La Voz de Aztlan, April 29 1991
Item
Title
La Voz de Aztlan, April 29 1991
Creator
Associated Students of Fresno State
Relation
La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
Coverage
Fresno, California
Date
4/29/1991
Format
PDF
Identifier
SCUA_lvda_00196
extracted text
WEEK OF COMMEMORATION
EMANA DE LA RAZ
APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 3, 1991
✓
/#~_,
£'
I
,l~
~
I
La i,ruz de _Aztlan
.llondoy. .11pril 29, 1991
Humbleness is key to Salinas
sele.ction for student play
La Vozstaff
The Chicano Writers-artists Association, a group formed last
year to promote Chicano
expression, will be performinga student-written
one act play entitled ''The
Finest, Tastiest, Carrot,
Ever," on Wednesday
May 1 at 8:00 P.M. and
Saturday May 4 at 7:00
P.M. in the Satellite Student Union.
CWAA member Kimberly M. Chin will be directing a cast of twelve
which will include famous
Chicano poet Luis Omar
Salinas as Malaquias, a
"really great man." The
two protagonists, play_ed
by students Teresa
Navarro and Blas Valdez
Jr., are waiting to get a
glimpseofSalinasand perhaps be able to ask questions about his work and the Chicano
movement.
Writer Daniel Chacon told I.a Voz
that having Salinas as the Malaquias
character was like a dream coq,.e true.
''Last year when I wrote the play, I pictured Omar in that part," Chacon said.
''I never thought I would get the opportunity to see it preformed, let alone
with Omar as one of the characters."
Dr. Rueben Sanchez of the English
department, who has read theplaysaid,
"Salinas is kind of a Malaquias figure
himself."
"He is a very important poet, not
only to the Fresno area, but to Chicano
literature in general. He is a very wellrespected poet."
The cast and crew of the show, who
have been rehearsing each weekend for
over a month,are excited not only about
Salinas' involvement in the play but the
whole project as well.
"It's incredible how much energy
found herself with more lines to memorize.
"We were more than half way
through rehearsals and she got
a whole new scene," said Chin.
''But I'm actually glad this happened because now we can
truly make use of Belinda's
talents."
The play and CWAA' s
other theatrical projects are
like the "Teatro Campesino of
the 1990s," said cast member
Teresa Navarro.
The play will be a part of
two historical events tied to
the Mexican-Chicano community. On Wednesday May 1,
along with theater pieces directed by CLS professor Juan
Felipe Herrera (which begin
at 7:00 P.M.), the play will be
part of the Semana de La Raza
activities.
"'
On May 4, the play will be _
performed as a part of the
VirginiaAdame/1.a t-'nztk Aztlan MEChAstatewideconference.
they bring to their characters," said Admission is free and open to the genChin. "Because we all have different eral public on both nights.
schedules, we sometimes have to have
"MEChA statewide is very signifirehearsals at the strangest times. But cant in terms of the Chicano Movethey always give so much."
ment," said Chin. "And we're honored
An entire scene had to be rewritten to be a part of that."
because the actors cast in the roles had
toquitthe show. Belinda Gom_ez, who
plays the part of the mother, suddenly
011 May 5, 1862 Mexican troops, under President Benito Juarez, defeated a French A·rmy.
The battle ivlziclz was fought in Puebla, Mexico is referred to as "Cinco de Mayo."
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO M.E.ChA. PRESENTS THE SPRING '91
M.E.· Ch.A. STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
"DESCENDIENTES DE
AZTLAN: UNIDOS
PARA EL FUTURO"
* COLLEGE AND
IDGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
WORKSHOP
* GENERAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
*ENTERTAINMENT
*KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: STATE
ASSEMBLYMAN
RICHARD
POLANCO
* REGISTRATION:
$7.00 GENERAL
ADMISSION
$5.00 HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
LUNCH WILL BE
PROVIDED
"DESCENDENTS OF
AZTLAN: UNITED
FOR THE FUTURE"
MAY 3-4, 1991
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONT ACT
MARY HELEN ORTEGA: (209) 278-3021
Jfonday, April 29, 1991
La lTozdeAztlan
POETRY
ICAN
<Jc I<'
I I)
"/
he (}Jll(m
Onion,
luminous globe,
petal by petal
your beauty was shaped,
scales of crystal increased you
and in the secret of the dark earth
like dew
your round belly grew.
Tbe miracle occured
under the soil,
and when your clumsy green
sprouts appeared, like swords,
they knifed through the garden,
and the earth gathered all her might
to dtsplay your transparent nakedness,
as in Aphrodite in lost waters
the Magnolia was dupltcated
to It.ft her breast,
the earth created you
in such a way, _
onion,
clear like a planet,
and destined
to glow,
a constant constellation,
a water rose compass,
on the table
of the poor.
Genorous
you undo
your bulb offreshness
in the burning consummation
ofthe cooking pot,
and the shreds of crystal
tn the hot oil
transformed into curly feathers ofgold.
Tbe DetJanure
"CONQUERER"
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO DARK
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO A WARE
when she's TOO STRONG
TOOANGRY
TOO WARRING
TOO CHICANA
WHITE BOYFRIEND cools her
be clams her
he makes love to her
tries to whiten her
keeps her away from those who remember
tries to pacify her
to conquer ber spirit
and he says he loves
her
by Sheron E. Quintero
I w ill remember bow fecund
is your influence in the love salad,
it seems heaven contributed
to g ivtng y ou the fine shape of hail
to celebrate your chopped glow
over the hemispheres of a tomato.
Yet, within the reach
of the common folk,
moistened with oil,
sprinkled
with a bit ofsalt,
you kill the hunger
of the worker in bard times.
Star ofthe poor,
fairy godmother
wrapped
in delicate
paper, you come from the earth,
eternal, intact, pure
like a seed from the heavenly body,
and upon cutting you,
the knife in the kitchen
brings forth the only tear
without grief
You made us cry without suffering.
And all that ts, onion,
I celebrate, to me you are
lovelier than a bird
with blindingfeathers,
you are to my eyes
a celestial sphere, a platinum goblet,
a motionless dance
of the snowy anemone
and the fragrance of the earth
lives in your crystalline nature.
By Pablo Neruda
Translated by Julio Leal
Mi Jefestto,
He gets up at five in the morntng,
Tbere is no need to go over the plan,
He has rooted deep under his sombrero,
Mi jefesita,
Tan chula y be/la,
Tambten se necesita en la guerra,
Always at the Jefe's side,
She roles our ene,gy supply with pride,
Mt Jefestto,
He banded me the glorious weapon,
Straight, long and with a metal plate,
I can hardly cany it, but I hold it with honor,
Mifamilia,
We all get our caballo made of iron, ready for battle.
My Jefesito's face shows deep concern for our survtval,
But he says nothing,
We ride silent to our destination.
TbeBattle
We are not alone, all the so/dados wait for us before they begin to fight,
out of respeto, my Jefesito gets off the horse first,
Then we follow, trying to mimic bis revolutionary posture,
We position ourselves in a military line,
Shoulder to shoulder, we point our weaPons at the focused enemy,
We bow our heads to keep the burning rays on top ofour sombreros,
And we pressed our weapons against them,
One by one they fall and wither away.
1be Outcome
11:Je battle lasted 12 hours,
we lost only two who felt fatnt,
Their casualties were severe,
We thought we had extinguished all of them,
But then, the captain went back,
Took out bis weapon,
And killed those who almost got away.
1be Retreat
An Ode To Kuet-Cben Su
All the so/dados were exhausted,
Dirt trails were left on dry the ground
as the so/dados dragged their weapons to the rhythm
Kuei-Chen Su was a beautiful flower,
oftheir tired feet,
Uprooted from her Taiwanese Garden .
' Mi Jefestto, pround that we had surotved,
She was transported far across sea,
I Allows us to mount the caballo first,
to attend our distant university.
; All the genera/es gather to bear the captain's plan for tomorrow,
We bad won the battle,
When Kuei-Chen Su arrived,
But my Jefesito returned with a depressed expression on bis face.
so alive and ready to learn,
He tells us,
our valley was in drought
Tomorrow we do not fight, the battle is over.
and the World was at war.
I will go to the capital and redeem our reward.'
But I tell him,
I know the angels took Kuei-Chen Su.
'Perdone, Jefe, Tomorrow ts Domingo,
The heavens opened and ended our drought
the
unemployment office ts closed. '
and to heaven I know she ascended,
for when she died the war soon ended.
We rode home, no one sPoke a word.
When I was in South-East Asta,
by Eduardo T. Perez
on the beach looking East,
across the Pacific,
being home would sure be terrific.
I wish that today Kuei-Cben Su could
stand on the opposite beach,
by the waters ofFrisco Bay
and say, I will go home today.
by John Garcia
Applications are now being
accepted for editor in chief
of La Voz de Aztlan
Call 278-2486
for information
.1/undoy. ~ljJril 29, 1991
La \'"uzcleAztlctn
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ALENDARIO DE EVENTO
MONDA~-------LECTURE
12:00noon
"La Vll"gen de Guadalupe as A Source of Chicana
Empowerment"
Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez, Professor
Seattle University
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
ENTERTAINMENT
lp.m.
Los Danzantes de Aztlan
Satellite Student Union
Cover drawing by
Jose Rodriguez
TUESD A " ' - - - - - - - - DEDICATION
2:30p.m.
Department of Chicano and Latin American
Studies' official opening of the Student Research
Facility
San Ramon 4, Room 220
LECTURE
7:30p.m.
From Mexico Looking Out"
Dr. Jorge Castaneda, Professor
National Autonomus University of Mexico
Sponsored by The University Lecture Series
($2 for students, $3 general)
Sate1Iite Student Union
WEDNESDA"--------
....
Los Alacranes, Mexican/ Chicano Folkloric Group
THURSDA,....,.f-
FRIDA'"""l---
FILM FESTNAL
Coordinated by Richard
Harrison
TARDEADA
12:30p.m.
Milagro Beanfield War
6p.m.
The Lemon Grove Incident
7p.m.
ZootSuit
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
COMMUNTTYNIGHT
8p.m.
11:30a.m.
Food booths and entertainment
• Mariachi Zap6pan
• Los Danzantes de Aztlan
• Los Ninos de Aztlan
• Los Alacranes
Rock group
Los Lobos
Satallite Student Union
(Los Lobos tickets will be
sold at the CLS office (2782848), the USU information
desk and Chihuahua (1435
Fresno St.; 226-9964 $15 for
CSUF students, $18 general.)
In front of the Satellite
Student Union
Los Lobos
CHILDREN'SCELEBRATION
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Children's Performances
Groups participating:
• Nifias de Aztlan
• Wolters Elementary
• Winchell Elementary
• Carver K-8th School
• Pinedale Dancers
• Biola-Pershing
• Farmersville Jr. High
• Huron Elementary
• La Vina School (Madera)
~1:30a.m.
"La Canci6n Infantil"
Ramon Pecina., Musician/Teacher
Satellite Student Union
LATIN JAZZ BAND
12:00noon
Cana
The Pit, University Student Union
POETRY
lp.m.
Chicano Poetry Choir
The Pi~, University Studen_t Union
TEA TRO NIGHT
7p.m.
"The revolt of the Cocl9:oach People" and "Ethnic
Games People Play'1
Directed by Juan Felipe Herrera
"The Finest Tastiest Carrot, Ever''
Written by Daniel Chacon, directed by Kim Chin
Chicano Writers-Artists Association
Satellite Student Union
Los Lobos will be performing Friday night at 8 p.m..
EMANA DE LA RAZ
APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 3, 1991
✓
/#~_,
£'
I
,l~
~
I
La i,ruz de _Aztlan
.llondoy. .11pril 29, 1991
Humbleness is key to Salinas
sele.ction for student play
La Vozstaff
The Chicano Writers-artists Association, a group formed last
year to promote Chicano
expression, will be performinga student-written
one act play entitled ''The
Finest, Tastiest, Carrot,
Ever," on Wednesday
May 1 at 8:00 P.M. and
Saturday May 4 at 7:00
P.M. in the Satellite Student Union.
CWAA member Kimberly M. Chin will be directing a cast of twelve
which will include famous
Chicano poet Luis Omar
Salinas as Malaquias, a
"really great man." The
two protagonists, play_ed
by students Teresa
Navarro and Blas Valdez
Jr., are waiting to get a
glimpseofSalinasand perhaps be able to ask questions about his work and the Chicano
movement.
Writer Daniel Chacon told I.a Voz
that having Salinas as the Malaquias
character was like a dream coq,.e true.
''Last year when I wrote the play, I pictured Omar in that part," Chacon said.
''I never thought I would get the opportunity to see it preformed, let alone
with Omar as one of the characters."
Dr. Rueben Sanchez of the English
department, who has read theplaysaid,
"Salinas is kind of a Malaquias figure
himself."
"He is a very important poet, not
only to the Fresno area, but to Chicano
literature in general. He is a very wellrespected poet."
The cast and crew of the show, who
have been rehearsing each weekend for
over a month,are excited not only about
Salinas' involvement in the play but the
whole project as well.
"It's incredible how much energy
found herself with more lines to memorize.
"We were more than half way
through rehearsals and she got
a whole new scene," said Chin.
''But I'm actually glad this happened because now we can
truly make use of Belinda's
talents."
The play and CWAA' s
other theatrical projects are
like the "Teatro Campesino of
the 1990s," said cast member
Teresa Navarro.
The play will be a part of
two historical events tied to
the Mexican-Chicano community. On Wednesday May 1,
along with theater pieces directed by CLS professor Juan
Felipe Herrera (which begin
at 7:00 P.M.), the play will be
part of the Semana de La Raza
activities.
"'
On May 4, the play will be _
performed as a part of the
VirginiaAdame/1.a t-'nztk Aztlan MEChAstatewideconference.
they bring to their characters," said Admission is free and open to the genChin. "Because we all have different eral public on both nights.
schedules, we sometimes have to have
"MEChA statewide is very signifirehearsals at the strangest times. But cant in terms of the Chicano Movethey always give so much."
ment," said Chin. "And we're honored
An entire scene had to be rewritten to be a part of that."
because the actors cast in the roles had
toquitthe show. Belinda Gom_ez, who
plays the part of the mother, suddenly
011 May 5, 1862 Mexican troops, under President Benito Juarez, defeated a French A·rmy.
The battle ivlziclz was fought in Puebla, Mexico is referred to as "Cinco de Mayo."
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO M.E.ChA. PRESENTS THE SPRING '91
M.E.· Ch.A. STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
"DESCENDIENTES DE
AZTLAN: UNIDOS
PARA EL FUTURO"
* COLLEGE AND
IDGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
WORKSHOP
* GENERAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
*ENTERTAINMENT
*KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: STATE
ASSEMBLYMAN
RICHARD
POLANCO
* REGISTRATION:
$7.00 GENERAL
ADMISSION
$5.00 HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
LUNCH WILL BE
PROVIDED
"DESCENDENTS OF
AZTLAN: UNITED
FOR THE FUTURE"
MAY 3-4, 1991
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONT ACT
MARY HELEN ORTEGA: (209) 278-3021
Jfonday, April 29, 1991
La lTozdeAztlan
POETRY
ICAN
<Jc I<'
I I)
"/
he (}Jll(m
Onion,
luminous globe,
petal by petal
your beauty was shaped,
scales of crystal increased you
and in the secret of the dark earth
like dew
your round belly grew.
Tbe miracle occured
under the soil,
and when your clumsy green
sprouts appeared, like swords,
they knifed through the garden,
and the earth gathered all her might
to dtsplay your transparent nakedness,
as in Aphrodite in lost waters
the Magnolia was dupltcated
to It.ft her breast,
the earth created you
in such a way, _
onion,
clear like a planet,
and destined
to glow,
a constant constellation,
a water rose compass,
on the table
of the poor.
Genorous
you undo
your bulb offreshness
in the burning consummation
ofthe cooking pot,
and the shreds of crystal
tn the hot oil
transformed into curly feathers ofgold.
Tbe DetJanure
"CONQUERER"
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO DARK
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO A WARE
when she's TOO STRONG
TOOANGRY
TOO WARRING
TOO CHICANA
WHITE BOYFRIEND cools her
be clams her
he makes love to her
tries to whiten her
keeps her away from those who remember
tries to pacify her
to conquer ber spirit
and he says he loves
her
by Sheron E. Quintero
I w ill remember bow fecund
is your influence in the love salad,
it seems heaven contributed
to g ivtng y ou the fine shape of hail
to celebrate your chopped glow
over the hemispheres of a tomato.
Yet, within the reach
of the common folk,
moistened with oil,
sprinkled
with a bit ofsalt,
you kill the hunger
of the worker in bard times.
Star ofthe poor,
fairy godmother
wrapped
in delicate
paper, you come from the earth,
eternal, intact, pure
like a seed from the heavenly body,
and upon cutting you,
the knife in the kitchen
brings forth the only tear
without grief
You made us cry without suffering.
And all that ts, onion,
I celebrate, to me you are
lovelier than a bird
with blindingfeathers,
you are to my eyes
a celestial sphere, a platinum goblet,
a motionless dance
of the snowy anemone
and the fragrance of the earth
lives in your crystalline nature.
By Pablo Neruda
Translated by Julio Leal
Mi Jefestto,
He gets up at five in the morntng,
Tbere is no need to go over the plan,
He has rooted deep under his sombrero,
Mi jefesita,
Tan chula y be/la,
Tambten se necesita en la guerra,
Always at the Jefe's side,
She roles our ene,gy supply with pride,
Mt Jefestto,
He banded me the glorious weapon,
Straight, long and with a metal plate,
I can hardly cany it, but I hold it with honor,
Mifamilia,
We all get our caballo made of iron, ready for battle.
My Jefesito's face shows deep concern for our survtval,
But he says nothing,
We ride silent to our destination.
TbeBattle
We are not alone, all the so/dados wait for us before they begin to fight,
out of respeto, my Jefesito gets off the horse first,
Then we follow, trying to mimic bis revolutionary posture,
We position ourselves in a military line,
Shoulder to shoulder, we point our weaPons at the focused enemy,
We bow our heads to keep the burning rays on top ofour sombreros,
And we pressed our weapons against them,
One by one they fall and wither away.
1be Outcome
11:Je battle lasted 12 hours,
we lost only two who felt fatnt,
Their casualties were severe,
We thought we had extinguished all of them,
But then, the captain went back,
Took out bis weapon,
And killed those who almost got away.
1be Retreat
An Ode To Kuet-Cben Su
All the so/dados were exhausted,
Dirt trails were left on dry the ground
as the so/dados dragged their weapons to the rhythm
Kuei-Chen Su was a beautiful flower,
oftheir tired feet,
Uprooted from her Taiwanese Garden .
' Mi Jefestto, pround that we had surotved,
She was transported far across sea,
I Allows us to mount the caballo first,
to attend our distant university.
; All the genera/es gather to bear the captain's plan for tomorrow,
We bad won the battle,
When Kuei-Chen Su arrived,
But my Jefesito returned with a depressed expression on bis face.
so alive and ready to learn,
He tells us,
our valley was in drought
Tomorrow we do not fight, the battle is over.
and the World was at war.
I will go to the capital and redeem our reward.'
But I tell him,
I know the angels took Kuei-Chen Su.
'Perdone, Jefe, Tomorrow ts Domingo,
The heavens opened and ended our drought
the
unemployment office ts closed. '
and to heaven I know she ascended,
for when she died the war soon ended.
We rode home, no one sPoke a word.
When I was in South-East Asta,
by Eduardo T. Perez
on the beach looking East,
across the Pacific,
being home would sure be terrific.
I wish that today Kuei-Cben Su could
stand on the opposite beach,
by the waters ofFrisco Bay
and say, I will go home today.
by John Garcia
Applications are now being
accepted for editor in chief
of La Voz de Aztlan
Call 278-2486
for information
.1/undoy. ~ljJril 29, 1991
La \'"uzcleAztlctn
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ALENDARIO DE EVENTO
MONDA~-------LECTURE
12:00noon
"La Vll"gen de Guadalupe as A Source of Chicana
Empowerment"
Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez, Professor
Seattle University
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
ENTERTAINMENT
lp.m.
Los Danzantes de Aztlan
Satellite Student Union
Cover drawing by
Jose Rodriguez
TUESD A " ' - - - - - - - - DEDICATION
2:30p.m.
Department of Chicano and Latin American
Studies' official opening of the Student Research
Facility
San Ramon 4, Room 220
LECTURE
7:30p.m.
From Mexico Looking Out"
Dr. Jorge Castaneda, Professor
National Autonomus University of Mexico
Sponsored by The University Lecture Series
($2 for students, $3 general)
Sate1Iite Student Union
WEDNESDA"--------
....
Los Alacranes, Mexican/ Chicano Folkloric Group
THURSDA,....,.f-
FRIDA'"""l---
FILM FESTNAL
Coordinated by Richard
Harrison
TARDEADA
12:30p.m.
Milagro Beanfield War
6p.m.
The Lemon Grove Incident
7p.m.
ZootSuit
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
COMMUNTTYNIGHT
8p.m.
11:30a.m.
Food booths and entertainment
• Mariachi Zap6pan
• Los Danzantes de Aztlan
• Los Ninos de Aztlan
• Los Alacranes
Rock group
Los Lobos
Satallite Student Union
(Los Lobos tickets will be
sold at the CLS office (2782848), the USU information
desk and Chihuahua (1435
Fresno St.; 226-9964 $15 for
CSUF students, $18 general.)
In front of the Satellite
Student Union
Los Lobos
CHILDREN'SCELEBRATION
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Children's Performances
Groups participating:
• Nifias de Aztlan
• Wolters Elementary
• Winchell Elementary
• Carver K-8th School
• Pinedale Dancers
• Biola-Pershing
• Farmersville Jr. High
• Huron Elementary
• La Vina School (Madera)
~1:30a.m.
"La Canci6n Infantil"
Ramon Pecina., Musician/Teacher
Satellite Student Union
LATIN JAZZ BAND
12:00noon
Cana
The Pit, University Student Union
POETRY
lp.m.
Chicano Poetry Choir
The Pi~, University Studen_t Union
TEA TRO NIGHT
7p.m.
"The revolt of the Cocl9:oach People" and "Ethnic
Games People Play'1
Directed by Juan Felipe Herrera
"The Finest Tastiest Carrot, Ever''
Written by Daniel Chacon, directed by Kim Chin
Chicano Writers-Artists Association
Satellite Student Union
Los Lobos will be performing Friday night at 8 p.m..
WEEK OF COMMEMORATION
EMANA DE LA RAZ
APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 3, 1991
✓
/#~_,
£'
I
,l~
~
I
La i,ruz de _Aztlan
.llondoy. .11pril 29, 1991
Humbleness is key to Salinas
sele.ction for student play
La Vozstaff
The Chicano Writers-artists Association, a group formed last
year to promote Chicano
expression, will be performinga student-written
one act play entitled ''The
Finest, Tastiest, Carrot,
Ever," on Wednesday
May 1 at 8:00 P.M. and
Saturday May 4 at 7:00
P.M. in the Satellite Student Union.
CWAA member Kimberly M. Chin will be directing a cast of twelve
which will include famous
Chicano poet Luis Omar
Salinas as Malaquias, a
"really great man." The
two protagonists, play_ed
by students Teresa
Navarro and Blas Valdez
Jr., are waiting to get a
glimpseofSalinasand perhaps be able to ask questions about his work and the Chicano
movement.
Writer Daniel Chacon told I.a Voz
that having Salinas as the Malaquias
character was like a dream coq,.e true.
''Last year when I wrote the play, I pictured Omar in that part," Chacon said.
''I never thought I would get the opportunity to see it preformed, let alone
with Omar as one of the characters."
Dr. Rueben Sanchez of the English
department, who has read theplaysaid,
"Salinas is kind of a Malaquias figure
himself."
"He is a very important poet, not
only to the Fresno area, but to Chicano
literature in general. He is a very wellrespected poet."
The cast and crew of the show, who
have been rehearsing each weekend for
over a month,are excited not only about
Salinas' involvement in the play but the
whole project as well.
"It's incredible how much energy
found herself with more lines to memorize.
"We were more than half way
through rehearsals and she got
a whole new scene," said Chin.
''But I'm actually glad this happened because now we can
truly make use of Belinda's
talents."
The play and CWAA' s
other theatrical projects are
like the "Teatro Campesino of
the 1990s," said cast member
Teresa Navarro.
The play will be a part of
two historical events tied to
the Mexican-Chicano community. On Wednesday May 1,
along with theater pieces directed by CLS professor Juan
Felipe Herrera (which begin
at 7:00 P.M.), the play will be
part of the Semana de La Raza
activities.
"'
On May 4, the play will be _
performed as a part of the
VirginiaAdame/1.a t-'nztk Aztlan MEChAstatewideconference.
they bring to their characters," said Admission is free and open to the genChin. "Because we all have different eral public on both nights.
schedules, we sometimes have to have
"MEChA statewide is very signifirehearsals at the strangest times. But cant in terms of the Chicano Movethey always give so much."
ment," said Chin. "And we're honored
An entire scene had to be rewritten to be a part of that."
because the actors cast in the roles had
toquitthe show. Belinda Gom_ez, who
plays the part of the mother, suddenly
011 May 5, 1862 Mexican troops, under President Benito Juarez, defeated a French A·rmy.
The battle ivlziclz was fought in Puebla, Mexico is referred to as "Cinco de Mayo."
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO M.E.ChA. PRESENTS THE SPRING '91
M.E.· Ch.A. STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
"DESCENDIENTES DE
AZTLAN: UNIDOS
PARA EL FUTURO"
* COLLEGE AND
IDGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
WORKSHOP
* GENERAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
*ENTERTAINMENT
*KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: STATE
ASSEMBLYMAN
RICHARD
POLANCO
* REGISTRATION:
$7.00 GENERAL
ADMISSION
$5.00 HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
LUNCH WILL BE
PROVIDED
"DESCENDENTS OF
AZTLAN: UNITED
FOR THE FUTURE"
MAY 3-4, 1991
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONT ACT
MARY HELEN ORTEGA: (209) 278-3021
Jfonday, April 29, 1991
La lTozdeAztlan
POETRY
ICAN
<Jc I<'
I I)
"/
he (}Jll(m
Onion,
luminous globe,
petal by petal
your beauty was shaped,
scales of crystal increased you
and in the secret of the dark earth
like dew
your round belly grew.
Tbe miracle occured
under the soil,
and when your clumsy green
sprouts appeared, like swords,
they knifed through the garden,
and the earth gathered all her might
to dtsplay your transparent nakedness,
as in Aphrodite in lost waters
the Magnolia was dupltcated
to It.ft her breast,
the earth created you
in such a way, _
onion,
clear like a planet,
and destined
to glow,
a constant constellation,
a water rose compass,
on the table
of the poor.
Genorous
you undo
your bulb offreshness
in the burning consummation
ofthe cooking pot,
and the shreds of crystal
tn the hot oil
transformed into curly feathers ofgold.
Tbe DetJanure
"CONQUERER"
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO DARK
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO A WARE
when she's TOO STRONG
TOOANGRY
TOO WARRING
TOO CHICANA
WHITE BOYFRIEND cools her
be clams her
he makes love to her
tries to whiten her
keeps her away from those who remember
tries to pacify her
to conquer ber spirit
and he says he loves
her
by Sheron E. Quintero
I w ill remember bow fecund
is your influence in the love salad,
it seems heaven contributed
to g ivtng y ou the fine shape of hail
to celebrate your chopped glow
over the hemispheres of a tomato.
Yet, within the reach
of the common folk,
moistened with oil,
sprinkled
with a bit ofsalt,
you kill the hunger
of the worker in bard times.
Star ofthe poor,
fairy godmother
wrapped
in delicate
paper, you come from the earth,
eternal, intact, pure
like a seed from the heavenly body,
and upon cutting you,
the knife in the kitchen
brings forth the only tear
without grief
You made us cry without suffering.
And all that ts, onion,
I celebrate, to me you are
lovelier than a bird
with blindingfeathers,
you are to my eyes
a celestial sphere, a platinum goblet,
a motionless dance
of the snowy anemone
and the fragrance of the earth
lives in your crystalline nature.
By Pablo Neruda
Translated by Julio Leal
Mi Jefestto,
He gets up at five in the morntng,
Tbere is no need to go over the plan,
He has rooted deep under his sombrero,
Mi jefesita,
Tan chula y be/la,
Tambten se necesita en la guerra,
Always at the Jefe's side,
She roles our ene,gy supply with pride,
Mt Jefestto,
He banded me the glorious weapon,
Straight, long and with a metal plate,
I can hardly cany it, but I hold it with honor,
Mifamilia,
We all get our caballo made of iron, ready for battle.
My Jefesito's face shows deep concern for our survtval,
But he says nothing,
We ride silent to our destination.
TbeBattle
We are not alone, all the so/dados wait for us before they begin to fight,
out of respeto, my Jefesito gets off the horse first,
Then we follow, trying to mimic bis revolutionary posture,
We position ourselves in a military line,
Shoulder to shoulder, we point our weaPons at the focused enemy,
We bow our heads to keep the burning rays on top ofour sombreros,
And we pressed our weapons against them,
One by one they fall and wither away.
1be Outcome
11:Je battle lasted 12 hours,
we lost only two who felt fatnt,
Their casualties were severe,
We thought we had extinguished all of them,
But then, the captain went back,
Took out bis weapon,
And killed those who almost got away.
1be Retreat
An Ode To Kuet-Cben Su
All the so/dados were exhausted,
Dirt trails were left on dry the ground
as the so/dados dragged their weapons to the rhythm
Kuei-Chen Su was a beautiful flower,
oftheir tired feet,
Uprooted from her Taiwanese Garden .
' Mi Jefestto, pround that we had surotved,
She was transported far across sea,
I Allows us to mount the caballo first,
to attend our distant university.
; All the genera/es gather to bear the captain's plan for tomorrow,
We bad won the battle,
When Kuei-Chen Su arrived,
But my Jefesito returned with a depressed expression on bis face.
so alive and ready to learn,
He tells us,
our valley was in drought
Tomorrow we do not fight, the battle is over.
and the World was at war.
I will go to the capital and redeem our reward.'
But I tell him,
I know the angels took Kuei-Chen Su.
'Perdone, Jefe, Tomorrow ts Domingo,
The heavens opened and ended our drought
the
unemployment office ts closed. '
and to heaven I know she ascended,
for when she died the war soon ended.
We rode home, no one sPoke a word.
When I was in South-East Asta,
by Eduardo T. Perez
on the beach looking East,
across the Pacific,
being home would sure be terrific.
I wish that today Kuei-Cben Su could
stand on the opposite beach,
by the waters ofFrisco Bay
and say, I will go home today.
by John Garcia
Applications are now being
accepted for editor in chief
of La Voz de Aztlan
Call 278-2486
for information
.1/undoy. ~ljJril 29, 1991
La \'"uzcleAztlctn
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ALENDARIO DE EVENTO
MONDA~-------LECTURE
12:00noon
"La Vll"gen de Guadalupe as A Source of Chicana
Empowerment"
Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez, Professor
Seattle University
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
ENTERTAINMENT
lp.m.
Los Danzantes de Aztlan
Satellite Student Union
Cover drawing by
Jose Rodriguez
TUESD A " ' - - - - - - - - DEDICATION
2:30p.m.
Department of Chicano and Latin American
Studies' official opening of the Student Research
Facility
San Ramon 4, Room 220
LECTURE
7:30p.m.
From Mexico Looking Out"
Dr. Jorge Castaneda, Professor
National Autonomus University of Mexico
Sponsored by The University Lecture Series
($2 for students, $3 general)
Sate1Iite Student Union
WEDNESDA"--------
....
Los Alacranes, Mexican/ Chicano Folkloric Group
THURSDA,....,.f-
FRIDA'"""l---
FILM FESTNAL
Coordinated by Richard
Harrison
TARDEADA
12:30p.m.
Milagro Beanfield War
6p.m.
The Lemon Grove Incident
7p.m.
ZootSuit
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
COMMUNTTYNIGHT
8p.m.
11:30a.m.
Food booths and entertainment
• Mariachi Zap6pan
• Los Danzantes de Aztlan
• Los Ninos de Aztlan
• Los Alacranes
Rock group
Los Lobos
Satallite Student Union
(Los Lobos tickets will be
sold at the CLS office (2782848), the USU information
desk and Chihuahua (1435
Fresno St.; 226-9964 $15 for
CSUF students, $18 general.)
In front of the Satellite
Student Union
Los Lobos
CHILDREN'SCELEBRATION
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Children's Performances
Groups participating:
• Nifias de Aztlan
• Wolters Elementary
• Winchell Elementary
• Carver K-8th School
• Pinedale Dancers
• Biola-Pershing
• Farmersville Jr. High
• Huron Elementary
• La Vina School (Madera)
~1:30a.m.
"La Canci6n Infantil"
Ramon Pecina., Musician/Teacher
Satellite Student Union
LATIN JAZZ BAND
12:00noon
Cana
The Pit, University Student Union
POETRY
lp.m.
Chicano Poetry Choir
The Pi~, University Studen_t Union
TEA TRO NIGHT
7p.m.
"The revolt of the Cocl9:oach People" and "Ethnic
Games People Play'1
Directed by Juan Felipe Herrera
"The Finest Tastiest Carrot, Ever''
Written by Daniel Chacon, directed by Kim Chin
Chicano Writers-Artists Association
Satellite Student Union
Los Lobos will be performing Friday night at 8 p.m..
EMANA DE LA RAZ
APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 3, 1991
✓
/#~_,
£'
I
,l~
~
I
La i,ruz de _Aztlan
.llondoy. .11pril 29, 1991
Humbleness is key to Salinas
sele.ction for student play
La Vozstaff
The Chicano Writers-artists Association, a group formed last
year to promote Chicano
expression, will be performinga student-written
one act play entitled ''The
Finest, Tastiest, Carrot,
Ever," on Wednesday
May 1 at 8:00 P.M. and
Saturday May 4 at 7:00
P.M. in the Satellite Student Union.
CWAA member Kimberly M. Chin will be directing a cast of twelve
which will include famous
Chicano poet Luis Omar
Salinas as Malaquias, a
"really great man." The
two protagonists, play_ed
by students Teresa
Navarro and Blas Valdez
Jr., are waiting to get a
glimpseofSalinasand perhaps be able to ask questions about his work and the Chicano
movement.
Writer Daniel Chacon told I.a Voz
that having Salinas as the Malaquias
character was like a dream coq,.e true.
''Last year when I wrote the play, I pictured Omar in that part," Chacon said.
''I never thought I would get the opportunity to see it preformed, let alone
with Omar as one of the characters."
Dr. Rueben Sanchez of the English
department, who has read theplaysaid,
"Salinas is kind of a Malaquias figure
himself."
"He is a very important poet, not
only to the Fresno area, but to Chicano
literature in general. He is a very wellrespected poet."
The cast and crew of the show, who
have been rehearsing each weekend for
over a month,are excited not only about
Salinas' involvement in the play but the
whole project as well.
"It's incredible how much energy
found herself with more lines to memorize.
"We were more than half way
through rehearsals and she got
a whole new scene," said Chin.
''But I'm actually glad this happened because now we can
truly make use of Belinda's
talents."
The play and CWAA' s
other theatrical projects are
like the "Teatro Campesino of
the 1990s," said cast member
Teresa Navarro.
The play will be a part of
two historical events tied to
the Mexican-Chicano community. On Wednesday May 1,
along with theater pieces directed by CLS professor Juan
Felipe Herrera (which begin
at 7:00 P.M.), the play will be
part of the Semana de La Raza
activities.
"'
On May 4, the play will be _
performed as a part of the
VirginiaAdame/1.a t-'nztk Aztlan MEChAstatewideconference.
they bring to their characters," said Admission is free and open to the genChin. "Because we all have different eral public on both nights.
schedules, we sometimes have to have
"MEChA statewide is very signifirehearsals at the strangest times. But cant in terms of the Chicano Movethey always give so much."
ment," said Chin. "And we're honored
An entire scene had to be rewritten to be a part of that."
because the actors cast in the roles had
toquitthe show. Belinda Gom_ez, who
plays the part of the mother, suddenly
011 May 5, 1862 Mexican troops, under President Benito Juarez, defeated a French A·rmy.
The battle ivlziclz was fought in Puebla, Mexico is referred to as "Cinco de Mayo."
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO M.E.ChA. PRESENTS THE SPRING '91
M.E.· Ch.A. STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
"DESCENDIENTES DE
AZTLAN: UNIDOS
PARA EL FUTURO"
* COLLEGE AND
IDGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
WORKSHOP
* GENERAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
*ENTERTAINMENT
*KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: STATE
ASSEMBLYMAN
RICHARD
POLANCO
* REGISTRATION:
$7.00 GENERAL
ADMISSION
$5.00 HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
LUNCH WILL BE
PROVIDED
"DESCENDENTS OF
AZTLAN: UNITED
FOR THE FUTURE"
MAY 3-4, 1991
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONT ACT
MARY HELEN ORTEGA: (209) 278-3021
Jfonday, April 29, 1991
La lTozdeAztlan
POETRY
ICAN
<Jc I<'
I I)
"/
he (}Jll(m
Onion,
luminous globe,
petal by petal
your beauty was shaped,
scales of crystal increased you
and in the secret of the dark earth
like dew
your round belly grew.
Tbe miracle occured
under the soil,
and when your clumsy green
sprouts appeared, like swords,
they knifed through the garden,
and the earth gathered all her might
to dtsplay your transparent nakedness,
as in Aphrodite in lost waters
the Magnolia was dupltcated
to It.ft her breast,
the earth created you
in such a way, _
onion,
clear like a planet,
and destined
to glow,
a constant constellation,
a water rose compass,
on the table
of the poor.
Genorous
you undo
your bulb offreshness
in the burning consummation
ofthe cooking pot,
and the shreds of crystal
tn the hot oil
transformed into curly feathers ofgold.
Tbe DetJanure
"CONQUERER"
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO DARK
WHITE BOYFRIEND doesn't like it
when she's TOO A WARE
when she's TOO STRONG
TOOANGRY
TOO WARRING
TOO CHICANA
WHITE BOYFRIEND cools her
be clams her
he makes love to her
tries to whiten her
keeps her away from those who remember
tries to pacify her
to conquer ber spirit
and he says he loves
her
by Sheron E. Quintero
I w ill remember bow fecund
is your influence in the love salad,
it seems heaven contributed
to g ivtng y ou the fine shape of hail
to celebrate your chopped glow
over the hemispheres of a tomato.
Yet, within the reach
of the common folk,
moistened with oil,
sprinkled
with a bit ofsalt,
you kill the hunger
of the worker in bard times.
Star ofthe poor,
fairy godmother
wrapped
in delicate
paper, you come from the earth,
eternal, intact, pure
like a seed from the heavenly body,
and upon cutting you,
the knife in the kitchen
brings forth the only tear
without grief
You made us cry without suffering.
And all that ts, onion,
I celebrate, to me you are
lovelier than a bird
with blindingfeathers,
you are to my eyes
a celestial sphere, a platinum goblet,
a motionless dance
of the snowy anemone
and the fragrance of the earth
lives in your crystalline nature.
By Pablo Neruda
Translated by Julio Leal
Mi Jefestto,
He gets up at five in the morntng,
Tbere is no need to go over the plan,
He has rooted deep under his sombrero,
Mi jefesita,
Tan chula y be/la,
Tambten se necesita en la guerra,
Always at the Jefe's side,
She roles our ene,gy supply with pride,
Mt Jefestto,
He banded me the glorious weapon,
Straight, long and with a metal plate,
I can hardly cany it, but I hold it with honor,
Mifamilia,
We all get our caballo made of iron, ready for battle.
My Jefesito's face shows deep concern for our survtval,
But he says nothing,
We ride silent to our destination.
TbeBattle
We are not alone, all the so/dados wait for us before they begin to fight,
out of respeto, my Jefesito gets off the horse first,
Then we follow, trying to mimic bis revolutionary posture,
We position ourselves in a military line,
Shoulder to shoulder, we point our weaPons at the focused enemy,
We bow our heads to keep the burning rays on top ofour sombreros,
And we pressed our weapons against them,
One by one they fall and wither away.
1be Outcome
11:Je battle lasted 12 hours,
we lost only two who felt fatnt,
Their casualties were severe,
We thought we had extinguished all of them,
But then, the captain went back,
Took out bis weapon,
And killed those who almost got away.
1be Retreat
An Ode To Kuet-Cben Su
All the so/dados were exhausted,
Dirt trails were left on dry the ground
as the so/dados dragged their weapons to the rhythm
Kuei-Chen Su was a beautiful flower,
oftheir tired feet,
Uprooted from her Taiwanese Garden .
' Mi Jefestto, pround that we had surotved,
She was transported far across sea,
I Allows us to mount the caballo first,
to attend our distant university.
; All the genera/es gather to bear the captain's plan for tomorrow,
We bad won the battle,
When Kuei-Chen Su arrived,
But my Jefesito returned with a depressed expression on bis face.
so alive and ready to learn,
He tells us,
our valley was in drought
Tomorrow we do not fight, the battle is over.
and the World was at war.
I will go to the capital and redeem our reward.'
But I tell him,
I know the angels took Kuei-Chen Su.
'Perdone, Jefe, Tomorrow ts Domingo,
The heavens opened and ended our drought
the
unemployment office ts closed. '
and to heaven I know she ascended,
for when she died the war soon ended.
We rode home, no one sPoke a word.
When I was in South-East Asta,
by Eduardo T. Perez
on the beach looking East,
across the Pacific,
being home would sure be terrific.
I wish that today Kuei-Cben Su could
stand on the opposite beach,
by the waters ofFrisco Bay
and say, I will go home today.
by John Garcia
Applications are now being
accepted for editor in chief
of La Voz de Aztlan
Call 278-2486
for information
.1/undoy. ~ljJril 29, 1991
La \'"uzcleAztlctn
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ALENDARIO DE EVENTO
MONDA~-------LECTURE
12:00noon
"La Vll"gen de Guadalupe as A Source of Chicana
Empowerment"
Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez, Professor
Seattle University
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
ENTERTAINMENT
lp.m.
Los Danzantes de Aztlan
Satellite Student Union
Cover drawing by
Jose Rodriguez
TUESD A " ' - - - - - - - - DEDICATION
2:30p.m.
Department of Chicano and Latin American
Studies' official opening of the Student Research
Facility
San Ramon 4, Room 220
LECTURE
7:30p.m.
From Mexico Looking Out"
Dr. Jorge Castaneda, Professor
National Autonomus University of Mexico
Sponsored by The University Lecture Series
($2 for students, $3 general)
Sate1Iite Student Union
WEDNESDA"--------
....
Los Alacranes, Mexican/ Chicano Folkloric Group
THURSDA,....,.f-
FRIDA'"""l---
FILM FESTNAL
Coordinated by Richard
Harrison
TARDEADA
12:30p.m.
Milagro Beanfield War
6p.m.
The Lemon Grove Incident
7p.m.
ZootSuit
Upstairs Cafeteria, Room 200
COMMUNTTYNIGHT
8p.m.
11:30a.m.
Food booths and entertainment
• Mariachi Zap6pan
• Los Danzantes de Aztlan
• Los Ninos de Aztlan
• Los Alacranes
Rock group
Los Lobos
Satallite Student Union
(Los Lobos tickets will be
sold at the CLS office (2782848), the USU information
desk and Chihuahua (1435
Fresno St.; 226-9964 $15 for
CSUF students, $18 general.)
In front of the Satellite
Student Union
Los Lobos
CHILDREN'SCELEBRATION
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Children's Performances
Groups participating:
• Nifias de Aztlan
• Wolters Elementary
• Winchell Elementary
• Carver K-8th School
• Pinedale Dancers
• Biola-Pershing
• Farmersville Jr. High
• Huron Elementary
• La Vina School (Madera)
~1:30a.m.
"La Canci6n Infantil"
Ramon Pecina., Musician/Teacher
Satellite Student Union
LATIN JAZZ BAND
12:00noon
Cana
The Pit, University Student Union
POETRY
lp.m.
Chicano Poetry Choir
The Pi~, University Studen_t Union
TEA TRO NIGHT
7p.m.
"The revolt of the Cocl9:oach People" and "Ethnic
Games People Play'1
Directed by Juan Felipe Herrera
"The Finest Tastiest Carrot, Ever''
Written by Daniel Chacon, directed by Kim Chin
Chicano Writers-Artists Association
Satellite Student Union
Los Lobos will be performing Friday night at 8 p.m..