Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

So yes, I do know that our Hispanic Patron Saint, Cesar Chavez, was born on a March 31….. and that was a few days ago, but guess who else wishes you a Belated Happy Cesar Day….

Congressional Hispanic Caucus 110th Congress – Congressman Joe Baca, Chair

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

César Chávez Hailed by Hispanic Caucus

( Washington , DC ) – Several Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) were joined by other Members of Congress and organizational leaders this week as they recognized the life and work of César Chávez, a labor organizer and civil rights activist.

This week’s floor statements (surely not even C-span broadcast those) and press conference (not attended by any press) coincided with a week that shares both the anniversaries of his birth and death. Across the country, the week is being marked with celebrations in 65 cities in over 30 states, including statewide holidays in 10 states.

Specifically, they were supporting H. Res. 76, a Congressional non-binding resolution urging the establishment of a federal national holiday honoring César Chávez, and urging public schools to teach about his life and contributions. The resolution currently has 61 co-sponsors.

It totally goes on an and on as almost each Hispanic in Congress tries to prove that they love Cesar more than all the rest....

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As we mentioned way back, the 100 Primer Impacto Hours agenda for the Hispanic Caucus included getting us an Official Museum to exhibit Selena’s dresses and all that Chicano art on loan from Cheech Marin.

And yes, our very own museum is moving forward, faster than immigration reform or universal healthcare.

Now you may think this is a non-controversial bill, with not much conflict in sight (other than where the hell are they going to find room for it on the Mall).

Well, think again.

According to our nonbinding unconfirmed sources, there is growig tension among Hispanic legislators who, despite their public bipartisan bigender support of the Museum, are privately shouting at each other and arguing about everything from the name of the building to the order in which the 7 foot wax statues of themselves will appear.

(It is only a matter of time before the gringo media does this story, so please credit us exclusively, with the exclusive details you will only find here).

Here are some of the names they are fighting over:

• The Cesar Chavez Chicano Si Se Puede Museo, proposed by Hilda Solís
• The Si Se Puede Cesar Chavez Museum of La Raza, proposed by Joe Baca
• The Cesar Chavez-Dolores Huerta-Ricardo Montalbán Si Se Puede Museum, proposed by Grace Napolitano
• The Elvira Arellano Latino Immigrant Contributions To America Museum, proposed by Luis Gutiérrez
• The Hispanic-American Third World Country Museum of Freedom, proposed by Ileana Ros Lethinen
• The We Have Been Here for Five Generations Museum, proposed by Ken Salazar
• The Latino-Chicano-Mexitlán Museo de Nuestra Raza, proposed by Lucille Roybal Allard
• The Valentina Frida Kahlo Latina Power Museum, proposed by Loretta Sánchez
• The Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Virgen Morena Patrona de América Museum, proposed by Ciro Rodríguez
• The Humble Beginings From a Dirt Floor In Texas to the Mall Museum, proposed by Silvestre Reyes
• The Xavier Becerra Nuestro Orgullo National Latino Museum on the Mall, proposed by Xavier Becerra

Some of the exhibits and items that may be featured:

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