The current Palomar College M.E.Ch.A. did get the chance to personally know Sean O'Shea, but most of us heard stories about him from our advisor John. Stories about his life, education achievements, and what he did for his community. He was a role model, still is, as a leader, activist, student & person. We celebrated his life February 23, 2007 with his family, friends, & M.E.Ch.A.

Palomar College M.E.Ch.A. has been doing this event for 36 years now, and we do it to bring a little happiness to children of the community and to familiarize them with a college campus; hopefully making them strive for higher education in the future. There have been Palomar students who said they remember coming to Palomar College when they were kids to get a toy from the M.E.Ch.A. Christmas party. A beautiful event that will continue for many years.


Part of the M.E.Ch.A. crew, Santa and helpers =)



Thanks to the Noche de Cultura performers & audience, and to the Multicultural Studies Faculty of Palomar College, for toy and money donations that made this possible:












Close to 400 toys =D


Fun activities


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Before


After




How do hundreds of toys get transformed into nicely wrapped gifts?


Palomar M.E.Ch.A. members and CSUSM students & La Pastorela Mechicana actors, aka Santa's Elves.







Thanks to them for staying until 12 a.m. to wrap toys and to those that helped set up at the Christmas Party Saturday.

12/1/06 Noche de Cultura, our 36th annual concert/toy drive, what a great night.

Thanks to Andres R. Martin for the pictures (and for hosting the event), and to Moe, Pitao Cozobi, Celocita, Selo, & Enemy for some of the other pictures =)

pics. by Andres M.
STRAIGHT TRIPPIN






PITAO COZOBI









KODIGO 5



LONESTAR RIDER






part of LATIN NATION FAMILY 2nd to left Mr.J, Lonestar Rider, Paula (CEO), Sneeks, Celocita



CELOCITA and SELO



Andres, Lonestar Rider, Sneeks



part of audience, close to the end of show



Noche de Cultura hosts, Andres & Lorena




pics. by Pitao Cozobi













pics. by Moe
SNEEKS signing CDs for fans



SNEEKS & LIL' BULLY LOKO in the background



ENEMY & Moe



ENEMY & Mr.J




ENEMY

Noche de Cultura is our Christmas Program fundraiser, one of the longest running Christmas programs in North County San Diego.
Friday, December 1, 2006 at 6pm-10pm is our 36th annual Noche de Cultura, a night of entertainment from around San Diego County ranging from rock to rap/hip-hop to dance. Artists performing that night are:

Straight Trippin

Sneeks

Selo
 
Enemy
 
Celocita
 
Mr. J
 
Lil Bully Loko
 
Kodigo 5

Sonido Escandalo
 
Pitao Cozobi

Lonestar Rider

DJ Striker

Jaybird

& more to be confirmed

As admission please bring a new unwrapped toy ($5 value or more)
for our toy drive, or a cash donation.

Palomar College, room P-32
1140 W. Mission rd. San Marcos, CA 92069

See you there :)

Saw this site & though I don't agree with some of the other responses to Q's, I find this one funny & true
Seattle weekly: Ask a Mexican

Dear Mexican,

What is it about the word "illegal" that Mexicans don't understand?

Mondo Minuteman

Dear Gabacho,

Take your pick, Mondo. Mexicans don't understand the word "illegal" because:

(a) When paying their gardeners, nannies, busboys, and factory workers in cash (and forgetting to withhold payroll taxes), U.S. employers don't seem to understand the word "illegal," so why should Mexicans?

(b) The Anglo-American trappers and traders whom you and I were taught to admire as tough, self-sufficient frontiersmen and pioneers were among the American Southwest's first illegals. Who are you calling illegal, gabacho?

(c) Presidente Bush's proposal to offer amnesty and a guest-worker program to all illegal immigrants..a move designed to appease his supporters in the business community..means even Republicans don't understand the word.

(d) Whether they buy a fake passport or take a citizenship oath, Mexicans will never be more than wetbacks in the eyes of many Americans, so why bother applying for residency?

(e) The Seattle Times stylebook reportedly requires its reporters to describe as "undocumented workers" the men and women you call "illegal."

(f) Little-known fact: The fragment of poetry on the Statue of Liberty ("Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," etc.) does not, because of a French engraver's error, include Emma Lazarus' rarely cited footnote: "No Mexicans, please." But the real answer is the word itself. "Illegal" is an English word; Mexicans speak Spanish..yet you never hear Mexicans whine that their bosses don't understand such easy Spanish phrases as "pinche puto pendejo baboso," do you?