"Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso."
"Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor..."
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Photo: Rosa Guerrero takes time to talk to photographers after performing in the year 1974.
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso.
Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor.
She has been honored with many local, national, and international honors for her efforts as a humanitarian, which includes being a Distinguished Alumni of The University of Texas at El Paso, Inductee into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and Humanities Award, the NEA Human Civil Rights George T. Sanchez Award, and the Mexican Consulate OHTLI Award for her work with Mexican Americans and other minorities.
Rosa Guerrero wanted to be a teacher since the third grade. Her own teachers in the early 1940’s and 1950’s were not kind and did not understand her cultural background. She, like thousands of others, was punished for speaking Spanish in school. This was the reason she became an educator and swore to never punish her students for their racial and cultural differences.
http://rosaguerrero.org/
Photo :Rosa Guerrero Dancer performing for the CIA during Hispanic Month.
Rosa Guerrero is an artist, educator, dance historian and humanitarian, who is committed to promoting understanding between cultures. A teacher in the El Paso public schools for 20 years, Guerrero developed the first intercultural school programs. She has been awarded Life Membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school named in her honor, Rosa Guerrero Elementary. She is the founder and artistic director of the international Folklorico Dance Group. Her film Tapestry, on creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary film making. She has since developed Tapestry II, the sequel. Guerrero has been the recipient of many honors, including Outstanding Woman in the Arts (Women's Political Caucus), Outstanding Woman Artist in El Paso (the Mexican American National Association), one of the Outstanding Hispanics in the Southwest (Adolph Coors, Co.), and Outstanding Hispanic of El Paso (The University of Texas at El Paso). Among her other awards are the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and Humanities Award, the Human Relations Award (Texas State Teachers Association), the Good Samaritan Award (Catholic Media Ministries of El Paso), Sertoma Service to Mankind Award, the Arts Alliance Individual Dance Award, and her continuous support of the advancement of Hispanic women.
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Rosa Guerrero performing in downtown El Paso, Texas.
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor. She has been honored with many local, national, and international honors for her efforts as a humanitarian, which includes being a Distinguished Alumni of The University of Texas at El Paso, Inductee into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and Humanities Award, the NEA Human Civil Rights George T. Sanchez Award, and the Mexican Consulate OHTLI Award for her work with Mexican Americans and other minorities. Rosa Guerrero wanted to be a teacher since the third grade. Her own teachers in the early 1940’s and 1950’s were not kind and did not understand her cultural background. She, like thousands of others, was punished for speaking Spanish in school. This was the reason she became an educator and swore to never punish her students for their racial and cultural differences. Rosa Guerrero has been called “a tapestry of many cultures whose mission is to share this tapestry of cultural diversity, and how it is woven, with all people.” She continues her mission of love, peace, and cultural understanding to this day as an educational consultant giving presentations and lectures.
http://rosaguerrero.org/
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor. She has been honored with many local, national, and international honors for her efforts as a humanitarian, which includes being a Distinguished Alumni of The University of Texas at El Paso, Inductee into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and Humanities Award, the NEA Human Civil Rights George T. Sanchez Award, and the Mexican Consulate OHTLI Award for her work with Mexican Americans and other minorities. Rosa Guerrero wanted to be a teacher since the third grade. Her own teachers in the early 1940’s and 1950’s were not kind and did not understand her cultural background. She, like thousands of others, was punished for speaking Spanish in school. This was the reason she became an educator and swore to never punish her students for their racial and cultural differences. Rosa Guerrero has been called “a tapestry of many cultures whose mission is to share this tapestry of cultural diversity, and how it is woven, with all people.” She continues her mission of love, peace, and cultural understanding to this day as an educational consultant giving presentations and lectures.
http://rosaguerrero.org/
Rosa Guerrero dancing in the El Paso area - in the year 1974.
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso.
Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor.
She has been honored with many local, national, and international honors for her efforts as a humanitarian, which includes being a Distinguished Alumni of The University of Texas at El Paso, Inductee into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and Humanities Award, the NEA Human Civil Rights George T. Sanchez Award, and the Mexican Consulate OHTLI Award for her work with Mexican Americans and other minorities.
Rosa Guerrero wanted to be a teacher since the third grade. Her own teachers in the early 1940’s and 1950’s were not kind and did not understand her cultural background. She, like thousands of others, was punished for speaking Spanish in school. This was the reason she became an educator and swore to never punish her students for their racial and cultural differences.
http://rosaguerrero.org/
Video --Dancers performing at Chamizal National Memorial - from "Tapestry 2 - A Story of Rosa Guerrero."
"Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso."
"Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor..."
http://www.rosaguerrero.com/Rosa/Bio.html
"Rosa Ramirez Guerrero of El Paso, Texas, is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. Her efforts have enhanced her commitment in promoting cultural awareness around the United States. She has also taught for EPISD, The El Paso Community College and at The University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Guerrero was the first of seven children in her family to graduate and earn her BA and MA from Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso."
"Mrs. Guerrero founded and became the artistic director of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Her film “Tapestry,” based upon creating cultural harmony and understanding, was honored with a national award for documentary filmmaking. She was awarded a lifetime membership with the Texas PTA and was the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school, Rosa Guerrero Elementary, named in her honor..."
http://www.rosaguerrero.com/Rosa/Bio.html
Rosa Guerrero, talking to children at the school that was named after her "Rosa Guerrero Elementary School". She speaks to the children about how every single one of them is beautiful in each and every way.
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