Ruben Salazar’s long career as a journalist is well known, but before he made his name as a professional he started out writing columns for his college newspaper. What is less known about Salazar is where the Los Angeles Times columnist, KMEX news director, and journalistic advocate for the Latino community first began. Archived documents from […]
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Ruben Salazar, like many Mexicans who immigrate to the United States, dedicated himself to seeking American citizenship as a young man, only to experience a lengthy, difficult process strewn with bureaucratic red tape. Salazar began the process on Oct. 15, 1947, when he submitted an application for a certificate of arrival and preliminary form for a declaration of […]
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Ruben Salazar was one of the most renowned Latino journalists of his time. He was known for his powerful articles covering the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles and the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Salazar was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and grew up and first worked as a reporter in El Paso, Texas in the […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Before Ruben Salazar became a successful journalist who was able to travel the world and report on major issues and events around the world, he was a successful student who laid a strong foundation to achieve his dreams. This collection of photos, newspaper clippings and awards document the early years in Salazar’s life showing that […]
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