Chicana/o Archive Project at SDSU
What a wonderful celebration! The speakers and the audience were of one mind: Armando Rodriguez deserves special recognition, and the gift of his papers to San Diego State University is very important.
Opening the program, SDSU President Elliot Hirshman talked about the university’s pride in Armando, who is a distinguished alumnus of SDSU, a Monty awardee and championship winning wrestling coach. He spoke of the value of Armando’s archives to future generations of students – and the importance of his civil rights legacy.
Mayor Bob Filner said, “Armando Rodriguez’s service and accomplishments as an educator and then as a public servant broke many barriers and moved us forward” and then proclaimed that it was “Armando Rodriguez Day” for the city of San Diego. Mexico’s General Consul to San Diego Remedio Gόmez Arnau described Rodriguez as an important Mexican emigrant to the United States. Assemblyperson Shirley Weber presented a certificate of achievement from the California Assembly and said that “Armando opened doors that had been closed to many people – he was the first – and happily, not the last.” We also heard multiple testimonials from former students, classmates and colleagues who lives had been changed by Rodriguez.
Hirshman also thanked the donors to the Chicana/o Archive for their past support and challenged the audience to give more to this important work. He promised a matching gift for donations to the archive from this event.
This is a very important moment for the Chicana/o Studies Archive.
· If you have been thinking about donating, now is the time to give.
· If you have donated in the past, now is the time to give again.
· Now is the best time to give your largest gift.
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