by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Dec 7, 2018 | La Prensa Texas
On December 7, 1941, United States naval forces at Pearl Harbor awoke to exploding sounds of bombs and gunfire. On that Sunday morning at 7:55 a.m.,350 Japanese aircraft bombed “Battleship Row” on Hawaii’s largest Island. The Imperial Japanese Navy, which had...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Dec 7, 2018 | La Prensa Texas
Juan Hernandez: Far Left Juan Hernandez, an artist employed by the Community Cultural Arts Organization (CCAO) at the Cassiano Homes in the Westside of San Antonio, painted the cover art mural in 1985. Hernandez, a Lanier High School graduate, most often worked with a...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Nov 30, 2018 | La Prensa Texas
Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo The midterm elections of November 2018 demon-strated that our democracy works. One key element of American democracy is the active participation of citi-zens in the selection of their elected representatives. This selection or voting...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Nov 30, 2018 | La Prensa Texas
Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo Tony Ortega was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and educated at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he received an MFA degree in 1995. He lives and teaches in Denver and has been rec-ognized by the prestigious Colorado Governor’s...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Nov 26, 2018 | La Prensa Texas
Written by Dr. Ricardo Romo Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential Latina leaders in America. A labor leader and community organizer, she co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez , the first successful union of agricultural workers in the...
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