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People in the NewsLa Voz Newspaper - October, 2018

The Intercultural DevelopmentResarch Association is pleased to an-nounce that Celina Moreno, J.D., hasbeen selected as the new President &CEO. Ms. Moreno will begin the newrole on February 1, 2019. She succeedsDr. María "Cuca" RobledoMontecel who will retire at the end ofJanuary 2019 following 42 years of re-markable service to IDRA, including26 years as its leader.

Currently the interim Southwest Re-gional Counsel for the MexicanAmerican Legal Defense and Edu-cational Fund (MALDEF), Ms.Moreno focuses on litigation andpolicy work serving several states, in-cluding Texas, Colorado and NewMexico. Over the years, she has co-led with IDRA the Texas Latino Edu-cation Coalition, which was foundedby IDRA to be an effective collabora-tive of organizations and individualswho advocate the rights of Latinos atthe local, state and national levels.

Prior to joining MALDEF, Ms.Moreno served as an attorney andEqual Justice Works Fellow at TexasRio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA), whereshe directed the organization's School-to-Prison Pipeline Project, seeking toobstruct the forces channeling studentsfrom schools into the juvenile and adult

IDRA Names NewPresident & CEO

Patricia Mejia has been named Vice-President of Community and Impactfor the San Antonio Area Foundation.In this role, she will lead the grant-making and nonprofit capacity build-ing efforts of the organization.

The San Antonio Area Foundation,was established in 1964 and makesgrants from funds established by indi-viduals, families, businesses or otherentities to support charitable causes inour community. The Area Foundationmanages nearly $905 million in assetsand has distributed more than $358million for scholarships and grants toeducate youth, preserve the environ-ment, protect animals, fund researchand provide services that enhance thequality of life for people living in andaround San Antonio.

Mejia received her bachelors degreefrom St. Mary’s Univeristy in 2004and a masters degree from BrandeisUniversity in 2010. She also partici-pated in the Executive Leadership Pro-gram at Harvard University in 2007.

Her past work experience includesserving as the Deputy Director of theNational Association for LatinoCommunity Asset Builders. Her vol-unteer work includes serving as a boardmember of the Women and Girls De-velopment Fund.

Johnny Zamora, is originally fromUvalde, Texas but now residing in SanAntonio, Texas, has been a musicosince picking up the guitar in the1960s.

Self taught on the guitar, he lived inUvalde until the age of 24 when hejoined the armed forces and served inthe U.S. Army for 20 years.

After his stint in the military he pickedup his love for music again and hasproduce his his latest CD is titled: IWake Up From My Dreams which isnow available at Juan Zamora, Jr.P.O. Box 293 Universal City, Texas78148. Cost: $12.00.

Mejia Named Vice-President of CommunityEngagement and Impact

criminal justice systems.

Ms. Moreno received a bachelor's de-gree in journalism from The Univer-sity of Texas at Austin, a law degreefrom the University of Houston, anda master's degree in public policy fromthe Harvard Kennedy School.

Johnny ZamoraReleases New CD

Mariana SalazarRunning for Austin

City CouncilMariana Salazar, is a candidate forAustin City Council District 1 is run-ning for office to work with others tocreate a city that works for and wel-comes everyone.

In this current political climate whereimmigrants are under attack, she sayshe is proud to be the only immigrantout of 29 candidates running in the dif-ferent Austin city races. My passionfor running is also informed by my ex-periences as a parent raising two youngchildren in East Austin and my expe-riences as a public servant for 15 years.

In addition to a B.A. from OhioWesleyan University (2003), and aMaster in Public Affairs fromPrinceton University (2007) she be-lieves that her education will help herand her team to draft better policies andpriorities in City Hall. This isMariana’s first time running for elec-tive office.

Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez won 1stplace in the category of author of theBest Biography in the Non-fictionAwards section of the 20th Interna-tional Latino Book Awards Cer-emony held in California on Septem-ber 8th, 2018.

The Crystal City, Texas native is bestknown as one of the Four Horsemenof the Chicano Movement. As the au-thor of 13 books, Dr. Gutierrez is Pro-fessor Emeritus of the University ofTexas Arlington as well as a practic-ing attorney in Dallas, Texas.

This first-place winning biography isabout the life of San Antonio nativeAlbert A. Peña, Jr., former BexarCounty Commissioner. He is the fa-mous icon of the Chicano Movementera for his political acumen, vision infounding so many of our current insti-tutions such as Southwest Voter Reg-istration Education Project, NationalCouncil of la Raza, Mexican Ameri-can Legal Defense and EducationFund, and National Association ofLatino Elected and Appointed Offi-cials.

Presenting the award to Dr. Gutierrezwas none other than Dr. Julian Nava,former U.S. Ambassador to Mexicoduring the President Jimmy Carteryears and an author in his own right.

Jose Angel GutierrezWins First Place at20th International

Book Festival

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Managing EditorsYleana SantosKaitlyn Theiss

GraphicsJuan Gallo

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PensamientosLa Voz Newspaper - October, 2018

Otra vez, bienvenido a La VozNewspaper. En este ejemplartemenos varios noticias de la cualle queremos llamar a su atención.

Primeramente no hay que olvidarque el 9 de Octubre es el ultimodia para registrase para votar.Tenemos que salir a votar! If youcan vote and don’t, forget aboutcomplaining. Es todo!

Segundo, fijanse bien en lo queestá en la boleta electoral. Thereare many important items thatdeserve your time and attention. Yalos dias de decir, “Hay pues yo nosabia,” are quickly coming to anend. Things are changing quicklyand we are having to live with theconsequences.

As you look through La Voz, takenote of all the different events,conferences, meetings andpresentations that are going on inOctober. We should all considerourselves very fortunate to livingin a place where there is so muchgoing on. A lot of people wish thatthey could live closer to a placethat has so much to offer to somany people of various ages.

We want to call special attentionto pages 8 and 9. It is here that youwill find Isabel Lopez-Aguilar, acommunity activist here in Austinthat for as long as I have knownher, has shown herself to be one ofthe most serious communityactivists. What has impressed methe most about Isabel, is the factthat she has involved her childrenin many of activities. She bringsher children with her to meetings.

And while Isabel is busyparticipating in the proceedings ofthe meeting, her children andquietly in a corner working onschool work or what ever materialsIsabel has prepared to keep thembusy. It has not gone unnoticed bymany people that Isabel is seriousabout her involvement and issetting a positive example for herchildren through her participation.

We also want to call to yourattention that there are 22 Latinos/a on the November, 2018 ballotthis year. Give them a serious look.They have put themselves out thereand are trying to make a differencein the community.

And while this time there aretwenty two candidates, it should benoted that since 1948, over 500Latinos have appeared on theballot in Travis County. That’sright, for the last 70 years, therehas been someone with a last namelike, Garcia, Hernandez,Mendez, Perez, Rodriguez orVasquez just to name a few, whohave stepped forward and offeredthemselves as candidates forelectoral office. It takes a lot ofwork and sacrifice to run ofelective office.

On the question of the SupremeCourt nominee, BrettKavanaugh and Dr. ChristineBlasey Ford. Their presence ontelevision in front of the SenateJudiciary Committee waswatched by millions of people andhas raised the discussion andawareness of how men treatwomen. I think many people havefound themselves looking inwardand reflecting on theirrelationships with others. Whilepainful for some, public andprivate discussions is part of howwe move forward as a county andas a civilization.

An inclusive &compassionate

CATHOLIC communityRev. Dr. Jayme Mathias

M.A., M.B.A., M.Div., M.S., Ph.D.Senior Pastor

9:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church10:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Parish Hall10:30 a.m. English Mass in the Chapel12:00 p.m. Misa en Español en la Iglesia

9322 FM 812 Austin, Texas 78719From Highway 183 going South, turn left onto FM 812

Holy FamilyCatholic Church

For more information: (512) 826-0280Welcome Home!

To the Editor

In a few weeks, Texans will choose their next U.S. Sena-tor. As former mayor of El Paso, I have observed Mr.Beto O’Rourke over the years and closely follow the cur-rent campaign.

Beto O’Rourke is a generational political figure. We havenever seen anything like him before. Huge crowds ofTexans are seeing what El Pasoans saw. He’s honest, fun,humane--and human. He’s intelligent, but not abrasivelyor arrogantly so. He’s passionate in his commitment tothe people of Texas—always has been.

There are many important issues, but two stand out,and both bring out the best in Mr. O’Rourke. Texas, re-gretfully, has the largest percentage of individuals with-out health insurance. With Texas already last in thenation, do we need Ted Cruz to make things worse? Betoproposes universal health care. On immigration, Cruz gen-erally supports the Administration’s dreadful and inhu-mane policies. Beto would immediately work to reinstateDreamer rights and reunite parents with their children.

An overarching issue is that of attitude. Beto, by hisnature unites us, helps us find the larger common groundwe share rather than the toxic divisiveness in our cur-rent politics. Texas needs a senator who will make allTexans proud. I urge you to vote early

Letters to the Editor

Raymond Caballero971-275-5039

La Voz Newspaper - October, 2018

I would like to take this opportunity to personally invite the readers ofLa Voz to our 2nd “Texas Latino Policy Symposium: Path to Powerand Prosperity” to be held on October 4-5, 2018 at the University ofTexas at San Antonio’s Downtown Campus. The Symposium willbe hosted by the UTSA College of Public Policy and Policy StudiesCenter.

Much of the focus of the Symposium is on the state of Latino familybienestar in Texas, and our capacity to influence state public policy-making. Unfortunately, Texas Latinos not only do not fare well so-cioeconomically compared to other racial and ethnic groups in ourstate, but they also rank low compared to Latinos in many statesthroughout the country. Indeed, economic mobility for Texas Latinofamilies continues to be stagnant and extant or absent public policiesare a contributing factors. The reality is that children in low- incomehouseholds are at great risk to not achieve economic mobility or middle-class status.

A major part of the Symposium consists of three concurrent capacity-building break-out panels:

1) organizing and electoral power;

2) policy research development; and

3) communications and messaging.

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Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D

Busca INE implementar el votoelectrónico en las próximas elecciones

• Iniciará el proyecto con el voto de los mexicanos en elextranjero

Con la creación de la Comisión de Vinculación con MexicanosResidentes en el Extranjero y análisis de las modalidades de su voto, elInstituto Nacional Electoral (INE) promoverá que un mayor númerode connacionales que viven en el exterior, hagan efectivo su derecho alsufragio y explorará la implementación del voto electrónico desde elextranjero para las próximas elecciones.

Para el Instituto, éste podría ser un buen antecedente para avanzar haciala votación electrónica en el territorio nacional.

La comisión será presidida el Consejero Enrique Andrade y estaráintegrada por las consejeras Adriana Favela, Claudia Zavala y losconsejeros Marco Antonio Baños y Ciro Murayama.

El Consejero Presidente Lorenzo Córdova ha señalado que la Comisióntendrá como tarea principal, que la pasada elección presidencial, haya sidola última en donde se utilizó el voto postal, con lo que se tendría una seriede ventajas, se aprovechará la tecnología y se evitarán costos.

En las pasadas elecciones del 1° de julio, los mexicanos residentes en 120países en el mundo pudieron participar con su voto en la elección de lagubernatura de siete entidades federativas, la Jefatura de Gobierno de laCiudad de México, además de la Presidencia de la República y lassenadurías por el principio de representación proporcional.

Para el INE, es necesario dar continuidad al trabajo realizado y mantenerlos vínculos con la comunidad mexicana en el exterior, además de realizarel análisis permanente de las áreas de oportunidad para mejorar el modelode votación desde fuera de las fronteras del territorio nacional.

Por ello, la Comisión de Vinculación con Mexicanos Residentesen el Extranjero y análisis de las modalidades de su voto se enfocará arealizar las siguientes acciones: la tramitación de la credencial para votardesde el extranjero en las oficinas habilitadas en las sedes consulares deMéxico en el mundo, garantizar el voto de los mexicanos residentes en elextranjero, así como analizar las modalidades para el registro y votaciónelectrónica desde el exterior; entre otras.

As a 6th generation Tejana, my family always stressed the

importance of a good education. I was the first student from my

hometown on the border to go to UT Austin, and I am dedicated

to fighting for all families in AISD!

I believe that every community deserves to be respected,

that every voice is valuable.

Tejana, Madre, Defensora de la Educación Publica

Como una Tejana de seis generaciones, mi familia siempre

enfatizaba la importancia de una buena educación. Fui la

primera estudiante de mi comunidad fronteriza quien inscribiera

en la UT Austin, y soy dedicada a todas las familias de AISD.

Creo que cada comunidad merece el respeto, cada voz es

importante

Pol. Ad. Paid for by Carmen Tilton for AISD

Run for Something EndorsesDr. Jocabed Marquez

for San Marcos City Council

SAN MARCOS, TX- Dr. Joca Marquez is proud to re-ceive the endorsement of Run for Something (RFS), thegroundbreaking national organization that recruits & sup-ports strong voices in the next generation of progressive lead-ership.

Dr. Marquez grew up in the colonias of Mercedes, Texas,propelling herself through hard work to a masters degree inchemistry -- conducting anti-cancer research with the MDAnderson Center for her thesis. She then earned a Doctor-ate from Texas State University in School Improvement.

Marquez, 36, serves as Secretary for the board of immigrant-rights group Mano Amigaand has been active in Hispanic Policy Network on campus as well as Centro CulturalHispano de San Marcos, the Calaboose African American History Museum and herchurch Roca Eterna, where she volunteers in youth education.

Although women of color have comprised roughly 1/4th of the San Marcos population forgenerations, Dr. Marquez would be only the third Latina elected to City Council. Dr.Marquez was also recently endorsed by Hays County Women's Political Caucus.

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www.runforsomething.net

ABOUT:

“RFS endorses candidates on two major criteria: heart and hustle. That’s what definesviability to us,” said Ross Morales Rocketto, RFS co founder. “These are candidateswho are going to work hard to run grassroots, community-led campaigns. We are a criticaltime in history and the momentum these candidates generate will have a lasting impact foryears to come.” This month’s endorsements also mark a milestone for the organization.With 500 endorsed candidates, RFS has grown into a powerful, nation-wide movement,which is celebrated in a video.

Amanda Litman and Ross Morales Rocketto launched RFS on Jan. 20, 2017 with asimple premise: help young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order tobuild a bench for the future. RFS aims to lower the barriers to entry for these candidates byhelping them with seed money, organization building, and access to trainings needed to besuccessful. So far, about 18,000 young people from across the country have signed up ascandidates and gained access to RFS resources. Run for Something recruits and supportstalented, passionate young people who advocate for progressive values now and for thenext 30 years, with the ultimate goal of building a progressive bench.

Como Tejana de seis generaciones, mi familia siempre enfatizaba laimportancia de una buena educación. Fui la primer estudiante de

mi ciudad natal en la frontera quien inscribiera en UT Austin,Estoy dedicada a luchar por todas las familias en AISD! Creo quecada comunidad merece ser respetada, y que cada voz es valiosa!

Tejana, Madre, defensora de la EducaciónPública

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we invite you to join us in celebratingMexic-Arte Museum at the 4th annual black tie Catrina Ball. Followingthe remarkable last three years of the Catrina Ball, Mexic-Arte Museum—and the 2018 Catrina Ball Honorary Chairs Alina Flores and Consul Gen-eral Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, and Co-Chairs Elizabeth Caples Rogersand Michael Torres—are thrilled once again to present the Annual CatrinaBall! This year’s event will take place at the Fairmont Austin’s Congres-sional Ballroom and will explore Mexico’s indigenous roots by paying trib-ute to Mayan creation myth of the Hero Twins.

The Catrina Ball will entertain, amaze and delight our guests and patrons.Inspired by José Guadalupe Posada’s famous 1913 zinc etching La CalaveraCatrina (“The Elegant Skull”), guests are invited to show off their dramaticCalavera/Día de los Muertos makeup, lush rose crowns, and other inspiredcouture and fashion. This spirited and artistically-inspired evening has be-come an annual legacy event of culture and fashion. All proceeds support theMexic-Arte Museum’s Education and renowned exhibitions. Visitwww.mexic-artemuseum.org for sponsorship opportunities and informationon the Catrina Ball 2018.

Location:Fairmont Austin Ballroom101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

Catrina Ball 2018Fairmont Austin Ballroom

Saturday October 13th 20185:30 pm – 10:00 pm


Sylvia OrozcoExecutive Director

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AmhigaAmhigaAmhigaAmhigaAmhigaHispana

Otorga a:

Isabel Lopez-AguilarEl reconocimiento

Mujer del añoSeptiembre 29th, 2018


Amhiga is an acronym which stands for:Association of Mujeres Hispanas Independent Guerreras of Austin

Quiero agradecer a Amihga Hispana por este reconocimiento y pornombrarme mujer del año. Doy las gracias muy especialmente a mishijos por el apoyo y comprensión que siempre me han dado inclusoen los momentos difíciles y por ser mi motor y la fuerza que me inspiraa seguir. Agradezco a mis mentores, mis amigos y mis compañerosde aventuras sin los cuales esto no hubiese sido posible. ¡El senderocontinua y aún queda mucho por hacer! Mil gracias Amihgas!

Amhiga Hispana is a nonprofit organization born in Austin Texas that aims to empower and develop Spanish speaking women. We focus onthe seven areas of holistic human development which include civic engagement, physical activity, emotional, spiritual, financial and intellec-tual development, and social networking. If you would like to receive more information about Amhiga, please call (512) 993-6673 or send anemail to [email protected]

I want to thank Amihga Hispana for this recognition and for nam-ing me woman of the year. I especially thank my children for thesupport and understanding they have always given me even in dif-ficult times and for being my driving force and the strength thatinspires me to continue. I thank my mentors, my friends and myfellow adventurers without whom this would not have been pos-sible. The path continues and there is still much to do! Thank you,Amihgas!

ABOUT

Isabel Lopez-Aguilar Isabel Lopez-Aguilar

ABOVE: Isabel Lopez-Aguilar y su familia

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Latino Candidates on the Ballot in Travis CountyCandidate Age Office Seeking Incumbent Political Education Year of Occupation

Party Graduation

1. Susana Almanza 65 Austin City Council No N/A Austin High School 1974 Director of PODERDistrict 3

2. George P. Bush 41 Commissioner of the Yes Republican B.A. Rice University 1988 Land CommissionerGeneral Land Office J.D. University of Texas at Austin 2003

3. Karin Carmona Crump 45 Judge 250th District Court Yes Democrat B.A. University of Texas at Austin 1994 JudgeJ.D. St. Mary’s Univ. Sch. of Law 1997

4. Rafael “Ted” Cruz 48 United States Senator Yes Republican B.A. Princeton University 1992 United States SenatorJ.D. Harvard University 1995

5. Rich De Palma 46 Austin City Council No N/A B.A. University of Arizona 1996 BusinessmanDistrict 8

6. Bill Flores 64 United States Congress Yes Republican B.B.A. Texas A&M University 1976 Businessman17th District M.B,A, Houston Baptist University 1985

7. Raul Arturo Gonzalez 52 Justice of the Peace Yes Democrat University of Tezxas at Austin 1988 Justice of the PeacePrecinct 4 University of Texas Austin 1995 Precinct 4

8. Maya Guerra Gamble 47 459th Judicial No Democrat B.A. Yale University 1993 Attorney at LawDistrict Judge J.D. Yale Law School 1996

9. Margaret J. Gomez 73 Travis County Commissioner Yes Democrat B.A. St. Edwards University 1991 Travis Co. CommissionerPrecinct 4 M.A. Stl Edwards University 1994 Precinct 4

10. Gina Hinojosa 45 Texas State Representative Yes Democrat B.A. University of Texas at Austin 1995 State RepresentativeDistrict 49 J.D. George Washington University 1999 Attotrney at Law

11. Celia Israel 53 Texas State Representative Yes Democrat B.A. University of Texas at Austin 1988 State Representative

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12. Gabriel Nila 46 Texas House of Representatives No Republican B.A. University of Texas at El Paso 2009 School Teacher

13. Dolores Ortega Carter 67 Travis County Treasurer Yes Democrat B.A. Texas A&M University 1976 Travis County TreasurerM.A. Texas A&M University 1980

14. Gustavo “Gus” Peña 65 Mayor of Austin No N/A Johnston High School 1971 Retired/DisabledUnited States Marine Corp. Vet

15. Sabino “Pio” Renteria 68 Austin City Council Yes N/A Attended Austin Community College Austin City CouncilmanDistrict 3

16. Eddie Rodriguez 47 Texas State Representative Yes Democrat B.A. University of Texas at Austin 1995 Texas State RepresentativeDistrict # 51 J.D. University of Texas at Austin 2009

17. Geronimo Rodriguez 47 AISD School Trustee Yes N/A B.A. St. Edwards University 1993 Attorney at LawDistrict 6 J.D. Univ. of Texas Sch. of Law 1996

18. Mariana Salazar 37 Austin City Council No N/A B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University 2003 Public ServantDistrict 1 M.P.A. Princeton University 2007

19. Miguel Suazo 38 Commissioner No Democrat B.A. Georgetown University 2006 Attorney at LawGeneral Land Office J.D. New Mexico School of Law 2009

20. Gisela D. Triana 51 3rd Court of Appeals Yes Democrat B.A. Univ. of Texas at San Antonio 1985 District JudgeDistrict Place 6 J.D. University of Texas at Austin 1988

21. James Valadez 31 Austin City Council No N/A B.S. University of Texas at Austin 2010 Real Estate BrokerDistrict 3

22. Lupe Valdez 71 Governor of Texas No Democrat B.A. Southern Nazarene University Retired Sheriff Dallas Co.M.A. Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Latino Candidates on the Ballot in Travis CountyCandidate Age Office Seeking Incumbent Political Education Year of Occupation

Party Graduation

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ACC Place 7: Barbara MinkACC Place 8: Stephanie GharakhanianACC Place 9: Julie Ann NitschCOA - Mayor: Steve AdlerCOA - Dist 1: Vincent HardingCOA - Dist 3: ``` Sabino Pio RenteriaCOA - Dist 8: Rich DePalmaCOA - Dist 9: Kathie TovoAISD - Dist 1: no endorsementAISD - Dist 4: Zachary PriceAISD - Dist 9: Arati Pandya SinghProps A thru I: EndorsedProps J & K: Opposed

Austin Tejano DemocratsEndorse the Following

An Evening With An AngelLa Voz Newspaper - October, 2018

A Charitable Fundraiser for the Convent ofthe Order of Discipulos de Jesus

Entertainment7:30pm to 9:00pm by

Viva Mexico Ballet Folklorico & Grupo DJ’s

Emma Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center600 River Street Austin, Texas

Vino y Botana Reception 6:30pm - Art GalleryOctober 18th, 2018

Tickets are $35 at the doorFor more information contact

Andy Martinez at: [email protected]


Verses and Flows: Migrant Livesand the Sounds of Crossing

A Lecture By ethnographer-composer-academic-musician,Alex E. ChávezThursday, October 11, 2018 |Gordon-White Building,Multipurpose Space 2.2064:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Dr. Alex E. Chávez

In Sounds of Crossing Alex E.Chávez explores the contemporarypolitics of Mexican migrant culturalexpression manifest in the sounds andpoetics of huapango arribeño, a mu-sical genre originating from north-central Mexico. Following the reso-nance of huapango's improvisationalperformance within the lives of audi-ences, musicians, and himself—fromNew Year's festivities in the highlandsof Guanajuato, Mexico, to backyardget-togethers along the back roads ofcentral Texas—Chávez shows howMexicans living on both sides of theborder use expressive culture to con-struct meaningful communities amidthe United States’ often vitriolic im-migration politics. Through Chávez'swriting, we gain an intimate look atthe experience of migration and howhuapango carries the voices of thosein Mexico, those undertaking the dangerous trek across the border, and those living in theUnited States. Illuminating how huapango arribeño’s performance refigures the sociopoliticaland economic terms of migration through aesthetic means, Chávez adds fresh and compel-ling insights into the ways transnational music-making is at the center of everyday Mexicanmigrant life.

About The Author

Dr. Alex E. Chávez is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of NotreDame and produced the album Serrano de Corazón by Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leonesde la Sierra de Xichú. He received his Ph.D from The University of Texas at Austin.


Mendez Middle School


The Mendez Middle School StoryMendez Middle School is one of nineteen (19) middle schools in the Austin Inde-pendent School District. It was built in 1987 and contains grades 6 through 8. It isnamed after Consuelo Herrera Mendez who was the first Mexican American teacherin AISD. In the coming months, La Voz Newspaper and Communities In Schoolswill be telling part of the Mendez Middle School story with biographies, interviews,profiles and statistics from the Texas Education Agency.

In Table # 1 below you find a break-down of the student population at MendezMiddle School for the most recent year available 2016 - 2017 when enrollment to-taled 646 students.

When examining the data above what you are seeing is a comparision between theMendez Middle School campus and the averages of other middle schools in thedistrict and from around the state. This data is provided by the Texas EducationAgency so as to provide a context for viewing Mendez Middle School. What isstriking about the numbers above is that the percentage of Hispanic students leadsboth the district and state at 87.5%. Also striking is the number of students who areeconomically disadvantaged (92.8%) compared to the district and the state.

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Table # 1

Attendance Rate 92.9% 95.5% 95.8%

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

African American 10.7% 7.6% 12.6%Hispanic 87.5% 58.0% 52.4%White 1.4% 27.3% 28.1%American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%Asian 0.0% 4.0% 4.2%Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%Two or More Races 0.3% 2.9% 2.2%

Enrollment by Student Group

Economically Disadvantaged 92.8% 53.3% 59.0%

English Language Learners 44.9% 28.2% 18.9%

Special Education 14.8% 10.4% 8.8%

Mobility Rate (2015-16) 22.2% 17.6% 16.2%

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Mendez Middle School Enrollment2003 to 2017

1 2003 - 2004 8322 2004 - 2005 7823 2005 - 2006 8314 2006 - 2007 1,1165 2007 - 2008 1,0006 2008 - 2009 8887 2009 - 2010 8658 2010 - 2011 8799 2011 - 2012 No Report10 2012 - 2013 88611 2013 - 2014 90012 2014 - 2015 84213 2015 - 2016 79014 2016 - 2017 646

School StudentYear Enrollment

Table # 2


Table # 2 provides a historial look of student enrollment at MendezMiddle School from 2003 to the present. As the table and graph show, atone time student enrollment at Mendez was over 1,100 students. Today’senrollment has fallen to 646 students.


Giving Voiceto the

American Latino Experience

Rivas-Rodriguez is a former professional journal-ist and is a professor at the Moody College ofCommunication’s School of Journalism. Shefounded the Voces project in 1999 and teaches oralhistory as journalism and other classes.

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez,founder and director

Preserving the stories of Latinos in America

Voces is the leading Latino oral history archivein the United States. It began in 1999, with amission of capturing untold stories of Latinosand Latinas who served, in the military or onthe home front, during World War II.

Our archive has expanded to include the Ko-rean and Vietnam Wars, and Political andCivic Engagement, focusing on the continu-ing fight for Latino civil rights.

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Consuelo Hartsell grew up inRawlins, Wyoming, in the onlyLatino family in a small town wherethe neighbors includedScandinavians, Greeks, Japaneseand one African-American family.It was not until her last year of highschool that a few more Latinofamilies started to move in.

Her parents, Francisco andCarmen Macias, had eloped asteenagers, and moved from Texasand eventually to Wyoming towork in the beet fields. “They werejust playing it by ear, I guess,” shesaid.

The young couple put down rootsin Rawlins, which then had about5,000 inhabitants. The Maciaseseventually had seven children —five girls and two boys. Consuelo,their third child, was born Nov. 20,1922.

Consuelo and her older sister,Juanita, found their escape fromsmall-town life first in Waco,Texas, and then as enlistees in theMarine Corps during World WarII. Four of the Macias childreneventually became Marines.

Consuelo recalled her childhoodin Rawlins, sharing Cinco deMayo celebrations with theirGreek neighbors and meals withthe Nagatos, a Japanese family.Her older brother, Lewis, evenlearned some Japanese fromthem, which helped him when hebecame a Marine in the Pacificduring the war. “On the battlefield,they would have him behind thelines and he could hear them [theJapanese] talking. He picked upwhat they would say, and he wouldradio back what they wereplanning on doing. So that was ahuge plus,” Hartsell said.

She also recalled that theNagatos “literally disappeared”before Pearl Harbor and assumedthey had returned to Japan.

When the attack happened, “Wedidn’t know what to think becausewar was foreign to us. Mom wasworried, concerned about mybrother,” she said. “A lot of themen, from my class especially,were being drafted.”

When Consuelo graduated fromhigh school in 1942, there wasnothing for her to do. “I was sobored,” she said. So she got herparents’ permission to joinJuanita, the eldest of the Maciaschildren, who was living in Waco,drawing aerial maps for BraniffAirlines. When Braniff moved toDallas, the sisters followed.Consuelo Macias got a job selling“gloves to the rich ladies” atNeiman-Marcus. Within a month,she was bored.

“This is ridiculous,” she said toherself. “I’m joining the Marines.I’m sure they’ll find something forme,” she announced to Juanita.The next day, she said, “That’s agood idea.’ “

In the fall of 1944, the Macias girlsenlisted in the U.S. Marine CorpsWomen’s Reserve, which hadbeen created in 1943. They weresent to boot camp at CampLejeune in North Carolina. As faras they knew, they were the onlysisters and the only Latinas in thecamp.

S ince there was no need forWomen Reserves overseas atthat time, the sisters were giventhe choice of going to SanFrancisco or shipping off toHawaii. They opted for the former,and both were assigned office jobsat the Depot of Supplies of the1st Marine Division in SanFrancisco.

Consuelo was assigned a deskjob overseeing supplies shipped toand from overseas, while Juanitadid drafting work, working withmaps. There were no barracks forthe women, so they lived in groupsin private homes. For a while, thesisters lived in Pacific Heights, ina house with a view of the GoldenGate Bridge.

Consuelo met her first husbandwhile in the service. On the traintrip to California after boot camp,male and female Marines rode inseparate cars and were orderednot to talk to each other. But oneof the men sent Consuelo a note:“I’d like to meet you when we getoff the train.” She ignored it ratherthan get in trouble. But there wasa second note as they got closerto California.

At a later party at the MarineCorps club, she met the sender,Louis Orosz, who asked her todance. “We danced all night,” shesaid. Later, they went to a movie.

Consuelo Macias and LouisOrosz married on Dec. 15, 1945.When she got pregnant, she leftthe service six months early, inAugust of 1946, with the rank ofsergeant. Orosz completed histour of duty in the South Pacificand was discharged with the rankof staff sergeant on Aug. 22, 1946.Michael Orosz, their only child,was born in 1947. Louis Oroszlater died.

She was awarded AmericanCampaign and World War IIvictory medals, as well asrecognition for her honorableservice.

As a child, Consuelo had wantedto go to college. “I wanted to be alawyer because I liked law, whatlittle I knew of law at that time, andI’ve always been interested inpolitics,” Hartsell said. But that

ambition was deferred, firstbecause of the war and laterbecause of motherhood.

After “Mikey” was in school, shedecided to look for a job andapplied at Hewlett-Packard. Aftera “beautiful” interview, she landeda job in 1959 as an officeadministrator. At H-P, she also mether second husband, JamesHartsell, a software engineer.They married in 1992.

She retired from H-P after 35years; the Hartsells l ive inSunnyvale, California.

Mrs. Hartsell was interviewed byMaggie Rivas-Rodriguez inRocklin, California, on March 26,2015.


The Consuelo Hartsell Story

ABOVE: Consuelo and her sister Juanita

AUSTIN, Texas) – Los Centros de Salud de CommUnityCare, apoyados porCentral Health, anunciaron hoy que a partir del 29 de septiembre de este añoampliarán su horario de servicio los sábados en el Centro de Salud Del Valle,ubicado en 3518 FM 973.

Esta ubicación también funciona como el Centro de Bienestar de los Empleadosdel Condado de Travis, y por lo tanto CommUnityCare y Central Healthtrabajaron conjuntamente con el Condado de Travis para acomodar la ampliacióndel horario de servicio. A partir de este sábado, los servicios de cuidados médicosprimarios serán ofrecidos los sábados de 8 a.m. a 4:30 p.m., además del ya existentehorario de 8 a.m. a 7 p.m. los días lunes y martes.

“El este del Condado de Travis, y específicamente el área de Del Valle, es unaprioridad para nuestros esfuerzos por ampliar nuestros servicios,” explicó el Presidente y Gerente General de CentralHealth, Mike Geeslin. “Seguiremos trabajando con la comunidad para resolver los grandes desafíos que afrontan laspersonas que viven en esta área – no solamente la falta de acceso a cuidados médicos. Estamos comprometidos a trabajarcon todos nuestros colaboradores para mejorar las condiciones de vida de las personas que viven en Del Valle porqueestamos conscientes que no lo podemos hacer nosotros solos.” Geeslin continuó diciendo que Central Health y suscolaboradores continuarán ampliando los servicios de cuidados médicos en otras áreas prioritarias, incluyendo Elroy y suscomunidades vecinas, Creedmoor, Austin's Colony/Hornsby Bend, y Colony Park.

Desde que el Centro de Salud Del Valle inició sus operaciones dos veces por semana en noviembre del año pasado, laclínica ha recibido a 595 personas, de las cuales 45 por ciento son nuevos pacientes de CommUnityCare.

“Esto demuestra el compromiso de CommUnityCare para aumentar los servicios en Del Valle y sus areas vecinas,” dijoel vice presidente para el avance de centros de salud de CommUnityCare, Matt Balthazar. “Reconocemos que este estan solo un paso más para intentar de afrentar las necesidades que persisten en nuestra comunidad. Estamos agradecidoscon nuestro socios Central Health y el Condado de Travis por permitirnos expander los cuidados médicos en la comunidadde Del Valle. Se requiere de este tipo de colaboraciones y participación pública para cerciorarnos de que la crecientepoblación del Condado de Travis tenga acceso a los servicios de cuidado médico necesarios para llevar vidas mássaludables.”

El Centro de Salud Del Valle ofrecerá servicios de cuidados primarios los días lunes y martes de 8 a.m. a 7 p.m., y lossábados de 8 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. Integral Care ofrecerá servicios de salud del comportamiento durante el mismo horario loslunes. Para obtener más información o programar una cita, llame al 512-978-9015


Austin Native Peter F. Ortiz Jr.Exhibit in the Sam Z. Coronado

Gallery of the Emma S.Barrientos Mexican American

Cultural CenterBy Liz Lopez

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center(ESB MACC) is featuring Austin based visual artist, Peter F. OrtizJr., with an exhibit in the Sam Z. Coronado Gallery. The exhibitopened mid September and the “La Yerba Buena” exhibit willremain through November 24th, according to Herlinda Zamora,Manager of the cultural center.

This show features artwork that has not been seen before, includ-ing the work on paper, “Blue Jay Feather.” Peter’s work is rootedin his upbringing in the Montopolis neighborhood of East Aus-tin. His work is intimately tied to his culture and his surroundings,often featuring elements of nature and the environment intertwinedwith the human form in various shades of colors that invite theviewer to see the beauty in diversity.

“In my images or stories, I describe some as spiritual or earthlymatters using people in not so ordinary colors to connect with allraces, fish, water and plants. I try not to use contemporary ele-ments or clothing in belief this keeps my work timeless.” – PeterOrtiz

Ortiz attended Johnston High School and after graduation, at-tended Austin Community College. He then studied at the Otis/Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. During the years hestudied and resided in LA and New York, he exhibited his work inother cities in California, Texas and in the nation. Ortiz’s currentstudio is in the Montopolis neighborhood.

The art exhibit consists of 45 of the artist’s work that spans thepast years of his work to the most current, never before exhibitedpieces.

Viewing the exhibit in the gallery is free of charge and open to thepublic. Free Parking is available to guests attending programs,galleries and special events at the ESB-MACC, located at 600River St. A temporary parking pass is available in the main office.For more information about the exhibit and venue, visit http://austintexas.gov/page/emma-s-barrientos-macc-exhibitions. TheEmma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) is dedicated to the preservation, creation, presentation,and promotion of the cultural arts of Mexican Americans and Latinocultures.

El Centro de Salud Del Valle deCommUnityCare, apoyado por Central Health,ampliará su horario de servicio a partir de este

sábado durante los fines de semana


At Angie’s Mexican Restaurant in September, 2018


Wittliff Collections AcquiresRamón Hernández

Tejano music collectionSAN MARCOS – The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University hasacquired one of the largest known collections of Tejano Music materialsand memorabilia in existence from renowned musicologist and collectorRamón Hernández. “Hernández is universally respected in the Tejanomusic community,” said Wittliff Collections Director David Coleman.“We are honored that he has chosen The Wittliff to care for his life’swork.”

"This is a dream come true," Hernández said. "It's been an honor andprivilage to work with The Wittliff Collections. The icing on the cakecame when Bill Wittliff and David Coleman offered me a home for mycollection. Now I know that my materials are in the best of hands, and theywill serve as valuable research material for generations. I'm elated andthankful for this blessing."

Hernández has built his collection over 35 years while working as publicist, writer and photojour-nalist covering Tejano, orchestra and conjunto music. Notable items include historic photographs,vintage concert posters, rare recordings, performance clothing, artifacts and instruments from truelegends of the genre like Lydia Mendoza, Isidro López, “Little Joe” Hernández, Sunny Ozunaand Selena.

“Hernández is a legendary figure,” said Coleman. “He has singlehandedly saved and preservedthe legacy of so many iconic musicians. In the process, he has built one of the signature musiccollections in America.”

“This archive is vast,” said Texas Music Curator Hector Saldaña. “There are thousands of itemsdating back to the beginnings of the Tejano art form. Hernández was one of the first to see thatTejano music was not receiving broad historical recognition, and he decided to do something aboutit.”

Hernández's archive is a major addition to the newly-formed Texas Music Collection at The Wittliff,a collection that already boasts archives from Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker and Asleep at theWheel. “The Wittliff has always been about preserving the creative legacy of the Southwest,” saidColeman. “Tejano music is American music and is a large part of our region’s artistic legacy.”

Hernández and his collection will be profiled in an upcoming episode of Texas Country Reporter,set to air the weekend of Oct. 6. Check local listings for channels and times.

The Wittliff Collections is located on the seventh floor of Texas State’s Albert B. Alkek Libraryin San Marcos. Exhibition hours, directions, parking information are online. For questions, call(512) 245.2313 (press 0). About The Wittliff Collections - The Wittliff Collections is dedicated tocollecting, preserving and sharing the cultural legacy of the Southwest’s literary, photographic andmusical arts, and to fostering the region’s “Spirit of Place” in the wider world. The Wittliff hostsreadings, artist talks, lectures and other events; presents major exhibitions year-round from its hold-ings; and makes its collections available to statewide, national and international researchers. Visi-tors, tours, and classes are welcome. Admission is free.

ABOVE:Ramón

Hernández

1968 - A Look BackPresident: Lyndon B. JohnsonVice President: Hubert H. HumphreyPopulation: 200,706,052Life expectancy: 70.2 yearsDow-Jones High: 985 Low: 825

Cost of a new home: $26,600.00Cost of a new car: $Median Household Income: $7,743.00Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.06Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.34Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53Cost of a gallon of Milk: $1.07

1968 Movies

Top Movie Money Makers

2001: A Space Odyssey $56,715,371Planet of the Apes $26,000,000Star! $4,000,000Speedway $3,000,000

Other New Movie Releases

BarbarellaFunny GirlHang 'Em HighOliver!Romeo and JulietRosemary's BabyThe Beatles - Magical Mystery TourThe Lion in WinterThe Thomas Crown AffairYellow Submarine

Best Actor: Cliff Robertson:Charly

Best Actress: Barbra Streisand:Funny Girl tied with KatharineHepburn: Lion in Winter

Best Director: Carol Reed: for Oliver!Best Picture: John Woolf: for Oliver!Best Supporting Actor: Jack Albertson:

The Subject Was RosesBest Supporting Actress: Ruth Gordon:

Rosemary's Baby

FootballSuperbowl III: NEW YORK JETS 16- BALTIMORE 7

College Football: Ohio St.Heisman Trophy: O.J. Simpson, USC, HB

Rose Bowl: Ohio St. 27, USC 16Orange Bowl: Penn St. 15, Kansas 14Cotton Bowl: Texas 36, Tennessee 13Sugar Bowl: Arkansas 16, Georgia 2

Basketball

NBA ChampionshipWinner: BOSTON CELTICS

Baseball

World Series Winner: Detroit 4-3

Top News Stories

1968 Sports

Facts and Figures

1968 Academy Awards

January 30 – Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins, as Viet Cong forceslaunch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.

February 14, 1968: Chavez began a 25-day fast to stop the violence takingplace on thepicket lines. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy attended mass with Chavez. Rev. Martin LutherKing, Jr. sent messages of support.

April 4th, 1968 Rev. Martine Luther King Assinated in Mephis, Tennese

June 4th, 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy Assinated in Los Angeles, California

August 28th, 1968 - Democratic National Convention in Chicago explodes inviolence with the police beating protesters unconscious and sending at least 100to emergency rooms


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Sarah Rafael García is a writer, com-munity educator and traveler. Sincepublishing Las Niñas (FloricantoPress 2008), she founded Barrio Writ-ers, LibroMobile and Crear Studio.

She is a Macondo Fellow and editorfor the Barrio Writers and pariahs an-thologies. In 2016, García wasawarded for SanTana’s Fairy Tales(Raspa Magazine 2017), which wassupported in part by The Andy WarholFoundation for the Visual Arts,through a grant supporting the Artist-in-Residence initiative at CSUFGrand Central Art Center.

Early 2018, she participated in a col-laborative artist residency at TheGuesthouse, Cork, Ireland. In Octo-ber 2018, she will be honored as anEmerging Artist at the 19th AnnualOrange County Arts Awards.

Currently, she spends her days stack-ing books at LibroMobile, providinginterdisciplinary literary art workshopsand juggling time to write in SantaAna, California.

Yohanca Delgado is a third-year MFAcandidate in prose at American Uni-versity in Washington, DC, where shealso teaches undergraduate writing.She is a nonfiction reader for FolioMagazine and an assistant fiction edi-tor for Barrelhouse.

Yohanca is a graduate of Voices ofOur Nations and Tin House and hasreceived fellowships from the IndianaReview Writers Workshop and NYState Summer Writers Institute. Shewas a 2018 Peter Taylor Fellow at theKenyon Review Writers' Workshop.

Anna Flores is a writer and actressborn in the border town, Nogales, Ari-zona. She believes the fragmented, im-agistic form of poetry is most like ourinherent, human way of processingthought… and trauma.

Flores was awarded a 2017Swarthout Award for her poetry col-lection, “La Frontera” and is nomi-nated for a 2018 Arizona Mayor’sArts award for literary artist of the year.Her poems are featured in Write OnDowntown Literary Journal, Ari-zona Republic Newspaper, Arizona’sBest Emerging Poets Anthology, andShrew Literary Zine among others.

Her debut Poetry collection PochaTheory has been spotlighted by Phoe-nix Magazine, Phoenix Fray digitalmagazine, and La Phoenikera Maga-zine. When she isn’t writing or read-ing, she works as a communicationsassistant for immigrant-rights centeredgrassroots organizations in the valleyand produces radical works with NewCarpa Theater Collective which sheco-founded.

The Desert Nights, Rising StarsWriters Conference

In our inaugural year, the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writ-ing proudly presents a few of the the 2019 Desert Nights Fellows on theright. Fellows were selected from an extremely competitive pool of writ-ers, published authors, educators, and artists from all over North America.Each individual brings unique ideas, backgrounds, and areas of interest.The work, artistry, and teaching topics of these individuals adds to thedynamic and complex conversations and craft-building techniques span-ning the creative writing world today. We're honored to welcome theseextraordinary individuals to our Desert Nights family. We cannot wait tolearn from each and everyone one of them this upcoming February, andhope you'll join us for this new chapter in our conference history.


About the Center and ConferenceServing writers, readers, and the literary community.

Established in 2003 with a gift from the Vir-ginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, the VirginiaG. Piper Center for Creative Writing is anon-academic university center promoting lit-erature and creative writing in the larger com-munity. We offer readings, talks, classes, work-shops, and other literary programs and re-sources for creative writers, readers, and the public good. While otheruniversity centers focus on serving students or faculty, the Piper Centeris focused on serving the larger community.

The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers ConferenceFebruary 22 - 23, 2019 at Arizona State University

The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference creates a uniqueand intimate creative writing experience where writers of all backgrounds,genres, and skill levels gather together and connect through the celebra-tion and study of literary craft, culture, and community.

Featuring over 25 faculty members teaching more than 50 sessions, weseek to create a warm and welcoming environment that meets peoplewherever they are, where writers can learn from and support each otheras they work toward their goals.

Beyond regular programming, we also feature advanced pre-conferenceworkshops, an exhibitor fair, scholarships, and fellowships. We also of-fer opportunities to advertise with or sponsor the conference as well. Tolearn more about the conference, you can meet our faculty, view theschedule, or visit other pages using the menu.

Anna Flores Sarah Rafael García Yohanca Delgado

La Voz Newspaper - September, 2018

Indigenous Peoples Day was for-mally recognized as a City of Aus-tin holiday in 2017. For the firsttime in history the city has recog-nized the original inhabitants ofthis land, our history and our on-going contributions to this world.Every October we will celebrateour unity as indigenous peoplesand educate the Austin communityabout our culture in prayer, danceand word.

The 2nd annual IndigenousPeoples’ Day celebration aims tostrengthen and grow the native &indigenous community in Austinand Texas with an eye toward de-veloping our community’s rela-tions with other national and inter-national indigenous groups. It is anew and rapidly growing eventwith opportunities for the localcommunity to connect, volunteerand organize.

This year we are expanding thescope of our celebration in two im-portant ways:

We will be bringing our messageinto schools across the city in or-der to engage the youth in the is-sues and bring them closer to ouractive Native community.

We will be inviting internationalindigenous peoples to participatein the presentations and celebra-tion. This will allow us to connectour communities with the globalmovement of indigenous peoples.Our celebration and prayer willconnect the global to the local.

La Voz Newspaper - October, 2018 Page 25ABOUT

En las palabrashay poder

Word Power

No one can ever argue in the nameof education, that it is better to knowless than it is to know more. Beingbilingual or trilingual or multilingualis about being educated in the 21stcentury. We look forward to bring-ing our readers various word listsin each issue of La Voz.

Nadie puede averiguar en el nombrede la educación que es mejor sabermenos que saber más. Siendo bilingüeo trilingüe es parte de ser educado enel siglo 21. Esperamos traer cada mesa nuestros lectores de La Voz una listade palabras en español con susequivalentes en inglés.

He said what?

When

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Do you believe her?

Why did he say that?

What are you crying?

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What are you going to do now?

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October 5th, 2018 - Conjunto Los Pinkys will perform at Ciscos Restaurant and Bak-ery, 1511 East 6th Street Austin, Texas. 11:00am to 2:00pm Event is free.

October 7th, 2018 - A workshop titled: Living Brown, Living Well at Resistencia BookStore, 4926 East Cesar Chavez Street Austin, Texas 78702. This workshop platica willfocus on the strengths and healing ways present in the Chicanx community that can contrib-ute to our health as individuals and as a community. Fee: $20 Hosted by Institute ofChicana/o Psychology, Dr. Manuel X Zamarripa & Jessica Ochoa Zamarripa,[email protected]. Event starts at 1:00pm

October 9th, 2018 - Last Day to Register to Vote Tuesday

October 11th, 2018 - Texas State Latina/o Studies is hosting its first inaugural guestspeaker, Dr. Marta Tienda who will present a talk entitled: Latinos and the Future ofAmerica: Reflections on the Color of Educational Opportunity. Location: The WittliffCollections 7th Floor) at Texas State University. Time: 2:30pm to 4:30pm. For moreinformation contact Dr. Gloria P. Martinez-Ramos at 512-245-2470

October 11th, 2018 - October 11th, 2018 Dia de la Raza Commemoration ChicanoMovement Activists Hall of Fame Inductees Location: El Tropicano Hotel in San Anto-nio, Texas. Reception 6:30pm Dinner 7:15pm For more information contact: MarioCompean 210-910-6363

October 11th, 2018 - Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texasat Austin will host a talk by Alex E. Chavez on his new book Sounds of Crossing. Location:Gordon-White Building, Multipurpose Space, 2.206 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm

October 12th, 2018 - Booksigning and pachanga for Alex E. Chavez for his new bookSounds of Crossing. Location: La Peña 227 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701

October 13th, 2018 - Brazoria County Fair with Little Joe y La Familia in Angleton,Texas

October 13th, 2018 - Serie Project Speaker Series Fidencio Duran will lead the series atthe Coronado Studio complex at 901 Vargas Road Austin, Texas 78741. For more infor-mation contact Liz Lopez at 512-799-0815

October 15th, 2018 - HABLA CON ORGULLO AWARDS & Hispanic Heritage Mixeron Monday, October 15, 2018, 5:30pm-7:30pm at Juan In A Million!

October 20th, 2018 - Fall Fest, St. Ignatius in Austin from11:00 AM - 7:30 PM. St. IgnatiusMartyr Parish in Austin will host its annual Fall Fest on the parish grounds. There will belive music all day as well as a variety of food, beverages, entertainment, games and com-munity. Visit www.st-ignatius.org/fallfest or call (512)442-3602 for details.

October 22nd, 2018 - First Day of Early Voting in Person

October 24th, 2018 - One Road Austin - A Celebration of Austin’s Cultural Heritagebegins at 3TEN @ACL Live. See page 12 for more information

October 26th, 2018 - Last day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (received, not postmarked)

Calendar of EventsLa Voz Newspaper - October, 2018

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