http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2013/spnov13/spnov13.htm      Dear Primos and Friends:  
  May your heart and life be filled with gratefulness for your many blessings of family and friends.  The six-hour documentary, Latino Americans has surely given visibility to our varied, yet connected histories.  We have leaders whose stories were finally told; but we have thousands of others who have dedicated their lives, to nurturing and uplifting those around them, whose stories have not been told. I invite you all to do so.    
  You may want to interview your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or someone who has made an impact on your life, someone who taught you a skill, or shared a value, or concept which has guided you. I invite you all to send in your thoughts. We are not looking at or for writing skills, we are looking for stories reflecting us, Latino Americans, in all our diversity.    
  In this issue you will see one of the changes which 2014 will bring: CUENTOS, personal, first hand family stories will be scattered throughout the issues, based on where the incidences took place. I was hoping that it would increase networking and help stir familiar memories.    
  I have also included a category of FICTION/NON-FICTION for those that would like to share stories based on true experiences, but with adjustments or additions for more dramatic impact or privacy.  Louis F. Serna, sent a page from the journal of a fictitious Spanish soldier,  My Days as a Colonist/Soldier with Don Juan de Onate - Part 1 by Louis F. Serna.    
  Each of us may think that we do not have enough personal stories to write a book, but we all have some memories that are special to us, for some reason.  That reason may touch someone else's heart, and uplift them.  For the December issue, I invite you all to send a personal Christmas memory via an email.  . . length, a half a page to 3 pages, who, what, when.    
  God bless, Mimi  
  Table of Contents for November 2013  
  UNITED STATES
  Concerning Letters to the Editor by Mimi
  The Hispanic Art Contest by Wanda Garcia
  The Tex/Mex Heritage of "Lady Bird" Johnson
  Latino American Documentary Resources
  2013 National Council of  la Raza ALMA Awards
  Denial of a History is a Denial of a People by Wanda Garcia
  2013 Jose Marti Publishing Awards of the National Association of Hispanic Publications'
  Ruben Salazar was a Mexican-American journalist
  Con Safos: Reflection from Up On the Hill, teaser by J.A. Velarde
  El Movimiento, How Latino Americans Fought for Civil Rights by Esther J. Cepeda
  Latinos 101, the Hispanic Heritage of the United States by Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Ph.D.
  The 1940's
  Kilroy was here!  
  HISPANIC LEADERS
  Frank Martinez: 1924-2013, artist and mentor dies at 89
  Elisa Perez, Family Historian and Genealogist dies at 87
  Carlos Blanco-Aguinaga: 1926-2013, literary critic, fiction writer dies at 87
  Jose Montoya: 1932- 2013, poet and artist dies at 81
  Raul Cortez: 1933-2013, businessman dies at 80  
  WITNESS TO HERITAGE
  Save Tejano History Symposium' Held September 28th
  Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS)
  Thought you would like this history lesson
  San Jacinto Battleground Conservancy  
  NATIONAL ISSUES
  Freedom of Speech issue
  Sergio Hernandez Cartoonist, Don't Vote For Any Incumbents
  Definition of Insanity
  Court: Applicants wrongly denied US citizenship
  Judge: Tribal arrest a U.S. Issue  
  ACTION ITEMS
  Why Save Lincoln Center: For Our Gente  
  EDUCATION
  Less educated Hispanic population presents both a promise and a challenge
  Cuento: My Father, the Miracle Maker by Esther Bonilla Read
  Why Your Mind is a Hurt Locker
  Ivan Enrique Espinosa Takes First Place in Texas A&M University
  Mandarin Returns Home -- SAT Scores Climb for Asian Americans
  Second Feria Educativa was held at the 2013 7th Annual "Festival Cardenas"  
  CULTURE
  Serna's Santos
  The Flamenco Peñas in Southern Spain
  Ramón "Chunky" Sánchez,: NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert Webcast
  Martha González, Musician, Dancer, College Professor, Activist , Author
  Latina Icon Magdalena Gómez Donates personal papers to University of Connecticut Archives
  Documentary: Paper Cutouts to Steel, The Art of Carmen Lomas Garza
  Sandias y Cascarones
  Statement by Armando Durón about Artist Jose Ramirez
  Statement by Armando Durón about Artist Ramon Ramirez  
  SURNAMES: Fernandez, Part II  
  DNA: Researching the DNA of Historical Figures  
  FICTION/NON-FICTION
  My Days as a Colonist/Soldier with Don Juan de Onate - Part 1 by Louis F. Serna
  Voices de la Luna, Quarterly Poetry & Arts Magazine, Editor: Mo. H. Saidi, MD, ALM  
  BOOKS
  River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands, by Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez
  Brownsville by Oscar Casares
  The First Texas Independence, 1813, The Unlikely Tejano, José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara by José Antonio López
  Domestic Negotiations: Gender, Nation, & Self-Fashioning in US Mexicana & Chicana Literature & Art by Marci McMahon    
  LATINO PATRIOTS
  Century of Valor, Part Four, Vietnam War by Rogelio C. Rodriguez
  Korean War Marine Eugene A. Obregon Medal of Honor discovered
  Remembering Juan Francisco Herrera
  The Story of Israel's Airforce that Led to Independence in '47
  Veterans History Project
  Experiencing War Stories from the Veterans History Project
  Comments on the 6-Hour Documentary, Latino Americans
  Honoring Navy Commander Eugene A Valencia
  Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Army Slideshow
  New Effort In Support of Congressional Gold Medal for Hispanic Heroes of the 65th Infantry - The Borinqueneers  
  EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
  November 16, 2013: The 200th Anniversary of the "Battle of Medina
  Granaderos Out And About
  Granaderos National Meeting Held in Houston, Texas
  50th Anniversary San Diego's Cabrillo Festival
  Yo Solo, Bernardo de Galvaz on Stage of the American Revolution
  Los Españoles olvidados de la Isla de Guam  
  CUENTOS & STORIES
  Four Stories about Seniors by Ben Romero
  Chicken Nuggets
  Mutton Jeff
  The Closet Ballerina
  Life's Disappointments  
  FAMILY HISTORY
  Cuento: Gloria Candelaria, Crossroads
  Cuento: A Future Homemaker for America by Michele Bonilla "Lillie"
  A Library for the People by Steve Mencher
  Historical necrologies can be important sources of information
  Reporte parcial de la Conferencia Iberoamericana de Genealogía
  From Kimberly Powell, your Guide to Genealogy    
  ORANGE COUNTY, CA
  November 9th, Using Picture with your Genealogy and Personal Stories
  Orange County 1800s Cultural Intermarrying  
  LOS ANGELES, CA
  Vintage Photographs of Los Angeles
  Nov. 23: Introduction to Navajo and Cherokee Nation Genealogy Research
  Cuento: A Brief Write up of my Life by Sister Mary Sevilla, Ph.D.
  Cuento: Filming to Find Grandma Rita by Sister Mary Sevilla, Ph.D.
  Cuento: Wobblies in San Pedro by Arthur A. Almeida, Part 1
  Cuento: My Father, Eusebio  by Nora H. Barajas    
  CALIFORNIA
  Junipero Serra - 300th Birthday in 2013
  Cuento: Refugio Rochin Family in San Diego County
  November 1: Family Remembrance Day, Agua Mansa Cemetery
  Women in Agua Mansa History 1838-1997 By Dr. R. Bruce Harley  
  NORTHWESTERN US
  For North Las Vegas's first Hispanic councilman, The Time is Now  
  SOUTHWESTERN US
  Nov 1: The Byzantine Connection to New Mexican Families
  Cuento: Is it Fideo or Vermicelli? by Margarita B. Velez
  Título de la unidad: "Orden de favorecer al capitán Diego Ramón y las misiones del Río Grande"
  The New Deal was it a Great Deal?  
  MIDDLE AMERICA
  Virginia Martinez, Esquire, A Child of Great Expectations by Delia Gonzalez Huffman
  Tracing Pointe Coupée's Creole Foundations to Nouvelle France : 1608-1745  
  TEXAS
  Santos Sandoval Celebrated Turning 100 years old
  José Miguel Arciniega Descendants Society
  San Antonio: Legacy South Project to study, archive a 'Tejano genesis'
  Descendents of Don Ignacio Gonzalez de Inclan, and Juana de Dios de Urrutia
  Cuento: Stolen Citizenship by Ramon Moncivais
  Inventory of the Félix D. Almaráz Papers, 1963-2002
  Cortina attacks Brownsville
  A&M San Antonio has formed "TCARA" Chapter  
  MEXICO
  Los Virreyes de la Nueva Espana by Fernando Muñoz Altea
  Plaza Historica Batalla de Monterrey 1846
  Families of Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Volume Nine
  Heroe Olvidada: Capitan Don Pomposo Gomez
  Recordando a Mis Hermanos Mayores del Colegio Militar
  Soldados Norteamericanos muertos y sepultados en la Cd. de México,  durante la Guerra México-Estados Unidos 1846-1848
  Matrimonio de los Padres del Gral. de Bgd. Don Mariano Moret Viscaino
  Gemelas Ysabel Susana y Ana Maria, hijas de Don Tomas Jenkin y de Dona Ana Maria Jonson
  Matrimonio de Don Juan Zuazua y Dona Antonia de la Garza  
  INDIGENOUS
  Star Quilts
  Judge: Tribal Arrest a U.S. Issue  
  ARCHAEOLOGY
  Archaeologists uncover Brazilian artifacts  
  SEPHARDIC
  Book:  Jewish Treasure of the Caribbean Photo Exhibit
  Was Columbus a Jew? by Charles Garcia
  Del castellano al ladino por Angel Custodio Rebollo  
  AFRICAN-AMERICAN
  Julian Abele, Prominent African-American Architect  
  EAST COAST
  Cuento: Reminiscences of a Naval Aviator, WW II, by Daniel L. Polino
  Cuento: Fey Esperanza: Sustained by Faith and Hope by Juana Bordas
  Cuento: Every Day of Her Life by Carolina De Robertis
  Royal Pedigree of Juan Ponce de Leon  
  CARIBBEAN/CUBA
  Review of Film: "Una Noche" captures Cuba's Lost Generation by Mirta Ojito
  U-2 Spy Photos of Cuba in '62
  The History of women in Puerto Rico, Part 1 By: Tony "The Marine" Santiago
  Mejor respuesta -  La existencia de Cuba  
  CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA
  Informaciones Genealógicas
  Genealogia Familiar  
  PHILIPPINES
  The New Miss World is Filipina Megan Young  
  SPAIN/PORTUGAL/ITALY
  La Prueba Del Humo by Angel Custodio Rebollo
  You are Probably Descended from Charlemagne and Other Royalty by John Inclan
  Giovanni Battista Schiappapietra da Albisola al Nuovo Regno di Leon
          Correspondence of Amancio J. Chapa, Jr.
  Britos in Portugal by Marie Brito
  Una guerra por una oreja Por José Antonio Crespo-Francés  
  INTERNATIONAL
  Stunning Images Of A Tunnel Found From Gaza Strip Into Israel, by Amir Cohen
  Israel Army: 2nd Tunnel From Gaza Found, Destroyed
  Taquiyya
  Iran Trying to Recruit Latin American Youths