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Book 1

The Urbanization of the Chicana and Chicano during the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century in Chicago, IL

A richly detailed narrative tracing the emergence of Mexican American neighborhoods in 20th century Chicago. Dr. Corona blends local oral histories with national movements to illuminate cultural identity and economic development.

A survey of the local and national Chicano in Chicago with an introduction of basic economic terms.

Book 2

Overcoming Career Challenges in Women of Color

This rigorous, data driven dissertation reveals the systemic barriers faced by women of color in professional settings—and the resilience strategies that fuel their success. A must read for scholars and practitioners alike.

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John Corona

John Corona is a scholar in social sciences and higher education leadership, dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices through rigorous research. His work bridges historical narrative and contemporary analysis, inviting readers to reconsider the roots and trajectories of cultural identity.

Engage your audience with a captivating lecture on Chicano heritage and educational leadership

Historical Timeline Of Western Civilization

1325

Mexica civilization

How empires transition to nations is a taxing process. Effects on Native Americans. Cause the industrial giant called progress.

1492

el descubrimiento

Christian Spain endures 781 years of Moorish influence in what is referred to as The Crusades

1500

Virreinatos “The South”

Monarchy and clerical establishment crush Democratic-Republicanism in the Americas

1607

Jamestown and 1620 Plymouth Rock

Puritans seek freedom from religious persecution

1818

Constitution of the State of Illinois

Once part of Connecticut prior to NW Ordinance

The tribal conscious placed in their restricted domains (Corona, 2022).

1763

Intolerable Acts

European monarchal and clerical alignments met with uncanny indigenous movements accounts. The first original sin, or slavery, rampant.

1701

Yale U., a Congregationalist school

The stratification of colonial European monarchal and clerical alignments met with uncanny indigenous movements accounts. The first original sin called slavery, rampant

1636

Harvard U., a Puritan school

1831

Cook County incorporated

1837

City of Chicago incorporated

1910

The Mexican Revolution

Francisco Madero elected

1920

19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote

The Chicanas learned English (pdq!).

1960

Vietnam. Capitalism loss to Communism – Ho Chi Minh

Chinese supply chain interrupted by The West – France, and US intervene.

1950

Urbanization starts – Bush, Irondale, and South Chicago.

The Local Union represented the steel industry worker.

1942

The Case of Sleepy Lagoon

Civilian youth (12 – 22 years old) targeted

1929 – 1939

The Great Depression from President Hoover to FDR

Minimal bank regulation and laisse faire to The New Deal

1969

First Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, CO March 27 – 31

Too many black and brown are getting drafted and dying. Organizational Leadership to perform such a feet!

1970

Second Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, CO March

Organizational Leadership to perform such a feet!

1972

Olympics in Munich, West Germany

Team USA
106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash
112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La.
119: Ricardo Carreras, N.Y./Air Force (3rd)
125: Louis Self, Toledo, Ohio
132: Louis Busceme, Beaumont, Texas
139: Ray Seales, Tacoma, Wash. (1st)
147: Jesse Valdez, Houston, Texas/Air Force (3rd)
156: Reginald Jones, Newark, N.J./Marines
165: Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. (3rd)
178: Raymond Russell, Marines
+178: Duane Bobick, Navy

1980

US boycotts Olympics due to Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan.

Impact on Amateur Athletic Union, AAU, unknown.

2005

Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales desafio, el 12 de abril

Boxing Record

Total Fights 75 Wins 65 Wins by KO 11

Losses 9 Draws 1

“I bleed as the vicious gloves of hunger cut my face and eyes, as I fight my way from stinking barrios to the glamour of the ring and the lights of fame or mutilated sorrow.”

2003

Second Iraq War

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Officers require a college degree

Enlisted do not require a college degree

2001

9/11 World Trade. Nineteen terrorists hijack 4 commercial airliners (two Boeings 757s and two Boeings 767s), killing 2,977 people.

American Airlines (AA) Flight 11 hit first, at 0846 hrs., the North Tower of World Trade Center. Seventeen minutes later the South Tower was hit by United Airlines (UA) Flight 175. Both collapsed within 1 hr. 41 minutes. AA Flight 77 crashed into Pentagon at 0937 hrs. and the final UA Flight 93 targeted the White House but the passengers (who were alerted of the previous attacks) revolted against the hijackers who crashed the plane into a field near Shanksville, PA at 1003 hrs.

1990

Persian Gulf War (90-91) often known as First Iraq War

Kuwait oil fields confiscated by Iraq’s demand of $10 billion debt from Kuwait (Kuwait offered $500 million)

Operation Desert Shield (2Aug90 to 16Jan91)

Operation Desert Storm (17Jan91 to 28Feb91)

2010

Historian Howard Zinn dies

“If you define patriotism as obedience to the government, you follow a totalitarian principle, you do what the government tells you to do – democracy means government is an instrument of the people – governments are artificial entities set up in order to preserve the rights of people, when government violate those rights it is the duty of people to defy that government, that is patriotism” _- “War Poisons Everybody”: Remembering Legendary Historian Howard Zinn on his 100th Birthday  (Democracy Now)

2019

Chicago’s 56th Mayoral Elect – Lori Elaine Lightfoot

J.D. University of Chicago, 1989 (Full scholarship)

Lightfoot defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in runoff (73.7% to 26.3%)

2023

Chicago’s 57th Mayoral Elect –  Brandon Johnson

Aurora University (BA, MA)

Chicago Teachers Union member (2011 – 2018)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st District (2018 – 2023)

Defeated Paul Vallas in runoff

2024

First Mexican Women President! Of  La Morena Party, a mechanical engineer – una de los cientificos.

Donald Trump claims 47th and 45th Presidential Post by defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

Female, Jewish president elected during time of Mexican judicial restructuring. Judges are to be elected, not appointed.

Trump was elected while on trial.

2025

U.S. President Trompas implemented Tariffs and eradication of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Higher Educational Programs

Exploratory committee formulated on 27 April 2025 at 1819 hrs. for 2027 U.S. Primary Congressional Election

Resist or comply (Corona, 2022).

Class II, 119th Cong. and 47th U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois announced retirement from Congress on April 25th – US Senate seat open

1325
Mexica civilization How empires transition to nations is a taxing process. Effects on Native Americans. Cause the industrial giant called progress.
1492
el descubrimiento Christian Spain endures 781 years of Moorish influence in what is referred to as The Crusades
1500
Virreinatos “The South” Monarchy and clerical establishment crush Democratic-Republicanism in the Americas
1607
Jamestown and 1620 Plymouth Rock Puritans seek freedom from religious persecution
1636
Harvard U., a Puritan school
1701
Yale U., a Congregationalist school The stratification of colonial European monarchal and clerical alignments met with uncanny indigenous movements accounts. The first original sin called slavery, rampant
1763
Intolerable Acts European monarchal and clerical alignments met with uncanny indigenous movements accounts. The first original sin, or slavery, rampant.
1818
Constitution of the State of Illinois Once part of Connecticut prior to NW Ordinance The tribal conscious placed in their restricted domains (Corona, 2022).
1831
Cook County incorporated
1837
City of Chicago incorporated
1910
The Mexican Revolution Francisco Madero elected
1920
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote The Chicanas learned English (pdq!).
1929 – 1939
The Great Depression from President Hoover to FDR Minimal bank regulation and laisse faire to The New Deal
1942
The Case of Sleepy Lagoon Civilian youth (12 – 22 years old) targeted
1950
Urbanization starts – Bush, Irondale, and South Chicago. The Local Union represented the steel industry worker.
1960
Vietnam. Capitalism loss to Communism – Ho Chi Minh Chinese supply chain interrupted by The West – France, and US intervene.
1969
First Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, CO March 27 – 31 Too many black and brown are getting drafted and dying. Organizational Leadership to perform such a feet!
1970
Second Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, CO March Organizational Leadership to perform such a feet!
1972
Olympics in Munich, West Germany Team USA 106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash 112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La. 119: Ricardo Carreras, N.Y./Air Force (3rd) 125: Louis Self, Toledo, Ohio 132: Louis Busceme, Beaumont, Texas 139: Ray Seales, Tacoma, Wash. (1st) 147: Jesse Valdez, Houston, Texas/Air Force (3rd) 156: Reginald Jones, Newark, N.J./Marines 165: Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. (3rd) 178: Raymond Russell, Marines +178: Duane Bobick, Navy
1980
US boycotts Olympics due to Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan. Impact on Amateur Athletic Union, AAU, unknown.
1990
Persian Gulf War (90-91) often known as First Iraq War Kuwait oil fields confiscated by Iraq’s demand of $10 billion debt from Kuwait (Kuwait offered $500 million) Operation Desert Shield (2Aug90 to 16Jan91) Operation Desert Storm (17Jan91 to 28Feb91)
2001
9/11 World Trade. Nineteen terrorists hijack 4 commercial airliners (two Boeings 757s and two Boeings 767s), killing 2,977 people. American Airlines (AA) Flight 11 hit first, at 0846 hrs., the North Tower of World Trade Center. Seventeen minutes later the South Tower was hit by United Airlines (UA) Flight 175. Both collapsed within 1 hr. 41 minutes. AA Flight 77 crashed into Pentagon at 0937 hrs. and the final UA Flight 93 targeted the White House but the passengers (who were alerted of the previous attacks) revolted against the hijackers who crashed the plane into a field near Shanksville, PA at 1003 hrs.
2003
Second Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom Officers require a college degree Enlisted do not require a college degree
2005
Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales desafio, el 12 de abril Boxing Record Total Fights 75 Wins 65 Wins by KO 11 Losses 9 Draws 1 "I bleed as the vicious gloves of hunger cut my face and eyes, as I fight my way from stinking barrios to the glamour of the ring and the lights of fame or mutilated sorrow."
2010
Historian Howard Zinn dies “If you define patriotism as obedience to the government, you follow a totalitarian principle, you do what the government tells you to do - democracy means government is an instrument of the people – governments are artificial entities set up in order to preserve the rights of people, when government violate those rights it is the duty of people to defy that government, that is patriotism” _- “War Poisons Everybody”: Remembering Legendary Historian Howard Zinn on his 100th Birthday  (Democracy Now)
2019
Chicago’s 56th Mayoral Elect - Lori Elaine Lightfoot J.D. University of Chicago, 1989 (Full scholarship) Lightfoot defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in runoff (73.7% to 26.3%)
2023
Chicago’s 57th Mayoral Elect -  Brandon Johnson Aurora University (BA, MA) Chicago Teachers Union member (2011 – 2018) Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st District (2018 – 2023) Defeated Paul Vallas in runoff
2024
First Mexican Women President! Of  La Morena Party, a mechanical engineer – una de los cientificos. Donald Trump claims 47th and 45th Presidential Post by defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Female, Jewish president elected during time of Mexican judicial restructuring. Judges are to be elected, not appointed. Trump was elected while on trial.
2025
U.S. President Trompas implemented Tariffs and eradication of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Higher Educational Programs Exploratory committee formulated on 27 April 2025 at 1819 hrs. for 2027 U.S. Primary Congressional Election Resist or comply (Corona, 2022). Class II, 119th Cong. and 47th U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois announced retirement from Congress on April 25th – US Senate seat open