Sign in front of St Anthonys Catholic Church, Upland, CA.  Translation: Mass in Spanish.  Every Sunday at 1:30 pm, beginning on 1/22/12.  All are welcome. St Anthonys Catholic Community, Upland, CA.  Raymond Herrera addressed the residents of Upland on 1/23/12 during the public comments segment of the Upland City Council Meeting.  http://ci.upland.ca.us/asp/Site/CityHall/AgendaMin/ViewBySourceCouncil.asp?ID=1&Yr=2012

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Above, Segment 5

Raymond Herrera was interviewed by Focus Inland Empire on 1/7/12 by FIE Host Robert Garcia.

This poem was read during the KWIN Wells Middle School broadcast, to all students, on 8/17/11.

HEY YOU LATINO!

Hey You Latino!

Yes you who they call Spanish, Hispanic, Mexican.

You, the one that they yell at to go home.

Tell them who you really are.

Hey you Latino!

Tell them you are of the air, land, water, and fire.

These rivers flow from your mother earth.

The warmth of your face, from father sun.

Hey you Latino!

Tell them to pronounce your name correctly.

No it is not Letisha it is Leticia.

No it is not Alexander it is Alejandro.

Hey you Latino!

Tell them that your ancestors built the great pyramids of Teotihuacan.

The mathematical concept of zero, it came from our people, our raza (race).

The Incas, the Mayas, the Aztecas, the Barricuas…second to none.

Hey you Latino!

You are the people of the corn, the spice y los frijoles,

You are the people of the moon, the sun y estrellas (and the stars)

You are the people of the past, the present y el futuro ( and the future)

Hey you Latino!

Eres de colores, you are of colors.

Cantas en la madrugada, you sing at daybreak.

Tantas posibilidades, so many possibilities.

Hey you Latino!

Tell them to step off  ese, ’cause this our land, nuestra tierra.

Brown by choice.

Proud to be  La Raza. (the race)

Wells Middle School, Riverside, CA http://www.alvord.k12.ca.us/Wells/index.html

Alvord Unified School District  http://alvord.k12.ca.us/board_of_education.html

Raymond Herrera addresses the Alvord Unified School District, 1/19/12

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Wells Middle School, Riverside, CA,  shown  to all students, via KWIN broadcast, the Ranchero-styled music video where a singer recounts,  in Spanish,  crossing the border illegally and then “because of bad luck” gets caught - then mocks “The Star Spangled Banner.”  The singer proclaims that he will be back.  A Spanish term for ”whitey” is employed when border agents are referenced.

Wells Middle School, Riverside, CA http://www.alvord.k12.ca.us/Wells/index.html

Alvord Unified School District  http://alvord.k12.ca.us/board_of_education.html

Translation:

When I left the ranch, all I took was my  underwear,

I arrived in Tijuana, without money,  I was selling chicken necks on street corners,

I could see the border, and I crossed the line for America,

No money, no papers, no passport,

I will sing for you how it went for me,

I crossed without a coyote, when I did my sandals were wearing out quickly, I ran really hard  from “whitey” (border agents) and I made it,

As I was running my sandals went flying, along with my pants and shirts, I finally got away from them although I thought I wouldn’t,

Later, when I was with friends, as I let my guard down, we went on a drunken binge in Colorado,

We were on the road, to  Colorado and to San Francsico,

And when we left the road, the  (border agents),

Came up behind us, and I had bad luck in Colorado….

“The Star Spangle Banner” tune is played.

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Raymond Herrera addresses the Alvord Unified School Board during public comments.

Counter Protester Stop AB 131 petition signing – Alta Loma, CA, 1/3/12.

Raymond Herrera addresses the Riverside County Board of Education during public comments,  Riverside, CA, 10/12/11

http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/boardEducation/boardEd_members.html