City College will honor its Chicano Latina graduates in a ceremony. The celebration is open to all students of any ethnicity. Students graduating will receive a certificate, and the ceremony will mark the completion of an important and exciting phase of their education.
Conducted in Spanish and English, the celebration will kick off with San Diego’s very own, Chunky y Los Alacranes Mojados, a longtime Chicano music hero/activist and a former City College student. A performance will also be given by Danza Coyolxauhqui, a cohort of local Aztec Dancers.
The keynote speaker will be Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego and Imperial Counties Secretary-Treasurer. City College President Terry Burgess will also be present to congratulate and shake the hand of each student graduating. Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Chair Hector Martinez will also provide congratulatory words. Graduates will share some words from the stage with the families and friends attending the celebration. The graduation ceremony will be followed by Rock en español, tacos, and cake.
Program
11:30 am: Graduate registration
12:00- 12:45 pm: Ceremony commences
Music by Chunky and Los Alacranes Mojados
Slide show: Viva the graduates; viva the Chicano/a struggle
12:45- 12:55 pm: Entrance of Graduates
Music: “Yo Soy Chicano” by Chunky and Los Alacranes
1:00-1:10 pm: Aztec Mexica opening greeting and blessing by Danza Coyolxauhqui
1:10-1:15 pm: ¡Felicitaciones--Congratulations! by Hector Martinez, Chicano and Chicana Studies Department Chair
1:15-1:25 pm: Congratulatory Remarks by City College President Terry Burgess
Spanish translation by Hector Martinez
1:25 – 1:45 pm: Keynote speaker: Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego Labor Council Secretary.
Lorena became the first woman and first person of color to serve as head of the Labor Council since the organization’s inception in 1902.
1:45- 1:55 pm: Student Keynote speaker: Jose Mondragon-- Sociology, Education and Latin American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
1:55 – 2:00 pm: ¡Sí se puede! City College Mecha Speakers
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan
2:00 - 3:30 pm: The Words of the Graduates
Graduates receive a certificate, a sash and a pin
3-30 – 3:40 pm: Graduate exit procession
3:40 – 4:30 pm: Tacos, cake, hugs, pictures and positive energy
