My name is greg barrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently, i right for the los angeles review of books, and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of the book of poetry that deals with la causa. In fact, its called la causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former pulitzer prizewinning editor who spent 25, with the Los Angeles Times. The crusade of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received a humanities endowment of fellowship to support the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam powel. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, miriam. Hi, greg. Thanks. Can you hear me . Im on. I want to
People are saying, this family has got a political future. So is that kind of the way you had it all planned out . Oh, its. Well, thats the way that its working right now, it seems, but not the way that we planned out. Hinojosa so you didnt even think, like, when you were a kid you were like, im going to become a politician like my mom. No. You know whats interesting was that because my mother was so involved at that time in different Mexican American issues and womens issues, she would drag us to political rallies, to meetings, and for somebody thats five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, those things are not the funnest thing to do in the world. And so we actually. Joaquin and i wanted to do anything but go into politics. Hinojosa really . Yeah. My brother wanted to be a lawyer and he is a lawyer today and im a lawyer, and i really didnt know what i wanted to do, but i didnt want to do that because it. You know, i just saw it as boring. It really wasnt until we got to college and he and
Hinojosa has the first latino president of the United States already been born . Some say, yes. As the youngest mayor of a top 50 u. S. City, my guest today symbolizes the emergence of a new generation of latinos in american political life the mayor of san antonio, texas, Julian Castro. Im maria hinojosa, this is one on one. Mayor Julian Castro, welcome to our program. Thank you very much for having me. Hinojosa so your mom was a big time political activist in the 1960s and 1970s chicana activist. Your brother is in State Government in texas. Youre the youngest mayor. Or one of the youngest mayors in the country, san antonio, and people are saying, this family has got a political future. So is that kind of the way you had it all planned out . Oh, its. Well, thats the way that its working right now, it seems, but not the way that we planned out. Hinojosa so you didnt even think, like, when you were a kid you were like, im going to become a politician like my mom. No. You know whats inte
Given its history of bipartisan support from lawmakers, I was shocked when I learned that today, school choice receives most of its support from Republicans.