Jose de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series Presents” Dr. Selfa Chew”

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

 

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The Center for Mexican American Studies and Library Services presents “José de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series” an author talk followed by a book signing with Dr. Selfa Chew.  This event will take place, Thursday, November 10 at 1:00pm in G-191 Mid-Valley Auditorium G-191 & at 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

 

Selfa Chew holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She received an MFA in Creative Writing, and her PhD in Borderlands History from The University of Texas at El Paso. She was Interim Director of the African American Studies Program in 2015-2016. Dr. Chew was an editor for Border Senses Literary Review and translator for Memorias del Silencio, a migrant workers publication. She coordinated the Mexican Contemporary Literature Journal and Conference from 1999 to 2012. She published Mudas las Garzas in 2007, released in English as Silent Herons by San Francisco, Berkely Press, in 2012.  Her play “Night Stalker: Mi hermano siamés” was included in the National Theatrical Exhibit (Mexico, 2013).  In 2015, the Universidad Autónoma de Cd. Juárez awarded her the Voces al Sol Publication Prize for her book Cinco Obras de Teatro. Currently, she is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of Texas at El Paso. She is completing her second doctoral degree in the Sociocultural Foundations of Education Program at the same university.

 

Dr. Chew’s research focuses on racial relations and the Asian and African diasporas. Her book, Uprooting Community: Japanese Mexicans, WWII and US-Mexico Borderlands (The University of Arizona Press, 2015) was finalist for the International Latino Book Award in September 2016. She currently teaches United States History, Afro-Mexican History, Contemporary Latin America, and African American History at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University.

 

Dr. Chew presented “The Japanese Mexican Expulsion from the U.S./Mexico Borderlandsby special invitation from the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies.  (Un)Silencing the Past: Narratives of Trauma in Comparative Perspective, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Symposium, University of New Mexico, October 24-25, 2013. Among her academic publications are: “The Japanese Mexican Community During World War II: Mexicanidades de la Diáspora Asiática,” Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of MALCS, 2015; “Recovering Afro-Mestiza Identities in a Borderland Classroom”in Intersections in the Latina and African Diasporas, ed. Marion Rohrleitner and Sarah Ryan. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, December, 2012; and, “Re-Imagining Collectivities: The Mexican Japanese During World War II,” National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Proceedings, San Jose State University Scholarworks, 2008.

 

 

 

Who Knew? Finding a Journal Online

Databases, Our Collections

To find a journal or magazine online from the library homepage, click on Journal Locator in the left hand menu as shown below. On the next page, type in the journal to be searched, for example, OT Practice and then click on Full Text Access when it appears. This will bring up the link to the Database that has this journal with the years of coverage included. Follow the link to the Nursing & Allied Health Database which has OT Practice journals from 2006 to present.

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Once inside the database, shown below, one can either search the journal for the topic of interest or browse through a particular issue by clicking on year, then month and choosing the issue.

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Contributed by Librarian, Maureen Mitchell

Festival Internacional de Poesia Latinoamericana Exhibit

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits

In collaboration with the Festival Internacional de Poesia Latinoamericana, the STC Library will be hosting “Unaccompanied: Youth Seeking Refuge,” 15 photographs by Oliver Contreras of Washington, D.C. Contreras will give a talk as part of a panel on Friday, Sept. 2 at 1:40 PM.

For more information about the event, visit: http://www.feipol.us/

The exhibit is available digitally: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/10/14/they-made-the-long-rough-journey-to-cross-the-u-s-border-alone-here-are-their-faces-and-voices/ Poster promocional con logo consulado

Line of Sight: Photos by Hector Astorga & Conrado Gonzalez

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits

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Photography by Hector Astorga and Conrado Gonzalez

August 29 – October 15, 2016 [Starr Co. Library]

Art Talk: September 28, 1:00-2:00 PM [Starr Co. Library]

October 20 – December 1, 2016 [Pecan Library]

Art Talk: October 26, 1:30-2:30 PM Pecan Library

Reception: October 26, 5:00-7:00 PM Pecan Library

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery will host a photography exhibit entitled “Line of Sight” with two professional photographers, Conrado Gonzalez and Hector Astorga. The exhibit serves to explore two artists with disparate points of view and their connection through photography and a specific region. Astorga explores the medium in the natural landscape while Gonzalez photographs humans and their interaction with the urban environment. The exhibit will be on view August 29 – October 15, 2016, at STC’s Starr Co. Campus and Oct. 26 – Dec. 1, 2016, at STC’s Pecan Campus. Hector Astorga will give a talk about his work on Sept. 28, at 1p.m., at the Starr Co. Library and again on Oct. 26 at 1:20 p.m. at the Pecan Campus Library. Conrado Gonzalez will also give a talk Oct. 26 at 5-6 p.m. at STC’s Pecan Library in McAllen where light refreshments will be provided. The STC Starr Co. Campus Library is located at 142 FM 3167, Bldg. F in Rio Grande City and the STC Pecan Campus Library is located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd., Bldg. F in McAllen. All exhibitions and talks are free and open to the public.

Hector Astorga is a professional nature photographer and guide at Santa Clara Ranch in South Texas. Growing up in Honduras, Astorga was exposed to the rich biodiversity of a vast number of rare birds and mammals in a region that bridges two continents’ migratory paths. Working since 2008 as a professional photographer, Astorga has received national attention with Natures Best Photography, which is an exhibit that culminates at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. He also received first place in the National Wildlife Federation photo contest, in the “Connecting People with Nature” category, and continues to dazzle and win top prizes from Texas contests and conservation organizations.

Conrado Gonzalez is a photographer based in Brownsville, Texas, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas-Austin and a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from the University of Texas at Brownsville. Of photography, he says, “Light is king in photography, but without the emotional, story-telling aspect of a picture, even light tends to become devoid of any interest.” Gonzalez is an educator for the Brownsville Independent School District.

“Astorga and Gonzalez both have a very keen eye on the world,” explains Gina Otvos, STC Library Art Gallery Associate. “Highly meticulous and methodical, they pursue a style and way of thinking about art that make us feel as if we were behind the camera ourselves—in the Honduran rainforest or historic, downtown Brownsville.”

STC’s Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Gina Otvos at gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or
(956) 872-3488. For a complete listing of events visit: http://library.southtexascollege.edu/LibraryArt.

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Images: (Left) Hector Astorga,Juvenile Margay, Rio Santiago Nature Preserve (Honduran Rainforest), Photograph from a Nikon digital SLR body, 2016. (Right) Conrado Gonzalez, Beach Scene #1, Photograph from 35 mm black and white film, 2014.

Illustrating Their World

Library Art Gallery, Previous Exhibits, Technology Campus

STC Technology Campus features exhibit by UTRGV Studio Art graduates

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Illustrations by Jessie Rodriguez and Roni Cortez

September 6 – December 2, 2016 Technology Library

Art Talk: November 3, 6:00 – 7:00 PM Technology Library

MCALLEN, TX (November 1, 2016) -South Texas College’s Technology Campus Library presents “Illustrating Their World,” featuring illustrations by Valley artists Jessie Rodriguez and Roni Cortez.

An artist lecture and reception will be held at 6 p.m. on November 3 at STC’s Technology Campus Library. The library is located at 3700 W. Military Hwy in McAllen. Admission is free and open to the public. . The exhibit opened Tuesday, September 6, and will be viewable to the public through Friday, December 2, 2016.

STC’s Library Art Gallery Program exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

The Valley artists being exhibited produce dynamic illustrations that showcase their expertise in a wide range of styles.

“In this exhibit, we see a new generation of professional artist. Through hand-drawn illustration, both of these artists achieve highly skilled and refined drawings that interact with a storyline much like a comic book,” says Gina Otvos, STC Art Gallery Associate. “We are excited to support these emerging artists–one a former student of STC–and look forward to being transported into their illustrated, imaginative world.”

Roni Cortez and Jessie Rodriguez recently graduated from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with an emphasis in Drawing.

Rodriguez is a freelance illustrator residing in Pharr, Texas, and is known for his unique style of dry brush ink and watercolor combined in a character series. Roni Cortez’s illustrated series combines two illustrated characters that were created separately, but together these characters create a new story. Roni only relies on black and white ink to emphasize mystery.

For more information, contact Maximillian Garcia at 956-872-6207, max@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/LAG.

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New Database: Statista

Databases, Our Collections

New Database: Statista

 

August 11, 2016

The Library has added Statista to its online database collection.  Statista provides forecasts, studies, reports, statistics, and infographics from approximately 18,000 sources. Statista includes subject dossiers and industry reports for market and industry research.  It also provides domestic and foreign data on social and demographic trends.  Searches can be refined by filtering and sorting.  Search results can be downloaded in various formats together with citation information for use in presentations.  Statista can be accessed from the Library’s Databases page at http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/databases/

 

Contributed by Jesús Campos, Director of Library Technical Services.

 

Who Knew? Credo Reference Database

Databases, Our Collections

 

Need to find a resource with background information or an overview of a topic? Check out the library’s database, Credo Reference, which has hundreds of subject encyclopedias that can be cited instead of Wikipedia. *

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*Please note: If you are off campus, you will need to enter your JagNet username and password to access library databases.

Contributed by Librarian, Maureen Mitchell

South Texas Ceramic Showdown: Constants & Variables

Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous Exhibits

South Texas College gears up for its tenth annual RGV Ceramics Summer Showdown

Summer Postcard frontThursday, June 16, 2016—
6:00pm –8:00pm Opening Receptions at the STC Library Art Gallery and STC Building B Gallery.

Friday, June 17, 2016—
9:00am – 12:00pm Clay Demonstrations at STC’s Ceramic Studios
1:30pm – 4:30pm Clay Demonstrations at STC’s Ceramic Studios

Saturday, June 18, 2016—
9:00am – 12:00pm Clay Demonstrations at Ceramic Studios
1:30pm – 3:30pm Ceramics Art Talks w Pat Johnson and Jim Bob Salazar, STC Building B, Room 129.

South Texas College’s Library Art Gallery, together with the college’s Visual and Performing Arts Department, brings the Rio Grande Valley its tenth annual ceramics exhibition and workshop, “Constants and Variables: A South Texas Ceramic Showdown.” All activities are free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on view from June 16 to July 25, 2016, at the college’s Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery and at the Art Building B Gallery, located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. The event includes a full display of ceramic work by distinguished Texas ceramicists Jim Bob Salazar and Pat Johnson as well as ceramic works by students and professors from 13 regional universities and community colleges.

A three-day ceramics conference will begin with an opening reception on June 16 at the Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery and the Art Building B Gallery from 6-8 p.m. The conference will continue with Ceramic Demonstrations on June 17 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., and June 18 at 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at STC’s Pecan Campus Art Building (Bldg. B) Ceramics Lab, Room 115. Art talks will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the same location.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to continue with our annual Ceramic Showdown that began informally in 2007 at South Texas College,” said Chris Leonard, STC ceramics instructor and exhibit/conference organizer. “This year we are fortunate to have a pair of Texas based artists with Pat Johnson returning with her politically powerful work and paired with extraordinarily talented thrower, Jim Bob Salazar. This should be an informative event in terms of content, top flight form and process, as well as viewers being able to see the connections that artists decide to make in and outside of the studio.”

Jim Bob Salazar received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Texas in Denton. In 1998, he moved to Alpine, Texas where he taught ceramics, along with sculpture, photography and design, for nearly fifteen years near Big Bend National Park at Sul Ross State University. In 2013, he decided to retire from teaching and pursue pottery full time. Salazar creates highly skilled, functional pottery and is an active exhibitor in Texas, participating in over 25 art festivals a year.

Pat Johnson has been working in clay for over 40 years. About her work, Johnson says, “Creating art helps me clarify what I feel and believe. Be it a social, political statement or a personal one.” Her work has been featured in many solo and group shows in Texas including the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, D. Berman Gallery in Austin and Hooks-Epstein Gallery in Houston as well as during numerous ceramic annual conferences. In addition to her extensive studio practice and exhibit history, Johnson has been commissioned for ceramic tile murals for the College Station Public Library, Monument Hill State Park, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and other murals in Longview, Waco and Austin. She has won awards from the Texas Clay Artist Association and her work is included in the book 500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work.

Participating institutions include Baylor University, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Mesa Community College, McLennan Community College, Northwest Vista College, Ouachita Baptist University, Old Dominion University, South Texas College, Southeast Missouri State University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, University of Central Missouri, University of North Texas, University of Texas Rio Grande, and University of Texas San Antonio.
STC’s Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information contact Gina Otvos at (956) 872-3488, or via email at gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/lag.

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