Article

Raising the Curtain 

This magazine article focused on La Colonia Mexicana of Phoenix, Arizona in the 1890’s to showcase the vibrant and varied opportunities how the segregated population could continue their cultural performance arts.

“Theater Focused Spotlight on Hispanic Community Grand Drama.  Vaudeville slapstick. Biting satire.  Latino theater in Phoenix over the past century had it all.”

Latino Perspectives, November 2008.

Conference Paper

“¡No Hay Justicia: The Execution of Simplicio Torres¡”

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Volume VIII, Arte Público Press, November 2011.

This volume contains a number of conference papers presented at a convention at the University of Houston as part of the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage program. The article explores the Torres’ case, death penalty politics, and the role of Arizona Spanish-language newspapers in the protection of Mexican American civil rights, challenging Anglo Americans during a period of border violence and volatile race relations of the 1910s.

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Volume VIII - Arte Publico Press

LAP Thesis Publication

Latinos and Language

Changes in Population and Ethnicity Shape English Language Policy in Arizona’s Laws and Public Classrooms

Latinos and Language:  Changes in Population and Ethnicity Shape English Language Policy in Arizona’s Laws and Public Classrooms, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2010-09-14)

ISBN-13: 978-3-8383-2960-4 |  ISBN-10: 3838329600  |  EAN: 9783838329604

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This publication is the master’s thesis of the author in book format. Legislators and voters propose laws to permit English only in government matters and public classrooms. In response, litigation filed in state and federal courts has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. This book provides a framework to analyze how Arizona has reached this juncture placing the problem in a national and global context. The issue of language and immigration is not limited to one Southwestern U.S. state but rather can be a vehicle for discussion of national identity in an ever-shrinking world.