The son of migrant farm workers, at the age of ten hernandez told his father he wanted to become an astronaut while watching one of the apollo missions on television. Hernandez is the author of reaching for the stars 3. This is a video clip of the oprah interview with nasa astronaut jose hernandez. He decided he wanted to be an astronaut after watching the apollo spacewalks on television. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut center street, 2012.
Hern ndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Foundations goals are to promote, educate, and advocate for. On his 12th attempt, he was finally accepted into the space training program. View the profiles of people named jose hernandez hernandez. Hernandez and speakers bureau with booking information for famous speakers like jose m. Mar 14, 2016 millions of kids dream of going into space. Joses story is very inspiring he grew up in a migrant farm worker family who eventually settled in. May 21, 2019 in school, hernandez enjoyed math and science. Best books related to race and inquality in the us. New james patterson book about aaron hernandezs life and.
Jose told marina of his current efforts to bring math and science education to underserved students through his foundation, reaching for the stars. Read reaching for the stars the inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut by jose m. Chair of the fund development committee and a member of the organization development committee for the jose m. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned. Fittingly, his parents home in lodi is located just a mile from armstrong road. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jose m. Patterson has been reporting for a new book on hernandez story since the former gridiron great hung himself with a bedsheet, allamerican murder, due out jan. Aug 26, 2012 fittingly, his parents home in lodi is located just a mile from armstrong road. Its called reaching for the stars and it comes out next month.
Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m. Reaching for the stars can be considered, in some respects, a campaign biography, especially with its publication just two months before the november election. Oct 08, 2016 jose hernandez didnt receive one, or two, or three, but 11 rejection letters from nasa before becoming an astronaut. Join facebook to connect with jose hernandez hernandez and others you may know. Jan 21, 2018 patterson has been reporting for a new book on hernandez story since the former gridiron great hung himself with a bedsheet, allamerican murder, due out jan. Hernandez s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Hernandez reaching for the stars foundation, stockton, california. Jose hernandez didnt receive one, or two, or three, but 11 rejection letters from nasa before becoming an astronaut.
And, as the son of migrant farm workers, he did so against incredible odds. Hernandez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a. Hernandez is an engineer and a former nasa astronaut who was part of the crew of the sts128. Hernandez reaching for the stars foundation educational goals achievement and scholarships in s. Hernandez was also drawn to the profession in 1980, when he found out that nasa had picked costa rican native franklin changdiaz, one of the first hispanics to journey into space, as an astronaut. In 2009, the nasa engineer spent 15 days in space on a discovery space shuttle mission to the international space station. How this son of migrant farm workers became an astronaut.
Jose now heads a foundation called reaching for the stars, which is to inspire kids to dream the impossible and to emphasise that through education, anything is possible. Hernandez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of reaching for the stars, makes this a classic american autobiography. Foundations goals are to promote, educate, and advocate for students and. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut by hernandez, jose m. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut, jose m. Jose m hernandez reaching for the stars foundation is located at 445 w weber ave ste 200 in stockton and has been in the business of civic and social associations since 2009. Hernandez reaching for the stars foundation our mission is to inspire youth to find passion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics stem education, establish a family commitment to education, and develop a support network through community engagement. One of the highlights of this event is a personal appearance by hometown hero astronaut jose m. Reaching for the stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that.
The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut by jose m. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut by. Hernandez do paid appearances and speaking engagements. But if you ignore those final pages about his decision to run for congress, though, it is also a tale of success, with hernandez, in the books epilogue, helpfully enumerating the. Also has a pilots license, scuba dives, knows conversational russian. Oct 28, 2019 doctor jose hernandez says his lecture reaching for the stars is about dreaming big and not giving up. Do entertainers, celebrities and speakers like jose m. Sep 10, 2012 jose hernandez grew up as a migrant farmworker, then became an astronaut, and is now running for congress. Sep 01, 2012 reaching for the stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first mexicanamerican astronaut. Hernandez reaching for the stars foundation education outreach and tierra luna engineering, llc university research programs, into one comprehensive everexpanding vision to improve the quality of life among the under served and under represented population by.
The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut ebook 9781455522811 by jose m. Jose m hernandez reaching for the stars foundation. Hernandez didnt speak english till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m. Reaching for the stars autographed by jose hernandez. The book is sprinkled with spanish language terms, which at times do. Jose s parents, salvador and julia, now live comfortably on a. That includes former nasa astronaut jose hernandez, who. Hernandez also founded the reaching for the stars foundation, a nonprofit organization that. Jose moreno hernandez born august 7, 1962 is a former nasa astronaut and american engineer hernandez was assigned to the crew of space shuttle mission sts128. After the ribboncutting at alpha public schools on cunningham avenue, hernandez was expected to sign his book, reaching for the stars. You can find booking and speaking fee information, contacts for booking agent, publicist, agency, manager and biography information on jose m. The story of a migrant farm worker turned astronaut. Hernandez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship.
Reaching for the stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first mexicanamerican astronaut. Touch space is our premier year round program which incorporates all our jose m. Foreword by emilio estefan born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m. When he was twelve he was in a allboy band called menudo. He also served as chief of the materials and processes branch of johnson space center. After five years with the group, he released spanish. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Emilio estefan born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m. Roys endowment at augustana college honors the memory of lawrence roys as an engineer, businessman and nationally acclaimed natural scientist. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut. Hernandez tells offers his very own narrative on becoming the first mexicanamerican astronaut in the history of the space program.
Joses parents, salvador and julia, now live comfortably on a. Hernandez didnt speak english till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. Famous musicians a very famous musician in puerto rico named ricky martin won many hearts. The trip to space represented a long journey for mexicanamerican hernandez, who as a child picked. Hernandez reaches for the stars m any people reach for the stars, but few get as close to them as jose hernandez. Raised in a family of field workers, he nevertheless found support for his dreams and achieved his goal of space flight. I was hoeing a row of sugar beets in a field near stockton, calif. His new book reaching for the stars details his journey. Jose hernandez spent many a boyhood night with his eyes fixed on the heavens. Jose hernandez grew up as a migrant farmworker, then became an astronaut, and is now running for congress.
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