Chicano Research Center

09/24/2020

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/education/joseph-castro-named-first-mexican-american-to-lead-california-state-university-system/

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Joseph I. Castro, the current Fresno State president, has been picked to serve as the eighth chancellor of the California State University. Castro, who has lead F…

08/24/2020

Maria Muñoz Manjarrez Oct. 30, 1939 -July 30, 2020
“Grandma” or “Mama Maria” as she was known, passed away July 30, 2020.
She was born October 30, 1939 in Mexico City, Mexico.
She worked many years as a waitress at Azteca Cafe before opening her own restaurant, Maria’s Cafe, along with her husband Nolberto.
She was preceded in death by
her granddaughter Erica Marie Carter.
She leaves behind her husband, Nolberto (Beto); sons Alexander (Angie) and Ernesto; daughters Tina (Quincy) and Yamina; grandchildren, Joshua, Marcella, Monica, Ernesto Jr, Christopher, Daniela, Braulio, Steven, Marko, Jared, Tai, and Johnathan; great-granddaughters, Emily and Jalayah; her brothers & sisters; many nieces & nephews, and all her “babies”.

A Private Service will be held at Cano Funeral Home on Monday, August 24, 2020.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Maria’s Cafe after 1:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society in her honor/memory.

08/02/2020

The final day
New address is:
415 E. Main Street
Stockton CA 95202
Soto Cell: 209- 851-1928

08/02/2020

Saying Goodbye

07/31/2020

Lots of success and much more to come. .

07/16/2020

In a historic shift, Latinos pass Asian Americans as the largest ethnic group admitted to the University of California freshman class for fall 2020.

07/12/2020

Need boxes

07/12/2020

Latino Americans is a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series that is set to air nationally on PBS in the fall of 2013. It is a story of immigration and redemption, of anguish and celebration, of the gradual construction of a new American identity that connects and empowers millions of peop...

06/30/2020

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Remember an Author!

KOB 4 has confirmed that author Rudolfo Anaya has died.

06/29/2020

When education is just as important as safety

❤️: Mexican woman passion to teach, school was cancelled due to the virus. This teacher turned her pickup truck into a portable classroom. She drives two hours a day to teach children with autism who don't have books or access to the internet. (via Goodable)