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25 years of documenting the U.S. Latino(a) experience. vocescenter.org
In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Santos Deliz and Reynaldo Gallardo.
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2 days ago
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(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Rafaela Esquivel and James De Leon.
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9 days ago
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Dr. Maggie will be on the
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this morning to discuss her upcoming retirement! Tune in to the show on
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90.5 FM or your local Texas NPR station at 10 a.m. CST.
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12 days ago
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(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Santos “Sandy” Fuentes and Toby Fuentes.
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16 days ago
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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
🎞️
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19 days ago
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(1/2) In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Sallie Castro and Estela Chapa.
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23 days ago
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In this week’s Voces Opens The Archives, we bring you the stories of Ruben Casillas, Joe Casillas, and Gilbert Castorena.
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“It’s the tip of the iceberg,” Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez said. “The real body of what we have is underneath the water.”
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(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.
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about 1 month ago
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Voces is changing things up. Don’t miss out! Join us! Register for Voces Lives On at
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🖥️ Monday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. CST. 🗓️
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about 1 month ago
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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.
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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! 🎉
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about 1 month ago
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(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! 🎉
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about 1 month ago
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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. 🖥️
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about 2 months ago
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Last Wednesday marked the end of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with
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and
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! 🎉 We thank you all for tuning into this year’s collection of stories and legacies! 📻
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about 2 months ago
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(1/2) Missed last week’s Hispanic Heritage Moments on
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? Visit our SoundCloud to catch up! ⬇️
on.soundcloud.com/NSxuNdxL7yHA...
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2 months ago
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(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.
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As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with
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, the legacies continue! Visit our SoundCloud for the full collection so far! ⬇️
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3 months ago
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(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.
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3 months ago
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(1/2) It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re celebrating with
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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. 📻
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3 months ago
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(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.’”
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3 months ago
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ICYMI:
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was on
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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
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3 months ago
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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! 📻
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3 months ago
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Exciting news! 🎉 Dr.
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will be on
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In Focus this Sunday! Tune in to Spectrum News networks across Texas at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. CST to watch. 📺
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3 months ago
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“Fender signed with Crazy Cajun records and in 1974 released his most successful song, ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls.’
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3 months ago
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Voces is partnering with
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and the
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again to bring you Hispanic heritage moments full of stories and legacies connected to Texas.
3 months ago
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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
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3 months ago
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We’re wishing Dr. Maggie a tremendous happy belated birthday! We 🧡 you! 🥳🎂🎉
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4 months ago
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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.
6 months ago
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(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.
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Humanities Texas
6 months ago
In May,
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Director Sarah Zenaida Gould spoke with the hosts of Fronteras (
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) about "Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos & Latinas of World War II"—a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition.
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Fronteras: ‘We are Americans’ — Traveling exhibit highlights role of Latinos in WWII
Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II examines the themes of citizenship and civil rights that emerged from Latino veterans’ experiences.
https://www.tpr.org/podcast/fronteras/2025-05-23/fronteras-we-are-americans-traveling-exhibit-highlights-role-of-latinos-in-wwii
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Norma Martinez
7 months ago
On
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: Hundreds of thousands of Latino/as proudly served in WWII. Their legacies are highlighted in the traveling exhibit Images of Valor
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, curated by
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, produced by
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.
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Fronteras: ‘We are Americans’ — Traveling exhibit highlights role of Latinos in WWII
Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II examines the themes of citizenship and civil rights that emerged from Latino veterans’ experiences.
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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.
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7 months ago
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Huge congratulations to Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez for being one of 10 professors awarded the Alcalde’s 2025 Texas 10! (1/3)
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8 months ago
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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.
8 months ago
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(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.
9 months ago
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Matt Basso
9 months ago
Hi all. I would appreciate it if you reposted
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'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.
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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
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9 months ago
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Voces is now on Bluesky! Connect with us on all your favorite apps.📱
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10 months ago
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