In
April
of
1996,
Juan Hernández,
former professor at The University of
Texas at Dallas, and Vicente Fox, now
President of Mexico, began a long
conversation on the need for greater
recognition and further advancement of
Hispanics in the U.S. and Mexican
societies. The conversation was joined
by many others over the years, including
President George W. Bush, former
President Bill Clinton, former President
Jimmy Carter, many governors,
legislators, business leaders, heads of
La Raza, LULAC, Maldef, directors of
town-home associations, media experts,
migration researchers, priests and
pastors.
In October of 2003,
Hernández created The Organization for
Hispanic
Advancement, (HispanA,
a non-profit 5O1c3), which has as its
principal mission to bring greater
recognition to Hispanic achievement and
further advancement to
Hispanics, providing the
tools necessary to attain leadership
positions in every area of society.
