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The Writer's Voice: Jose A. Rodriguez

Dr. José Antonio Rodríguez University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Department of EnglishPoet, memoirist, and translator, José Antonio Rodríguez is a Mexican immigrant and…

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Is Mexico's Democratic Consolidation Back on Track?

Dr. Stephen Lewis History Department CSU, ChicoHow does Mexico’s history, political parties, and corruption affect its government and people? Stephen Lewis explores the major elections and…

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Mexico's Faltering Democratic Transition

Dr. Stephen Lewis History Department CSU, Chico For 71 years, starting in 1929, Mexico was ruled by one political party, Partido Revoluncionario Institucional (PRI). As Dr. Stephen Lewis explains,…

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Rethinking Mexican Indigenismo

Dr. Stephen E. Lewis Faculty, History Department CSU, Chico In the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico’s leading social scientists undertook an innovative program of education, development,…

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Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles

Dr. John Mack Faragher, Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of History & American Studies, Yale University Dr. Faragher makes the case for mid-19th century Los Angeles as one of the most…

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Drugs, Disappearances, and Mass Graves: Mexico's National Nightmare comes to Reyna Grande's Hometown of Iguala, Guerrero

Dr. Steve Lewis Faculty, History Department, California State University, Chico Reyna Grande’s book, “The Distance Between Us,” was chosen as the 2014-2015 CSU, Chico Book in…

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Traditions, Rituals, and Beliefs Through the Lens of Aging

Dr. Seema Sehrawat Andrea Rioux Art Sanchez Loretta Steinke Gunhye Kim Rebecca Vang A panel of presenters explores the roles of traditions, rituals, and beliefs in caring for severely ill and…

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