Bookseller, barber and ‘genius’ Rueben Martinez finds new partner Los Angeles Times; October 29, 2012 By Hector Tobar Rueben Martinez was a steelworker first, and then a barber, before he became the book maven he is today. Raised in Arizona, and later employed at the long-gone Bethlehem Steel plant in Maywood, he later opened up a
Chapman partners with barber-librarian By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Orange County Register; Published October 27, 2012 Santa Ana barber-turned-community activist Ruebén Martínez has partnered with Chapman University to open Librería Martínez de Chapman University at Broadway and Third Street. The bookstore was previously named the Librería Martínez and Art Center, which
What is wrong with our society!? In a nation that talks the talk of high achievement and education for all students, why is there so much pressure placed on “normal?” Think about any young student starting school. How quickly do they learn to feel shame for non-English ways? How readily to they perceive that “pink
Associate Professor Roxanne Greitz Miller , Ed.D. and Donna Ford Attallah Endowed Professor in Teacher Education returns from sabbatical for 2012-2013 academic year. Miller who began her career as a secondary education science teacher spent last year on sabbatical as a Professor in Residence at a Title I Middle School. In her words, “she
At the start of my PhD journey I heard the phrase “steward of the discipline.” At first these words did not mean a great deal; I considered it PhD mumbo-jumbo. As the semester moved and as the years edged forward, the phrase has become a weight of responsibility. It is a commitment to improving our
Most recently, my participation in the Emerging Scholars Conference has been on my mind. The topic of bullying has moved front-and-center with the news of a 14 year-old Santa Ana student who was shot by police officers a few days ago (9/28/12). It turns out they found a suicide note. One must wonder what was