History Club: The Borderlands of Race: Mexican Experiences of Segregation 1940s South Texas Town
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 Published On Jul 18, 2016

CSUSB History Club Lecture Series Presents:
Dr. Jennifer Najera, "The Borderlands of Race: Mexican Experiences of Segregation 1940s South Texas Town"

April 20, 2016

This lecture explores the culture of Mexican segregation in South Texas during the 1940s,a pivotal era for the Mexican origin population of the United States.Because Mexican people in the United States experienced increased economic stability during this time period,Mexican segregation was no longer manifested as a simple phenomenon of racial exclusion. This talk pays special attention to those Mexicans who were ?exceptional?to the rule of segregation,who had gained limited access to Anglo (White) spheres of influence.It critically examines the limits of racial inclusion and indicates the ways that structures of segregation were to persist for decades to come.

Dr.Jennifer Nájera is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside.Originally from Bakersfield,California,she earned her BA and Ph.D.in Anthropology at Stanford University and at the University of Texas at Austin,respectively.Nájera is an anthropologist with interdisciplinary training whose research interests include race,immigration,and education in the Mexican/Mexican American community.Her first book,The Borderlandsof Race (University of Texas Press,2015) examines the shifting culture of racial segregation in a South Texas community through the course of the twentieth century. Her current research examines undocumented student activism and the politics of education.

This lecture was made possible with help from the CSUSB History Department, the Intellectual Life Fund, the University Diversity Committee, Pfau Library, CSUSB Academic Technologies and Innovation, with special thanks to History Department coordinator, Pamela Crosson. This event is presented by the CSUSB History Club and our CSUSB chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society.

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