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Tejano Proud
''Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century'' is a 2002 non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, published by the Texas A&M University Press. John Koegel of California State University, Fullerton described the work as "a sympathetic and balanced historical overview" of the subject.Koegel, p. 264. Koegel argued that the work "is firmly anchored in Chicano and Southwest studies".Koegel, p. 265. Background According to Koegel, San Miguel is a "long-time fan" of the genre. San Miguel had been engaged in dance. The author consulted works from the popular press and the scholarly community as sources. Content The first chapter outlines the definition of Tejano music. Koegel argued that the "core" of the work is in Chapters three through six. Reception Yolanda G. Romero of North Lake College praised the book for being done "in a scholarly and well-organized fashion."Romero, p. 399. According to Romero, the work is not "exhaustive". Omar Valerio-Jiménez of California S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalupe San Miguel
Guadalupe San Miguel Jr. (born 19 January 1950) is an American professor and non fiction writer. His works includes; '' "Let All of Them Take Heed"'' (1987), ''Tejano Proud'' (2002), '' Brown, Not White'' (2005). Guadalupe is a professor of history at the University of Houston and has written articles and books on history of Mexican American, Chicana, and Latina including political reviews. Life and career Early life and beginning Guadalupe received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. His research interests span topics such as ethnicity, religion, and politics in the schooling of Mexican children, Latino activism in school reform, and the role of music in Mexican American culture. Notably, his book '' Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston'' shared light on a little-known struggle for educational reform in Texas during the early 1970s. Teaching San Miguel became a professor of history at the University of Houston and he had t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas A&M University Press
Texas A&M University Press (also known informally as TAMU Press) is a scholarly publishing house associated with Texas A&M University. It was founded in 1974 and is located in College Station, Texas, in the United States. Overview The Texas A&M University Press was founded in 1974 under the direction of Texas A&M University president and chancellor Jack K. Williams. The first director of the press, Frank H. Wardlaw, had previously helped to establish the University of Texas Press and the University of South Carolina Press. From its founding, the press has operated as a university department, reporting directly to the university president. The press is expected to "further the objectives of the university through publications devoted to advancing knowledge among scholars and to enriching the cultural heritage of the Southwest." The original press offices were destroyed by a fire in February 1979. They were replaced in 1983 with the construction of the John H. Lindsey Building. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system, and its graduate student body of more than 5,000 is one of the largest in the CSU and in all of California. As of fall 2016, the school had 2,083 faculty, of which 782 were on the tenure track. The university offers 109 degree programs: 55 undergraduate degrees and 54 graduate degrees, including three doctorates. Cal State Fullerton is an Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). The university is nationally accredited in art, athletic training, business, chemistry, communications, communicative disorders, computer science, dance, engineering, music, nursing, public administration, public health, social work, teacher e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Lake College
Dallas College North Lake Campus (often referred to as North Lake or NLC) is a Public college, public community college in Irving, Texas. It is part of Dallas College. It opened in 1977 and enrolls about 5,000 credit students and an additional 3,000 continuing education students. Campus In 2005 the college purchased a tract of land in Coppell, Texas as the site of a satellite campus, which opened in 2008 as North Lake - North Campus. The North Campus location in far northwestern Dallas County pulls students not only from Dallas County, but also from neighboring Tarrant County and Denton County. The North Campus is also home to the college's logistics technology program. North Lake - South Campus was opened in fall 2009 and is located on the northeast corner of Shady Grove and MacArthur Boulevard in Irving, with the primary purpose of providing educational opportunities for those in need of basic academic skills, language acquisition, and job competencies in the under-served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities in the state of California by enrollment, its student body numbering 39,435 for the fall 2021 semester. With 5,830 graduate students as of fall 2021, the university enrolls one of the largest graduate student populations across the CSU system and in the state of California. The Beach is home to one of the largest publicly funded art schools in the United States. The university currently operates with one of the lowest student tuition and mandatory fee rates in the country, at $5,742 per semester for full-time students with California residence as of 2021. CSULB is an Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). History The colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown, Not White
''Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston'' is a 2005 book by Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., published by the Texas A&M University Press. ''Brown, Not White'' discusses Chicano activism in Houston, Texas during the 20th century. It is the third volume in the University of Houston (UH) Series in Mexican American Studies, sponsored by the UH Center of Mexican American Studies. Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr. sponsored this publication series.Kreneck, p. 705. Contents Part one discusses the development of the Mexican-American community of Houston from 1900-1960.Shircliffe, p. 605. This section discusses how Hispanic activists of the day sought to have Hispanics classified as White Americans.Shircliffe, p. 605-606. Specifically chapter 1 discusses the Hispanic community prior to World War II, and chapter 2 discusses Mexican children in the schools and how they were affected by educational policies. Chapter 3 discusses efforts from Hispanic individuals to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Let All Of Them Take Heed"
''"Let All of Them Take Heed": Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981'' is a non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., published by University of Texas Press in 1987. ''Let All of Them Take Heed'' argues that Mexican-Americans in the period saw education as central to success in the United States, with participation in League of United Latin American Citizens being key evidence. The book argues against the idea that the ethnic group did not place value in education.Horowitz, p. 693. According to Richard A. Garcia of Santa Monica College, ''"Let All of Them Take Heed"'' "is the first major work to give credence to the reality of a strong Mexican American civil rights movement .. Contents In the final chapter of the book, San Miguel discusses how efforts by civil rights organizations were thwarted. Reception Garcia wrote that this work is "a study worth reading". Ruth Horowitz of the University of Delaware described it as a "highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
