RUBEN SALAZAR

EARLY LIFE

• He started writing in college
• He was dedicated to getting citizenship
• He was born in Mexico
• He traveled the world and reported on major issues

MAJOR WORKS

• He wrote for the Los Angeles Times about problems around the U.S.
• He was a investigative journalist
• Many of his pieces criticized how Chicanos were treated by the government
• He left the news paper to serve as a news director

MAYJOR WORKS 2

• He worked for the television station KMEX
• He covered alot of storys on mexicans and how they were treated
• He became the first journalist to really talk about Chicanos

LEGACY

• He was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
• He has a building named after him at California State University
• PBS made a documentary about him
• The US postal service designed a post stamp honoring him

INTERSTING FACTS

• He was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
• He served in the US Army for two years
• He was married to Sally Robare
• He has a scholarship fund named after him

LATER IN LIFE AND DEATH/PERSONAL LIFE

• He was shot during a riot
• He had three kids: 2 daughters and 1 son
• He died August 29, 1979
• He died in the Silver Dollar Bar