Article: 2 Contra Costa Latinos are 'Local Heroes'.

Byline: Tom Lochner

Sep. 8--Two Contra Costa residents were among six people honored this week as "Local Heroes" at KQED-TV in San Francisco.

The celebration was held Thursday at the public television station's studios as part of Latino Heritage Month, which features programming with Latino themes throughout September. KQED, Kaiser Permanente and Wells Fargo Bank were co-sponsors.

Tony Ramirez has been a teacher at Dover Elementary School in San Pablo since 1990; today he teaches health and nutrition through cooking and gardening. He is a promoter of Latino culture and dual-language proficiency.

He also teaches adults about the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!