Black-Brown Relations in NC/Fabian Garcia

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The State of Things "Black-Brown Relations in NC"

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Latino immigrants have changed the landscape of race discussions in
North Carolina. Tensions between new immigrant populations and
established African-American communities exist in both rural and urban
areas of the state. Host Frank Stasio discusses the relationship between
Latinos and African-Americans in North Carolina with: Paul Cuadros, a
freelance writer based in Pittsboro; Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas,
associate professor of Spanish at North Carolina Central University;
Ajamu Dillahunt, founder of a North Carolina labor alliance group; and,
Alejandro Galvez Cruz, a community educator in Charlotte. Listener call-in

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Comida

Fabian Garcia - Pioneer Hispanic Horticulturist 1871-1948

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1871-1948"

Dr. Fabian Garcia devoted his life to horticultural science. His
work as a horticulturist changed the face of New Mexico agriculture, and
that of a nation. Garcia was a member of New Mexico State University's
first graduating class in 1894. When he became the director of New
Mexico State University's Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension
Service in 1913, he was the first Hispanic in the nation to lead a
land-grant agricultural research station.
One of Garcia's most significant contributions to horticulture was
the development of a new pod type in chile peppers, the "New Mexican"
(mistakenly called "Anaheim"). This new pod variety opened commercial
markets for New Mexico chile and established the New Mexico chile pepper
food industry. He is known as the Father of the Mexican Food industry of
the United States. He was also instrumental in establishing the pecan
industry in New Mexico. He planted some of the first pecan trees in the
Mesilla Valley, and today New Mexico has more than 30,000 acres of
pecans. In addition, he laid the groundwork for New Mexico's successful
onion industry (more).