1949
Born in Altadena, California to John G. and Anita Cervantes.
1971
Receives a Bachelor of Arts in English from California State College, Los Angeles (now California State University).
1972
Becomes a fifth grade teacher for Valle Lindo School District in South El Monte, California.
1975
Becomes a bilingual teacher for Valle Lindo School District.
1976
Becomes a third grade teacher for Valle Lindo School District.
1978
Receives a Master of Arts in education from California State College, Los Angeles.
1979
Becomes a kindergarten and third grade teacher for El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, California.
1984
Becomes a second grade teacher for El Rancho Unified School District.
1985
Receives a Master of Arts in Chicano studies from California State College, Los Angeles.
1989
Becomes a fourth grade teacher for El Rancho Unified School District.
1990
Becomes a first grade teacher, and works in the Spanish as a second language gifted and talented education program.
1990
Chairs the El Rancho Unified School District.
1995
Becomes a fifth grade teacher for El Rancho Unified School District.
1996
Establishes the New World scholarship at California State University.
2010
Retires from elementary education.
2019
Receives the San Gabriel Mission High School Alumni Recognition Award.