These presentations are given by the Public History department. The first one included in the collection is for the Mexican American Studies Symposium. It includes a presentation by Dr. Gerald E. Poyo, Professor Emerita of History, two student panels, and the introduction of Dr. Jerry Gonzalez, Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies to St. Mary's.
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Full Video - Mexican American Studies Symposium
St. Mary's University
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites you to watch this symposium put on by the department of English Literature and Language, and the department of History to celebrate Mexican-American studies This year's theme was "Celebrating MAS: Past, Present, and Future" and this video features presentations from students and faculty as well as the inaugural address of our new Director of Mexican American Studies - Dr. Jerry Gonzalez.
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Mexican American Studies Symposium - Part 1: Introduction and "No longer foreigners: becoming Latino serving and identifying at St. Mary's University, 1852-2025"
Gerald "Jerry" Poyo
This video covers the first part of the symposium including an introduction by Dr. Margaret Cantú-Sánchez and a presentation by Dr. Gerald "Jerry" Poyo. After a brief introduction and description of the symposium and it's purpose, Dr. Poyo talks about the history of Mexican-American students and studies at St. Mary's since it's beginnings.
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Mexican American Studies Symposium - Part 2: English Student Panel
St. Mary's University
Panel Presentations:
1. David Hefner (Graduate - Department of English Literature and Language)
Title: "Unit Plan - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Sentipensante."
2. Julissa Cavazos (Undergraduate - Department of English Literature and Language)
Title: “A Chicana Feminist and Marxist Reading of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter”
3. Osondra Fournier-Colon (Undergraduate - Department of English Literature and Language)
Title: “Happiness in the Face of Trauma: A Resistance”
4.Genevieve Kropp (Undergraduate - Department of English Literature and Language)
Title: “Necessary Conversations: An Analysis on Latina Mental Health"
5. Nathan Pastrano (M.A. – Alumni - Department of English Literature and Language)
Title: “Unearthing Anti-Human History and Rhetoric in Title I Classrooms: Language as Liberation in Course Design for Teaching Future Texas Educators and Students”
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Mexican American Studies Symposium - Part 3: History Panel
St. Mary's University
This video includes the third part to the 2025 St. Mary's University Mexican American Studies Symposium which includes the presentations of the history student panel.
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Mexican American Studies Symposium - Part 4: Dr. Jerry Gonzalez & Conclusion
Jerry Gonzalez
This video includes the last part to the 2025 St. Mary's University Mexican American Studies Symposium which includes the presentation of Dr. Jerry Gonzalez, the Provost, Dr. Nicole Lopez, and the STMU mariachi band.