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USHLI will again give special recognition to some truly outstanding members of the Latino leadership community.  Receiving our George Meany Latino Leadership Award will be Eliseo Medina who has been described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most successful labor organizers in the country" and named one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Latino Leaders" in Poder Magazine.  Called a "quietly charismatic leader" by the Sacramento Bee, Medina's career as a labor activist began in 1965 when, as a 19-year-old grape-picker, he participated in the historic United Farm Workers' strike in Delano, CA.  Over the next 13 years, he worked alongside labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Medina has served as international executive vice president of the SEIU since 1996, when he made history by becoming the first Mexican American elected to a top post at the 2.2 million-member SEIU.

USHLI's National Hispanic Hero Award will be presented to the late Bert Corona for his commitment to protecting the civil and human rights of immigrants and defending their dignity.  The man whom Cesar Chavez called his mentor, Corona was one of the first Latinos to gain national prominence as an organizer, uniting workers against injustice and exploitation, holding officials accountable for their lack of services to the poor, registering and educating voters, and promoting educational opportunities for all students.  He institutionalized Latino empowerment by co-founding major organizations like MAPA and La Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, and creating a national presence for Latinos in Washington; all this while developing a very distinguished career as an educator.
   
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