A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory's African-American Student Union is now available at Your Local Barnes & Noble.
Julian D. Howard, a young emerging author from San Jose, California, who has given back to various communities locally, nationally, and internationally, conceived an idea to inspire those in his local community to follow their dreams. As an alumnus of the prestigious Bellarmine College Preparatory high school in San Jose, California and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Julian utilized the tools he obtained from his education and set out to create a scholarship fund for African-Americans. This fund's prime objective is to aid and inspire the students of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union, the same club Julian once served as President of. Through the sales of Julian's debut book, A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union, all net proceeds will go towards a scholarship fund for the clubs graduating seniors.
A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union sheds light into the African-American history of Bellarmine, but more importantly explains and honors the 25th anniversary story of the first cultural club's establishment at the second oldest Jesuit high school west of the Mississippi River, the oldest high school in the state of California, and the former boarding school connected to Santa Clara University. This historical event, told through the eyes of the first African-American employee by way of one of his mentees, uniquely hides the name of this catalyst, teacher, coach, administrator, and moderator of the club until the end of the book. The use of this narrative style allows the focus of the story to be on the actions of the students this individual mentored. Along with detailing the club's history and its involvement with the different organizations (100 Black Men of America, Inc & National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-NAACP), the book also highlights the successes of Bellarmine College Preparatory's African-American alumni, who happen to be among some of Silicon Valley's most inspirational and influential people. Most notably the book features the President Barack Obama nominated Associate Attorney General of the United States, Tony West '83 and the stand-out baseball player, Bellarmine College Preparatory's Hall of Fame member and current Director of Player Personnel for the Oakland A's, William "Billy" Owens '89, just to name a few.
Julian's aim is to preserve the oral history of the first cultural club on the campus of the oldest high school in the state of California and allow its rich history to grow, while simultaneously inspiring past, current, and future students to follow their dreams. With twenty-one incoming African-American freshmen at Bellarmine College Prepratory next year, he hopes this provides all of them with a better understanding of the club's history. Last, but not, least this project was done in honor of the first African-American employee of Bellarmine, who in his 30+ years of service at Bellarmine has forever left a lasting positive impression, along with the first African-American graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory, Dr. Donald Graves '49, whom the scholarship fund will be named after.
Julian Howard’s debut book is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, the Kindle Store, along with other vendors.
In May 2013, Julian began his International Book Tour, sponsored by SceneTap, with presentations in San Jose, New York and London to name a few. And to this day does speaking engagements across the globe. To be informed of the times, dates, and locations of his future Book Tours please click here.
In 2015, Julian published his second book Living A Meaning Experience. This work is a inspiration quotation book with English and Spanish words of wisdom. It is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, along with other vendors. Proceeds from this work went to provide school supplies to a woman and children shelter in Mexico.
To preview Julian's two books, A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union & Living a Meaning Experience please click here.
To read reviews of his work please click here.
A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union sheds light into the African-American history of Bellarmine, but more importantly explains and honors the 25th anniversary story of the first cultural club's establishment at the second oldest Jesuit high school west of the Mississippi River, the oldest high school in the state of California, and the former boarding school connected to Santa Clara University. This historical event, told through the eyes of the first African-American employee by way of one of his mentees, uniquely hides the name of this catalyst, teacher, coach, administrator, and moderator of the club until the end of the book. The use of this narrative style allows the focus of the story to be on the actions of the students this individual mentored. Along with detailing the club's history and its involvement with the different organizations (100 Black Men of America, Inc & National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-NAACP), the book also highlights the successes of Bellarmine College Preparatory's African-American alumni, who happen to be among some of Silicon Valley's most inspirational and influential people. Most notably the book features the President Barack Obama nominated Associate Attorney General of the United States, Tony West '83 and the stand-out baseball player, Bellarmine College Preparatory's Hall of Fame member and current Director of Player Personnel for the Oakland A's, William "Billy" Owens '89, just to name a few.
Julian's aim is to preserve the oral history of the first cultural club on the campus of the oldest high school in the state of California and allow its rich history to grow, while simultaneously inspiring past, current, and future students to follow their dreams. With twenty-one incoming African-American freshmen at Bellarmine College Prepratory next year, he hopes this provides all of them with a better understanding of the club's history. Last, but not, least this project was done in honor of the first African-American employee of Bellarmine, who in his 30+ years of service at Bellarmine has forever left a lasting positive impression, along with the first African-American graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory, Dr. Donald Graves '49, whom the scholarship fund will be named after.
Julian Howard’s debut book is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, the Kindle Store, along with other vendors.
In May 2013, Julian began his International Book Tour, sponsored by SceneTap, with presentations in San Jose, New York and London to name a few. And to this day does speaking engagements across the globe. To be informed of the times, dates, and locations of his future Book Tours please click here.
In 2015, Julian published his second book Living A Meaning Experience. This work is a inspiration quotation book with English and Spanish words of wisdom. It is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, along with other vendors. Proceeds from this work went to provide school supplies to a woman and children shelter in Mexico.
To preview Julian's two books, A Tradition of Excellence: The History of Bellarmine College Preparatory’s African-American Student Union & Living a Meaning Experience please click here.
To read reviews of his work please click here.
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