Latino/Hispanic Heritage
Video Clips:
Ballet Folklorico, Part 1 (Real Media)
Ballet Folklorico, Part 2 (Real Media)
Ballet Folklorico, Part 3 (Real Media)
Special Guests:
- Sarah Massey, Institute of Texan Cultures
- Ken Pollard, TPWD Community Outreach
- John E. DeLeon, Associate Professor and Assisteat Dean, Southwest Texas University
- Homero Vera, Publisher, El Mesteno Magazine
- Yvette Morales, Student Advisor, Southwest Texas University
- Emily Armitano, TPWD Executive Office
Chatroom Hosts:
- Nancy Herron, TPWD Education Services
- Christina Conner, TPWD Education Services
- Steve Campbell, TPWD Education Services
- Vicki Hagen, TPWD Exploring Texas Roots Geneology Project
- Julia Gregory, TPWD Education Services
Topics:
- Traditions, history and distribution in Texas.
- What are current issues facing them?
- What are the Colonias, and why is Governor Perry interested in them?
- What is the heritage of Texas missions and the Vaquero?
Students are invited to share their community's stories. See Guidelines for Submitting Your Oral History to TPWD.
Resources
Cultural Groups
Preserving the Past
- The Vaqueros – Handbook of Texas Online
- State Historic Sites
- About Goliad – Birthplace of Ranching – Handbook of Texas Online
- The Chinatis – Handbook of Texas Online
- A Day in the Life of a Friar
- Franciscans – Handbook of Texas Online
- Mission Communities – San Antonio Missions National Historical Parks
- Biography of the General Zaragosa
- Historical Survey – A Shared Experience – Jose de Escandon
- Mexican Ballet Folklorico
- Cinco de Mayo at Goliad
- Goliad State Historical Park
- How to Make a Pinata
- History of the Mariachi
- About Mexican Chiles
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