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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] |
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] |
Pin Oak Middle School
A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. Pin or PIN may also refer to: Computers and technology * Personal identification number (PIN), to access a secured system ** PIN pad, a PIN entry device * PIN, a former Dutch debit card system * An image on Pinterest * PIN diode, a semiconductor diode * Pin, a short lead in electronics * Pinning, the act of attaching a social media post to the top of a page to signify importance * To pin an object to another object in interface, such as pinning an application to the taskbar * Pin (computer program), a platform for creating analysis tools Awards, brooches, or fasteners * Award pin, recognising an achievement * Bobby pin or kirby grip or hair grip, a hairpin * Clevis pin, a three-piece fastener system * Collar pin, for a shirt collar * Drawing pin or thumbtack * Lapel pin, a small pin worn on clothing * Pin-back button, a badge fastened to garments with a safety pin. * Safety pin, pin which includes a simple spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of American History
''The Journal of American History'' is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It covers the field of American history and was established in 1914 as the ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', the official journal of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. After the publication of its fiftieth volume, the recognition of a shift in the direction of the membership and its scholarship led to the name change in 1964. The journal is headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, where it has close ties to the History Department at Indiana University. It is published quarterly, in March, June, September, and December. List of editors ''Proceedings of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association'' * Benjamin F. Shambaugh (1908–14) ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'' * Clarence W. Alvord (1914–23) * Lester B. Shippee (1923–24) * Milo M. Quaife (1924–30) * Arthur Charles Cole (1930–41) * Louis Pelzer (1941–46) * Wendell H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JSTOR
JSTOR (; short for ''Journal Storage'') is a digital library founded in 1995 in New York City. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals in the humanities and social sciences. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. , more than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries had access to JSTOR. Most access is by subscription but some of the site is public domain, and open access content is available free of charge. JSTOR's revenue was $86 million in 2015. History William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988, founded JSTOR in 1994. JSTOR was originally conceived as a solution to one of the problems faced by libraries, especially research and university libraries, due to the increasing number of academic journals in existence. Most libraries found it prohibitively expensive in terms of cost and space to maintain a compre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Western Historical Quarterly
The Western History Association (WHA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded in 1961 at Santa Fe, New Mexico by Ray Allen Billington et al. Included in the field of study are the American West and western Canada. The Western History Association was headquartered from 2012-2017 at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. the WHA was hosted on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha with the support of the Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences. History In 1964 WHA began publication at the University of Utah Press, with a full run of four issues, and then in 1965 contracted Sunset publishing to print the quarterly called ''Nebraska'', edited by A. R. Mortensen. The WHA's publications now include the ''Western Historical Quarterly'' and '' Montana: The Magazine of Western History.'' The association offers several annual and biennial prizes for essays and books, including the annual Caughey Western History Association Prize for the best book of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Can't Wait
''What Can't Wait'' is a young adult novel by Ashley Hope Pérez, published by Carolrhoda Lab in 2011. The story portrays a Mexican American teenage girl living in Houston who is torn between the demands of her family and her ambitions for the future. Karen Coats of ''The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' wrote that this novel portrays how many immigrant families do not want their teenagers to absorb Americanized attitudes even though the immigrants came to the U.S. to get a better life.Coats, Karen.What Can(t) Wait (Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review) ''The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'', April, 2011, Vol.64(8), p.388(1). Available at Project MUSE. This is the author's first novel. Juan Castillo of ''NBC News'' wrote that this book and another one of Pérez's novels, ''The Knife and the Butterfly'', explore what it means to grow up as a Hispanic or Latino teenager in the United States "amid difficult circumstances."Castillo, Juan.Ashley Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnicity In The Sunbelt
''Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston'' is a 1989 book written by Arnoldo De León and published by the Mexican American Studies Program, University of Houston. The author discusses the development of Mexican-American culture in Houston,Mazon, Mauricio (University of Southern California). "Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston" (Book Review). ''The American Historical Review'', 1992, Vol.97(4), pp.1307 eer Reviewed JournalDOI 10.2307/2165693/ref> covering the entire history but with a focus on the 20th Century.García, Mario, p. 123. The book also discusses the change of the Mexican-American ethnic identity in the history of the population.García, Mario, p. 124. The author stated that LULAC and the middle class of the 1930s and 1940s argued for preserving the Mexican ethnicity but also becoming Mexican Americans.Garcia, Richard A. (Santa Monica College). "Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: A History of Mexican Americans in Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Church In The Barrio
''The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston'' is a 2006 book by Roberto R. Treviño, published by the University of North Carolina Press. The work covers the years 1911-1972Carroll, p. 214. and discusses the relationship between the Mexican-American community and the Catholic church, and the "ethno-Catholicism" among Houston's Mexicans. This ethno-Catholism consisted of the cultural interaction between Irish American priests, religious practices of the indigenous Mexicans, and Mexican customs. Mary E. Odem of Emory University wrote that "According to Trevino, ethno-Catholicism was more than a set of religious beliefs and practices; it was a way of life that sustained generations of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Houston".Odem, p. 244. José F. Aranda Jr. of Rice University wrote that "From beginning to end, Treviño demonstrates why Houston should no longer remain virtually neglected by Chicano/a researchers." Michael P. Carroll of the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Huelga Schools (Houston)
Huelga, "strike" or "freedom" schools were alternative schools set up in Houston in order to continue the education of boycotting Mexican-American students between 1970 and 1972. The schools were coordinated by Sister Gloria Gallardo and Tina Reyes. Curriculum for the schools was developed by committee with professor Edward Gonzáles acting as the head. Students learned basic skills such as reading and writing as well as history and culture. Background The Houston Independent School District (HISD) in the late 1960s and early 1970s refused to consider Chicano students as a minority for the purposes of desegregating schools. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) opened a case against HISD, alleging that the district was illegally segregating black and Chicano students from white students. In addition, a group called the Mexican American Education Council (MAEC) was formed to coordinate efforts to protest school segregation. Some people were critical o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Mexican Americans In Houston
The city of Houston has significant populations of Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Mexican citizen expatriates. Houston residents of Mexican origin make up the oldest Hispanic ethnic group in Houston, and Jessi Elana Aaron and José Esteban Hernández, authors of "Quantitative evidence for contact-induced accommodation: Shifts in /s/ reduction patterns in Salvadoran Spanish in Houston," referring to another large Latino group in Houston, stated that as of 2007 it was the most "well-established" Hispanophone ethnic group there.Aaron and Hernández, p335 "Finally, the Mexican community in Houston represents the oldest and most well established Spanish-speaking group in the area, .. Houston is the third city for Mexican immigrants after Chicago and Los Angeles. History Beginning and immigration in the early 20th century When Houston was first settled in 1836, some Mexican prisoners of war cleared and drained swampland so the city could be settled. Some parcels of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees, and roughly 30,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students are enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2019. The university is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and had $436.6 million in research and development expenditures in 2018. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996. The university was rated as one of the " Public Ivies” in 1985 and 2001 surveys comparing publicly funded universities the authors claimed provide an education comparable to the Ivy League. The university also administers the UC Irvine Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Orange, and its affiliated health sciences system; the University of California, Irvine, Arboretum; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
