We are thrilled to invite you to attend South Texas College’s annual Hispanic Heritage Month festivities.
Historian and poet Teresa Palomo Acosta will visit South Texas College Sept. 22-24 as part of the college’s Hispanic Heritage celebration. She will present her lecture, “Preserving Historias Familiares: An Oral History Workshop.”
In every community there are people who have knowledge and skills to share — ways of knowing and doing that often passed down across generations. People in the community are primary sources of culture and history. Oral History interviews can bring to the study of local history and culture to life. By documenting their memories and stories, we can learn about the living traditions — the foodways, celebrations, customs, music, occupations, and skills — that are part of daily experience.
- Sept. 22 at 1pm at STC’s Starr Co. campus in Rio Grande City,
- Sept 23 at 1pm at STC’s Pecan campus in McAllen, and conclude
- Sept 24 at 1pm at STC’s Mid-Valley Campus Library in Weslaco.
Teresa Acosta is a seminal figure in collecting and uncovering oral histories and preserving the stories of Mexican-Americans across Texas.
For more information about these events please contact Esther Garcia at (956)872-6485 or egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu, or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/libraryevents/.
For a full listing of events: http://library.southtexascollege.edu/?p=5018
