MEXICANAMERICANLATINO STUDIES PROGRAM AT HCCSS SOUTHEAST COLLEGE

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MEXICAN-AMERICAN/LATINO STUDIES PROGRAM AT
HCCSS SOUTHEAST COLLEGE

• July 19, 2004
• By Grisel Cano, Ed. D.

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A NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT HCCS

• The Mexican-American Latino Studies Program was
  established February 2004 as a response to Senate
  Bill 288 of the 78th Texas Legislature which
  directed that community colleges determine the
  demand and feasibility of establishing a
  Mexican-American studies program or coursework

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A NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

• HCCS now offers a 15 semester-hour certificate
  designed to help students understand
  Mexican-American/ Latino culture from different
  perspectives. It provides a unique foundation
  for various majors and careers, including
  elementary education, social and behavioral
  science, criminal justice and many others.

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STAFF
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CERTICATE REQUIREMENTS

• Students must take two foundation courses
• English 2336 Introduction to Multicultural
  Literature with emphasis on Mexican-American and
  Latino culture
• Humanities 2319 Minority Studies with emphasis
  on Mexican-American/Latinos

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ELECTIVES

• Students can choose 3 from several elective
  courses. At present the list includes the
  following classes
• Spanish 2311, 2312, 2313 and 2315
• Government 2301 - Emphasis of Mexican-American/La
  tino Issues
• History 2380 - Emphasis on Mexican-American/Latin
  o issues.

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FUTURE ELECTIVE COURSES

• Community college representatives from all over
  Texas serving on the Mexican-American Advisory
  Committee have made the recommendation to make
  the following courses available to students
• MUSI 1310 Mexican-American Music
• DANCE 1349, 1350, 2349, 2350 Ballet Folklorico
  I IV
• ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature
• GEOG 1305 Geography of North America
• HIST 2301 Texas History

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DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES

• To bring awareness about the rich Hispanic
  culture by
• 1) creating new courses each year,
• 2) serving on the state advisory committee
• 3) providing cultural activities on campus,
• 4) planning cultural exchanges with Mexico and
  the rest of Latin-America,
• 5) planning a trip to a Hispanic country for
  HCCS students once a year.

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NEW COURSES WITH EMPHASIS ON MEXICAN-AMERICAN/LATI
N ISSUES

• A new course was created during the academic year
  2003-2004 HUMA 2319- which covers the
  historical and socio-cultural factors which have
  contributed to a Mexican-American identity.
• New syllabi was created to expand the curricula
  of Multicultural Literature and Government by
  adding an emphasis on Latino issues.
• A new course, HUMA 2323 will be created this fall
  which covers anthropological issues related to
  the emergence of Native-American cultures,
  covering the Aztec, Mayan and Inca civilizations

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• Chicano Theatre Classes Spring 2004
• Chicano Film Festival - Spring 2004
  Collaboration with the Museum Guadalupe-Aztlan
• Cinco de Mayo Celebration - Spring 2004
• Mural Project Summer, Fall 2004
• Humanitarian Expedition to Guerrero, Mexico
  Summer 2004

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CHICANO THEATRE

• A group of 10 HCCS students of several
  nationalities participated in the creation of a
  Cinco de Mayo Play/Film entitled Puebla led by
  Professor Lupe Casares .
• Activities included acting, producing, and
  editing.

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LUPE CASARES - INSTRUCTOR
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MUSEUM GUADALUPE AZTLAN

• HCCS students collaborated with the Museum
  Guadalupe Aztlan to bring the Spring 2004 Film
  Festival to the Southeast College

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MUSEUM GUADALUPE-AZTLAN
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FILM FESTIVAL sponsored by Jesus Medel
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FILM FESTIVAL

• Twenty five films relevant to diverse ethnic
  communities, especially to Hispanics were shown
  at the Southeast College during the Cinco de Mayo
  Celebration. Topics covered ecology, sociology,
  political science, history and art.

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Dia de los Muertos(Day of the Dead)
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EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS THE DAY OF THE DEAD

• Every year, a narrative essay contest and display
  of altars is celebrated at the Southeast College.
• Elementary school, college and university
  students collaborated in this celebration during
  the Fall 2003

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CONTEST
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MURAL PROJECT FOR THE EASTSIDE CAMPUS

• A committee was created to discuss the
  feasibility of murals at the Southeast College.
• A feminist mural will be painted by Mexican
  Artist Agustin Merchant by August 2004 and two
  other under the supervision of Instructor Michael
  Cherry and Artist Janie Trevino.

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Artist Agustin Merchant
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Artist Janie Treviño
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Cultural Adventures

• A trip was planned in conjunction with the
  Guadalupe-Aztlan Museum to visit local indigenous
  groups in Olinala, Guerrero, Mexico during the
  Summer 2004

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GUERRERO, MEXICO
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Olinala Artisans
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PROGRESS REPORT

• Number of students registered in classes
• Spring Semester 54
• Number of students interested in the certificate
  program 10

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OBJECTIVES FOR 2004-2005

• Continue developing the certificate program
• Create a new course HUMA 2323 Comparative
  Native American Cultures
• Create a folkloric music/dance component
• Organize the Day of the Dead event
• Finish mural project
• Organize trip to Peru

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DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES 2004-2005

• To offer direction to the MAS/Latino Student
  Organization
• Collaborate with the Museum Guadalupe-Aztlan in
  writing grants that will benefit HCCS
• Organize an International Conference Past,
  Present and Future of Indigenous Societies in the
  Americas
• Other