NACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023
Confronting/Resisting the Colonizer Within: A History of Violence, Discrimination/Oppression and Shame
WELCOME TO NACCS TEJAS 2023!
As organizers of NACCS Tejas 2023, we welcome you to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, situated on the unceded lands of the indigenous people of El Seno Mexicano - Tejas, Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, a territory which has been home to more than 600 tribes and their descendants. As descendants of the indigenous people of the Americas, we have called for a confrontation/resistance to colonial indoctrination and the legacy of racism, colorism and discrimination within our own Chicanx/Latinx communities. It is our hope that this conference will provide a space for decolonial discourse to help us heal and embrace our indigeneity proudly.
In solidarity, Rosalva Resendiz & Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto
NACCS Tejas Foco 2023 Conference Organizers
NACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023
and welcome to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)!
Bienvenidos
UTRGV is honored to host the 2023 National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas Foco Conference (NACCS-Tejas) and we are thrilled to have you on our campus. That’s because The Future of Texas is being shaped here. Chicanx history is deeply rooted at UTRGV, and our students, faculty, and staff have helped make us one of the nation’s premier HispanicServing Institutions (HSI).
During Fall 2022, 91% of UTRGV’s 31,559 enrolled students identified as Hispanic. And of that total, more than half are the first in their families to pursue a university degree. Both of us were once first-generation students ourselves, so providing that support from admission through graduation is personal as much as it is a professional duty
In 2021, UTRGV was one of just ten universities across the United States to earn the prestigious Seal of Excelencia. This three-year certification not only highlights UTRGV’s commitment to serving Latino students, but it also validates the programs and initiatives we implement to ensure our students’ success. And this semester, we are happy to say that we have also joined Excelencia in Education’s distinguished network of Presidents for Latino Student Success a diverse group of leaders from colleges and universities who are committed to making their respective institutions learning environments where Latino students thrive Additionally, the UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies and the UTRGV Center for Bilingual Studies play critical roles in this effort and within our B3 Institute, which facilitates the process through which the university becomes a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate institution.
What can we expect at the NACCS-Tejas conference?
The NACCS-Tejas conference addresses critical and timely issues in higher education, including community-centered curriculum, teaching innovation, research, and recent national discussions (and controversies) regarding Ethnic Studies programs. Here, you will also find diverse voices and perspectives from many disciplines across the nation. Scholars, artists, and activists address issues related to the greater Mexican American and Latina/o communities and the importance of Mexican American and Latinx Studies We want to thank everyone involved in the planning and execution of this conference, and especially recognize the following individuals and entities here at UTRGV for their contributions: Dr. Miryam EspinosaDulanto and Dr. Rosalva Resendiz (Conference Co-Organizers), Center for Mexican American Studies, Department of Criminal Justice, College of Education and P-16 Integration, and the Office of the Provost.
Lastly, we wish you a productive and enjoyable conference and hope to see you again on campus soon.
V’s Up!
Sincerely,
Guy Bailey, Ph D UTRGV President Janna Arney, Ph.D. UTRGV Executive Vice President and ProvostNACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023 AWARDS
NACCS TEJAS FOCO NON-FICTION BOOK AWARD
The Haunted Southwest: Towards an Ethics of Place in Borderlands Literature
Cordelia E. Barrera
HONORABLE MENTION
Undocumented Motherhood:
Conversations of Love, Trauma, & Border Crossing
Elizabeth Farfán-Santos
NACCS TEJAS DISSERTATION AWARD
Decolonial Rhetoric in Texas Borderland Gardens
Marlene Galván
NACCS TEJAS LETRAS DE AZTLÁN COMMUNITY AWARD
Rosa San Luis & Border Workers United (formerly Fuerza del Valle)
ABOUT THE AWARD
Winners of the NACCS Tejas Foco 2023 Awards will each receive a print by Chicana Artist, CELESTE DE LUNA. De Luna is also the artist of the cover art of the program, Coatlicue. De Luna is an educator, an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and now living in San Antonio, Texas. She is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints, fabric installation, and other media. She is also a cofounder of the socially engaged art collective Las Imaginistas, an accomplished home cook, and a woman who pulled her family out of the dependency of law enforcement employment. Celeste has been awarded residencies, fellowships, & grants from Vermont Studio Center, Artplace America, a Blade of Grass, Santa Fe Art Institute Artist Residency and recently exhibited her work in Vancouver, Canada. Celeste teaches art and Mexican-American Studies at Northwest Vista College.
NACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD
4:00-6:30 PM Registration | Salon Cassia (BMAIN 2.400)
6:00-8:00 PM | Salon Cassia (BMAIN 2.402)
Opening Plenary: Celebrating Today’s Chicanx Leaders in Activism | Light Refreshments
Chair: Rosalva Resendiz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Welcome:
Alma Rodríguez, Dean of UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration
Presentation of Awards:
Stephanie Alvarez, Director of UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies
Speakers:
Guadalupe San Miguel, University of Houston
Ricardo Longoria, Jr , Former City Commissioner for Brownsville Texas District 1
Michelle Vallejo, Former Democratic Candidate for Congress District 15
Jorge Renaud, National Criminal Justice Director for LatinoJustice PRLDEF
FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH
8:00-5:00 PM Registration | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1.102) – Lobby
8:00-10:00 AM Light Breakfast | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1.102) – Lobby
8:00-5:00 PM Wellness Room | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1 105)
Ongoing Art Exhibit: Place, Memory & Community | Salon Cassia (BMAIN 2.400 & 2.402)
Curators: Nansi Guevara & Silvia Solís
Featuring Artist: Sandra C. Fernández
9:00-10:15 AM BREAKOUT
SESSIONS I
1.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102 CONCIENTIZANDO COMUNIDADES: ALTERNATIVE ARCHIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM IN TEXAS
Chair: Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla, University of Texas at San Antonio
Transformative Feminist Pedagogies: Reclaiming the Presence of Border Activism Against Femicides
Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla, University of Texas at San Antonio
Decolonizing Fiesta San Antonio through Xicana/x Public Art and Writing
Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, University of Texas at San Antonio
MAS Muxeres: Documenting the Movidas of Chicana/x Leaders in Mexican American Studies in San Antonio, Texas
Sylvia Mendoza, University of Texas at San Antonio
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1.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 (RE)AFFIRMING AND (RE)ENVISIONING ART SCHOOL THROUGH LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL CAPITAL AT A BILINGUAL LATINX SERVING INSTITUTION
Chair: Christen S García, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
(Re)Defining Bilingualism, Biculturalism and Biliteracy by Affirming and Supporting Latina/o/x Students’ Metalinguistic and Metacultural Awareness in Higher Education
Joy Esquierdo, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Asset Based Approach and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Studio Art Classrooms
Gin Gwen Palacios, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
(Re)Affirming and (Re)Envisioning Art School on the Borderlands: Making Productive Tension, Anxiety and Rupture
Christen S. García, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1.3 PANEL | BSABH 2.204 TESTIMONIO AS A PRAXIS TOWARD DECOLONIALITY
Chair: Cathryn Merla-Watson, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Latinx Decolonial Theoretical Frameworks: Tools for Decolonization, Healing & Liberation
Samantha Fuentes, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Naming/Renaming and Melancholy as Praxis: The Role of Artists Toward Decoloniality
jo reyes-boitel, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Breaking Colonial Practices of Exclusion: Testimonio of the Un-included as a Form of Resistance
Rolando Serna, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1.4 PANEL | BMSLC 1.120 COLONIALISM AND ITS EFFECTS ON EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
Chair: Pat Rubio Goldsmith, Texas A&M University
Examining the Bureaucratic College Financial Aid Experience of U.S.-born Latin American-Origin Children of Undocumented Parents
Jaqueline Méndez, Texas A&M University
Reading, Writing and Harassment: White vs Latinx Test Score Disparities on the U S -Mexico Border Peggy Sue Carris, Texas A&M University
Border Commuting Student Experiences: Developing Transborder/Transfronterize Identities
Paula Michelle Ochoa Treviño, Texas A&M University
Immigrant Parenting on Latinx Second-Gen Children Behaviors in their Schools
Oralia María Zamarripa, Texas A&M University
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1.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.113 BLOOMING ETHNIC STUDIES IN HOSTILE TIMES: A CONVERSATION ACROSS GENERATIONS
Chairs: Orlando Lara & Frida Retana
Jessenia Herzberg, The Grande Narrative
Frida Retana, The Grande Narrative
Orlando Lara, The Ethnic Studies Network of Texas
Deyadira Arellano, The Ethnic Studies Network of Texas/Community Voices for Public Education Houston
10:30-11:45 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS II
2.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102 LESSONS FROM A BARRIO ESCUELITA
Chair: Sonya M. Alemán, University of Texas at San Antonio
Escuelita de Paz y Justicia: Transformative Education in the Barrio
Luissana Santibañez & Kayla Miranda, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
Chicana/o/x Studies for All: My Experience Working with a Popular Education School on San Antonio’s West Side
Jose Villagrán, University of Texas at San Antonio/Democratizing Racial Justice Project
Lessons from an Escuelita for Chicano Scholar-Activists-Educators
Sonya M Alemán, University of Texas at San Antonio
2.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 LATINA BORDER ART IN THEORY: NEPANTLA
Chairs: Kimberly Grimaldo & Kimberly Sandoval, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Curandonos a Traves de Comida y Curanderismo: Analyzing Forms of Healing Art
Kimberly Grimaldo, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Exploring Nepantla at the Brownsville-Matamoros Border
Michel Flores Tavisón, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Forming Identity Through Visual Illusions
Laia Vite, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The Shining Ones: Coatlicue in South Texas
Kimberly Sandoval, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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2.3 PANEL | BSABH 2.204 DIGITAL HISTORY AS HISTORICAL ACTIVISM: VIRTUALLY SHOWCASING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS OF COUNCILPERSON MARIA ANTONIETTA BERRIOZABAL
Chair: Valerie A. Martínez, Our Lady of the Lake University
Maria Antonietta Berriozabal Assists the Immigrant Community Amidst Hostile Immigration Policy
Katherine López, Our Lady of the Lake University
A Hole in the Heart: Antonietta Berriozabal’s Fight for Immigrant Healthcare in San Antonio, Texas
Richard Galván, Our Lady of the Lake Universitiy
Maria Antonietta Berriozabal vs. the Injustices of the Simpson-Mazzoli Act
Robert Hupel, Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio 1980s Immigration Policy: Advocating for Immigration Rights
Desiree Carrillo, Our Lady of the Lake University
2.4 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.113 HISTORY OF LATINAS/OS/X AT UT AUSTIN: CONTRIBUTIONS, DIVERSIFICATION, EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVISM
Chair: Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez, University of Texas at Austin/Voces Oral History Center
Sergio G. Barrera, Carlos E. Castañeda Postdoctoral Fellow/University of Texas at Austin
Benton Graham, University of Texas at Austin
2.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.120 ENGAGE IN PLATICAS AND TESTIMONIOS: A MALITZIN RESEARCHER POSITION
Chair: Karla O’Donald, Texas Christian University
Freyca Calderón, Penn State University
Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
12:00-1:45 PM LUNCHEON SALON CASSIA (BMAIN 2.402)
PLENARY: FIGHTING FOR RECOGNITION! ERASURE & REPRESENTATION
Chair: Stephanie Alvarez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
David Bowles, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Christel Klitbo Quiros, Poder Prieto Mx
Edmundo Isaí Vargas Zúñiga, Poder Prieto Mx
Pepe García Gilling, Mexartivist Filmmaker
2:00-3:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS III
3.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.204 EXPERIENTIAL DISCOVERIES: NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION & WELLBEING
Chair: Ernesto Fidel Ram ´ rez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
El Coyote y El Tecolote Aprende de la Luna: Exploring Body Politics and Life as a Person with Disabilities in Our South Texas Communities
Ernesto Fidel Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
From Nepantla to Aztlán: Testimonios of Faculty Mothers of Color with Disabilities
Gabi Ortiz Ramírez (Bridges), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Double Consciousness: Unlearning the White Heteropatriarchy and Healing My Indigeneity
Nancy Riddick, Independent Researcher
3.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF THEORY, METHOD & RESEARCH
Moderator: Emilio Zamora, University of Texas at Austin
What to Do with the Trans Migrant?: Articulating a Trans2 Feminist Theory
Alfonzo Mendoza, Arizona State University
Oral History as Essential Methodology for Latinos/as/x in a Pandemic
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez, University of Texas at Austin
A Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of San Antonio’s Westside
Rogelio Sáenz & Brandon Flores, University of Texas at San Antonio
Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Use of Police Force and Capital Punishment
Noe Leal, Texas Woman’s University
Lucas Espinoza, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Luis Espinoza, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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3.3 PANEL | BSABH 2.102 DECOLONIZING THE LAND & ENVIRONMENT
Moderator: Benito Zamorano, Universidad Authónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa Aztlán
Decolonial Rhetoric in Texas Borderland Gardens
Marlene Galván, Texas Tech University/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Indigenismo Conservación Ambiental y Violencia en México, Una Revisión desde la Criminología Verde
José Luis Carpio Domínguez, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa Aztlán
Is Sustainable Farming the Antidote to the Poison the Magic Valley Injected in the Rio Grande Valley for over 100 years?
Leonardo Rodríguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3.4 MEET THE AUTHOR: READING & PLATICA | BMSLC 1.120
FATHER | GENOCIDE (2021)
MargoTamez, University of British Colombia-Okanagan
3.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.113
THE WEST SIDE SOUND ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: USING ORAL HISTORIES TO DOCUMENT SAN ANTO CHICANX CULTURAL PRODUCTION
Chair: Sylvia Mendoza, University of Texas at San Antonio
Gloria Gonzales, University of Texas at San Antonio
Stephanie Rodríguez, University of Texas at San Antonio
Maricela Olguín, Community Activist/DJ
Rambo Salinas, Music Historian/Cultural Creator/DJ
2:30-4:30 PM MERIENDA | SABAL HALL (BSABH 1.100) –LOBBY
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3:30-4:45 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS IV
4.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.204
INTERSECTING POPULAR CULTURAL SPACES
Moderator: Saúl Hernández, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Crossing Borders and Re-signifying Spaces in the Universe of Chicanx Rap
Marcus Guilherme Valadares, Texas Tech University
Sun Maid Versus Sun Mad: Coming of Age in Helena María Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus
Nicolas Spencer, Texas Tech University
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada: Its Intercultural Themes in Relation to Its Environment, Characters and Setting
David Bennett Carren, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Entre Fronteras: Marginalización y Ciborgs en la Ciencia Ficción
Ericka H. Parra Tellez, Valdosta State University
4.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106
TLAHTOCAN COMMUNITY DIALOGUE CIRCLE: HOW DO WE COME FULL CIRCLE RECONCILING OUR DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS AND RECLAMATION OF OUR ERASED INDIGENOUS HISTORIES?
Chair: Toni Moreno, University of Texas at Austin/Indigenous Cultures Institute
Toni Moreno, University of Texas at Austin/Indigenous Cultures Institute
Marial Quezada, University of Texas at Austin/Indigenous Cultures Institute
Yvette M. Regalado, Texas State University/Indigenous Cultures Institute
4.3 PANEL | BSABH 2.102
COLLECTIVE TESTIMONIOS/NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT REFLECTIONS: EXPERIENCES IN EL TORRE DE MARFIL
Chair: Moni Avila, Founder of MAS for the Masses/MAS alumnus
Collective Testimonios/Nontraditional Student Reflections: Recognizing the Oppressive “Nature” that We Were Exposed To
Leo Treviño, Community Member/MAS alumnus
Collective Testimonios/Nontraditional Student Reflections: My 3-Year Journey
Moni Avila, MAS for the Masses/MAS alumnus
Collective Testimonios/Nontraditional Student Reflections: Porque Ellos Sí, y Yo No? Dealing with Feeling Rejected while Fighting to be Included
Denise Frausto, Community Member/MAS alumnus
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4.4 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.113
VISUAL ART AS TESTIMONIOS OF RESISTANCE AGAINST COLONIALISM
Chairs: Elizabeth González, Texas Southmost College/South Texas College & Alexis Ramos, South Texas College
Jesús Treviño, University of Texas at Austin
Clarissa Martínez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Regina Pérez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
4.5 WORKSHOP | BMSLC 1.120
THE SYSTEM-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN EL VALLE: LOS CONDENADOS AND THE STRUGGLE TO FIND VOICE
Mark Anthony Vásquez, Statewide Leadership Council
Dulce Garza, The Garza Project
Erin Thorn Vela, Senior Attorney, Beyond Borders Program/Texas Civil Rights Project
This workshop is intended to facilitate a discussion about the impact of the legal system as a racial and colonial construct to our communities. As part of this exploration, attendees will be asked to explore and identify racial factors and divisions which have influenced and shaped our communities, including the growth of the carceral state.
5:00-6:15 PM BREAKOUT
SESSIONS V
5.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102 LIBERATION & TRANSFORMATION
Moderator: Saúl Hernández, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Remembering Liberation, Forgetting Possession: Migration and Abolitionist Temporalities
Alfonzo Mendoza, Arizona State University
El Curso de La Raza and Other Liberation Pedagogic Activities
Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, Intercultural Development Research Association
Thomas Ray García, College Scholarship Leadership Access Program
Denigrating Stereotypes Against Mexicans
Arturo Zarate Ruiz, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Psychology and Ancestral Memory
John Valencia, University of California Santa Barbara
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5.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 MIGRATION: MOBILITY, RISKS & CRIMINALIZATION
Moderator: Fabiola Peña Cárdenas, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa Aztlán
Control of the Mexico-U S Border: Operation Wetback 1954
Ana Villalpando, Independent Scholar
Mobility of Migrants and Asylum Seekers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U S and Ecuador
Claudia Donoso, St Mary’s University
Riesgos de la Frontera Vertical en Migrantes Centroamericanos en Transito por Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Cynthia Marisol Vargas Orozco & José Ariel Retana Cantú, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas -
Reynosa Aztlán
The Promotion of U.S. Imperialism: The Role of the U.S. Army Amongst Mexican Transnationals
David Martínez Prieto, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
5.3 PANEL | BMSLC 1.112 EMPOWERMENT & ACTIVISM
Moderator: Maritza De La Trinidad, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Student Agency: Creating Empowered Students through Assets-Based Educational Experiences
Tabitha Hornby, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Empowering Latina/o Students for Success During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Low-Income Middle School
Armando L. Trujillo, University of Texas at San Antonio
Jo Ann R. Trujillo, Camino Middle School/KIPP Texas Public Schools
Empowerment and Activism in the Foreign Language Classroom: Simple Strategies
Susan Wehling, Valdosta State University
5.4 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.113 WHERE
WE STAND: POSITIONALITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Chair: Britta Anderson, Texas Tech University
Leslie C. Sotomayor, Texas Tech University
Omar González, Texas Tech University
Marcus Valadares, Texas Tech University
Yunuen Velásquez, Texas Tech University
Esther De León, Texas Tech University
Isis Lee, Texas Tech University
Christen García, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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5.5
WORKSHOP | BMSLC 1.120
WHAT ABOUT THE RESACA? WRITING ABOUT REGIONALISM
Mark Esperanza, Achieve Early College High School
Participants will examine how learning about regional history, literature, and art, impact one ’ s appreciation of self, family, and culture, as well as encourages continued growth for self and community.
5.6 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING | BSABH 1.102
THEY CALLED US REBELS: THE 1968 EDCOUCH ELSA WALKOUT
Director: Arnulfo Daniel Segovia, Cine Segovia
Executive Producer: Stephanie Alvarez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Producer: Eduardo Martínez, Barrio Historian
Associate Producer: Francisco Guajardo, Museum of South Texas History
6:30-9:30 PM NOCHE CULTURAL |
UN MITOTE XICANX
COURTYARD GRAND PATIO (BMAIN 1.005) & SALON CASSIA (BMAIN 2.402) LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, DANCE, CONJUNTO & DJ QUEEN KILLAH BEE
SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH
8:00-12:00 PM Registration | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1 102) – Lobby
8:00-10:00 AM Light Breakfast | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1.102) – Lobby
8:00-3:00 PM Wellness Room | Music Science & Learning Center (BMSLC 1.105)
8:00-10:00 AM Business Meeting | MAS K-12 | BMSLC 1 115
Ongoing Art Exhibit: Place, Memory & Community | Salon Cassia (BMAIN 2 400 & 2 402)
Curators: Nansi Guevara & Silvia Solís
Featurning Artist: Sandra C. Fernández
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9:00-10:15 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS VI
6.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102
CONSTRUCTING IDENTITY, EMBODYING RESILIENCE AND CLAIMING SUCCESS: LATINX STORIES OF CHALLENGE AND SURVIVAL
Chair: Beatriz Mendez Newman, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Shuttling between Languages: Empowering Latinx Students through Poetry
Daniella Hernández, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Learning English from the Student’s Seat to the Teacher’s Desk
Kimberly Rosas, BISD/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Cada Cabeza es Un Mundo: Intersections of Whiteness and Biculturalism in a Story of Survival
Beatrice Mendez Newman, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
6.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 CONTESTING
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Moderator: Gabi Ortiz Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
El Coyote y El Zorro Niegan al Lobo: Applying QuantCrit to Assessment and Evaluation Through the Building of Community and Privileging Culture over the Data for a Federal Grant
Ernesto Fidel Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UndocuScholars at UTRGV: Improving Institutional Support for Undocumented Students in the Borderlands
Kip Austin Hinton, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mexican American Migrant Farmworkers, Resiliency & Higher Education: Testimonios from a Darkskinned Girl
Angelica González, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Transformative & Decolonial Pedagogies in the Social Sciences: Teaching REHS 3331 (Psychology of Disability) from a New Perspective
Gabi Ortiz Ramírez & Fidencio Mercado, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
6.3 PANEL | BSABH 2.204 RECLAIMING LEGACIES OF TEJANO SUBJUGATION & RESISTANCE
Chair: Sonia Hernández, Texas A&M University
Settler Colonialism as Defined by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in Texas
Valeria Torres, Texas A&M University
Engelman Gardens: Land Investment, Agriculture and Labor Exploitation in the Magic Valley of South Texas
Jillian Glantz, Texas A&M University
The Tejano Response to the White Ethnostate of Early Twentieth Century America
Leslie Torres, Texas A&M University
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6.4 PANEL | BMSLC 1.113 RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER/SEXUALITY & CRIMINALIZATION
Moderator: Juan Manuel Chagoya Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas-Reynosa Aztlán
Los Tres de Paras: The Murders of Vicente Aguilar, Dionisio Maldonado and Cresencio Oliveira
Christopher Carmona, Our Lady of the Lake University
Juan P Carmona, South Texas College/Donna High School
Brothels: Spaces of Colonialism and Patriarchal Heritage
Karla Villarreal Sotelo, Juan Manuel Chagoya Hernandez & Isela Anahi Navarro Ortega, Universidad
Autónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa Aztlán
Pride Behind Bars: The Criminalization of Queer Sexuality in Mexico
Lucas E Espinoza, Luis Espinoza & Rosalva Resendiz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Deconstructing Our Area Codes: Growing Up Brown in White Suburbia and Rural Tejas
Erika Cruz, Independent Scholar
Lucero Saldaña, San Antonio College
6.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.120 LA ESCUELITA: COMMUNITY LEARNING AND ACTIVISM
Chair: Sylvia Mendoza, University of Texas San Antonio
Adriana Leija, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center/University of Texas San Antonio
Enrique Iglesias, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center/University of Texas San Antonio
Michael Valdez, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center/Edgewood School Board
Jeannette Rico, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
10:30-11:45 AM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS VII
7.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102
RETRACING THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER THROUGH FEMINIST MAPPING PEDAGOGIES
Chair: Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla, University of Texas at San Antonio
Feminist Pedagogies of the Borderlands through Literature and GeoHumanities
Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla, University of Texas at San Antonio
Mapping Memories: Documenting Border Culture in the RGV
Imelda Mendoza, University of Texas at San Antonio
Water Cartography: Mapping Bodies of Water en La Literatura Fronteriza
Carolina Hinojosa, University of Texas at San Antonio
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7.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106
FROM THEORY TO PRAXIS: PROMISES AND LIMITATIONS OF (DE)COLONIAL EPISTEMOLOGIES, METHODOLOGIES AND PEDAGOGIES FOR MEXICANA/CHICANA/INDIGENA STUDENTS
Chair: Alejandra Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Facultades Serpentinas: Rhetorics and Decolonial Methodologies
Alejandra Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Deconstructing the Master Narrative: Pluralistic Pedagogies for Teaching Mexican American History
Erika R Rendón Ramos, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
On Photography in the Composition Course
José Luis Cano, Texas Christian University
7.3 PANEL | BSABH 1.102
BAYOU CITY POLICING: CHICANOS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE POLITICS OF POLICING IN HOUSTON
Chairs: Jesse Esparza, Texas Southern University & Natalie Garza, Houston Community College
Forming an Ambivalent Relationship: Mexicans and the Houston Police Department, 1900-1940 Ramiro Contreras, Independent Scholar/Researcher
Policing Education: A History of Policing Mexican American Students in Houston Schools, 1909-2009
Carlos Cantú, Texas Southern University
Justice for Joe Torres: Houston Chicano Mobilization Against Police Brutality during the Long Civil Rights Movement
Melanie L Rodríguez, University of Houston-Downtown
7.4 MEET THE AUTHORS: READING & PLATICA | BMSLC 1.115 POETS AGAINST WALLS: LA LUCHA SIGUE
Chair: Isaac Chavarria, South Texas College
César L. De León, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Celina Gómez, Robert Vela High School
Carolina Monsiváis, South Texas College
Emmy Pérez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
7.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.120
INTERGENERATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEDAGOGY IN PRACTICE: FROM TLAHTOCAN IN THE CLASSROOM TO THE COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL TEXAS
Chair: Marial Quezada, University of Texas at Austin/Indigenous Cultures Institute
Natalie Garza, University of Oklahoma
Toni Moreno, Texas State University/Indigenous Cultures Institute
Yvette Regalado, Texas State University/Indigenous Cultures Institute
NACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023
7.6 ROUNDTABLE | BSABH 1.110
HEALTHY MASCULINITY: A MOVEMENT TOWARDS DECOLONIZING
EURO-CENTRIC PATRIARCHY
(SPONSORED BY UTRGV OAVP)
Chair: Lucas Espinoza, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Paris Rangel, Program Coordinator, BAE-B-SAFE Program-Healthy Futures of Texas
Vianca Vieyra, Program Coordinator, UTRGV Student Health/BAE-B-SAFE Program
Mayra Varela, Program Coordinator, Office for Advocacy & Violence Prevention
Luis Espinoza, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Stefani Wilske, Healthy Masculinity Project/Masculinidad Saludable
12:00-1:45 PM LUNCHEON | SALON CASSIA (BMAIN 2.402)
PLENARY: PLACE, MEMORY & COMMUNITY RESISTANCE THROUGH ART
Chair: Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sandra C. Fernández, Independent Artist & Director of Consejo Grafico Nacional
Nansi Guevara, Curator of Nuestra Delta Magica
C. Díaz & Andrés Sánchez, ENTRE Film Center & Archive
Josue Ramirez, Trucha
2:00-3:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
VIII
8.1 PANEL | BSABH 2.102 INDIGENEITY, MESTIZAJE AND PLACE
Moderator: Arlett Lomeli, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mestiza Consciousness & The Border
Isela Anahí Navarro & Karla Villarreal Sotelo, Universidad Auntónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa Aztlán
Reconstrucción y Reinvidicación Identiaria Etnica: La Experiencia Juvenil Indígena en Nuevo León, México
Gabriela Gallegos Martínez, Universidad de Monterrey
Nepantla-The Borderlands for Indigenous Resistance and Survival
José García, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Tejanas Unidads en Identidad, Sacrificio y Celebración
Kirir Avelar, University of California Santa Barbara
Elisa De La Rosa, Texas Women's University
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8.2 PANEL | BSABH 2.106 NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION
Moderator: Maria Romero Ramírez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Unpacking the Patriarchy in Latino Families: How Latina College Students Navigate Gendered Family Expectations and College Goals
Deborah Acosta-Sánchez & Sonya M Alemán, University of Texas at San Antonio
Women’s Unconventional Pathways to Higher Education
Kianna Castillo, University of Texas at San Antonio
No Soy Intrusa: My Ph.D. Journey as a Latina
MaryAnn Rocha, Our Lady of the Lake University
The Complexity of the Null Curriculum: Challenges and Experiences of Diverse Latinx Collaborative Autoethnography
Yvette M. Regalado & Roxana Pérez, Texas State University/Indigenous Cultures Institute
8.3 PANEL | BMSLC 1.113 REMEMBERING & REIMAGINING: INDIGENEITY, MYTHS AND GENDER
Moderator: Maritza De La Trinidad, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Where the Rivers Meet: Memory and Indigenous Resurgence in La Junta de Los Ríos
John Valencia, University of California Santa Barbara
Exploring Mainstream Gentrification of Mexican American Beauty Practices in Online Spaces
Yasmine Gómez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Gender, Trauma and Healing in Anzaldúa’s Telling of the Coyolxauhqui Myth
Bianca Quintanilla, University of Texas at Austin
En Otras Palabras: Reimagination and Myth Creation
Isaac Chavarria, South Texas College
8.4 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.120
RACE & REDEMPTION ON THE BORDER: STORIES OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SOUTH & THE CANALES COMMISSION ON THE TEXAS RANGERS 1919
Chair: Juan Carmona, Donna High School/South Texas College
Nicholle Moreno, Donna High School/South Texas College
Selima Alvarez, Donna High School/South Texas College
Daphne Baez, Donna High School/South Texas College
Liliana Garza, Donna High School/South Texas College
Angelina Yañez, Donna High School/South Texas College
NACCS TEJAS FOCO 2023
8.5 ROUNDTABLE | BMSLC 1.115
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LATINX SERVING INSTITUTION IN AN ART SCHOOL CONTEXT?
Chair: Gina Gwen Palacios, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Joy Esquierdo, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Christen S. García, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
8.6 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING & PANEL | BSABH 1.102 ¡YA BASTA! THE PHARR RIOT
Moderator: Stephanie Alvarez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Director & Producer: Tati Martínez Alvarez, PSJA Collegiate HS Student
Director & Producer: Amaya Martínez Alvarez, PSJA Collegiate HS Student
Eduardo Martínez, Barrio Historian & Freelance Writer
Thomas Ray García, College Scholarship Leadership Access Program
3:30-5:00 PM | SALON
CASSIA (BMAIN 2.402)
CLOSING PLENARY: DOCUMENTARY & PANEL, “BAD HOMBRES” LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
(Sponsored by LatinoJustice)
Chair: Jorge Renaud, National Criminal Justice Director for LatinoJustice
Moderators: Lucas Espinoza & Rosalva Resendiz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
George Díaz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Fernando Muñoz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mark Vásquez, Statewide Leadership Council
5:15-6:30 PM | BUSINESS MEETING | BMAIN 1.502
NACCS-TEJAS FOCO BUSINESS MEETING
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