Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2448 The University of Texas at San Antonio (144336)
Principal Investigator: Valerio-Jimenez, Omar
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 75,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 8/21/23 - 8/23/27
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: ARTS
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Colfa History
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Challenging Exclusion: Mexican Americans, Textbook Reform, and Archive Preservation
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Spencer Foundation
CFDA: 0
Program Title: none
Note:
SAMs 1.1.5; This research project explores challenges to the omissions and negative characterizations of Mexican Americans in public school textbooks of New Mexico and Texas between 1880 and 1940. Mexican Americans fought discrimination by voting, asserting their right to jury service, and challenging segregated schools. The final product for this project will be a published book, which will appeal to academic and general audiences by exploring Mexican Americans’ civil rights campaigns, educational reform efforts, and scholarly public engagement.
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