[Grovenet] illegals

[David Morelli]

It is my understanding that the motive force for the Centro Cultural  
in Cornelius was a small group of former migrants with Mexican  
ancestry.  One, Emilio Hernandez had worked at Tektronix for years  
before starting the "Azteca" restaurant in Cornelius.  He had come to  
Oregon as a migrant worker earlier and stayed here to raise his family.
Emilio's sister Alicia Hernandez married Manuel Martinez, who was  
another founder.

They both came to Oregon as migrant laborers prior to settling in  
Washington county to raise their families.  Which might make you  
expect that they were foreign nationals.  Not quite.  Both were born  
in McAllen, Texas of immigrant parents.  Both married women born in  
McAllen, Texas.  Both served in the United States Army in the 1940's  
on the German front and the German occupation.  Other members of  
their families served as well.  Lupe Hernandez served in the  
Philippines in WWII.   Pele Hernandez served in WWII, Korea, and  
Vietnam.  Autro Hernandez served four years with the Marines and 16  
years with the Air Force.

What kind of people built Centro-Cultural?

Former "migrants" who were pursuing the American Dream, who were also  
Patriotic Americans, who were also members of "the Greatest Generation"

What is strange is that some people have a problem with that.  They  
want to believe that everyone associated with Centro is an illegal  
alien.

How do I know this?  Wikipedia?  No.  I did the research while  
preparing my granddaughter's family tree.  She is part of the fourth  
generation of native born Americans in that family.

David

On Oct 2, 2006, at 9:57 AM, a_tom_51 at juno.com wrote:

> What is the deal with Centro Cultural in our community? I don't  
> think it is a big step to try to figure out the legal status of the  
> guys hanging around outside there? Who built the buildings and who  
> pays for the staff there?
> Tom Alexander
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