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Her father is a Mexican American, originally from Texas, and is a US Navy veteran. Her mother is a Filipina from Samal, Bataan, in the Philippines. [97] Hope Sandoval (born 1966) – singer-songwriter; Esteban Jordan (1939–2010) – singer-songwriter; Sonny Sandoval (born 1974) – singer, member of P.O.D.
Pages in category "Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
American trade unionists of Mexican descent (1 C, 22 P) Pages in category "American activists of Mexican descent" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
50+ Influential Latina Women in History 1. Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader. She worked tirelessly to ensure farmworkers received US labor rights and co-founded ...
1967: The Mexican American Youth Organization was founded in San Antonio, Texas, and was the major political organization of Mexican-American youth for over a decade. The organization was founded by José Ángel Gutiérrez and four other young chicanos who were all known as "Los Cincos". [ 14 ]
In April 1938, Luisa Moreno and group of Mexican American labor activists, including Josefina Fierro, Eduardo Quevedo, and Bert Corona, organized the inaurural conference of El Congreso de Pueblos de Hablan Española in Los Angeles, an organization meant to promote a broad agenda of working class empowerment, civil rights, and Latino unity. [305]
Another famous Mexican-American Vietnam War activist is Joan Baez, but she conducted her protests through music.Credited with resurrecting the dying art of folk music along with her contemporary ...
Mexican Republican: New Mexico: March 4, 1915: March 4, 1917: Lost re-election March 4, 1919: March 4, 1921: Retired Néstor Montoya (1862–1923) Mexican Republican: New Mexico: March 4, 1921: Jan 13, 1923: Died in office Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) Mexican Democratic: New Mexico: March 4, 1931: Jan 3, 1935: Retired to run unsuccessfully for ...