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A Reflection in 2020 of Chancellor Tomás Rivera: Lessons on Leadership, Community and Empowerment [Tomás Rivera Lecture] A Reflection in 2020 of Chancellor Tomas Rivera: Lessons on Leadership, Community and Empowerment [Tomas Rivera Lecture] MALDEF

Author(s):
Socorro Martinez, Vilma
Publication Year:
2020
Source:
ETS Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
16
Subject/Key Words:
Hispanic Americans, Racial Discrimination, Ethnicity, Demographics, Leadership, Community Development, Community Engagement, Empowerment, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund), Tomas Rivera Lecture

Abstract

In the 2020 Tomás Rivera lecture, Vilma Socorro Martinez, the former United States Ambassador to Argentina, calls on her audience to engage in the “twin challenges” posed by rising racial and ethnic discrimination and demographic changes that urge Hispanic Americans to “respond to the challenge of leading on behalf of all our fellow citizens.”

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