CENTER FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES FALL 2018 NEWSLETTER
¡Felizañonuevo!
WewanttotakethisopportunitytosharealittleofwhattheCenterforMexicanAmericanStudiesengagedinthispast semesterwithallofyou!Itwassuchagreatpleasuretowitnessstudents,communitymembers,artistsandscholars alikecometogetheronmorethanoneoccasioninsupportofourevents,engageinmeaningfulpláticasandcelebrate nuestracomunidad.
WelookforwardtotheSpringsemester,ourcontinueddialoguesandyourinput Milgraciasporsuapoyo
-TheCenterforMexicanAmericanStudies
CARMONA BOOK PRESENTATION: LATINX HERITAGE MONTH
OCTOBER, WEDNESDAY 3RD AND THURSDAY 4TH
Dr.Carmona’spresentationon hisbookElRinche"Resiliencein aTimeofTerror:WritingEl RincheandtheTellingofthe UnrecordedHistoryofLa Matanza1910-1920".
BOWLES BOOK PRESENTATION: LATINX HERITAGE MONTH
OCTOBER, FRIDAY 5TH
Dr.DavidBowlesdidaplática titled"IndigenousRootsof Storytelling&Poetics".
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY OCTOBER, MONDAY 8TH
CMASHonorsIndigenous Peoples'DaywithaPláticaby Dr.DavidBowles.Professor Bowlesdiscussedthe importanceofIndigenous People’sDayinChicanx communitiesandhowasan author&scholarhecontinues thetraditionofIndigenous storytellingandpoeticsinhis ownwork.Dr.Bowles specializesinNáhuatllanguage, offersclassesinNáhuatlandisa publishedauthoronIndigenous mythsofMéxico.
CMAS CLOSES OUT LATINX HERITAGE MONTH
OCTOBER, MONDAY 15TH
FuerzadelVallemembers, domesticworkers themselves,surveyedover 250domesticworkersto produceastudyto documentworkplace conditionssuchaslabor abuseandsexualabuse. Thepaneldiscusedfrom thewomenwhothey themselvesarenotjustthe workers,buttheprimary investigatorsofthis groundbreakingstudywho chosetotakepartin conductingthestudydue totheirownexperiences withinjusticesinthe workplaceandtheirhope thatthestudywouldmake achange Thestudyisthe firstofitskindintermsof magnitudeandlocation
CMAS OPEN HOUSE
OCTOBER, TUESDAY 16TH
TheCenterforMexican AmericanStudies (CMAS)offeredanOpen Housetolearnaboutwhat CMAShastooffer,meet staff,faculty,students,and thedirectors.Learnabout studentorgs,resourceslike travelfunding,research support,andmore.
EFREN
OLIVARES
CMAS CLOSES OUT LATINX
October, THURSDAY 25TH
HERITAGE MONTH MONDAY 15TH
EfrénC.OlivaresistheDirectorof theTexasCivilRightsProject’s RacialandEconomicJustice Program.Hehandlesand supervisescasesinstateand federalcourtinvolving institutionaldiscrimination,
constitutionalviolations, immigrants’rights,disability andeconomicrights,among others.Efrénispassionateabout workingtoprovideequalityof opportunitytopeople regardlessoftheirethnicor racialbackground,andtheir economicorimmigrationstatus. Herepresentsclientsinstate andfederalcourts,includingon appeals,aswellasbefore internationalhumanrights bodies.Efrénimmigratedfrom MexicotoTexaswithhisfamily attheageof13,andisdevoted toadvocatingforthe constitutionalandhumanrights ofimmigrantsandtheirfa Hewritesfrequentlyonis relevancefortherightsof immigrantsinSouthTexa hasrepresentedhundred familiesseparatedfromt childrenunderthefedera administration’s“zerotolerance”policylastsum
DANIEL CHACÓN co-sponsorship
NOVEMBER, FRIDAY 6TH
Co-Sponsoredby: CMAS,CreativeWritingClub, Gallery,andtheCreativeWriting Novelist,essayist,editor,teacher andradiohost,DanielChacónis thewinneroftheAmericanBook Awardandspentaneveningwith studentsandcommunity readingfromhismostrecent bookTheCholoTree
CMAS AND PSJA ISD 3RD ANNUAL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR COMPETITION
NOVEMBER, THURSDAY 1ST AND FRIDAY 2ND
1stPlaceWinners: ElementarySchool Reed-Mock MiddleSchool:AudieMurphy& Liberty HighSchool:Memorial
MARIACHI/ FOLKLÓRICO FOR PSJA ISD DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR
COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
NOVEMBER, THURSDAY 8TH
PSJAMemorial
DíadelosMuertosAltarCompetition
November2nd
EDCOUCH ELSA WALKOUT 50TH ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER, WEDNESDAY 14TH
AudieMurphyMiddleSchool
DíadelosMuertosAltarCompetition
November2nd
In collaboration with NETA & South Texas Conjunto Association, the heroic Edcouch-Elsa Walkouts of Nov. 1969 were a combustion of the many years of experiencing racism, segregationist policies, and discrimination. The Mexican American students, however, realized their own potential even if others did not and had the courage to envision Edcouch-Elsa as a great place to receive an education. We commemorated this day at Edcouch Elsa ISD with walkout participants who gave their testimonies, a
PSJAMemorial
DíadelosMuertosAltarCompetition
November2nd
CALLED TO RISE RISE NOVEMBER 15TH, 2018
McAllenPoetLaureate, EdwardVidaurre& FlowerSongBooks
Presented aBookreadingandsigning ofCalledToRise:RGV YouthAnthology2018. CalledtoRiseisacollection ofpoetrybytheyouthof theRioGrandeValley editedbyMcAllenPoet Laureate,EdwardVidaurre andavailableon Amazon.com.
XICANISMA: RAPE CULTURE AND DECONSTRUCTING MACHISMO NOVEMBER, TUESDAY 27TH
Cassandra Alicia is the founder of online Latina feminist platform "Xicanisma." Boasting over 300k followers, Xicanisma aims to disrupt oppressive narratives through critical analysis and humor. Though Xicanisma was created to make a space for Chicanas/Latinas, Xicanisma highlights the struggles of all marginalizxed groups of people. Cassandra is also the co-host of "Bitter Brown Femmes”, a podcast that offers critiques and commentary of
EDCOUCH ELSA WALKOUT DOCUMENTARY SCREENING NOVEMBER, FRIDAY 30TH
TheEdcouch-ElsaHighSchool WalkoutofNovember14,1968, wasadefiningmomentinRio GrandeValleyhistoryandakey componentintheChicanoCivil RightsMovementastheevent providedanentirecommunity withthereassurancethattheir voicescouldanddidmakea difference.Fiftyyearslater,we celebratethefruitoftheir heroicactions.The documentaryscreeningto commemoratethe50th anniversaryoftheWalkout. Thiswasthefirsttimethis documentarywasshown publicly.Thescreeningwas followedbyashortQ&A sessionbetweentheaudience andparticipantswhowerepart ofthehistoricWalkout.
