December 18, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds The Washington at River Glen elementary school celebration “Winter Holidays Around the World”, on last Tuesday evening December 14, demonstrates that learning and a good education is possible in today’s schools. The celebration included the children from “pre-kinder” to the sixth grade who shared with their parents what they …
November 27, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds Crime is now the leading concern among Californians, according to reports from the Field Poll. Following closely behind crime on the Public’s list is the economy and education. For many, it is the availability quality and accessibility to education at all levels that is an influence on attempts to …
“WHEN CHILDREN BECOME OUR PRIORITY, ONCE AGAIN, CRIME WILL DECLINE” Read More »
By: Lina Broydo Is this a sanctuary? Or is it a mini-zoo? Well, not quite either, yet. These are the sprawling grounds of the headquarters of Facebook, the world’s social networking giant in Menlo Park, California, where a mother fox and her three baby foxes have decided to settle down on the land of the …
October 9, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds Plaza Park in downtown San Jose has been renamed. The new name is plaza de César E. Chavez. It’s new name honors the nationally known labor leader, community organizer and farm worker advocate, Cesar E. Chavez from San Jose. He became a national figure for organizing farm laborers, first …
“HONOR A QUIEN HONOR MERECE” – PLAZA PARK RENAMED IN MEMORY OF CESAR CHAVEZ Read More »
September 11, 1993 By YoIanda Reynolds On Monday August 29, a citizens group, the Santa Clara County Network for Immigrant Rights and Services, held a rally to protest against California Governor Pete Wilson’s claim that California is an economic slump because the, “costs for housing illegal immigrant felons, rewarding illegal immigrants with educational and health …
September 1, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds Recently Black Berets Por La Justicia, la Confederación de La Raza Unida, along with El Teatro de los Pobres, celebraIed the 25th anniversary of the Chicano movement in Santa Clara County. The celebration was well attended with each event bringing a different group from the community to the celebration. …
“EL MOVIMIENTO CHICANO” IS AS IMPORTANT TODAY AS IT WAS TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO. Read More »
July 28, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds The number of immigrants to the United States is of concern to many; both those who feel that there should be no borders anywhere to those who feel that uncontrolled immigration can be disastrous to the host countries. According to a recent report of the United Nations Population Fund …
WORLDWIDE IMMIGRATION IS A SOLUTION FOR SOME COUNTRIES AND CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OTHERS Read More »
May 12, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds In honor of César Chávez, several hundred union, community and religious people gathered last Saturday for a personal afternoon of remembrance for his lifetime of work that was devoted towards bringing justice to field workers. There were estimated to be between 200 and 300 people throughout the assembly at …
MEMORIAL MARCH AND MASS WAS HELD ON SATURDAY IN SAN JOSÉ FOR CÉSAR CHÁVEZ Read More »
May 1, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds Cinco de Mayo has special significance for Americans of Mexican heritage, not only for the celebration of the defeat of the French in Puebla, Mexico but for the achievements that they have made for equality and justice for all in this country. This year’s celebration, in the hearts of …
IN THIS TIME OF TEARS AND HISTORICAL REMEMBRANCE NEW LEADERS EMERGE IN OUR COMMUNITY Read More »
For many, in particular the working poor, César Chávez was a leader without peer April 24, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds “ Photos by Mary J. Andrade Chavez died in his sleep Thursday night, April 22nd in Yuma, Arizona, where he was born sixty-six years ago. Tears are the first reaction upon hearing it the news …