/tags/mexican-american Mexican-American en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-23/las-tamaleras-north-texas-women-tamale-making-tradition-alive The art of making tamales during the holidays is a tradition that many Mexican families in the Texas and all over the world hold near and dear to their heart. It’s a tradition passed down from generation to generation. A group of North Texas women who call themselves Las Tamaleras are keeping the tradition alive. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-23/las-tamaleras-north-texas-women-tamale-making-tradition-alive Priscilla Rice /arts-culture/2024-07-03/blood-and-resilience-new-exhibit-shows-mexican-american-struggles-in-texas New exhibit by The Mexican American Museum of Texas showcases Texas’ history of Mexican-American citizens in early 1900s. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-03/blood-and-resilience-new-exhibit-shows-mexican-american-struggles-in-texas Alyson Rodriguez | The Dallas Morning News /texas-news/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /education/2018-04-11/texas-education-board-approves-course-formerly-known-as-mexican-american-studies * Update, April 13: On Friday, the State Board of Education gave its final approval to development of the Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:56:26 GMT /education/2018-04-11/texas-education-board-approves-course-formerly-known-as-mexican-american-studies Aliyya Swaby, Texa /education/2018-03-13/west-dallas-teens-road-trip-to-the-border-and-back-exploring-mexican-american-history A man dressed in gold and black blows a trumpet shell. A teenage boy beats on a drum. They’re part of a group that performs traditional Aztec dances.On… Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMT /education/2018-03-13/west-dallas-teens-road-trip-to-the-border-and-back-exploring-mexican-american-history Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /education/2018-01-31/texas-board-considers-mexican-american-studies-course-after-two-failed-attempts-at-a-textbook The State Board of Education is considering creating standards for an official Mexican-American studies high school course, after two failed attempts to… Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:58:30 GMT /education/2018-01-31/texas-board-considers-mexican-american-studies-course-after-two-failed-attempts-at-a-textbook Aliyya Swaby, Texa /education/2014-04-10/mexican-american-studies-wont-be-statewide-elective-but-state-board-oks-a-compromise The State Board of Education on Wednesday didn’t approve a statewide Mexican-American studies elective. Instead, it adopted a measure that asks publishers… Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:29:07 GMT /education/2014-04-10/mexican-american-studies-wont-be-statewide-elective-but-state-board-oks-a-compromise Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2014-01-29/our-moral-compass-remembering-adelfa-callejo-dallas-civil-rights-leader Mourners filled Dallas' Latino Cultural Center and talked about Adelfa Botello Callejo for hours.Each ended the same way…“Adelante con Adelfa … Adelante… Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:52:44 GMT /texas-news/2014-01-29/our-moral-compass-remembering-adelfa-callejo-dallas-civil-rights-leader Doualy Xaykaothao /texas-news/2013-07-23/four-decades-later-death-of-12-year-old-santos-rodriguez-still-reverberates Forty years ago, a 12-year-old boy named Santos Rodriguez was killed by a police officer in Dallas. The event sparked the closest thing to a race riot in the city’s history. Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:27:51 GMT /texas-news/2013-07-23/four-decades-later-death-of-12-year-old-santos-rodriguez-still-reverberates Lauren Silverman