American playwright, writer and film director Luis Valdez was the keynoter at the recent gathering of Latino independent filmmakers.
Puerto Ricans are a migrating people. Now after endless waves of migration, Boricuas and descendants are found in every U.S. state as well as in countries across the globe. This week, one of our own even migrates (albeit, temporarily) to space.Growing up in Puerto Rico we got to learn a lot about his character, it was obvious that not only was he one of the greatest players, but a great human being as well.
Bernie Williams, NY Yankee All-Star
There was ... Clemente playing a kind of baseball that none of us had ever seen before -- throwing and running andhitting at something close to the level of absolute perfection, playing to win but also playing the game almost as if it were a form of punishment for everyone else on the field.
Roger Angell, The Summer Game
Roberto had the pride of a racehorse, the fury of a hurricane, the grace of ballet dancer, the arm of a canon, but most of all the noble character of a great man. InterlochenFan
The best player EVER!! stevengargoyle
You can only hope to be as good a person as Roberto Clemente. carlinrulez666
Thank you for the beautiful tribute to one of the greatest sports legends in history. The music you chose with the video is very well done. Roberto Clemente will always be my my favorite athletic hero as I had the pleasure of seeing him play on many occasions. mfclassic
I never got to see him play, but he's still my hero. luis872
Our 5th graders read "We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente" every year. I showed this tribute to my students on the projector in our computer lab today. You could hear a pin drop. Thank you! moondog2323
Links:
Baseball Hall of Fame: Roberto Clemente
Latino Sports Legends: The Great Roberto Clemente
Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia
Clemente quietly grew in stature
PIONEERING LATINO SCHOLAR RODOLFO ACUNA TO BE AWARDED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT NATIONAL HISPANIC INSTITUTE'S CELEBRACION 2008The National Hispanic Institute, which has been working for nearly 30 years to prepare high-performing Latino high school students for leadership roles in the U.S. Latino community, will honor celebrated Latino scholar Dr. Rodolfo Acuña next month at its annual Celebracion event in Austin.
Acuña, currently Professor of Chicano Studies at California State University at Northridge, is a pioneering Latino scholar, whose many works focusing on the U.S. Latino experience include the groundbreaking 1972 work, Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, now in its sixth printing.
Acuña will be honored with the National Hispanic Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the organization's highest honor. The organization has helped nearly 70,000 Latino students develop the leadership and communications skills necessary to lead the U.S. Latino community.
Acuña will be awarded at a banquet event Saturday, November 15, 7 p.m., at the Hilton Austin Airport. Tickets for the event are $50 per person; for more information, visit www.nhi-net.org or call 512.357.6137.
Sgt. José Enrique Ulloa, 23, a native of the Dominican Republic who immigrated to the U.S. at an early age, was killed Aug. 8 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Sadr City, Iraq.“Esta es una guerra sin sentido que nos ha quitado mucho más de lo que nos está dando.” Francisca Mármol Ulloa, Sgt. Ulloa's sisterUlloa is survived by his wife, Nieves Ulloa, and a seven-month-old son.
The latest Boricua soldier to die in the Iraq/Afghanistan wars was Army Sgt 1st Class Jeffrey Sgt. Rada Morales who was killed in the line of duty along with two other members of his unit on June 29th. The Green Berets died when their vehicle rolled into a canal in Khosrwo-E Sofla, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan."El día que me dijo que se iba para el Ejército me dio un llantén... Nunca he creído en la guerra, pero eso era su sueño y tenía que respertarlo.” Virginia Morales, Sgt. Rada Morales' motherSgt. Rada Morales, a 32-year old Puerto Rican, born in the town of Naranjito, is survived by his wife, Amanda Rada Morales, daughter Jessica and son Andrew of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
THE BORINQUENEERS was an entry into this year's Rincon International Film Festival in Rincon, Puerto Rico--and it won best documentary! After the film was shown, Producer Noemi Figueroa Soulet and 65th veteran Salvador Romero Rivera participated in a lively question-and-answer session with a very grateful audience.
“There were 200,000 people there to see me score my 1,000th goal, but I said that they should give as much attention to school, education, the kids,” Pelé said. “They didn’t understand my message then and now look at Brazil — you see violence, corruption. In Brazil since then, two generations did not get my message and did not get an education. So my message to the youth of America is that there is a time to play and a time to read.”While playing for the Brazilian national team in World Cup competitions in the 1960's, Pelé electrified the soccer world with his speed, acrobatics and sheer magic. Pelé came out of retirement to jump start U.S. professional soccer. In 1977 he led the New York Cosmos to the U.S. championship.
