The University of Texas at San Antonio Our Lady of the Lake … · 2019. 11. 18. · 6 #chicanoawalkoutsconferenc DAY 2 OurLady of the Lake University - Chapel Auditorium 8:00-noon

November 20-22, 2019The University of Texas at San Antonio

Our Lady of the Lake UniversityGuadalupe Theater

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Conference Committee

About this Event11/20/2019UTSA Durango Bldg. Downtown Campus501 W Cesar Chavez Blvd

11/21/2019OLLU Chapel Auditorium411 SW 24th Street

Evening: Guadalupe Theater723 S Brazos Street

11/22/2019UTSA Durango Bldg. Downtown Campus501 W Cesar Chavez Blvd

Evening: Guadalupe Theater723 S Brazos Street

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Chicano students in the Southwest walked out and boycotted classes to force educational and social change. The 2019 National Chicano Student Walkouts Conference in San Antonio honors the striking students who risked it all to achieve equality and social justice for La Raza.

This conference focuses on the history and advancement of education and economic opportunities for La Raza. It brings together faculty, academic researchers, community leaders and students to reflect, analyze and assess the impact that the protests had on improvement of educational and economic opportunities for Mexican Americans. We will collect and archive oral histories, publish a set of conference papers and initiate a scholarship program designed to inspire youth to pursue post-secondary education as scholars of the Chicano Movement.

Conference Co-chairsMario Compean, President, Academia América Aurelio M. Montemayor, Intercultural Development Research

Association

Program Co-chairsValerie A. Martínez, Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake UniversityEzequiel Peña, Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake University

Institutional LeadsRoger Enriquez, J.D., University of Texas at San Antonio,

Center for Policy StudiesDean Hendricks, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA

Libraries Celina Moreno, J.D., Intercultural Development Research

Association

Presentation and Proposal Review CommitteeAntonia Castañeda, Ph.D., Independent ScholarRogelio Saenz, Ph.D., University of Texas at San AntonioDaniel Delgado, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San AntonioLilliana Saldaña, Ph.D., University of Texas at San AntonioSulema Carreón-Sanchez, Ph.D., Intercultural Development

Research Association

Student Art ExhibitKelly Rosa Cabunoc, Northwest Vista College

Conference Initiator and FundraiserJosé Angel Gutierrez, Ph.D., J.D.

Archival CommitteeJohn Cadena, St. Mary’s UniversityValerie Martinez Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake UniversityNati Roman, Student, San Antonio College; Officer, Somos La

GenteAmy Rushing, University of Texas at San Antonio

Entertainment and Cultural Committee ChairRobert Ojeda

Walkout TimelineLucero Saldaña, Bonham Academy, San Antonio ISDAlfredo Santos, Publisher

Printed ProgramIntercultural Development Research Association

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Gloria Almaraz Roberto AlonzoSilvana AlonzoMary CompeanMartha Cotera

Manuel Diaz GarzaIsa Fernandez

Henry Flores, Ph.D.Arturo Gallegos

Isidro GarzaWalter HerbeckDiana Herrera

Richard HerreraVirgina McRae

Paul Ruiz Alfredo Santos

Herlinda SifuentesEmilio Zamora, Ph.D.

Dear Conferees of the Chicano Student Walkout 50th Anniversary Celebration,

Fifty years ago, courageous student activists and families protested public school discrimination with walkouts. For generations, our families had known about persistent school discrimination. Protests and even walkouts had happened before. But in 1968, the walkout became the most publicized and most effective means of pointing to the harm schools were causing. The institutions that were supposed to educate La Raza had racist and classist constrictions. In a time of many protests targeting racism against the Black community, abuse of farmworkers, sexism and an unjust war in Vietnam, Chicana and Chicano students shouted their own “¡Ya Basta!”

Some walkouts gained national notoriety, and others were less noticed local efforts. All had similar grievances. Today, we honor them all.

The walkouts had many concrete results that are still informing and energizing current social justice projects. El Plan de Santa Barbara spurred the opening of Chicano studies programs. The number of Chicana and Chicano administrators and educators increased. Many youth went on to complete advanced degrees and are nationally-respected leaders.

In this conference, we recognize those who had the valor then to demand educational social justice. But beyond memorializing past events and individuals, we also want to examine our current status as a community. Where are our schools today? How can young people today influence schools into seeing our children as assets with potential genius and honor our language, our culture and our values? As we repeatedly heard in our neighborhoods: Edúcate para que no sufras lo que hemos tenido que sufrir. We honor those past, present and future who labor to make education accessible for all.

So, Bienvenidos y que siga el Movimiento.

General Committee

Aurelio Montemayor Conference Co-chair

Mario C. Compean Conference Co-chair


Wednesday & FridayUTSA Downtown Campus - Durango Bldg

501 W Cesar Chavez Blvd

ThursdayOLLU Chapel Auditorium Map

411 SW 24th St

Friday Evening Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater

723 S Brazos Street

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DAY 1Wednesday: UTSA Downtown – Durango Building

Student Art Exhibit

Enjoy the student art exhibit each day of the conference at the UTSA Downtown campus. K-12 students from across Texas contributed to this exhibit in acknowledgment of the courageous actions of the students who walked-out in protest of the educational inequities they experienced.

Student art will be on exhibit each day of the conference.

Cultural Events

4:00-6:00 Registration Lobby

4:30-9:00 Student Art Exhibit DB Rm# 1.124

4:30 Mariachi Las Coronelas La Villita Room, DB Rm# 1.116

Opening Reception & Welcome Mario Compean, President, Academia América Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., Family Engagement Coordinator, Intercultural

Development Research Association; Co-founder, Colegio Jacinto Treviño Roger Enriquez, J.D., Director, Center for Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio Dean Hendricks, Dean, UTSA Libraries, University of Texas at San Antonio Ezequiel Peña, Ph.D., Director, Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, Our

Lady of the Lake University

5:15 Keynote: The Rise of a Movement: Chicanx Goals and Strategies of Resistance David Montejano, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Ethnic Studies, University of California,

Berkeley

6:00 Roots and Heritage: Noche de Cultura e Historia Master of Ceremonies: Eduardo Garza, Poet, Musician, Activist

Performers: GerYom, Eduardo Garza, San Juana Guillermo

DAYS 1-3UTSA Downtown

Wednesday: La Villita DB 1.316 Thursday and Friday: Guadalupe Theater

DB 1.124


DAY 2Our Lady of the Lake University - Chapel Auditorium

8:00-noon Registration, pan dulce y café Lobby

9:30 General Session: Welcome Chapel Auditorium

Conference Hosts & Planning Committee Representatives Diane Melby, Ed.D., President, Our Lady of the Lake University Ezequiel Peña, Ph.D., Director, Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, Our

Lady of the Lake University Mario Compean, President, Academia América Sulema Carreón-Sanchez, Ph.D., Consumer Services Coordinator, Intercultural

Development Research Association Roger Enriquez, J.D., Director, Center for Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio Ana Sandoval, San Antonio City Council District 7

10:00 History of Education for Mexican Americans Chapel Auditorium

Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Bilingual-Bicultural Studies, Texas Poet Laureate of Texas 2015-2016, San Antonio Poet Laureate 2012-14

11:00 Concurrent Sessions Breakout Session A Chapel Auditorium

Documentary: The Schools of Crystal City Dennis Bixler-Márquez, Ph.D., Director of Chicano Studies, University of Texas at El

Paso

Breakout Session B Main 311 A

1A Walkout That Impacted Education in Texas and One Man’s Life (Crystal City, 1970) Juan Andrade, Jr., Ed.D., President, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute 1968LASchoolWalkout:EffectonanEducatedChicana,2015 Diana Gunnoe, Ph.D., Southwest High School, Southwest ISD

Breakout Session C Providence Hall West Social Rm Students Speak about Mexican American Studies and Social Justice Moderator: Elizabeth Rivas, Ph.D., Secondary Social Studies Instructional Coach, Office of

Curriculum and Instruction, Harlandale ISD

Student Panelists from McCollum High School, Harlandale ISD: Myriam Arias Clarissa Crock Javier Deanda Isela Herrera Gabriel Vasquez López Eric Santos Reyna

Teacher Panelists from McCollum High School, Harlandale ISD: Natalie Clifford, English as a Second Language Specialist Manuela Gaona, Mexican American Studies Teacher 10:50 Break


Noon El Movimiento en Tejas: Organizing Youth for Political Rights Chapel Auditorium

Moderator: Antonia Castañeda, Ph.D., Independent Scholar

Panelists: José Ángel Gutiérrez, Ph.D., J.D., MAYO, Raza Unida Party, Writer Martha Cotera, M.Ed., Archivist, Feminist Writer, La Raza Unida; Co-founder, Colegio

Jacinto Treviño

1:30 Break

1:40 The Walkouts in Texas: A Call to Action Chapel Auditorium

James Barrera, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, South Texas College

2:55 Merienda y Cafés

3:10 Walkout Testimonios Chapel Auditorium

Moderators: Antonia Castañeda, Ph.D., Independent Scholar Valerie A. Martínez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, Our Lady of the Lake University

Speakers: Walkout Activists

4:45 Closing Remarks & Announcements Chapel Auditorium

Lourdes Alvarez, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Our Lady of the Lake University

Mario Compean, President, Academia América Sulema Carreón-Sanchez, Ph.D., Consumer Services Coordinator, Intercultural

Development Research Association

7:00 Noche de Cultura y Baile Guadalupe Theater

Eduardo Garza MC, Poet, Musician, Activist Los Nahuatlatos Conjunto Los Secretos “Teatro La Chancla,” with Carmen Tafolla, Eddie Vega, Joyous Windrider & Daisy Bermea

DAY 2Our Lady of the Lake University - Chapel Auditorium

Chicano/a Student

Mexican American Studies (MAS) in Texas

Mexican American Studies (MAS) courses are currently being taught at schools throughout the State of Texas. One way to stay up-to-date on curriculum, best practices, and changes to MAS ecosystem is by having a running catalog of MAS courses throughout the state. The IDRA MAS Map provides a platform to make MAS information available to educators. https://idra.news/MASmap


DAY 3UTSA Downtown Campus - Durango Building

8:30 Registration, pan dulce y café Durango Lobby

8:30 – 5:00 Student Art Exhibit DB Rm# 1.124

9:30 General Session: Welcome La Villita DB Rm# 1.116

Mario Compean, President, Academia América Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., Family Engagement Coordinator, Intercultural

Development Research Association; Co-founder, Colegio Jacinto Treviño

Demographics: 1969 Chicanas/os, 2019 Latinx Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D., Professor of Demography, University of Texas at San Antonio

10:30 Break

10:45 Concurrent Panels Breakout Session A DB Rm# 1.208

Chicano Newspapers of the Movimiento (Exhibition of Movimiento Newspapers) Sylvana Flores Avila, Writer, Librarian

The Inter-American Philosophy of Chicanismo John Kaiser Ortiz, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Millersville University

Breakout Session B DB Rm# 1.120a Sowing the Seeds of Civil Disobedience: Teaching the Walkouts to a New Generation Robert (Corky) Frausto, Teacher, Highland High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Doctoral Candidate UNM Chicana/o Studies After the Walkouts: The National Urban/Rural Program in the Crystal City School

District and San Antonio’s Edgewood School District Dennis Bixler-Márquez, Ph.D., Director of Chicano Studies, University of Texas at El Paso

Breakout Session C DB Rm# 1.120B

John Jay High School Student Panel: Northside ISD Moderator: Celinda De La Fuente, Teacher English IV EOC, John Jay High School, Northside ISD

Student Panelists from John Jay High School, Northside ISD: Abcde (Wade) Escalante Jeremiah Figueroa Angel Vedia Alyssa Guzman Breakout Session D DB Rm# 1.122

1968 Azuza High School Student Walkout Victor González, Award-Winning Author

11:35 Break



11:45 Concurrent Panels Breakout Session A DB Rm# 1.120

Community Struggles and Repressions: The Hondo and Kingsville, Texas Chicano Student Walkouts Mario Compean, President, Academia América Lucio Torrez, Hondo Community Organizer Efrain Fernandez, VISTA Supervisor/Organizer Alberto Luera, Student Activist, then Texas A&I University; MAYO Statewide President Frank Salazar, VISTA/Community Organizer

Breakout Session B DB Rm# 1.208

Crystal City Walkout and its Impact on a Bilingual Education Maintenance Program Velma V. Ybarra, Retired School Administrator and School Board Member, Harlandale

ISD; Bilingual Program Director, Crystal City Severita Lara, Walkout Leader, Former Mayor, Crystal City

Breakout Session C DB Rm#1.122

Beyond the Walkouts: Achieving Academic Demands Through Mexican American Studies

Lucero Saldaña, Family and Community Engagement Specialist, James Bonham Academy, San Antonio ISD Araceli Manriquez, Teacher, Bonham Academy Magdalena Yznaga, Mexican American Studies, Palo Alto College

Breakout Session D DB Rm# 1.124

The Evolution of Juan Crow in Higher Education Isabel Araiza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Coordinator Mexican American

Studies Program, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Renato Ramírez, Professor, Del Mar College

12:35 Lunch Plenary: Arte y Cultura Durante El Movimiento La Villita DB Rm# 1.116

Norma Elia Cantú, Ph.D., Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor, Trinity University

Alex Rubio, Artist Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Bilingual-Bicultural Studies, Texas Poet Laureate

of Texas 2015-2016, San Antonio Poet Laureate 2012-14 Juan Tejeda, Editor, Aztlán Libre Press, Conjunto Aztlán

1:55 Break



2:00 Concurrent Sessions Breakout Session A DB Rm# 1.208

Queer y Que: LGBTQ Civil Rights Organizing and Activism in South Texas y el Mundo Graciela Sánchez, President and Founder, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Braulio (Brad) Veloz, Co-founder and Board Member, Orgullo LULAC

Breakout Session B DB Rm# 1.120

LaFeriaISD1965-1975:ReflectionsontheJourneytoIntegration Ana B. Lárraga Morales, M.A., Shirley J. Howsman Elementary School, Northside ISD Maribel Lárraga, Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake University

Breakout Session C DB Rm#1.122 The 1970 Uvalde Public School Walkout Moderator: Alfredo R. Santos, C/S, Publisher, La Voz

Panelists: Dr. Arturo Alonzo, Ph.D. Elvia O. Perez, M.S. Olga Muñoz Rodríguez, MBA Lalo Castillo, Community Organizer Dr. Juan O. Sanchez, Ph.D. Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.

2:50 Break

3:00 The Politics of Education: 50 Years Later-Mexican American Studies K-12 Initiatives in Texas La Villita DB Rm# 1.116

Aimee Villarreal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mexican American Studies, Program Chair for Mexican American Studies, Our Lady of the Lake University

Marisa B. Perez-Díaz, Texas State Board of Education District 3 Lilliana Saldaña, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies and Director of

Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio Chris Carmona, Ph.D., Chair, NACCS Tejas Foco K-12 Committee; Associate Professor in

Mexican American Studies and Creative Writing, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Lucero Saldaña, Family & Community Engagement Specialist, James Bonham Academy,

San Antonio ISD

4:10 Closing Remarks & Announcements La Villita DB Rm# 1.116

Education Since the Walkouts and What’s Next Celina Moreno, J.D., President & CEO, Intercultural Development Research Association Nati Roman, Somos La Gente, San Antonio College Mario Compean, President, Academia América Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., Family Engagement Coordinator, Intercultural

Development Research Association; Co-founder, Colegio Jacinto Treviño

7:00 Noche de Cultura y Baile Guadalupe Theater

Eduardo Garza MC. Poet, Musician, Activist Keli Rosa Theater Group Juan Tejeda, Editor, Aztlán Libre Press; Conjunto Aztlán Dharma Paax


Student Walkouts

Student Walkout Map

https://idra.news/WalkoutMap

Help us build this map record. If you know of any walkouts not listed, or if you have more detail about dates, please email Aurelio Montemayor ([email protected]).

• Edgewood High School, May 16, 1968

• Lanier High School, April 1968 (threatened)

• Weslaco High School, Spring 1970

• Uvalde High School, April 14, 1970

• Hondo High School, February 1974

• El Paso High School

• Plainview High School

• Edcouch-Elsa High School, November 14, 1969

• Kingsville High School, April 14, 1969

• Del Rio High School, 1969

• Robstown High School, April 1972

• Carrizo Springs High School, 1974

• Falfurrias High School

• Crystal City High School, December 9, 1969

• Abilene High School, October 24, 1969

• Loraine High School, 1970

• Odessa High School, October 4, 1972

• Alice High School

• Lubbock High School


SponsorsThank you!

Greater Dallas leGal anD Community

Development FounDation

Lead Sponsors

Co-Sponsors & Friends

National Institute of Mexican American

History of Civil Rights

Mike Flores, Ph.D., Chancellor, Alamo CollegesDennis Bixler, Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso Chicano Studies

Luis Fraga, Ph.D., Director, Latino Studies Institute, University of Notre Dame, Dagoberto Gilb, Ph.D., Executive Director, Centro Victoria and Professor of Latino Studies, University of Houston-Victoria

Juan Andrade, Jr., Ed.D., President, United States Hispanic Leadership InstitutePaul Ruiz, Ph.D., Board Chair, National Institute of Mexican American History of Civil Rights

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The University of Texas at San Antonio Our Lady of the Lake … · 2019. 11. 18. · 6 #chicanoawalkoutsconferenc DAY 2 OurLady of the Lake University - Chapel Auditorium 8:00-noon