Latino’s haven’t always had it easy in America, some were luckier than others. Hector Garcia growing up was one of the lucky ones. His parents were educators but their credentials were denied. They resorted to teaching their kids inside the home. The Garcia kids were pushed by their parents to become doctors, so they could have a better future. Hector Garcia graduated from the University of Texas and did his residency in Omaha, Nebraska. Garcia volunteered as a infantry officer during world war two, but was denied to practice medicine while in the army. He was eventually able to serve as a medical corps officer before he was dismissed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin sentenced a Charleston man Thursday to 70 months in federal prison for gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney Carol Casto.
Hector Olivera starting in left field, a questionable trade the Braves made for him. He has not shown much promise at the minor league level last season or during Spring Training. He hit is first home run over the weekend but it did not count since the game was rained out.
Juan Seguin- Juan Seguin joined William B.Travis’ army on February 23 in the Battle of the Alamo. He was there for the 13 day siege but he didn't participate in the actual battle. He left to carry a message to the enemy from everyone in the Alamo. The message was that the Texans "shall never surrender or retreat.". Juan got it across and went to get soldiers to help the Texans. By the time he returned. The Alamo had already fallen to Santa Anna’s
Murders Richard Ramirez was found guilty of thirteen different murders. He was also convicted on many more crimes besides killing. It was believed by many that he killed more, but was never found guilty for more than thirteen.
Senator Dennis Chavez was born on April 8, 1888 in the community of Los Chévez. He
Bernardo de Galvez was born on July 23, 1746, in Macharaviaya, Spain. He was part of a very distinguished family in the royal service of Spain, and following family tradition, went into the military. At the age of sixteen, Galvez became a captain, and in the following years, he fought Portugal and then went to New Spain, where he eventually became the leader of some military forces. He later returned to Spain and continued to do various military work until 1776, when he was transferred to the province of Louisiana, and after one year, became governor. Galvez began helping the Americans before Spain even declared war on Britain. He provided a lot of supplies including money, ammunition, food, guns, and clothing, and also secured the Mississippi
Hook: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”-Franklin D Roosevelt. Introduce Topic: Juan Cabrillo had mapped out the California coasts, discovered a port and named it San Miguel until it was named San Diego later on. Background info: Cabrillo was a Portuguese soldier who lived in Spain and later explored the coasts of California. The point of Cabrillo’s exploration was to find treasures on the California coasts and to claim land for the Spanish Government. Thesis: Cabrillo accomplished three things; discovering San Diego bay, mapping the coasts of California, and claiming land for Spain.
This paper is about Bernardo de Galvez and his support of the patriots. He led battles, he helped the Patriots in many ways and was an awesome guy. Bernardo was a very interesting man his early life, adult life and the way he was important to the Revolutionary War.
Richard Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1944 in San Francisco, California, where his primary language was Spanish. His parents were two Mexican Immigrants, who did not speak English as much as they should’ve. His father, Leopoldo Rodriguez, worked as a dental technician and his mother, Victoria Moran Rodriguez, stayed at home and was a part time typist. Richard grew up being monolingual until he was six years old, where he went to a Catholic school in Sacramento, California. Richard could only speak at least fifty words of English and that was only to help him when he had to do errands for his mother.
Alternatively, Chavez was born in Yuma, in the state of California. Likewise, Chavez moved to California with his parents to work in the fields. As Chavez, experienced the disturbing conditions that he and his fellow farm pickers encountered, he knew that he will soon devote his life in changing, the horrible migrant camps, untrustworthy labor contractors, bitter racism and insufficient wages.
“The occupant was said to be violent, so Officer Carlos Ramirez approached the apartment 1warily. A dank smell wafted from inside. Ramirez bristled with body amour, radio, gun and Taser, but before knocking on the door he adjusted just one piece of equipment: a tiny camera on his collar.”1 The tiny camera Officer Ramirez refers to is known today as a body camera or body worn video (BWV). First used in 2005, 2 a body camera is a small, lightweight, wireless camera about the size of a stubby cigar. The average size of a body camera is 3.9” x 2.2” x 1” and weighs roughly 4.5 ounces, 3 similar to small athlete cameras. It was first adopted in the United Kingdom in 2005 but has been reluctant to make its way to all of the United States due to many
Richard Ramirez was born on February 29, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. Richard was a mexican/american serial killer waiting for his death at San Quentin state prison. Richard was known for “Richie” or “The Night Stalker”.
Gabriel Gonzales a sixteen year old from Albuquerque, New Mexico murdered in attempt on carjacking a couple. The incident happened at 6:30 pm at the Canyon Apartments after the couple had just returned from dinner where three armed juveniles including Mr. Gonzales attack the couple for the car. In which the man shot Mr. Gonzales in head and was rushed to the hospital where he died but if he had survived he was going to be charged with assault, procession of a weapon, and armed robbery. Before Mr. Gonzales death the young man was on probation for charged with assault, stealing spray paint, one iPhone, and taking a chain from the assault victim. He was not a model young man causing trouble for him and the reason for his actions was that he wanted to make a statement. His death was a self-defense case where the man who shot him was protecting his
Russel Garcia is a New Zealand composer who mainly wrote music for films. Garcia was on the 12th of April, 1916. He was originally from Oakland California U.S.A but moved to New Zealand when some musicians invited him to do some live concerts. When he was 11 yrs old, the Oakland Symphony Orchestra performed his arrangement: Stardust, and by the time he was in high school, he was working five times a week and earning more than his father. After one year at San Francisco State University, he felt like he was not learning enough and dropped out to go on the road with several bands.
An overall consensus based on this survey was that Latinos would have greater opportunity when educational and job-related obstacles were overcome thereby enabling this significant and increasing segment of the population to be supported and welcomed to be a full-fledged actor in every facet of life in the United States. The survey indicated that barriers to such opportunities frequently were conditioned on available social and economic resources, whether one is male or female, and the length of residency in this country. This survey constituted the second one conducted by the foundation to gain greater insights into the effects a slow economy, public policy decisions, and illegal offenses were imposing on the lives of minority families in various communities around the