PAC Mexican American Studies

09/14/2022

Latinx Heritage Month is back! 🏵 🙌 Join us as we honor the indigenous heritages of South Texas throughout September and October! Oh, and did we mention? This year's events will take place in-person on campus! 😁

To view a full line-up of events, please visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month. 👈

09/02/2022

The State Board of Education on August 30, 2022, under pressure from extremists conservative organizations such as Patriot Mobile and the Texas House of Representatives Freedom Caucus and their supporters delayed voting to have a first reading of SB3 aligned Social Studies TEKS. These organizations....

09/20/2021

Virtual Latinx Heritage Month continues tomorrow with an exciting keynote address from award-winning visual/media artist and TV/film writer, Lalo Alcaráz! 🎬 Alcaráz, who was the Cultural Consultant on the Oscar-winning Day of the Dead-themed animated Pixar movie Coco, will be speaking on his experiences and his forthcoming graphic history novel, UNIDOS. ✍️

📆 Tuesday, Sept. 21
🕙 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
📍 Zoom (RSVP at the link below!👇)

For more information and to view the full line-up of events, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

09/13/2021

Virtual Latinx Heritage Month 2021 starts this week! 🏵 🙌 Join us as we honor the indigenous heritages of South Texas.

The opening ceremony kicks off with a keynote speech from internationally recognized poet, essayist, and playwright, Cherríe Moraga, that you won't want to miss! 💬

📆 Wednesday, Sept. 15
🕙 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom (RSVP at alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈)

Plus, there's more! This month is packed full of free virtual events including panel discussions, keynote speakers, artist workshops, and more! For the full line-up of events, visit alamo.edu/pac/heritage-month 👈

04/12/2021

https://artscanvas.org/arts-culture/chicano-art-is-american-art-actor-cheech-marins-personal-collection-on-display-in-colorado?fbclid=IwAR071glg3SazQCvA_sDw54duwa-g7223JyfRwskEp0SLu_jBkLi6WmavWuU

Sharing Chicano community, history and art is a full-time passion for Marin, who has been amassing works by Chicano artists, both celebrated and unknown, for more than 30 years.

04/09/2021

Exclusive: David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing system suggests it was one of the most sophisticated scripts that humanity has ever produced

11/21/2020

Also known as Chicano soul, the Westside Sound blends rock ‘n’ roll with San Antonio roots