Available Today!
Today, April 4, 2016 The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia is published. You may go to BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, The History Press or www.drhectorpgarciafoundation.org for purchase. We appreciate your support. I know that you will enjoy the story and the beautiful photographs in my book.
Dr. Hector P. García collection goes digital
Dr. Hector P. García donated his collection of papers and memorabilia to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 1990.
Now the university is going to share it with the world.
"That's the most important thing," Garcia's daughter, Cecilia Garcia Akers said. "That my father's collection will be available to the entire world. Finally people will learn about him and all his work."
The university announced this week an undetermined portion of the collection will be digitized by an outside agency. Access will be available to all. Specifics are being worked out, but it is anticipated there will be a link off the library's special collection's website and through other online resources for state libraries.
ROTC Islander Battalion Starts New Tradition to Honor Hector P. Garcia
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A new tradition at the Island University honors the life and legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia. ROTC Islander Battalion Private First Class Simbai Mutandiro came up with the new practice.
“Each time a uniformed member of the ROTC Islander Battalion should pass though Hector P. Garcia Plaza on campus, they will now stop to salute the Garcia statue,” said Mutandiro, a freshman geophysics major. “This is now an official University tradition. All the documents have been submitted to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and an official standard operating procedure has been made within the ROTC program.”
Mutandiro says the goal of the tradition is to bring together the ROTC unit under the vision of the great leader, and to gain a deeper appreciation for Dr. Garcia and the University as a whole. He says he has the full support of his fellow cadets, including Headquarters Company First Sergeant Tyris Foster, a junior criminal justice major.
A True Public Servant
The first book signing for The Inspiring Life of Héctor P. García will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, in the Bell Library at 1:30 pm. Dr. García donated his entire collection of papers and memorabilia to this university in 1990.
By Cecilia Garcia Akers
Daughter of late doctor, activist to release book about father
With hundreds of photographs snapped over decades and enough memories to fill a library, Cecilia Garcia Akers had the content for a novel.
Then, about a year ago, she was approached by the publishing company and a novel is about to be reality.
"I laughed and said I had never done one," Garcia Akers said. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's an opportunity for people to understand what Papa was really like as a human being; his struggles and his family's struggles. I thought that I had to do it and make whatever sacrifices we have to make."
