Raul Ruiz (journalist)

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Raul Ruíz (1940/41 – 13 June 2019[1]) was an American journalist, professor, and political activist for Chicano civil rights during the Chicano movement and for the Peace movement of the 1960s and '70s.

Biography[]

Ruiz was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Los Angeles in his teen years. He attended California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.[1] As a reporter, and editor of La Raza, Ruíz covered the Chicano Moratorium.[2][3] He notably photographed the police aiming tear gas launchers at the Silver Dollar Café, where Ruben Salazar was killed.[4] Ruiz's photo, considered an essential historical image of the Chicano movement, ran on the cover of the L.A. Times and was reproduced around the world.

Ruiz was a candidate for La Raza Unida Party, a Chicano political party. He ran for the 48th Assembly district seat in Los Angeles in 1971, gaining 8 percent of the vote. In 1972 he ran for the 40th Assembly district seat, covering East L.A., under the La Raza Unida ticket, gaining 13 percent of the vote.[5]

Ruiz taught for many years in the department of Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge.[1][6] He died in Los Angeles on June 13, 2019.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Arellano, Gustavo (2019-06-15). "Raul Ruiz, journalist and activist for the Chicano movement in L.A., dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. ^ Remembering Raul Ruiz, A Hero Of LA's Chicano Movement, Lita Martinez, Laist, 2019-06-14.
  3. ^ Jao, Carren (April 5, 2018). "Narrated Photo Essay: Raul Ruiz and the Rights of the Chicano". KCET. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Unearthing the photos of La Raza, unsung chronicler of Chicano stories in LA, Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, 2017-10-02
  5. ^ Garcia, Ignacio M. (1989). United We Win: The Rise and Fall of La Raza Unida. Tucson: Mexican American Studies & Research Center, University of Arizona. ISBN 0939363011.
  6. ^ Garcia, Mario (2015). The Chicano Generation: Testimonios of the Movement. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520286023.
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