Dear
Readers,
Thank you for
visiting my
Web site. I am very excited about my new book, The Wawona
Brotherhood: The San Jose State Campus Revolt.
My book
chronicles my experiences at San Jose State during the turbulent 60s
through the early 70s. In my eight year quest to obtain my bachelor's
degree, I battled mental illness and poverty. At one point, I was
temporarily locked up in a mental health facility.
Despite these
obstacles, I played a vital role in campus leadership. I successfully
reorganized the campus governing process, which serves as the blueprint
for San Jose State student government today. And I was on the
Chancellor’s blue ribbon panel, which selected the successor to Dr.
Robert Clark, who led San Jose State as its president for half a decade
in the 60s.
I was on the
winning campaign that elected James Edwards as the first black campus
student body president in California. And I served as Edwards'
treasurer during his administration. At the same time, I fought for
civil rights and helped desegregate off-campus student housing. Thus, I
was instrumental in establishing a student tenants' union for students
on and off campus.
In my youth, I
was an avid rock climber. I discuss all these experiences in my book,
because they helped me cope with life.
Since my time
at San Jose State as an undergraduate, I have been a community activist
in San Jose, a Green Party state leader, and have run for public
office.
I have
successfully dealt with life's adversities – even overcoming
homelessness while managing my bipolar disorder for forty years. I am
now working on obtaining my third master's degree at San Jose State. I
also have taught social science subjects in California community
colleges in the last decade.
I strongly
believe that you will find my book very intriguing.
To learn more
about my book, visit detailed
book description.
To learn about
my history with San Jose State along with my other life experiences,
visit meet Timothy
Fitzgerald.
To find out
what people think about my book, visit what people are saying.
To view my
photos spanning over a forty year period, visit photos.
To learn about
my thoughts on various issues, visit position papers.
In closing, thank you for
time and consideration. If you have any questions, please feel free to
e-mail me at timothyfitzgerald97@yahoo.com.
In Community Solidarity,
Timothy "Tim" K.
Fitzgerald
