Journalist; journo prof.; oral historian -- and proud Tejana and Longhorn
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Loved working on this story about a Spanish-born Vietnam Vet. The icing on the cake for this one were the recordings of him, in 1968, talking to his wife and children back home.
(1/5) This #VeteransDay, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez brings you the story of José Luis Aliseda, a #VietnamWar #hero who was stationed at the 18th Surgical Hospital in Vietnam.
@TexasStandard @KUT @MRivasRodriguez @UTexasMoody @UTJSchool @llilasbenson @LatinostudiesUT
Who drives 140 miles from San Antonio to Austin to hand-deliver 16 interview tapes for the @VocesCenter on a Saturday morning? That would be my longtime friend Rene A. Gonzalez. Interviews from 1970’s with elderly relatives in Hebbronville, Texas— South Texas.
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No hot takes on Latino voters until you can tell me the names of the books you’ve read by Latino authors, can list Latino reporters, can tell me the names of Latino actors and artists.
Don’t start with your theories on Latinos if you just discovered us last night.
Again @SouthwestAir comes through with an altar in the Austin airport. Touches the heart💖
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This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala
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News flash: On Tuesday night, regardless of what the vote tallies say, Trump will declare victory.
He will claim the only reason he may lose is “vote stealing.”
Undermining the legitimacy of an election is how demagogues destroy faith in democracy.
Kamala for President.
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We want to wish all our friends who celebrate, a happy #DiwaliCelebration. Marigolds which many use in garlands & decorations are harvested by farm workers like Ignacio. Marigolds are said to bring good luck and fortune, and symbolize the beauty and fragility of life.
ALT A farm worker attending the marigolds he is about to harvest for dia de los muertos
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Mexican journalists hold a Day of the Dead march to honor Palestinian and Lebanese journalists killed by Israel
Nearly 150 media workers have been slain in Israel’s wars since last year
Solidarity from Mexico City to the Middle East
Photos by @ElizabethSauno
Bien hecho, @ricky_martin and friends!
Boricuas siempre unidos!
To read our New York Times op-ed, visit my stories
@Lin_Manuel 🇵🇷 @TheRitaMoreno
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The AERA Latina/o/x Sig invites you to join a panel of Latina/o/x faculty who will discuss the presidential election results and what they mean for the Latina/o/x community. Don't miss this critical discussion.
Register here: bit.ly/4dRpN6x
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Congratulations to Texans @EvaLongoria and Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez, who will receive the prestigious National Medal of Arts tonight.
Texas's own Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano Music, will also receive a posthumous award.
Thank you @POTUS for honoring these legends.
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Here is my presentation about the Life and Death Along the Border traveling exhibit with an introduction of my new research. @Refusing2Forget
youtu.be/TiickcX3zYE?si=c7N_…
And @ULOH_Journal and @VocesCenter is mighty delighted to have you on the journal’s bard, @JulieLeiningerP 💖
Gracias, @llilasbenson — we at @VocesCenter love bringing these radio stories about our beautiful Latino history to folks.
Don't miss this great series of #HispanicHeritageMonth radio spots by the @VocesCenter. You can listen on @KUT or here: voces.moody.utexas.edu/hispa…
The Benson Latin American Collection is repository of the Voce Oral History Project Archive.
Woo hoo!!! Congrats to @JackiePedota, whose dissertation just earned a major award. Jackie is also the managing editor of the @ULOH_Journal, a publication of the @VocesCenter. So proud of her!
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Thank you so much to the @llilasbenson — esp. photo exhibit curator Veronica Valarino for hosting @VocesCenter!
Join us Tuesday, Sept. 24 for a Voces at 25 Panel Discussion and Photo Exhibition at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection!
Featuring @nurivallbona, @MRivasRodriguez, Veronica Valarino, and moderated by @celestegdb.
See you there! 🎞️
Checking my registration. Thanks, @anxious_maria!!
Since publishing this yesterday, we've already heard from people who had to update their TX voter registration and didn't know it. @anxious_maria with a clutch play for democracy. Keep spreading the word. texastribune.org/2024/09/16/… via @TexasTribune
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Breaking: @JoltAction is suing Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX to stop the state’s investigation into the group’s voter registration efforts texastribune.org/2024/09/13/…
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Here are the links to the video recording and podcast of my 9/10 presentation (35m talk in a 60m event)
video: youtu.be/SWdNdEUQa6A?si=M0cM…
podcast: tuesdayswithmerton.podbean.c…
My web talk is 9/10, like the #presidentialdebate but begins at 7 & ends 1 hr before it. My topic? "Despite Everything & Because Everything Is at Stake: Bearing Witness w the Help of Thomas Merton & Dorothy Day" Interesting conjunction, no? merton.org/TWM/#JLP @MertonCenter