The American Immigration Law Foundation presents
A Salute to
Mexican Americans
15th Annual Benefit
June 20, 2003
New Orleans Sheraton Hotel
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Please join in our special event honoring
the contributions made to our nation by Mexican Americans. This
gala benefit begins at 6:30pm with a reception and art exhibit,
followed by dinner at 7:30pm and the awards program at 8:15pm.
The
program features American Heritage Award presentations
to four outstanding Mexican Americans. Their immigrant stories
will be inspirational. Also, we will have traditional Mexican
entertainment by a mariachi band.
Tickets
and sponsorships are tax deductible contributions that support
the many programs of the American Immigration Law Foundation.
For more information about Mexican Americans,
please visit AILF's Mexican American
Resource Page.
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Mexican
Americans in the Government
Xavier
Becerra- Congressman
Henry
Bonilla - Congressman
Dennis
Chavez - Senator
Eligio
“Kika” de la Garza - Congressman
Henry
B. Gonzalez - Congressman
Ruben
Hinojosa- Congressman
Ed
Pastor- Congressman
Federico
Pena - Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy
Silvestre
Reyes- Congressman
Bill
Richardson - Congressman , US Representative to the United Nations
Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen - Congressman
Edward
Roybal - Congressman
Loretta
Sanchez- Congressman
Mexican
Americans in the Military
Richard
E. Cavazos
Manual
Gonzalez
“
Hero Street ”
Dora
Hernandez
Mexican
Ameican Authors
Ana
Castillo- Poet and Novelist
Richard
Rodriguez - Author
Luis
Valdez - Playwright
Mexican
Americans in Entertainment
Freddie
Fender -Country Singer
Trini
Lopez - Singer
Selena
Quintanilla Perez - Singer
Freddie
Prinze Jr- Comedian
Anthony
Quinn - Actor
Paul
Rodriguez- Actor
Linda
Ronstadt - Pop Singer
Carlos
Santana - Musician
Ritchie
Valens -Singer
Mexican
Americans in Sports
Richard
“Pancho” Gonzales - Tennis
Rudy
Galindo - Figure Skater
Oscar
de la Hoya - Boxer
Nancy
Lopez - Golfer
Lee
Trevino - Golfer
Fernando
Valenzuela - Baseball Player
Mexican
Americans in Science
Luis
Alvarez - Physicist
Sidney
Gutierrez - Astronaut
Mario
Molina- Chemist- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ellen
Ochoa - Astronaut
Eloy
Rodriguez – Biochemist
Other
Notable Mexican Americans
David
Carrasco- University Professor
Caesar
Chavez - Activist
Linda
Chavez- Activist
Dr.
Hector Garcia - Activist
Jose
Angel Gutierrez - Founder of La Raza Unida
Dolores
Huerta - Labor Leader
Gonzalo
Mendez - Activist
Alfred
Rascon – Winner of Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
Josefina
Sierro - Activist
Emma
Tenayuca - Labor Organizer
Mexican
American Organizations
Mexican
American Legal Defense and Education Fund
National
Organization for Mexican American Rights
MANA-
A National Latin Organization
Mexican
American Engineers and Scientists
Mexican
American Political Association
Mexican
American Paratroopers Association
Mexican
American Community Services Agency, Inc
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