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Who is Karina Ruiz?
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Karina’s Speech at Alcadia Venustiano Carranza, Ciudad de Mexico – Agosto 9, 2023
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By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinion | Mar. 7, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Karina Ruiz
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She is included in the list of multi-member migrant candidates by the Morena party to go to the Senate
Karina Ruiz, a 39-year-old dreamer grandmother, became the first beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be a candidate for migrant senator in Mexico.
“It is a very great honor and a huge responsibility to bring the voice of the immigrant community to Mexico, specifically that of the Mexicans who live here and there, where there are many transition migrants and we have to see the treatment they are given,” said Karina, executive director of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition Inc in an interview with La Opinión after learning that she is number 12 on the list of senators through the multi-member route (proportional representation) of the ruling Morena party.
This means that she is one step away from being the first Dreamer to be part of the Mexican Senate in the legislature that begins in September. Read More
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Travel – Study in Mexico during our Spring & Summer Programs from 1 week or up to 3 months!
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Do not wait until the last minute!!!
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
MARCH 31st for Spring 2024
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Please take into consideration that the Advance Parole application approval process time can vary from 2 to 6 months; thus, we will give preference to those applicants who are quick to submit their completed online application and letter of recommendation.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Given the tenuous future of DACA, the CMSC has decided to create the Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) in order to offer a broader and a more flexible travel-study opportunity for Dreamers in Mexico and other countries of origin from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 for the Spring Program and July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 for the Summer Program.
This unique model will allow for both, Mexican-origin Dreamers and DACA-mented Dreamers from other countries to discover their birthplace, cultural roots, reaffirm their identity, reconnect with their families, and explore higher education opportunities in Mexico.
This program will operate under the CMSC’s Mexico City-based collaboration with a network of partner institutions, which include: Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM), Facultad de Estudios Superiores de Acatlán Campus and Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, the five-campus prestigious Mexico City Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), the public Mexico City Autonomous University (UACM), El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF), Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT) and the CILAC Freire Institute in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
The CMSC’s Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) has been designed specifically to offer travel-study options for individual Dreamers or in small groups, for colleges and universities to develop long-term and short-term projects for their Dreamers and to continue to require an ethnographic research paper based on their experience returning to their homeland and discovering Mexico.
The Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) is explicitly designed for colleges and universities, Labor Unions, Community-based Organizations, Churches and Religious Organizations, and Dreamers’ organizations, interested in contracting with the CMSC for travel-study abroad programs designed specifically for the sponsoring institution’s purpose and participants, including non-Latino and non-Spanish-speaking Dreamers…
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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For his Lifetime of Dedication, our very own,
Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos, will be recognized at this years Barrio Station Annual Dinner, on March 14, 2024, where he will be presented the Barrio Station Lifetime Achievement Award.
Thank you Profe for your continuous fight and for your guidance!
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Event Hosted by the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB) & The Long Beach Chicano Community History Committee
Photos Courtesy of the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB)
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The 1960’s saw the largest and fastest growth of the Latino community in Long Beach—a growth of nearly 400%. This, coupled with political and social change, the rise of student unrest, the Chicano student movement at California colleges and universities, including CSULB, and the implementation of multiple federal War on Poverty programs, resulted in the establishment of the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center, also known as Centro de la Raza (Centro). The organization served thousands of diverse and economically disadvantaged community members with social programs in labor, housing, arts and culture, mental health, education, and more. In addition, the Centro launched the careers of many Latino leaders in the greater Long Beach area.
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Between 1970 and 1985, the Centro’s programs were chronicled through the photography of John A. Taboada (aka “JT”), a former CSULB student and member of the local Chicano community. Members of the Long Beach Chicano Community History Committee, made up of former Centro members, have recently devoted countless hours to the digitization and identification of these rare images. The committee and the Historical Society of Long Beach have partnered to publicly display these photographs for the very first time in the exhibition Centro de La Raza: John A. Taboada Legacy Photo Collection, 1970-1985 which explores the story of this impactful community organization.
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By Dan Chmielewski | Liberal OC | Jan. 30, 2024 | Courtesy of the Liberal OC
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Organized Labor lost a giant Sunday. Ray Cordova passed away after a long illness in the Long Beach VA Hospital. Cordova was a longtime fan of this blog and a friend who will be missed.
Here’s the statement from the DPOC on Cordova’s passing:
The Democrat known as the “Godfather” of LA-OC labor politics has passed away. Ray Cordova was affectionately known as the Godfather after decades of activism, picketing, campaigning, and mentoring Democratic labor and other leaders.
He suffered a fall at his home office and while recuperating from that, developed a series of health problems that had kept him hospitalized. He passed away on January 28, 2024.
Raymond Cordova’s extraordinary life was centered around three things: his family, his country, and his union brothers and sisters.
He was a Vietnam War veteran serving as a sergeant in an Airborne unit. Ray’s long career in the Labor Movement included leading the Communications Workers of America Local 9571 and serving as a delegate to both LA and OC Labor Councils, and Chair of the South County Labor Council. Read More
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WATCH THE CMSC DOCUMENTARY
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No Mas Sobras, No More Crumbs
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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to experience stories that transcend boundaries and will leave an indelible mark on your soul!
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Our book “Anthology of Dreams from an Impossible Journey” is available now! This glossy, 380-page, bilingual tome is jam-packed with photos and stories from the essays of our Dreamers Study Abroad Program participants.
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WHO IS CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM PARDO?
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CLAUDIA : EL DOCUMENTAL
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THE POWER OF THE MEXICAN VOTE
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LA FUERZA DEL VOTO MEXICANO
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DID YOU KNOW – DREAMERS CAN VOTE TOO!
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LA FUERZA DEL “MEXICAN VOTE”
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Please consider sponsoring our program today!!!
To be a sponsor contact Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos at: armando@calmexcenter.org or 562-972-0986
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Disclaimer: The California-Mexico Studies Center is a community-based California non-profit educational and cultural organization, established in 2010 and registered with the IRS as a tax-exempt charitable institution (ID: #27-4994817) and never affiliated with the California State University System or California State University Long Beach.
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