Raul Yzaguirre—National Council of La Raza
Birth
Raul Humberto Yzaguirre (born July 22, 1939 in San Juan, Texas) is an American civil rights activist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Yzaguirre
Raul Yzaguirre was born in Texas, 1939
http://www.betterworldcalendar.com/july.htm
Education
Raul Yzaguirre Executive Director and Raul Yzaguirre was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. His life of service and leadership started as soon as he was old enough to understand the profound discrimination experienced by his fellow Mexican Americans. His own grandfather was nearly lynched coming home from work after a curfew imposed only on Mexican Americans in south Texas. As a boy, Raul he attended a political meeting of Mexican Americans where the town constable and his deputies physically beat the Mexican American participants, breaking up the gathering.
http://www.utpa.edu/graduation/visitors/yzaguirre.html
Fame
Today Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Raul Yzaguirre, a prominent Hispanic activist, would co-chair her presidential campaign and lead its outreach to Hispanic voters.
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/topic/immigration/newswire/archive.sh...
NEW YORK — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that Raul Yzaguirre, a prominent Hispanic activist and former president of the National Council of La Raza, would co-chair her presidential campaign and lead its outreach to Hispanic voters.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265610,00.html
Work
Raul Yzaguirre, who was president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza from 1974-2004, is now the co-chair of Clinton’s presidential campaign and chair of her Hispanic outreach team.
http://politicalpartypoop.com/2007/10/09/hillarycare-door-wide-open-to...
Raul Yzaguirre, president of NCLR, also criticized Bush's record as president, calling his administration ``two and a half years of neglect, disinterest and disrespect.''
http://nucnews.net/nucnews/2003nn/0307nn/030713nn.htm
Raul Yzaguirre, president of the National Council of La Raza, which claims to be the nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, issued a statement saying Bush's proposal was a "bitter disappointment" that would relegate immigrants to "second-class status."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.immigration/
The fact that Raul Yzaguirre, past president of La Raza for 8 years and Hillary Clinton hispanic campaign manager is on the board at Sears seems to have gone over the heads of conservatives.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859087/posts
Raul Yzaguirre, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, will receive the Aetna Voice of Conscience Award at this event.
http://www.aetna.com/news/2003/pr_20030204c.htm
Raul Yzaguirre is one of the most widely recognized figures in the civil rights community. He has been described as one of this countrys most eloquent and influential leaders on matters of concern to Hispanic Americans. Raul Yzaguirre, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza A lifelong community activist, Mr. Yzaguirre has spent the last two decades as president of the National Council of La Raza, spearheading its emergence as the nations leading Hispanic advocacy organization and the largest constituency-based national Latino organization. ... Because of his extraordinary efforts, Hispanics in America have more political clout and more opportunities than at any time in our history. He is not only a major force behind the progress thus far, but the leadership he has nurtured will continue the work that remains.
http://www.independentsector.org/media/yzaguirre.html
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Raul Yzaguirre, ASU Presidential Professor. Mr. Yzaguirre helped to create the ASU Center for Community Development & Civil Rights. He is also the former head of the National Coucil of La Raza, the largest Latino advocacy organization in the country.
http://phoenix.jobing.com/blog_author.asp?author=852
