Mon. 4/13, 8p: On Espejos de Aztl谩n, we honor 麓s life and contributions to New Mexico, our nation and the world. A native of Las Vegas, New Mexico, who advocated for civil rights become the first Latina to hold a United States ambassadorship.
Throughout her career as a teacher, scholar, community leader, and writer, she focused on education, bilingualism and Latina麓s rights. Her tireless efforts left a legacy of essays, awards, photographs, and books that are now housed at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. In a conversation hosted by Cristina Baccin, we speak with three women who knew her from different points of views: Dr. Cecilia Navarrete, who studied under Dr. Jaramillo at the University of New Mexico as an undergraduate; she was also a member of the U.S. Ambassador Mari-Luci Jaramillo Endowed Scholarship Committee at the University of New Mexico and coauthored her coming-of-age memoir, . She is joined by Ver贸nica Sanchez, former president and current member of the to which Dr. Jaramillo was a contributing member; additionally, Ms. Sanchez's father worked with Mari-Luci at the University of New Mexico Cultural Awareness Center. And Anna Uremovich shares her experience as the National Hispanic Cultural Center麓s Archivist who is making accessible the Ambassador at the Center.
Sources:
Introduction about Dr. Jaramillo read by Cecilia Navarrete: Ann Miller Morin (1994), Her Excellency: , Twaine Pub.
Audio Nanita麓s Miracles read by Dr. Jaramillo: recording by Cecilia Navarrete.
