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Subject: Joseph Aguirre

  • OC Civil Rights Pioneer Alfred Aguirre Dead at 87

    Let's hope the Orange County Register offers a fuller obituary for Placentia resident Alfred Aguirre than the two-byline rush job they printed today. Reporters Eric Neff and Heather McRea covered the main facts--Aguirre was indeed Placentia's first Latino councilmember (and the third in Orange County) and was involved in desegregating the city's schools--but Alfred also played a crucial role in Labor and Community: Mexican Citrus Worker Villages in a Southern California County, 1900-1950, UC Irv

    January 11, 2008