Category Archives: Pecan Campus

Jose de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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In the week leading up to Veteran’s Day, the Center for Mexican American Studies at South Texas College will inaugurate the José de la Luz Saenz Veteran’s Lecture Series.  The week will feature lectures, documentaries, and photo exhibit that all take a historical look at the Latina/o Experience in the Armed Forces.

The week will start out with author and historian Emilio Zamora, UT-Austin and co-editor and contributor to Beyond the Latino World War II Hero among other publications.  Dr. Zamora will speak on November 7th at 6:00 PM at the South Texas College Pecan Campus at the Rainbow Room.  His talk “Fighting for Equal Rights at Home and Abroad” will focus on the life and work of Jose de la Luz Saenz, the namesake of the speaker series.  Following the talk will be a book signing session.

Documentary filmmaker, John Valadez, will introduce and screen his award winning documentary “The Longoria Affair.”  The film will be shown on November 8th at the Pecan Campus Library, on November 9th at the STARR County Campus in Auditorium E, and on November 10th at the Mid-Valley Campus in Auditorium G.  All viewings will start at 6:00 PM.

On Thursday, November 10th at 6:00 PM, Dr. Joanne Rao Sanchez or St. Edward’s University will be giving a talk entitled “The Latinas of World War II” based on her writing for the book Beyond the Latino World War II Hero.  The event will take place at the Pecan Campus Library’s Rainbow Room.  Following the talk will be a book signing session and a reception.

In addition, the Humanities Texas photo exhibit Images of Valor: U.S. Latinas and Latinos in WWII, will be displaying at the Pecan Campus Library’s Rainbow Room throughout the month of November.  That week will also feature flag raisings throughout the STC campuses, celebrating all who have served.

José de la Luz Saenz was a veteran of World War I.  He was raised in South Texas and was a lifelong teacher, educator, and civil rights advocate.  Saenz published the diary he kept during his time in the war entitled “The Mexican Americans in the Great War and their Work in Favor of Democracy, Humanity, and Justice” in 1933.

Cosponsoring the event are the Office of Student Life, the Office of Library Services, and the Library Art Gallery.  For more information, please contact Victor Gomez at 956-872-6485 or vgomez@southtexascollege.edu.

Banned Books Week

Book Displays, Mid-Valley Campus, Our Collections, Pecan Campus

Wow. Doesn’t time just fly, Readers?

Before we knew it, September started its last week. Do you know what that means? …

BANNED BOOKS WEEK!

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That’s right! Every year, around the country, we like to draw attention to a cause that is near and dear to libraries everywhere.

Censorship versus the Freedom to Read

Every year, in every library, people fight to have books pulled off the shelf and made unavailable for others to read. This happens for various reasons including religious differences, political ideology, language, sexual connotations, etc.

Some of these books include those that have been made popular worldwide such as Stephanie Myers’ Twighlight Series, JK Rowlings’ Harry Potter series, and even (especially!) classics such as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl. You can find more about the banned and challenged books of 2010-2011 through the American Library Association’s report here.

You can find some of these banned books, and others from past years, in our Libraries!

That’s right readers, let’s live on the WILD SIDE!

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(above: book display at the Pecan Campus Library / below: book display at the MidValley Campus Library)

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So come one, come all, to our STC Libraries, and explore a little.

And as always, if you have any questions, comments or observations, we’d love to hear from you through the comments!

Author Talk for Hector P. Garcia Day at Pecan Library

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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Every third Wednesday of September, the day is designated Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day.  (Learn more about Dr. Hector P. Garcia here.)

THIS Wednesday, Sept 21st at 6:00 PM, scholar Ignacio Garcia will give a presentation at the Pecan Campus Library in honor of this Civil Rights leader.  The lecture will be entitled “Pursuing Justice: What Would Dr. Hector P. Garcia Have Thought of Today’s Politics?” and he will be signing books afterwards.

Ignacio Garcia is a well regarded scholar that teaches Western and Latino history at Brigham Young University.  He has written five books including United We Win (check availability), Chicanismo (check availability), Viva Kennedy (check availability), and Hector P. Garcia: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice (check availability).  These books and his most recent book White But Not Equal (check availability) can be found at the STC Library.

To find out more about STC’s Mexican American Studies Program click here.

Event: 150th Anniversary of Mexican-American Involvement in the Civil War

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

libevents-vaqueros All over the United States people are using the word sesquicentennial to describe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War taking place this year.

The STC Library and the Mexican American Studies Program will be commemorating the anniversary with a book talk by historian Dr. Jerry Thompson, author of Vaqueros in Blue and Gray and many other books discussing the South Texas involvement in the Civil War.

On Monday, April 11, Dr. Thompson will be talking at the MidValley Campus Library and at the Pecan Campus Library.  Books will be available for sale, and the author will sign books after his talk.  His other books include The Civil War and the Southwest as well as Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas.

 

 

Monday, April 11

2:30 PM –
MidValley Library
Build – E
400 N. Border, Weslaco, TX
6:00 PM –
Pecan Library
Build – F   Rainbow Room
3201 W. Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX

 

For more information contact Esther Garcia at egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

A South Texas Ceramic Showdown: POTS, Every Piece is a Part of the Solution

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits,

Howdy Readers! If you’ve wandered the halls of the Pecan Campus Library this June, you may have noticed our two fantastic new art installations! If you haven’t, come by the second floor and check out these exhibits. They are definitely something different, and it’s free!

One of these exhibits, hosted within the Library Art Gallery, is the Ceramics Showdown, and will only be available for viewing until July 1st:

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For more information about these exhibits or the Library Art Gallery contact:

Sofia K. Vestweber

(956) 872-3488

libraryart@southtexascollege.edu

Or visit the Library Art Gallery at http://library.southtexascollege.edu/newsevents/libraryartgallery/

Documentary for Mexican Revolution Centennial Nov. 18

Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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Join the STC Library at Pecan to celebrate the one hundred year anniversary of the Mexican Revolution with a special documentary created by Hispanic Research Center at ASU.  The movie will be introduced by Dr. Trinidad Gonzales, history instructor at STC.

In addition to the movie, also, go by the library to check out a special display featuring books about the Mexican Revolution.

Date: November 18
Time: 12:00 pm
Place: F-102

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

Movie “Touch of Evil” on Nov. 16

Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus

libevents-Movies11Come to the STC Pecan Campus to watch the Orson Welles classic Touch of Evil starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh.

This special screening will feature an introduction and a closing Q&A with Dr. George Díaz, STC History Instructor.  The movie also connects to the exhibit MEXtasy up at the Pecan Campus Art Gallery by William Nericcio.

“One of the greatest movies ever made in America! A wondrous gift no movie lover should miss.” – Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Date: November 16th
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Building D (Rm 103)
Fee: FREE!

For More information, please contact, George Díaz at gdiaz9@southtexascollege.edu or (956) 872-2012.

Co-writer of the Film “Machete” to talk at Pecan Library

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

libevents-alvaro On Tuesday October 5 at 7:00 pm screenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez will visit the Pecan campus library to discuss the movie Machete.

Rodriguez is a Valley native and screenwriter whose work includes MACHETE, SHORTS and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE HANGMAN’S DAUGHTER.   He has worked as a reporter for The McAllen Monitor, and is the author of a series of short stories set along the Texas–‐Mexico border, many of which have been published in journals including El Paso’s Bordersenses and The Mesquite Review. He will be a panelist at Austin Film Festival in October 2010.

Celebrate Banned Books Week at STC

Book Displays, Mid-Valley Campus, Our Collections, Pecan Campus

Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.  Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

At the MidValley and Pecan campus libraries, displays are up showing books that have been banned in the past.  In addition, the Pecan campus library will be showing the movie Salt of the Earth, an American classic film, but at the time time of it’s release, the movie had a lot of trouble getting released. The movie will be shown on Sept. 29 at 12pm at F-102.

Enjoy the displays below:

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Display at Pecan Library

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Display at MidValley Library

To find out more about Banned Books, please visit ALA’s website: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/

Contributed by Patricia Saenz Library Technician at MidValley and Esther Garcia, Library Specialist at Pecan.

Celebrate Hector P. Garcia Day at the Library

Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

libevents-Movies8Pictured with President Lyndon B. Johnson

In 2009, the State of Texas decreed the third Wednesday of September to be Hector P. Garcia Day.  In honor, the STC Library will be screening a documentary about his life.  Dr. Hector P. Garcia was born in Mercedes.  He was a doctor, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.  He was a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

For more information about Dr. Hector P. Garcia look for the book about his life: Hector P. García by Ignacio M. Garcia (check for availability).

Also visit UTMB’s website dedicated to Dr. Garcia (click here).

Times
 Locations
9/15 at 12pm Pecan Library
9/15 at 12pm MidValley Library
9/16 at 12pm MidValley Library

For more information contact the MidValley Library at 447-6663 or the Pecan Library at 872-6485.