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REST IN POWER DEAR MR. MIGUEL!!
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Mr. Miguel immigrated to the United States as an adult taking on various odd jobs, such as bussing tables and washing dishes in restaurants, to support himself while pursuing higher education. Despite these challenges, he worked hard and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. After years of working in the field, he decided to become a math teacher, driven by a desire to give back to his community. He successfully completed two years as an Algebra I and Geometry teacher at Roybal Learning Center, an inner-city school in Los Angeles, where he made an everlasting impact on anyone who came to know him. Tragically, due to a sudden and unexpected medical complication, he passed away during his third year of teaching. Mr. Miguel was well known for being a kind and compassionate teacher who always shared a smile with anyone he’d see.
Please consider sharing any donation here to help his family during this incredibly difficult time.

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—it's to honor Mr. Miguel's legacy and support his family after his sudden passing. Every donation will make a real difference during this tough time, so please consider clicking the link below to contribute or share it with others. Thank you!

Donate to Honor Mr. Miguel's Legacy: Support His Family, organized by Math Department Mr. Miguel immigrated to the United States as an adult taking on various… Math Department needs your support for Honor Mr. Miguel's Legacy: Support His Family

There’s nothing worse than losing a young family member! It’s been nearly 30 years since I lost my cousin Lo**ta to a tragic car accident. This weekend while with my friend and union relative Mayra Alvarado, she gave the news that she too lost a cousin to a tragic car accident. If you can help cover funeral costs by donating to this gofundme, I’m sure the family will be in deep appreciation! Much love FB fam!!!

Donate to Help Honor German Perez's Memory, organized by Belén Tencos It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of the loss of German Perez.… Belén Tencos needs your support for Help Honor German Perez's Memory

Posted • Got this book from the author at school! Loooooved it. I even went to Homegirl Cafe to get my own loaves of rainbow bread.

Come pick up a copy of Elie Wiesel’s NIGHT!

Some important books you can pick up in the Little Free Library .latrenza

Three awesome books inspired by HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES!!!

10 newly donated books you can pick up in the .latrenza Little Free Library at Hazard Ave and Snow. Perfect for US history and literature buffs.

Someone left us two bags of really great books and teaching materials! Come to .latrenza and pick up some great books! Community reading is where it’s at! 💜🌺




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What’s on your shelf?

Received these two St. Patty’s day ☘️ books from Lucky Charms! They’ll be placed in the .latrenza this weekend. Come and grab one!

The homie Herman of hooked me up with his copy of Chicano! Including the four part video series: WOW!
🌱Episode 1: Quest for a Homeland
​Examines the beginnings of the movement by profiling Reies Lopez Tijerina and the land grant movement in New Mexico in 1966 and 1967. It shows how Tijerina's fight to convince the federal government to honor the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) galvanized Mexicans and Mexican Americans across the Southwest. It then moves on to discuss Rodolfo (Corky) Gonzales and his founding of the Crusade for Justice in Denver in 1966. Focusing on the importance of his poem I am Joaquin, it highlights how Gonzales reached out to Chicano youth. This segment is useful for its discussion of the roots of Chicano nationalism through its affirmation of cultural identity grounded in Aztec myths such as that of Aztlan, the mythical Chicano homeland.
🌱Episode 2: The Struggle in the Fields
Chronicles the efforts of farm workers to form a national labor union. Under the leadership of nonviolence advocate César Chávez, farm workers launched a strike against California grape growers in 1965, demanding better working conditions and fair wages. In 1970, they undertook a national table grape boycott that eventually led to the first union contracts in farm labor history. An important milestone in the struggle was the passing of the California Labor Relations Act.
🌱Episode 3: Taking Back the Schools
Documents the Mexican-American struggle to reform an educational system that failed to properly educate Chicano students, causing more than 50 percent to drop out and leaving many others illiterate and unskilled. It focuses on the 1968 walkout by thousands of Mexican-American high school students in East Los Angeles, which resulted in conspiracy indictments against 13 students and community leaders.
​🌱Episode 4: Fighting for Political Power
Focuses on the creation of a third political party, La Raza Unida (The United People). The film opens with a large exodus of Anglo citizens from Crystal City, Texas, after five Mexican-Americans were elected to political office in the town.