look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. hello and welcome to "comunidad del valle," i'll damian tru skwiio. councilman campos on your bone marrow donation. this is your "comunidad dilel val valle." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we begin today with santa clara university's global village which is promoting diversity at santa clara university and possibly throughout the entire bay area. with me here on "comunidad del valle" are denise castillo chavez.

>> welcome to the show. >> thank you for having us. >> talk to us about the importance of diversity and how -- what role that plays specifically at your campus. >> definitely. the global village is the biggest celebration and the biggest festival on campus and we celebrate diversity on the campus and the multicultural center was in 1985 and since then we've continued to support our students by providing these different types of cultural events. so our global village is a unique event because we have all of the different cultural clubs coming together to put on different performances and to have different food booths and different organizations outside of mcc come together to all work together to put on this event. >> and we have -- marisa, we're looking at some pictures here at some of your past events. though, what kind of responses have you received in the past from some of the other organizations who participate in your event? >> a lot of the students that come out watch all of the

performances and all of the food and i think they really like it because it's like having that up close, personal experience with cultural dances and cultural foods, too. so it's thighs to see that everyone is really enjoying being immerse individual of the different cultures of santa clara. >> when we talk about one high school here in san jose independence, at one point they were possibly 72 different languages spoker and it was that diverse. what are we talking about when we talk about diversity? >> well, we have nine different cultural clubs housed within mcc and that's just a small representative of the different cultures on campus and the look was in the nine clubs, for example, and we have the asian pacific islanders union and the filipino club on campus and the chinese student association and hhs which is the south asian club, and the african-american student union, meccha which is the latino club on campus and

the vietnamese student union and caman ohawayy. >> those are a lot of groups. >> at the same time maybe you want to learn from them as well. >> oh, yeah, totally. i'm half hispanic and half filipino, so i don't know a lot about those cultures anyway so when i came to santa clara it was really cool to just see all of the different traditions everyone else participates in and so i learn from meccha and varcatta and i learn from the japanese association and the vietnamese association and how so many people are totally into their backgrounds and their families. >> my college rm mate javier the xman is filipino-mexican and he calls himself flexican. why don't you tell us about what people are looking for? >> it is on market street right next to santa clara university

and there will be performers there. we have all different types of performers including ballet folkloric on and a capella and new orleans style jazz combo and there will also be a lot of great food there and there will also be a lot of great games and it's a family event and bring by the kids and everybody in your family to celebrate diversity at santa clara university. >> there is the information on your screen and log on to your website and i did this morning and you can find valuable information and thank you very much for spreading diversity on your campus. >> up next on comunidad del valle, the mexican museum. stay with us.

it's called es owe cultura, the the san francisco and the university of san francisco here on "comunidad del valle," david de la torre who heads the function. talk about escultura. this is a unique experience

venture for the mexican muse up. >> it is. we have a new partnership with the university and they hava i new museum studies program there and we have a gallery and they have this rooftop terrace where the museum has installed its major bronze metal sculptures like maternidad and other icon pieces in the permanent collection. >> here's one of them and we'll show some different portraits that you were able to provide for us on some of the other exhibitions there at the mexican museum. >> you guys keep going. >> this is dialogos graphicos which is on the history of mexican and mexican-american print making and then we see some shots of pieces from the rexmay collection of popular art. this is contemporary work by gustavo monroy and here's a

papier-mache fantasy figure. upon. >> you have to know all of this if you're going to be the main man there at the mexican museum, que no? >> every day we learn something new. that's the way to think about it. >> talk about your xibings because you've been there for quite a while now and they just keep coming and the attendance, i would imagine is pretty good. >> well, we do have heightened visibility now because you know we're building a new art museum on third and mission street in downtown san francisco in the yerba buena and right now we're at fort mason where we've been for 25 years and that's where our collections are for the most part. the museum has amassed nearly 15,000 objects in its collections and it spans history from the ancient culture to contemporary art. >> for those of us who live down in the south bay and haven't had a chance to visit the museum, what are we missing out on? >> well, i strongly recommend a field trip to the city, and you can come up on the train and you

can take public transportation. just get over to fort mason in building d and we're free. we have the los s lots of fas and adults. >> you are here to talk specifically about escultura. it is a unique partnership to be on the rooftop there. >> if you venture to the university campus during the week from 9:00 to 5:00, you know, on fulton and parker street right where st. ignacious is, there is a building right next door and you go up the elevator and there is a rooftop terrace where you can see the whole city and we have about eight bronze sculptures up there including some recent gifts that were given to us. >> are you surprised that there is this collaboration with the -- with the university itself has ventured into it? >> i'm an alumni of the university, you know? >> okay. >> and there is this -- this,

fort effort on the part of the university to encourage the general public to come in and walk on the campus and see the library and other things there. there is a gallery in the library now and so the art program and then the latin american program at the university have really grown a lot since i was there in the 1970s. so it's a perfect match for the museum and the university to share resources and then, of course, we are training young people to go into the field. >> that was my next question is how difficult or easy, maybe, is it to attract the young folks to come in and appreciate the art? >> it's a very interesting question because nowadays, as you ow, there are generations under us or on the other side of us and generation x and all of that and how do they -- are they interested in going to art

museums? yes if they're introduced to it in a way, and so we're doing collaborations with the fine arts museums on having special friday events for young people and they have music and come in the galleries and see the art. >> that's one way. >> it's called escultura. it's being displayed at the rooftop at the university of san francisco. logon to the web address for the mexican museum of san francisco for more information. thank you again for driving all of the way down to the silicon valley and enlightening us. david de la torre. >> up next on "comunidad del valle," the legendary dr. julia. ♪

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♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ she just received the distinguished service award at san jose state university, and we are joined by dr. julia, and longtime activist and employee. welcome to the show. >> gracias. >> first of all,

congratulations. tell us what this means to you and what it means to the university to be recognizing folks such as you. >> well, to me it mean, you know, giving me wings in some sense and recognizing the kind of work that, as you know, a lot of people are involved in services and it's really important and what is my own service is building institutions and building space for chicanas and chicanos on campus and it's very important. i'm thankful for the award as an individual, but i really think it's a whole bunch of people involved in any kind of service. for the university it's a good recognition that we contribute to the university that we as

chicanas and chic anos are about service. in a way that's about what we are. >> if you call yourself a chicano or chicanas. >> it's compromiso. it's not about us, it's about the future. your daughter and the other children that come after that they have to survive and they have to feel comfortable at the university. >> compare, if you will, the chicanas and chicano is that you were teaching there compared to when i was there -- i won't say when, but a long time ago. is there a difference between the chica thshgs o and chicana activism? >> i think there is a difference. i think i was just thinking about who was there in the past and one of the things that i see is a lot more spanish speakers,

a lot more immigrants and that's not a bad thing. it's a good thing. however, i'm very concerned about what happens to the ones that are already incorporated in the united states like me that are bridging paths. so they're different and i would say there is a tendency to think about jobs and income and it makes me sad when i get introduced to somebody and they say, i want to make a lot of money like you and i tell them it's not about money and you have to understand that either way, what we make compared to our mothers and our fathers is a lot more. my mother was a garment worker. your parents are farmworkers so we understand what this social mobility means and the students don't get that and they still have a lot of compassion, and a lot of animo and they just want

to be out there. i was just at raza day. >> i'm glad they're still doing that. >> they are and it is so important, and i know you're too young to remember this, but in the '70s they tell me that there were, like, thousands of people that they would bring to the campus. on friday they their might have been 400, maybe 500. that tells me something. there's a need for those students to be bringing in the people, but they also need institutional support. meccha can't do it alone. >> right. right. up upon. >> so that's real person, but they're still very much involved. >> when i was going to school i had to organize the knox convince the national association -- there is your pin for chicano and chicana studies. you are still involved with it. >> we are. >> why is that so vital. >> it is the pipeline for chi n

chicanas and chicanos in higher, and actually, you have people from all over. you have mixed heritage people of all kinds of mixes. >> but they have the compassion aspect that brands them a chicana. >> in addition to the compassion aspect they have a race, ethnic analysis and they understand that there are inequalities and structural barriers that have to be addressed and i think that's real important. i became involved in nox when i was an undergraduate student, and i never left it it. i now work with it it. i organize and i make sure that it continues to happen because i have seen people even like myself go through nox and become phds because somebody looked like me and they did research that mattered to me. so i think that's real important. >> it mattered to me when i was going to school to step on that campus in san jose state and knowing that there were chicanas

and chicanos on the campus and it blew me away and it blew my mind. i had no idea. >> that's the thing. you want to say to people and sometimes like i tell my students because they'll ask me, what should we call you? i tell them call me whatever you want to, just don't call me chicken curry because my last name. >> they have to roll up our sleeves and talk about something else. >> come on, but doctora works, professora works and not mrs. curry, because that's my mom. >> andale. >> when you want to acknowledge and to see what people have done call them by their title, senora, senor, dona, don, professora. all of that is so important because it shows people that we have dignity and that we have accomplishments and that we also continue to have respeto for everybody regardless of their social status and that's part of what this is about.

you know, hay que saludar a todos. >> she's the director of the department. >> congratulations. let's bring you back and talk in-depth about other issues. >> thank you. [ speaking spanish ] >> up next on "comunidad del val valle" councilman javier campos. [ birds chirping, twinkling noises ] you're always after me lucky charms! they're magically delicious! can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts.

he's a san jose councilman and he just donated bone marrow to save a little boy's life. javier campos is with me on "comunidad del valle" along with francis, from be the the match. first of all. how do you feel to know you potentially saved someone's life. >> it is one of the most rewarding feelings in my life, and i would do it again. >> very well. >> that's awesome.

>> i've been waiting, francis. i signed about 15 years ago, and i'm waiting. talk about the the sign-ups to become bone marrow donors. are we at par? do we lag behind or what do we need to do? >> the process to be the bone marrow donor registry is very simple. you would need to complete a health history form and provide a swab of cheek cells. it's very simple and we use your cheek cells and test them to specific markers to see if you match a someone. >> you are on the registry until your 61st birthday. >> how rewarding is it for the person on the other side. >> you haven't met the recipient. >> the donation process, we keep it anonymous throughout the process. after aier or two, depending on where the patient is from, whether they're here in the u.s. or international.

there is the possibility of actually getting to communicate with each other and so they actually know -- and you actually get to meet, but the process that the council member donated was the peripheral blood stem cell process which is actual actually now the done egg process 75% of the time. it is a process similar it to donating plasma and platelets. the only difference is you will receive a medication which will increase the cell activity in your blood. some people do get a reaction to that medication. usually a headache, but when most people are off the medication they're able to go right back to work the next day. >> he's used to headaches in the line of work that he's done. when you got the call it must have been surprising and rewarding at the same time. >> it was surprising and rewarding. as a matter of fact, i've gotten called twice about four or five years ago. i got a call. i wasn't as good a match and so they had a better match, and you know, i thought that was -- okay, once in a lifetime, and i thought i would never hear from

them again, and then last august i got a call again and they told me that i was a very, very good match. if i was still interested in donating and they told me they didn't have a backup. that was it, and i said absolutely i would do this. >> are you anxious to meet the recipient? >> i am. >> what do you know about the recipient? >> i do know he's a 5-year-old little boy. he has a form of leukemia, and i was told by the be the match folks that they would be giving me an update soon on how he's doing. >> are you -- i mean, you've got to be curious how he's doing and what it's been like for the child. >> i'm very curious to see how he's doing. i did -- i do know that it is a latino child because the match -- the likelihood of a match is higher. >> let's talk about that, if you will, because there is a great need to have more latino bone marrow donors on the registry, if you will, and you took a big step in that. >> yes. i think that it's very important

for latinos to get checked, to join the registry because there's a lot of folks out there that it takes longer for them to find a match, and you know, with cancer, you can't wait. you have to get treatment as soon as you can. >> boy, isn't that true. >> it takes nothing more than a cheek swab and filling out a form. they'll be there in an event. >> on april 6th san jose is hosting an annual be the match walk/run at guadalupe park and it's a fund-raising event to help patient afford transplant to get more people registered on the marrow donor registry sxaz well some of the life-saving research that we support. so we'll also have an opportunity at the walk/run event to register if you're interested in being on the marrow donor registry as well. >> what was the worst part of it, if you will, which i am sure was overshadowed by the

rewarding feeling that you've just done. >> so before you go in for the actual donation, there is a five-day period where i was getting injections every morning of this medication, and progressively as i got the injections, as more stem cells were being pushed into the bloodstream the aches and the joint, the sternum area and the hip area is where you produce most of your stem cells from what i was told, was there some discomfort, but again, it was well worth the five days of discomfort to be able to hopefully save someone's life. >> and how are you today? >> i'm perfect. i'm fine. completely -- completely over the side effects. >> you know, we think of firefighters and we think of police officers and we think of our men and women overseas who are saving lives left and right.

did you ever think of yourself being in that category? >> you know, i haven't. i just think that, you know, that's what we're supposed to do. as human beings we should do everything that we can to try to make someone else -- someone else's life better and, you know, if we can, be in a position to save someone's life then we should be doing that. >> and we do need more latinos on that registry. here is the information for the walk and run, whatever you want to do, just come out and done eight, if you will, to be the the match campaign and thank you all so much for what you're doing and before we leave, just a disclaimer, javier campos is a candidate for re-election in the san jose city council and that's our disclaimer and we've invited the other candidates to come on and talk about an issue that is important for them. one has agreed and we're waiting on the third individual to be on the show and talk about something that's on the show. >> any final thoughts before i let you go, francis? >> i just want to thank the

council member for stepping up to save a life and everyone out there has the opportunity to potentially be the donor and the life saver and i hope you take the opportunity with us. >> 20 seconds? >> i just want to encourage anyone and everyone to join the registry. it's very important and it's one of the more rewarding things that you could ever do. >> all right. thank you all so much and thank you for doing that. >> thank you. >>ness frais, thank you for keeping that fire lit and here's what's happening in your comunidad. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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