THE TEJANO ASSOCIATION FOR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION


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2009 CESAR CHAVEZ PARADE AND CELEBRATION REGISTRATION FORM

· The 10th Annual Cesar Chavez Parade and Celebration will be held March 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. recognizing LLCLA- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. It will begin at Sellers Brothers Grocery 601 N. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Houston, TX, Please contact us if you would like to help..

· The 2009 San Jacinto Symposium will be held Saturday April 18, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the U. of H. Hilton Hotel. For more information go to their web site at http://www.friendsofsanjacinto.org

· Help make the Tejano Monument in Austina reality. Donate today. http://www.tejanos.com

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION

The Tejano Association for Historical Preservation is a non profit organization that was formed in 1989 with the primary purpose of identifying and preserving buildings and sites that have historical and or archaeological significance to the Hispanic, early Texas, French and native/indigenous cultures. The association is also involved in raising scholarships and in the past has awarded them to students studying Hispanic/Tejano history and historical preservation. Meetings are open to the public.

The following lists some of the accomplishments of the the T.A.H.P.:

Were instrumental in obtaining a State Historical Marker for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Were successful in the renaming of 67th Street to Cesar Chavez Blvd. T.A.H.P has organized a yearly parade to commemorate the renaming of Cesar Chavez Blvd. with the following event themes:

April 1, 2000	Recognizing War Heroes & Heroines
March 31, 2001	Honoring Tejano & American Heroes
	Parade Marshal Rocky Juarez, Olympic Medalist & Professional Boxer
April 6, 2002	Vaqueros, In Memory of Rudy C. Vara
	Keynote Speaker, Maria Elena Chavez, The Chavez Foundation
March 8, 2003	Recognizing the U.S. Postal Service - Commemorative Postage Stamp
	of Cesar E. Chavez, an American Hero, Issued April 23, 2003
April 3, 2004	Recognizing the Tejano Monument

Were successful in obtaining 2 roads in memory of Juan N. Seguin: Park Road 1836 between State Highway 134 and the San Jacinto Battleground is now named Juan N. Seguin Boulevard & the 610 SE Loop at Texas 225 has been renamed the Juan N. Seguin Interchange. Special thanks to Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., District 6 & State Representative Rick Noriega, District 145
Provided portraits on loan of the following individuals to H.I.S.D. schools, by Artist Luis Fernando:

PORTRAIT		SCHOOL
Cesar E. Chavez		Cesar E. Chavez High School
Juan N. Seguin		Juan N. Seguin Elementary School
Rudy C. Vara		Rudy C. VaraBuilding, Center for Technology

Participated in H.I.S.D School Naming Committee by submitting letters and history of Col. Juan N. Seguin and other notable Hispanics.
Displayed historical artifacts at the Houston Public Library, Julia Ideson Building, titled, "Historical Caretakers-Houston Hispanic Historical Groups & exhibited artifacts at Honorable Mayor Lee Brown's Mayor Office Library in October 2001
Submitted the names to Tejano R.O.O.T.S. (Remembering Our Own Tejano Stars), the Tejano Hall of Fame in Alice, Texas. Ventura Alonzo, Queen of the Accordion, who performed with Alonzo Y SusRancheros, was inducted August 3, 2002

The following are current projects of the T.A.H.P.:

Actively working with Board Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Council 60, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, and the Texas Historical Commission to obtain a Texas State Historical Subject Marker for their clubhouse at 3004 Bagby, Houston, Texas 77006.
Will be working on obtaining a street named in memory of General Ignacio Seguin Zaragosa.

The Association has bimonthly meetings that are open to the public. A few of our past guest lecturers have been: Armando C. Alonzo, Ph.D. of Texas A & M University, Carolina Crimm, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, Thomas Kreneck, Ph.D.with The Special Collections & Archives of the Mary and Jeff Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Arturo Ramirez, Attorney at Law, Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., University of Houston Associate Professor, Andres Tijerina, Ph.D. of Austin Community College, and Bea Svambera, educator and recipient of a fellowship of the Directors of the Holocaust Museum. Guest lecturers speak on a variety of interesting topics related to history or archaeology (the majority of these lectures have been videotaped). We welcome new members.

November 20, 2003: Benny Martinez rides horseback from Goliad, Texas to Austin, Texasto raise awareness and monetary funds for the construction of a Tejano Monument http://www/tejanos.com on the capitol grounds. Click here to View Benny Riding To Austin. Click here to View Benny Arriving In Austin. Click here to View The Statue.

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