Maywood Mayor Felipe Aguirre (L), Dr. Rudy Acuna (R) @ Chicano Moratorium, 8-28-10
I saw an old college chum today. Jim Howard got in touch with me yesterday and as I was going to be speaking in the San Fernando Valley at Mission College, he dropped by and we had a great chat and some reminiscences of old friends and old times at CSU Northridge.
I double majored in Political Science and Chicano Studies. In Chicano Studies I took five classes and got a nearly impossible five straight A’s from Dr. Rudolfo “Rudy” Acuna. In Political Science I took five classes from Dr. Phillip C. Wall and got an almost impossible five A’s from him as well.
Jim had tracked down Phil yesterday and I hope to call him as well soon. It’s been too long. I’ve seen Rudy a couple of times in the past week and will see him again Friday night at more festivities at Mission College for the launch of the new Chicano Studies Department. These two professors had enormous influence on me and I apply their teachings on a regular basis.
