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Museum of Ventura County — Thank You for Joining Us for ‘Local History Happy Hour’ with Dr. Frank Barajas!

by Community Contributor • July 15, 2021 • Comments Off

Local History Happy Hour

Frank Barajas

Community Member,

If you joined us for Local History Happy Hour with Frank Barajas, thank you. Dr. Barajas spoke about his book Mexican Americans with Moxie: A Transgenerational History of El Movimiento Chicano in Ventura County, California, 1945-1975. During this lively conversation with the Barbara Barnard Executive Director Elena Brokaw, he shared personal stories, deep insights into the cross-cultural dynamics of the region, and answered questions from the audience.

If you missed Local History Happy Hour with Frank Barajas, the video is now available to view and share on the MVC YouTube Channel!

If you would like to purchase Dr. Barajas’ book “Mexican Americans with Moxie: A Transgenerational History of El Movimiento Chicano in Ventura County, California, 1945-1975”, download this flyer to receive 40% off your purchase.

Coming Soon

Upcoming Zoom Programming

Local History Happy Hour with

Alicia Doyle

Tue., July 27, 2021 @ 5PM on Zoom

Join us on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 5—6PM for Local History Happy Hour with Frank Barajas. Registration is free!

Ventura resident Alicia Doyle is an award-winning journalist and the author of Fighting Chance, which won First Place in Creative Nonfiction in the 2020 North Street Book Prize Winning Writers Competition. Judges of this competition stated: “During this difficult year, we were happy to read an upbeat account of endurance and empowerment.”

Based on a true story, Fighting Chance is about Alicia’s discovery of boxing at age 28 in the 1990s when she went on assignment at a boxing gym for at-risk youth. For two years, she worked as a newspaper reporter while competing as a boxer, making her one of only 400 women in America who infiltrated this male-dominated sport. During her boxing career, Alicia won two Golden Gloves championship titles, and her pro debut at age 30 in the year 2000 was named The California Female Fight of the Year.

As a journalist with more than 25 years of experience, Alicia has covered a range of topics, from crime to sports to special education. With an affinity for human interest stories, she has written hundreds of thousands of articles about inspirational people, places, events and organizations that have a positive impact on the community and world at large.

More about Alicia Doyle’s career can be found on her website at www.aliciadoyle.com.

While registration for our online Zoom programming is free, a suggested donation in any amount will allow us to continue providing valuable programming. If you can, please support this programming and the Museum through one of our annual membership levels. When you support the Museum, you support your community.

The generosity of our vibrant community is sustaining us until we are able to reopen. Consider becoming an MVC Member or making a gift today.