Luera, Alberto, 1946-
Name Entries
person
Luera, Alberto, 1946-
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Luera, Alberto, 1946-
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Mexican American civil rights advocate Alberto Luera was born in 1946 in Laredo, Texas and graduated from Laredo's Martin High School. He attended Laredo Junior College and received a teaching degree from Texas A&I-Kingsville (Texas A&M-Kingsville). On the Kingsville campus, he was active in the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations (PASSO) and the Laredo Club. He began organizing the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) in Corpus Christi in 1969 where he worked for SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., under Willie (William D.) Bonilla, but was fired from that job because of his political activities. He attended the first MAYO conference held at the La Lomita Mission, Texas in 1969 and moved to San Antonio to serve with MAYO chairman Mario Compeán as MAYO secretary. He was elected MAYO state chairman in 1971 and returned to his hometown of Laredo in 1972 to found Centro Aztlán (a.k.a. Centro Asociación Pro Servicios Sociales Aztlán, Inc., or APSS, Inc.) to provide paralegal assistance. He has since retired as director for Centro Aztlán.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
eng
Zyyy
Subjects
Political campaigns
Chicano movement
Civil rights workers
Elections
Mexican American business enterprises
Mexican American leadership
Mexican American mayors
Mexican American neighborhoods
Mexican Americans
Mexican American students
Nonprofit organizations
Patronage, Political
Political refugees
Politics, Practical
Race discrimination
Unincorporated areas
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Legal Statuses
Places
Texas, South
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Corpus Christi (Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Mexico
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Webb County (Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Texas
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Texas--El Cenizo
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Texas--Laredo
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Central America
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Kingsville (Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Texas--Kingsville
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Texas--Corpus Christi
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
El Cenizo (Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Laredo (Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
La Lomita Historic District (Hidalgo County, Tex.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace