudos de Cantabria por María del Carmen González Echegaray

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Hector Flores: Latino leader outgrew modest goals
Immigration cultivation: Farmers gain insight on new work force 
Man brings back the music of Clifton Chenier 
Country Roads Online:  Natchez to New Orleans

EAST COAST
Golfo de Mexico, Misiones Franciscanas 1606 map
Links to comprehensive Hispanic community studies
Yale University Art Gallery 
S: El Otro San Juan Del Puerto, La Florida

MEXICO
Uayma: in living color 
Pinning blame on politicians
Heritage Discovery Center
Don Esteban Vázquez Godoy
Don Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar
Don Roberto Cabral del Hoyo
José Mariano Jiménez
Leon Trotsky
 XXII Congreso Nacional de Historia Regional 7, 8 y 9 de diciembre 
Archivos de Mexico
Obtaining print copies of  vital records in Mexico
Memoirs of Antonio Menchaca  and other websites
The Genealogy of Mexico by Gary Felix, Outstanding resource

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove
Recreated Fixed Regiment of Puerto Rico
Book: The Last Puerto Rican Indian

SPAIN
S: Indice Nominal de la Gaceta de Madrid. Enero de 1898 
S: Good Links to Spain 
S: Reconocimiento a un Hijo Ilustre: Bernardo de Gálvez
S: Two Heráldica websites 

INTERNATIONAL
Dutch Portuguese Colonial History 
S: Communication concerning El Savador Castes

HISTORY
American Civil War Retold In Pictures  
Did George Washington Know how to Tango?
A Pirate's tale from Jean Baptiste's Brass Cannon
Andersonville Civil War Prisoner of War web site 
Historical Documents website

FAMILY HISTORY
Marriage Among Cousins: A Gold Mine for Genealogists
Public Invited to Give Feedback on new LDS.org 
BYU'S Personal Ancestral File Tutorial 
Buying and Disposing of old books
New Free Genealogy Website (like myspace)
Genealogy Blogging - A Brief Guide
Check out Recipe Software
Genealogy Library Center accepts donations of Family History stuff 
Changing font size to view internet and emails easily 
New Google Search Technologies Make Information Easier to Discover,
          Organize and Share

ARCHAEOLOGY 
Dental work in Mexico dates back 4,500 years
Peruvian Woman of A.D. 450 Seems to Have Had Two Careers 
Archeologists to Search for Lost Mission

MISCELLANEOUS
Life in the 1500s

AUGUST 2006

UNITED STATES
Action Item . . . A 62 year wait for World War II  Marine
Free Lithograph to organizations: Pied Piper of Saipan, Guy Gabaldon

National issues
Hispanic Population Has Grown More Numerous Than
        Asian- and African-Americans in 26 of the 50 States
'You Don't Speak for Me,' Legal Hispanic Immigrants Shout
Myth and Realities of Mexican Immigration 
Abuses of the 1986 amnesty system
Three injured foreign-born Latino U.S. soldiers become U.S Citizens. 
Myth and Realities of Mexican Immigration 
Elizabeth Bowlin, an Emerging Latina
San Antonio LULAC Council number 2. 1938
Start Now - Preparing for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Education
Wanted Future Journalists 
High Drop-out rates in nation's schools a crime
Texan elected LULAC national president, Rosa Rosales
U.S. government Report on Fatherhood
The Immigrants: The Global Origins of the American People 
Brains show signs of two bilingual roads 
English preferred among second-generation immigrants

Culture
Multicultural Blending in the New World
Melinda Del Toro, Winner Best in Show 
Social integration in the U.S., including cohabiting/marriage, is surging
Are Chicanos the same as Mexicans?

Business
Hispanic Business World Inaugural Reception, July 20th
National Latina Business Women Association Board Introduced, July 27th
Report Says Not Enough Latinos Employed in Government Positions

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
San Francisco Gate: My Magic Apron
Exchange between Dan Arellano and Alex Loya on Tejano Roots:
Opening doors in trying to understanding a different perspective 

MILITARY HEROES 
Hispanic Medal of Honor Society display, Milwaukee 
Latino veterans of the Vietnam War to be recognized by Latino Advocates
        for Education, Save the date November 11th
Denzel Washington and Brooks Army Medical Center
The Angels who Landed at Dawn
Humbert Roque Versace
Hero Street Documentary available

CUENTOS
"La Isla en El Cielo" Written by Anita Rivas Medellin
LULU: Publish independently online, world-wide.
Reflejos y Recuerdos de mi Tio Antonio Casarez Sifuentes 
"Looking for Greener Grass." Traveling in Mexico by Micheal Lozano 

SURNAME
George Washington, Descendant of Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, EL CID
New HOGAR Journal to include information on Washington and El Cid
Genealogists discover royal roots for all 
Millions have provable descents from medieval monarchs
Surname Navigator

PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The Texas Connection to the American, July 4th, Washington, D.C.
Cuban-American Descended from Hero of Mobile & Pensacola
Joins DAR as a Descendant of a Canary Islander
Chile Patriots During the American Revolution

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF
Aug 19: 250th Grijalva Reunion
Delhi Center Seeks local families for Hispanic Heritage Month Displays
Aug 19: 15th Black Chamber Banquet, Science, Medicine & Inventions
Alva Brothers fill void in psychiatry
News from Cal State University, Fullerton
"La Familia Chicana" by Dr. Nancy Porras Hein

LOS ANGELES, CALIF
Aug 8: Women's Leadership training for 
National Council of La Raza, Luis Velasco's memorable experience
Aug18: Floricanto's 30th Anniversary: 3 Decades of Mexican Folkdance
Guillermo Hernandez, 66; Expert on the Corrido Dies
Death Comes to My Best Friends: Guillermo Hernández, Clyde Torres, and
         Miss Betty Haas 
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation and Santa Barbara
         Housing Authority

CALIFORNIA
Aug 3rd: Richard Alonso "Poncho" Gonzalez  Documentary 
Reharvesting Ramona's Garden: Romance & Reality in California's Past
Soldados of Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara 
Tapadero, documentary about the California Vaqueros
Maps of private land grant cases of California 
Marriage records from the San Francisco Diocese
Chicano Art Exhibit. July 22-Oct 22, San Francisco de Young Museum  
Artist, Victor Ochoa seeks to save a mural 
Some Early Southern California Burials
Savannah Pioneer Cemetery in Rosemead, California

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
4th Annual Lakewood United Latino Festival, Tacoma, Washington
Hispano Medal of Honor Display
Oct 7: Nevada Fall Family History Seminar
Oct 13-14: Utah 9th annual Hispanic Conference

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Dorinda Moreno and Friends:  Ernesto Nava Villa, Pedro Hernandez
Las Cucarachas
Dorinda Moreno An Inspirational Woman 
La Razon Mestiza, June/July 1970
The most dangerous Weapon is an Educated Chicano . .  T-shirt
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
El Paso County Clerk Death Records Search 
Western Reserve Historical Society .... 

BLACK
Oct 21: 6th Annual West Coast Summit on African American Genealogy
Mexico welcomed Fugitive Slaves and African American Job-Seekers:
     New Perspectives on the Immigration Debate
S: Asociación para el Fomento, Estudios Históricos en Centroamérica 
S: La vida de los africanos que llegaron a Centroamérica.

INDIGENOUS
WOMB Catalina Island & Portuguese Bend, August 29-31st, & Sept. 1st 
American Indian Origin Teeth
Nahuatl Culture & Mexican Muralism Course Cuernavaca-Mexico City Bikers and Bear Butte

SEPHARDIC
Rodolfo Proenza
Sephardim - Conversos - Marranos, Historical Overview w/bibliography 

TEXAS
SAGA, 27th Annual Conference on Hispanic Genealogy & History
"Biography" Fr. CARLOS J. DAVALOS
HOGAR JOURNAL, VOLUME IX, 2006-2007
Bexar County HISTORY, Historical Resources, and Bexar County Sites
Texas State University-San Marcos Resources
The Descendents of Commander Jose Andres Farias 
The Descendants of Don Pedro de Urrutia
Thank you letter to John Inclan from Mira Palacios-Smithwick
Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520, Chapter 11 The American Destiny and Identity of the Spaniard Texians 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Backlash emerges against Latino culture 
Aug 19:  History and Genealogy Seminar, Thibodeaux 
From Chocolate City to Enchilada Village Called New Orleans
Louisiana State Museum Photo Collections 
What were they eating in the 18th century? 

EAST COAST
The National Museum of the Marine Corps
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association

MEXICO
An English King in Chiapas
S: San Carlos Borromeo Hacienda
Pruneda Family information,  1777-1815
How We Got Here:  The Roads we took to America
S:13-14 Y 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 2006: Cuarta Reunion de Los Elizondo
S:El apellido Martel 
S:Testamento de Pedro Lozano 9 septiembre de 1674 
The Genealogy of Mexico 
S: Apellidos Torres, Bentacourt, Lagunes, Flores, Zamarripa Flores,
     Urquidi and Flores 
The Descendants of  Don Mateo Lafita y Verri
Ethnicity, Caste, and Rulership in Mixquiahuala, México
S: Papeles de Conde de Santa Maria de Regla 
Children of President Nicolas Bravo Rueda

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Cuba, I Remember You/ Cuba, Te Recuerdo
Nuevos Hallazgos en la Ascendencia del Adelantado de Costa Rica 
     Juan Vasquez de Coronado 

SPAIN
S: Cortegana
S: Juan Ladrillero
S: Genealogía Española - España GenWeb. 
S: Nuevos Hallazgos en la Ascendencia Juan Vasquez de Coronado 
The Descendents of  Don Juan Vazquez de Coronado
S: Honor, valor . . . y bochorno:  Bernardo de Galvez
Bernardo de Gálvez Conference was held in Málaga, July 3-7

INTERNATIONAL
S:Primos y Rivales
Somos Primos helps make an international connection for cousins
Philippine Islands, 1493-1898
S: Two Canary Islanders Websites
S: Hispanica. . . History of Spain
S: Portal to Begin Research
Successful Minority: Welsh fight for their own rights
Regnal Chronologies Iberia: Spain & Portugal

HISTORY
Devil's Island, New York 
21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776

FAMILY HISTORY
Natural Disasters and your Family History
As a follow-up to the DNA information
ArchiveGrid --- Open the door to History .... 

ARCHAEOLOGY 
1,500-Year-Old Mummy Found in Peru Pyramid

MISCELLANEOUS
FOUR THINGS you may not have known about me . . . . 

SEPTEMBER 2006

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Hi . . 

I hope everyone gathered some special memories of summer 2006 and are preparing for fall 2006 with lots of activities surrounding Hispanic Heritage Month. It appears much is going on nationally. Thank you all for sharing activities, articles, and event information with Somos Primos. You are appreciated. 

Below is the table of contents for September.

Warm regards, Mimi

UNITED STATES
National issues
Rosa Rosales, New LULAC National Director attends California Meeting
Unquiet Minority: Hispanic Under-Representation in Federal Government
Employment Accountability of Numerous Federal Agencies Needed
Race Categories to Change on 2010 Census Form
Renters no more, More undocumented immigrants are able to buy homes
Mexican Government Creates Special Program to Help Undocumented
Workers Buy Homes Back Home 
Cities make quiet plea for tolerance
Aliens rely on DNA to keep family together
Minority population surging in Texas
U.S. Census--Ethnic Transformation in the 50 States
Illegals From Terror-Sponsoring Nations At Large in US
Civil Rights Icon Albert A. Pena Jr. Dies at 89 
Where is the 2006 version of Dr. Hector?
Martyred Priests, Their Journey to Orange County, California
Action Item
Resources and ideas for Hispanic Heritage Month
Guy Gabaldon lithograph free (postage required)
Education
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Placentia woman schooled her children well
A Doctor from Mexicali
Listen to John Phillips Santos
Few Hispanic Teachers to fulfill need
Omaha school district to split along racial line- black, white, Hispanic 
Hispanic centers lose key funding
Orange County First "Early-College" high school opens
Pittsburg Proposal, ILConcepts
Culture 
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research Celebrate 20th
Family Health History Tool in Spanish
Tortilla Art
Business
Bésame Cosmetics Inc.

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Former Colorado Governor, Dick Lamm, Criticized For Racial Comments 
Immigration - and the Curse of the Black Legend 

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Silvestre S. Herrera Medal of Honor Recipient
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, seeks DNA
National United States Marine Corps Museum Opening Schedule
Send a thank you card to soldiers currently serving in Iraq
"The Tejano Battle of Medina" August 18, 1813
Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Honor Them by Remembering . . Freedom is their Gift to Us
WWII Draft Registration Cards
Resources for Descendants of Mexican War Veterans 

CUENTOS
My First Celebration of Labor Day, Circa 1949 by Frank Sifuentes
The Bean contest en la Escuela Zavala by Frank Sifuentes 
Cuentos de Kiko
Learning from our Past by Michael Lozano, Part 5

SURNAME Oramas

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Soldados from the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
Members of Los Pobladores participated in the Santa Barbara parade 
History Lessons Learned in Searching for Spanish Soldiers and Sailors
Need a DAR look-up article
Chile Patriots During the American Revolution

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Sept 15-Oct 15 Sept : SHHAR to mount Orange County Register Hispanic
Heritage Month Display
Sept 27th: Reception
Libreria Martinez Story Going Nationwide
Sept 2: Leo Limón Poster signing at Libreria Martinez Lakewood 
Sept 14: OC 3nd Annual Biggest Hispanic Professionals Mixer
Sept 19: National Latina Business Women, OC Chapter Heritage Event
Sept 30: Orange County Children's Book Festival 
Emigdio Vasquez and 124 Years of Progress
Satisfaction with mission accomplished, Grijalva Park Expands
Costa Mesa mom helps parents keep kids from gangs
It takes a Village
Oct 6: Save the Date: The Spice of Life! Boy Scouts

LOS ANGELES, CA
Sept 4: City of Los Angeles 225 Birthday Celebration, Join the Walk
Los Pobaldores Walk to Los Angeles 
225 Years, 1781-2006 Celebrating the Founding of Los Angeles 
Sept 6-10: National Latino Congreso
Sept 10th: Centinella Adobe Fiesta 
Sept 11-12: Highways Free Performance Workshop, click for information
Sept 29: Alta California:
Peoples in Motion, Identities in Formation, 1769-1850
Parish history of Rancho San Pedro, now know as the South Bay
The School of Arts and Enterprise Seeks Artistic Contributions
Gene Autry's Legacy and an Indian Museum Merge (and Collide)
Oct 7: Los Cerritos Neighborhood Festival
Oct 21: Save the Date. . . Monterey Park Family History Conference

CALIFORNIA
San Diego River Dam, 1813
Once there was a River by Victor Walsh
Call for photos: History of Mexicans/Chicanos in San Diego
Sept: 21-24th Conference of California Historical Societies
Futbol Club Barcelona to Visit
Some Early Southern California Burials online, Long Beach 
Sirbiente Translates to Mayordomo
San Mateo County databases online 
Huntington Early California Population Project
Historia de la Ciudad de Tijuana
Spanish emigration to Hawaii and to California in the early 1900s
A documentary Showing 
Stolen Cross Found
A Mexican Genealogy Group Met In Brentwood
Oct 13-14 Reyes Adobe Celebration, Aguora Hills

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
14 de oct: Novena Conferencia Anual de Historia Familiar Hispana
13 de oct: Investigación avanzadas Genealógica, España y Latino
América
The Roots of Human Family Tree Shallow
Oct 7th: Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society Seminar
KODAK Document Imaging and the Genealogical Society of Utah 
Center receives funding for Basque Genealogy Center

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
The Municipal Origins of la Villa de San Felipe el Real de Chihuahua,
1718-1725 by Jaime Pacheco and LeRoy Anthony Reaza
Hispanic poet, Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. who took on social issues, dies at 63
Jalapeño Blues (Why Am I So Brown?)
Research trip to El Paso yields many Treasures
Oct 14: TX Rangers & Mexican Revolution: Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920
Oct 14: Living History Rendezvous
Report on the Heritage Discovery Center
Hispanic Heritage Project New Book Arrivals
Vaquero Heritage Foundation
Genealogy information, Tucson and Tubac Presidios 

BLACK
Native Sons of Liberty
Obituary: Louise Bennett 1919-2007
Is It Cultural Cleansing, Post-Katrina Tragedies, or Both?

INDIGENOUS
Sept 11-12: Highways, Free Performance Workshop
Indigenous Mexico Statistics: The 2005 Conteo
Comparison of Mexico's Indigenous-speaking populations
Five Civilized Tribes

SEPHARDIC
Back to Babylon
Sept 10: Symposium: Hidden Jewish Heritage: Exploring a Path to Return
Jo Roybal Izay
Appendix, A-C: Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans

TEXAS 
September as designated Tejano Heritage Month
Oct 14: Tejano Leadership in the history of Texas, Symposium
Quintanilla relatives seek justice for their ancestors
Book: Genealogical Survey of Early Families of Villa del Carmen en Medina
Census, Corpus Christi Library 
Dr. Jean Stuntz' Speech for the Los Béxareños 
Early residents in San Antonio 
Spanish land grants and the recovery of oil and gas royalties
Contact website for filing land claims 
Sept 9: Stand Up Rally for Better Schools
Laredo Martin High School & OLD High School yearbooks " La Pitahaya" 
Ancestors of Guillermo David Guerra Treviño
The Descendants of Don Pedro Mariano de Ocon y Trillo
Alex Loya, Chapter 12: American Roots of the Spaniard Texians
Click for "The Tejano Battle of Medina" August 18, 1813

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
East Baton Rouge Genealogical Records
Spanish Louisiana 
Book: Tlalcoyote, Historical Fiction by Ernesto Uribe
When in Chicagoland...visit Paseo Boricua
Book: "Latinos in Milwaukee" Latino Historical Society of Wisconsin 
Save the date: Dec 16: Finding Your Hispanic Roots, Newberry Library

EAST COAST
César Chávez Statue in Rhode Island
Amigos de O'Malley
Sept 20-23: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 27th National Convention

MEXICO
Was Venustiano Carranza Iranian?
S: Don Elías Amador Garay, Escritor Zacatecano
S: Don Francisco Goitia García, el gran pintor Zacatecano
El antiQuario Magazine
S: Comité Mexicano De Ciencias Históricas
S: Libro: Sagrada Mitra de Guadalajara Antiguo Obispado, XVII - XVIII
S: Elizondo Reunion 
Religion in Mexico
Jalisco 
S: Libros Genealogicos en el Instituto Mora 
The Descendents of Don Juan Barbarigo Masaga
The Descendents of General Jose Santiago Vidaurri Valdez

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Don't forget the four million American citizens living in Puerto Rico, 
Calidoscopio Cubano 

SPAIN
S: Aroche, Huelva
St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) 
Gocamino, barefoot pilgrims
S: El Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada 

INTERNATIONAL 
S: Juan Bermudez
S: Publicaciones Genealógicas en Nicaragua

HISTORY
Nuestra Famila Unida seeks Latin American History researchers
Who was the first president of the United States
The Henry Patrick & the San Antonio Urrutia Family connection
Mexican American Records at the Allen County Library

FAMILY HISTORY
New Software available at Family History Centers
Fan Story 
National Poetry Month: Jean Gonzales 
Preservation Hints 
Self-help for FamilySearch Computer Products
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Podcasts
Preservation Tip of the Month


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Dear readers, I hope you have all enjoyed some special activities during Hispanic Heritage Month.  We've been pretty busy here in Orange County, California.  For this October issue, I've included four Cristobal Colon/Christopher Columbus columns.

Also, please note there are two requests for involvement, at any level, on two heritage issues which need citizen support.  I hope the information supplied is sufficient.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  

Warm regards, Mimi

UNITED STATES
Guy Gabaldon passed away August 31, "an authentic American hero" 

Action    Item 1: Medal of Honor for Guy Gabaldon
People Making a Difference: History on a Canvas
New York Detective Touched by Hell to Eternity
Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Inspired by Gabaldon
               Item 2: Feasibility study for a National American Latino Museum 

National issues
National Hispanic Heritage Month    
2006 Proclamation by the President of the United States of America 
James DeAnda, 81; Worked to Establish Mexican Americans' Constitutional Rights

Education
Arteganas
Portal to academic success
Immigrants Struggle To Go To College; Measure Offers A Way To Pay
Book: "Beneath the Shadow of the Capitol"       
Latino Students Receive Less Financial Aid for Higher Ed 
Black colleges recruit Hispanics 
Cal State Fullerton Is Fourth For Undergraduate Degrees to Hispanics
One Good Thing: Spanish Language Newspapers Growing 
LULAC Praises New Mexico Governor's Initiative to Save LNESC 
Oct 2: Latino Education Advocacy Day, Albuquerque, New Mexico
U.S. Department of Education - Additional Grant Funds

Culture 
Ramona -- A Story That Changed the History of California         
De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco film/ music series
Jennie Bravo, Sinaloa Club, San Francisco
English transliteration of Cuento told by Carlos Ibanez
The First time by Trinidad Sánchez, Jr. 
Podcast Expansion of Hispanic History
Raíces De Todos Magazine website!Business

Business
Californian & Texan to head US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Ownership of TV stations 
Immigration -- and the Curse of the Black Legend
Race, Racism and the Law 
Subliminal Racism

MILTARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Lakota Traditions Honor Marine
A Mother Finds a Way to Honor Ten Marines
WW II Daily. . website unfolds history 
Joseph H. De Castro, First Hispanic Medal of Honor
Carmen Contreras-Bozak,1st Hispanic Woman in US Woman's Army Corps
Veterans' Administration puts gravesite maps online
Expanded GI Bill draws wave of vets

CUENTOS
The Dream of an Anthology of Los Angeles Latino Writers by Frank 
Chapter 1, Early Recollections by Sylvia Villarreal Bisnar
Growing up Mexican - American by Anita Rivas Medellin
The WD Poetry Awards Call for Entries
Short Short Story Competition Call for Entries

SURNAME: 
Irizarry Surname Project 
Spelling variations

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The SAR Magazine
Maryland Resolution regarding Role of Galvez in American Revolution
Part Four of Chile Patriots During the American Revolution, Ru-Z   

ORANGE COUNTY
OC Register/Excelsior Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Display
Oct 7, Mendez vs. Westminster Children's book signing.  
Nellie Kaniski Ex-counselor spreads love and caring 
Oct 15: Dia de La Raza Concert
Oct 20: Hispanic Education Endowment Fund Apple of Gold Awards 
Oct 22: MANA 25th Anniversary      
SHHAR at Dia de la Familia, Sigler Park, September 10th
SHHAR at National Hispanic MBAs, Bowers Museum, September 14th

LOS ANGELES COUNTY 
Walking in the Footsteps of L.A.'s Founders 
Ethnicity of the Founders of Los Angeles
Genealogy and "1822-El Camino Viejo a Los Angeles," 
Oct 15,  Forensic Genealogy: Dissecting Old Photographs
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles
History of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles City Mayors - Past to Present
Oct 21: Chino Valley Family History and Genealogy Seminar 
Oct 29: Living History Tours: Ghosts From the Past 
SAVE THE DATE: Nov 16, 2006 "Helping Build the Latina Woman"
            
CALIFORNIA
Heritage Discovery Center Site Selected
Ramona, a Story that Changed the History of California
California Ranchos by County
Oct 13,14,15 2006,  Reyes Adobe Days Celebration
Report on the Contra Costa County Fair 
Lest We Forget by 5th great grandson of Jose Antonio Yorba I.       
Remains Found of Early California Village, Villa de Branciforte       
Defending the Early Mexican Frontier in Santa Cruz, Villa de Branciforte
Juana Briones House
Calisphere,  a digital library of primary sources    
An effort to keep memories alive of West's 2nd-largest immigrant group -- Japanese 
California's Black Pioneers: A Brief Historical Survey

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Ninth Annual Hispanic Family History Conference 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Some Historical Perspective on "Illegal Immigration" in the Southwest US 
Birthplace of the Mexican Revolution"--Jimenez, Coahuila...small town 
Book: In the Sierra Madre by Jeff Biggers 
Beyond Origins of New Mexico    

BLACK
A Girl Like Me 
An African Presence in Prehistoric America
Call for Papers - 2007 Conference 
ChickenBones: A Journal for Literary & Artistic African-American Theme

INDIGENOUS
Five Civilized Tribes Online
Indigenous Cultures in South Texas
Mickey Gemmill Passs to other side
Aztecs butchered, ate Spanish invaders

SEPHARDIC  
Tunisian Jews
Sephardic Congregations of Croatia
Hidden Jewish Heritage: Exploring a Path to Return
Appendix, Glossary of Terms, Gloria Golden, Part 2: D-L

TEXAS 
Two Reports on the 2006 Texas Conference:  
      Jose M. Pena and Viola Rodriguez Sadler
Index to the Baptismal Registers of Revilla 1751-1803
Oct. 6-7: Tejano Book Festival 
South Texas counties poorest in nation, according to Census
Robert Chapa Sr. was a Champion for the Poor       
Texas History is Rich and Colorful: Tejano Heritage Month
Clayton Library New Manager, Susan Kaufman 
Texas Tejano.com to Unveil Portrait of Tejano Pioneer  Re-dedication 
Historic Home on Whitte Campus to Re-Open for Tejano Heritage Month

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
The 227th Anniversary of the 1779 Battle of Baton Rouge Commemorated

EAST COAST
San Juan del Puerto, Florida . . . . The other San Juan del Puerto 
MANA Recognizes Latinas Achieving "Firsts" At Las Primeras® Awards Gala
  
MEXICO
Tepemazalco: Paradise Regained 
S: Octubre 13-15: Reunión de Los Elizondo en Monterrey  
S: Libro: Historia de Teocaltiche Pueblo de Caxcana Nueva Galicia 
S: Libro: Fundacion Desarrollo, La Aduana de Torren, Coahuila,1948        
S: La Migración Tlaxcalteca del Siglo XVI      
S: Coahuila - Actas de Nacimiento en Linea 
Don Antonio de Mendoza, 1st Viceroy & Governor of Nueva Espana, Mex 
Don Diego Alonso Ramirez del Pedroza descendants
Pedro Fernandez-de-Velasco, 1st Count of Haro  

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York
What's your name?
Book: "Havana Salsa: Stories and Recipes" by viviana Carballo

SPAIN
Was Columbus really Italian?
A Critical Study on the Origin of Christopher Columbus"
Descendants of Cristóbal Colón
Juan Bono
Almonte, Huelva, España
Jeay Guy, un belga enamorado de Sombrerete y Zacatecas

INTERNATIONAL 
Wanted: Information Relating to PANIOLO 
DNA database offers Salvadoran war orphans key to stolen past 
Venezuela dataBasque language television in Europe
Aguimes, Gran Canaria Information 

HISTORY
Latin American Colonial Era

FAMILY HISTORY
Essential news and tips for family historians, Aug. 31, 2006                    
Combining DNA
Google News Archive 
LINKPENDIUM, The Definitive Directory
For What's New in Genealogy
Geneapass
     
ARCHEAOLOGY
Looted Peru Headdress Recovered in London       
Stone Slab Bears Earliest Writing in Americas , Veracruz, Mexico       

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Hi . . . 

Hope you each enjoyed a wonderful season of Hispanic Heritage Month activities, and will be involved in Dia de los Muertes observance. About 15 years ago, I had no understanding of Dia de los Muertes. I thought it was suppose to be spooky like Halloween with vampires and witches. I was fortunate, however, to be on a museum committee with Catholic Auxillary Bishop in Orange County, the Honorable Jaime Soto. He was not a Bishop at the time. He kindly shared books and essays, and discussed the foundation philosophy of respect for our deceased ones. With his help, my perspective totally. It is not spooky at all, but it is an act of loving memory of the person for whom an ofrenda is prepared. Life goes on and our love does too.

The November issue is 226 pages. Please be patient in opening the file, so you will get all the photos and pages. To facilitate finding items of interest, I've added links to the categories under U.S. : Action items, National issues, Education, Culture, and Business. Hope that helps.

Warm regards for all seeking to understand our heritage, Mimi


UNITED STATES

Action Items
Yahoo Time Capsule, Deadline November 12th
Casting Director looking for a Hispanic Families for Television Network Show
National Latino Museum
Hispanic Caucus applauds step in creating a National Latino Museum
Juan Cabanela's U.S. Congress Contact Information. . so easy. A GOLD mine!!
National History Day 
Outcome of Hispanic Heritage Month Display at the OC Register Newspaper, CA
Partners in Preservation
Guy Gabaldon Projects Underway

National issues
An Ode to America. . Why are Americans so United?
Reflection on Hispanic Heritage Month: It's a celebration of American History.
Latino Civil Rights Timeline, 1903 to Present 
NAHJ Frustrated by Continued Exclusion of Latinos on Network News
Justice for my People, the Dr. Hector P. Garcia StoryEducation
Education
U.S. astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria
Award winning Scientists: Alvarez, Molina, Ochoa
Wal-Mart Foundation multi-year grant 
Honoring Seven Latina University Presidents
Harvard committee recommends returning religion to curriculum
Comcast Foundation Supports LULAC's Education of Latino Youth 
Latino Education: Adolescent Literacy 
El Rincon de Ramon 
Culture 
Day of the Dead Programs
Tex-Mex Country Singer Freddy Fender 
Documentary: "Romantica"
Documentary: "Chicano Rock!"
Who Was Roberto Félix Salazar? Is There a Foto of Him Anywhere? 
Did You Know...The meaning of "La Raza"
Mariano Leyva Dominguez, realmente fue un Faro:
Business
National Latina Business Women Association 1st Annual Conference
Home-building boom relies on illegal workers
Thousands of Spanish-speaking people are migrating to New Orleans
Aetna Alliance with Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS 
Researcher says a Native Plague wiped out Aztecs

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Military Contributions of the Gutierrez family to the U.S. by Yolanda Ochoa 
Soldier loses leg in search for missing soldiers
Dia de los Muertos display honoring Daniel r. Carrizal
Immigrants Find Military a Faster Path to Citizenship
Photo Feature Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez
D-Day, Normandy and Beyond 
Puerto Ricans in the Military 

CUENTOS
The North Side of San Antonio Silvia Villarreal Bisner
Kite Flying Contest by Ramon Moncivais 
Book: Chicken Chistes By Ben Romero
Los Cuentos de Kiko, podcasts, posted by Joseph Puentes
Traveling through Arkansas - Mike Lozano Looking for Greener Grass

DICHOS
Living by Los Dichos By Christina Perez

SURNAME: 
Gomez Suarez-de-Figuero, First Duke of Feria
Dicionario Heraldico y Genealogico de Apellidos Espanoles y Americanos
Hermosilla/Hermosillo
   
SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
How the Spanish Ladies of Havana Saved the Day for George Washington
Floyd R. "Pete" Kendrick, Mexico Sons of the American Revolution Society
Patriots during the American Revolution from the Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires

ORANGE COUNTY
Nov 2nd, Dia de Los Muertos Noche de Musica 
Nov 4th, Dia de Los Muertos, Cine, Musica, Arte, Altares, Comida
Nov 11th, 10th Annual Veterans Day Celebration
Nov 11th, Breath of Fire Theater Company: Rocks in My Salsa 
Nov 11th, A Evening with Posada, Day of the Dead Exhibit
Nov 16th, Helping build the Latina Business Woman 
Third annual Olive Street Reunion, September 23
Champion of Latinos: Ruben Alvarez
In Santa Ana, Diversity has Another Angle, Jay Trevino
A soldier for Education, Maria Solis-Martinez 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY *
SAVE THE DATE: Dec 9: Guy Gabaldon Memorial, Montebello 
First Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
Nov 16: National Latina Business Women Association, Queen Mary
AIMSA, International Association of Salvadorean Women
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection 
In 1924 Los Angeles, A Scourge From The Middle Ages 
            
CALIFORNIA
Calendar of Dia de los Muertos activities in California 
Nov 2: Mexican Consul of San Francisco Die de los Muertos Event
Nov 2: Procesion Ritual del Dia de los Muertos, San Francisco 
Rancho Camulos Museum, Ventura County 
Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867
St. Monica's Catholic Church, Santa Monica Baptism Records (1886-1889) 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Repostero of the Duke of Alburquerque 
Policarpo Castro, a mestizo, native of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Crossing the Line
Latino Fatherhood & Families Conference  

BLACK
African American Resources on FamilySearch.org
District of Columbia demographics

INDIGENOUS
Book: La familia Ramos Gutierrez y su herencia jalisciense y zacatecana, 
Los tepehuanes de Jalisco y Zacatecas
Puerto Rican DNA Geographic Project
¿Argentinos blancos y europeos? Se derrumba el mito. 

SEPHARDIC
Jewish Web Index
Appendix, Part 2 D-M, Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans

TEXAS
Tejanos In Action Need Your Help
Book: Spanish Expeditions into Texas 1689-1768
1910 Federal Census Index for Val Verde County, Texas
Tejano Portrait Series Unveiled
Recuerdos de Mi Familia y Tejas
Mexican bishop to be canonized has San Antonio ties
Texas State Historical Society
Book: Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation
Book: Viva Tejas by Ruben Lozano
Book: Continuous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas by Alex Loya
Passenger and crew lists of airplanes at Brownsville, TX Jan 1943-Sept 1964 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Nov 11-12: The 8th Annual Chicago Latino Book Family Festival
Dec 16: Finding Your Hispanic Roots, 11 a.m. Newberry Library, Chicago Louisiana Regiment of Infantry 1765- 1821
From Fish Sauce to Salsa, New Orleans Vietnamese Adapt to Latinos
The Living History Youth Project
Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana Tenth Anniversary
Book: The Spanish Regime in Missouri

EAST COAST
Nov 4th: Panamanian Society to honor Guy Gabaldon
Nov 4th: Hispanic Genealogical Society of NY, FREE Workshop, Internet Resources
Nov 4-9th, The National Archives D-Day Remembered and the Fighting Lady

MEXICO
S: Juan Arredondo & Jimenez Revolutionaries, Sept. 26, 1906 Monument 
Santa Rosa Colonial, A Genealogical Essay on the Earliest Families, 1777
Districts redrawn to raise number of Indian lawmakers 
Around Mexico, Millions benefiting from remittances for improvements 
S: Raul Ayala Arellano, Sculptor/ Artist 
S: General y Mariscal de Campo don Víctor Rosales, 
The Legacy of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s First Black Indian President
The Descendents of Governor Diego de Montemayor
Governors of Nuevo Leon 
Panuco/Tanchiquin, Veracruz
S: Registros de Pensiones 
S: Archivo Histórico del Tribunal Superior de Justicia del estado de Querétaro
San Julian, Jalisco, El Pueblo Mas Nuevo de Los Altos
S: Extractos de Algunos Bautismos en San Julian, Jalisco, Parte I 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Book: Finding Your Hispanic Roots by George Ryskamp
Famous Puerto Ricans
Las 30 Familias Fundadoras de Matanzas
CubaGenWeb

SPAIN
Real Colegio de San Telmo
De Lepe (Huelva) partieron muchas familias a la colonización en América
Sr. Luis Orlando Piñero Rivera 
The Descendents of Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, 2nd Count of Tendilla

INTERNATIONAL
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala
Book: La Lengua Mas Antigua de Europa, El Vasco en su Literatura y Apellidos 
Book: Basques in the Philippines 
A strategy to Promote the Portuguese Language
S: Documentary: Cardenal Antonio Quarracino, arzobispo fallecido de Buenos Aires,

HISTORY
Diversity Brings Breadth to U.S. History
Facts of Historical Significance
History, Lighthouses, Ports 
History of the One Dollar Bill 

FAMILY HISTORY
Looking at Family History Differently
What Have You Written Down? 
Memorials Guest Book 
      
ARCHEAOLOGY 
Archeologists Discover Important Aztec Ruins 
Ancient Pet Cemeteries Had Treats for Afterlife 
Peru finds ancient burial cave of warrior tribe 


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Dear Primos and near Primos. . . . 

I would like to dedicate this issue to Johanna De Soto, with the greatest gratitude for her faithful support, tireless in seeking out fascinating websites and tidbits of information. She will be missed, but family lifetime changes have prompted the decision, which I received sadly. We wish her great joy in her retirement.

This issue completes the 7th year of Somos Primos online, and the 84th monthly issue fully available on the web. Thank you for your wonderful letters. They are greatly appreciated. Please feel welcomed to share in 2007 your family research or articles of interest that you come across. 

Wishing you all the warmest wishes for a wonderful Merry Christmas with the blessings of health and family.

Sincerely, Mimi


TABLE OF CONTENTS, DECEMBER 2006

United States 
National issues 
The Reason for the Season, Christmas 2006
Little Known Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Dr. Hector P. Garcia
Action item: National Museum for the Latino Community
Santa Ana is now nation's largest city with an all-Latino city council
Four Myths About Undocumented Immigrants Dispelled in New University Study 
Marriage Is Alive And Well Among Foreign Born 
Text Messaging Registers Young Latinos 
National Museum for the Latino Community < < 
Latinos in Congress, 2000 to 2006
Education 
Family Fact of the Week: Education Pays
Latina PhDs being sought to participate in study: 
Chicano Studies Implications: Brown University Slavery & Justice Report
Bringing the Reality of History to the Community
Thomson Gale: Excellent free resources for teachers.
Latino Education: Improving Literacy by Manuel Hernandez 
Culture 
Grandmother/Granddaughter Book Project
Today's Nun Has A Veil--And A Blog
Native Saint: The Amazing Journey of Juan Diego Musical
Film "Guadalupe" to Open in U.S. 
Poesía en español - Spanish poetry
Nuestra Family Unida Significiant Women Podcast Project
Lowriding Impala in Japan
Business .
Spendor. . new magazine
Family History Employment

Anti-Spanish Legends 
En México gusta la historia, pero los maestros no saben enseñarla

Military & Law Enforcement Heroes 
Pearl Harbor, December 7th
The 65th Infantry Regiment 
Veteran's Day - from a veteran
United States Marshal David Gonzales
Agent Richard F. Morello
Fred Blanco, re-enactor of Cesar Chavez at Fort Irwin, California
One man fights for two countries
The Marine

Cuentos 
Chapter III The South Side of San Antonio By Sylvia Villarreal Bisnar 
Notes from Above Ground, from an Original Chicano by Frank Sifuentes
Big Gobble, No Trouble by Ben Romero 

Literature
New series, select works of Vicente Riva Palacio, translated by Ted Knight

Surname
Fray Gonzalo Hermosillo y Rodriguez
Highly recommended for heraldry research
Julian Nava - The Journey of His Name

Spanish Sons of American Revolution
Hispanic in History, American Revolution Re-enactors 
The Descendents of Don Antonio de Galvez-y-Carvajal
Lorezno and the Turncoat wins 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award 
Buenos Aires Patriots of the American Revolutionary War, Part 2 
Action Item: The Lost U.S. Presidents
Action item: Honorary Citizenship for Bernardo de Galvez

Orange County, CA 
December 1 & 2: Navidad in Early California
December 10, Christmas Open House 
Theatre For Social Justice Workshop

Los Angeles, CA 
Dec. 9th: Memorial Ceremony in Honor of Guy Gabaldon
Proclamation in El Paso honored Guy Gabladon
Dec 7 & 8: "La Virgen de Guadalupe - Dios Inantzin" 

California 
Heritage Discovery Center 
Peña Andaluza, Promoting our Culture in California
San Jose Alcaldes Unveiling 
Dec 2: Nara 101: Family History Data at the National Archives in San Bruno
Angel Island Immigration Station Receives Partners in Preservation Grant
The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon
Sparking an interest in the Past, Ventura County
A Guide to the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 
Pre1850 Genealogical Research for Alta California
Trip Planned to Basque Country of Spain
Palos Verdes Historic house closer to demolition
The Portuguese of Yuba County 

Southwestern United States 
Naturalization of Mexican Americas by John P. Schmal 
Complexities of Gay Marriages on Genealogy
Chilling Encounter in El Paso
Concha Ortiz y Pino de Kleven
Letter to the Editor, The Alburquerque Journal

Black 
Rep. Lantos introduces bill to preserve post-Civil War Reconstruction records 
The Forks of the Roads 
Birthed in a Conundrum: Nathaniel Turner

Indigenous 
Suquamish Tribe Center and Activities
The Potato Chip
S: Muestra documental "La Palabra Verdadera en maya" 
Glass Bridge Construction of the Skywalk

Sephardic 
Film: The Last Jews of Baghdad - End of an Exile, Beginning of a Journey 
S: Judios y Arabes ocultaban sus apellidos
S: Juan Mendez of the Canary Islands
Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans, Appendix Part III

Texas 
Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Times 
Laredo's Society of Martha Washington
South Texas Culture Geographic Magazine
El Mercado, Laredo 
2nd Annual Birthday Celebration in Honor of Adina De Zavala
Filemon Bartolome Vela, Harlingen, Texas 1935-2004
Al Escalante, Brownsville Golf Pro

East of the Mississippi 
1853, The Epidemic Summer, A Review of the Yellow Fever
Update Hurricane Damage to Archival Collections 
Louisiana Soldiers During the War of 1812 
Louisiana Infantry 1779-1781 Website
The new face of Appalachia

East Coast 
Last Days of British St. Augustine
Woodrow Wilson Sesquicentennial at National Archives 

Mexico
Finding Your Mexican Ancestors, a Beginner's Guide
Las Soldaderas: Life Blood of the Revolution
EagleKnight.com, research information for Nuevo Leon
DNA Solves 30-year Old Mystery
True Tales From Another Mexico 
Nuestros Ranchos: Jalisco, Zacatecas y Aguascalientes
S: La Aduana, Un Gajo de la Historia de Torreon en Su Centenario 1907-2007
S: Ecos de La 4ta Reunion Internatcional de Los Elizondo 
S: Familia Urrutia 
S: Genealogical Contributions by google-group identified 
The Descendents of Don Alonso Sanchez de Toledo by John Inclan
The Descendents of Don Juan Francisco Carranza Magana by John Inclan 
S: Muestran el mundo de Juárez en la intimidad 
Bautismos en San Julian, Jalisco by Guillermo Padilla Origel 
Registro Civil de Tamaulipas, Mexico
La Familia de doña Ana de Cuellar por Carlos Martin Herrera de la Garza 


Caribbean/Cuba
Los Judios en Puerto Rico

Spain 
Lenguaje 
De Lepe (Huelva) (II)

International
Cebu City, Philippines
DNA Shows woman isn't Peron's daughter
El Boletín de la Asociación Genealogías Colombianas"
Optic Article on "El Dia De La Raza"
Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America 

History 
The First Real Thanksgiving Feast 
Robin Hood was Welsh and never went to Nottingham
Immigration Diversity Facts

Family History 
Ancestry Expands its Record Collection
Civil War: Confederate Research Sources
Spanish Record Extraction - An Instructional Guide 
Research Tips and BlackberryCobbler 
Don't Believe Everything You Read By DW in USA
Digital Genealogist

Archaeology 
Tomb of Aztec emperor may lie in Mexico
Mexican archeologists find largest Aztec figure 
Quince entierros humanos de la época prehispánica

Miscellaneous
A Different Christmas Poem
Daisy, first civilian Canine to win the Medal of Honor of New York City
Baile Chino Espectacular 

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JANUARY 2007

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Dear friends and family . . . As we start a new year, Somos Primos is expanding its' international networking. Angel Custodio Rebollo, our columnist from Spain, is coordinating a new International Networking column. 

Somos Primos contacted over thirty historical and genealogical societies from Spanish/Portuguese speaking countries. Angel will compile the information from the queries each month. This issue we have surname contact requests from Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil.

May 2007 be your best year for gathering family records and honoring the lives of your grandparents. 

Sincerely, Mimi 


United States 
Action Item
A Legacy of Valor Display 
A Memorial to a Hero, Guy Gabaldon
National Museum for the Latino Community

National Issues
Looking at crime and immigration
Blood and Sweat in the Meat Industry
Call for Papers: New Directions in Race Research
Extract: Diabetes Inflicts a Dangerous Toll on Hispanics in the US
National Internet-based Menopause Study
Preparing a Family Health History
WellPoint Launches Online health Assessment in Spanish
Blue Cross of California Launches NuestroBien.com:
Diccionario Biográfico Médico Hispanoamericano
New Book: The Journey to Latino Political Representation by John P. Schmal
Migrant Workers in Michigan: 1969 Field Notes

Education
The Supreme council of the Mexican-American Movement
Work begun on Valadez Middle School 
Ruling: Classes divided by race
Book Inspires Student Displays On Bilingual Education History
Teaching of English and Latinos in America: Where do we go from here?
Latino College-Bound, Tech Savviest Among Peers, Missing Parental Help 
Recommended websites for parents
Badillo Lashes Latinos, Rips Hispanic Values 

Culture
Starting Your Own Family Search
SHHAR invites you to become a member
International Networking 
Self Identity: Hispanic/Latino Widely Accepted, but Multiethnic is Used
Introduction to the History of Mexican-Americans, Wikipedia
Goya Producciones
"My Roots Run Deep" by Bobby LeFebre 

Business
National Latina Business Women Association
Mexico Creates Network of U.S.-based high tech Migrants

Anti-Spanish Legends
The Price of Empire 
Setting History straight should be the aim of every Hispano or Latino.... 
Reactions to Herman Badillo’s Book, One Nation, One Standard 

Military & Law Enforcement Heroes 
Comforting Embrace
WW II Pilot Hector Santa Anna
Retired AF General Robert "Bob" Cardenas
Reminiscences of a Naval Aviator, Daniel L. Polino
Medal of Honor Series by Tony (Marine) 
Wounded Warrior Project
Cold War Museum
Family Fact of the Week: Veterans
Military Records Flesh Out Family Histories
Navy Color Guard 4-minute Video 

Cuentos
Part-time Slave, Beneath the Shadow of the Capitol by Ramon Moncivais
Una Historia de Luis Murillo, translated by Frank Sifuentes
Stories from the Barrio and Other Hoods by Margarita B. Velez
Growing Pains in the Barrio by Heradio Luna
My Gift from Santa Claus by Ben Romero
Carrie Books 

Literature 
The Funerals for Carlos V by Vicente Riva Palacio, translation by Ted Vincent
S: Done Vienen La Ranitas? Children's story by Frank Sifuentes

Surname
Surnames identified in the Surname Column, 2000-2006
Two new FTDNA surname projects: Tarin and Zambrano
Successful Networking for Finding Primos means sharing information 

Spanish Sons of American Revolution 
Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 
El Regimento de La Luisiana/The Spanish Louisiana Regiment, 1781
Spaniards who went to the Philippines in the 1700 to 1800s. 
Buenos Aires Patriots of the American Revolution, M-Z

Orange County, CA
January 27th SHHAR Quarterly Meeting, Open to Public, Free
"O.C. Historical Update" 
Gualberto Valadez, Beloved community member dies at 93 
Vicki Ruiz Preserves the Stories of Latinas in America
The Road Home for the Holidays is Paved with Extortion

Los Angeles, CA
Tracing your Native American Heritage
Latino Rights Pioneer from Orange County dies at 91
L.A. Wallflower: Hidden for Decades Mural is Being Restored

California
California’s Heritage Discovery Center 
To Whom it may Concern
Traces of Spain in the National Parks & Monuments of the U.S.
Save the Juana Briones House
Jan 12, Mini-Festival of Latino Arts 
El Central Union High School, Class of 1950;

Northwestern United States
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

Southwestern United States
Book: Tio Cowboy
The Western Connection
Improbable Discovery in New Mexico
Hace 'apenas' 347 años, Cuidad Juarez/El Paso

African-American
Black People - Slavery
Freedman's Savings and Trust CompanyCreating Racial Identities: 
The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexico 
Slave Rebellions in the State of Virginia (1800, 1831)

Indigenous 
Gibson's Film is far from a Tribute to the Maya
Maya say Gibson movie portrays them as savages
New Book: Ajq'ijab by Jean Molesky-Poz 

Sephardic
History of Sephardic Groups (1915-1985) in New York City

Texas
Perez Elementary Named For Fallen Austin Marine
Distribution of Land in Texas, 1836
Extracts from the Chronological History of Harlingen by Norman Rozeff
Book: Capt José de Urrutia : Royal Presidio, San Antonio de Bexar 
Accessing John Inclan's Research
"Avenue Cafe" or "Las Manitas"
December 2006 Report: Undocumented Immigrants in Texas
Book: Hecho en Tejas, Premier!! 

East of the Mississippi
Katrina Begets a Baby Boom by Immigrants
Little Hope Cemetery, Bienville Parish URL
Louisiana Life Magazine URL
Louisiana State Parks URL 

East Coast 
Puerto Rican Pioneers In New York City: Forging an Urban Path
Jose Ruiz, Director Education-Based Latino Outreach Deceased 
National Institute for Latino Policy 

Mexico 
Durango Antiguo 
S: En la Historia
Exploring Colonial Oaxaca
S: Fechas Historicas de Torreón 
S: Abre UANL Centro Genealógico
The Descendents of Ensign Pedro Garcia de Rivera 
En la Historia
Abre UANL Centro Genealógico
The Descendents of Ensign Pedro Garcia de Rivera by John Inclan

Caribbean/Cuba
Book: La Ciudad de los Castillos

Spain
Welcome to, Si Espana
España el Día de la Constitución
S: ¿Leyenda?
S: Juan Cartaya, Sevilla 

International
International Networking Facilitated by Somos Primos
Sand Sculpture in the Spain's Canary Island of Gran Canaria 
La Emigracion Canaria a America a Traves de la Historia
Genealogía y emigración 

History
Who really sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Eureka! Digging for Gold.

Family History 
Tell the stories behind this year’s photos.
100 Ports of Arrival and 100 Million Names
Ancestry Store Grand Reopening 
Ancestral Artifacts Online
Orphan Records
Birth certificates slowly going digital 
Ellis Island One-Step search form
Getting Our Youth Involved in Family History
Cemetery Essentials

Archaeology
St Paul's tomb unearthed in Rome 

Miscellaneous
Saved from a Fire
1969 Highlights

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FEBRUARY 2007


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Dear Primos . . . February has quite a few Action Items that I suggest you read carefully. The first two exclude us historically and currently, very much to our detriment. I hope you will involve yourself in whatever manner you can. Our presence and patriotism is needed. 

I would like to dedicate this issue to Dr. Granville Hough. Without a drop of Hispanic blood, yet Granville has dedicated a decade of time and money to document the contributions of Spain during the American Revolution. A graduate of West Point, Granville saw the Latino men who served faithfully. It was to honor them that he has produced evidence that Hispanics have been an integral part of the United States, even before it became a nation. His final piece of research is in this issue. Thank you Granville, with the deepest respect, from all of us.

Sincerely, Mimi

UNITED STATES
Action Items
*THE WAR* 14-hour WWII Documentary, excludes Latinos, why???
Letter to Ken Burns by Rick Aguirre, Latino Advocates for Education, Inc.
*Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government*
Letter from Los Angeles City Council in support of Guy Gabaldon
Legacy of Valor Display traveling this summer
Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy of Valor Projects
Dr. Hector P. Garcia's daughter, Wanda Garcia to share life stories
Idea for 2007: a new $5 coin to honor Dr. Hector P. Garcia 
Effort to have a U.S. postal stamp honoring Postmaster Hector Godinez.

National Issues
Lawmakers want museum to salute Latinos' U.S. role
Velazquez Joins Pelosi in Parade of House 'Firsts'
Voces Primeras, a film by Mujeres de La Caucus Chicana
Chicana Issues Conference publication, La Razon Mestiza
Book: Chicanas in Charge, Texas Women in the Electoral Arena 

Education
Wired for Success
English Language Learners at Hub of National Crisis
Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Cal State Fullerton Serves Latino Students as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Hispanic Achievement Lagging Behind in U.S. Public Schools 
Latina All-Girls School, Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Is retired Santa Ana teacher helping students into science careers?
San Antonio Demonstrates Power of School Vouchers 
The Segregation of American Teachers
Texas On-time Graduation rate
Obituary: John Serrano Jr
Dissertation study - call for females who identify as Mexican American
Hispanic women needed for study; UT doctoral student needs help

Bilingual Education
A Brief History of Bilingual Education & Role that Villa Alegre Played
Serna Vs Portales Landmark Case In New Mexico
We Serve Whites Only
Little School of 400
Dr. Armando Rodriguez the first Mexican born teacher in California. 
Bilingualism may delay onset of dementia: study
Spanish Word of the Day

Culture
Hispanic Contributions 
Series of Children's books (8-9 years) of Famous Latinos
Latino Arts Network of California
Corridos in Migrant Memory

Business
Living the American Dream: Hispanic Homeownership Increasing
The US Hispanic market continues with strong growth potential
Hispanic Marketers New Search Engine-Optimized ‘Interactivo Release’
Communities Without Borders

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Shame on You and the Legacy of Valor Display
Mexican-American is encroaching on dominant society's past
Why one Hispanic immigrant is being trashed for his blueprint for success
Put Down the Pitchforks and Hear Badillo Out
Former Congressman's Book does Disservice to Latinos

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Book/Photo: Strength and Honor: Mexican Americans in the Vietnam War
by Fredrick and Linda Aguirre
Aviation History - Charlie Brown's Story - a True Story
Valor and Discord by Eddie Morin
Elizabeth Mendez aka Sgt. Elizabeth A. Quinones
History Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients, Part I 

CUENTOS
A Tribute to a Father, Dr. Hector P. Garcia by Wanda Garcia 
A Tribute to a Mother, Ruth Mojica Hammer by Linda Garcia Merchant
A Tribute to a Brother, Enrique "Henry" Bautista by Mercy BautistaOlvera
Cats and Mice by Ben Romero
New anthology welcomes submissions

LITERATURE
Pedro de Alvarado

SURNAME:
S: El Apellido Cartaya en Canarias 
Locating Hispanic Ancestors Getting Past Frequently Misspelled Names
S: APELLIDOS ESPAÑOLES 

SPANISH SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
October 12, 2003 Address Given by Dr. Granville Hough in Long Beach
Spanish Contributions to the American Revolution still invisible
Action Item: Honorary U.S. Citizenship for Bernardo de Galvez
Simple Commercial made for Hispanic Heritage Month
Book: The Santa Fe Presidio Soldiers
The Year Was 1776, 1789, 1794
Buenos Aires Patriots of the American Revolution, Part 3, R-Z

ORANGE COUNTY
Orange County Superior Court, Leadership Academy
Feb 15-16-17: "The Art of Remembering"
Free Family History classes scheduled for February
Heart surgery's invisible man

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles Conservancy
Going on the Record with the Chicano Studies ResearchCenter 

CALIFORNIA
Preserving our Past for our Future: Discovery Heritage Center
Soldados de Cuera, The Many Ancestors of Lorraine Frain 
Introduction to the Colonization of Alta California
The Sacred Expedition of 1769 to Alta California
Juan Bautista de Anza Colonizing Expedition to San Francisco, 1775-1776
Rivera y Moncada Colonizing Expedition to Alta California - 1781
Juana Briones House, letters in support
Locals try to stall Briones demolition
Historic Jackling House Still Stands

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Book: Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico
Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy
Anza Trail enthusiasts: 'Noticias de Anza' - January 2007
Obituary: George Cardinet, helped establish Juan Bautista de Anza NationalHistoric Trail
Symposium on Anza at Santa Clara University Open to the Public
Anza Conference in Hermosillo, Sonora
Border Crossing by Dorinda Moreno
Obituary: Mary Helen Taylor
Online magazine: Ser Empresario - - Borderland Success

AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Black History Month has Special Meaning for SHHAR Board Member
Developer Donates Neglected Galveston Cemetery
Central America and Caribbean 1521-80

INDIGENOUS
Children's Book: Kichi in Jungle Jeopardy
Children's Book: Crossing Bok Chitto, a Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom
Oaxaca: A Land of Diversity
Indigenous Jalisco: Living in a New Era
21 generations from Moctezuma to Angie Jimenez Milligan

SEPHARDIC 
Historic passenger lists of ships go online 
Marranos

TEXAS 
George Washington Parade, February 17, Laredo
Book reading: "Inherit the Dust From the Four Winds of Revilla" JoseM. Pena
Luis Jimenez Tribute
Book: Tio Cowboy, Ricardo D. Palacios
Book: Tejano Roots, Dan Arellano
Nomination for Texas Historical Foundation for Annual Preservation Award
Austin-Travis County Veterans Exhibit 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Battle of New Orleans Commemoration, Jean Lafitte Park
Reconsidering the Battle of New Orleans
Pictures of Chalmette Battle Re-enactors 2006 
John Folse's Louisiana Food Heritage Programs on LPB 

EAST COAST
American Sephardi Federation & Yeshiva University MuseumFilm Festival
National Archives Events
N.J. Veterans Angry Over Education Bill 

MEXICO
Ojinaga and Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca 
Andres Dorantes de Carranza, (ca. 1500-1550s)
Exploring Colonial Mexico, The Stones of Huentitán PHOTO NEEDED
Book:The North Frontier of New Spain
New theory for mass deaths under Spanish conquest stirs heated debate in Mexico
La Aduana, un Gajo de la Historia de Torreón en su "Centenario"
La Aduana, un Gajo de la Historia de Torreón
Condado Del Valle de Súchil
Las Esposas de Francisco (Pancho) Villa
Questions Concerning Juana Porcallo de la Cerda
More on Porcallo, Who’s Who of the Conquistadors
The Descendents of Don Gonzalo Porcallo de Moran
Ayuda Genealogistas de Coahuila 
Book: Marriages of Monclova Coahuila, Mexico, 1686 - 1822
Descendents of Don Pedro de Almandos
Estoria de la Semana

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Racer's Storm
Central America and Caribbean 1521-80
La Presencía de Germáníca en Puerto Rico

SPAIN
Complutense University of Madrid
Live in Sevilla
The Hispanic Role in America
Spain seeks a makeover for gangs
The Library of Iberian Resources Online
Concatedral de Santa Maria - Cáceres 

INTERNATIONAL
Networking Internationally PESQUISAS- QUERIES
Example of a book digitized by Google
Peruvian Hairless Dog
S: El Apellido Cartaya en Canarias
S: Títulos de Castilla en Indias

HISTORY
What Thomas Jefferson learned from the Muslim book of Jihad

FAMILY HISTORY
Millions of New Ancestry Records online
Civilian Conservation Corps
Suggestions for getting children involved in Family History
E-mails worth saving
Learning More about Family History
Harvard University Opens Immigration Collection
Open Collections Program: Women Working, 1800 - 1930

ARCHEAOLOGY
Peru pushes to make Inca city one of world wonders
Ancient footprints found in Mexico valley

MISCELANEOUS
Cubs or pork chops


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MARCH 2007

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Hi . .   Tuesday a meeting is being held in Washington at the offices of the National PBS headquarters to solve the problem of the exclusion of Latinos in the 14-hour documentary by Ken Burns.   Let us hope that solutions will be reached. 

To write to your representatives and elected officials, here is a URL to help you connect.  Where the two XX are at the end of the URL, just substitute your state's 2 letter postal abbreviation. 

Includes the phone, fax number and URL for that office 
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=XX

Warm regards,  Mimi


United States

Action Item
The War, 14-hour documentary on WWII with NO Latinos included
Editor Questions and Suggestions
Comments by Alfredo Lugo, Producer 
Carlos Guerra: PBS' WW II film no longer on Diez y Seis, but still no Latinos 
Some of Ken Burns' WW II Heroes are Missing in Action by Jorge Mariscal
Action taken by Dan Arellano,Ccommander of Tejano in Action
Letter from Professor Deena J. González, to Ms. Anne Harrington
Letter from Ted Vincent to Ms. Anne Harrington
Letter from Floyd E. Vasquez to Ms. Anne Harrington
Status update sent by Dr.Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Letter by U.S. Congressman Bob Filner to Paula Kerger

National Issues
Sen. Salazar Re-Introduces Latino Museum Commission Act   
Three Rivers, Texas to name post office, why not Pvt. Felix Z. Longoria
Medal of Honor for Guy Gabaldon, Please give it to him
U.S. Postal Stamp, Mendez v. Westminster School District 60th Anniversary
Please support the grassroots efforts of the "Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday Coalition"
U.S. Born Babies of Undocumented Face Challenges
2003 Dorinda Moreno, Cesar E, Chavez & Robert F. Kennedy: Lifetime Achievement Award

Bilingual Education
Demand for English Lessons Outstrips Supply
117 Individual languages require translation in federal courts.

Education
October 30, 1947, Letter by Dr. Hector P. Garcia, 
Jan 31, 2007, Intolerable: Texas' high dropout rate will lower incomes while hobbling the state
Youth, Identity, Power
Chicana persistence in higher education
Book: Drug Lord, true story

Culture
Art Review of Martin Ramirez (1895-1963)
Artist Carlos Callejo,  Cesar E. Chavez sculpture and El Paso Mural

Business
Hispanic Marketing 101
Macy's Community Star Award
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Immigrants boost most California workers' pay 
Colorado to use inmates to fill migrant shortage

Anti-Spanish Legends
Our Hispanic Roots: What History Failed to Tell Us!
Historical question from a Los Angeles County Camp Youth Leader
Lost Vivaldi Opera Finally Gets its Music and Words Together

Military & Law Enforcement Heroes
Austin post office renamed for  Sgt. Henry Ybarra
U.S. Mexican, Latin American War Contributions at University of Texas
Book: Mexican Americans and World War II by Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez 
Honor your World War II Veterans 
Latinos & WWII, Interview of Carlos Samarron by Cliff Despres 
Michael E. Lopez-Alegria breaks U.S. Spacewalk Record
Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients Part 2  by Tony (The Marine) Santiago 
Permanent location for  Legacy of Valor Display Being Considered


Cuentos
Good Old Days by Wanda Garcia
An Effort to Create a Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day in Texas          
La Virgen de Guadalupe by Wanda Garcia
The Iceman Cometh to 2010 East 7th St. Austin, Texas by Frank Sifuentes
The Day I went up to the Mountain: A "WOW" Moment Dr. Francisco J. Zamarripa
Recuerdos de Concepcion 'Chonito" Prieto  by Frank Sifuentes

Literature: Catalina de Erazu by Vicente Riva Palacio

Surname: Galvez

Patriots of American Revolution
Group says state's role in Revolution overlooked
Wills of a Father and Son &  a Contribution to the American Revolution
2003 Letter from Granville Hough, Ph.d. to Leslie S. Whitaker, Phd 
2002 Bibliography for General/Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez, Prepared for Long Beach event.

Orange County,CA
SHHAR Quarterly meeting, March 17, Speaker: Dr. Jose de la Pena
Multicultural Center, Coalition Conference, Orange County Great Park
Nellie Kaniski has accepted a seat on MANA's National Board of Directors.  Los 

Angeles,CA 
Dionicio Morales - The Mexican American Legend
March 9th: The 16th Annual Latina History Day Conference
The Founding of El Pueblo de Los Angeles -4 September 1781
Mosaic Los Angeles

California 
Californians Hope to Save Famous Drive-In Restaurant
March 4th: House of Spain presents David Gomez, acclaimed Spanish Pianist
A History of Mexican Americans in California
My Californio Family by Lorraine Frain, 3 parts  
   El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe 
   Presidio at Monterey, Alta California The Briones Family
   The Villa de Branciforte - Santa Cruz
Former Juana Briones House
March 31st Dedication of Duarte statue
Los Californianos Heritage Calendar, many heritage events listed

Southwestern US 
Mujeres Valientes
Albuquerque's El Vado Motel Saved
Stealing from the Dead
March 10th, Book signing: Aquí Se Comienza: 
     A Genealogical History of the Founding Families of La Villa de San Felipe de Alburquerque.
Funds dispersed to homesteaders in New Mexico

African-American
Moreno Wedding Photos
Libros Latinos catalog: African Americans in Latin America
DNA Research
Frank Snowden; Major Scholar of Blacks in Antiquity

Indigenous
Cherokee Wisdom
Book: Scalped
The Nahuatl language
Protein Linked To Elevated BMI In People Of American Indian and Mexican Ancestry 

Sephardic 
The Sephardi Report
The American Founding Fathers and the Jews
Glimpses of Southern Jewish Roots

Texas
First discovery of oil in the United States was in Benavides, Texas
Spanish Missions in Texas
History of the Month Book Club, March 14th and 16th
The José L. Castillo Photo Collection 
March 4th Texas Tejanos: The 1835-1836 Revolution, Original Play
Genealogy of Dionicio & Concepcion De La Garza
Tejano Battle of Medina Memorial Service, April 14, 2007
Podcast of Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas 
The National Tejano Genealogy Conference, Sept 13-15 2007,Austin, Texas    
News from Texas Tejano.com

East of Mississippi
Falcon Brothers from the Canary Islands in Louisiana 
Correction to Louisiana State Capitol Plaque
S: Ivan Perez, famous Decima singers in Louisiana 

East Coast
March 6th,  THE WAR: 14-hour Documentary on WWII 
"Latinas: A Growing Power…An Untapped Resource" 

Mexico
First patent Color TV in world obtained Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, 1940  
Jerezanos en Torreon por: José León Robles De La Torre 
Quinta Gameros por Guillermo Padilla Origel
Matrimonios selectos de Tlaltenango 1696-1697 Extraídos por Arturo Ramos Pinedo
List of proposed settlers for the yet unnamed villa that became Revilla, 1750. 
Historia de la Semana
The Descendents of Don Pedro de Almandos Compiled by John D. Inclan

Caribbean/Cuba
Dominican Republic
Los Cubanos escrito por el periodista Mexicano Victor Mona

Spain
Sociedad Estatal de Gestión de la Información Turística
Casa de Libro 
October Tour of Basque Country
Incorrect information found in genealogy of Diego Colón,

International 
Pesquisas
La aventura vital y espiritual de Don Bosco 
Fundación Archivo Gráfico y Museo Histórico

History
Why Mexico celebrates St Patrick's Day!
Quick searches on Ancestry.comFamily History

Family History
Search Census by Place of Birth
Library of Congress to Digitize Genealogy Books
Book: Map Guide to the Federal Censuses, 1790-1920,
Genealogy Photos
LostCousins - a new approach to US genealogy 
Family Roots Radio Airing

Miscellaneous: Dog Adopts a Fawn 

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APRIL 2007

http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2007/spapr07/spapr07.htm

Dear Primos and Friends, 

You will be happy to know that your reaction to THE WAR has really made a difference. In this issue you will read other ways in which our historical presence is not being recognized; but, you will also read of the wonderful accomplishments of dedicated Latinos. 

UNITED STATES
Under-representation of Hispanic/Latinos Evident throughout the Government
One: Military Service: DoD Personnel & Procurement Statistics,Incomplete
Two: Federal Employment Report Inaccurate
Three: PBS produced THE WAR, No Latinos included 
Four: Latino Museum Bill Receives Senate Hearing

Civil Rights Giants: Hector P. Garcia, George I. Sanchez, Gustavo Garcia
Letter to U.S. Senator Lyndon Johnson, January 10, 1949 
Honoring Cesar Chavez by Mercy Bautista Olvera 
About the Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday Coalition
New Book: The Struggle to Unionize America's Farm Workers
Life and accomplishments of Chávez observed in California

Education
Beating the Odds: Dr. Ronald Navarro
Action Item: To Honor DEA Agent Enrique Camarena
Coyote Teaching 
New Window of Opportunity for Latinos: Catholic Universities in the Americas. 
Flat Stanley Educational Fun

Bilingual Education
Growing up in a Hispanic community in South Texas
Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. 
Subject: English language, prejudice, etc.

Culture
Mexican Film is Alive and well in Los Angeles
Study Finds Americans Cooked With Chili Peppers 6,000 Years Ago
Romántico
Los Angeles Celebrates the Arrival of Avocados from Mexico

Business
Two New Scholarship Guides for New Americans 
Kaiser Family Foundation Free Report on Racial& Ethnic Health Disparities 

Anti-Spanish Legends
Bill to Replace Columbus Day by Indigenous Day introduced in New Mexico 
Letters to the L.A. Times Editor
Missing in action: WWII documentary chronicling 50 people features no Latinos

Military & Law Enforcement Heroes
William Rodriguez, the last man out of the North Tower
Army Sgt. Hector Hernandez
What is a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)?
Catholic War Veterans, San Jose Post 1805 
The Devil's Brigade
Ancestry.com Is Looking for Stories About Your Veterans
Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients, Part III
DFAS Retired Pay Newsletter: Learn More About Your Retired Pay

Cuentos
Family Traditions by Wanda Garcia
Inspiration by Wanda Garcia
California: My First Lifetime Ended in El Valle by Elvira Prieto
That Time in the Snow by Melissa Lopez
From My Doll to Midol by Ben Romero

Literature
BiL: A Tale from the Conquest: Xicotencatl By Vicente Riva Palacio 
Translation by Ted Vincent

Surname 
Don Fernando Muñoz Altea Fernández y Bueno, Cronista Rey de Armas 
Enciclopedia Heráldica Hispano-Americana of Alberto and Arturo García Carraffa

Patriots of American Revolution 
June 1991, Granaderos de Gálvez with Don Juan (padre of the king)
February 2007, Grandaderos and TCARA 
Reaching Out to the Community

Orange County, CA 
April 28th: Orange County Family History Fair
April 13: 9th Annual Latina Conference: Community,Family, and You
April 14-15th The "Mexican" OC, 2-act Play
Did SHHAR hold a meeting in San Antonio, or not?
Save the date: May 26 SHHAR Quarterly

Los Angeles,CA
Bert Colima, Boxer with Early California Roots
Sons and Souls of California
May 2: Feminists Who Changed America 1963 ~ 1975
April 21st Adelante Mujer Latina 

California 
Margaret Cruz "Little Giant of the Mission District"
Mexican Genealogy Group, Northern California
Red CalacArts Collective, 3rd annual Chicano Park Day Fundraiser
Southern California Students
Testimonios 
Los Californianos Heritage Calendar, April 
Recibido de la Peña Andaluza en California
Party/fundraiser organized by Amigos de El Salvador. 
California Genealogical Society Changes Its Address 

Southwestern US
Los Veteranos of World War II:
Cecilia's Year
Reflections of an avid Genealogist 

African-American 
Recovered History: The First Major Black Theater
Freedom's Journal
Tips from the Pros: Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
Florida's Forgotten Rebels
Roots of Latino/black anger 
What is to be done about Latino prejudice against Blacks?
Five historical perspectives 

Indigenous 
Fuerza Mundo
Senate passes bill seeking Navajo code talkers stamp 
Cherokees Pull Memberships of Freed Slaves
Indigenous Baja 
Three Sisters' Defense of a Cemetery 
American Indian Dad-Daughter Study
Robert W. Young, 1912-2007 - Linguist helped create Navajo dictionary 

Sephardic 
Technology creates extreme genealogists 
17th Annual Conference Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies
Jews in Arab Countries 1948 and Now

Texas
Tejano Mounument, Inc.
April 25,Ken Burns to explain exclusion 
April 4: Tribute to Artist Luis Jimenez
April 7: Alamo Plaza Project
April 27/28: Symposium in Dallas"Hispanic Genealogical Research - the Basics"
Tejano Oral History Project
Texas Launches New Award Humanities
Land Grants Given by Spanish Royal Commission in 1767
Those interred in the San Diego, Texas Cemetery 

East of Mississippi 
Looking Back: Former Resident recalls her years in the Square.
Spanish Louisiana Infantry Regiment 

East Coast 
National Archives April Schedule

Mexico 
Bil: Jerezanos in the history of Torreón, Coahuila
Finding Your Mexican Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide
S: Que han Contribuido al Engrandecimiento
Bil:Investigation on Mexican Human Genomic Concluded 
Descendents of Benito Juarez, President of Mexico
Descendents of Jose Geromino Vasquez
S: Descendientes de Victoriano Barrón de San Juan de Ahorcados, Zacatecas 

Caribbean/Cuba
El Regimiento Fijo De Puerto Rico Recreado
United States sources available for Puerto Rican genealogy research
El Músico Lisandro Ramírez Velásquez y su descendencia enMasatepe.
wcbstv.com-Pablo Guzman Reports: Latino Power

Spain 
Pesquisas
Hispanic Genealogy Blogspot
Spain, the United Kingdom and the Junta of Andalucía ShipwreckProject 
Panoramic Flight

International
DNA shows Scots and Irish should look to Spain for their ancestry 
Map proves Portuguese discovered Australia: new book 

History 
Ancestors of today's British and Irish are Basque 
Slavery An Integral Part of Nation's Shared Ancestry 

Family History
Free Online Genealogy Database Hits 150 Million Names 
Figuring Out Family Relationships
Family History Web sites, and New Services
"What's in an Address?" by Juliana Smith
Power Point Presentation of a Family TreeWebsites Recommended

Archaeology 
Golden Plates found in Bulgaria
Chankillo,Oldest Observatory inPeru

Miscellaneous
Juke Box Music 1950-1984

MAY 2007

http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2007/spmay07/spmay07.htm

Hi All . . . Happily many activities to promote are history are happening all over the nation.   May you all enjoy the Cinco de Mayo festivities in your area.  Please feel invited to share your photos. Let Somos Primos share what went on in your area.

Thank you all for reacting to THE WAR.  PBS did not expect the reaction that they provoked.  The battle is not over. We must persist. For weekly updates, go to www.DEFENDTHEHONOR.org.

Warm regards, Mimi


UNITED STATES
Action Item
Letter to PBS from California Latino Caucus
Letter to PBS from Rafael Jesús González
Burns Won't Reedit 'War,' PBS Clarifies
It is a shame that PBS
The Rio Grande Valley
Waco LULAC Council 273 request KWBU PBS not to air, THE WAR
Reaching out to Non-Hispanics to share our history and presence
Defend the Honor Update
Expanding our History via podcasts 
Mexican Americans Defending the United States

National Issues
Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day in Texas on fast track
South Texas War Dead Have Returned, October 30, 1947
English Only, the Constitution of the United States
Inspiration by daughter, Wanda Garcia
Justice for my People, the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story, documentary available
Hernandez vs. Texas: Groundbreaking case for Latinos
Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act
Statue of Cesar Chavez to be Unveiled Oct. 9, University of Texas, Austin
National Cesar Chavez Day Committee
Farmworkers Bring Down the Golden Arches
Nation's Largest Latino Museum opened in San Antonio, Texas
S: Abrirán museo hispano más grande del mundo
USS New York, ship's motto? "Never Forget"

Education
American Hispanic School
El Diccionario Biográfico Medico Hispanoamerícano
The Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.
Louis Caldera, Vice Chancellor, California State University, Fullerton
Flat Stanley Visits The Health Care Agency
Latino Education: Parent Involvement

Bilingual Education
Mendez v. Westminster, 60th Anniversary, Stamp Honors Desegregation 
Mendez v. Westminster, forerunner of "Brown v. Board of Education
Spanish word of the Day
John 0. Gonzales, a longtime social-rights activist 
Hold Your Tongue
Being Bilingual can be a Dangerous Thing
Language Oppression & Resistance: Middle Class Latinos in US

Culture
May 3rd, Ask a Mexican, Book Debut and Signing
Luis Valdez elected to the College of Fellows of the American Theatre
Poems by Danilo Lopez 
Bill Tapia, Ukulele legend has song in his heart 
The 70's from a Chicano's Perspective, Jesús Manuel Mena Garza
Another artist to celebrate: Andres E. Montoya 
Special Feature: About the Charro Mural & Other Things 

Business
The Mexican Initiative: A Workable Guest Worker Program
Latinos Claim Largest Slice of Minority-Business Pie
Small Business, Big Returns

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Clearing up Confusion in Chicano Park
Omission is still racism
Examples of changing history by omission

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Speech of the Honorable U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez of California
Hispanic Admirals in the United States Navy
The Final Inspection 
Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients
Letter to Honorable U. S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
The Soldiers' Project

CUENTOS
Anastacia Nunez-Bautista, a Noble Woman and Survivor 
Sharing Family Stories with Children
Growing up in Kingsville, Texas 

LITERATURE
La Promesa de un Genio by 
Vicente Riva Palacio

SURNAME: Lopez/Lopes

PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
The Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez 
Presidio Santa Barbara Soldados participate in the 225th Founding Ceremonies 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
May 26th SHHAR Quarterly Meeting
Orange County Cinco de Mayo Celebration 
"Early Placentia" chronicles city history
Seeking Photos of Santa Ana from 1940s to 1980s for Historic Photo Book
Seeking Volunteers for the Orange County Fair

LOS ANGELES, CA
Cinco De Mayo, Culture Clash, Zorro in Hell
Compañía Nacional de Danza 2!
May 19, Los Angeles Women: A Record of Experience, Story Symposium 

CALIFORNIA
Building California - 200 Years of Arvizu History
May 5: Cinco de Mayo Fruitvale Festival & Parade
May 12: San Fernando Museum of Art & History, Ritchie Valens Park, Pacoima 
May 25: Defend the Honor co-chairs in San Diego
Inauguracion de Galeria en San Diego
Briones supporters protest demolition
Feria de la Gastronomia Española 

NORTHWEST UNITED STATES
Pace Of Cultural Change Too Fast For Rural Washington Town

SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
May 19, 2007, Presidio Real de San Agustin del Tucson, Arizona
La Gente del Presidio, Living History Fair circa 1775-1856
Tucson Presidio Heritage Park Construction Photos
The Spanish Mustang, An Important Link to Hispanic American History
Juan de Oñate by Antonio Ruiz Caballero

AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
Texas Rosenwald School To Open as Museum
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque , NM 

INDIGENOUS
La Otra Conquista
The Real First Americans Were From Iberia 

SEPHARDIC
The Thirteenth Tribe, The Khazar Empire and its Heritage
Thomas Jefferson's rare European lineage 
Libro: Expedientes de Limpieza de Sangre, Sevilla: 1567-1825. Letras A-D

TEXAS 
Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin, Texas
Mexican Immigration: The Poverty of Policy 
La Alondra de la FronteraAngel of Goliad Descendants Historical Preservation 
Book: Remember Goliad! A History of La Bahia
'Family Legend' recalls Texas' bloodiest battle
The Tejano Battle of Medina
Texas Rangers Baseball Club, Héroes en la Comunidad

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
The Canary Islands Heritage & Cultural Society of Louisiana 

EAST COAST
Group Wants To Remove Dumped Debris from 1759 Fort
May 9: Voces de la Cultura 
Puerto Rico Cultural Parade 
May Schedule of Programs at the National Archives 

MEXICO
Sistine Chapel of Crystals
Bil: Jerezanos Radicados en Torreón, José León Robles De La Torre
S: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, Puebla 
Descendents of Joseph de Olivares, Compiled by John Inclan

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
S: Puerto Rico Global

SPAIN
Millau Viaduct
La Leyenda

INTERNATIONAL 
Guatemala City Sinkhole
S: Casa Ximenez
S: Boletín Digital Turístico de Gran Canaria 
Bil: International Exposition and Conference of Archives" in Bogota, Colombia
S: Los Guadarrama en Venezuela

HISTORY
Mexican Americans, World War II, and the Bracero Program
Braceros WWII Query and MALDAF response

FAMILY HISTORY
Genealogy Bank Resources
Genealogical DNA Testing Myths
eVetRecs: Request Copies of Military Personnel Records

JUNE 2007

http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2007/spjun07/spjun07.htm

Dear Somos Primos reader:
If you sent an article and it does not appear in this issue, please forgive me. It will be in the July issue. I was up to 300 pages on the June issue and needed to shrink the issue down. I suggest you let the issue load fully before scanning. It is about 250 pages, and slow to fully load.

In the July issue, I hope to include lots of ideas for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Please feel invited to share sites, cultural and heritage materials, or ideas.

I think you all will be touched by efforts of three individuals honoring the leadership and sacrifices that their father made for La Raza, Wanda Garcia, Magdalena Morales, and Eddie Marin. Especially shared with joy in recognizing Father's Day.

Warm regards, Mimi

Content Areas
United States
Action Item
Damnatio memorie
Defend the Honor Campaign Expanding
Documentaries
Los Veteranos of World War II
Latino Stories of World War II
Colors of Courage: Sons of New Mexico, Prisoners of Japan (2002)
The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez

National Issues
Dr. Hector P.Garcia, The Medal, by daughter Wanda Garcia
Dionicio Morales, leader in Civil Rights movement daughter Magdalena website
Among the Valiants, Eddie Marin carries on father's fight to honor our military
Only 3.6% of federal employees at senior levels in 2006 were Hispanic
Book: The Journey to Latino Political Representation
Importance of September 19, 1947 on US School Desegregation

Education
Teacher Aguirre helps student win two Scholarships, $30.000 & $80,000.
High praise for San Antonio West Side high achiever
The American Flag Comes in Second
Theodore Roosevelt's 1907 ideas on Immigrants and being an American
Voices in Urban Education
Heroes & Heritage
Victory of the Mexican people over the French
Latin Scientists of World War II
The Heart of "Los San Patricios" - Rudy Padilla
Resources for classroom Teachers
Latinos in the Industry, Network launches programming for preschoolers
Uruguay children try low-cost laptops

Bilingual Education
An Early Blow for Equality
Spanglish
When Spanish borrows words from English
Support for Immigrant ESL Programs
Spanish Language GED Practice Exams
Inspired by Judge A.D. Azios article by Dr. Armado A. Ayala
Perspective on Latino Education by Manny Hernandez

Culture
Heirlooms in the Sand
Low-rider car in Japan
Camino Mágico, New Latino Diet does not discount Cultural Roots

Business
City of Oakland seeks a Chief Curator of History for employment
Addy Perez-Mau, "California Small Business of the Year" for District #68
Hispanic Ad Spending Rose 14%
Univ of Calif Press announces publication: The Farmworkers' Journey

Anti-Spanish Legends
The Big Juan
Speedy Gonzalez
Subliminal Racism
Native Americans Protest statue of Juan de Onate
What an outrage.

Military & Law Enforcement Heroes
Pray and wear Red on Fridays
Hispanics in the Civil War
Bataan Survivors to Meet in Tacoma
Unsung heroes, Filipino vets gather in Tacoma
Puerto Ricans in World War II
Websites for Researching Military Records, Compiled by Rafael Ojeda
WWII records destroyed in fire.
How to find and order Earned Awards and Ribbons
Navy and Coast Guard Information
WWII Government Archives
WWII veterans. Photos and re-editing of names submitted is possible.
Latino WWII veterans that were POW
More names of WWII Latino pilots aces.
Texas WWII web site

Cuentos
A Sea story by Paul Trejo
The Veterans History Project Seeking Veteran's stories
Encyclopedia of Latino Folklore, edited by Maria Herrera-Sobek, Ph.D.
Herbs, papaya and the Milk Devil, and mi abuelita Curandera
Chicken Fluff by Ben Romero
It Must be a Generation Thing by Ben Romero

Literature
Full Moon Over the House of the Avocado by Rafael Jesús González
Professor, 100, still leading classrooms
La Maquina de Coser by Vicente Riva Palacio - translation by Ted Vincent

Surname
Bisabuelos
Surname: Ramon
Relative frequency of various family names in Spain
Name Origin Research: Gonzalez

Patriots of American Revolution
Presidio Ceremony Honors Original Soldiers of the Garrison in 225th
List of the names of the Santa Bárbara Founding Garrison
List of the Escolta of Mission San Buenaventura
American Prisoners of the Revolution: Names of 8,000 Men
Haitian volunteers

Orange County,CA
Volunteers Sought for Orange County Fair
June 1,2,3: 9ine Digits Away From My Dream
June 2: 18th Annual Adelante Girls Conference
In Memoriam Ruth Almanza Barrios, 1914-2007
Report on the September events of "Mendez v. Westminster"
Remembering Scenes from The "Mexican" OC
June 15th Annual Young Fatherhood Event

Los Angeles,CA
Meeting of the North East Veterans Association Gabaldon Memorial Committee
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
The 6th Annual "Honor Thy Father" Awards Dinner Ceremony
The Church of the Epiphany and the Chicano Movement

California
The Forgotten Cities
Las Misiones Antiguas
Persons with no memory
Book: Married to a Daughter of the Land: Interethnic Marriage in California, 1820-1880
California Mission Cultural Center
Antioch, California Monument
Teen Filmmakers screen 2 Latino Leaderships documentaries
Rededication of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Building California - 200 Years of Arvizu History
Los Paseos' Historic Mural

Southwestern US
Tucson Graveyard, Blas and Juana Valdez
Antonio Candelaria and Teresita de Jesus Veracruz Family
Spanish - Mexican Land Grants: A Brief Introduction
Mission 2000
National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico
The Presidio, 1775-1800
Consultas en línea de Ancestry.com (en Inglés)
Border Journalism Loses Leading Voices
S:Nombres de quienes cruzaron de México a EU, 1903-57
S: Memorial of the Southwest by José Antonio Crespo-Francés y Valero

African-American
History of Mexican-Black solidarity
Military Anthology Seeks Submissions
By What Process?

Indigenous
A response to an article in the May issue of Somos Primos
The City, Temple, Stage in Mexico by Jaime Lara, Ph.D. of Yale
Ghost Stories
Young filmmakers shine at Native American Film and Video Festival
Mexico will rescue its Nahuatl language
Dennis Banks visits Fresno, Dis-enrollment Concerns
Mexico will rescue its Nahuatl language
Query Answered

Sephardic
Celebrating 40 Years Jerusalem United
First Non-Jewish Faith Hosts Event at Israeli Consulate
Jewish World Review
CD: Limpieza de Sangre del Ilustre y Real Colegio de Abogados de México
S: Judíos españoles secretos durante 400 años
S: El venerable rabino Boaron
[For a list of Spanish Jewish Surnames, go to Mexico.]

Texas
With ALL ARMS by Carl Laurence Duaine
Jesus de la Teja, Texas' First State Historian
Texas Postcards
June 2 , Los Bexareños Meeting, Speaker: Dan Arellano, Battle of Medina
June 2, Brownsville Historical Association
June 3, Hidalgo County Historical Society
The Great Spanish American Cattle Drive Road Marking Project
First-ever Tejano Hill Country Celebration! Libraries join efforts
Richard Sambrano Retires
Tejanos Memories of the Texas Rangers
Mexico to the rescue in Eagle Pass
East of Mississippi
Finding Levitia's Headstone by George Windes
Habla usted español?
Diocesan stage of Georgia Martyrs cause completed

East Coast
Reminiscences of Life in Camp with the 33D Unived States
Genealogy Collections and Topics: New York State Library
National Archives Events

Mexico
San Pablo de las Tunas
Los primeros colonizadores de Coahuila y la Laguna
Jerezanos en Torreón, Coah., tres generaciónes
Project, Seeking Diego Treviño & Beatriz Quintanilla Descendants
The Descendents of Don Juan Jose Ramon de Burgos
Don Christobal Gomez de la Vara
Judios de México
Archivos de México

Caribbean/Cuba
Solving Family Mysteries By Roger Hernández
Hearing shows Puerto Rico is a U.S. colony
Book: None of the Above
CENTRO de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Spain
Spanish Colonial Currency, Used In Panamá
Franciscanos by Angel Custodio Rebollo
Spanish and Latin American Journals from Routledge
The Nobility of Spain
Royal Spanish Academy

International
Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas
A monument of Christian work in Peru

History
Memorial Day Origin: Waterloo, New York
Super Target on a Civil War battlefield?
Dusty Document Reveals First European Voyage up Delaware River

Family History
Free BYU Family History Course
Ancestry.com releases 90 million military records
Weekly Family History Live Online
Records Program to Increase Access to Worldwide Collections
Family Oral History Using Digital Tools
Time for Hands-on Preservation with Park Day 2007
If it wasn't Recorded
Mankind's A to Z of Regional Genealogy and Local History Research
Godfrey Memorial Library & FamilySearch Centers Announce Partnership
Online genealogy just got easier

Archaeology
http://www.archaeology.org for the latest happenings
Miscellaneous
Historical Connection between Harvard University & Stanford University

JULY 2007

http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2007/spjul07/spjul07.htm

Dear pimos and friends:

Hope you all have a safe and fun July 4th.  Remember our ancestors helped bring about the victory!!  For the 3rd year Hector Diaz will be participating as part of the National Archives festivities in Washington, D.C..

It is exciting to see the increasing of heritage activities across the nations, which are including and recognizing the Hispanic/Latino historical presence.

For example, new volunteer (we all are!) Somos Primos staff member, Rafael Ojeda is moving two projects forward: identifying all the Hispanic Purple Heart recipients, and the forming of a Spanish colonial unit of reenactors in the state of Washington. 

However, much understanding is still needed. Just this morning my husband showed me an article in the latest U.S. News and World Report, July 2/July 9, page 45:   "Before 1848, Calfironia was just the sleepy northern frontier of Mexico.  The popultion consisted of at least 300,000 native Indians and only 700 foreigners, most of whom were Americans."   No mention of the Spanish/Mexican presence. 

I hope you will all be on the look-out for examples of racism by omission in your area, and share with Somos Primos readers.

Warm regards, Mimi


UNITED STATES
The making of  Hispanic in the Military by Eddie Martinez

ACTION ITEMS
The David M. Gonzales - William Kouts Story
A medal, a debt, both of honor
Defend the Honor Update
Copy of letter from Major General Montano to Tom Brokaw
Interested third party: "Mexican Stand-off " . . of sorts
Air Show in Reading, Pennsylvania
Hispanic military museum is planned for San Antonio
Free Ramos and Compean

NATIONAL ISSUES
American Only by Wanda Garcia, daughter of Dr. Hector P. Garcia
1936, US Bureau reclassifies Mexicans as "White"
Hernandez vs. Texas: 1954 Groundbreaking case for Latinos
Immigration Reform: A Glance at History by Dionicio Morales
The History of Barrios Unidos, Healing Violence in the Community
Latinos Nix Violence
Increased Immigration Lowers Crime Rate: "Latino paradox"
Third-Generation Latinos Detached from both Past and Present

RESOURCES FOR CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Websites
Annenberg Media
Hispanic Heritage National Parks
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo - A Voyage of Discovery
Heritage Discovery Center

EDUCATION
Hispanic Students Hungry for College
Evaluating Instructional Materials for Social Content
Minority Population Tops 100 Million
Book: Journey to Latino Political Representation by John P. Schmal
Book: 500 Years of Chicana Women's History
Book: I was a Really Good Mom Before I had Kids
Book: The Power of Poetry

BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Book: Power of Parents: Bicultural Parent Involvement in Public Schools
Latino Education: Beyond The Millenium by  Manuel Hernandez-Carmona


CULTURE
Loteria in San Juan, Texas
Luis Rodriguez and Tia Chucha - Casting A Giant Shadow
For the Record: 2007 ALMA AWARD WINNERS
Farid De la Ossa
Mosto & Rojas Arte
La Raza Galeria Posada
Angel Cabrera Defeats Tiger to Win U.S. Open
At home in the booth
Book: Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line

BUSINESS
Luis Ruiz 1918-2007, Co-founder of Ruiz Foods

ANTI-SPANISH LEGENDS
Upside down American flag
Why would the English use a Spaniard to set their behavior?
Juan Gines de Sepulveda, the ''Father of Modern Racism''?
Latino Fear and Loathing by Linda Chavez
Erased from history by Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Yonkers father questions anti-immigrant cartoons used in school


MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HEROES
Family Reunification, Filipino Veterans
Puerto Rican Veterans
Purple Heart Project
Homeless Veterans
Mexican fighter squadron to be honored with marker
Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients, Part 5 by Tony Santiago
Puerto Ricans in World War II by Tony Santiago

CUENTOS
My Dad, Catalino Lozano by Mimi Lozano
Understanding Our Heritage By Anita Rivas Medellin
Carmen Salazar by Elisa Oniel

LITERATURE
Zorro: Hero of Hispanic America
Poetry by  Rafael Jesús González

SURNAME: SERNA

PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Arizona Spanish Colonial Blue Coats
Nuestra Familia Unida: Texas Connection to the American Revolution
Spain's Involvement in the American Revolutionary War
Lorenzo and the Turncoat, winner 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award
The Descendents of  Colonel Gilbert Antonie de Saint Maxent

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
SHHAR Quarterly meeting, August 25, Dr. Vicki Ruiz
Latino Advocates for Education Seeking to contact Korean Veterans
Residents of the Cypress Barrio in Orange reunite to remember
"Arte LatinoAmericano: From the Figurative to the Fragmented"

LOS ANGELES, CA
Tamale Museum to open in 2008
Tamale Festival, November 9, 10, 11
Malibu Grandmothers Gathering
Fire Damages 82-Year-Old East L.A. High School

CALIFORNIA
"Roll Call" A Latino play by film producer and writer Alfredo Lugo
San Joaquin Valley Latino Population
Family Photographs of Everyday San Francisco Online
Mexico Aviation History, San Diego Museum
July 29th: 3rd Farias-Talamantes-Reunion dinner
Juana Briones de Miranda home, California Registered Historical Landmark, No. 524 plaque
Los Californianos Alert: Castro Adobe Brick Making
Years of searching lead to pioneer's grave site
"Will the Real Founder of San Diego Please Stand Up"
The San Gabriel Mission Matrimonial Investigation Records

NORTHWEST UNITED STATES
Fort Nunez Goana
Invitation to join this Re-enactor Group of the Spanish Bluecoats Colonial Era.
Alaska Natives and ACLU Sue Over Voting Rights Violations in Bethel
Developer proposes Latino market

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Denise Chavez
Joseph Sanchez

AFRICAN-AMERICAN
The Human Race Machine
A Rising Voice: Afro-Latin Americans
Black Denial
Letters to the Miami Herald
Black Indians Questionnaire

INDIGENOUS
US Border barrier 'desecrated burial sites
Origin ancestral de los Pueblos Amerindios
"Cuauhtemoc"
Missing from the Circle
The End of the Hollywood Trail
Hayword Lakota Couple Fosters Family of More than 20
Tiny Sonoma County Reservation Makes list of Endangered Sites
Tribe's buildings on list of Endangered Sites

TEXAS
Alamo Plaza - A Star is Born and TCARA
Abel Vidaurri Sr. Memorial Arena Ceremony at the Garcia Ranch
Texas State Conference Information
Los Bexarenos July 7,
    Warren Stricker: Genealogical Holdings at DRT Alamo Library
With All Arms
El Diario Newspaper
Tejanos in Action: The Battle of Medina
A Tejano Son of Texas in Brownsville
Events at Presidio San Saba
Robert Rrunyon Photographic Collection
Old Spanish Trail

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Honoring:
Antonio Salazar
Raul Aguilera

EAST COAST
Cemi Underground
July 4th: Patriotism, Sacrifice, Freedom
Colonial Reenactments on the East Coast
Babies and Bicycles - The Conversion of a Long Island Town
San Juan Del Puerto, La Florida

MEXICO
Cuilapan, Oaxaca
Dr. Don Luis Maeda Villalobos, La Region Lagimera
     Translation of  Dr. Don Maeda's article by Mercy Bautista Olvera
Notas de interés sobre historia, patrimonio histórico, usos (y abusos)
Descendents of Jose Froylan de Mier
The Descendents of Don Nicolas de Cardenas Pinillas

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
The art of Migdalia Cabán
El uso de los soldados puertorriqueños en la segunda guerra mundial
Voz del Centro - Puerto Rican Cultural Website

SPAIN
Spain's Tall Ships Built by Spain
History on Spain time line since 1372
Man of Honor
Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Polynesians beat Spaniards to South America

INTERNATIONAL
Trephinated Skulls
Captain Alexandro Malaspina
Uncontacted Tribe Emerges from Amazon Forest
Book: Children of Cain -Violence and the Violent in Latin America
My Heritage
Gaunches Canary Island DNA

FAMILY HISTORY
Beautiful Family Tree Display 
Academic Libraries Internet Subject Directories      
Free utility programs are a must have to do genealogy.....

ARCHAEOLOGY
Yes, a Bonaparte feasted here
Spain sues over shipwreck bonanza

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