José Galvez, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photographer
In November of 2000, José Galvez spoke at the UCLA's Charles E. Young Grand Salon. José Galvez has been documenting everyday Latino life in the Southwest for thirty years. From his boyhood barrio in Tucson to migrant camps in the California hillsides, from rituals to rallies, he captures his culture on film. As a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times, Galvez won a Pulitzer Prize in Community Service for his work on a series of articles and photographs about Latinos in Southern California. His black and white street-style photography has shown in galleries across the United States and in Mexico.
Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992
In November of 2000, Rigoberta Menchu, an international leading advocate of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation, spoke at UCLA's Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Raised in the Quiche branch of the Mayan culture by an Indian family, Menchu involved herself with social reform activities at an early stage of her life. She dedicated herself to the women's rights movement and various social reform activities. Since then, she has joined the Committee of the Peasant Union (CUC) where she became a prominent figure in the CUC's organization of a strike for improving farm worker conditions.
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