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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.
He reassumed the presidency when De Anaya left office to fight in the Mexican–American War. [71] [72] 18: Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789–1850) 16 September 1847 13 November 1847 58 days Conservative Party: As president of the Supreme Court, he assumed the presidency after Santa Anna's resignation. [73] [74] (17) Pedro María de Anaya ...
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.
It was one of the nation's first mainstream Mexican American political organizations and was formed largely through the efforts of Mexican American World War I veterans who were frustrated at the continued discrimination Mexican Americans faced in the United States. [263] Ben Garza served as the organizations' first president. [264]
Humberto Noé Corona (May 29, 1918 – January 15, 2001) was an American labor and civil rights leader. Throughout his long career, he worked with nearly every major Mexican-American organization, founding or co-founding several.
Vicente T. Ximenes is the recipient of numerous other awards including: the Common Cause Public Service Achievement Award, the State of New Mexico Distinguished Service Award, the Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Panama's highest honor and awarded by the president of Panama; the Aztec award by the Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation; the Albuquerque ...
Led by activist Veronica Cruz, Las Libres pioneered in training “acompañantes” to provide virtual guidance for self-managed medical abortions in Mexico and, since 2019, in the U.S. as well.
AGIF's Medalla al Merito, 1952, for his work with Mexican-American veterans; National Coordinator and National Organizer of the "Viva Kennedy" clubs, 1960; Representative of President John F. Kennedy and member of the American Delegation signing treaty concerning Mutual Defense Area Agreement between the US and the Federation of the West Indies ...