First Hispanic Youth Symposium in the Western U.S. Launched by the Hispanic College Fund and CSU – Fresno

“The first Hispanic Youth Symposium in the Western U.S. with the theme Raí­ces y Alas (Roots and Wings) is scheduled this summer at California State University, Fresno.

The symposium was announced on Tuesday, March 1st by officials of the Hispanic College Fund and Fresno State at the César E. Chávez Monument on campus. The symposium Aug. 4-6 will host more than 150 Central California high school students from Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties. The event will encourage Hispanic youth to explore their roots of family, culture and community and develop “wings” to reach their potential through college education and career exploration, said George Cushman, executive director of the Hispanic Youth Symposium, a program of the Hispanic College Fund based in Washington D.C. Cushman was joined at today’s announcement in the Fresno State Peace Garden by Dr. John D. Welty, university president, and Fresno State alumna Theresa Speake, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. Her office is a major sponsor. “

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