[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2735-H2736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING RAQUEL GUERRERO

  (Mr. GARCIA of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, during Women's History Month, I 
rise

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to honor the life and legacy of Raquel Guerrero, a woman who immigrated 
as a child to Chicago's Pilsen community and who dedicated her life to 
make it a better place for her family and for all families.
  She was instrumental in improving opportunities and demanding more 
resources and better education for the mostly Latino students in my 
district.
  She understood the value of a good education for children, but it 
extended beyond books, and advocated for healthy hot meals for students 
at what is now known as the Pilsen Community Academy, where I had my 
first years of schooling.
  She helped establish Pilsen's annual Fiesta del Sol, the largest 
community festival in the Midwest.
  Raquel was instrumental in securing funds to build the new Benito 
Juarez Community Academy High School in Pilsen, which has since 
provided many generations of young people with good public education.
  She helped found APO, the Association for Workers Rights, a workers' 
rights group that still operates in the community.
  Raquel's organizing efforts also resulted in the funding of the Rudy 
Lozano Library in Pilsen.
  She was the mother of 11, but treated every child in the community as 
a part of her family.
  Mr. Speaker, we honor her during Women's History Month.

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