Juan Jose Bocanegra (b. 1949) was born in Mexico and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He moved to Seattle in 1971 to earn a graduate degree in social work from the University of Washington (UW), where he helped lead a successful campaign to diversify the UW School of Social work and create its multi-ethnic practice program. Mr. Bocanegra then began a career of social activism, helping to found El Centro de la Raza in 1972, a local organization that unites communities of all races, genders, ages and classes to fight for civil and human rights both locally and globally. As of 2018, Mr. Bocanegra is a representative of El Comité, a Seattle-based social justice organization which focuses on civil, labor, and human rights.

In this image Juan Bocanegra speaks at a rally on the University of Washington campus as a member of the Washington State Committee for Fair Immigration Laws and Practices.

Caption information source: https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/bocanegra.htm; http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/what-we-do/community-and-building-development; https://elcomitewa.com/about
Caption information source: "Seattle can count on these community leaders," The Madison Park Times, December 21, 2005.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.