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Tim Z. Hernandez to visit STC – Oct 2

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South Texas College’s Center for Mexican American Studies and Library will have a special visit from author Tim Z. Hernandez on October 2nd, 2014 at 4pm in the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room, which is located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd in McAllen. There will also be a book signing immediately following the event. Admission to each event is free and open to the public.

Tim Z. Hernandez is an award winning author and performance artist.  He teaches at the University of Texas – El Paso and has been featured on NPR and other news outlets.

His novel Mañana Means Heaven is a love story of impossible odds. It tells the story of Bea Franco, the real woman behind famed American author Jack Kerouac’s “The Mexican Girl.” Set against the backdrop of California in the 1940s, deep in the agricultural heartland of the Great Central Valley, the book reveals the desperate circumstances that lead a woman to an affair with an aspiring young writer traveling across the United States.

“We are honored and fortunate to be able to host such a celebrated author as Tim Z. Hernandez at South Texas College,” says CMAS coordinator Victor Gomez.“His book is inspired by the Jack Kerouak story from On the Road however, it is also the sweeping story of sacrifice and love.”

For more information call 956-872-6485.

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National Library Week @ STC 2014 Open House

 The South Texas College Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers.

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study. Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.

“Service to the South Texas College community has always been the focus of the library,” said Noemi Garza, Director of Library Public Services. “While this aspect has never changed, libraries have grown and evolved in how they provide for the needs of every member of their community.”

The South Texas College Library is celebrating National Library Week by hosting Open House events at each campus library. The events are free and open to the public.

On April 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at STC’s Technology Campus Library located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. in McAllen, attendees will enjoy a screening of the movie Gravity, as well as a scavenger hunt, games, and prizes.

On April 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the college’s Mid-Valley Campus Library located at 400 N. Border in Weslaco, events will include the showing of Frozen, pictures with college mascot Jerry the Jaguar, a contest, and a Pursuing Education Fair.

On April 23 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Starr County Campus Library located at 142 FM 3167 in Rio Grande City, activities include the showing of Gravity, a scavenger hunt, games, mariachis, and a community fair.

On April 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at STC’s Nursing and Allied Health Campus Library located at 1101 E. Vermont in McAllen, attendees will be treated to the showing of Gravity, as well as a scavenger hunt, games, and prizes.

On April 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at STC’s Pecan Campus Library located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen, festivities will include an information fair, a scavenger hunt with prizes, and the showing of Gravity.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu or call 872-8330.

April 1 – “Forgotten Dead” Presentation by Dr. William Carrigan

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Mob violence in the United States is usually associated with the southern lynch mobs that terrorized African Americans during the Jim Crow era. However, the book Forgotten Dead, uncovers a mostly unknown chapter in history, the lynching of persons of Mexican origin or descent.

Dr. William Carrigan, one of the co-authors of the book Forgotten Dead, will visit South Texas College and The University of Texas Pan-American. Carrigan will visit UTPA on March 31 at 5 p.m. and conclude his trip to the Rio Grande Valley at STC’s Pecan Campus Library on April 1 at 6 p.m.  STC’s Pecan Campus Library is located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd in McAllen. Both events are free and open to the public.

“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Carrigan to South Texas and invite our community to attend this event that is so relevant to our area,” STC History Instructor Christopher Davis said. “His presentation will definitely change the way we think of our history.”

For over eight decades lynch mobs murdered hundreds of Mexicans, mostly in the American Southwest. Racial prejudice and economic hardships helped fuel the actions of the mob, and much of the violence happened at a time of tension along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

The book relates the numerous acts of resistance by Mexicans, including armed self-defense, crusading journalism and lobbying by diplomats who pressured the U.S. to honor its rhetorical commitment to democracy. It also contains the first-ever inventory of Mexican victims of mob violence in the U.S.

The event is part of a Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle lecture series and is sponsored by the STC History Department, STC Library, UTPA History Department and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For more information about event at STC, please contact Esther Garcia at 956-872-6485 or via email at egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu, or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/blog/.

Sandy Lessig “Through Their Eyes” Sandy Lessig – March 26 at 6pm

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Originally from Indianapolis, Sandy Breisacher Lessig grew up with a father who was a Holocaust survivor from Breisach, German. She is the creator of “Through Their Eyes”, an interactive video presentation of a survivor and his adult child.

Sandy Lessig will present a video presentation, “Through Their Eyes” that allows her father to share his story of life in Germany under the rise of Nazism and Hitler. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

The event will be held at the Cooper Auditorium on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:00 pm. It is free to attend and open to the public.

This event is being held in conjunction with the Common Reading Program for 2013-2014.

Author Visit – Milcha Sanchez-Scott & Alvaro Rodriguez

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Join us on February 18 at 11:30 am for an exclusive conversation with Milcha Sanchez-Scott and Alvaro Rodriguez.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott is the reknowned playwright whose work Roosters has been performed throughout the country and was turned into a film.  The STC Theater Department will be presenting the play Feb. 27 – March 2.

Alvaro Rodriguez is the screenwriter of the blockbuster film Machete.  His other screenplays include The Hangman’s Daughter and Shorts.

Their conversation will take place at the Pecan Library – Rainbow Room.

For more information call 872-6485.

 

Book Launch for STC Faculty

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Two of STC English Faculty have books that have recently been released for purchase.  Please join us in their book launch with three events at our three major campuses.  Joseph Haske, English instructor and chair, has just had his novel North Dixie Highway released, and it’s available for purchase at this time.  Juan Ochoa, English instructor, has just released his book Marijuano, a novel, and it is also available for purchase at this time.

Mr. Haske and Mr. Ochoa will be presenting at the following locations and times together:

  • Nov. 19 at 1:00 pm – Pecan campus library
  • Nov. 19 at 6:00 pm – MidValley auditorium
  • Nov. 21 at 1:00 pm – Starr library

For more information about this event call 956-872-6485 or email egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

Filmmaker Laura Varela at Starr – April 2nd

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April 2nd at 1pm – Starr Campus Auditorium

On April 2nd Laura Varela, filmmaker, media artist, activist and educator will be a guest speaker at South Texas College, Starr County Campus.

Laura Varela is a San Antonio-based documentary filmmaker and media artist whose work as a storyteller is shaped by her roots growing up on the US/ Mexico Border in El Paso, Texas.  Her work navigates between ideological, cultural, linguistic and physical borders through the use of film and contemporary art installations.

She will speak about her upcoming projects and her experience with her film As Long as I Remember at 1 pm at the campus auditorium, located at 142 N FM 3167 Rio Grande City, Texas. The event which includes reception afterwards is free and open to the public.

As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos examines the steep personal toll and enduring legacy of the Vietnam War on three artists from south Texas: visual artist Juan Farias, author Michael Rodriguez and actor/poet Eduardo Garza. Through the personal histories and experiences of these Chicano veterans, the film examines the role art plays in the sorting of memories, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), activism and the conflict in Iraq.

For more information about the event contact Terri Rosalez at 956-488-5822 or mtrosalez@southtexascollege.edu.

Reknowned Poet, Kevin Prufer to Visit STC Library

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Reknowned poet, Kevin Prufer will visit the STC Pecan Campus Library on April 4th at 4:00 pm to celebrate National Poetry Month.

He is the author of five books of poetry and the editor of four anthologies.  Mr. Prufer is also Editor-at-Large of Pleiades: A Journal of New Writingand Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston.

Among his awards and honors are three Pushcart prizes, two Best American Poetry selections, numerous awards from the Poetry Society of America, the Prairie Schooner/Strousse Award, two William Rockhill Nelson awards, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lannan Foundation.

For more information about his visit, please contact Joseph Haske at 872-8352 or Esther Garcia at 872-6485 (egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu).

Jan Seale, Texas Poet Laureate, to visit STC Libraries

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The STC Libraries are proud to host our 2012 Texas Poet Laureate, Ms. Jan Seale.  She will visit the libraries at the MidValley Campus, Starr County Campus, and Pecan Campus.

Ms. Seale is the author of seven volumes of poetry, the latest being Nape, published by Ink Brush Press. She has also authored two books of short fiction, three volumes of nonfiction, and nine children’s books. Her work is published nationally in such venues as The Yale Review, Texas Monthly, and Newsday. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing.

Her visit will be free to attend and open to the public.

See the schedule below:

Tues, Nov. 27 1 PM Mid-Valley Library (Weslaco)
Wed, Nov. 28 1 PM Starr Co. Auditorium (Rio Grande City)
Thurs, Nov. 29 1 PM Pecan Library Rainbow Room (McAllen)

 

 

For more information contact Esther Garcia at (956) 872-6485 or egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.