La Voz de Aztlan, March 20 1989
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La Voz de Aztlan, March 20 1989
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Associated Students of Fresno State
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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Fresno, California
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3/20/1989
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A SPECIAL EDfflON OF 1HE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Cisneros
to speak
at Racial
Harmony
Conference
By James Carrasco
Staff Writer
Mayor Henry Cisneros of San
Antonio, Texas and Dr. Reginald
Wilson, Director of the Office of
Minority Concerns, will be the guest
speakers at CSUF March 16 and 17, as
part of a conference designed to improve
race relations in the academic
community.
The conference, "Promoting Racial
Hannony In Academe ...For The
Common Good" will strive to bring
together
educational administrators,
faculty, staff, students, community
leaders and the general public.
Since California's ethnic minorities
will surpass the majority population,
according to a brochure released by the
Affinnative Action Services, it will be
necessary to
seriously consider
educational and racial policy goals for the
future.
Cisneros, who was elected Mayor of
San Antonio in April 1981, Im been an
assistant to the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare in Washington,
D.C. and has assisted the executice vice
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Martinez in
leadership
program
By Steve Zapata
Staff Writer
To help increase the number of
Hispanic political leaders, the InterUniversity Program for Latino Research
offers an opportunity for undergraduate
students to couple leadership theory and
practice in the Hispanic Leadership
Opportunity Program.
The program is designed to engage
students in leadership training and related
activites that will enhance their personal,
social, and political awareness.
A one-year study is tailored for
Hispanicundergraduatestudentsinterested
in public policy and governance.
CSUF's representitive for 1989-90 is
Joe Martinez, a junior criminolog major.
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Super Barrio - a battle for immigrants, homeless and poor
Some may laugh at Super Barrio when he
comes to Fresno Friday, as was the case last
week when Los Angeles City Councilmembers
strutting dgnantty Into their chambers.
But no sooner than ten minutes, in a short but
impassioned plea on behalf of immigrants, did
those lawmakers see he was serious and worthy
enough to issue him a special commendation
saw him
him
DJClng
for his efforts on behalf of the
downtrodden In society. 1h11 modern-day Robin
Hood from Mexico City, where he advocates on
behalf of the homeless and poor, Is In the U.S. to
bring attention to the plight of immigrants In
America. See page 6 fo, a story about him and his
visit to this week as part of a three-week tour In the
United States.
Tomorrow's leaders
CSUF students get leadership training
By Chris Heredia
Assistant Editor
A keynote address by Madera councilwoman Margaret
Medellin and nine workshops aimed at improving the
leadership skills of Chicano students on campus were part of
the 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference held Feb. 10
and 11 at CSUF.
The goal of the conference was to expose Chicano
students to issues that affect them on campus and in their
communities, according to Dr. Jv'..anuel Pena, chair of the
conference organizing committee.
The conference was set as a class and students had the
option of attending for two units of college credit offered
through the Chicano-Latino Studies Program. Those who
wanted an A or B grade for the class were required to attend
both days of the conferenee and three meetings of a student
organiz.ation.
Students were encouraged to stay with an organization
they liked and advance to a leadership position in that student
group.
Pena said l,e hoped the practical experience gained from
that leadership role in addition to working with a mentor for
the remainder of the semester would help prepare the students
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:Mardi, 1989
A monument to 20 years
For many of us, 20 years may be difficult to fully appreciate. Some of us enrolled
here at CSU, Fresno were not even born yet. In my case, I was only three years old when
Fresno State College Chicano students took up a cause they felt would benefit their
community, the university and society in general.
That cause came to be manifested in several efforts, among them what we know
today as Chicano-Latino Studies, MEChA and La Voz de Aztlan to name a few -in short,
el movimiento.
As editor of La Voz in its 20th year of existence - a newspaper lifetime that has
seen this student publication endure many hardships and many triumphs - I am proud to
announce that the spring, 1989 staff dedicates this semester's editions to observing el
movimiento•s silver anniversary.
In particular, we will highlight La Voz' 20th anniversary with a special edition
in May for Semana de la Raza In this campaign, we will look back on the history of CSUF
Chicano student efforts since that volatile spring of 1969 when the first issue appeared
under the nameLaP Zuma Morena {The Brown Pen). The newspaper underwent one other
name change, Chicano Liberation, before settling on the current name.
Much more than La Voz' name has changed in those two decades. But. from
reading past issues, it seems much has also remained the same. For instance, there is still
a need for Chicano students to pledge some of their energy to causes such as La Voz and
other Chicano student organizations. While our primary goal is to obtain an academic
education, we must also remember that many of us enjoy many benefits now because so
many students before us gave of their time, energy and talent to ensure that equal
opportunity was available for all.
We at La Voz are committed to contributing a level of quality effort to this
semester's publication that will prove a shining showcase for this 20th anniversary. It's the
least we can do as a monument to the efforts of all those who gave to el movimiento the
past 20 years. But even more inspiring is the prospect that we should always strive for a
standard of excellence that defines what the Chicano of the 1990s is about We are about
progress, leadership, and being an integral part of society that continues to see that a sense
of fairness prevails in our community - a segment that strives for unity and cooperation
amongst all people.
Join us in this Silver Anniversary campaign and talce pleasure in knowing that
el movimiento is alive and well in your hands and before your eyes this very moment...20
years strong!
Sylvia Castro
Editor -La Voz de Aztlan
Spring, 1989
La Voz
de
AztlAn
Staff
Editor-Sylvia Castro
Assistant Editor-Chris Heredia
Ad Production Mgr.-Jill Soltero
Stsaff Writers-James Carrasco,
Carolyn Lopez, Cruz Mendom,
Johanna Mutloz, Mike Olvera, Al
Rohl~ Steve l.apata
Production Staff-Blanca Suarez,
Sandra Marroquin, Linda Castro
Photography-Hector Amezcua,
Angel de Jesus
Special thanks to the
California Chicano News Media
Assn.-Fresno Chapter;
Donnell Alexander & Marlc Mirko
of The Daily Collegian
La Voz de AztJan welcomes reader
response. Please send letters of no
more than 250 words to: La Voz
de Aztlan, Keats Campus Building,
California State University, Fresno,
Fresno, CA, 93740-0042. Letters must
be addressed and signed and have the
author's name, address and phone
nwnber.
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CSUF
Chicano
organizations
desiring
publicity in La Voz for their
club
and
activities
may
submit information to La Voz
Notables Editor Linda Castro
at The Daily Collegian in the
Keats Building.
Please also submit a list
of your officers, mee~g date
and location and a brief
description of your various
activities during the year so
that we may publish a CSUF
Chicano Column in future
~ues.
Please include
contact
name
and phone number on
all material submitted. Thank
you-EDITOR
Success ... Not just survival
Leadership can be described as true
but among the people.
leaders who emerge from and always
Why should we be concerned with
return to the wants and needs of their
leadership?
followers.
Because, according to the
They see their tasks as the
socioeconomic status of Hispanics in
recognition and mobilization of their
the Fresno Standard Metropolitan
constituents' needs. They have the
Statistical Area, as a group we _are the
ability to influence people, but it is the
least educated, poorest, and least
consistency that distinguishes · true
employed in California.
leaders from those fulfilling their own
This type of information has
power objectives.
projected a negative image of the
What about those in social and
Hispanic community of Fresno.
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political decision-making positions?
Statistics rely heavily on numbers, not
Do they· manifest leadership qualities?
on ambition. We have helped make
No. Success is to be measured not so much by the
the valley what it is today: one of the richest agricultural
position one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has
areas in the world.
overcome while trying to succeed. The course of action in
We have had people in our community who have
itself is an obstacle since one must consider the time and
contributed to the richness of our background.
preparation of implementing the goal.
We as young Hispanics, should be fulltime citizens
A true leader must be prepared to make adjustments in
fighting to make equal opportunity a reality. We should
his personality, establish goals, determine priorities,
concern ourselves with those who do not have jobs and who
examine the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of his project,
lack education. We should make sure everyone gets their
demonstrate what he has learned, and be prepared to make
share of the good things in life. We should be a part of the
changes. It is through his or her personal experience and
education, economics, and politics that play major roles in
conscience that will allow him or her to grow into
our communities: and at all times try to enhance the
leadership.
advantages of Hispanics.
Unfortunately, today's leaders have lost sight of one of
As Hispanics step forward to take their places in the
the basic elements of leadership: representing the people.
leadership of America, the coming decades promise to be
They have opted instead to concern themselves more with
decades of growth for the Hispanic community as a whole.
their power and positions (both present and future).
Together, we should be involved in advocating the
So what role ;1J1d responsibility do I think Hispanic
responsibilities of attaining an education and exercising our
leaders have?
right to vote in order that the community can unite and
Hispanic leaders, when implementing social policies
demonstrate its true strength.
should be able to plan for cultural changes and diversity.
Together, we can make a difference.
Such policies would inclu~~= creating flexible plans
And together, we will succeed and not just survive!
that can take into account the changes that a culture brings
Joe Martinez is a CSU, Fresno junior
to society, and creating policies that do not constrain every
majoring in criminology with an emphasis in
group to be the same, but which combine the need for
juvenile delinquency.
He is a 1985 graduate of
standardization with the need to preserve the individuality of
Clovis High School and
is participating in the
the diverse groups themselves.
Hispanic
Opportunity
Leadership
Project
for
Most importantly, Hispanic leaders' responsibility is
which he originally wrote this column.
not only to be of the people, by the people, for the people,
Guest
Column
CSU, Fresno
Afarcfi, 1989
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Hispanic Excellence Fund awards $21,000
By Sylvia Castro
Editor
The CSUF Hispanic Excellence
Scholarship Fund recently awarded over
$21,000 in scholarships to 18 Hispanic
students on campus, according to Dr.
LeonardSalaz.ar, vice president ofAcademic
Affairs.
"The scholarships were given to
students who demonstrate academic
excellence and a need for financial
assistance." said Salazar. "I know ·that the
scholarships will help those students that
receive it"
The money is raised through
sponsorships from large corporations.
Last year the National Hispanic
Scholarship Fund and Pacific Bell were the
chief contributors of the fund.
Since its induction in 1981,
community support has been growing,
though plans for the banquet this spring
have not been announced.
The spring banquet is the culmination
of the annual drive for funds. In addition,
the banquet recognizes the top Hispanic
high school seniors in the San Joaquin
Valley by inviting them and their families
to attend.
Sixty-two of valley's seniors were
Pictured above are 6 of the 18 CSUF students who recently received the Hispanic Excellence Award.
The recipients are awarded monetary grants based on their outstanding academic achievement
and need for financial assistance. (1-r) Lourdes Cardenas, Felix Angel, Rosemary Berno!, John
Martinez, Angela Solorio, and Joe Ramirez.
honored at the banquet last year. The
seniors are nominated by their schools
based on their outstanding academic
achievement
The proceeds from the banquet go to
the scholarship recipients in the spring.
The scholarships awarded were broken
down into three catagories.
The $1,500 award recipients were:
Maricela Rubio, Alfredo Arias, Marisa
Chavez, Felix Angel, all of Fresno;
Lourdes Cardenas of Tranquility, Raquel
Jimenez of Clovis, and Andrew Montes of
Visalia.
Those awarded $1,000 were Nancy
Gutierrez, Angela Soloria, Sylvia
;Viva El Mariachi!---.....
Radio Bilingue·s Mariachi Festival
is March 5 - Danzantes to perform
Radio Bilingiie, KSN FM 91 will
present "Viva El Mariachi" on Sunday,
March 5 from noon until 9 p.m. at the
Fresno Convention Center Selland
Arena.
The seventh Annual Mariachi Festival
is a celebration of traditional
Mexicanculture featuring Mexican folk
music, dance, art, and cuisine.
Radio Bilingiie is a public, non.profit
organization. Viva El Mariachi is the
station's annual fundraiser. Co-sponsor's
for the event include The Fresno Bee,
Budweiser, McDonald's, AT&T, and
Union Bank.
Groups scheduled to perfonn include:
Mariachi Mixtlan, winners of the annual
Tucson Mariachi contest; Mariachi de la
Tierra, Mariachi Azteca, Mariachi
Colonial, Nuevo Mariachi Zapopan, and
a new Mariachi band from Roosevelt
High School.
The event will also feature dancing by
CSU Fresno's Danzantes de Aztlan, Los
Paisanos from Selma High School, and
Danzantes de Del Rey.
Tickets are on sale at the Fresno
Convention Center and at the Box Office
Outlets.
Admission is $8 in advance, 410 at the
door, and $3 for children 12 and wider.
MEChA plans high school outreach
CSUF MEChA is recruiting
interested students for the development of
its High School Outreach Committee.
In the committee, CSUF students
will prepare to tutor, give speeches, lead
group discussions, and possibly give
tours of college campuses.
If you or your organization is
interested in contributing to this cause
contact Steve Baiz at 226-4022 or Martha
Moran at 294-3144.
Baiz said. Chicano youth in Fresno,
as well as the southwest, have a
tremendous dropout rate.
.
"As many as 40 percent to 75
percent of our younger brothers and
sisters do not receive a high school
diploma," Baiz said "Resulting from this
tragedy, is a class of uneducated people,
and worse yet, a loss of human potential.
In many cases all that is needed is
someone to boost their self-esteem, and
help them develop their character. After
this is demonstrated, and trust is
developed, progress can be established."
Radio BilingOe board elected
Radio Bilingiie has recently elected
new officers to its Board of Directors.
Joaquin Patiflo, a high school
1
teacher from Shafter, has been named to
his second term as Chairperson of the
Board.
Father Finian McGinn, a priest from
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Fresno,
will assume the role of Vice Chairperson.
Angie Rios, public relations
specialist in Fresno, has taken on the
responsibility of Secretary/Treasurer.
Radio Bilingile, KSJV in Fresno,
and KMPO in Mcxlesto/Stockton, is a
non-profit,
community
controlled,
bilingual, public radio station.
The station serves as a news,
infonnation, and cultural channel for
Latinos of the San Joaquin Valley.
Radio Bilingiie is directed by a Board
of Directors composed of volunteer
community members who believe in the
station's mission. ,,
Additional members of the Board of
Directors include:
Cannen Romero,
Hope Arroyo, Maria Marcelletti, Jane
Speizer, Alma Medina, Phil Traynor,
Jerry Santillan, Fernando Esperanz.a, and
Arcadio Viveros.
Board Members at Radio Bilingile
are involved in duties such as financial
management, personnel, policy making,
fundraising, and providing advice to the
organization.
Goni.alez, Micheal Jimenez, Maria Pena,
Oscar Puente, all of Fresno; Joe Ramirez
of Sanger, David Albino of Lemoore, and
Carlos Gomalez of Woodlake.
Juan Martinez and Rosemary Bernal
both of Fresno received $500.
Chicano
faculty get
over $780,000
in grants
Four members of the Chicano-Latino
faculty received over $780,000 in research
grants, according to a Dec. 6 memorandum
from Jesus Luna, chair of the ChicanoLatino Faculty Association.
Dr. Berta Goni.alez received a $139,000
grant designed to assist master teachers in
upgrading their supervisory skills with
students teachers. The monies came from
the CSU system's Program Change
Proposal.
Dr. Santos Hernandez received a
$239,000 grant to conduct a rural mental
health training project from the National
Institute of Health.
Two research grants were awarded to Dr.
Robert Segura. The larger $266,000 grant
was given by the U.S. Department for
Bilingual and Special Education Teacher
Training Program. A $14,000 grant was
provided by the State Department of
Education in Sacramento to train teachers
in the area of Child Development
Director of the Student Counseling
Center Dr. Steven Sena received a grant
for $127,330 to establish a Substance
Abuse Prevention Program at CSUF.
This grant was provided by the U.S.
Department of Education's Fund for the
Improvement
of
Post-Secondary
Education.
Mariachi Festival
volunteers sought
Students
interested
in
volunteering to help at Radio
Bilingue's Mariachi Festival on
March 5 may contact the radio
station by calling 486-5174.
Ask for Kathleen O'Rouke.
1600 find a beginning
at CSUF Chicano
Youth Conference
By Johanna Muiioz
Staff Writer
Fresno Bee Travel Writer Ec:kfte
Lopez talked to students about
newspapers in the Print Journalism
Workshop.
Throughout the day, they were told la
educacion es el principio del fuJuro,
translate.d: education is the beginning of
the future.
The goal of the 16th annual Chicano
Youth Conference, held Jan. 14 at CSUF,
was to inspire students to continue their
education after high school.
More than 1600 California high school
students attended the event wheze they
were welcomed by keynote speaker Alex
Saragoza who stressed in his speech the
conference theme, "education is the
beginning of the future."
General interest workshops ranged from
"Chicano Art Experience" to "Study
Skills." The college fair brought
representatives from different college
campuses to distribute information about
their schools. Los Danzantes de Atzlan
performed during lunch and a DJ. provided
music for everyone at the end of the
conference.
According to chair of d1e CYC's
monitors committee, Diahann Hernandez,
the conference w~ a success.
"The one thing that really stood out was
the participation of m<J"C students than in
pevious years," she said.
In its brochure, the CYC cooimittee
highlighted the annivezsaries of key
Chicano programs at CSUF.
Celebrating their 20th anniversaries
CSUF's Los Danzantes de Azllan performed during h.l'lch. lhegroup is
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l)OW raising funds to( a trip to Oaxaca, Mexic<:>.
CYC plans 1990 conference
MEChA's Chicano Youth
Conference committee meets
every Tuesday in room 203 of
the
Joyal
administration
building.
The committee is
short on members and is
planning for
next year's
conference.
Every year for the past 16
years the comr .ttee has brought
high school students on to the
CSUF campus for a day of career
and general interest workshops.
If you'd like to help in
selecting this year's keynote
speaker, the workshops, or the
lineup of entertainment, keep an
eye out for notices about
meetings on MEChA's booth in
the free speech area.
eve Chair Irma Serrano is interviewed by
Fresno Bee reporter Don Coleman.
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were: MEChA, the Ch~Latino
Studies Program and La Voz th Aztlan.
The CYC brochure was a collective
effort of the Chicano Jownalism Student
~iation and La Voz staff writers. The
brochure was funded through advertisments
purchased by CSUF departments, schools
and programs. McDonald's Corporation
sponsored the back cover.
Though the conference continues to
grow, the central message still comes
through.
Hernandez said the students' response
was positive and that they received the
necessary information about financial aid
and the Educational Opportunity Program
on campus.
The 1990 conference will be run a little
differently, according to CYC Chair Inna
Serrano.
Serrano explained that the general
interest workshop and the career workshop
sub-committees will have separate
advoors.
During the Feb. 21 CYC meeting, the
committee decided that two advisors will
be able to work better with the individual
sub-committees.
Serrano added that high school students
might also perform as part of the
entertainment--an idea she said was
borrowed from a talent show put on at the
Black Student Recruitment Conference in
late Jan.
Serrano said, "If we opened their [the
students'] eyes to want to go on to
college, then it was worth it."
Photos
by
Angel de Jesus
For many of the 1600+ students attending the 16th CYC, the occasion provided unique stimu'/ation.
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Many workshops were fuU to standing-room only capocily.
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EI Super Barrio· due in Fresno on Friday
March, 1989
CSU, Fresno
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"El Super Barrio", an anonymous
masked character who advocates for the
well-being of the homeless and poor in
Mexico City, will be at CSU, Fresno,
Friday March 3 at 10am in Old Science
162.
He is a strong supporter of
Cuauhtemoc
Cardenas'
National
Democratic Front and has become
identified with the plight of barrio
residents in Mexico City.
His visit is part of a three-week
United States tour to pitch the cause of
immigrants of America The campus
visit is being sponsored by MEChA.
The statewide visits are coordinated by
Samuel Orozco of Bilingue and Ed
Castro of La Associaci6n Civica Benito
Juarez.
But even in the US, El Super Barrio
is encountering first hand the problems
immigrants face, according to Orozco.
He said Saturday that the Super
Barrio was arrested by men posing as FBI
agents after leaving a class presentation
because he did . have not proper
documention with him. He was taken to
the INS office in Los Angeles and, after a
couple of hours and with the presentation
of his papers, he was released.
"That just goes to show what we are
facing," said Orozco, "Our peple are
being constantly bothered by the INS."
The Los Angeles City Council had
just presented Super Barrio with .a
Distinguished Visitor of Los Angeles
award on Wednesday.
Described as Mexico's legendary
folk hero and champion of rights for the
poor and homeless, Super Barrio has
been in the US since February 19.
Sponsored by
the Mexican
Democratic Assembly, Super Barrio is
meetng with community organizations
and political officials throughout the
state to address such issues as
homelessness,
far
workers
and
immigrants rights, laws to protect day
workers and corruption by Mexican
Border officials and police towards
Mexican migrants and American tourists.
Super Barrio dons red tights and
gold cape, a mask and never reveals his
true identity because he feels that he is
more invincible as a colorful folk hero
than he would be with a regular Clark
Kent image.
Having risen from the ruins of the
1985 Mexico City earthquake, Super
Barrio is encouraging city officials to
build low-cost housing and is often called
upon to fight evictions.
Wearing a slightly worn mask,
Super Barrio is often seen at political
rallies and even in the halls of the
Mexican government, where he has been
allowed into meetings at the Ministries
of Urban Development and Interior and
has once run for president of Mexico.
In addition to Fresno and Los
Angles, Super Barrio's tour will take him
to Oxnard, Santa Barbara, San Jose,
Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Diego.
For more information call Samuel
Orozco at 486-5174.
Judge Rodriguez headlines
Reentry program speakers
Leadership Program
The Inter-University Program
(IUP) for Latino Research is
accepting applications for its
Hispanic Leadership Opportunity
Program.
Designed for undergraduate
students, it hopes to develop a ,
cadre of future Hispanic leaders
and
features
a
summer
orientation session, an academic
year internship and a Washington
D.C. seminar.
For applications contact
Stanford Center for Chicano
Research, Cypress Hall E-7,
Stanford, CA 94305.
Applications must be sent in
by March 15th.
League grants available
Scholarships are now being
offered by Fresno's League of
Mexican American Women. The
grants will be available to
entering freshmen, continuing
and re-entry students of Mexican
heritage. Recipients must be
Fresno city or county residents,
be full time students and have a
3.0 grade point average.
Deadline for applying is April
15th. Contact Mrs. Moreno at
439-3023.
Semana committee
The Semana de La Rau,
committee is planning its annuaj
week of festivities to take place
around Cinco de Mayo (May 1May 5).
The.
committee
needs
assistance with fundraising
projects,
Children's
Day
activities and the Tardeada. If
you have any ideas, you're
welcome to join one or more of
the committees.
Meetings take place every
Wednesday at 5 p.m. in
Ed/Psych 113 but double-check
the M;EChA booth for definite
meeting notices.
Reentry also offers the Hispanic
Connection on Wednesdays at noon with
co-facilitators Angie Cisneros and Luis
Contreras, both counselors for the
program.
Fresno Municipal Court Judge
All sessions are held in the Reentry
Armando Rodriguez will headline a host Student Center in the Main Cafeteria
of speakers, including several local West, across from the Henry Madden
prominent Hispanic professionals, for the Library. Students may also earn one to
Office of the Reentry Program's Lecture two units credit in Social Work 180.
Series this semester.
The Reentry Program is for anyone
Rodriguez will speak April 26 on the who is 25 years or older and wishes to
topic "Tell It Like It Is - How to make it begin or resume a college education.
to the top."
Arlene Bireline, program director,
Other area Hispanic professionals explains that many services are available
scheduled to speak include:
through the Office of Reentry Program.
• Gaspar "Gus" Oliveira, district
Birelene says she is committed to
administrator of the Department of Fair providing Reentrys students with quality
Employment and Housing on March 8. speakers who can share their repsective
Topic: "Are You Getting A Fair Shake? expertise.
The numerous speakers .
Answers to your employee and housing selected often are from CSUF or the
concerns."
community, but occasionally they may
• Dr. Berta Gonzalez, associate come from the community.
professor, CSUF Department of Teacher
Regardless of where they come from,
Education on May 3. Topic: "In Birelene says, they all have a common
Celebration of Me
Personal desire: to promote education and to have
independence."
a univeral understanding that "it's never
• Virginia Gomez Sanchez, LCSW, too late to start.
CSUF Department of Social Work on
Bireline credits the success of the
May 7. Topic: "Hitch Your Wagon To A Reentry Program to her diligent staff.
Star - Personal Reentry success story."
She recalls the early days, which included
By Michael Olvera
Staff Writer
II
moving from the San Ramon building to
their present location across from the
Madden Library.
There were many sacrifices made to
establish a "home base," sometimes with
hand-me-dow~s. Over the last four years,
their hard work has paid off.
Bireline's personal reward is a positive
atmosphere in which she is able to
witness the special -caring qualities her
staff is providing for all adult learners,
along with the students themselves who
often express thanks and appreciation for
the support services provided.
This supportive atmosphere has
blossomed into the formation of the
Reentry Association, founded in the fall
of 1986.
Several exc1tmg and beneficial
activities are planned each semester for
students, Birelene said.
" RSA provides the opportumty to
meet and work with people with similar
interests and problems in order to expand
and enrich your educational experience at
CSUF," she said
Other Reentry staff includes Olivia P.
Chavez, counselor, and Beverly Travis,
secretary.
Bee/CCNMA offer scholarships
The California Chicano News Media
A $10,000 grant from The Fresno Bee August. The banquet is named in memory
Association is again seeking applicants for for minority journalism students is the of a CCNMA member who worked for
scholarships eannarked for CSUF primary source of the funds. The KSEE-TV Ch. 24 as a cameraman.
minority students who are majoring in scholarships are awarded in conjunction Moreno, who died in 1983 at the age of
journalism.
with the CSUF Department of Journalism 33, was also editor of La Voz de Aztlan in
The deadline to apply is April 30.
which administers the award.
fall, 1975.
High school or commnity college
Recipients are honored at the CCNMA's
For more information, or for
students who plan to enroll in CSUF next annual Ernesto Moreno Memorial scholarships , contact Tom Uribes in
academic year are also eligible to apply.
Scholarship Banquet which will be held in University Outreach Services, 294-2048.
Salinas to discuss cancer in
McFarland for CSUF'Herstort
Marta Salinas, an activist in the
McFarland childrens cancer controversy,
will speak March 8 as part of the CSUF
"Women's Herstory Month."
Salinas, a resident of McFarland
which is about 20 miles north of
Bakersfield in Kem County, will speak
from 7 to 8:30 pm in Old Science 162.
The community has a high percentage of
Hispanic residents.
March 8 is "International D~y of
Women" in the month long observance
sponsored by the CSUF Women's
Alliance.
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Chicano Leadership Training Conference
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for being community leaders after graduation.
According to Manuel Perez, associate dean of Student
Affairs, the mentorship part of the conference allows students
to "get personal with [campus and community] leaders" to find
out some of their strategies.
Perez, welcomed the approximately 60 students who
attended the conference. He stressed how important it is for a
feader to earn others' trust, take risks, and encourage others to
become leaders.
Dr. Alex Saragoza, director of the Center for Latin
American Studies at UC Berkeley, led the first workshop
"Myth and Reality in Chicano Leadership."
Saragoza, a former CSUF professor, said that a leader
mnst. accept people of all backgrounds.
He told the students of a time when he was involved in a
Chicano group that had very rigid criteria for its members. He
said the discriminatory manner in which members were chosen
for the group only hurt the group.
Saragoza told the audience that high . school popularity
contests should stay in high school. No longer can football
players and cheerleaders be the only leaders.
"People who are ugly can be good leaders," was his
message.
Saragoza also described a good leader as one who
-promotes Chicana involvement
-is honest and willing to assert him or herself
--is sensitive to different opinions
-understands who his or her audience is
-delegates leadership.
He said a good leader knows when to be a follower and
that when others see that a leader can follow, they are attracted
to the effort or organization.
Saragoza stressed that "the most important thing about
leadership .. .is consistency of effort." He said it is better for a
student to get involved and "do one small thing consistently
~ do one big thing once."
Saragoza said "part of being a leader on campus is doing
your work well, and your work is being a student Too many
student leaders forget to study."
Margaret Medellin, Madera councilwoman, gave the
keynote address at the conference and also stressed the idea that
a general education is very important for a leader to
communicate effectively with his or her constituents.
Medellin, who served as Madera's mayor from 1982-1984
was also California's first Chicana mayor.
"Leadership is having a goal and being committed to that
goal," she told the audience at the banquet Friday night. She
encouraged students to plan their goals by "designing a road
map ...and trying to stick by it. If you need people to help
you get [to your destination], then you get their help."
She told about how she overcame racism during her
campaigns by having the support of her family, friends and a
Chicano "political machine" in Madera.
Dr. Alex Gonzalez, chair of the psychology department at
CSUF, reopened the conference Saturday morning with the
workshop "What Makes a Good Leader/Follower? The
Psychology of Leadership."
"I learned that I'm not just going
to be the leader. I'm not going to
be there the rest of my life. I want
to leave some hopes, too,for all
the people there, the ones who are
going to stay ... a more
comfortable environment. I want
to teach them how to be a leader."
-Mary Helen Ayala
As part of the workshop, students were given a scenario
4and 15 minutes to identify and solve the problem in the
scenario. One representatilte from each group presented their
group's solution.The problem in the scenario was the low
numbers of Chicano students that graduate from CSUF.
One of the solutions was to tackle the problem at its
stem by holding a conference on assertiveness and leadership
for freshmen students. Another solution was to have second,
third, and fourth year Chicano students be big brothers and
sisters types who would give the new students incentive to do
well in college.
After the presentations, Gonzalez described a leader as one
who "exerts positive influence on others." He added that a
leader must be able to relate to his followers and treat
everyone equally. He said that a leader should "develop social
skills" within the group because that leader "can't be a leader
in every situation."
Gonzalez described two types of leaders. The first type,
he said, is one who "initiates communication, promotes trust,
and explains actions." The second type of leader is very task
oriented and committed to getting the job done. He said that
this leader does not give a lot of priority to interpersonal
communication.
Gonzalez added that "a good follower is vigilant" and
Border Patrol is
public forum topic
U.S. Border Patrol practices
will be under review at a special
public forum Thursday, March 2
at 7pm at Ted Wills Community
Center. The public forum will
be broadcast live by Radio
Bilingue KSJV 91FM. Call 4865174 or 733-4844 for more
infonnation.
Vons president
to keynote banquet
"Leadership
is having a
goal and
being
committed to
that goal."
-Margaret
Medellin
?
doesn't go along with the group if he or she doesn't agree with
the issue at hand.
Students received tips on parliamentary procedures in the
next workshop given by Robert Arroyo and Henry Garcia,
both who have chaired numerous community organizations.
Students were broken up into two committees and those
committees had to reconvene to make a decision about a
campus issue folowing Robert's Rules of Order .
Richard Montai'iez, a student attending the conference,
found the workshop on parliamentary procedures to be "a good
refresher." Montai'iez was student body president at Fresno
City College for the '87-'88 academic year and he explained
that this wasn't his first experience with the subject
Montanez, a junior political science/pre-law major at
CSUF, said he especially liked the workshop on leadership
myths and realities. He agreed with Saragoza who said "leaders
are made, not born."
Benny Sigle, a freshman education major, admired that
Saragoza has been an active leader and has cultivated his
leadership to this point Sigle said that Saragoza inspired him
to work on his leadership skills now.
Mary Helen Ayala, who joined Montanez and Sigle for
the luncheon, said she has been approached by people in her
Orange Cove apartment complex to lead a tennant rights
group.
Ayala, who is in her fourth year of college, is a bilingual
education major. She said her apartment complex is
"government" run and she and her neighbors have been charged
for repairs that she said she doesn't feel are their responsibility.
Ayala added that she had to replace weathered window screens
in her four bedroom apartment and that one of her neighbors
was charged $104 for the replacement of a doorknob.
Ayala said the conference has helped increase her
confidence and that she has picked up some skills she can
apply as she works with the tennant group.
"I learned that I'm not just going to be the leader. I'm not
going to be there the rest of my life. I want to leave some
hopes, too, for all the people there, the ones who are going to
stay ...a more comfortable environment. I want to teach them
how to be a leader."
Ayala said she needs extra time for studying. She said
that she came from a migrant family and didn't finish high
school so she spends a lot of time in the library filling in the
gap in her education.
After lunch "Situational Leadership" lead by Thom
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Bill Davila, president of the
Vons supermarket chain will be
the keynote speaker at the
Hispanic Business Students
Association's annual scholarship
dinner on April 28 at the FreSno
County Plaza (formerly Golden
State Plaza).
Ozvaldo DeLuna, HBSA
member, said in addition to
being a time to award
outstanding business students,
the banquet brings members of
the
business
community
together.
Davila's speech will be
"Education is the road to
success."
The banquet will run from 6
p.m. to 1 a.m.
For tickets and information
contact HBSA President Eddie
Castillo at 222-6422.
3 Hispanics
in Who's Who
Three
CSUF
Hispanic
students are listed in the 1989
edition of Who's Who Among
Students
in
American
Universities and Colleges in
recognition of their campus
leadership.
The students are Fatima
Rodriguez of Fresno; Amelia Di
Mesio of Calexico; and Beverly
Garcia of Strathmore.
Their selection is based on
academic achievement, service to
the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and
potential for continued success.
'They are listed among
students selected from more than
1,400 institutions of higher
learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several
foreign nations.
Latin Jazz Festival
Fresno Arte Americas is
putting together the 1989 Latin
Jazz Festival to take place
Sunday,
May
28
during
Memorial Day Weekend
Arte Americas is expecting
5,000 people to attend the
festival which will be held
outdoors in Courthouse Park,
downtown Fresno.
Arte Americas is looking for
co-sponsors for this event. If
you or your organization can
help, contact Festival Director
Steve Alcala at 2(,6..1370.
!Marcli, 1989
Ybarra named
assistant dean
Library
opens
Multicultural
Center
Hispanic-American
and
AfricanAmerican Studies are the initial focus of a
Multicultural Library Resource Center
that opened this semesta in the CSUF
Henry Madden Litnry.
Michael Gorman, dean of library
services at CSUF, said the center, located
on the second floor was developed to
provide a "gateway" to resources and
services of the university library for
students interested in minmty studies.
"'The Center is an innovative venture
that is beginning modestly," Gonnan
said
He added that the initial focus is on
African-American and Hispanic-American
studies but that there are plans to extend
the range of the Center to include AsianAmerican, Native-American and other
minority studies areas.
Gonnan said the center will at first be
run by volunteers from the library's staff.
However, he said he hopes to set
pennanent staff positions at a later time.
The center will contain
current
journals, standard and specialized
textbooks and other reference materials.
"The center is not a library within a
library but a focal point that will provide
assistance in using the library's resources
and referral to the various services offered
by the library at CSU, Fresno," Gorman
said
Signs near the elevator provide
direction to the center.
CSU. Fresno
DR. LEA YBARRA
Dr. Lea Ybarra, coordinator of the
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, has
been appointed assistant to the dean of the
School of Social Sciences for the Spring
89 semester. The announcement was
made in a February 'l memo from Dean
R. K1assen.
Ybarra will continue to serve as
coordinator and professor of the ChicanoLatino studies program.
Klassen said, "Ybarra will develop
initiatives in publicity and outreach to
meet curricular needs of minority groups
in the Fresno area and develop special
research projects."
"She has been a driving force in
promoting higher education in the
Hispanic community and has gained wide
respect as a distinguished professor and
leader." Klassen said
Ybarra's article "Socio-Economic and
Cultural lnfl~nces on Chicanas and the
World of Work" was recently published in
Mexicana.$ at Work in the United States,
by the University Texas Press.
Cisneros, Wilson to speak here
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Cisneros holds a bachelor's degree from
Texas A&M University, and a masters in
public administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Goverment at Harvard
Univerity. In 1975, he received his
doctorate in Public Administration from
George Washington University.
Among other honors and awards
Cisneros has been nationally recognized
by the Mexican Government for his help
during the 1985 earthquake and has earned
the Jefferson Award from the Institute of
Public Service.
On a global scale, Cisneros was asked
by Vice President George Bush to assist
in briefing Soviet General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1987
Summit Meeting.
Wilson, the second guest speaker
scheduled
to appear at the conference, was
HENRY CISNEROS
DR. REGINALD WILSON
appointed director of the Office of
Minority Concerns in October 1981 ·after
nearly ten years as president of Wayne
County Community College in Detroit
Wilson is also the co-autha
of Human Developmenl in the Urban
Community, the Editor of Race and
Equity in Higher Education and the aut1o
ofCivil Liberties and the U.S.
Wilson received his doctorate in clinical
and educational psychology from Wayne
State Univm.ty and also holds a
distinguished Service Medal from the city
ha,ve
of Detroit.
A registration fee of $10 is required ao
cover meals, refreshments and matenals ao
be given dming the conference.
For
more
infonnation
regarding
reservations for the conference call Walter
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ladder subjective evaluations become more common. "It's good Robinson of the CSUF Affirmative
Gaxiola of the Educational Opportunity Program and Victor to have the people skills, organization, the technical skills, but Action Office at 294-4631.
Olivares from the career development office explained that management begins to look at people in a subjective way" like
"how you get along with your boss...how loyal you are to the
leaders need to adapt to different situations.
Olivares said he didn't have parental role models for company...how socially acceptable you are." He said one's
~ea~rs~ip skills.. He_ said leadership skills can be developed by religious affiliation, their physical appearance and the lifestyle
bemg mvolved m different types of groups that have different one leads comes into play on the way up the career ladder.
The last workshop "Forging Our Destiny: A Call to
needs and obj~tives." Then "we really begin to learn how to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Action"
was given by Dr. Lea Ybarra, chair of the Chicano":ork with people. Different experiences will teach you
By attaining an education and being
different stlyes. It's adaptability, knowing when to abandon one Latino studies department
style [of leadership] and move to another." ·
In her speech, Ybarra said that common problems arise for active voters, Martinez said, "together
After a break, students came back for "Leadership and Chicanos and Chicanas "and common efforts among all of us are Hispanics can make a difference--a
Career Effectiveness" by Dr. Larry Flores, creator of the the only answer...Never look at any issue as just the males' differencebetweemuceedingandsurviving-"Multicultural Promotion Track" board game. He said the issue or just the womens' issue. It's an issue that affects all of to demonstrate their true strength."
In August, Martinez will attend a twogame consists of "80 career shaking experiences that us ... "
week
seminar in Washington, D.C. The
people...have to deal with as they move up the career ladder."
Issues that Ybarra discussed were national and world hunger
first
phase
of the seminar will consist of
Flores said the purpose of the game is "to put people in a and the fact that building bombs takes higher priority on our
sessions
on
leadership where participants
different situation so they have to make a decision from a government's agenda; war machines in Latin America; low
will
study
public policy, politial and
[different gender or ethnicity] as a learning tool."
employment levels in the U.S; and the need for improvements
social
issues
on a national level, allowing
Becky Gutierrez, who played the game, said "the main in health care.
students
to
analyze and critique the
point of the game was for us to see what it's like in reality,
Ybarra brought the conference to a close with her speech.
because no matter what color we are, if we're not white, we "Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. functions of federal government
Martinez will also partake in a public
always have to work twice as hard to get where we want to go. It means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It
And whatever ideas or vaJues we have could set ns back further means leading people that you know into something better than advocacy organization where he will
observe and put his leadership skills to
than a white person who might have the 'same values, say for what we have today."
minorities.- Say we [ethnic minorities] want more minorities in.
The 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference was use.
Currently, CSUF is one of 14 sites in
If we say that, we go back two spaces where the white person sponsored by The Center for Chicano Research, Education, and
the
nation involved with HLOP. Other
only goes back one space [on the game board].
Community Services, The Office of the Dean of Student
Gutierrez is a junior pre-law major.
Affairs, and The Office of University Outreach Services. It was sites include UC Berkeley, Stanford, and
Flores went on to say that as one moves up the career free of charge for students.
the University of Miami.
Chicano Leadership Training Conference
"Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. It
means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It means
leading people that you know into something better than what we
today."
- Dr. Lea Ybarra
Martinez
de
Rztlfln
en
A SPECIAL EDfflON OF 1HE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Cisneros
to speak
at Racial
Harmony
Conference
By James Carrasco
Staff Writer
Mayor Henry Cisneros of San
Antonio, Texas and Dr. Reginald
Wilson, Director of the Office of
Minority Concerns, will be the guest
speakers at CSUF March 16 and 17, as
part of a conference designed to improve
race relations in the academic
community.
The conference, "Promoting Racial
Hannony In Academe ...For The
Common Good" will strive to bring
together
educational administrators,
faculty, staff, students, community
leaders and the general public.
Since California's ethnic minorities
will surpass the majority population,
according to a brochure released by the
Affinnative Action Services, it will be
necessary to
seriously consider
educational and racial policy goals for the
future.
Cisneros, who was elected Mayor of
San Antonio in April 1981, Im been an
assistant to the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare in Washington,
D.C. and has assisted the executice vice
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Martinez in
leadership
program
By Steve Zapata
Staff Writer
To help increase the number of
Hispanic political leaders, the InterUniversity Program for Latino Research
offers an opportunity for undergraduate
students to couple leadership theory and
practice in the Hispanic Leadership
Opportunity Program.
The program is designed to engage
students in leadership training and related
activites that will enhance their personal,
social, and political awareness.
A one-year study is tailored for
Hispanicundergraduatestudentsinterested
in public policy and governance.
CSUF's representitive for 1989-90 is
Joe Martinez, a junior criminolog major.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Super Barrio - a battle for immigrants, homeless and poor
Some may laugh at Super Barrio when he
comes to Fresno Friday, as was the case last
week when Los Angeles City Councilmembers
strutting dgnantty Into their chambers.
But no sooner than ten minutes, in a short but
impassioned plea on behalf of immigrants, did
those lawmakers see he was serious and worthy
enough to issue him a special commendation
saw him
him
DJClng
for his efforts on behalf of the
downtrodden In society. 1h11 modern-day Robin
Hood from Mexico City, where he advocates on
behalf of the homeless and poor, Is In the U.S. to
bring attention to the plight of immigrants In
America. See page 6 fo, a story about him and his
visit to this week as part of a three-week tour In the
United States.
Tomorrow's leaders
CSUF students get leadership training
By Chris Heredia
Assistant Editor
A keynote address by Madera councilwoman Margaret
Medellin and nine workshops aimed at improving the
leadership skills of Chicano students on campus were part of
the 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference held Feb. 10
and 11 at CSUF.
The goal of the conference was to expose Chicano
students to issues that affect them on campus and in their
communities, according to Dr. Jv'..anuel Pena, chair of the
conference organizing committee.
The conference was set as a class and students had the
option of attending for two units of college credit offered
through the Chicano-Latino Studies Program. Those who
wanted an A or B grade for the class were required to attend
both days of the conferenee and three meetings of a student
organiz.ation.
Students were encouraged to stay with an organization
they liked and advance to a leadership position in that student
group.
Pena said l,e hoped the practical experience gained from
that leadership role in addition to working with a mentor for
the remainder of the semester would help prepare the students
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
:Mardi, 1989
A monument to 20 years
For many of us, 20 years may be difficult to fully appreciate. Some of us enrolled
here at CSU, Fresno were not even born yet. In my case, I was only three years old when
Fresno State College Chicano students took up a cause they felt would benefit their
community, the university and society in general.
That cause came to be manifested in several efforts, among them what we know
today as Chicano-Latino Studies, MEChA and La Voz de Aztlan to name a few -in short,
el movimiento.
As editor of La Voz in its 20th year of existence - a newspaper lifetime that has
seen this student publication endure many hardships and many triumphs - I am proud to
announce that the spring, 1989 staff dedicates this semester's editions to observing el
movimiento•s silver anniversary.
In particular, we will highlight La Voz' 20th anniversary with a special edition
in May for Semana de la Raza In this campaign, we will look back on the history of CSUF
Chicano student efforts since that volatile spring of 1969 when the first issue appeared
under the nameLaP Zuma Morena {The Brown Pen). The newspaper underwent one other
name change, Chicano Liberation, before settling on the current name.
Much more than La Voz' name has changed in those two decades. But. from
reading past issues, it seems much has also remained the same. For instance, there is still
a need for Chicano students to pledge some of their energy to causes such as La Voz and
other Chicano student organizations. While our primary goal is to obtain an academic
education, we must also remember that many of us enjoy many benefits now because so
many students before us gave of their time, energy and talent to ensure that equal
opportunity was available for all.
We at La Voz are committed to contributing a level of quality effort to this
semester's publication that will prove a shining showcase for this 20th anniversary. It's the
least we can do as a monument to the efforts of all those who gave to el movimiento the
past 20 years. But even more inspiring is the prospect that we should always strive for a
standard of excellence that defines what the Chicano of the 1990s is about We are about
progress, leadership, and being an integral part of society that continues to see that a sense
of fairness prevails in our community - a segment that strives for unity and cooperation
amongst all people.
Join us in this Silver Anniversary campaign and talce pleasure in knowing that
el movimiento is alive and well in your hands and before your eyes this very moment...20
years strong!
Sylvia Castro
Editor -La Voz de Aztlan
Spring, 1989
La Voz
de
AztlAn
Staff
Editor-Sylvia Castro
Assistant Editor-Chris Heredia
Ad Production Mgr.-Jill Soltero
Stsaff Writers-James Carrasco,
Carolyn Lopez, Cruz Mendom,
Johanna Mutloz, Mike Olvera, Al
Rohl~ Steve l.apata
Production Staff-Blanca Suarez,
Sandra Marroquin, Linda Castro
Photography-Hector Amezcua,
Angel de Jesus
Special thanks to the
California Chicano News Media
Assn.-Fresno Chapter;
Donnell Alexander & Marlc Mirko
of The Daily Collegian
La Voz de AztJan welcomes reader
response. Please send letters of no
more than 250 words to: La Voz
de Aztlan, Keats Campus Building,
California State University, Fresno,
Fresno, CA, 93740-0042. Letters must
be addressed and signed and have the
author's name, address and phone
nwnber.
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organizations
desiring
publicity in La Voz for their
club
and
activities
may
submit information to La Voz
Notables Editor Linda Castro
at The Daily Collegian in the
Keats Building.
Please also submit a list
of your officers, mee~g date
and location and a brief
description of your various
activities during the year so
that we may publish a CSUF
Chicano Column in future
~ues.
Please include
contact
name
and phone number on
all material submitted. Thank
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Success ... Not just survival
Leadership can be described as true
but among the people.
leaders who emerge from and always
Why should we be concerned with
return to the wants and needs of their
leadership?
followers.
Because, according to the
They see their tasks as the
socioeconomic status of Hispanics in
recognition and mobilization of their
the Fresno Standard Metropolitan
constituents' needs. They have the
Statistical Area, as a group we _are the
ability to influence people, but it is the
least educated, poorest, and least
consistency that distinguishes · true
employed in California.
leaders from those fulfilling their own
This type of information has
power objectives.
projected a negative image of the
What about those in social and
Hispanic community of Fresno.
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political decision-making positions?
Statistics rely heavily on numbers, not
Do they· manifest leadership qualities?
on ambition. We have helped make
No. Success is to be measured not so much by the
the valley what it is today: one of the richest agricultural
position one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has
areas in the world.
overcome while trying to succeed. The course of action in
We have had people in our community who have
itself is an obstacle since one must consider the time and
contributed to the richness of our background.
preparation of implementing the goal.
We as young Hispanics, should be fulltime citizens
A true leader must be prepared to make adjustments in
fighting to make equal opportunity a reality. We should
his personality, establish goals, determine priorities,
concern ourselves with those who do not have jobs and who
examine the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of his project,
lack education. We should make sure everyone gets their
demonstrate what he has learned, and be prepared to make
share of the good things in life. We should be a part of the
changes. It is through his or her personal experience and
education, economics, and politics that play major roles in
conscience that will allow him or her to grow into
our communities: and at all times try to enhance the
leadership.
advantages of Hispanics.
Unfortunately, today's leaders have lost sight of one of
As Hispanics step forward to take their places in the
the basic elements of leadership: representing the people.
leadership of America, the coming decades promise to be
They have opted instead to concern themselves more with
decades of growth for the Hispanic community as a whole.
their power and positions (both present and future).
Together, we should be involved in advocating the
So what role ;1J1d responsibility do I think Hispanic
responsibilities of attaining an education and exercising our
leaders have?
right to vote in order that the community can unite and
Hispanic leaders, when implementing social policies
demonstrate its true strength.
should be able to plan for cultural changes and diversity.
Together, we can make a difference.
Such policies would inclu~~= creating flexible plans
And together, we will succeed and not just survive!
that can take into account the changes that a culture brings
Joe Martinez is a CSU, Fresno junior
to society, and creating policies that do not constrain every
majoring in criminology with an emphasis in
group to be the same, but which combine the need for
juvenile delinquency.
He is a 1985 graduate of
standardization with the need to preserve the individuality of
Clovis High School and
is participating in the
the diverse groups themselves.
Hispanic
Opportunity
Leadership
Project
for
Most importantly, Hispanic leaders' responsibility is
which he originally wrote this column.
not only to be of the people, by the people, for the people,
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Column
CSU, Fresno
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Hispanic Excellence Fund awards $21,000
By Sylvia Castro
Editor
The CSUF Hispanic Excellence
Scholarship Fund recently awarded over
$21,000 in scholarships to 18 Hispanic
students on campus, according to Dr.
LeonardSalaz.ar, vice president ofAcademic
Affairs.
"The scholarships were given to
students who demonstrate academic
excellence and a need for financial
assistance." said Salazar. "I know ·that the
scholarships will help those students that
receive it"
The money is raised through
sponsorships from large corporations.
Last year the National Hispanic
Scholarship Fund and Pacific Bell were the
chief contributors of the fund.
Since its induction in 1981,
community support has been growing,
though plans for the banquet this spring
have not been announced.
The spring banquet is the culmination
of the annual drive for funds. In addition,
the banquet recognizes the top Hispanic
high school seniors in the San Joaquin
Valley by inviting them and their families
to attend.
Sixty-two of valley's seniors were
Pictured above are 6 of the 18 CSUF students who recently received the Hispanic Excellence Award.
The recipients are awarded monetary grants based on their outstanding academic achievement
and need for financial assistance. (1-r) Lourdes Cardenas, Felix Angel, Rosemary Berno!, John
Martinez, Angela Solorio, and Joe Ramirez.
honored at the banquet last year. The
seniors are nominated by their schools
based on their outstanding academic
achievement
The proceeds from the banquet go to
the scholarship recipients in the spring.
The scholarships awarded were broken
down into three catagories.
The $1,500 award recipients were:
Maricela Rubio, Alfredo Arias, Marisa
Chavez, Felix Angel, all of Fresno;
Lourdes Cardenas of Tranquility, Raquel
Jimenez of Clovis, and Andrew Montes of
Visalia.
Those awarded $1,000 were Nancy
Gutierrez, Angela Soloria, Sylvia
;Viva El Mariachi!---.....
Radio Bilingue·s Mariachi Festival
is March 5 - Danzantes to perform
Radio Bilingiie, KSN FM 91 will
present "Viva El Mariachi" on Sunday,
March 5 from noon until 9 p.m. at the
Fresno Convention Center Selland
Arena.
The seventh Annual Mariachi Festival
is a celebration of traditional
Mexicanculture featuring Mexican folk
music, dance, art, and cuisine.
Radio Bilingiie is a public, non.profit
organization. Viva El Mariachi is the
station's annual fundraiser. Co-sponsor's
for the event include The Fresno Bee,
Budweiser, McDonald's, AT&T, and
Union Bank.
Groups scheduled to perfonn include:
Mariachi Mixtlan, winners of the annual
Tucson Mariachi contest; Mariachi de la
Tierra, Mariachi Azteca, Mariachi
Colonial, Nuevo Mariachi Zapopan, and
a new Mariachi band from Roosevelt
High School.
The event will also feature dancing by
CSU Fresno's Danzantes de Aztlan, Los
Paisanos from Selma High School, and
Danzantes de Del Rey.
Tickets are on sale at the Fresno
Convention Center and at the Box Office
Outlets.
Admission is $8 in advance, 410 at the
door, and $3 for children 12 and wider.
MEChA plans high school outreach
CSUF MEChA is recruiting
interested students for the development of
its High School Outreach Committee.
In the committee, CSUF students
will prepare to tutor, give speeches, lead
group discussions, and possibly give
tours of college campuses.
If you or your organization is
interested in contributing to this cause
contact Steve Baiz at 226-4022 or Martha
Moran at 294-3144.
Baiz said. Chicano youth in Fresno,
as well as the southwest, have a
tremendous dropout rate.
.
"As many as 40 percent to 75
percent of our younger brothers and
sisters do not receive a high school
diploma," Baiz said "Resulting from this
tragedy, is a class of uneducated people,
and worse yet, a loss of human potential.
In many cases all that is needed is
someone to boost their self-esteem, and
help them develop their character. After
this is demonstrated, and trust is
developed, progress can be established."
Radio BilingOe board elected
Radio Bilingiie has recently elected
new officers to its Board of Directors.
Joaquin Patiflo, a high school
1
teacher from Shafter, has been named to
his second term as Chairperson of the
Board.
Father Finian McGinn, a priest from
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Fresno,
will assume the role of Vice Chairperson.
Angie Rios, public relations
specialist in Fresno, has taken on the
responsibility of Secretary/Treasurer.
Radio Bilingile, KSJV in Fresno,
and KMPO in Mcxlesto/Stockton, is a
non-profit,
community
controlled,
bilingual, public radio station.
The station serves as a news,
infonnation, and cultural channel for
Latinos of the San Joaquin Valley.
Radio Bilingiie is directed by a Board
of Directors composed of volunteer
community members who believe in the
station's mission. ,,
Additional members of the Board of
Directors include:
Cannen Romero,
Hope Arroyo, Maria Marcelletti, Jane
Speizer, Alma Medina, Phil Traynor,
Jerry Santillan, Fernando Esperanz.a, and
Arcadio Viveros.
Board Members at Radio Bilingile
are involved in duties such as financial
management, personnel, policy making,
fundraising, and providing advice to the
organization.
Goni.alez, Micheal Jimenez, Maria Pena,
Oscar Puente, all of Fresno; Joe Ramirez
of Sanger, David Albino of Lemoore, and
Carlos Gomalez of Woodlake.
Juan Martinez and Rosemary Bernal
both of Fresno received $500.
Chicano
faculty get
over $780,000
in grants
Four members of the Chicano-Latino
faculty received over $780,000 in research
grants, according to a Dec. 6 memorandum
from Jesus Luna, chair of the ChicanoLatino Faculty Association.
Dr. Berta Goni.alez received a $139,000
grant designed to assist master teachers in
upgrading their supervisory skills with
students teachers. The monies came from
the CSU system's Program Change
Proposal.
Dr. Santos Hernandez received a
$239,000 grant to conduct a rural mental
health training project from the National
Institute of Health.
Two research grants were awarded to Dr.
Robert Segura. The larger $266,000 grant
was given by the U.S. Department for
Bilingual and Special Education Teacher
Training Program. A $14,000 grant was
provided by the State Department of
Education in Sacramento to train teachers
in the area of Child Development
Director of the Student Counseling
Center Dr. Steven Sena received a grant
for $127,330 to establish a Substance
Abuse Prevention Program at CSUF.
This grant was provided by the U.S.
Department of Education's Fund for the
Improvement
of
Post-Secondary
Education.
Mariachi Festival
volunteers sought
Students
interested
in
volunteering to help at Radio
Bilingue's Mariachi Festival on
March 5 may contact the radio
station by calling 486-5174.
Ask for Kathleen O'Rouke.
1600 find a beginning
at CSUF Chicano
Youth Conference
By Johanna Muiioz
Staff Writer
Fresno Bee Travel Writer Ec:kfte
Lopez talked to students about
newspapers in the Print Journalism
Workshop.
Throughout the day, they were told la
educacion es el principio del fuJuro,
translate.d: education is the beginning of
the future.
The goal of the 16th annual Chicano
Youth Conference, held Jan. 14 at CSUF,
was to inspire students to continue their
education after high school.
More than 1600 California high school
students attended the event wheze they
were welcomed by keynote speaker Alex
Saragoza who stressed in his speech the
conference theme, "education is the
beginning of the future."
General interest workshops ranged from
"Chicano Art Experience" to "Study
Skills." The college fair brought
representatives from different college
campuses to distribute information about
their schools. Los Danzantes de Atzlan
performed during lunch and a DJ. provided
music for everyone at the end of the
conference.
According to chair of d1e CYC's
monitors committee, Diahann Hernandez,
the conference w~ a success.
"The one thing that really stood out was
the participation of m<J"C students than in
pevious years," she said.
In its brochure, the CYC cooimittee
highlighted the annivezsaries of key
Chicano programs at CSUF.
Celebrating their 20th anniversaries
CSUF's Los Danzantes de Azllan performed during h.l'lch. lhegroup is
"
·
l)OW raising funds to( a trip to Oaxaca, Mexic<:>.
CYC plans 1990 conference
MEChA's Chicano Youth
Conference committee meets
every Tuesday in room 203 of
the
Joyal
administration
building.
The committee is
short on members and is
planning for
next year's
conference.
Every year for the past 16
years the comr .ttee has brought
high school students on to the
CSUF campus for a day of career
and general interest workshops.
If you'd like to help in
selecting this year's keynote
speaker, the workshops, or the
lineup of entertainment, keep an
eye out for notices about
meetings on MEChA's booth in
the free speech area.
eve Chair Irma Serrano is interviewed by
Fresno Bee reporter Don Coleman.
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were: MEChA, the Ch~Latino
Studies Program and La Voz th Aztlan.
The CYC brochure was a collective
effort of the Chicano Jownalism Student
~iation and La Voz staff writers. The
brochure was funded through advertisments
purchased by CSUF departments, schools
and programs. McDonald's Corporation
sponsored the back cover.
Though the conference continues to
grow, the central message still comes
through.
Hernandez said the students' response
was positive and that they received the
necessary information about financial aid
and the Educational Opportunity Program
on campus.
The 1990 conference will be run a little
differently, according to CYC Chair Inna
Serrano.
Serrano explained that the general
interest workshop and the career workshop
sub-committees will have separate
advoors.
During the Feb. 21 CYC meeting, the
committee decided that two advisors will
be able to work better with the individual
sub-committees.
Serrano added that high school students
might also perform as part of the
entertainment--an idea she said was
borrowed from a talent show put on at the
Black Student Recruitment Conference in
late Jan.
Serrano said, "If we opened their [the
students'] eyes to want to go on to
college, then it was worth it."
Photos
by
Angel de Jesus
For many of the 1600+ students attending the 16th CYC, the occasion provided unique stimu'/ation.
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Many workshops were fuU to standing-room only capocily.
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EI Super Barrio· due in Fresno on Friday
March, 1989
CSU, Fresno
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"El Super Barrio", an anonymous
masked character who advocates for the
well-being of the homeless and poor in
Mexico City, will be at CSU, Fresno,
Friday March 3 at 10am in Old Science
162.
He is a strong supporter of
Cuauhtemoc
Cardenas'
National
Democratic Front and has become
identified with the plight of barrio
residents in Mexico City.
His visit is part of a three-week
United States tour to pitch the cause of
immigrants of America The campus
visit is being sponsored by MEChA.
The statewide visits are coordinated by
Samuel Orozco of Bilingue and Ed
Castro of La Associaci6n Civica Benito
Juarez.
But even in the US, El Super Barrio
is encountering first hand the problems
immigrants face, according to Orozco.
He said Saturday that the Super
Barrio was arrested by men posing as FBI
agents after leaving a class presentation
because he did . have not proper
documention with him. He was taken to
the INS office in Los Angeles and, after a
couple of hours and with the presentation
of his papers, he was released.
"That just goes to show what we are
facing," said Orozco, "Our peple are
being constantly bothered by the INS."
The Los Angeles City Council had
just presented Super Barrio with .a
Distinguished Visitor of Los Angeles
award on Wednesday.
Described as Mexico's legendary
folk hero and champion of rights for the
poor and homeless, Super Barrio has
been in the US since February 19.
Sponsored by
the Mexican
Democratic Assembly, Super Barrio is
meetng with community organizations
and political officials throughout the
state to address such issues as
homelessness,
far
workers
and
immigrants rights, laws to protect day
workers and corruption by Mexican
Border officials and police towards
Mexican migrants and American tourists.
Super Barrio dons red tights and
gold cape, a mask and never reveals his
true identity because he feels that he is
more invincible as a colorful folk hero
than he would be with a regular Clark
Kent image.
Having risen from the ruins of the
1985 Mexico City earthquake, Super
Barrio is encouraging city officials to
build low-cost housing and is often called
upon to fight evictions.
Wearing a slightly worn mask,
Super Barrio is often seen at political
rallies and even in the halls of the
Mexican government, where he has been
allowed into meetings at the Ministries
of Urban Development and Interior and
has once run for president of Mexico.
In addition to Fresno and Los
Angles, Super Barrio's tour will take him
to Oxnard, Santa Barbara, San Jose,
Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Diego.
For more information call Samuel
Orozco at 486-5174.
Judge Rodriguez headlines
Reentry program speakers
Leadership Program
The Inter-University Program
(IUP) for Latino Research is
accepting applications for its
Hispanic Leadership Opportunity
Program.
Designed for undergraduate
students, it hopes to develop a ,
cadre of future Hispanic leaders
and
features
a
summer
orientation session, an academic
year internship and a Washington
D.C. seminar.
For applications contact
Stanford Center for Chicano
Research, Cypress Hall E-7,
Stanford, CA 94305.
Applications must be sent in
by March 15th.
League grants available
Scholarships are now being
offered by Fresno's League of
Mexican American Women. The
grants will be available to
entering freshmen, continuing
and re-entry students of Mexican
heritage. Recipients must be
Fresno city or county residents,
be full time students and have a
3.0 grade point average.
Deadline for applying is April
15th. Contact Mrs. Moreno at
439-3023.
Semana committee
The Semana de La Rau,
committee is planning its annuaj
week of festivities to take place
around Cinco de Mayo (May 1May 5).
The.
committee
needs
assistance with fundraising
projects,
Children's
Day
activities and the Tardeada. If
you have any ideas, you're
welcome to join one or more of
the committees.
Meetings take place every
Wednesday at 5 p.m. in
Ed/Psych 113 but double-check
the M;EChA booth for definite
meeting notices.
Reentry also offers the Hispanic
Connection on Wednesdays at noon with
co-facilitators Angie Cisneros and Luis
Contreras, both counselors for the
program.
Fresno Municipal Court Judge
All sessions are held in the Reentry
Armando Rodriguez will headline a host Student Center in the Main Cafeteria
of speakers, including several local West, across from the Henry Madden
prominent Hispanic professionals, for the Library. Students may also earn one to
Office of the Reentry Program's Lecture two units credit in Social Work 180.
Series this semester.
The Reentry Program is for anyone
Rodriguez will speak April 26 on the who is 25 years or older and wishes to
topic "Tell It Like It Is - How to make it begin or resume a college education.
to the top."
Arlene Bireline, program director,
Other area Hispanic professionals explains that many services are available
scheduled to speak include:
through the Office of Reentry Program.
• Gaspar "Gus" Oliveira, district
Birelene says she is committed to
administrator of the Department of Fair providing Reentrys students with quality
Employment and Housing on March 8. speakers who can share their repsective
Topic: "Are You Getting A Fair Shake? expertise.
The numerous speakers .
Answers to your employee and housing selected often are from CSUF or the
concerns."
community, but occasionally they may
• Dr. Berta Gonzalez, associate come from the community.
professor, CSUF Department of Teacher
Regardless of where they come from,
Education on May 3. Topic: "In Birelene says, they all have a common
Celebration of Me
Personal desire: to promote education and to have
independence."
a univeral understanding that "it's never
• Virginia Gomez Sanchez, LCSW, too late to start.
CSUF Department of Social Work on
Bireline credits the success of the
May 7. Topic: "Hitch Your Wagon To A Reentry Program to her diligent staff.
Star - Personal Reentry success story."
She recalls the early days, which included
By Michael Olvera
Staff Writer
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moving from the San Ramon building to
their present location across from the
Madden Library.
There were many sacrifices made to
establish a "home base," sometimes with
hand-me-dow~s. Over the last four years,
their hard work has paid off.
Bireline's personal reward is a positive
atmosphere in which she is able to
witness the special -caring qualities her
staff is providing for all adult learners,
along with the students themselves who
often express thanks and appreciation for
the support services provided.
This supportive atmosphere has
blossomed into the formation of the
Reentry Association, founded in the fall
of 1986.
Several exc1tmg and beneficial
activities are planned each semester for
students, Birelene said.
" RSA provides the opportumty to
meet and work with people with similar
interests and problems in order to expand
and enrich your educational experience at
CSUF," she said
Other Reentry staff includes Olivia P.
Chavez, counselor, and Beverly Travis,
secretary.
Bee/CCNMA offer scholarships
The California Chicano News Media
A $10,000 grant from The Fresno Bee August. The banquet is named in memory
Association is again seeking applicants for for minority journalism students is the of a CCNMA member who worked for
scholarships eannarked for CSUF primary source of the funds. The KSEE-TV Ch. 24 as a cameraman.
minority students who are majoring in scholarships are awarded in conjunction Moreno, who died in 1983 at the age of
journalism.
with the CSUF Department of Journalism 33, was also editor of La Voz de Aztlan in
The deadline to apply is April 30.
which administers the award.
fall, 1975.
High school or commnity college
Recipients are honored at the CCNMA's
For more information, or for
students who plan to enroll in CSUF next annual Ernesto Moreno Memorial scholarships , contact Tom Uribes in
academic year are also eligible to apply.
Scholarship Banquet which will be held in University Outreach Services, 294-2048.
Salinas to discuss cancer in
McFarland for CSUF'Herstort
Marta Salinas, an activist in the
McFarland childrens cancer controversy,
will speak March 8 as part of the CSUF
"Women's Herstory Month."
Salinas, a resident of McFarland
which is about 20 miles north of
Bakersfield in Kem County, will speak
from 7 to 8:30 pm in Old Science 162.
The community has a high percentage of
Hispanic residents.
March 8 is "International D~y of
Women" in the month long observance
sponsored by the CSUF Women's
Alliance.
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for being community leaders after graduation.
According to Manuel Perez, associate dean of Student
Affairs, the mentorship part of the conference allows students
to "get personal with [campus and community] leaders" to find
out some of their strategies.
Perez, welcomed the approximately 60 students who
attended the conference. He stressed how important it is for a
feader to earn others' trust, take risks, and encourage others to
become leaders.
Dr. Alex Saragoza, director of the Center for Latin
American Studies at UC Berkeley, led the first workshop
"Myth and Reality in Chicano Leadership."
Saragoza, a former CSUF professor, said that a leader
mnst. accept people of all backgrounds.
He told the students of a time when he was involved in a
Chicano group that had very rigid criteria for its members. He
said the discriminatory manner in which members were chosen
for the group only hurt the group.
Saragoza told the audience that high . school popularity
contests should stay in high school. No longer can football
players and cheerleaders be the only leaders.
"People who are ugly can be good leaders," was his
message.
Saragoza also described a good leader as one who
-promotes Chicana involvement
-is honest and willing to assert him or herself
--is sensitive to different opinions
-understands who his or her audience is
-delegates leadership.
He said a good leader knows when to be a follower and
that when others see that a leader can follow, they are attracted
to the effort or organization.
Saragoza stressed that "the most important thing about
leadership .. .is consistency of effort." He said it is better for a
student to get involved and "do one small thing consistently
~ do one big thing once."
Saragoza said "part of being a leader on campus is doing
your work well, and your work is being a student Too many
student leaders forget to study."
Margaret Medellin, Madera councilwoman, gave the
keynote address at the conference and also stressed the idea that
a general education is very important for a leader to
communicate effectively with his or her constituents.
Medellin, who served as Madera's mayor from 1982-1984
was also California's first Chicana mayor.
"Leadership is having a goal and being committed to that
goal," she told the audience at the banquet Friday night. She
encouraged students to plan their goals by "designing a road
map ...and trying to stick by it. If you need people to help
you get [to your destination], then you get their help."
She told about how she overcame racism during her
campaigns by having the support of her family, friends and a
Chicano "political machine" in Madera.
Dr. Alex Gonzalez, chair of the psychology department at
CSUF, reopened the conference Saturday morning with the
workshop "What Makes a Good Leader/Follower? The
Psychology of Leadership."
"I learned that I'm not just going
to be the leader. I'm not going to
be there the rest of my life. I want
to leave some hopes, too,for all
the people there, the ones who are
going to stay ... a more
comfortable environment. I want
to teach them how to be a leader."
-Mary Helen Ayala
As part of the workshop, students were given a scenario
4and 15 minutes to identify and solve the problem in the
scenario. One representatilte from each group presented their
group's solution.The problem in the scenario was the low
numbers of Chicano students that graduate from CSUF.
One of the solutions was to tackle the problem at its
stem by holding a conference on assertiveness and leadership
for freshmen students. Another solution was to have second,
third, and fourth year Chicano students be big brothers and
sisters types who would give the new students incentive to do
well in college.
After the presentations, Gonzalez described a leader as one
who "exerts positive influence on others." He added that a
leader must be able to relate to his followers and treat
everyone equally. He said that a leader should "develop social
skills" within the group because that leader "can't be a leader
in every situation."
Gonzalez described two types of leaders. The first type,
he said, is one who "initiates communication, promotes trust,
and explains actions." The second type of leader is very task
oriented and committed to getting the job done. He said that
this leader does not give a lot of priority to interpersonal
communication.
Gonzalez added that "a good follower is vigilant" and
Border Patrol is
public forum topic
U.S. Border Patrol practices
will be under review at a special
public forum Thursday, March 2
at 7pm at Ted Wills Community
Center. The public forum will
be broadcast live by Radio
Bilingue KSJV 91FM. Call 4865174 or 733-4844 for more
infonnation.
Vons president
to keynote banquet
"Leadership
is having a
goal and
being
committed to
that goal."
-Margaret
Medellin
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doesn't go along with the group if he or she doesn't agree with
the issue at hand.
Students received tips on parliamentary procedures in the
next workshop given by Robert Arroyo and Henry Garcia,
both who have chaired numerous community organizations.
Students were broken up into two committees and those
committees had to reconvene to make a decision about a
campus issue folowing Robert's Rules of Order .
Richard Montai'iez, a student attending the conference,
found the workshop on parliamentary procedures to be "a good
refresher." Montai'iez was student body president at Fresno
City College for the '87-'88 academic year and he explained
that this wasn't his first experience with the subject
Montanez, a junior political science/pre-law major at
CSUF, said he especially liked the workshop on leadership
myths and realities. He agreed with Saragoza who said "leaders
are made, not born."
Benny Sigle, a freshman education major, admired that
Saragoza has been an active leader and has cultivated his
leadership to this point Sigle said that Saragoza inspired him
to work on his leadership skills now.
Mary Helen Ayala, who joined Montanez and Sigle for
the luncheon, said she has been approached by people in her
Orange Cove apartment complex to lead a tennant rights
group.
Ayala, who is in her fourth year of college, is a bilingual
education major. She said her apartment complex is
"government" run and she and her neighbors have been charged
for repairs that she said she doesn't feel are their responsibility.
Ayala added that she had to replace weathered window screens
in her four bedroom apartment and that one of her neighbors
was charged $104 for the replacement of a doorknob.
Ayala said the conference has helped increase her
confidence and that she has picked up some skills she can
apply as she works with the tennant group.
"I learned that I'm not just going to be the leader. I'm not
going to be there the rest of my life. I want to leave some
hopes, too, for all the people there, the ones who are going to
stay ...a more comfortable environment. I want to teach them
how to be a leader."
Ayala said she needs extra time for studying. She said
that she came from a migrant family and didn't finish high
school so she spends a lot of time in the library filling in the
gap in her education.
After lunch "Situational Leadership" lead by Thom
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Bill Davila, president of the
Vons supermarket chain will be
the keynote speaker at the
Hispanic Business Students
Association's annual scholarship
dinner on April 28 at the FreSno
County Plaza (formerly Golden
State Plaza).
Ozvaldo DeLuna, HBSA
member, said in addition to
being a time to award
outstanding business students,
the banquet brings members of
the
business
community
together.
Davila's speech will be
"Education is the road to
success."
The banquet will run from 6
p.m. to 1 a.m.
For tickets and information
contact HBSA President Eddie
Castillo at 222-6422.
3 Hispanics
in Who's Who
Three
CSUF
Hispanic
students are listed in the 1989
edition of Who's Who Among
Students
in
American
Universities and Colleges in
recognition of their campus
leadership.
The students are Fatima
Rodriguez of Fresno; Amelia Di
Mesio of Calexico; and Beverly
Garcia of Strathmore.
Their selection is based on
academic achievement, service to
the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and
potential for continued success.
'They are listed among
students selected from more than
1,400 institutions of higher
learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several
foreign nations.
Latin Jazz Festival
Fresno Arte Americas is
putting together the 1989 Latin
Jazz Festival to take place
Sunday,
May
28
during
Memorial Day Weekend
Arte Americas is expecting
5,000 people to attend the
festival which will be held
outdoors in Courthouse Park,
downtown Fresno.
Arte Americas is looking for
co-sponsors for this event. If
you or your organization can
help, contact Festival Director
Steve Alcala at 2(,6..1370.
!Marcli, 1989
Ybarra named
assistant dean
Library
opens
Multicultural
Center
Hispanic-American
and
AfricanAmerican Studies are the initial focus of a
Multicultural Library Resource Center
that opened this semesta in the CSUF
Henry Madden Litnry.
Michael Gorman, dean of library
services at CSUF, said the center, located
on the second floor was developed to
provide a "gateway" to resources and
services of the university library for
students interested in minmty studies.
"'The Center is an innovative venture
that is beginning modestly," Gonnan
said
He added that the initial focus is on
African-American and Hispanic-American
studies but that there are plans to extend
the range of the Center to include AsianAmerican, Native-American and other
minority studies areas.
Gonnan said the center will at first be
run by volunteers from the library's staff.
However, he said he hopes to set
pennanent staff positions at a later time.
The center will contain
current
journals, standard and specialized
textbooks and other reference materials.
"The center is not a library within a
library but a focal point that will provide
assistance in using the library's resources
and referral to the various services offered
by the library at CSU, Fresno," Gorman
said
Signs near the elevator provide
direction to the center.
CSU. Fresno
DR. LEA YBARRA
Dr. Lea Ybarra, coordinator of the
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, has
been appointed assistant to the dean of the
School of Social Sciences for the Spring
89 semester. The announcement was
made in a February 'l memo from Dean
R. K1assen.
Ybarra will continue to serve as
coordinator and professor of the ChicanoLatino studies program.
Klassen said, "Ybarra will develop
initiatives in publicity and outreach to
meet curricular needs of minority groups
in the Fresno area and develop special
research projects."
"She has been a driving force in
promoting higher education in the
Hispanic community and has gained wide
respect as a distinguished professor and
leader." Klassen said
Ybarra's article "Socio-Economic and
Cultural lnfl~nces on Chicanas and the
World of Work" was recently published in
Mexicana.$ at Work in the United States,
by the University Texas Press.
Cisneros, Wilson to speak here
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Cisneros holds a bachelor's degree from
Texas A&M University, and a masters in
public administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Goverment at Harvard
Univerity. In 1975, he received his
doctorate in Public Administration from
George Washington University.
Among other honors and awards
Cisneros has been nationally recognized
by the Mexican Government for his help
during the 1985 earthquake and has earned
the Jefferson Award from the Institute of
Public Service.
On a global scale, Cisneros was asked
by Vice President George Bush to assist
in briefing Soviet General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1987
Summit Meeting.
Wilson, the second guest speaker
scheduled
to appear at the conference, was
HENRY CISNEROS
DR. REGINALD WILSON
appointed director of the Office of
Minority Concerns in October 1981 ·after
nearly ten years as president of Wayne
County Community College in Detroit
Wilson is also the co-autha
of Human Developmenl in the Urban
Community, the Editor of Race and
Equity in Higher Education and the aut1o
ofCivil Liberties and the U.S.
Wilson received his doctorate in clinical
and educational psychology from Wayne
State Univm.ty and also holds a
distinguished Service Medal from the city
ha,ve
of Detroit.
A registration fee of $10 is required ao
cover meals, refreshments and matenals ao
be given dming the conference.
For
more
infonnation
regarding
reservations for the conference call Walter
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ladder subjective evaluations become more common. "It's good Robinson of the CSUF Affirmative
Gaxiola of the Educational Opportunity Program and Victor to have the people skills, organization, the technical skills, but Action Office at 294-4631.
Olivares from the career development office explained that management begins to look at people in a subjective way" like
"how you get along with your boss...how loyal you are to the
leaders need to adapt to different situations.
Olivares said he didn't have parental role models for company...how socially acceptable you are." He said one's
~ea~rs~ip skills.. He_ said leadership skills can be developed by religious affiliation, their physical appearance and the lifestyle
bemg mvolved m different types of groups that have different one leads comes into play on the way up the career ladder.
The last workshop "Forging Our Destiny: A Call to
needs and obj~tives." Then "we really begin to learn how to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Action"
was given by Dr. Lea Ybarra, chair of the Chicano":ork with people. Different experiences will teach you
By attaining an education and being
different stlyes. It's adaptability, knowing when to abandon one Latino studies department
style [of leadership] and move to another." ·
In her speech, Ybarra said that common problems arise for active voters, Martinez said, "together
After a break, students came back for "Leadership and Chicanos and Chicanas "and common efforts among all of us are Hispanics can make a difference--a
Career Effectiveness" by Dr. Larry Flores, creator of the the only answer...Never look at any issue as just the males' differencebetweemuceedingandsurviving-"Multicultural Promotion Track" board game. He said the issue or just the womens' issue. It's an issue that affects all of to demonstrate their true strength."
In August, Martinez will attend a twogame consists of "80 career shaking experiences that us ... "
week
seminar in Washington, D.C. The
people...have to deal with as they move up the career ladder."
Issues that Ybarra discussed were national and world hunger
first
phase
of the seminar will consist of
Flores said the purpose of the game is "to put people in a and the fact that building bombs takes higher priority on our
sessions
on
leadership where participants
different situation so they have to make a decision from a government's agenda; war machines in Latin America; low
will
study
public policy, politial and
[different gender or ethnicity] as a learning tool."
employment levels in the U.S; and the need for improvements
social
issues
on a national level, allowing
Becky Gutierrez, who played the game, said "the main in health care.
students
to
analyze and critique the
point of the game was for us to see what it's like in reality,
Ybarra brought the conference to a close with her speech.
because no matter what color we are, if we're not white, we "Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. functions of federal government
Martinez will also partake in a public
always have to work twice as hard to get where we want to go. It means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It
And whatever ideas or vaJues we have could set ns back further means leading people that you know into something better than advocacy organization where he will
observe and put his leadership skills to
than a white person who might have the 'same values, say for what we have today."
minorities.- Say we [ethnic minorities] want more minorities in.
The 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference was use.
Currently, CSUF is one of 14 sites in
If we say that, we go back two spaces where the white person sponsored by The Center for Chicano Research, Education, and
the
nation involved with HLOP. Other
only goes back one space [on the game board].
Community Services, The Office of the Dean of Student
Gutierrez is a junior pre-law major.
Affairs, and The Office of University Outreach Services. It was sites include UC Berkeley, Stanford, and
Flores went on to say that as one moves up the career free of charge for students.
the University of Miami.
Chicano Leadership Training Conference
"Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. It
means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It means
leading people that you know into something better than what we
today."
- Dr. Lea Ybarra
Martinez
1969
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Rztlfln
en
A SPECIAL EDfflON OF 1HE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Cisneros
to speak
at Racial
Harmony
Conference
By James Carrasco
Staff Writer
Mayor Henry Cisneros of San
Antonio, Texas and Dr. Reginald
Wilson, Director of the Office of
Minority Concerns, will be the guest
speakers at CSUF March 16 and 17, as
part of a conference designed to improve
race relations in the academic
community.
The conference, "Promoting Racial
Hannony In Academe ...For The
Common Good" will strive to bring
together
educational administrators,
faculty, staff, students, community
leaders and the general public.
Since California's ethnic minorities
will surpass the majority population,
according to a brochure released by the
Affinnative Action Services, it will be
necessary to
seriously consider
educational and racial policy goals for the
future.
Cisneros, who was elected Mayor of
San Antonio in April 1981, Im been an
assistant to the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare in Washington,
D.C. and has assisted the executice vice
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Martinez in
leadership
program
By Steve Zapata
Staff Writer
To help increase the number of
Hispanic political leaders, the InterUniversity Program for Latino Research
offers an opportunity for undergraduate
students to couple leadership theory and
practice in the Hispanic Leadership
Opportunity Program.
The program is designed to engage
students in leadership training and related
activites that will enhance their personal,
social, and political awareness.
A one-year study is tailored for
Hispanicundergraduatestudentsinterested
in public policy and governance.
CSUF's representitive for 1989-90 is
Joe Martinez, a junior criminolog major.
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Super Barrio - a battle for immigrants, homeless and poor
Some may laugh at Super Barrio when he
comes to Fresno Friday, as was the case last
week when Los Angeles City Councilmembers
strutting dgnantty Into their chambers.
But no sooner than ten minutes, in a short but
impassioned plea on behalf of immigrants, did
those lawmakers see he was serious and worthy
enough to issue him a special commendation
saw him
him
DJClng
for his efforts on behalf of the
downtrodden In society. 1h11 modern-day Robin
Hood from Mexico City, where he advocates on
behalf of the homeless and poor, Is In the U.S. to
bring attention to the plight of immigrants In
America. See page 6 fo, a story about him and his
visit to this week as part of a three-week tour In the
United States.
Tomorrow's leaders
CSUF students get leadership training
By Chris Heredia
Assistant Editor
A keynote address by Madera councilwoman Margaret
Medellin and nine workshops aimed at improving the
leadership skills of Chicano students on campus were part of
the 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference held Feb. 10
and 11 at CSUF.
The goal of the conference was to expose Chicano
students to issues that affect them on campus and in their
communities, according to Dr. Jv'..anuel Pena, chair of the
conference organizing committee.
The conference was set as a class and students had the
option of attending for two units of college credit offered
through the Chicano-Latino Studies Program. Those who
wanted an A or B grade for the class were required to attend
both days of the conferenee and three meetings of a student
organiz.ation.
Students were encouraged to stay with an organization
they liked and advance to a leadership position in that student
group.
Pena said l,e hoped the practical experience gained from
that leadership role in addition to working with a mentor for
the remainder of the semester would help prepare the students
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
:Mardi, 1989
A monument to 20 years
For many of us, 20 years may be difficult to fully appreciate. Some of us enrolled
here at CSU, Fresno were not even born yet. In my case, I was only three years old when
Fresno State College Chicano students took up a cause they felt would benefit their
community, the university and society in general.
That cause came to be manifested in several efforts, among them what we know
today as Chicano-Latino Studies, MEChA and La Voz de Aztlan to name a few -in short,
el movimiento.
As editor of La Voz in its 20th year of existence - a newspaper lifetime that has
seen this student publication endure many hardships and many triumphs - I am proud to
announce that the spring, 1989 staff dedicates this semester's editions to observing el
movimiento•s silver anniversary.
In particular, we will highlight La Voz' 20th anniversary with a special edition
in May for Semana de la Raza In this campaign, we will look back on the history of CSUF
Chicano student efforts since that volatile spring of 1969 when the first issue appeared
under the nameLaP Zuma Morena {The Brown Pen). The newspaper underwent one other
name change, Chicano Liberation, before settling on the current name.
Much more than La Voz' name has changed in those two decades. But. from
reading past issues, it seems much has also remained the same. For instance, there is still
a need for Chicano students to pledge some of their energy to causes such as La Voz and
other Chicano student organizations. While our primary goal is to obtain an academic
education, we must also remember that many of us enjoy many benefits now because so
many students before us gave of their time, energy and talent to ensure that equal
opportunity was available for all.
We at La Voz are committed to contributing a level of quality effort to this
semester's publication that will prove a shining showcase for this 20th anniversary. It's the
least we can do as a monument to the efforts of all those who gave to el movimiento the
past 20 years. But even more inspiring is the prospect that we should always strive for a
standard of excellence that defines what the Chicano of the 1990s is about We are about
progress, leadership, and being an integral part of society that continues to see that a sense
of fairness prevails in our community - a segment that strives for unity and cooperation
amongst all people.
Join us in this Silver Anniversary campaign and talce pleasure in knowing that
el movimiento is alive and well in your hands and before your eyes this very moment...20
years strong!
Sylvia Castro
Editor -La Voz de Aztlan
Spring, 1989
La Voz
de
AztlAn
Staff
Editor-Sylvia Castro
Assistant Editor-Chris Heredia
Ad Production Mgr.-Jill Soltero
Stsaff Writers-James Carrasco,
Carolyn Lopez, Cruz Mendom,
Johanna Mutloz, Mike Olvera, Al
Rohl~ Steve l.apata
Production Staff-Blanca Suarez,
Sandra Marroquin, Linda Castro
Photography-Hector Amezcua,
Angel de Jesus
Special thanks to the
California Chicano News Media
Assn.-Fresno Chapter;
Donnell Alexander & Marlc Mirko
of The Daily Collegian
La Voz de AztJan welcomes reader
response. Please send letters of no
more than 250 words to: La Voz
de Aztlan, Keats Campus Building,
California State University, Fresno,
Fresno, CA, 93740-0042. Letters must
be addressed and signed and have the
author's name, address and phone
nwnber.
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CSUF
Chicano
organizations
desiring
publicity in La Voz for their
club
and
activities
may
submit information to La Voz
Notables Editor Linda Castro
at The Daily Collegian in the
Keats Building.
Please also submit a list
of your officers, mee~g date
and location and a brief
description of your various
activities during the year so
that we may publish a CSUF
Chicano Column in future
~ues.
Please include
contact
name
and phone number on
all material submitted. Thank
you-EDITOR
Success ... Not just survival
Leadership can be described as true
but among the people.
leaders who emerge from and always
Why should we be concerned with
return to the wants and needs of their
leadership?
followers.
Because, according to the
They see their tasks as the
socioeconomic status of Hispanics in
recognition and mobilization of their
the Fresno Standard Metropolitan
constituents' needs. They have the
Statistical Area, as a group we _are the
ability to influence people, but it is the
least educated, poorest, and least
consistency that distinguishes · true
employed in California.
leaders from those fulfilling their own
This type of information has
power objectives.
projected a negative image of the
What about those in social and
Hispanic community of Fresno.
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political decision-making positions?
Statistics rely heavily on numbers, not
Do they· manifest leadership qualities?
on ambition. We have helped make
No. Success is to be measured not so much by the
the valley what it is today: one of the richest agricultural
position one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has
areas in the world.
overcome while trying to succeed. The course of action in
We have had people in our community who have
itself is an obstacle since one must consider the time and
contributed to the richness of our background.
preparation of implementing the goal.
We as young Hispanics, should be fulltime citizens
A true leader must be prepared to make adjustments in
fighting to make equal opportunity a reality. We should
his personality, establish goals, determine priorities,
concern ourselves with those who do not have jobs and who
examine the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of his project,
lack education. We should make sure everyone gets their
demonstrate what he has learned, and be prepared to make
share of the good things in life. We should be a part of the
changes. It is through his or her personal experience and
education, economics, and politics that play major roles in
conscience that will allow him or her to grow into
our communities: and at all times try to enhance the
leadership.
advantages of Hispanics.
Unfortunately, today's leaders have lost sight of one of
As Hispanics step forward to take their places in the
the basic elements of leadership: representing the people.
leadership of America, the coming decades promise to be
They have opted instead to concern themselves more with
decades of growth for the Hispanic community as a whole.
their power and positions (both present and future).
Together, we should be involved in advocating the
So what role ;1J1d responsibility do I think Hispanic
responsibilities of attaining an education and exercising our
leaders have?
right to vote in order that the community can unite and
Hispanic leaders, when implementing social policies
demonstrate its true strength.
should be able to plan for cultural changes and diversity.
Together, we can make a difference.
Such policies would inclu~~= creating flexible plans
And together, we will succeed and not just survive!
that can take into account the changes that a culture brings
Joe Martinez is a CSU, Fresno junior
to society, and creating policies that do not constrain every
majoring in criminology with an emphasis in
group to be the same, but which combine the need for
juvenile delinquency.
He is a 1985 graduate of
standardization with the need to preserve the individuality of
Clovis High School and
is participating in the
the diverse groups themselves.
Hispanic
Opportunity
Leadership
Project
for
Most importantly, Hispanic leaders' responsibility is
which he originally wrote this column.
not only to be of the people, by the people, for the people,
Guest
Column
CSU, Fresno
Afarcfi, 1989
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Hispanic Excellence Fund awards $21,000
By Sylvia Castro
Editor
The CSUF Hispanic Excellence
Scholarship Fund recently awarded over
$21,000 in scholarships to 18 Hispanic
students on campus, according to Dr.
LeonardSalaz.ar, vice president ofAcademic
Affairs.
"The scholarships were given to
students who demonstrate academic
excellence and a need for financial
assistance." said Salazar. "I know ·that the
scholarships will help those students that
receive it"
The money is raised through
sponsorships from large corporations.
Last year the National Hispanic
Scholarship Fund and Pacific Bell were the
chief contributors of the fund.
Since its induction in 1981,
community support has been growing,
though plans for the banquet this spring
have not been announced.
The spring banquet is the culmination
of the annual drive for funds. In addition,
the banquet recognizes the top Hispanic
high school seniors in the San Joaquin
Valley by inviting them and their families
to attend.
Sixty-two of valley's seniors were
Pictured above are 6 of the 18 CSUF students who recently received the Hispanic Excellence Award.
The recipients are awarded monetary grants based on their outstanding academic achievement
and need for financial assistance. (1-r) Lourdes Cardenas, Felix Angel, Rosemary Berno!, John
Martinez, Angela Solorio, and Joe Ramirez.
honored at the banquet last year. The
seniors are nominated by their schools
based on their outstanding academic
achievement
The proceeds from the banquet go to
the scholarship recipients in the spring.
The scholarships awarded were broken
down into three catagories.
The $1,500 award recipients were:
Maricela Rubio, Alfredo Arias, Marisa
Chavez, Felix Angel, all of Fresno;
Lourdes Cardenas of Tranquility, Raquel
Jimenez of Clovis, and Andrew Montes of
Visalia.
Those awarded $1,000 were Nancy
Gutierrez, Angela Soloria, Sylvia
;Viva El Mariachi!---.....
Radio Bilingue·s Mariachi Festival
is March 5 - Danzantes to perform
Radio Bilingiie, KSN FM 91 will
present "Viva El Mariachi" on Sunday,
March 5 from noon until 9 p.m. at the
Fresno Convention Center Selland
Arena.
The seventh Annual Mariachi Festival
is a celebration of traditional
Mexicanculture featuring Mexican folk
music, dance, art, and cuisine.
Radio Bilingiie is a public, non.profit
organization. Viva El Mariachi is the
station's annual fundraiser. Co-sponsor's
for the event include The Fresno Bee,
Budweiser, McDonald's, AT&T, and
Union Bank.
Groups scheduled to perfonn include:
Mariachi Mixtlan, winners of the annual
Tucson Mariachi contest; Mariachi de la
Tierra, Mariachi Azteca, Mariachi
Colonial, Nuevo Mariachi Zapopan, and
a new Mariachi band from Roosevelt
High School.
The event will also feature dancing by
CSU Fresno's Danzantes de Aztlan, Los
Paisanos from Selma High School, and
Danzantes de Del Rey.
Tickets are on sale at the Fresno
Convention Center and at the Box Office
Outlets.
Admission is $8 in advance, 410 at the
door, and $3 for children 12 and wider.
MEChA plans high school outreach
CSUF MEChA is recruiting
interested students for the development of
its High School Outreach Committee.
In the committee, CSUF students
will prepare to tutor, give speeches, lead
group discussions, and possibly give
tours of college campuses.
If you or your organization is
interested in contributing to this cause
contact Steve Baiz at 226-4022 or Martha
Moran at 294-3144.
Baiz said. Chicano youth in Fresno,
as well as the southwest, have a
tremendous dropout rate.
.
"As many as 40 percent to 75
percent of our younger brothers and
sisters do not receive a high school
diploma," Baiz said "Resulting from this
tragedy, is a class of uneducated people,
and worse yet, a loss of human potential.
In many cases all that is needed is
someone to boost their self-esteem, and
help them develop their character. After
this is demonstrated, and trust is
developed, progress can be established."
Radio BilingOe board elected
Radio Bilingiie has recently elected
new officers to its Board of Directors.
Joaquin Patiflo, a high school
1
teacher from Shafter, has been named to
his second term as Chairperson of the
Board.
Father Finian McGinn, a priest from
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Fresno,
will assume the role of Vice Chairperson.
Angie Rios, public relations
specialist in Fresno, has taken on the
responsibility of Secretary/Treasurer.
Radio Bilingile, KSJV in Fresno,
and KMPO in Mcxlesto/Stockton, is a
non-profit,
community
controlled,
bilingual, public radio station.
The station serves as a news,
infonnation, and cultural channel for
Latinos of the San Joaquin Valley.
Radio Bilingiie is directed by a Board
of Directors composed of volunteer
community members who believe in the
station's mission. ,,
Additional members of the Board of
Directors include:
Cannen Romero,
Hope Arroyo, Maria Marcelletti, Jane
Speizer, Alma Medina, Phil Traynor,
Jerry Santillan, Fernando Esperanz.a, and
Arcadio Viveros.
Board Members at Radio Bilingile
are involved in duties such as financial
management, personnel, policy making,
fundraising, and providing advice to the
organization.
Goni.alez, Micheal Jimenez, Maria Pena,
Oscar Puente, all of Fresno; Joe Ramirez
of Sanger, David Albino of Lemoore, and
Carlos Gomalez of Woodlake.
Juan Martinez and Rosemary Bernal
both of Fresno received $500.
Chicano
faculty get
over $780,000
in grants
Four members of the Chicano-Latino
faculty received over $780,000 in research
grants, according to a Dec. 6 memorandum
from Jesus Luna, chair of the ChicanoLatino Faculty Association.
Dr. Berta Goni.alez received a $139,000
grant designed to assist master teachers in
upgrading their supervisory skills with
students teachers. The monies came from
the CSU system's Program Change
Proposal.
Dr. Santos Hernandez received a
$239,000 grant to conduct a rural mental
health training project from the National
Institute of Health.
Two research grants were awarded to Dr.
Robert Segura. The larger $266,000 grant
was given by the U.S. Department for
Bilingual and Special Education Teacher
Training Program. A $14,000 grant was
provided by the State Department of
Education in Sacramento to train teachers
in the area of Child Development
Director of the Student Counseling
Center Dr. Steven Sena received a grant
for $127,330 to establish a Substance
Abuse Prevention Program at CSUF.
This grant was provided by the U.S.
Department of Education's Fund for the
Improvement
of
Post-Secondary
Education.
Mariachi Festival
volunteers sought
Students
interested
in
volunteering to help at Radio
Bilingue's Mariachi Festival on
March 5 may contact the radio
station by calling 486-5174.
Ask for Kathleen O'Rouke.
1600 find a beginning
at CSUF Chicano
Youth Conference
By Johanna Muiioz
Staff Writer
Fresno Bee Travel Writer Ec:kfte
Lopez talked to students about
newspapers in the Print Journalism
Workshop.
Throughout the day, they were told la
educacion es el principio del fuJuro,
translate.d: education is the beginning of
the future.
The goal of the 16th annual Chicano
Youth Conference, held Jan. 14 at CSUF,
was to inspire students to continue their
education after high school.
More than 1600 California high school
students attended the event wheze they
were welcomed by keynote speaker Alex
Saragoza who stressed in his speech the
conference theme, "education is the
beginning of the future."
General interest workshops ranged from
"Chicano Art Experience" to "Study
Skills." The college fair brought
representatives from different college
campuses to distribute information about
their schools. Los Danzantes de Atzlan
performed during lunch and a DJ. provided
music for everyone at the end of the
conference.
According to chair of d1e CYC's
monitors committee, Diahann Hernandez,
the conference w~ a success.
"The one thing that really stood out was
the participation of m<J"C students than in
pevious years," she said.
In its brochure, the CYC cooimittee
highlighted the annivezsaries of key
Chicano programs at CSUF.
Celebrating their 20th anniversaries
CSUF's Los Danzantes de Azllan performed during h.l'lch. lhegroup is
"
·
l)OW raising funds to( a trip to Oaxaca, Mexic<:>.
CYC plans 1990 conference
MEChA's Chicano Youth
Conference committee meets
every Tuesday in room 203 of
the
Joyal
administration
building.
The committee is
short on members and is
planning for
next year's
conference.
Every year for the past 16
years the comr .ttee has brought
high school students on to the
CSUF campus for a day of career
and general interest workshops.
If you'd like to help in
selecting this year's keynote
speaker, the workshops, or the
lineup of entertainment, keep an
eye out for notices about
meetings on MEChA's booth in
the free speech area.
eve Chair Irma Serrano is interviewed by
Fresno Bee reporter Don Coleman.
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CSU, Fresno
5
were: MEChA, the Ch~Latino
Studies Program and La Voz th Aztlan.
The CYC brochure was a collective
effort of the Chicano Jownalism Student
~iation and La Voz staff writers. The
brochure was funded through advertisments
purchased by CSUF departments, schools
and programs. McDonald's Corporation
sponsored the back cover.
Though the conference continues to
grow, the central message still comes
through.
Hernandez said the students' response
was positive and that they received the
necessary information about financial aid
and the Educational Opportunity Program
on campus.
The 1990 conference will be run a little
differently, according to CYC Chair Inna
Serrano.
Serrano explained that the general
interest workshop and the career workshop
sub-committees will have separate
advoors.
During the Feb. 21 CYC meeting, the
committee decided that two advisors will
be able to work better with the individual
sub-committees.
Serrano added that high school students
might also perform as part of the
entertainment--an idea she said was
borrowed from a talent show put on at the
Black Student Recruitment Conference in
late Jan.
Serrano said, "If we opened their [the
students'] eyes to want to go on to
college, then it was worth it."
Photos
by
Angel de Jesus
For many of the 1600+ students attending the 16th CYC, the occasion provided unique stimu'/ation.
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Many workshops were fuU to standing-room only capocily.
La
'Voz
6
EI Super Barrio· due in Fresno on Friday
March, 1989
CSU, Fresno
1
"El Super Barrio", an anonymous
masked character who advocates for the
well-being of the homeless and poor in
Mexico City, will be at CSU, Fresno,
Friday March 3 at 10am in Old Science
162.
He is a strong supporter of
Cuauhtemoc
Cardenas'
National
Democratic Front and has become
identified with the plight of barrio
residents in Mexico City.
His visit is part of a three-week
United States tour to pitch the cause of
immigrants of America The campus
visit is being sponsored by MEChA.
The statewide visits are coordinated by
Samuel Orozco of Bilingue and Ed
Castro of La Associaci6n Civica Benito
Juarez.
But even in the US, El Super Barrio
is encountering first hand the problems
immigrants face, according to Orozco.
He said Saturday that the Super
Barrio was arrested by men posing as FBI
agents after leaving a class presentation
because he did . have not proper
documention with him. He was taken to
the INS office in Los Angeles and, after a
couple of hours and with the presentation
of his papers, he was released.
"That just goes to show what we are
facing," said Orozco, "Our peple are
being constantly bothered by the INS."
The Los Angeles City Council had
just presented Super Barrio with .a
Distinguished Visitor of Los Angeles
award on Wednesday.
Described as Mexico's legendary
folk hero and champion of rights for the
poor and homeless, Super Barrio has
been in the US since February 19.
Sponsored by
the Mexican
Democratic Assembly, Super Barrio is
meetng with community organizations
and political officials throughout the
state to address such issues as
homelessness,
far
workers
and
immigrants rights, laws to protect day
workers and corruption by Mexican
Border officials and police towards
Mexican migrants and American tourists.
Super Barrio dons red tights and
gold cape, a mask and never reveals his
true identity because he feels that he is
more invincible as a colorful folk hero
than he would be with a regular Clark
Kent image.
Having risen from the ruins of the
1985 Mexico City earthquake, Super
Barrio is encouraging city officials to
build low-cost housing and is often called
upon to fight evictions.
Wearing a slightly worn mask,
Super Barrio is often seen at political
rallies and even in the halls of the
Mexican government, where he has been
allowed into meetings at the Ministries
of Urban Development and Interior and
has once run for president of Mexico.
In addition to Fresno and Los
Angles, Super Barrio's tour will take him
to Oxnard, Santa Barbara, San Jose,
Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Diego.
For more information call Samuel
Orozco at 486-5174.
Judge Rodriguez headlines
Reentry program speakers
Leadership Program
The Inter-University Program
(IUP) for Latino Research is
accepting applications for its
Hispanic Leadership Opportunity
Program.
Designed for undergraduate
students, it hopes to develop a ,
cadre of future Hispanic leaders
and
features
a
summer
orientation session, an academic
year internship and a Washington
D.C. seminar.
For applications contact
Stanford Center for Chicano
Research, Cypress Hall E-7,
Stanford, CA 94305.
Applications must be sent in
by March 15th.
League grants available
Scholarships are now being
offered by Fresno's League of
Mexican American Women. The
grants will be available to
entering freshmen, continuing
and re-entry students of Mexican
heritage. Recipients must be
Fresno city or county residents,
be full time students and have a
3.0 grade point average.
Deadline for applying is April
15th. Contact Mrs. Moreno at
439-3023.
Semana committee
The Semana de La Rau,
committee is planning its annuaj
week of festivities to take place
around Cinco de Mayo (May 1May 5).
The.
committee
needs
assistance with fundraising
projects,
Children's
Day
activities and the Tardeada. If
you have any ideas, you're
welcome to join one or more of
the committees.
Meetings take place every
Wednesday at 5 p.m. in
Ed/Psych 113 but double-check
the M;EChA booth for definite
meeting notices.
Reentry also offers the Hispanic
Connection on Wednesdays at noon with
co-facilitators Angie Cisneros and Luis
Contreras, both counselors for the
program.
Fresno Municipal Court Judge
All sessions are held in the Reentry
Armando Rodriguez will headline a host Student Center in the Main Cafeteria
of speakers, including several local West, across from the Henry Madden
prominent Hispanic professionals, for the Library. Students may also earn one to
Office of the Reentry Program's Lecture two units credit in Social Work 180.
Series this semester.
The Reentry Program is for anyone
Rodriguez will speak April 26 on the who is 25 years or older and wishes to
topic "Tell It Like It Is - How to make it begin or resume a college education.
to the top."
Arlene Bireline, program director,
Other area Hispanic professionals explains that many services are available
scheduled to speak include:
through the Office of Reentry Program.
• Gaspar "Gus" Oliveira, district
Birelene says she is committed to
administrator of the Department of Fair providing Reentrys students with quality
Employment and Housing on March 8. speakers who can share their repsective
Topic: "Are You Getting A Fair Shake? expertise.
The numerous speakers .
Answers to your employee and housing selected often are from CSUF or the
concerns."
community, but occasionally they may
• Dr. Berta Gonzalez, associate come from the community.
professor, CSUF Department of Teacher
Regardless of where they come from,
Education on May 3. Topic: "In Birelene says, they all have a common
Celebration of Me
Personal desire: to promote education and to have
independence."
a univeral understanding that "it's never
• Virginia Gomez Sanchez, LCSW, too late to start.
CSUF Department of Social Work on
Bireline credits the success of the
May 7. Topic: "Hitch Your Wagon To A Reentry Program to her diligent staff.
Star - Personal Reentry success story."
She recalls the early days, which included
By Michael Olvera
Staff Writer
II
moving from the San Ramon building to
their present location across from the
Madden Library.
There were many sacrifices made to
establish a "home base," sometimes with
hand-me-dow~s. Over the last four years,
their hard work has paid off.
Bireline's personal reward is a positive
atmosphere in which she is able to
witness the special -caring qualities her
staff is providing for all adult learners,
along with the students themselves who
often express thanks and appreciation for
the support services provided.
This supportive atmosphere has
blossomed into the formation of the
Reentry Association, founded in the fall
of 1986.
Several exc1tmg and beneficial
activities are planned each semester for
students, Birelene said.
" RSA provides the opportumty to
meet and work with people with similar
interests and problems in order to expand
and enrich your educational experience at
CSUF," she said
Other Reentry staff includes Olivia P.
Chavez, counselor, and Beverly Travis,
secretary.
Bee/CCNMA offer scholarships
The California Chicano News Media
A $10,000 grant from The Fresno Bee August. The banquet is named in memory
Association is again seeking applicants for for minority journalism students is the of a CCNMA member who worked for
scholarships eannarked for CSUF primary source of the funds. The KSEE-TV Ch. 24 as a cameraman.
minority students who are majoring in scholarships are awarded in conjunction Moreno, who died in 1983 at the age of
journalism.
with the CSUF Department of Journalism 33, was also editor of La Voz de Aztlan in
The deadline to apply is April 30.
which administers the award.
fall, 1975.
High school or commnity college
Recipients are honored at the CCNMA's
For more information, or for
students who plan to enroll in CSUF next annual Ernesto Moreno Memorial scholarships , contact Tom Uribes in
academic year are also eligible to apply.
Scholarship Banquet which will be held in University Outreach Services, 294-2048.
Salinas to discuss cancer in
McFarland for CSUF'Herstort
Marta Salinas, an activist in the
McFarland childrens cancer controversy,
will speak March 8 as part of the CSUF
"Women's Herstory Month."
Salinas, a resident of McFarland
which is about 20 miles north of
Bakersfield in Kem County, will speak
from 7 to 8:30 pm in Old Science 162.
The community has a high percentage of
Hispanic residents.
March 8 is "International D~y of
Women" in the month long observance
sponsored by the CSUF Women's
Alliance.
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for being community leaders after graduation.
According to Manuel Perez, associate dean of Student
Affairs, the mentorship part of the conference allows students
to "get personal with [campus and community] leaders" to find
out some of their strategies.
Perez, welcomed the approximately 60 students who
attended the conference. He stressed how important it is for a
feader to earn others' trust, take risks, and encourage others to
become leaders.
Dr. Alex Saragoza, director of the Center for Latin
American Studies at UC Berkeley, led the first workshop
"Myth and Reality in Chicano Leadership."
Saragoza, a former CSUF professor, said that a leader
mnst. accept people of all backgrounds.
He told the students of a time when he was involved in a
Chicano group that had very rigid criteria for its members. He
said the discriminatory manner in which members were chosen
for the group only hurt the group.
Saragoza told the audience that high . school popularity
contests should stay in high school. No longer can football
players and cheerleaders be the only leaders.
"People who are ugly can be good leaders," was his
message.
Saragoza also described a good leader as one who
-promotes Chicana involvement
-is honest and willing to assert him or herself
--is sensitive to different opinions
-understands who his or her audience is
-delegates leadership.
He said a good leader knows when to be a follower and
that when others see that a leader can follow, they are attracted
to the effort or organization.
Saragoza stressed that "the most important thing about
leadership .. .is consistency of effort." He said it is better for a
student to get involved and "do one small thing consistently
~ do one big thing once."
Saragoza said "part of being a leader on campus is doing
your work well, and your work is being a student Too many
student leaders forget to study."
Margaret Medellin, Madera councilwoman, gave the
keynote address at the conference and also stressed the idea that
a general education is very important for a leader to
communicate effectively with his or her constituents.
Medellin, who served as Madera's mayor from 1982-1984
was also California's first Chicana mayor.
"Leadership is having a goal and being committed to that
goal," she told the audience at the banquet Friday night. She
encouraged students to plan their goals by "designing a road
map ...and trying to stick by it. If you need people to help
you get [to your destination], then you get their help."
She told about how she overcame racism during her
campaigns by having the support of her family, friends and a
Chicano "political machine" in Madera.
Dr. Alex Gonzalez, chair of the psychology department at
CSUF, reopened the conference Saturday morning with the
workshop "What Makes a Good Leader/Follower? The
Psychology of Leadership."
"I learned that I'm not just going
to be the leader. I'm not going to
be there the rest of my life. I want
to leave some hopes, too,for all
the people there, the ones who are
going to stay ... a more
comfortable environment. I want
to teach them how to be a leader."
-Mary Helen Ayala
As part of the workshop, students were given a scenario
4and 15 minutes to identify and solve the problem in the
scenario. One representatilte from each group presented their
group's solution.The problem in the scenario was the low
numbers of Chicano students that graduate from CSUF.
One of the solutions was to tackle the problem at its
stem by holding a conference on assertiveness and leadership
for freshmen students. Another solution was to have second,
third, and fourth year Chicano students be big brothers and
sisters types who would give the new students incentive to do
well in college.
After the presentations, Gonzalez described a leader as one
who "exerts positive influence on others." He added that a
leader must be able to relate to his followers and treat
everyone equally. He said that a leader should "develop social
skills" within the group because that leader "can't be a leader
in every situation."
Gonzalez described two types of leaders. The first type,
he said, is one who "initiates communication, promotes trust,
and explains actions." The second type of leader is very task
oriented and committed to getting the job done. He said that
this leader does not give a lot of priority to interpersonal
communication.
Gonzalez added that "a good follower is vigilant" and
Border Patrol is
public forum topic
U.S. Border Patrol practices
will be under review at a special
public forum Thursday, March 2
at 7pm at Ted Wills Community
Center. The public forum will
be broadcast live by Radio
Bilingue KSJV 91FM. Call 4865174 or 733-4844 for more
infonnation.
Vons president
to keynote banquet
"Leadership
is having a
goal and
being
committed to
that goal."
-Margaret
Medellin
?
doesn't go along with the group if he or she doesn't agree with
the issue at hand.
Students received tips on parliamentary procedures in the
next workshop given by Robert Arroyo and Henry Garcia,
both who have chaired numerous community organizations.
Students were broken up into two committees and those
committees had to reconvene to make a decision about a
campus issue folowing Robert's Rules of Order .
Richard Montai'iez, a student attending the conference,
found the workshop on parliamentary procedures to be "a good
refresher." Montai'iez was student body president at Fresno
City College for the '87-'88 academic year and he explained
that this wasn't his first experience with the subject
Montanez, a junior political science/pre-law major at
CSUF, said he especially liked the workshop on leadership
myths and realities. He agreed with Saragoza who said "leaders
are made, not born."
Benny Sigle, a freshman education major, admired that
Saragoza has been an active leader and has cultivated his
leadership to this point Sigle said that Saragoza inspired him
to work on his leadership skills now.
Mary Helen Ayala, who joined Montanez and Sigle for
the luncheon, said she has been approached by people in her
Orange Cove apartment complex to lead a tennant rights
group.
Ayala, who is in her fourth year of college, is a bilingual
education major. She said her apartment complex is
"government" run and she and her neighbors have been charged
for repairs that she said she doesn't feel are their responsibility.
Ayala added that she had to replace weathered window screens
in her four bedroom apartment and that one of her neighbors
was charged $104 for the replacement of a doorknob.
Ayala said the conference has helped increase her
confidence and that she has picked up some skills she can
apply as she works with the tennant group.
"I learned that I'm not just going to be the leader. I'm not
going to be there the rest of my life. I want to leave some
hopes, too, for all the people there, the ones who are going to
stay ...a more comfortable environment. I want to teach them
how to be a leader."
Ayala said she needs extra time for studying. She said
that she came from a migrant family and didn't finish high
school so she spends a lot of time in the library filling in the
gap in her education.
After lunch "Situational Leadership" lead by Thom
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Bill Davila, president of the
Vons supermarket chain will be
the keynote speaker at the
Hispanic Business Students
Association's annual scholarship
dinner on April 28 at the FreSno
County Plaza (formerly Golden
State Plaza).
Ozvaldo DeLuna, HBSA
member, said in addition to
being a time to award
outstanding business students,
the banquet brings members of
the
business
community
together.
Davila's speech will be
"Education is the road to
success."
The banquet will run from 6
p.m. to 1 a.m.
For tickets and information
contact HBSA President Eddie
Castillo at 222-6422.
3 Hispanics
in Who's Who
Three
CSUF
Hispanic
students are listed in the 1989
edition of Who's Who Among
Students
in
American
Universities and Colleges in
recognition of their campus
leadership.
The students are Fatima
Rodriguez of Fresno; Amelia Di
Mesio of Calexico; and Beverly
Garcia of Strathmore.
Their selection is based on
academic achievement, service to
the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and
potential for continued success.
'They are listed among
students selected from more than
1,400 institutions of higher
learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several
foreign nations.
Latin Jazz Festival
Fresno Arte Americas is
putting together the 1989 Latin
Jazz Festival to take place
Sunday,
May
28
during
Memorial Day Weekend
Arte Americas is expecting
5,000 people to attend the
festival which will be held
outdoors in Courthouse Park,
downtown Fresno.
Arte Americas is looking for
co-sponsors for this event. If
you or your organization can
help, contact Festival Director
Steve Alcala at 2(,6..1370.
!Marcli, 1989
Ybarra named
assistant dean
Library
opens
Multicultural
Center
Hispanic-American
and
AfricanAmerican Studies are the initial focus of a
Multicultural Library Resource Center
that opened this semesta in the CSUF
Henry Madden Litnry.
Michael Gorman, dean of library
services at CSUF, said the center, located
on the second floor was developed to
provide a "gateway" to resources and
services of the university library for
students interested in minmty studies.
"'The Center is an innovative venture
that is beginning modestly," Gonnan
said
He added that the initial focus is on
African-American and Hispanic-American
studies but that there are plans to extend
the range of the Center to include AsianAmerican, Native-American and other
minority studies areas.
Gonnan said the center will at first be
run by volunteers from the library's staff.
However, he said he hopes to set
pennanent staff positions at a later time.
The center will contain
current
journals, standard and specialized
textbooks and other reference materials.
"The center is not a library within a
library but a focal point that will provide
assistance in using the library's resources
and referral to the various services offered
by the library at CSU, Fresno," Gorman
said
Signs near the elevator provide
direction to the center.
CSU. Fresno
DR. LEA YBARRA
Dr. Lea Ybarra, coordinator of the
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, has
been appointed assistant to the dean of the
School of Social Sciences for the Spring
89 semester. The announcement was
made in a February 'l memo from Dean
R. K1assen.
Ybarra will continue to serve as
coordinator and professor of the ChicanoLatino studies program.
Klassen said, "Ybarra will develop
initiatives in publicity and outreach to
meet curricular needs of minority groups
in the Fresno area and develop special
research projects."
"She has been a driving force in
promoting higher education in the
Hispanic community and has gained wide
respect as a distinguished professor and
leader." Klassen said
Ybarra's article "Socio-Economic and
Cultural lnfl~nces on Chicanas and the
World of Work" was recently published in
Mexicana.$ at Work in the United States,
by the University Texas Press.
Cisneros, Wilson to speak here
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Cisneros holds a bachelor's degree from
Texas A&M University, and a masters in
public administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Goverment at Harvard
Univerity. In 1975, he received his
doctorate in Public Administration from
George Washington University.
Among other honors and awards
Cisneros has been nationally recognized
by the Mexican Government for his help
during the 1985 earthquake and has earned
the Jefferson Award from the Institute of
Public Service.
On a global scale, Cisneros was asked
by Vice President George Bush to assist
in briefing Soviet General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1987
Summit Meeting.
Wilson, the second guest speaker
scheduled
to appear at the conference, was
HENRY CISNEROS
DR. REGINALD WILSON
appointed director of the Office of
Minority Concerns in October 1981 ·after
nearly ten years as president of Wayne
County Community College in Detroit
Wilson is also the co-autha
of Human Developmenl in the Urban
Community, the Editor of Race and
Equity in Higher Education and the aut1o
ofCivil Liberties and the U.S.
Wilson received his doctorate in clinical
and educational psychology from Wayne
State Univm.ty and also holds a
distinguished Service Medal from the city
ha,ve
of Detroit.
A registration fee of $10 is required ao
cover meals, refreshments and matenals ao
be given dming the conference.
For
more
infonnation
regarding
reservations for the conference call Walter
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ladder subjective evaluations become more common. "It's good Robinson of the CSUF Affirmative
Gaxiola of the Educational Opportunity Program and Victor to have the people skills, organization, the technical skills, but Action Office at 294-4631.
Olivares from the career development office explained that management begins to look at people in a subjective way" like
"how you get along with your boss...how loyal you are to the
leaders need to adapt to different situations.
Olivares said he didn't have parental role models for company...how socially acceptable you are." He said one's
~ea~rs~ip skills.. He_ said leadership skills can be developed by religious affiliation, their physical appearance and the lifestyle
bemg mvolved m different types of groups that have different one leads comes into play on the way up the career ladder.
The last workshop "Forging Our Destiny: A Call to
needs and obj~tives." Then "we really begin to learn how to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Action"
was given by Dr. Lea Ybarra, chair of the Chicano":ork with people. Different experiences will teach you
By attaining an education and being
different stlyes. It's adaptability, knowing when to abandon one Latino studies department
style [of leadership] and move to another." ·
In her speech, Ybarra said that common problems arise for active voters, Martinez said, "together
After a break, students came back for "Leadership and Chicanos and Chicanas "and common efforts among all of us are Hispanics can make a difference--a
Career Effectiveness" by Dr. Larry Flores, creator of the the only answer...Never look at any issue as just the males' differencebetweemuceedingandsurviving-"Multicultural Promotion Track" board game. He said the issue or just the womens' issue. It's an issue that affects all of to demonstrate their true strength."
In August, Martinez will attend a twogame consists of "80 career shaking experiences that us ... "
week
seminar in Washington, D.C. The
people...have to deal with as they move up the career ladder."
Issues that Ybarra discussed were national and world hunger
first
phase
of the seminar will consist of
Flores said the purpose of the game is "to put people in a and the fact that building bombs takes higher priority on our
sessions
on
leadership where participants
different situation so they have to make a decision from a government's agenda; war machines in Latin America; low
will
study
public policy, politial and
[different gender or ethnicity] as a learning tool."
employment levels in the U.S; and the need for improvements
social
issues
on a national level, allowing
Becky Gutierrez, who played the game, said "the main in health care.
students
to
analyze and critique the
point of the game was for us to see what it's like in reality,
Ybarra brought the conference to a close with her speech.
because no matter what color we are, if we're not white, we "Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. functions of federal government
Martinez will also partake in a public
always have to work twice as hard to get where we want to go. It means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It
And whatever ideas or vaJues we have could set ns back further means leading people that you know into something better than advocacy organization where he will
observe and put his leadership skills to
than a white person who might have the 'same values, say for what we have today."
minorities.- Say we [ethnic minorities] want more minorities in.
The 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference was use.
Currently, CSUF is one of 14 sites in
If we say that, we go back two spaces where the white person sponsored by The Center for Chicano Research, Education, and
the
nation involved with HLOP. Other
only goes back one space [on the game board].
Community Services, The Office of the Dean of Student
Gutierrez is a junior pre-law major.
Affairs, and The Office of University Outreach Services. It was sites include UC Berkeley, Stanford, and
Flores went on to say that as one moves up the career free of charge for students.
the University of Miami.
Chicano Leadership Training Conference
"Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. It
means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It means
leading people that you know into something better than what we
today."
- Dr. Lea Ybarra
Martinez
de
Rztlfln
en
A SPECIAL EDfflON OF 1HE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Cisneros
to speak
at Racial
Harmony
Conference
By James Carrasco
Staff Writer
Mayor Henry Cisneros of San
Antonio, Texas and Dr. Reginald
Wilson, Director of the Office of
Minority Concerns, will be the guest
speakers at CSUF March 16 and 17, as
part of a conference designed to improve
race relations in the academic
community.
The conference, "Promoting Racial
Hannony In Academe ...For The
Common Good" will strive to bring
together
educational administrators,
faculty, staff, students, community
leaders and the general public.
Since California's ethnic minorities
will surpass the majority population,
according to a brochure released by the
Affinnative Action Services, it will be
necessary to
seriously consider
educational and racial policy goals for the
future.
Cisneros, who was elected Mayor of
San Antonio in April 1981, Im been an
assistant to the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare in Washington,
D.C. and has assisted the executice vice
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Martinez in
leadership
program
By Steve Zapata
Staff Writer
To help increase the number of
Hispanic political leaders, the InterUniversity Program for Latino Research
offers an opportunity for undergraduate
students to couple leadership theory and
practice in the Hispanic Leadership
Opportunity Program.
The program is designed to engage
students in leadership training and related
activites that will enhance their personal,
social, and political awareness.
A one-year study is tailored for
Hispanicundergraduatestudentsinterested
in public policy and governance.
CSUF's representitive for 1989-90 is
Joe Martinez, a junior criminolog major.
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Super Barrio - a battle for immigrants, homeless and poor
Some may laugh at Super Barrio when he
comes to Fresno Friday, as was the case last
week when Los Angeles City Councilmembers
strutting dgnantty Into their chambers.
But no sooner than ten minutes, in a short but
impassioned plea on behalf of immigrants, did
those lawmakers see he was serious and worthy
enough to issue him a special commendation
saw him
him
DJClng
for his efforts on behalf of the
downtrodden In society. 1h11 modern-day Robin
Hood from Mexico City, where he advocates on
behalf of the homeless and poor, Is In the U.S. to
bring attention to the plight of immigrants In
America. See page 6 fo, a story about him and his
visit to this week as part of a three-week tour In the
United States.
Tomorrow's leaders
CSUF students get leadership training
By Chris Heredia
Assistant Editor
A keynote address by Madera councilwoman Margaret
Medellin and nine workshops aimed at improving the
leadership skills of Chicano students on campus were part of
the 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference held Feb. 10
and 11 at CSUF.
The goal of the conference was to expose Chicano
students to issues that affect them on campus and in their
communities, according to Dr. Jv'..anuel Pena, chair of the
conference organizing committee.
The conference was set as a class and students had the
option of attending for two units of college credit offered
through the Chicano-Latino Studies Program. Those who
wanted an A or B grade for the class were required to attend
both days of the conferenee and three meetings of a student
organiz.ation.
Students were encouraged to stay with an organization
they liked and advance to a leadership position in that student
group.
Pena said l,e hoped the practical experience gained from
that leadership role in addition to working with a mentor for
the remainder of the semester would help prepare the students
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:Mardi, 1989
A monument to 20 years
For many of us, 20 years may be difficult to fully appreciate. Some of us enrolled
here at CSU, Fresno were not even born yet. In my case, I was only three years old when
Fresno State College Chicano students took up a cause they felt would benefit their
community, the university and society in general.
That cause came to be manifested in several efforts, among them what we know
today as Chicano-Latino Studies, MEChA and La Voz de Aztlan to name a few -in short,
el movimiento.
As editor of La Voz in its 20th year of existence - a newspaper lifetime that has
seen this student publication endure many hardships and many triumphs - I am proud to
announce that the spring, 1989 staff dedicates this semester's editions to observing el
movimiento•s silver anniversary.
In particular, we will highlight La Voz' 20th anniversary with a special edition
in May for Semana de la Raza In this campaign, we will look back on the history of CSUF
Chicano student efforts since that volatile spring of 1969 when the first issue appeared
under the nameLaP Zuma Morena {The Brown Pen). The newspaper underwent one other
name change, Chicano Liberation, before settling on the current name.
Much more than La Voz' name has changed in those two decades. But. from
reading past issues, it seems much has also remained the same. For instance, there is still
a need for Chicano students to pledge some of their energy to causes such as La Voz and
other Chicano student organizations. While our primary goal is to obtain an academic
education, we must also remember that many of us enjoy many benefits now because so
many students before us gave of their time, energy and talent to ensure that equal
opportunity was available for all.
We at La Voz are committed to contributing a level of quality effort to this
semester's publication that will prove a shining showcase for this 20th anniversary. It's the
least we can do as a monument to the efforts of all those who gave to el movimiento the
past 20 years. But even more inspiring is the prospect that we should always strive for a
standard of excellence that defines what the Chicano of the 1990s is about We are about
progress, leadership, and being an integral part of society that continues to see that a sense
of fairness prevails in our community - a segment that strives for unity and cooperation
amongst all people.
Join us in this Silver Anniversary campaign and talce pleasure in knowing that
el movimiento is alive and well in your hands and before your eyes this very moment...20
years strong!
Sylvia Castro
Editor -La Voz de Aztlan
Spring, 1989
La Voz
de
AztlAn
Staff
Editor-Sylvia Castro
Assistant Editor-Chris Heredia
Ad Production Mgr.-Jill Soltero
Stsaff Writers-James Carrasco,
Carolyn Lopez, Cruz Mendom,
Johanna Mutloz, Mike Olvera, Al
Rohl~ Steve l.apata
Production Staff-Blanca Suarez,
Sandra Marroquin, Linda Castro
Photography-Hector Amezcua,
Angel de Jesus
Special thanks to the
California Chicano News Media
Assn.-Fresno Chapter;
Donnell Alexander & Marlc Mirko
of The Daily Collegian
La Voz de AztJan welcomes reader
response. Please send letters of no
more than 250 words to: La Voz
de Aztlan, Keats Campus Building,
California State University, Fresno,
Fresno, CA, 93740-0042. Letters must
be addressed and signed and have the
author's name, address and phone
nwnber.
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CSUF
Chicano
organizations
desiring
publicity in La Voz for their
club
and
activities
may
submit information to La Voz
Notables Editor Linda Castro
at The Daily Collegian in the
Keats Building.
Please also submit a list
of your officers, mee~g date
and location and a brief
description of your various
activities during the year so
that we may publish a CSUF
Chicano Column in future
~ues.
Please include
contact
name
and phone number on
all material submitted. Thank
you-EDITOR
Success ... Not just survival
Leadership can be described as true
but among the people.
leaders who emerge from and always
Why should we be concerned with
return to the wants and needs of their
leadership?
followers.
Because, according to the
They see their tasks as the
socioeconomic status of Hispanics in
recognition and mobilization of their
the Fresno Standard Metropolitan
constituents' needs. They have the
Statistical Area, as a group we _are the
ability to influence people, but it is the
least educated, poorest, and least
consistency that distinguishes · true
employed in California.
leaders from those fulfilling their own
This type of information has
power objectives.
projected a negative image of the
What about those in social and
Hispanic community of Fresno.
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political decision-making positions?
Statistics rely heavily on numbers, not
Do they· manifest leadership qualities?
on ambition. We have helped make
No. Success is to be measured not so much by the
the valley what it is today: one of the richest agricultural
position one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has
areas in the world.
overcome while trying to succeed. The course of action in
We have had people in our community who have
itself is an obstacle since one must consider the time and
contributed to the richness of our background.
preparation of implementing the goal.
We as young Hispanics, should be fulltime citizens
A true leader must be prepared to make adjustments in
fighting to make equal opportunity a reality. We should
his personality, establish goals, determine priorities,
concern ourselves with those who do not have jobs and who
examine the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of his project,
lack education. We should make sure everyone gets their
demonstrate what he has learned, and be prepared to make
share of the good things in life. We should be a part of the
changes. It is through his or her personal experience and
education, economics, and politics that play major roles in
conscience that will allow him or her to grow into
our communities: and at all times try to enhance the
leadership.
advantages of Hispanics.
Unfortunately, today's leaders have lost sight of one of
As Hispanics step forward to take their places in the
the basic elements of leadership: representing the people.
leadership of America, the coming decades promise to be
They have opted instead to concern themselves more with
decades of growth for the Hispanic community as a whole.
their power and positions (both present and future).
Together, we should be involved in advocating the
So what role ;1J1d responsibility do I think Hispanic
responsibilities of attaining an education and exercising our
leaders have?
right to vote in order that the community can unite and
Hispanic leaders, when implementing social policies
demonstrate its true strength.
should be able to plan for cultural changes and diversity.
Together, we can make a difference.
Such policies would inclu~~= creating flexible plans
And together, we will succeed and not just survive!
that can take into account the changes that a culture brings
Joe Martinez is a CSU, Fresno junior
to society, and creating policies that do not constrain every
majoring in criminology with an emphasis in
group to be the same, but which combine the need for
juvenile delinquency.
He is a 1985 graduate of
standardization with the need to preserve the individuality of
Clovis High School and
is participating in the
the diverse groups themselves.
Hispanic
Opportunity
Leadership
Project
for
Most importantly, Hispanic leaders' responsibility is
which he originally wrote this column.
not only to be of the people, by the people, for the people,
Guest
Column
CSU, Fresno
Afarcfi, 1989
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Hispanic Excellence Fund awards $21,000
By Sylvia Castro
Editor
The CSUF Hispanic Excellence
Scholarship Fund recently awarded over
$21,000 in scholarships to 18 Hispanic
students on campus, according to Dr.
LeonardSalaz.ar, vice president ofAcademic
Affairs.
"The scholarships were given to
students who demonstrate academic
excellence and a need for financial
assistance." said Salazar. "I know ·that the
scholarships will help those students that
receive it"
The money is raised through
sponsorships from large corporations.
Last year the National Hispanic
Scholarship Fund and Pacific Bell were the
chief contributors of the fund.
Since its induction in 1981,
community support has been growing,
though plans for the banquet this spring
have not been announced.
The spring banquet is the culmination
of the annual drive for funds. In addition,
the banquet recognizes the top Hispanic
high school seniors in the San Joaquin
Valley by inviting them and their families
to attend.
Sixty-two of valley's seniors were
Pictured above are 6 of the 18 CSUF students who recently received the Hispanic Excellence Award.
The recipients are awarded monetary grants based on their outstanding academic achievement
and need for financial assistance. (1-r) Lourdes Cardenas, Felix Angel, Rosemary Berno!, John
Martinez, Angela Solorio, and Joe Ramirez.
honored at the banquet last year. The
seniors are nominated by their schools
based on their outstanding academic
achievement
The proceeds from the banquet go to
the scholarship recipients in the spring.
The scholarships awarded were broken
down into three catagories.
The $1,500 award recipients were:
Maricela Rubio, Alfredo Arias, Marisa
Chavez, Felix Angel, all of Fresno;
Lourdes Cardenas of Tranquility, Raquel
Jimenez of Clovis, and Andrew Montes of
Visalia.
Those awarded $1,000 were Nancy
Gutierrez, Angela Soloria, Sylvia
;Viva El Mariachi!---.....
Radio Bilingue·s Mariachi Festival
is March 5 - Danzantes to perform
Radio Bilingiie, KSN FM 91 will
present "Viva El Mariachi" on Sunday,
March 5 from noon until 9 p.m. at the
Fresno Convention Center Selland
Arena.
The seventh Annual Mariachi Festival
is a celebration of traditional
Mexicanculture featuring Mexican folk
music, dance, art, and cuisine.
Radio Bilingiie is a public, non.profit
organization. Viva El Mariachi is the
station's annual fundraiser. Co-sponsor's
for the event include The Fresno Bee,
Budweiser, McDonald's, AT&T, and
Union Bank.
Groups scheduled to perfonn include:
Mariachi Mixtlan, winners of the annual
Tucson Mariachi contest; Mariachi de la
Tierra, Mariachi Azteca, Mariachi
Colonial, Nuevo Mariachi Zapopan, and
a new Mariachi band from Roosevelt
High School.
The event will also feature dancing by
CSU Fresno's Danzantes de Aztlan, Los
Paisanos from Selma High School, and
Danzantes de Del Rey.
Tickets are on sale at the Fresno
Convention Center and at the Box Office
Outlets.
Admission is $8 in advance, 410 at the
door, and $3 for children 12 and wider.
MEChA plans high school outreach
CSUF MEChA is recruiting
interested students for the development of
its High School Outreach Committee.
In the committee, CSUF students
will prepare to tutor, give speeches, lead
group discussions, and possibly give
tours of college campuses.
If you or your organization is
interested in contributing to this cause
contact Steve Baiz at 226-4022 or Martha
Moran at 294-3144.
Baiz said. Chicano youth in Fresno,
as well as the southwest, have a
tremendous dropout rate.
.
"As many as 40 percent to 75
percent of our younger brothers and
sisters do not receive a high school
diploma," Baiz said "Resulting from this
tragedy, is a class of uneducated people,
and worse yet, a loss of human potential.
In many cases all that is needed is
someone to boost their self-esteem, and
help them develop their character. After
this is demonstrated, and trust is
developed, progress can be established."
Radio BilingOe board elected
Radio Bilingiie has recently elected
new officers to its Board of Directors.
Joaquin Patiflo, a high school
1
teacher from Shafter, has been named to
his second term as Chairperson of the
Board.
Father Finian McGinn, a priest from
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Fresno,
will assume the role of Vice Chairperson.
Angie Rios, public relations
specialist in Fresno, has taken on the
responsibility of Secretary/Treasurer.
Radio Bilingile, KSJV in Fresno,
and KMPO in Mcxlesto/Stockton, is a
non-profit,
community
controlled,
bilingual, public radio station.
The station serves as a news,
infonnation, and cultural channel for
Latinos of the San Joaquin Valley.
Radio Bilingiie is directed by a Board
of Directors composed of volunteer
community members who believe in the
station's mission. ,,
Additional members of the Board of
Directors include:
Cannen Romero,
Hope Arroyo, Maria Marcelletti, Jane
Speizer, Alma Medina, Phil Traynor,
Jerry Santillan, Fernando Esperanz.a, and
Arcadio Viveros.
Board Members at Radio Bilingile
are involved in duties such as financial
management, personnel, policy making,
fundraising, and providing advice to the
organization.
Goni.alez, Micheal Jimenez, Maria Pena,
Oscar Puente, all of Fresno; Joe Ramirez
of Sanger, David Albino of Lemoore, and
Carlos Gomalez of Woodlake.
Juan Martinez and Rosemary Bernal
both of Fresno received $500.
Chicano
faculty get
over $780,000
in grants
Four members of the Chicano-Latino
faculty received over $780,000 in research
grants, according to a Dec. 6 memorandum
from Jesus Luna, chair of the ChicanoLatino Faculty Association.
Dr. Berta Goni.alez received a $139,000
grant designed to assist master teachers in
upgrading their supervisory skills with
students teachers. The monies came from
the CSU system's Program Change
Proposal.
Dr. Santos Hernandez received a
$239,000 grant to conduct a rural mental
health training project from the National
Institute of Health.
Two research grants were awarded to Dr.
Robert Segura. The larger $266,000 grant
was given by the U.S. Department for
Bilingual and Special Education Teacher
Training Program. A $14,000 grant was
provided by the State Department of
Education in Sacramento to train teachers
in the area of Child Development
Director of the Student Counseling
Center Dr. Steven Sena received a grant
for $127,330 to establish a Substance
Abuse Prevention Program at CSUF.
This grant was provided by the U.S.
Department of Education's Fund for the
Improvement
of
Post-Secondary
Education.
Mariachi Festival
volunteers sought
Students
interested
in
volunteering to help at Radio
Bilingue's Mariachi Festival on
March 5 may contact the radio
station by calling 486-5174.
Ask for Kathleen O'Rouke.
1600 find a beginning
at CSUF Chicano
Youth Conference
By Johanna Muiioz
Staff Writer
Fresno Bee Travel Writer Ec:kfte
Lopez talked to students about
newspapers in the Print Journalism
Workshop.
Throughout the day, they were told la
educacion es el principio del fuJuro,
translate.d: education is the beginning of
the future.
The goal of the 16th annual Chicano
Youth Conference, held Jan. 14 at CSUF,
was to inspire students to continue their
education after high school.
More than 1600 California high school
students attended the event wheze they
were welcomed by keynote speaker Alex
Saragoza who stressed in his speech the
conference theme, "education is the
beginning of the future."
General interest workshops ranged from
"Chicano Art Experience" to "Study
Skills." The college fair brought
representatives from different college
campuses to distribute information about
their schools. Los Danzantes de Atzlan
performed during lunch and a DJ. provided
music for everyone at the end of the
conference.
According to chair of d1e CYC's
monitors committee, Diahann Hernandez,
the conference w~ a success.
"The one thing that really stood out was
the participation of m<J"C students than in
pevious years," she said.
In its brochure, the CYC cooimittee
highlighted the annivezsaries of key
Chicano programs at CSUF.
Celebrating their 20th anniversaries
CSUF's Los Danzantes de Azllan performed during h.l'lch. lhegroup is
"
·
l)OW raising funds to( a trip to Oaxaca, Mexic<:>.
CYC plans 1990 conference
MEChA's Chicano Youth
Conference committee meets
every Tuesday in room 203 of
the
Joyal
administration
building.
The committee is
short on members and is
planning for
next year's
conference.
Every year for the past 16
years the comr .ttee has brought
high school students on to the
CSUF campus for a day of career
and general interest workshops.
If you'd like to help in
selecting this year's keynote
speaker, the workshops, or the
lineup of entertainment, keep an
eye out for notices about
meetings on MEChA's booth in
the free speech area.
eve Chair Irma Serrano is interviewed by
Fresno Bee reporter Don Coleman.
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were: MEChA, the Ch~Latino
Studies Program and La Voz th Aztlan.
The CYC brochure was a collective
effort of the Chicano Jownalism Student
~iation and La Voz staff writers. The
brochure was funded through advertisments
purchased by CSUF departments, schools
and programs. McDonald's Corporation
sponsored the back cover.
Though the conference continues to
grow, the central message still comes
through.
Hernandez said the students' response
was positive and that they received the
necessary information about financial aid
and the Educational Opportunity Program
on campus.
The 1990 conference will be run a little
differently, according to CYC Chair Inna
Serrano.
Serrano explained that the general
interest workshop and the career workshop
sub-committees will have separate
advoors.
During the Feb. 21 CYC meeting, the
committee decided that two advisors will
be able to work better with the individual
sub-committees.
Serrano added that high school students
might also perform as part of the
entertainment--an idea she said was
borrowed from a talent show put on at the
Black Student Recruitment Conference in
late Jan.
Serrano said, "If we opened their [the
students'] eyes to want to go on to
college, then it was worth it."
Photos
by
Angel de Jesus
For many of the 1600+ students attending the 16th CYC, the occasion provided unique stimu'/ation.
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Many workshops were fuU to standing-room only capocily.
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EI Super Barrio· due in Fresno on Friday
March, 1989
CSU, Fresno
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"El Super Barrio", an anonymous
masked character who advocates for the
well-being of the homeless and poor in
Mexico City, will be at CSU, Fresno,
Friday March 3 at 10am in Old Science
162.
He is a strong supporter of
Cuauhtemoc
Cardenas'
National
Democratic Front and has become
identified with the plight of barrio
residents in Mexico City.
His visit is part of a three-week
United States tour to pitch the cause of
immigrants of America The campus
visit is being sponsored by MEChA.
The statewide visits are coordinated by
Samuel Orozco of Bilingue and Ed
Castro of La Associaci6n Civica Benito
Juarez.
But even in the US, El Super Barrio
is encountering first hand the problems
immigrants face, according to Orozco.
He said Saturday that the Super
Barrio was arrested by men posing as FBI
agents after leaving a class presentation
because he did . have not proper
documention with him. He was taken to
the INS office in Los Angeles and, after a
couple of hours and with the presentation
of his papers, he was released.
"That just goes to show what we are
facing," said Orozco, "Our peple are
being constantly bothered by the INS."
The Los Angeles City Council had
just presented Super Barrio with .a
Distinguished Visitor of Los Angeles
award on Wednesday.
Described as Mexico's legendary
folk hero and champion of rights for the
poor and homeless, Super Barrio has
been in the US since February 19.
Sponsored by
the Mexican
Democratic Assembly, Super Barrio is
meetng with community organizations
and political officials throughout the
state to address such issues as
homelessness,
far
workers
and
immigrants rights, laws to protect day
workers and corruption by Mexican
Border officials and police towards
Mexican migrants and American tourists.
Super Barrio dons red tights and
gold cape, a mask and never reveals his
true identity because he feels that he is
more invincible as a colorful folk hero
than he would be with a regular Clark
Kent image.
Having risen from the ruins of the
1985 Mexico City earthquake, Super
Barrio is encouraging city officials to
build low-cost housing and is often called
upon to fight evictions.
Wearing a slightly worn mask,
Super Barrio is often seen at political
rallies and even in the halls of the
Mexican government, where he has been
allowed into meetings at the Ministries
of Urban Development and Interior and
has once run for president of Mexico.
In addition to Fresno and Los
Angles, Super Barrio's tour will take him
to Oxnard, Santa Barbara, San Jose,
Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Diego.
For more information call Samuel
Orozco at 486-5174.
Judge Rodriguez headlines
Reentry program speakers
Leadership Program
The Inter-University Program
(IUP) for Latino Research is
accepting applications for its
Hispanic Leadership Opportunity
Program.
Designed for undergraduate
students, it hopes to develop a ,
cadre of future Hispanic leaders
and
features
a
summer
orientation session, an academic
year internship and a Washington
D.C. seminar.
For applications contact
Stanford Center for Chicano
Research, Cypress Hall E-7,
Stanford, CA 94305.
Applications must be sent in
by March 15th.
League grants available
Scholarships are now being
offered by Fresno's League of
Mexican American Women. The
grants will be available to
entering freshmen, continuing
and re-entry students of Mexican
heritage. Recipients must be
Fresno city or county residents,
be full time students and have a
3.0 grade point average.
Deadline for applying is April
15th. Contact Mrs. Moreno at
439-3023.
Semana committee
The Semana de La Rau,
committee is planning its annuaj
week of festivities to take place
around Cinco de Mayo (May 1May 5).
The.
committee
needs
assistance with fundraising
projects,
Children's
Day
activities and the Tardeada. If
you have any ideas, you're
welcome to join one or more of
the committees.
Meetings take place every
Wednesday at 5 p.m. in
Ed/Psych 113 but double-check
the M;EChA booth for definite
meeting notices.
Reentry also offers the Hispanic
Connection on Wednesdays at noon with
co-facilitators Angie Cisneros and Luis
Contreras, both counselors for the
program.
Fresno Municipal Court Judge
All sessions are held in the Reentry
Armando Rodriguez will headline a host Student Center in the Main Cafeteria
of speakers, including several local West, across from the Henry Madden
prominent Hispanic professionals, for the Library. Students may also earn one to
Office of the Reentry Program's Lecture two units credit in Social Work 180.
Series this semester.
The Reentry Program is for anyone
Rodriguez will speak April 26 on the who is 25 years or older and wishes to
topic "Tell It Like It Is - How to make it begin or resume a college education.
to the top."
Arlene Bireline, program director,
Other area Hispanic professionals explains that many services are available
scheduled to speak include:
through the Office of Reentry Program.
• Gaspar "Gus" Oliveira, district
Birelene says she is committed to
administrator of the Department of Fair providing Reentrys students with quality
Employment and Housing on March 8. speakers who can share their repsective
Topic: "Are You Getting A Fair Shake? expertise.
The numerous speakers .
Answers to your employee and housing selected often are from CSUF or the
concerns."
community, but occasionally they may
• Dr. Berta Gonzalez, associate come from the community.
professor, CSUF Department of Teacher
Regardless of where they come from,
Education on May 3. Topic: "In Birelene says, they all have a common
Celebration of Me
Personal desire: to promote education and to have
independence."
a univeral understanding that "it's never
• Virginia Gomez Sanchez, LCSW, too late to start.
CSUF Department of Social Work on
Bireline credits the success of the
May 7. Topic: "Hitch Your Wagon To A Reentry Program to her diligent staff.
Star - Personal Reentry success story."
She recalls the early days, which included
By Michael Olvera
Staff Writer
II
moving from the San Ramon building to
their present location across from the
Madden Library.
There were many sacrifices made to
establish a "home base," sometimes with
hand-me-dow~s. Over the last four years,
their hard work has paid off.
Bireline's personal reward is a positive
atmosphere in which she is able to
witness the special -caring qualities her
staff is providing for all adult learners,
along with the students themselves who
often express thanks and appreciation for
the support services provided.
This supportive atmosphere has
blossomed into the formation of the
Reentry Association, founded in the fall
of 1986.
Several exc1tmg and beneficial
activities are planned each semester for
students, Birelene said.
" RSA provides the opportumty to
meet and work with people with similar
interests and problems in order to expand
and enrich your educational experience at
CSUF," she said
Other Reentry staff includes Olivia P.
Chavez, counselor, and Beverly Travis,
secretary.
Bee/CCNMA offer scholarships
The California Chicano News Media
A $10,000 grant from The Fresno Bee August. The banquet is named in memory
Association is again seeking applicants for for minority journalism students is the of a CCNMA member who worked for
scholarships eannarked for CSUF primary source of the funds. The KSEE-TV Ch. 24 as a cameraman.
minority students who are majoring in scholarships are awarded in conjunction Moreno, who died in 1983 at the age of
journalism.
with the CSUF Department of Journalism 33, was also editor of La Voz de Aztlan in
The deadline to apply is April 30.
which administers the award.
fall, 1975.
High school or commnity college
Recipients are honored at the CCNMA's
For more information, or for
students who plan to enroll in CSUF next annual Ernesto Moreno Memorial scholarships , contact Tom Uribes in
academic year are also eligible to apply.
Scholarship Banquet which will be held in University Outreach Services, 294-2048.
Salinas to discuss cancer in
McFarland for CSUF'Herstort
Marta Salinas, an activist in the
McFarland childrens cancer controversy,
will speak March 8 as part of the CSUF
"Women's Herstory Month."
Salinas, a resident of McFarland
which is about 20 miles north of
Bakersfield in Kem County, will speak
from 7 to 8:30 pm in Old Science 162.
The community has a high percentage of
Hispanic residents.
March 8 is "International D~y of
Women" in the month long observance
sponsored by the CSUF Women's
Alliance.
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Chicano Leadership Training Conference
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for being community leaders after graduation.
According to Manuel Perez, associate dean of Student
Affairs, the mentorship part of the conference allows students
to "get personal with [campus and community] leaders" to find
out some of their strategies.
Perez, welcomed the approximately 60 students who
attended the conference. He stressed how important it is for a
feader to earn others' trust, take risks, and encourage others to
become leaders.
Dr. Alex Saragoza, director of the Center for Latin
American Studies at UC Berkeley, led the first workshop
"Myth and Reality in Chicano Leadership."
Saragoza, a former CSUF professor, said that a leader
mnst. accept people of all backgrounds.
He told the students of a time when he was involved in a
Chicano group that had very rigid criteria for its members. He
said the discriminatory manner in which members were chosen
for the group only hurt the group.
Saragoza told the audience that high . school popularity
contests should stay in high school. No longer can football
players and cheerleaders be the only leaders.
"People who are ugly can be good leaders," was his
message.
Saragoza also described a good leader as one who
-promotes Chicana involvement
-is honest and willing to assert him or herself
--is sensitive to different opinions
-understands who his or her audience is
-delegates leadership.
He said a good leader knows when to be a follower and
that when others see that a leader can follow, they are attracted
to the effort or organization.
Saragoza stressed that "the most important thing about
leadership .. .is consistency of effort." He said it is better for a
student to get involved and "do one small thing consistently
~ do one big thing once."
Saragoza said "part of being a leader on campus is doing
your work well, and your work is being a student Too many
student leaders forget to study."
Margaret Medellin, Madera councilwoman, gave the
keynote address at the conference and also stressed the idea that
a general education is very important for a leader to
communicate effectively with his or her constituents.
Medellin, who served as Madera's mayor from 1982-1984
was also California's first Chicana mayor.
"Leadership is having a goal and being committed to that
goal," she told the audience at the banquet Friday night. She
encouraged students to plan their goals by "designing a road
map ...and trying to stick by it. If you need people to help
you get [to your destination], then you get their help."
She told about how she overcame racism during her
campaigns by having the support of her family, friends and a
Chicano "political machine" in Madera.
Dr. Alex Gonzalez, chair of the psychology department at
CSUF, reopened the conference Saturday morning with the
workshop "What Makes a Good Leader/Follower? The
Psychology of Leadership."
"I learned that I'm not just going
to be the leader. I'm not going to
be there the rest of my life. I want
to leave some hopes, too,for all
the people there, the ones who are
going to stay ... a more
comfortable environment. I want
to teach them how to be a leader."
-Mary Helen Ayala
As part of the workshop, students were given a scenario
4and 15 minutes to identify and solve the problem in the
scenario. One representatilte from each group presented their
group's solution.The problem in the scenario was the low
numbers of Chicano students that graduate from CSUF.
One of the solutions was to tackle the problem at its
stem by holding a conference on assertiveness and leadership
for freshmen students. Another solution was to have second,
third, and fourth year Chicano students be big brothers and
sisters types who would give the new students incentive to do
well in college.
After the presentations, Gonzalez described a leader as one
who "exerts positive influence on others." He added that a
leader must be able to relate to his followers and treat
everyone equally. He said that a leader should "develop social
skills" within the group because that leader "can't be a leader
in every situation."
Gonzalez described two types of leaders. The first type,
he said, is one who "initiates communication, promotes trust,
and explains actions." The second type of leader is very task
oriented and committed to getting the job done. He said that
this leader does not give a lot of priority to interpersonal
communication.
Gonzalez added that "a good follower is vigilant" and
Border Patrol is
public forum topic
U.S. Border Patrol practices
will be under review at a special
public forum Thursday, March 2
at 7pm at Ted Wills Community
Center. The public forum will
be broadcast live by Radio
Bilingue KSJV 91FM. Call 4865174 or 733-4844 for more
infonnation.
Vons president
to keynote banquet
"Leadership
is having a
goal and
being
committed to
that goal."
-Margaret
Medellin
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doesn't go along with the group if he or she doesn't agree with
the issue at hand.
Students received tips on parliamentary procedures in the
next workshop given by Robert Arroyo and Henry Garcia,
both who have chaired numerous community organizations.
Students were broken up into two committees and those
committees had to reconvene to make a decision about a
campus issue folowing Robert's Rules of Order .
Richard Montai'iez, a student attending the conference,
found the workshop on parliamentary procedures to be "a good
refresher." Montai'iez was student body president at Fresno
City College for the '87-'88 academic year and he explained
that this wasn't his first experience with the subject
Montanez, a junior political science/pre-law major at
CSUF, said he especially liked the workshop on leadership
myths and realities. He agreed with Saragoza who said "leaders
are made, not born."
Benny Sigle, a freshman education major, admired that
Saragoza has been an active leader and has cultivated his
leadership to this point Sigle said that Saragoza inspired him
to work on his leadership skills now.
Mary Helen Ayala, who joined Montanez and Sigle for
the luncheon, said she has been approached by people in her
Orange Cove apartment complex to lead a tennant rights
group.
Ayala, who is in her fourth year of college, is a bilingual
education major. She said her apartment complex is
"government" run and she and her neighbors have been charged
for repairs that she said she doesn't feel are their responsibility.
Ayala added that she had to replace weathered window screens
in her four bedroom apartment and that one of her neighbors
was charged $104 for the replacement of a doorknob.
Ayala said the conference has helped increase her
confidence and that she has picked up some skills she can
apply as she works with the tennant group.
"I learned that I'm not just going to be the leader. I'm not
going to be there the rest of my life. I want to leave some
hopes, too, for all the people there, the ones who are going to
stay ...a more comfortable environment. I want to teach them
how to be a leader."
Ayala said she needs extra time for studying. She said
that she came from a migrant family and didn't finish high
school so she spends a lot of time in the library filling in the
gap in her education.
After lunch "Situational Leadership" lead by Thom
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Bill Davila, president of the
Vons supermarket chain will be
the keynote speaker at the
Hispanic Business Students
Association's annual scholarship
dinner on April 28 at the FreSno
County Plaza (formerly Golden
State Plaza).
Ozvaldo DeLuna, HBSA
member, said in addition to
being a time to award
outstanding business students,
the banquet brings members of
the
business
community
together.
Davila's speech will be
"Education is the road to
success."
The banquet will run from 6
p.m. to 1 a.m.
For tickets and information
contact HBSA President Eddie
Castillo at 222-6422.
3 Hispanics
in Who's Who
Three
CSUF
Hispanic
students are listed in the 1989
edition of Who's Who Among
Students
in
American
Universities and Colleges in
recognition of their campus
leadership.
The students are Fatima
Rodriguez of Fresno; Amelia Di
Mesio of Calexico; and Beverly
Garcia of Strathmore.
Their selection is based on
academic achievement, service to
the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and
potential for continued success.
'They are listed among
students selected from more than
1,400 institutions of higher
learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several
foreign nations.
Latin Jazz Festival
Fresno Arte Americas is
putting together the 1989 Latin
Jazz Festival to take place
Sunday,
May
28
during
Memorial Day Weekend
Arte Americas is expecting
5,000 people to attend the
festival which will be held
outdoors in Courthouse Park,
downtown Fresno.
Arte Americas is looking for
co-sponsors for this event. If
you or your organization can
help, contact Festival Director
Steve Alcala at 2(,6..1370.
!Marcli, 1989
Ybarra named
assistant dean
Library
opens
Multicultural
Center
Hispanic-American
and
AfricanAmerican Studies are the initial focus of a
Multicultural Library Resource Center
that opened this semesta in the CSUF
Henry Madden Litnry.
Michael Gorman, dean of library
services at CSUF, said the center, located
on the second floor was developed to
provide a "gateway" to resources and
services of the university library for
students interested in minmty studies.
"'The Center is an innovative venture
that is beginning modestly," Gonnan
said
He added that the initial focus is on
African-American and Hispanic-American
studies but that there are plans to extend
the range of the Center to include AsianAmerican, Native-American and other
minority studies areas.
Gonnan said the center will at first be
run by volunteers from the library's staff.
However, he said he hopes to set
pennanent staff positions at a later time.
The center will contain
current
journals, standard and specialized
textbooks and other reference materials.
"The center is not a library within a
library but a focal point that will provide
assistance in using the library's resources
and referral to the various services offered
by the library at CSU, Fresno," Gorman
said
Signs near the elevator provide
direction to the center.
CSU. Fresno
DR. LEA YBARRA
Dr. Lea Ybarra, coordinator of the
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, has
been appointed assistant to the dean of the
School of Social Sciences for the Spring
89 semester. The announcement was
made in a February 'l memo from Dean
R. K1assen.
Ybarra will continue to serve as
coordinator and professor of the ChicanoLatino studies program.
Klassen said, "Ybarra will develop
initiatives in publicity and outreach to
meet curricular needs of minority groups
in the Fresno area and develop special
research projects."
"She has been a driving force in
promoting higher education in the
Hispanic community and has gained wide
respect as a distinguished professor and
leader." Klassen said
Ybarra's article "Socio-Economic and
Cultural lnfl~nces on Chicanas and the
World of Work" was recently published in
Mexicana.$ at Work in the United States,
by the University Texas Press.
Cisneros, Wilson to speak here
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Cisneros holds a bachelor's degree from
Texas A&M University, and a masters in
public administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Goverment at Harvard
Univerity. In 1975, he received his
doctorate in Public Administration from
George Washington University.
Among other honors and awards
Cisneros has been nationally recognized
by the Mexican Government for his help
during the 1985 earthquake and has earned
the Jefferson Award from the Institute of
Public Service.
On a global scale, Cisneros was asked
by Vice President George Bush to assist
in briefing Soviet General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1987
Summit Meeting.
Wilson, the second guest speaker
scheduled
to appear at the conference, was
HENRY CISNEROS
DR. REGINALD WILSON
appointed director of the Office of
Minority Concerns in October 1981 ·after
nearly ten years as president of Wayne
County Community College in Detroit
Wilson is also the co-autha
of Human Developmenl in the Urban
Community, the Editor of Race and
Equity in Higher Education and the aut1o
ofCivil Liberties and the U.S.
Wilson received his doctorate in clinical
and educational psychology from Wayne
State Univm.ty and also holds a
distinguished Service Medal from the city
ha,ve
of Detroit.
A registration fee of $10 is required ao
cover meals, refreshments and matenals ao
be given dming the conference.
For
more
infonnation
regarding
reservations for the conference call Walter
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ladder subjective evaluations become more common. "It's good Robinson of the CSUF Affirmative
Gaxiola of the Educational Opportunity Program and Victor to have the people skills, organization, the technical skills, but Action Office at 294-4631.
Olivares from the career development office explained that management begins to look at people in a subjective way" like
"how you get along with your boss...how loyal you are to the
leaders need to adapt to different situations.
Olivares said he didn't have parental role models for company...how socially acceptable you are." He said one's
~ea~rs~ip skills.. He_ said leadership skills can be developed by religious affiliation, their physical appearance and the lifestyle
bemg mvolved m different types of groups that have different one leads comes into play on the way up the career ladder.
The last workshop "Forging Our Destiny: A Call to
needs and obj~tives." Then "we really begin to learn how to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Action"
was given by Dr. Lea Ybarra, chair of the Chicano":ork with people. Different experiences will teach you
By attaining an education and being
different stlyes. It's adaptability, knowing when to abandon one Latino studies department
style [of leadership] and move to another." ·
In her speech, Ybarra said that common problems arise for active voters, Martinez said, "together
After a break, students came back for "Leadership and Chicanos and Chicanas "and common efforts among all of us are Hispanics can make a difference--a
Career Effectiveness" by Dr. Larry Flores, creator of the the only answer...Never look at any issue as just the males' differencebetweemuceedingandsurviving-"Multicultural Promotion Track" board game. He said the issue or just the womens' issue. It's an issue that affects all of to demonstrate their true strength."
In August, Martinez will attend a twogame consists of "80 career shaking experiences that us ... "
week
seminar in Washington, D.C. The
people...have to deal with as they move up the career ladder."
Issues that Ybarra discussed were national and world hunger
first
phase
of the seminar will consist of
Flores said the purpose of the game is "to put people in a and the fact that building bombs takes higher priority on our
sessions
on
leadership where participants
different situation so they have to make a decision from a government's agenda; war machines in Latin America; low
will
study
public policy, politial and
[different gender or ethnicity] as a learning tool."
employment levels in the U.S; and the need for improvements
social
issues
on a national level, allowing
Becky Gutierrez, who played the game, said "the main in health care.
students
to
analyze and critique the
point of the game was for us to see what it's like in reality,
Ybarra brought the conference to a close with her speech.
because no matter what color we are, if we're not white, we "Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. functions of federal government
Martinez will also partake in a public
always have to work twice as hard to get where we want to go. It means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It
And whatever ideas or vaJues we have could set ns back further means leading people that you know into something better than advocacy organization where he will
observe and put his leadership skills to
than a white person who might have the 'same values, say for what we have today."
minorities.- Say we [ethnic minorities] want more minorities in.
The 1989 Chicano Student Leadership Conference was use.
Currently, CSUF is one of 14 sites in
If we say that, we go back two spaces where the white person sponsored by The Center for Chicano Research, Education, and
the
nation involved with HLOP. Other
only goes back one space [on the game board].
Community Services, The Office of the Dean of Student
Gutierrez is a junior pre-law major.
Affairs, and The Office of University Outreach Services. It was sites include UC Berkeley, Stanford, and
Flores went on to say that as one moves up the career free of charge for students.
the University of Miami.
Chicano Leadership Training Conference
"Being a leader doesn't necessarily just mean leading thousands. It
means leading yourself. It means leading your family. It means
leading people that you know into something better than what we
today."
- Dr. Lea Ybarra
Martinez