The Impact of Cesar Estrada Chavez on the history of San Jose By: Karl Soltero The controversy about Cesar Chavez’s legacy in San Jose brings to mind the question: Who owns History, which is the title of the book written by Professor Eric Foner of Columbia University. The recent interview by Spotlight San Jose with …
Charley Trujillo was raised in Corcoran, in a typical Latino farm working for the family. Charley Trujillo worked in the fields with his family and attended Corcoran High school. Growing up in the 1960s he endured Corporal Punishment from the educators for speaking Spanish in the classroom. He faced discrimination in school and out of …
Our conversation with Bill Ramos is available now on our podcast RAZA VOZ episode 3 Bill “El Mosco” Ramos, whose spirituality has given him the wisdom and knowledge of his Native American and Chicano ancestry to serve the needs of San Jose’s Chicano youth during the turbulent 60’s through today from his spiritual compound in …
Tony’s life journey began in La Isla del Encanto, known to most people as Puerto Rico or Borinquén, what the Taino, the indigenous people of the island called their beautiful island. While the island is indeed encanto or enchanted, the lives of the people has always been a hard life, characterized by economic exploitation and …
As a young boy growing up in Depression-era New York City, Fred Hirsch knew racism and discrimination because of his Jewish background. Beatings, name-calling, and harassment created a sense of social justice that he brought with him when he moved to San Jose in the ’60s. As an active union man, Fred met Chicano activists …
Raza Voz and Karl Soltero having a conversation with Teresa Castellanos and Ketzal Gomez, a mother and daughter’s two generations of social justice activism. How Teresa has witnessed the social justice movement and the changes and evolution of the Mexican-American experience and Raza in general in the USA and particularly in California. And how a …
It begins Rico Sol Studios announces that it is launching a podcast that will explore the 241-year history of La Raza in Silicon Valley. The name of the podcast will be Raza Voz because Rico Sol Studios believes that La Raza needs its voice, hence …
RicoSol studios welcome you to its blog. In addition to Rico Sol’s podcast of Raza Voz, we will be posting op-ed and commentary from guests. We want you, the listener, to join us in exploring and celebrating all the aspects of what it means to be La Raza. Raza Voz fully recognizes that a person’s …