Somos Primos, "We are Cousins" October 2019
http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2019/spoct19/spoct19.htm
Dear Family, Primos, and Friends:
The October issue is coming out quite early to help celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month, September 15th to October 15th. Lots of information is
in the October issue on the early explorations of the Spanish, plus
classroom tested resources for teachers, youth and community leaders, as
well as for social and family gatherings.
A recent Reader’s Digest had an article, "Laugh Yourself Smarter" by
Adam Piore. Based on the technology of being able to observe brain
activity of volunteers while reading or viewing humorous subject matter,
the findings concluded that "in essence, learning and problem solving
get us high." Observing the MRI brain activity, Piore writes, "In fact,
there is almost drug-like effect taking place." The body produces
endorphins during the act of learning and problem solving.
I hope you will approach Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a
sense of discovery, easily contrasting the surprising, distorted,
incongruous, and inappropriate ways in which we mestizos are viewed,
both past and present.
It took me almost a life-time to understand why from my youth I
disagreed with the politically correct way to view the Hispanic historic
presence. I could not agree, because what I observed did not agree
with what I saw and lived. Starting my family history research finally
gave me the answer. Study and research revealed – – – we were not
accurately included in the history of the United States and there was,
and still is, a concerted effort to distort Spain’s and Mexico’s
contributions.
Usually when something does not make sense, is confusing, or is simply
not logical . . . something is missing. In order to see the whole
picture correctly, the myriad contributions of our antepasados must be
included. We need to view our abuelitos y abuelitas in their correct
historical context.
I hope you will all help to open the windows, and let the sunlight in.
Point out our past and present contributions. Identify current Latino
leaders in all areas, locally and nationally.
There is inherent, special JOY in the discovery of truth.
May we all seek after what is real and true.
~ Mimi
UNITED STATES
Americans Helping Americans in Baltimore
Trump Supporters Clean Up West Baltimore And The Liberal Media Are
Irritated
Hunting at the Manor
Federal arrests of Mexican nationals living in the United States exceeds
federal arrests of American citizens
Comments by Dr. Lerha Lee on the Electoral College
Just Serve
Danny Trejo, Hollywood villain, used ‘superpowers’ to save a child from
a flipped car by Timothy Bella
Dr. Velia Garcia, Service-Learning in Chicano and Latino Studies
Operation Independence Day: FBI Rescues over 100 Sex Trafficking Victims
by Mikaela Mathews
Former Miss Iraq Warns of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s True, Radical Intentions,
Posted 12 Aug 2019
Latinos are protagonists in the American story
Alberto López ¿Nos están robando la identidad Hispana?
A history of anti-Hispanic bigotry in the United States by Marie Arana
Are there White Hispanics and other kinds? The Discovery of White
Hispanics
No American historical figure, including the Father of Our Country, is
safe from the war on history.
Lideramos Fellows, October 9-12, Dever, Co
STEM Scholarship Application is Available for Veteran Students
Rate of Hispanic poverty in America has fallen to a record low 18.3%
To All the Kids Who Survived the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s by Oscar Ramirez
The San Antonio COPS Revolution By Roberto Vazquez, LaRed Latina News
Network
MANY IDEAS FOR CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Historical Mini-articles
Ideas for Libraries
Ideas for Seeking local support for Hispanic Heritage Month
History of Hispanic Heritage Month Public Law 100-402
Dia del Maestro Multicultural
Dramatic activities
Heritage Month PowerPoint
Hispanic soldiers video, Sailors, Marines
Dialog of the Dead
Readers’ Theater: Dramatization of the 1849 Debates which resulted in
the 1849 California Constitution
SPANISH PRESENCE in the AMERICAS ROOTS
Presencia de España en los EEUU
Isabel de Castilla – La Primera mujer en aparecer en sellos y monedas de
los EEUU
Fernando de Leyba y la defensa de San Luis
Nuestra América: Una Historia Hispana De Estados Unidos por Felipe
Fernández-Armesto
HERITAGE PROJECTS
Mimi’s Story, Chapter 22: Green River Adventure, ghost town, Indian
attack and a mountain lion
HISTORIC TIDBITS
Castas en la Nueva España – y tu que eres?
Las Castas de la Nueva España
HISPANIC LEADERS
Dr. Velia Garcia, the former chair of Latina/Latino Studies at San
Francisco State University
Amelia Hinojosa, community activist
Kathleen Blanco, a trailblazing Louisiana governor
AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Memorial Day aboard USS Wasp
Move America Forward
EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
El 500 aniversario de esta gesta naval, Juan Sebastián Elcano
SURNAMES
Historia genealógica de las familias más antiguas de México
Ribera — Rivera —
DNA
Scientists Play God by Growing/Combining Human and Animal DNA
FAMILY HISTORY
Somos Primos–Casso Family Reunion
Wikipedia: Casa de Mier
Wikipedia: Condado de Canalejas
New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 4 September 2019
RELIGION
9 NFL Quarterbacks Who Boldly Share Their Faith in Christ
California Tenants’ right to put religious symbols near doors assured
Radical California Law Attacking Catholic Sacraments Fails
Third Gender Option Offered On State Identification By 16 States
EDUCATION
Meet My Army of Historians by Miguel Pérez
Dr. Angela M. Salas named, Framingham State University Provost & Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Dan D. Garcia named vice president for Enrollment Management at
University of New Mexico
Anny Morrobel-Sosa named Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Shenandoah Methodist University in Virginia Hires Muslim Chaplain
CULTURE
Mural-Mosaic, 216 Different Artists
BOOKS AND PRINT MEDIA
Gálvez by Judge Ed Butler
American Patriots of Hispanic Heritage, website of Latino Advocates for
Education, Inc.
Three Books on the History of the Southwest Recommended by Joe Lopez
Five Largest Libraries in the World
Mortus est Almanzor por Luis de los Llanos Alvarez
FILMS, TV, RADIO, INTERNET
Film: El Norte by Gregory Nava
Oral Interviews: Unsettlers by Adriana Camarena
ORANGE COUNTY, CA
October 5, 2019: Hispanic 100 Foundation 10th Annual Lifetime
Achievement Award Gala
Oct 12, 2019: Library Resources for Genealogy Research SHHAR Monthly
Meeting
July 27: Mission Viejo, Prelude in the Park
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
September 28: UCLA Volunteer Center will host the 11th annual Volunteer
Day
CALIFORNIA
Saturday, September 21 newly transformed Presidio Theatre will open its
doors to the public.
October 5th and 6th: Full day of events at the Dominguez Rancho Adobe
Museum
10 am to 4 pm: Battle of Dominguez Hill
1 pm: Reader’s Theater Performance of the California Constitutional
Convention Debates
October 10-12: 50th Anniversary, Chicano Studies International
Conference
October 17, 2019 Conference of California Historical Societies: An
Introduction to Oral History
October 23-25th: National Association of Hispanic Publications National
Awards Conference
Festival 1997 by Mercy Bautista-Olvera
La Pena Cultural Center
NORTHWESTERN, US
‘In God We Trust’ to Be Displayed in All South Dakota Public Schools
El Lejano Norte de la Nueva España por Víctor Manuel Galán Tendero
Santiago Valdez: Putative son of Padre Martínez and Author of His 1877
Biography by Jun Romero
SOUTHWESTERN, US
Escalante’s Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the
Southwest by David Roberts
TEXAS
October 11-13, 2019: Texas Family History Conference, "Blazing Family
Trails" Houston
Nov 15-16, 2019: National Meeting: Order of Granaderos and Damas de
Gálvez, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jose Antonio López: The Southwest & Puerto Rico – Brethren by U.S.
Annexation by José Antonio López
The University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP In the Spotlight
Soy de Duval by Alfredo E. Cardenas
August 18th, 1813 — Gutiérrez-Magee expedition squashed in bloodiest
Texas battle
MIDDLE AMERICA
Not Ready to be a Grown Up, the Learning Years – 1954 by Rudy Padilla
Poster: This is Not the Middle-East Where America is Hated and Muslim
Terrorist are Born, this is Michigan
EAST COAST
Expedición de Juan Pardo
Presentacion libro thesis doctoral Museo Naval / RAH
Pennsylvania Court Rules that Seal with Cross Can Stay
South Carolina city removes monument amid controversy after engraving,
then plastering over, ‘Lord’
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Quote: by Booker T. WashingtonINDIGENOUS
Before the Anglos Came
Indigenous Women Are Publishing the First Maya Works in Over 400 Years
SEPHARDIC
Global Symposium on Hispanic Culture
Film: Nobody Wants Us
ARCHAEOLOGY
A 3.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Puts a New Face on a Little-Known Human
Ancestor
MEXICO
Aztec Empire, graphic novel series written by Paul Guinan, illustrated
by David Hahn
Colonial Mexico: The Tlayacapan Chapels Update
Young Tijuana man accused of running cross-border teen drug mules by
Kristina Davis
CARIBBEAN AREA
La verdad oculta del presidente de EE.UU. que fue condecorado por
disparar a españoles por la espalda
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Abril 23, 2019: Primer Encuentro de Descendientes de Españoles en
MadridPAN-PACIFIC RIM
Congratulations to Guam’s first woman governor, Lou Leon Guerrero!
PHILIPPINES
25 Things You Shouldn’t Do When In The Philippines
SPAIN
“DestinoMasTop” & “Cazaventuras” by Rosie Carbo
The forgotten discovery and conquest of the North American West y Spain
in the XVI Century.
El Imperio Español en su apogeo
INTERNATIONAL
The absurd history of British-Spanish rivalry, from Henry VIII to
Gibraltar
Chinese Government Destroys Church, Bills Pastor for Demolition
Iran Jails Christian Couple and Every Member of Their Church
Los museos vaticanos / The Vatican Museums
Otra Vez EL Vaticano
Capitoline Museums
Saudi Arabia has passed an amendment that loosens long-standing
restrictions on female citizens’ travels.
