Vacationing while an academic…

[sigh] what is this elusive work-life balance I keep hearing about???

#academia #ishouldbewriting #thatacademiclife #historian

We are still going strong in Evans 116 @alliancefortexashistory. Dr. Aaron E. Sanchez @1stworldchicano.bsky.social (@texastech ) takes center stage to talk about the importance of the 1968 US Commission on Civil Rights for the Mexican American community. 1/

Thanks @alliancefortexashistory for such a great conference! I’m sad I’m going to miss the final day, but my final batch of grading beckons! 1/

Dr. Raul Ramos offers comments to the panel that pushes them to think about the ways in which political ideals inform ethnicity and poses the thought “most would say identity is found in consensus, but maybe identity is also found in conflict.” 1/

The content continues with Dr. Enrique Dávila (@slu_official ) shares a portion of his forthcoming book centering the Idar family of Laredo. In this presentation, Dávila focuses on Clement Idar, LULAC, and the 1930 Box Bill Debate. 1/

Se corré y se va with Dr. Citlali Sosa-Riddell ( @csusm ) shares her work on conventional rights and the intellectual legacies of Mexico in the political views of Jose Antonio Navarro y Pablo de la Guerra in the Texas and California Constitutional Conventions from 1846-1849. 1/

@alliancefortexashistory I’m playing catch up, but here’s a snippet of “Spectrum of Mexican American Political Ideologies” panel! 1/

Graduate student Samantha Fuentes (@utrgvhistorydept ) responds to an audience question by sharing that a strategy to get mujeres involved in the struggle… 1/

Dr. Robles responds to audience questions about how activists self-identify before, during, and after the movement. Mexicanas? Tejanas? Chicanas? #texashistory #chicanxhistory #borderlandshistory #alliancefortexashistory 3/

Audience member Dr. Emilio Zamora encourages panelists to think broadly about the extensive officially recognized & community recognized networks Chicanas built across South Texas. That may or may not appear in archives. #chicanxhistory #borderlandshistory #texashistory #alliancefortexashistory 2/

Audience member Dr. Antonia Castaneda challenges the panelists to think critically about how they define activism and the actions people took to organize. #texashistory #chicanohistory #borderlandshistory #alliancefortexashistory 1/

We are still going strong in Evans 114! Dr. Tiffany Gonzalez (@universityofkansas ) shares a portion of a chapter of a forthcoming publication that centers Chicano participation in La Raza Unida Party during El Movimiento. 1/

The conversation continues in Evans 114! Dr. David Robles (@lamaruniversity ) shares his work on the role of local groups like the Mujeres Unidas and the greater Mexican American community’s struggle for change in the wake of the Pharr Police Riot. 1/

When activist were asked to reflect on their actions, one activist responded, “Yes, workers should be proud of what we did. We did what was right.” #chicanxhistory #texashistory #borderlandshistory #alliancefortexashistory

@alliancefortexashistory still looking for a panel? Join me in Evans 114 for the Chicano Borderlands panel! #borderlandshistory #texashistory #publichistory #alliancefortexashistory

Okay! Alliance for Texas History, let’s go! #texashistory #history