Letters from readers of the Azteca Web Page

Subject:  Azteca Web Page
Date:      Sat, 11 Oct 1997 09:22:09 -0700
From:      ismaelmartinez28@prodigy.net (Ismael Martinez)

I think that the Azteca Web Page is an educational site which interests all those of us who 
come from Latino descent. And it also interests those from other cultures because they learn what's 
up with our culture. We have the most beatiful culture in the universe and I thank you for promoting it. 
The Azteca Web Page is educational and informative!! 


Subject:  Azteca Web Page
Date:     Sun, 12 Oct 1997 19:40:14 -0700
From:     knights@uclink4.berkeley.edu (Angelica M. Chavez)

Love the chicano web page!


Subject:  Fantastic Site
Date:      Mon, 1 Sep 1997 12:01:06 +1000
From:     "David King" 
To:        

Dear Mario,

My compliments on a fantastic site. I am using it with year 8 students (in
North Queensland, Australia) to explore Aztec and Mayan culture,
particularly the architecture.

Cheers
David King

Subject: Azteca Web Page
   Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:00:32 -0700
   From: Saucey000@hotmail.com (Mary Ann Sauceda)
     To: mario@azteca.net,

This is an awesome site!  I'm so proud of who I am and where I come from!  This 
site strengthens that feeling!

Mary Ann Sauceda

   Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 14:56:47 -0400 (EDT)
   From: Rodebaughs@aol.com
     To: mario@azteca.net

Hello!

As an American history teacher (of Anglo American descent) of 7th and 8th
grade  I find this site a wonderful resource for educating myself and
directing the students I teach, who are also primarily European descent, to a
reliable source of information.  A great multicultural resource for all;
thank you for sharing! What better way to study a group's contributions to
America than by studying their own stories.

Susan Rodebaugh
827 Frank Rd.
West Chester, PA 19380-1914
e-mail Rodebaughs@aol.com

Subject: Web Site
   Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 18:53:13 -0700
   From: Veronica Hernandez 
     To: mario@azteca.net

To whom it may concern (Mario),
 
Firstly, I just want to applaud your presentation of the culture and
people of Mexican descent.  I just wanted to ask something, have you
thought of translating everything into Spanish?  The reason I am asking
is because I am working with a group of students (age 9 - 17) who are
classified as migrant students in Arizona.  Anyways, when I asked them
to find some things about the culture, many of their searches came up to
this site.  Unfortunately, those that only know Spanish were not able to
use the information because they did not understand it.  I explained as
much as I could, but  because of time limitations, I was not able to
give them the individualize attention I would of liked to give.  I
completely understand that translating everything into Spanish is time
consuming, but please consider it if possible.  Again, gracias por todo
la informacion.

Veronica "Vero" Hernandez
E-mail:  chicana1@asu.edu
 

Subject: azteca.net
   Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 19:42:32 -0700
   From: "Rafael R. Solorzano" 
     To: mario@azteca.net

Dear Mario, 

i would like to commend you for your well done job in establishing a
network component for the Chicano community.  I was very proud to find
it and find out that a person of your caliber is still interested in his
heritage and nevertheless is constructing a positive networking system
for everyone.  I also would like to thank you for including MEChAs in
your page, as you know for Mechistas it is difficult to get in contact
with other Chicanos and what you have done was a good.  I would also
like to thank you on behalf of a chicano student doing research, your
chat room is great.  once again i hope you can continue this raising of
self consciousness for our gente in aztlan.  Muchas Gracias y
Mexicathui.

Amicalement(French),
Rafael R. Solorzano
nouvas@msn.com

Date:    Sun, 15 Sep 1996 20:17:29 -0500 (CDT)
To:      mario@azteca.net
From:    Dionicio Luevano Rodriguez dio@cs.utexas.edu
Subject: Web page suggestion

Q'vo Mario,
        I think you know that you have an awesome web
page. Thanks for getting the Raza online; I applaud
your efforts. I am head of the MEChA educational committee
at the University of Texas at Austin. Your site has been
helpful in educating ourselves about our indigenous culture.
In your page, you ask for suggestions, so here's one.
Maybe a current events page? Where information about marches,
forums and other participatory activities could be posted.
For example, the web page for Coordinadora 96, the Human Rights
march on Washington D.C. scheduled for October 12, at 
http://www.coordinadora.org/ 
could be placed on this bulletin board. Do you know of any 
other centralized web sites such as this?

At any rate, you will no doubt hear from me again as soon
as I get MEChA's web page in order.

Hasta pronto,
--Dio

From: Ismael Chavez  chavezi@oxy.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 22:52:36 -0700
Subject: The Fourwinds Student Movement

I'm impressed by the success of your web page.  You've done a good 
job on the Web page.

I'm an Organizer for the Fourwinds Student Movement, the same movement
responsible for a great majority of the Anti-Prop 187 rallies in
California, and also the movement responsible for the Hunger Strike in
response to the closing of affirmative action programs in the University
of California.

At this momement, The Fourwinds is organizing a mass national
recruitment program, where we are trying to identify the student
organizers and leaders across the country who share the same beliefs and
philosophy that the Fourwinds follows -- the Fourwinds in a multi-ethnic
coalition of students.  

I've identified your web page as being one of the best Raza pages in the
country, and the Fourwinds is requesting your assistance.  We were
wondering if you could post a link to our new (somewhat preliminary) web
page on your site.  The symbol below identifies the movement (the Olin).


Here's the web page site:

http://www.oxy.edu/~chavezi/4winds.html

I hope you can assist us in our recruitment process.  

Thanx bro.  


Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 09:59:23 
From: teresa_solis-pedroza@uu1358.sedgus.com
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: The Azteca Home Page


     The info and links you provide on your home page are a fountain of 
     knowledge that is invaluable to anyone who wants to educate / 
     reeducate themselves on the TRUTH!
     
     Although I grew up my entire life hearing the terms Mexicano, Chicano, 
     Latino, and the "H" word, it wasn't until I decided to minor in Latino 
     and Latin American History that I truly understood the connotations of 
     all of the above mentioned words.  Today, (and always) I am a Chicana. 
     
     I haven't found it anywhere in your page yet - but I also think that 
     we have to address the issue of what a Chicano/Latino/*-American 
     "looks" like.  Because of my fair skin and green eyes I often hear 
     "You don't look Mexican."  "So what in God's name does a Mexican look 
     like?" is often my response.  I may be "white" on the outside but I'm 
     as brown as you get on the inside.  Even my own RAZA has chastised me. 
     That bothers me even more than hearing those comments from mainstream 
     USA.  By address this issue I mean that we have to acknowledge the 
     fact that we all don't look indigenous.
     
     But enough about that.  I tend to ramble when I feel passionate about 
     something close to my heart.  
     
     I can never say thank you enough to all of our brothers and sisters 
     that were involved in the political and social movements of the 1960's 
     and 70's.  Without their courage and determination, the cauza would 
     have been lost.  In their honor the Chicanismo of the 1990's must not 
     be taken lightly.
     
     And to you Mario - all the power.  The Movimiento needs people like 
     you as beacons directing us towards unity.  MIL GRACIAS.
     
     my address: Teresa_Solis-Pedroza@sedgus.com


Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996
From: Nena Torres ntorrez@wiley.csusb.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

Hi Mario,

Sorry it has been forever but I hurt my back and have not even been dancing.
Actually I have been moving very slowly at most things.  I teach in the
elementary and bilingual education program full time so that keeps me busy
on a good day.  

Cultural News:  

There is a special screening of the Tomas Rivera story on Friday, 
March 22 at 7:30 at the California Theater in San Bernardino.  It is a 
high school scholarship fund raiser at $5.00.  For the artsy or minglers 
there is a VIP reception et al that includes a copy of the book "And 
the Earth did not swallow him"-a Chicano story of growing up in the 50's 
and 60's, $25.00.  But on to dance, here on campus the students have 
started a group.  I have only connected with a few of them, having not made 
a practice due to scheduling constraints and the need to realistically not 
start practicing yet.   I do not usually surf the web and yours was the 
first page I encountered that was not of a group or University that came up.
I found the web to be rather culturally limited.  But this may just be a
function of my lack of usage or browsing skills.  I have seen the PBS Chicano 
Series information but that is about all I have turned up.  If you time cruise 
my home page and give me feedback, please.   I plan to make some more adjustments 
to it soon.  It is at http://soe.csusb.edu/soe/faculty/IndivHP/torrez/NTINDEX.html  
and then school of education, and then elementary ed faculty and finally to my 
name.  Keep in touch.  Let me know about any folklorico that is happening your way.  

Hay te ...


Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:54:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Jose A Rendon tejano@dolphin.upenn.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

	I am pleased and impressed with the information you provide on 
	the Azteca homepage. I was a Chicano student activist at Fresno
	State from 1969 to 1973. I had not heard or seen much since then
	that would indicate that we had any impact or that the movimiento
	is even remenbered by young people today. It does my heart good
	to know that not everybody became "Hispanic" and that there are still
	Chicanos in the world. I am currently in Pennsylvania persuing a PhD.
	but, my eyes are on Aztlan.


Date: Thu, 29 Feb 96 15:35:34 0000
From: daniel diaz da.diaz@ucdavis.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

I saw your home page today for the first time and I just wanted to say 
that it kicks ass.  I was interested in finding out if you were willing 
to share knowledge with a fellow hermano.  Any response is a good 
response, "Que no?"

( I could not respond to you because your server rejected my email.  
This happens sometimes so if I do not respond that is usually why.  
Try a different email address, but keep sending me email, please.  Also, 
please use nice language so I can display your letters :)


To: mario@azteca.net
From: "Andrea O. Martinez" andi@rt66.com
Subject: The Aztec Web Page

Dear Mario:

I happened across your WONDERFUL work a few minutes ago and had to drop you
a "complementary" Gracias y Felicitaciones!!!...on the work exibited here.

I was looking for information on the Aztecas and their Nahuatl language for
reasons that I wish to share with you now.

I am a horse breeder living presently in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I was raised
in Jalisco, Mexico and fell in love with the culture, tradition and horses
there.  It was not until 7 years ago that I came in contact with a breeding
program established in Mexico, in the Centro de Reproduccion de Pedro Domecq
in Texcoco near Tenochtitlan, El Caballo de la Raza AZTECA!!!

Mexico, finding itself many years ago in the predicament that they really
did not have a breed of horse, with the Criollo breed of many years back,
finding itself near the verge of extinction, decided it was time to
"develop" a breed of National importance...a breed they could call their
own, as other countries of the world.

The Mexican "Azteca" horse...is a new breed.  Not very well known to many
people.  I only hope that since you mentioned in your web page, the
potential for different subjects that may be of interest...I feel I have
much information to offer and hope to hear back from you as well.

Please feel free to e-mail me at home :  andi@rt66.com

Again, you have done a marvelous job!!!!!!!!

Sin mas, yo soy....

Andrea (Andi) Martinez
Rancho San Marcos

Criadores de Caballos de la Raza Azteca


Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 13:13:57 -0800
From: barry  barry@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
To: mario@direct.net.com
Subject: Tus amigas

Mario, 

Hi we just want to thank you for making a web page de los Azteca's. We
found this page by looking up the history of the Aztec's. We think this
page is good for people that want to learn about their heritage. It also 
helps us understand a lot more de nuestros parientes. Te estoy escribiendo 
de mi escuela Vista Summit, in San Diego, it's a continuation school. We 
were very amazed when we discovered your page. Gracias, for making it 
available for us and others to see.

                         Tus amigas,
                         Shylah y Melina  

P.S    Write back soon


Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:50:19 +0000
From: Fernando Nugent fnugent1@innovation.com
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: chicano history, data

Estimado Mario:

Muchas gracias por tu esfuerzo,eres otro escalon
en la piramide de nuestro Renacimiento y Reconquista.
En la definicion de Chicano se nesecita incluir aquellos que
no son de desendiencia Xicana y que sigen en la lucha politica en 
contra del neo-colonialismo Anglo,como por ejemplo,el Maestro
Escalante, que viene de Bolivia.....Chicanismo transiende 
Nacionalismo, porque aqui TODO Latino es un Xicano...
preguntale a cualquier Anglo si sabe la diferencia
entre un Peruano o un Quintanaroense de Chetumal. Es en esta 
inclusion de todo Latino que quiera participar en la ardua Lucha
de Liberacion donde radica gran parte de nuestro futuro.

atentamente
fernando


Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 13:37:46 -0600 (CST)
From: Nicolas Retana nretana@tenet.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Page

I love your home page. It's especially gratifying to see the young raza 
read the material that you have included here. I'm currently a doctoral 
student at UT Austin on a fellowship in a program called the Cooperative 
Superintendency Program.  As such, I have been a high school teacher, 
assistant principal, and principal; one of the things that always 
bothered me was that the younger Chicano generation was oblivious to the 
pioneers that marched, fought, sweated for equal opportunity.  In the 
70's, we would never have thought of killing each other with driveby's, 
etc. Our unity was based on our Chicanismo and the fact that we knew that 
things needed to change for us to get anywhere. I hope that more of the 
young students realize that they should never remain ignorant of our 
history. A tremendous and classic book is by Rudolfo Acuna who wrote 
Occupied America. In the area of fiction, Dagoberto Gil's, The Magic of 
Blood is inspiring. Sigue luchando.  

Nicolas Retana


From: Juan Serrano  jserrano@ucla.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

Hi Mario...

My name is Juan Serrano, and I would just like to say that this web page 
is great.  I had just come back from the library here at school, I took 
out some books on the Nahuatl language because I really want to learn 
how to speak, or at least write it.

So I did a search for "Nahuatl" and presto, your page pops up first.  I 
was surprised to see that there were pages on this.  Its great to see 
that we as a people, slowly but surely, are regaining our identity and 
culture.

I can't say much today...because I have a midterm for chem in about nine 
hours and I should really hit the books and get some sleep.

I'll be visiting your page when I have time.

laters,
Juan.


Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 22:17:37 0800
From: Martina Elena ixel@uclink4.berkeley.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

Beautiful page.  I am researching indigenous cultures right now for a 
mural I am contributing to.  Your page will help me tremendously.  Thank 
you for letting me stand on your shoulders.  As the mural grows, I will 
send you more information about it.  It will be in Berkeley, CA.
																								Thank you!


Date: Tue, 31 Oct 95 13:47:36 -0800
Sender: enciso@unicornio.cencar.udg.mx
From: Ricardo Enciso Cabral enciso@unicornio.cencar.udg.mx
Organization: Universidad de Guadalajara
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Felicicdades !

felicidades por tu web...

Estoy actualmente armando un proyecto llamado "Mapa Sensitivo Prehispanico"
espero podamos intercambiar informacion..

Ricardo Enciso
(Saludos desde Guadalajara)


Date: Sun, 12 Nov 95 16:15:17 -800
From: Michele Salcedo  msalcedo@htp.net
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: research help

Hi Mario

You have some great stuff on this page, especially the pre-Columbian link 
to U. Guad. I'm found the page while looking for anything on quinceaneras 
or Latino wedding customs. Any suggestions of who I should contact or 
whether there's any discussion on either of these two topics on Net, 
please contact me. E-mail is msalcedo@htp.net. Le agradezco para su ayuda 
y le doy felicidades para su exito en el Web. 

Michele Salcedo


Date: Sun, 5 Nov 95 19:00:26 -0800
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Page
From: Raul Ramirez  ramirez@ampere.ee.ucla.edu

Estimado Mario:

	I have just read some of the Azteca page. I found it while  
browsing the "Latinonet." I wrote just to say that I am extremely  
impressed by your work.  I hope you continue this endeavor. I 
will spread the news on this important information source. If you 
have a "mailer" please put me on it. Otra vez, thank you for all you 
have done y te espero lo mejor.

			In solidarity,
               		Raul R. Ramirez


Date: Mon, 06 Nov 95 22:49:56 -0600
From: Maria Cristina Villalobos  cristina@owlnet.rice.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca WEb Page

Mario,

	Your Azteca Web Page looks good.  I haven't browsed
through everything, yet.  But I did read the informative article
on "What is a Chicano?"  It was pretty interesting.  I'm from
Texas, actually from the Rio Grande Valley (southern tip of TX),
but we don't normally call ourselves Chicanos, but Hispanics,
or just plain Mexicans.  Through my graduate study, it's been
interesting to note the various names our people give themselves
depending on the location they come from.  Speaking to my
professor who grew up in L.A. (Dr. Richard Tapia), regards
himself as a Chicano, while I am a Mexican, Mexican-American, or
Hispanic, though I'm now incorporating the term Latina and using
Mexican-American more, and again it depends also which type of
people you're with.  
	A little about myself:  I'm a 2nd year grad student at
Rice Univeristy (Houston ) in Computational Mathematics.  I'm from the 
Rio Grande valley and my parents  are from Hualahuises, Nuevo Leon,
which is close to Linares and Monterrey.  

Hasta luego,
Cristina


Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 05:28:37 +0700
From: r@x1.asu.edu
Subject: (no subject)
To: mario@azteca.net

Hola Mario,

Your Web Page is very good.  It is very informative.  It answered a lot
of questions, I think, of many young Chicano minds.  Keep up the good 
work.  Later.  

Laura Laguna


From: Michael_Vega@acd.org
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 00:27:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: wow
To: mario@azteca.net

Hi guy,

I'm a former angelenio now stuck in Dallas, Texas and studying journalism at the
University of Texas at Arlington.  Anyways, I don't know how I got onto your page
but it seems that you have put a lot of work into your page and are proud of your 
chicano culture. Well, I'm in an organization here similar to Mecha and we need more 
culture.  I'd like to see if you can provide me your www address because dios only 
knows how I got into this.  Also spread the word that there is a Chicano movement
in North Texas.  I work with Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez in his new center for Mexican 
American Studies and we just staged a conference where 350 students came and 
protested 187 and such. But we feel alone.  All the world knows about Mecha in CA 
but in TX there is little organized action.

Anyways its a great pleasure to bump in to your page and keep up the great work.

Michael_Vega@acd.org


From: EGCB4CA@PANAM1.PANAM.EDU
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 11:45:03 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: aztec page
To: mario@azteca.net

Hi Mario,

	My name is Ester Gil and I'm a MECHISTA from UT-Pan American in
Edinburg, Texas.  I just finished reading some of the information on the Aztec
Page and it is really great!  I also liked the links to the other MECHA home
pages.  
	This is a really short message because I don't have much time but I
just wanted to let you know that you are doing a great job with the page and I
look forward to reading the rest of the information you have.

        One question, how often do you update it?  

  (Mario's answer: when I feel inspired to stay up late into the night 
   working on this page.  Especially after getting a lot of letters :-) )

                                              Hasta Luego,
						Ester Gil


Date: Sun, 19 Nov 95 22:14:43 0600
From: Monica Villalobos  vi1859mo@uscolo.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Thanks

Just a quick note to thank you for your efforts in creating a 
chicano/mexicano outlet.  Your organization of information has been 
enlightening and helpful.  I have passed on you website address and the 
information in it to my friends and fello MEChistas.  Thanks again!

Monica Villalobos
vi1859mo@meteor.uscolo.edu


Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 06:30:16 -0800
From: Carol Noriega   noriega-c@mail.utexas.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: neat page

I've enjoyed looking at your azteca page.  I also enjoyed your 
dorky pictures. I'm just kidding. You look like you've done much 
work on these pages.  Just wanted you to know your work is 
appreciated.

Sigue con la lucha,
Carol


Date: Thu, 16 Nov 95 13:44:04 -0500
From: "Juan Pradasbergnes"  pradasbe@chaplin.bsn.usf.edu
To: mario@azteca.net
Subject: Azteca Web Page

Mario, muy bien hermano. I am a Cuban in love with Mexico and our Latino
culture. Keep up the good work.

Juan C. Pradas-Bergnes
NOAA/AOC/SED
Hurricane Hunter


Date: Sun, 06 Jan 80 20:58:58 -0600
From: Chris Cardenas 
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: (no subject)

Mr. Araujo,

       I would like to thank you for such a wonderful page.  
You answered questions that I have always wondered.  


  Chris Cardenas


Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:05:50 -0700
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
From: lorenaq

Hello!

My friend and I were browsing through the web when we came across your page
and we could not help dropping you these lines to commend you on some
gooooood work.  You're page was very interesting and informative.  I happen
to be the History and Culture Coordinator for MEChA-USC.  
.... keep informing la Raza!  ...

Lorena Quinonez
Adrienne Hernandez


Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 19:35:12 CDT
From: Samuel Montoya,chicokid!!
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Comments

Buenas Noches Mario!  

My name is Samuel Montoya, a student at the Unversity of
Illinois -Chicago campus(UIC), a Chicano and to some extent also Mexicano.  
Pues, I was just writing to you to tell you that your page of Azteca, is 
very good and very useful.  I got information that blew me away. I could 
not believe how much information that you had in your page.  Well coming 
from a student who was never taught it in history, all this that I read 
was very interesting and very good.  ....

But with that I'll close, it was kickin information and keep it up.

                                 Chicano/Mexicano from the midwest
                                       Samuel Montoya


Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 11:01:53 -0700 (MST)
From: Josue Limon limon@U.Arizona.EDU
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Que tal

Hey Mario
       My names Josue and I'm a Mechista here at the University of 
Arizona.  I strongly support what you are doing in trying to educate the 
raza about themselves and myself. Keep doing what you're doing.
      What I am wondering is if you have heard about the national walk 
out on october 12 in protest of federal and local governments attempting 
to deny that racism is gone thus there is no more need for affirmative 
action. If you have heard about it continue to spread the word for there 
is always power in numbers.
      Another thing going on here at the UofA is the AACHE conference we 
at UofA MEChA are organizing. it's a statewide conference but out of 
state students are also invited. The theme is Mano a Mano Forming a 
Conscious Movement. the date will be October 6-8 and we will have many 
inspiring speakers talking about important Chicano issues such as 
affirmative action and 187 policies. The event will include comida and a 
dance also closing with cultural activities like a Danza Azteca. If you 
or anyone you Know is interested in attending then give me a Fax # to 
send you the details. If room and board would be a problem for anyone 
let  them know that we can help. Hope to here from you soon. By the way 
I'm also from LA.

Josue "the Loco" Limon


Date: Thu, 28 Sep 95 17:49:00 -0700
From: viscaina@cisco.com
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Your website and Mexican American Entertainment

Hi Mario,

First of all, you have built yourself one firme website.  I have only taken a
look at part of it and I already love it.  Good work Mario.  

I have a possible addition to your section on Mexican American Entertainment.
I grew up in Pico Rivera, California and there was a place in El Monte that my
family would go to for brunch after mass or for some special occassion
(Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.).  I haven't been there in over 4 years but
they had some pretty good Mariachi.  The place was called "Cielito Lindo, and I
believe it is on Santa Rita just north of the Pomona freeway.  The Mariachi
that played there was "Mariachi del Sol de Mexico."  ...

Ray
viscaina@cisco.com


Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 00:09:57 -0700
From: Louis&Carol Ayala Layala@iu.net
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Bravo  Senor!

Hello Mario. Let me introduce myself. My name is Louis Ayala.  I want to 
first tell you that I think your Site is great. I am of Aztec descent, 
and while searching for some education about my heritage, I  was steered 
your way.  I've been greatly interested in seeking out the origin of my 
name and people.  I'm a Reliability Engineer with Lockheed Martin Space 
Operations Company at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.  I'm 40, 
married, three kids and I make a great pot of Menudo.  I grew up in 
Lawndale Ca. near Redondo Beach. I barely speak Spanish because my 
parents thought that, with an accent I would be more likely to encounter 
descrimination as they did when young.  The main point of this letter is 
to say that, I  would be very happy to see more of the people of our 
heritage realize their potential.  To see more and more of the Raza on a 
path in the main stream of the professonal world makes me feel very 
proud.  Coming from a very poor, sometimes not too bright, but happy big 
Mexican family, I grew up with very low goals , but a deep opinion that 
there was more in the world than I was used to. We need to reach all 
of the Raza and convince more of us that as a people, we are second to 
none when it comes to offering a strong and talented spirit with a unique 
perspective of life-- a gift from our ancestors, to professional ranks.  
When we shine, we can shine! We have to make others aware, they have alot 
to offer this world, we have to learn to mix the passion of our blood 
with the knowledge and pride of our ancestors.  Your Site is a great place 
to help people gain some valuable info. Lot's of great informaion.  If 
you are ever in Florida, I would be happy to escourt you and your Family 
on a tour of the Space Center and offer you a warm Tortilla. 

Thanks for your time and talent, Mario.    



Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 23:44:21 -0500
From: "ekatz@newburgh.ny.frontiercomm.net" Eric D@newburgh.ny.frontiercomm.net
To: marau@ix.netcom.com

Hola Mario!  

Soy Cheryl Heigh, y le escribo del estado de N.Y.
Queria decirle que su Web page es completamente maravillosa.
Todavia no he investigado todo lo que hay dentro de la 
pagina Azteca, pero lo que ya he visto, me facina!  Busco mas
informacion sobre el idioma de los Otomis del estado de Hidalgo,
y en verdad, cualquier informacion sobre ellos.  Tambien, (una cosa
completamente diferente!) I have made several unsuccesssful
attempts to join a fanclub for the group, Bronco, 
because I want to find out where they will be appearing (and if they 
still are!)  Any chance you can direct me?  Me interesa todo de
Mexico, aunque soy de aqui.   Perhaps it is because for the past
several years, I have become immersed in Mexican and Tejano 
culture due to my job.  I have traveled to Mexico several times, to 
learn more and more about el lindo pais. I went especially to find 
out about the schools in the pueblitos, because I work with many
people que vienen de pueblitos chiquitos of various parts of mexico,
(but especially Hidalgo, Gto., Puebla)  Me enamore de mexico hace
unos a&ntildeos, and I hope to go and live there  for a time and work 
in the field of education.  Meanwhile, a seguir aprendiendo todo
lo que pueda...with the help of your Web page.  I can't wait to 
continue investigating!   Muchas gracias!!!


Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 20:55:13 -0700
From: Sergio De La Riva Delaris@udmercy.edu
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: The Azteca Web Page

Hello

Just letting you know that I'm building a MEChA Home page and I 
will be using a Link to your Web page

Con Respeto

Sergio De La Riva

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 01:30:24 -0500 (EST)
From: yolanda trevino - ytrevino@indiana.edu
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: website

Your web site is great!  One of the best I have seen.  

I am doing some research on comparative educational systems between 
Mexico and the us ... borderlands, actually.  stumbled across your site 
and thought it was excellent.

Continued success in your endeavors.

Yolanda Trevino


Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 22:46:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ismael Chavez chavezi@oxy.edu
To: marau@ix.netcom.com
Subject: AZTEC Home Page


I must complement you on the excellent information you have put up to the 
access of the public via the world wide web.  Although most of the 
information you have illustrated I have already studied, other 
students, whether of latino descent or not, can learn a great deal 
regarding our exemplary Mexican culture via the internet.

I will speak highly of your Web Page to friends.  One suggestion I do 
have for you is in the regards of putting up links to actual web pages in 
Mexico.  Some university home pages in Mexico also contain a great deal 
of useful information.  Or even better yet, I have heard of a college 
student in Swarthmore College putting up a home page illustrating 
up to the minute information on the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, 
Mexico. I did not keep a record of this home page, but I would recommend 
that you do research and find the home page.  It would make an excellent 
addition to the Aztec Page.

Ya Basta! - the EZLN Page 

Please do not hesitate to e-mail me if you have any inquiries.  It would 
be a great honor for me to help a fellow "hermano."

"Que viva la Raza!"

Ismael Chavez
Occidental College '99

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