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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Opening a briefcase seems somewhat outdated in 2012. A corroded mark of rust came to life as I removed paper clips that seemed untouched since 1970. The smell of history matched the aged, brown, typewritten pages I held in the University of Southern California’s Doheny Library. It’s as if someone opened your laptop and read […]
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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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The date that resonates in the minds of many when it comes to slain Los Angeles Times journalist Ruben Salazar is August 29th, 1970: the day he was killed. August 29th bore witness to the Chicano Moratorium, the massive march that marked a peak of the Chicano anti-war movement efforts at that time. To many […]
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Though Ruben Salazar is mainly known for his work and legacy as a journalist, the Ruben Salazar Project is an attempt delve past Salazar’s work and discover Salazar as a person — a father, a son, a brother, a colleague. In this portion of the project, a bit of Salazar’s personal Southern California geographical history […]
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Ruben Salazar was embarrassed when a nice meal at a Newport Beach restaurant ended with his credit card being confiscated by the restaurant’s management. Even more troubling was that the incident could have been avoided if the credit card company had paid attention to the payment, many phone calls, and correspondence from Salazar to settle […]
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