José Angel Manaiza, Jr. - Oct. 18, 2010

Guest Speaker José Angel Manaiza, Jr... was crowned with his nickname; " The New All-American Boy" for his American Ideals and commitment to The American Dream, founded by The Founding Fathers on July 4th, 1776. José was born and raised in La Ceiba, The Entertainment Capital of Honduras on April 22, 1984. He is a former Child Star in his native country Honduras as a music performer. He grew up in Honduras with the American Ideals of dreaming to come to the United States of America and fulfill his childhood dream of becoming the best scholar and soccer player that he could become, by coming to UCLA, his dream school. He played as a team captain for the Club Deportivo Olimpia Reserves, the best soccer Academy in Central America, and was well-known for his agility on the soccer field, which distinguished him to be nominated for the Honduras Men's National Soccer Team Under 17 category in 2001. However, his future aspiration of playing for Honduras Men's National Soccer Team Under 17 ended when the U.S. Embassy in Honduras granted an opportunity to his family come to come to the U.S. Since 2002, he has resided in Los Angeles, California with his mother, and two younger brothers, adjusting to a new country, culture, language, and new way of living. He was eager to learn English as a second language and prepare to join the U.S. Army, studying in the Los Angeles Public Library System while adjusting to the U.S. Soccer Federation Rules and Regulations to transition the Major League Soccer (MLS). Then, he started at Los Angeles Southwest College where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA in Mathematics and transferred successfully to his dream school, UCLA. One of his greatest experiences coming to the U.S. was to meet Professor Daniel Lambert at Los Angeles Southwest College, where he found his passion for writing in English after he took two English Composition Courses. Since then, he considered Mr. Lambert to be The Best Teacher in the World. He credited his success in his writing to Professor Daniel Lambert, because he was the one who instilled in him the importance of writing and for the last year Lambert inspired him to become a first-time published author by introducing him to the Southwest Manuscripters club in 2009. José is an expert in Online Marketing and he is releasing his first E-Book entitled "Hi, my name is José!: Defining America The Beautiful" in 2010 where he shared his once in a lifetime journey from Honduras to the United States of America fulfilling his American Dream from his birth in 1984 all the way to 2005 when he realized his childhood dream of coming to UCLA. He is a Toastmasters International Speaker and has been a keynote speaker in Washington, D.C. with the Hispanic College Fund and invited in The White House as a one of the best college students in America for his demonstrated excellence in the classroom and community service. He holds dual citizenship with Honduras and the United States of America. His father is an Honduran diplomat who maintain a successful diplomatic relationship with the U.S. through Mrs. Hillary Clinton since 2001. He is now committed to be a full-time author while preparing his nationwide book tour. His dream for 2010 is that all the members of the Southwest Manuscripters club publish at least one e-book and he is committed that everyone learn how easy and simple it is to become a first-time published author using the World Wide Web. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the Support Our Troops Ranch, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that supports Veterans and their families with financial assistance. He is committed by his inspirational dream of bringing world peace by becoming youngest and best the President of the United States in history that to most Americans The Star-Spangled Banner, which happens to be José's favorite song of all times, begins, "Oh say can you see..." but to José it begins "José, can you see?" and to that, he says "Yes I can!"