Week 4; Margarita Cuaron

This week, one of the artists that was presented was Margarita Cuaron. Her name sounded familiar, though I couldn't put my finger on it right off the bat. I paid attention to her story and her background, and thought it was pretty cool that she was also a student at Garfield High; I am a Garfield alumni myself. Then when I saw a picture of her, it hit me- I actually met her while I was a freshman in Garfield. I had many instructors that felt strong about chicanismo and always displayed their pride, and on one occasion, we had an event in school where we had a panel from three figures that were important for Chicano History. I thought it was an amazing experience because I was taking my first ever Chicanaa/o Studies class and I knew who they were. However, I did forget the names of two of them, but I didn't forget their faces, and remembered immediately when I saw them in documentaries. The three people I had the honor of meeting were Salvador Castro, Bobby Verdugo, and Margarita Cuaron. I was looking through my old pictures and I came across one that I really liked, and I attach here. Viva La Raza!