(Raza Unida founder Jose Angel Gutierrez spent the better part of two years organizing his V-3 Movement here in conjunction with Mike Hernandez's OP 10.33. Gutierrez, an attorney, eventually returned to the Redlands, Ca. to continue his law practice. The press release below indicates that Gutierrez has been busy. He has been awarded the first place for Best Biography (Non-Fiction) in the South 20th International Latino Book Awards ceremony for his book on Albert Peña, a Bexar County commissioner and a force in the progressive movement for equal rights for Mexican Americans in South Texas.)
The first-place winner in the category of author of the Best Biography in the Non-Fiction
Awards section of the 20 th International Latino Book Awards Ceremony held on the California State University Dominguez Hills campus in Carson City, California on September 8, 2018 was Crystal City, Texas native, Jose Angel Gutierrez.
He is best known as the last standing member of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement. Dr. Gutierrez has written over a dozen books and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Texas Arlington as well as a practicing attorney in Dallas, Texas. He now resides in Redlands, CA.
This first-place wining biography is about the life of San Antonio native Albert A. Peña, Jr., former Bexar County Commissioner.
He is the famous icon of the Chicano Movement era for his political acumen, vision in founding so many of our current institutions such as Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, National Council of la Raza, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
Presenting the award to Dr. Gutierrez was none other than Dr. Julian Nava, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico during the President Jimmy Carter years and author in his own right.
The packed-house event featured some of the most creative and brilliant Chicano and other Latino authors of our time. Some winners were repeat honorees, but many were first-timers in the fifteen categories for entries. This awards ceremony is the largest of its kind featuring authors, illustrators, translators, and publishers of books in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
It is organized annually by the non-profit organization Latino Literacy Now led by Kirk Whisler and Hollywood actor Edward James Olmos.
Presenting the award to Dr. Gutierrez was none other than Dr. Julian Nava, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico during the President Jimmy Carter years and author in his own right.
The packed-house event featured some of the most creative and brilliant Chicano and other Latino authors of our time. Some winners were repeat honorees, but many were first-timers in the fifteen categories for entries. This awards ceremony is the largest of its kind featuring authors, illustrators, translators, and publishers of books in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
It is organized annually by the non-profit organization Latino Literacy Now led by Kirk Whisler and Hollywood actor Edward James Olmos.
The winning book is titled Albert A. Peña, Jr. Dean of Chicano Politics and published by Michigan State University Press in 2017 as part of the Latinos in the United States Series, editor Dr. Ruben Martinez of the Julian Samora Research Institute.
Press Release Contact: Kirk Whisler, Latino Literacy Now, 760-579-1696
Press Release Contact: Kirk Whisler, Latino Literacy Now, 760-579-1696
7 comments:
What a farce, here we have Booby WC, saying that it is only him that tells the truth, and everyone is a troll and
Speaks with a fork tounge. His comment is "I will sue you. Let us get some real news for a change.
Bobby le patina el coconut. vato electrico and Resaca body. LOL
No one I know bothers with La Babosa, as Juan calls him. For a good reason, el guey esta fuera del aire! He makes no sense with that crazy writing!
Juan, do an article of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement. Few people know about such individuals who lead the Chicano Movement in the 1960's.
Juan, your buddy Tad Hasse dumping on Hispanics over at Jim Barton's racist blog: "This is one of the things that bothers me the most about things like welfare. It takes a proud people and turns them into a dependent class. The attitude among many younger Hispanics along the border reflects this."
Fucking dude has racist ideas, Juan! Get away from this asshole!
You don't even know how to speak Spanish, Juan
Juan, write about how Bobby Wightman sold out. He is no longer the "Unbought" voice. Se vendio el guey por $145 to the Republicans. SOLD OUT!!! LOL
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