Babytexcoco
I was born in
Chicago, IL, but culturally speaking, am proudly from
Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí,
Mexico.
After being raised in
Houston, Texas, I relocated to
Joliet, IL and am now in
Lincoln, NE. I have earned an
Associate of Arts degree from the
Houston Community College System, and a
Bachelor's Degree (majoring in history with a minor in political science) from the
University of Houston–Downtown in 2006. I have since earned an Associates of Arts degree from the
Lone Star College System (Cum Laude) and
Joliet Junior College (High Honors) both in May 2009. I am scheduled to complete a Master's Degree in History, specializing in Mexican-American studies from the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln in December 2012. I will apply for a Ph.D. in Education Administration at UNL for the spring 2013 semester.
I have taught
social studies at the
Houston Independent School District and
Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 in
Plainfield, IL.
Contributions
Mexican Topics:
Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí;
Cerritos, San Luis Potosi;
Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí;
Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí;
Guaxcama, SLP
Mexican American Topics:
John J. Herrera,
American GI Forum,
Gus C. Garcia.
Geography:
Des Plaines River
Education: Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202,
Plainfield Central High School,
Joliet Junior College,
Community Colleges
U.S. Cities:
Ganado, TX,
Joliet, IL,
Plainfield, IL,
Victoria, TX
Hispanic-American Bibliography
- Born in Blood & Fire: A Concise History of Latin America by John Charles Chasteen (2006) ISBN 0-393-92769-5
- Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints: Cultural Icons of Mexico's Northwest Borderlands by Robert McKee Irwin 2007 ISBN 13: 978-0-8166-4857-3
- Fugitive Landscapes: The Forgotten History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands by Samuel Truett 2006 ISBN 13: 978-0-300-11091-3
- For Tranquility and Order by Shelton
- Peace Came in the Form of a Woman by Barr
- Forbidden Lands by Langfur
- Defiance & Deference in Mexico's Colonial North by Deeds
- Building the Borderlands by Walsh
- The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940 by Michael J. Gonzales (2002)
- Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s by Francisco E. Balderrama and Raymond Rodriguez (2006) ISBN 13:978-0-8263-3973-7
- Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: Mexican Americans in Houston by Arnoldo de Leon (2001) ISBN 1-585-4414-9
- Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity and Nation, 1916-39 by Gabriela F. Arrendondo (2008) ISBN 9-7802-520-7497-4
- Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United States by Manuel G. Gonzales (2000)
- My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King by Reymundo Sánchez (2001) ISBN 9-781556524-271
- North From Mexico: The Spanish Speaking People of the United States by Carey McWilliams (1990) ISBN 0-275-93224-9
- Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest: Essays by David J. Weber by David J. Weber (1988) ISBN 0-8263-1194-6
- Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King by Reymundo Sánchez (2004) ISBN 9-781556525-537
- The History of Texas by Arnoldo de Leon (2007) ISBN 0-88295255-2
- The U.S. War with Mexico: A Brief History with Documents by Ernesto Chavez (2007)
- The Zoot-Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation by Mauricio Mazon (1989)
Photograph Gallery
Mexico
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Main Church of Cerritos, SLP.
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Arches of Entrance to Cerritos, SLP.
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Entrance to Villa Juárez, SLP.
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Cascade in Tamasopo, SLP.
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Two cascades in Tamasopo, SLP.
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Train engine at the entrance of Cardenas, SLP.
Illinois
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Joliet Veteran's Memorial Bicentennial Park in Joliet, IL
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Des Plaines River in Joliet, IL.
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U.S. Route 66,
U.S. Route 53, and the
Illinois & Michigan Canal overlap in Joliet Illinois just south of Theodore Street in Joliet, IL.
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Plainfield High School Central Campus.
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Nebraska
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Sunken Gardens entrance in Lincoln, NE.
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View from 27th St of Sunken Gardens in Lincoln, NE.
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Amigo's Restaurant on N 48th & Leighton in Lincoln, NE.
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Southeast Community College sign in Lincoln, NE.
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Entrance to Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Pair of Bald Eagles at Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Monkey Squirrel at Lincoln Children's Zoo.
Other
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