The Longoria Affair, as it came to be known, drew national attention to the systemic discrimination that Latino Americans faced and served as a rallying point for the American GI Forum’s campaign against pervasive racism and inequality.

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Thank you for your interest and support of our Foundation. Please contact us with any questions or comments you might have regarding our mission or upcoming events. 

Contact Foundation Board President Cecilia Garcia Akers :

(210) 415-5396

[email protected]

2014 Encino Vista

San Antonio, Texas 78259

The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is always honored to support UTMB School of Health Professions.

The School of Health Professions at UTMB would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for our benefactors unwavering support. Their generosity not only lightens the financial burden for our students but also inspires and motivates them to aim higher and achieve more. By investing in their future, they have made a profound impact on the world of healthcare. Our hope is that many more will follow in their footsteps and help transform countless lives. Thank you for believing in the potential of our students and our mission.

We are so excited to be in the Houston area and League City on October 21.

Please plan to come see us and purchase your signed copy of

The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia. Looking forward to seeing you!

Our second book signing is in League City

Come and join us at Main Library on Wednesday, September 27th at 6PM as we pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Hector P. Garcia, alongside author Cecilia Garcia Akers and Professor Elizandro Muñoz. Following the event, there will be a book signing and reception. #valleyroots

Incarnate Word Academy celebrated a beautiful Mass today to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

Thank you to all who attended this special occasion. We would also like to thank Cecilia Garcia-Akers

for addressing our Angels and to the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation for their generous contribution

to IWA. This gift of tuition assistance will help keep IWA accessible to our community.

KRIS 6News' Michelle Lorenzo did an excellent job discussing Dr. Hector P. Garcia's Legacy with Cecilia Garcia Akers, Dr. Hector's daughter.

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September 20, 2023 - Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by Honoring Dr. Hector P. Garcia

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Please join us for the historic celebration!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Dr. Hector P. Garcia's Legacy. These wonderful events are free to the public. 

The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is honored to announce that the Mercedes Texas Commissioner's Court has voted to approve a yearly celebration of the legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia on the recognized Texas State Recognition Day which is the 3rd Wednesday of September.

Dr. Hector P. Garcia immigrated to Mercedes, TX from Mexico in 1917, and attended his primary and secondary education in Mercedes, TX, along with his family of 6 siblings. The Garcia Family operated a dry goods store, while his father Jose Garcia, taught his children the basics of education in order for them to achieve the highest education goals possible.  Six of seven surviving children became medical doctors.

Special thanks to Skyler Howell for his presentation to the Commissioner's Court that ensured passage of the Proclamation.  The Foundation is looking forward to celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia in Mercedes, TX.

The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce
the Foundation's Board President/Chair, Cecilia Garcia Akers has been
selected to be included in San Antonio's Inspiring Woman Book, Volume
7.
Inspiring Woman Book features 50 successful women of San Antonio in
business, media, non-profit corporations and medicine.
This 2023 edition is Ms. Garcia Akers second inclusion in this
publication.
The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation's Board of Directors
congratulates Ms. Garcia Akers for her continued advocacy in
healthcare and education.

Cecilia Garcia Akers is extremely honored to have been nominated to the University of Texas System Chancellor's Council Executive Committee. The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is proud of our continuing relationship with the University of Texas, and our commitment to advancing education and health care opportunities to those in need. Cecilia will be attending her first meeting in New York City in October, 2023. A proud South Texas girl bringing a bit of expertise in healthcare, and collaborating with a very important University System.

Congratulations Cecilia Garcia Akers!

 Pick up your copy of The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia this Saturday, June 2, 9am-4pm at Heritage Park Market Days on Chaparral Street across from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.

Meet Dr. Hector's daughter at the Market Days. Cecilia also wrote the book and will gladly sign it for you.

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Market Days is this Saturday.

We are blessed with a wonderful relationship with Our Lady of the Lake University with a new $25,000.00 endowment to assist students in need.

We are thrilled to be able to expand our philanthropy to a major Catholic University, that has a campus in San Antonio, Houston, and La Feria, TX. The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is always grateful to assist students in need-one student at a time. May God continue to bless our efforts.

Foundation President, Cecilia Garcia Akers and Treasurer, Jim Akers present Dr. Abel A. Chavez, President of Our Lady of the Lake University and endowment check for $25,000.

The John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston held its Osler Club meeting on March 21, 2023.

A presentation titled "Dr. Hector P. Garcia: The Doctor to the Barrios" was given by second year medical student Jacqueline Ochoa, from McAllen , TX.

The presentation was comprehensive, educational and relevant to the practice of medicine as it exists today.

The Board of Directors of the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation extends its deepest gratitude to Ms. Ochoa, the Osler Club, and the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston in the naming of Dr. Hector P. Garcia as the McGoverns Academy of Oslerian Medicine,  Hector P. Garcia Society.

Our Foundation is always excited to assist Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in educational endeavors for research.

The application deadline is April 15, 2023. For more info including eligibility and application procedure, 

visit https://www.tamucc.edu/library/find/special-collections/learning-special-collections/garcia-fellowship/index.php?fbclid=IwAR09pFJZJad250kVzHz7Bz3bFoXb5kYdYPrfPbFlE96kPLgoO9Ulo6deIOM