TomAs Rivera served as the first and only minority chancellor in the University of California system. He was the youngest chief executive in that nine campus system. Born December 22. 1935. in Crystal City. TX. Dr. Rivera grew up as part of the migrant labor stream that ebbed and flowed from Texas into other Southwestern States. His primary education came in Spanish instruction. he graduated from Crystal City High School and went on to earn an A.A. from Southwest Junior College. and in 1958 a bachelors degree in education at Southwest Texas State University. He then pursued the masters degree in Spanish literature and the Ph.