![]() ![]() He previously shared that he wanted Manila Zoo to become an environment-friendly park that families and students could regularly visit. “Parang ang sakit naman noon kung kayo ang malagay sa katayuan noon,” Moreno added. Eh kung ‘yung mga napa-plunder nakakapiyansa, nakakalabas silang pansamantala, ‘yung hayop namin doon, 40, 50 years na,” he said, apparently referring to his predecessor, former Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. Moreno in his first days in office said he wanted to redevelop and repackage the zoo since he “pities” the animals enclosed in the park. Siy said he shares the same vision with Moreno to make Manila Zoo one of the city’s prime tourist spot once again. His proposed design was featured on the Facebook page of Discover Manila, a travel and lifestyle blog that “captures the best and undiscovered treasures of Manila.” “My goal was to design Manila Zoo to make it not just a prime tourist destination and center for education, but at the same time to make it the best environment for the animals a place that they can experience the great comfort they feel in their natural habitat,” Siy added. (City of Manila Official Website/Released) Children playing by the entrance of Manila Zoo in Manila. In those days, I realized how my thesis project can be so much more,” he said. ![]() “I interviewed staffs and observed the animals and the environment they are in. In another Facebook post, Siy added that he realized his thesis could be “so much more” after he spent significant time in the zoo understanding its state for around a year. I thought that making a thesis project that is close to my heart can motivate me more in making a good design,” Siy continued. “And as I pass by the zoo going to school, seeing it fade through time made me turn it into my thesis project. And I really had a couple of great memories with my family there,” he explained. “Most of the people in my generation would say that Manila Zoo became a big part of my childhood. Rivera received international acclaim as an educator, author and scholar before his untimely death in 1984 at the age of forty-nine.Siy said he featured Manila Zoo in his thesis since he is an animal lover and a true-blue “Manileño,” based on his interview with a local media outlet. His dedication and accomplishments did much to create new and important opportunities for Hispanics at that time. y no se lo tragó la tierra (.And the Earth Did Not Devour Him) and he was one of the founders of the Mexican-American chancellorship in the United States, at the University of California, Riverside, in 1979.Īmong his many literary works are Always and Other Poems, The Harvest-La Cosecha, and Chicano Literature: A Dynamic Intimacy. He was the first in his family to attend college he was the first recipient of the prestigious Quinto Sol Literary Award, in 1971, for the best Chicano literary work. Rivera achieved many "firsts" in his life. In 1978, he left UTSA to become executive vice-president at UT-El Paso. In 1973, he was appointed an associate dean and in 1975 became a vice-president. In 1971, he became a professor of Spanish at UTSA. D in Romance Languages and Literature from the University of Oklahoma. He taught in public schools in San Antonio, Crystal City, and League City before earning his Ph. Writing about the life of migrant workers.ĭespite the many educational obstacles of the migrant life, Rivera graduated from high school and went on to receive his Bachelor's Degree in Education. He was also a writer and a poet of some note. He was a strong proponent of education, as his career in the academic work indicates. ![]() With diligence and intelligence Rivera overcame the great handicap of his youthful poverty and rose to success through academic achievement. ![]()
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