Publication Date
2022
Collection
Capstones
Contributor
Centro de Cultural Atzlan
Advisor
Lindsey Wieck, Gerald E. Poyo, Teresa Van Hoy
Description
This project is a multi-directional approach to increase recognition for labor activist and educator Emma Tenayuca, a lead organizer of the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike in San Antonio, Texas. By collaborating with community leaders in this project, I seek to inspire future generations of San Antonians by highlighting the struggles and successes Emma and her fellow strikers faced. The biggest part of the project is a call to honor Emma Tenayuca with a permanent monument. Other components of the project include a Twitter account dedicated to sharing information about Tenayuca, an ofrenda dedicated to Tenayuca displayed at Centro de Cultural Aztlan and a map that is composed of important places in Tenayuca’s life. Through each of these efforts, I worked with the community to preserve the legacy of Emma Tenayuca and the thousands of others like her who aim to make the world a better place.
Keywords
Emma Tenayuca, ofrenda, Centro de Cultural Aztlan, Mexican-American, mural, politics, strike, Chicana, Pecan Shellers Strike, San Antonio, labor leader, labor organizing, Twitter, map
Document Type
Article
Medium
manuscript, petition, map
Format
Size or Duration
24 pages
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Publisher
Digital Commons at St. Mary's University
City
San Antonio, Texas
Social Media or Other project websites
https://www.change.org/p/san-antonio-city-council-honor-emma-tenayuca-with-a-permanent-monument