Julián Castro Is Bolstering Latino Communities One Grant at a Time

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Julián Castro has gotten a few things from his mother: a last name, a twin brother, a general sense of optimism, and a penchant for serving his community. Maria del Rosario Castro, a now 79-year-old Mexican American activist, was once a member of La Raza Unida, a prominent Chicano political party in Texas.