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"El Magonista" | Vol. 7 No. 44 | November 26, 2019

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WE SINCERELY THANK THE BLESSING AND
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We appreciate your trust and generous support and wish you and
yours a healthy Thanksgiving holiday.
We sincerely thank all the sponsors and donors that supported our
National Campaign to Restore DACA’s Advance Parole throughout
2019 !!!

El Profe Armando and the CMSC Team: Lidieth, Luz, Citlalli, Mayra,
Miriam and Armando Godinez
Unfortunately, we need to raise $10,000 to cover all expenses of
our 2019 National Campaign to Restore DACA's Advance Parole.

Please donate any amount before December 31, 2019.

MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY!

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The CMSC's Dreamers delegation returns from

our most successful advocacy trip in Wash., D.C.
 Watch video here !

The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC)’s 3rd phase of the National

Campaign to Restore DACA’s Advance Parole was a great success! Over
40 DACA recipients from across the states joined us in Washington, D.C.
from Nov. 9-15, 2019 to advocate for DACA and the restoration of Advance
Parole. Participating Dreamers met with Representatives, Senators, and
legislators and secured the commitment of at least 60 new signatures for a
new congressional letter led by Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) to be sent to
President Donald Trump, DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and USCIS
director Ken Cuccinelli II.
In addition, half of our delegation had the opportunity to enter the DACA
Supreme Court hearing and be part of this historical moment. During the
rest of our advocacy days, we were able to engage in conversations with
legislators about why Advance Parole should be restored and included in
future legislation. Overall the success of this experience was measured by
the community that was built within our participants and by the new letter
that will be led by Rep. Lou Correa.
"There were so many DACA recipients; I knew this by mere instinct. I felt so
proud of us. I comforted a guy who was tearing up with emotions. I chanted. I
cheered for the plaintiffs. I felt satisfied with my actions and stronger in my faith
that God will protect us.

That night, dinner was different because we were all different. This experience
changed us. We were blessed and united with each other and everyone we had
encountered that day. We said goodbye to some members who were parting the
following day, my brother included. I stayed after people had left the room and
joined in prayed with Lidi, Mayra, Miriam, and Andres, just like we had done the
previous night. That’s another thing that made this trip different, the power of
prayer." – Andrea Ortiz, DACA recipient

"Se que para muchos fue una gran sorpresa que entre ellos estuvieran nosotras
las mamás DACAS y la abuelita de los SOÑADORES, también me dio tanto
gusto que estos niños (jóvenes) les hablaran a sus papás y mamás de que
estuvimos ahí y que ellos esperan que algún día estos padres los acompañen a
un viaje como este.Me llene de Paz, de Fé y de esperanza cuando Mayra y
Lidieth hablaron de la Palabra de Dios y sus promesas, el saber que no estamos
solos y que juntos podremos alcanzar ese tan soñando Dream Act.Ahora se que
no estamos solos en esto, qué hay personas como el Profe Armando que cree
en nosotros, gracias a él gente como yo, como mis compañeras pudimos estar
en lugares que creímos nunca pisar.Lo que más me impactó y lo que tengo aquí
en mi álbum fotográfico mental, es ese instante en que vi bajar por esas
escalinatas de La Corte Suprema a uno de nuestros integrantes a Xavier, luego
a Andrea y al final a más de cincuenta jóvenes DACA, entre ellos a Karina
tomándose de las manos, y alzarlas en señal de victoria, eso fue mi mejor
imagen."

– Elsa Osorio, DACA recipient's mom

The True Latino American Achievement

 By: Gilbert R. Vasquez and Adel Villalobos ~ Hispanic LA

The regrettable comments coming from Washington these days continues to

focus on the dangers of immigration and its potential negative impact on the
country. Almost daily we are assaulted by rhetoric that denigrates Latino
Americans and, now that we are in a presidential campaign, the volume of anti-
Latino American speech seems to dominate the political discussion.

Apart from the obvious lies and ethnic tropes, our social fabric is being shredded
by the misleading statements that Latino Americans, especially immigrants, are
a drain on the economy.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, Latino American purchasing
power, labor force participation, and entrepreneurship are driving the country’s
economic engine.

Read the full article here

 Immigration raids tied to worse mental health
among Latino Americans

By: Lisa Rapaport ~ Reuters~ November 21, 2019

Hispanic Americans may experience worsening mental health when immigration

arrests spike, a U.S. study suggests.

Researchers examined data on people who identified as Hispanic or Latino in

nationally-representative behavioral health surveys administered from 2014 to
2018. Overall, more than one third of these participants reported at least one day
of poor mental health in the previous month, and about 11% reported frequent
mental distress.
During the study period, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made
440,601 arrests, the study team notes in the American Journal of Public Health.
Arrests increased sharply after a series of anti-immigration executive orders in
2017 that authorized a border wall with Mexico, banned U.S. entry for people
from several predominantly Muslim countries, and modified ICE policies around
arrests and deportation.

Read the full article here

 We want to thank therapist Sofia Mendoza for preparing
and sharing this important resource for Dreamers.

Event video and photographs of the Joe White

Legacy Lecture now available for you !!!

Click here to watch the event's video

The Inaugural Lecture to memorialize Dr. Joseph L. White’s life-long

contributions to the field of psychology, his pioneering role establishing ethnic
studies in the U.S., and as the founder of the CSULB Educational Opportunities
Program (EOP) was an amazing success with about 100 of his colleagues, family
members, faculty and students in attendance.

As one of his closest disciples, Dr. Michael Connor delivered the Inaugural
Lecture to celebrate Dr. White’s legacy and shared his teachings as the “Father
of Black Psychology”, how he promoted the need for non-traditional treatment
and understanding of ethnic minorities in mental health practices and how EOP
has become a model replicated throughout California and the United States,
allowing several generations of low-income students of color to graduate from
public and private colleges and universities.

Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos pledged to continue to coordinate the

annual lecture and pursue the goals of the Joseph L. White Legacy Project
initiated in 2018 with many prominent EOP graduates, and to build upon the
collaboration with the other co-sponsors of the event. These included the CSULB
Psychology and Chicano & Latino Studies department, EOP and ASI.

The CMSC is proud to present this short documentary of the event, produced to
continue documenting the project’s evolution and forthcoming 2020 plans.

Click image below to see photo gallery

of the event !
 UPCOMING EVENTS

The CMSC will be participating in the 4th Annual

Keeping the Dream Alive Conference with workshops
about advocacy, activism, and mental health
CMSC's Días de la Raza exhibition by Luis Garza
(October 12, 2019 – January 19, 2020) – Centro Cultural Tijuana

The exhibition Días de la Raza was originated by the California-Mexico

Studies Center (CMSC) and was inaugurated by Dr. Vianka R. Santana,
General Director of the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT), on October
12, 2019 (Día de la Raza) as the final activity of the International
Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of
Chicano Studies, celebrated at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)
and CECUT from October 8-12, 2019, in collaboration with San Diego
State University, COLEF, CECUT and CMSC.

Días de la Raza will be exhibited until Sunday, January 19, 2020.

Download Exhibition Flyer

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