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WELCOME
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RAZA. TO THE 30TH ANNUAL CHICANO COMMENCEMENT. THIS YEARWE DECIDEDTO TAKE "COMMENCEMENT" BACKTO ITS ROOTS. As GRADUATES.
WE HAVEREFERRED
TO OURSELVESAS CHICANOS. lATINOS. MEXICANOS.MEXICAN-AMERICANSAND HiSPANICS. HOWEVER. WE MUST PAYHOMAGETO THE CHICANOS
WHO BROKEDOWN BARRIERS
TO PUT THIS VERYORGANIZATION TOGETHER. WE WOULD LIKETO DEDICATETHIS MILESTONEANNIVERSARY
IN HONOR OF THE HANDFUL
THAT PUSHEDTHE ENVELOPETO PUT THE FIRSTCHICANO COMMENCEMENT TOGETHER. As WE ENTERTHIS NEW CENTURY.WE MUST NOT FORGETTHEIRACCOMPLISH­
MENTS.
THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S COMMENCEMENT
IS "THE EMBRACE OF OUR
PEOPLE TOWARDS A NEW CENTURY."
YESTERYEAR:WHILE AT THE SAME TIME REALIZING OUR JOURNEY IS NOT COMPLETE.
WE WOULD LIKETO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUCCESSES OF
WE ARE OPTIMISTIC FOR THE CONTINUED
STRUGGLE WE AS A RAZA FACE IN THE NEW
MILLENNIUM.
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY'S CHICANO
COMMENCEMENT
RUNNING AND MOST RESPECTED CHICANO
GRADUATIONS.
IS ONE OF THE LONGEST
WE HAVE TAKEN ON THE
CHALLENGE TO ORGANIZE SUCH AN EVENT BECAUSE WE BELIEVEIT IS IMPORTANT NOT
ONLY TO CELEBRATEOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WELL. PUTTING
ON AN EVENT OF THIS CAPACITY WAS NO SMALL FEAT. AND FOR
THIS REASON. WE ARE HONORED
OUR
BUT OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AS
BY YOUR PRESENCE ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY.
SUCCESS IS DUE TO OUR OWN COURAGE AND STRENGTH. YET IT IS THE
SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILIESAND FRIENDS THAT IT HAS PROSPERED AND FLOUR­
ISHED. FINALLY.WE NOW STRIVE TO SERVEAS INSPIRATION FOR THOSE WHO
WILL FOLLOW IN OUR PATHS.
"WE TEACH WHAT WE LEARN. AND THE CYCLE GOES ON."
JOAN l. CURCI
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PERLA MARINA ARELLANO
JOSE A. RODRIGUEZ
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JOSE A. RODRIGUEZFROMCiUDAD JUAREZ.CHIHUAJUA MEXICO Ni
BORN AND RAISEDIN SAN JOSE. PERLAHAS BEENLIVING IN THE
BERRYESSACOMMUNITY FOR 13 YEARS.PERLA IS AN ALUMNI OF
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE GRADUATED IN MAY OF 1999
BUREAU CHIEF FOR METRO NETWORK
RADIO TRICOlOR
YEAR 1996.
WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREEIN CRIMINAL
NETWORK
EL SOL 2000
(1996).
RADIO AND
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NEWS ANCHOR
FOR UNIVISION
FOR RADIO ROMANTICA
14. SAN FRANCISCO. CA. DJ OF
AWARD
PLAY BY PLAY ANNOUNCER
JUSTICEADMINISTRA TION.
IN SAN JOSE MORI"iING
FREElANCE PROMOTIONS
IN SPANISH FOR THE 50TH
ANNIVERASRY SEASON OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 4S
PERSONALITY SINCE 1975 IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SOlO
ALGUNOS DATOS [
CARRERA PARA NO TOMAR DEMASIADO ESPACIO EN EL PROGRAMA NOS VEMOS. DIOS MEDIANTE EL 28 DE
KEYNOTE
RIGO CHACON
CHANNEL
TODAY.
JOINED KGO
7'S SOUTH
RIGo's
SPEAKER
TElEVISION
BAY BUREAU. THE FIRST SANTA CLARA COUNTY
MONTEREY
AND SOUTH
STATES AND LATIN AMERICA.
- CHANNEL II FOR TWO YEARSIN THE EARLYSEVENTIES.RIGO WON AN EMMY AWARD AS A PRODUCER.
SINCE THEN. HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS
HE HAS BEEN INDUCTED
WHO
BASED TElEVISION STATION.
ALAMEDA. SANTA CRUZ.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN ASSIGNED TO REPORT FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED
WHILE AT SAN JosE's KNTV
NEWS REPORTING.
REPORTER AND IMMEDIATELY OPENED
BUREAU OF ANY SAN FRANCISCO
PRINCIPAL AREAS OF COVERAGE ARE SANTA CLARA. SAN MATEO.
BENITO COUNTIES.
BROADCASTING
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO AS A GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
BROADCAST
AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARDS INCLUDING
INTO THE SILVER CiRCLE FOR THE BAY AREA CHAPTER
A SECOND
EMMY FOR GENERAL
THAT INCLUDES PROFESSIONALS IN
HAVE DEDICATED MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THEIR CAREER TO THE BAY AREA.
RIGO CHACOr
KGO TELEVISIOr
SOUTH BAY BUREAU CHIel
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THE BRUSH AND MAKESTHEIR MARK UPON OUR SURFACE
SO IT IS THAT WE DEVELOP
BUT WE MUST REALIZETHERE COMES A DAY THAT WE MUST TAKE UP THE BRUSH AND FINISH THE WORK FOR
ONLY WE CAN DETERMINE IF WE ARE TO BEJUST ANOTHER PAINTING
OR A MIASTERPIECE
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