Special Mass to be held at Incarnate Word Academy
Incarnate Word Academy will be holding a special mass in celebration of the life of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
When: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 @ 8:30am
Where: Incarnate Word Convent Chapel, 2920 S. Alameda, Corpus Christi, Tx 78404
Contact: (361) 883-8229 ext. 102 or [email protected]
Making History for the Garcia Collection
The History Associates of Maryland, in partnership with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have received the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Collection for processing, cataloging, and digitization. This process is anticipated to be completed by December, 2017. The collection harbors in excess of 5000 photographs, and over 700 linear feet of documents.
The Garcia Collection represents the most extensive and expansive work of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement and chronicles information about Dr. Garcia’s advocacy for veterans, healthcare, voting rights, and education.
The digitization process will enable the entire world to view, research and appreciate the importance of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement since 1948. It will also detail the life and accomplishments of Dr. Garcia.
We are anticipating a preliminary on line exhibit by December, 2016. The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation is participating and fully supports this project that will finally have the work of Dr. Garcia recognized that will include more than 50 years of his advocacy that improved the lives of all Americans.
Hector P. Garcia, M.D. Awards Ceremony and Luncheon 2016
Our first event celebrating the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Texas State Recognition Day will be held on September 16, 2016 at our beloved University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston at 11:30 am at Levin Hall. Please let me know if you would like to attend. Mil Gracias to UTMB for always recognizing the accomplishments of one of their most distinguished graduates.
Daughter of Hector P. Garcia presents biography at local museum
EDINBURG — Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a civil rights advocate and founder of the American G.I. Forum, is all but forgotten.
The physician’s legacy was recalled by his daughter during a biographical presentation of her father based on her book, “The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia,” during the Museum of South Texas History’s Sunday Speaker Series.
THE INSPIRING LIFE OF TEXAN HÉCTOR P. GARCÍA
Posted Jun. 30, 2016 at 4:21 PM
Updated Jun 30, 2016 at 4:23 PM
EDINBURG - The Museum of South Texas History (“MOSTHistory”) welcomes Cecilia García-Akers, the daughter of Dr. Héctor P. García, who will present “The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García” Sunday July 10 starting at 2 p.m. in the Courtyard Gallery.
Dr. Héctor P. García, a Mercedes native, earned undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Texas in Austin. García also served with distinction in the Army during World War II. After the war, Dr. García opened a medical practice in Corpus Christi where he witnessed the struggles of veterans and migrant workers, which inspired him to lifetime commitment in social reform.
UTMB - Sealy Society Dinner
The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation was honored at the Sealy Society Dinner on April 15, 2016 at The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston. The Dr. Hector Foundation has established the Hector P. Garcia, MD Endowed Presidential Scholarship in the School of Medicine that will assist a student from the Corpus Christi, or Rio Grande Valley area. We are so pleased to be recognized by the medical school that Dr. Garcia was its first Mexican American graduate, and the same university that his daughter Cecilia Garcia Akers is a graduate from the School of Allied Health Sciences.
