In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Santos Deliz and Reynaldo Gallardo. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Rafaela Esquivel and James De Leon. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

Dr. Maggie will be on the @texasstandard.bsky.social this morning to discuss her upcoming retirement! Tune in to the show on @kutnews.bsky.social 90.5 FM or your local Texas NPR station at 10 a.m. CST. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Santos “Sandy” Fuentes and Toby Fuentes. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

This #GivingTuesday, consider making a gift to Voces. Your gift supports our mission to document and preserve the history of Latinos in the U.S. Visit isupportvoces.org 🎞️ #Voces #oralhistory @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Sallie Castro and Estela Chapa. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Ruben Casillas, Joe Casillas, and Gilbert Castorena. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

“It’s the tip of the iceberg,” Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez said. “The real body of what we have is underneath the water.” @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/3) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Theresa Herrera Casarez and brothers, Eugene and Peter Casarez. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

Voces is changing things up. Don’t miss out! Join us! Register for Voces Lives On at bit.ly/4qZMiOl 🖥️ Monday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. CST. 🗓️ #Voces #oralhistory #history #education #legacy @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

This Veterans Day, Carlos Morales brings you the story of Frank Maldonado, a Vietnam War veteran who later furthered his impact by helping undocumented and low-wage workers navigate the legal system. @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social

We are one week away from Voces Lives On on Monday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. CST! 🗓️ Register for the live-streamed event at the link below. 🖥️ utexas.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Join us! 🎉 #Voces #oralhistory #history #legacy @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

(1/3) Voces is proud to announce that starting today and every Friday after, we will upload a batch of never-before-seen interviews to our YouTube channel! 🎉 @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

Save the date for Voces Lives On on Monday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. CST! 📢 Register for the live-streamed event at the QR code above or the link below. 🖥️ @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

Last Wednesday marked the end of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with @kutnews.bsky.social and @texasstandard.bsky.social! 🎉 We thank you all for tuning into this year’s collection of stories and legacies! 📻 @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/2) Missed last week’s Hispanic Heritage Moments on @kutnews.bsky.social? Visit our SoundCloud to catch up! ⬇️ on.soundcloud.com/NSxuNdxL7yHA... @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social

(1/3) Over the next few years, Flaco Jiménez collaborated with other musical legends like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, finding new connections with his music. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with @kutnews.bsky.social, the legacies continue! Visit our SoundCloud for the full collection so far! ⬇️ on.soundcloud.com/NSxuNdxL7yHA... @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/3) Their single “Heaven” was a number one hit, and the album was on Billboard’s Top 200 chart for 18 months. In 2005, they earned their first Grammy for the single. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/2) It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re celebrating with @kutnews.bsky.social to bring you Voces’ Hispanic Heritage Moments! Tune in to KUT 90.5 FM every weekday at 4:20 AM and 8:20 AM to catch them on air. 📻 @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(1/3) “And I would ask them, ‘It’s not gonna bother you, you’re not gonna know what the heck I’m singing about?’ she told the “America’s Oldies, but Goodies” podcast in 2022. “And they said, ‘No, because when Vikki Carr sings, you can understand.’”

ICYMI: @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social was on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social In Focus last Sunday! Thank you, Karla Leal and Spectrum News! Watch the segment here: spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/in-focus/2025/09/23/preserving-latin-history #Voces #HispanicHeritageMonth #Texas #legacy

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month collaboration with @kutnews.bsky.social, tune in to 90.5 FM every weekday to hear Voces’ Hispanic Heritage Moments. Visit our SoundCloud to listen to last week’s! 📻 on.soundcloud.com/k4G0hJK3aKiJ...

Exciting news! 🎉 Dr. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social will be on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social In Focus this Sunday! Tune in to Spectrum News networks across Texas at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. CST to watch. 📺 #Voces #Oralhistory #Texas #education #legacy @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

“Fender signed with Crazy Cajun records and in 1974 released his most successful song, ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls.’ @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Voces is partnering with @kutnews.bsky.social and the @texasstandard.bsky.social again to bring you Hispanic heritage moments full of stories and legacies connected to Texas.

As part of the CMAS/Voces Oral History Collaborative Fellowship, the Macondo Writers Workshop Oral History Project will go live on Voces’ YouTube tomorrow at 11 a.m. CST! 🎥 www.youtube.com/@vocesoralhistorycenter1661 #Voces #oralhistory #legacy #education #history @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social

We’re wishing Dr. Maggie a tremendous happy belated birthday! We 🧡 you! 🥳🎂🎉 #Voces #oralhistory #legacy @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

Voces is hiring a new staff position: a Creative Professional, who will be a combination videographer/editor/manager/coordinator. We’re looking to get the ideal candidate in place as soon as possible! Please circulate widely to any qualified candidates.

(1/3) “I’m in my 27th year of teaching, so it feels full circle. Being able to teach at the place (where) I got my bachelor’s degree and (teaching) journalism, which is my biggest passion, means a lot to me,” Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez said in an interview with The Daily Texan.

In May, @somosmacri.bsky.social Director Sarah Zenaida Gould spoke with the hosts of Fronteras (@texaspublicradio.bsky.social) about "Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos & Latinas of World War II"—a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition. #htxexhibits @vocescenter.bsky.social www.tpr.org/podcast/fron...

On #Fronteras: Hundreds of thousands of Latino/as proudly served in WWII. Their legacies are highlighted in the traveling exhibit Images of Valor @somosmacri.bsky.social, curated by @vocescenter.bsky.social, produced by @humanitiestexas.bsky.social. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social shorturl.at/wHAdb

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving our country. Many, like Florentino Cantú Jr., had big dreams and saw military service during the Vietnam War as a ticket to a better life. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez for being one of 10 professors awarded the Alcalde’s 2025 Texas 10! (1/3) @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasexes.org @texasmoody.bsky.social 📸 Portrait by Matt Wright-Steel

Dr. Maggie’s Oral History as Journalism class has had a busy semester! In addition to their #oralhistory interviews in Baltimore over spring break, students have also been conducting interviews on campus with #Vietnam-era vets. The class will then transcribe the interviews and write their stories.

(1/4) ICYMI: Over #springbreak, Dr. Maggie’s undergraduate students and Voces and CMAS staff traveled to #Baltimore to conduct a series of #oralhistory interviews.

Hi all. I would appreciate it if you reposted @ncph.bsky.social 's below message. Given our inability to circulate this study through normal channels, we want to make sure those that would find these on-access chapters useful learn about them.

Last chance to submit your application for the 2025 Voces Oral History Research Summer Institute! 🚨 Deadline is this Friday, March 14 at noon CST. Apply at voces.moody.utexas.edu/summer-institute #Voces #oralhistory #history #research #summer #education #legacy @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social

Voces is now on Bluesky! Connect with us on all your favorite apps.📱 #Voces #Oralhistory #history #legacy #latinos #bluesky #socialmedia #follow @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social