"Celebrating La Raza Awards 2024" Dinner, Awards, Music

These giants of history will be recognized for their meaningful and significant contributions in their respective fields as leaders and outspoken advocates in Santa Clara Valley and beyond.

Rose Amador, President and CEO of ConXion to Community, (CTC): Co-founder La Raza Roundtable de California; Santa Clara County Community Corrections Partnership; San Jose Chief of Police’s Community Advisory Board; Evergreen College ENLACE Program; Native Voice Crea TV Host; The American Diabetes Association;  Woman of the Year California State Assembly Proclamation; California State Job Training Coordinating Council.

Al Camarillo, History Professor Emeritus Stanford University; La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley Advisory Council Member Books- Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality 2024; Chicanos in a Changing Society. Awards - Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching; Miriam Roland Prize for Volunteer Service; President’s Award for Excellence Through Diversity. Service - Organization of American Historians President; American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch Past President.

Robert “Bob” Nunez, Co-Chair La Raza Roundtable de California: NAACP Silicon Valley President; East Side Union High School District Superintendent; Victor Garza Public Internship Program; Milpitas Unified School District Board of Trustees; Milpitas City Council Vice Mayor; La Sierra University Hispanic Business Incubator; The Nunez Community Foundation

Olga Talamante, Board Vice Chair The Chicano Latina Foundation: Chicana Latina Foundation Board Vice Chair; Gilroy High School and University of California Santa Cruz Graduate, Argentina Political Prisoner; INROADS national minority business and engineering scholarships; American Friends Service Committee; National Center for Lesbian Rights; Heroes and Heroines of the Latino Community KQED-TV; San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women.; El Concilio of San Mateo County, and Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women; Greenlining Institute; ¡Chicanísima! Opera Tribute to the life of Olga Talamante.