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SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Impossible Identities: Mexican Americans After the Alamo
DESCRIPTION:⚠️ Event update ⚠️ \nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, Dr. Richard Flores is unable to join us on this date. We look forward to welcoming him at a future program and will share new details as soon as they are confirmed. \nWe’re pleased to share that borderlands historian Dr. Raúl Ramos will join us instead to present “Impossible Identities: Mexican Americans After the Alamo.” \nNearly two centuries after the Battle of the Alamo\, Dr. Ramos will examine how national and regional identities were constructed through historical narratives and how those narratives continue to shape how Mexican Americans see themselves and are seen by others. His work invites us to look more closely at the stories we’ve inherited and to consider how history influences our present in ways both visible and subtle. This program is presented by MACRI and the San Antonio Public Library Latino Collection and Resource Center.  \n  \nSaturday\, March 7\, 2026 | 2 PM – 3:30 PM \nBazan Library | 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX 78207 \n  \nRSVP at https://www.mysapl.org/Events-News/Events-Calendar/id/baz?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D193708964 \n  \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐️ \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n 
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-alamo-mythology-and-mexican-american-identity/
LOCATION:Bazan Library\, 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand\, we are adding a FOURTH workshop! \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU! \nJoin us for MACRI’s Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n  \n🗓 Saturday\, March 21\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n📍 MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments.  \n  \nSeating is limited\, so please RSVP below! \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐️
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp-4/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:FILM - Latina Spring: Li Cham
DESCRIPTION:The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring\, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema. \n  \nThe Latina Spring Film Series continues with a screening of Li cham (I died). Set in the highlands of Chiapas\, Li cham (I died) follows three Tsotsil women — Juana\, Margarita\, and Faustina — who return to the land to rebuild their lives in the wake of profound personal loss.  \nThis screening of Li Cham is presented in partnership with the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM). \n  \n🗓️ Tuesday\, March 24\, 2026  |  Doors open: 6:30 PM; Film begins: 7 PM \n📍 UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX 78205 \n🎟️ FREE \n🅿️ Free parking is available after 5 PM at Alamo Lot (418 S Alamo\, San Antonio\, TX 78205) and Martinez Lot (S Alamo & Martinez Street). Paid parking is available at the Hemisfair Garage (623 Hemisfair Blvd).  \n  \n⚠️ Watch out for area construction! To get to the Alamo Lot\, enter Hemisfair Blvd. via Cesar Chavez Bldv.  \n  \nRSVP requested. \n  \n⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐ \n  \n*** \nAbout the film \nLi cham (I died) \nDirected by Ana Ts’uyeb 2024\, Mexico\, 74 min \nSet in the highlands of Chiapas\, Li cham (I died) follows three Tsotsil women — Juana\, Margarita\, and Faustina — who return to the land to rebuild their lives in the wake of profound personal loss. Marked by experiences of grief and gender-based violence\, they cultivate coffee\, raise their children\, and reclaim a life defined on their own terms. What emerges is a portrait of strength shaped by ancestral labour and communal care. \nDirected by Ana Ts’uyeb and told entirely in the Tsotsil language\, this lyrical debut traces the subtle influence of Zapatismo\, not as a historical moment but as an ongoing framework for Indigenous self-determination and autonomy. With intimate camerawork\, quiet resilience\, and deep-rooted spirituality\, Li cham honors a way of life that refuses erasure. Rather than dwell in mourning\, the film becomes an act of renewal where memory\, land\, and womanhood intersect in a cycle of survival\, sovereignty\, and radical tenderness.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-latina-spring-li-cham/
LOCATION:UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Independence Lost: Another Side of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us for the fourth talk in our series of special America 250 MACRI Talks\, Independence Lost: Another Side of the American Revolution\, featuring Dr. Kathleen DuVal\, historian of early America. Learn about other perspectives on the American Revolution\, including those of Indigenous and Spanish communities living in what would become the United States.  \nWednesday\, April 1\, 2026 |  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ⭐️ \n  \n*** \n  \nAbout our guest \nKathleen DuVal is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Nations: A Millennium in North America\, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution\, and the U.S. history textbook Give Me Liberty! She is a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. DuVal is a Guggenheim Fellow and has won the Bancroft Prize and the Cundill History Prize. She has written for The Atlantic\, Time magazine\, the New York Times\, and the Wall Street Journal. \n  \n*** \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-independence-lost-another-side-of-the-american-revolution/
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SUMMARY:FILM - Latina Spring: Salón de Cortos
DESCRIPTION:The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring\, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema. \nThe Latina Spring Film Series concludes in Austin\, Texas with Salón de Cortos\, a collection of award-winning shorts featuring selections from France\, Mexico\, Peru\, and the United States. The films will be followed by a Q&A with Chelsea Hernandez and Karina Lomelin Ripper\, moderated by filmmaker Sharon Arteaga.  \n  \n🗓️ Thursday\, April 2\, 2026  |  7 PM \n📍 Austin Film Society Cinema\, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100\, Austin\, TX \n🎟️ Purchase your ticket at https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/latina-spring-salon-de-cortos/ \n  \n Films contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages. \n  \n⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐ \n  \n*** \nAbout the films \nAn Uncertain Future \nChelsea Hernandez & Iliana Sosa\, 2017\, USA\, 11 min \nIn Austin\, Texas\, two expectant mothers-one undocumented and one US citizen-must contend with increased ICE raids and mounting hostility towards immigrants under President Trump. \nMorenita \nDiana Valencia\, Gabriela Ortega\, 2024\, Mexico\, 8 min \nA poetic exploration of womanhood\, friendship and migration through the intersecting stories of two Latin American women. \nComo si la tierra se las hubiera tragado \nNatalia Leon\, 2025\, France\, 13 min \nOlivia\, a young woman living abroad\, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past. \nKusi Smiles \nSisa Quispe\, 2024\, Peru\, USA\, 15 min \nUnable to sing\, a Quechua teenager returns to her Andean community\, where sisterhood\, music\, and the land that raised her guide her through grief toward healing. \nThere’s a Devil Inside Me \nKarina Lomelin Ripper\, 2024\, USA\, 15 min \nAfter a Catholic confirmation class\, Teresa\, a devilish teen\, pretends to be a nun but things go sideways when she’s mistaken for a real nun and given the church’s collection basket full of cash. \nTigueronas \nImani Celeste\, 2025\, USA\, 14 min \nAfter ending an abusive relationship with her narcissistic boyfriend\, Aaliyah and her friends hatch a bold plan for revenge on a girls’ night out\, igniting a journey of self-empowerment and sisterhood.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-latina-spring-salon-de-cortos/
LOCATION:Austin Film Society Cinema\, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100\, Austin\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260427T100000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - You Have the Right! Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, You Have the Right: Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law. \n  \nThis exhibit explores three court cases involving Mexican Americans and Mexican-perceived individuals that have been significant to the interpretation of the Fifth\, Sixth\, and Fourteenth Amendments and shaped interpretation of due process of the law in the United States: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)\, United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975)\, and Chavez v. Martinez (2003).  \nThe verdict in these cases\, whose plaintiffs were Mexican American and Latino individuals\, affect all Americans today. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) secured what we now call our “Miranda rights;” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) prohibited law enforcement from stopping and questioning someone on the basis of their appearance; and Chavez v. Martinez (2003) marked a rollback in protections from coercive questioning from authorities.  \nThe three moments featured in this exhibit remind us that the interpretation of constitutional amendments is constantly debated in courts at all levels of government\, and can result in expansions and contractions of civil rights. The legal struggle for civil rights is continuous\, and rarely a linear progression.  \n  \nThe exhibit will be on display from Monday\, April 27\, 2026 through Tuesday\, June 30\, 2026.  \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-you-have-the-right-mexican-americans-and-due-process-of-the-law/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - Storied Property: María Cordova’s Casa
DESCRIPTION:La Casa Cordova\, known as Tucson\, Arizona’s oldest building\, was formerly the home of María Navarrete Cordova (1895–1975). In 1972\, gentrification and urban renewal pushed Cordova out of her home. She and her family fought the removal in court\, but lost the case. The historic building was preserved as a museum. The stories told there\, however\, did not represent María and her family’s history in the property\, and their struggle to keep it.  \nThe story of Casa Cordova raises questions about the role and practice of historic preservation in the face of the displacement of historic communities of color.  \n  \nJoin us for a virtual MACRI Talk featuring historian and memoirist\, Dr. Lydia Otero\, who will present on María Navarrete Cordova’s and her family’s history at Casa Cordova\, telling the stories that are missing from the historic site’s narrative. \nWednesday\, April 29\, 2026  |  6PM – 7PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nLydia R. Otero is a writer\, historian\, and activist deeply rooted in the Arizona-Sonora border region\, where they were born and raised. They were a tenured professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona (2003-2020). They were one of the original or founding members of Lesbianas Unidas in 1983 and were active in efforts including Lesbians of Color\, Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos in Los Angeles\, and the First National Lesbians of Color Conference. Their experiences as a queer activist\, and blue-collar worker from 1978 to 1998 in Los Angeles form the basis of their book\, L.A. Interchanges.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-storied-property-maria-cordovas-casa/
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/@SomosMACRI
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
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SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and El Cinco de Mayo
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for a special Cinco de Mayo MACRI Talk! \nGeneral Ignacio Zaragoza was born in 1829 in present-day La Bahía\, Goliad County\, Texas\, to a family with ties to San Antonio. Throughout his career\, he rose as a high-ranking official in President Benito Juárez’s government\, and as a commander of the Mexican forces that defeated an invading French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5\, 1862\, also known as El Cinco de Mayo.  \nHow did Ignacio Zaragoza become a significant figure on both sides of the border? How did El Cinco de Mayo become a transnational holiday? Historian Thomas Kreneck will discuss this and more during our Cinco de Mayo MACRI Talk\, “General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and El Cinco de Mayo.” Join us! \n  \n🗓️Tuesday\, May 5\, 2026  \n⏰6:00 PM – 7:00 PM \n📍Bazan Library  |  2200 W Commerce St\, San Antonio\, TX 78207 \n🍇Light refreshments will be provided.  \n  \nThis program is presented by MACRI\, the San Antonio Public Library\, and the Latino Collection and Resource Center at Central Library. ✨ \nRSVP at https://www.mysapl.org/Events-News/Events-Calendar/id/baz?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D201554860  \n  \n🌟MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!🌟 \n⚠️As always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nDr. Thomas H. Kreneck served as head of Special Collections & Archives at A&M-Corpus Christi for 22 years before he retired in 2012. While there\, he recovered the lost manuscripts of Jovita Gonzalez\, the publication of which greatly contributed to Mexican American literature. Before moving to Corpus Christi\, Dr. Kreneck was assistant head of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center of the Houston Public Library\, where he founded HMRC’s Mexican American Archival Component. \nHe has also taught United States history in various colleges and universities. When he left A&M-Corpus Christi\, he was the Joe B. Frantz Lecturer in Public History. Among his honors\, he received the Premio Estrella de Aztlan from the Tejas Foco of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS)\, a lifetime achievement award for fostering the well-being of the Mexican American community.    \nDr. Kreneck is the author of books and articles and has made many presentations on history and archives. He is most noted for having written Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina\, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader\, 1905-1965\, the biography of the person whose national presidency transformed LULAC into a national organization. Active in history circles from his home near San Antonio\, Dr. Kreneck most recently published General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and Legacy for the Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-general-ignacio-zaragoza-his-birthplace-life-and-el-cinco-de-mayo/
LOCATION:Bazan Library\, 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T160000
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SUMMARY:2026 MACRI Symposium
DESCRIPTION:MACRI’s 2026 Symposium will be held virtually and in person\, in beautiful downtown San Antonio\, this May 29th and 30th in partnership with Texas Public Radio\, at the Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about contemporary Mexican American civil rights issues from national thought leaders! \nOur speakers: \n\nCristela Alonzo\, comedian\, actress\, writer\, and producer\nUS Congressman Joaquin Castro\nCarmen Perez-Jordan\, Civil and Human Rights Leader & Chicana Feminist\nRochelle Garza\, Chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights\nHenry Jiménez\, President & CEO of Propel Nonprofits\nNadege Souvenir\, CEO of the San Antonio Area Foundation\nMark Hugo Lopez\, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research\, Pew Research Center\nJosefina Lopez\, award-winning playwright and screenwriter\n\nRegister today and select your in-person or virtual admission ticket at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mexicanamericancivilrightsinstitute/event/2026symposium/  \nPlease note that in-person seating in the theater is first-come\, first-served!  \nVirtual attendees will receive a link to the live stream in advance. \nOJO! As always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of MACRI\, its staff\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/2026-macri-symposium/
LOCATION:Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater at Texas Public Radio\, 321 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Symposia
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights History Game Day
DESCRIPTION:Summer is approaching which means we’re getting ready for CIVIC SEASON! \nJoin us for our THIRD ANNUAL Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights Game Day! Learn about Mexican American Civil Rights history and civic engagement over pizza\, lotería\, and trivia. Prizes will be awarded. 🍕🍕 \n  \n📅 Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026 \n⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM \n📍 Northwest Vista College\, 3535 N Ellison Drive\, San Antonio\, TX 78251 \n📍 Manzanillo Hall | Innovation Center (Second floor) \n🆓 This is a FREE event! \n  \nPresented by MACRI\, Northwest Vista College’s Mexican American Studies and History Departments\, and Youth Do Vote. \n  \nThis is an official Civic Season event. Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling\, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us\, a network of hundreds of museums\, historic sites\, libraries\, and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations. Learn more about Civic Season at https://www.thecivicseason.com/ \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-slice-of-history-mexican-american-civil-rights-history-game-day/
LOCATION:Northwest Vista College – Innovation Center at Manzanillo Hall\, 3535 N Ellison Drive\, San Antonio\, 78251\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T190000
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SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us as we continue our series of special MACRI Talks for America 250\, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series\, we highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric.  \nOur July America 250 MACRI Talk features Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola\, who will present The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education. This talk will explore the school desegregation court cases that preceded Brown v. Board of Education (1954)\, and in particular\, the cases involving Mexican American\, Native American\, and Chinese American families.  \n  \n🗓 Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026 | 6 PM – 7 PM Central Time \n👀 OJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.⭐️ \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nDr. Martinez-Cola is a proud Chicana\, daughter of an immigrant\, and first-generation scholar. She was born and raised in Battle Creek\, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan\, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and African American studies. She went on to earn her law degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While she loved studying law\, the practice of law was unfulfilling. After only a year in law\, she switched career paths and served as director of multicultural affairs at a variety of institutions around the country. After nearly 10 years in student affairs\, she wanted to transition to academic affairs. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in sociology at Emory University. Following her graduation\, she accepted a position at Utah State University and worked there for three years before joining Morehouse College. Dr. Martinez-Cola currently serves as the Director of the Institute for Social Justice Research and Policy in the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership. In this role\, she supports her colleagues’ research and writing and engages in meaningful public policy conversations. Dr. Martinez-Cola is the author of The Bricks Before Brown: The Chinese American\, Native American\, and Mexican Americans’ Struggle for Educational Equality. \n  \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \n  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
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