by Pamela Morales | November 23, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

Chicana writer Daisy Lopez will present “Chicano Writing” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 during the Sunday Speaker Series at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg. Lopez, the author of “Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill my Curandera” and “Macaria the Mexican Puppet,” will...

by Pamela Morales | November 15, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

UTRGV professor to discuss the impact of this historic event In 1968, more than 100 students walked out of a high school run by the Edcouch-Elsa School District. The students were seeking better education tools but felt their concerns were not being addressed by the...

by Pamela Morales | October 25, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

During Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, sweet calaveras (sugar skulls) are placed on home altars. Names are written on the skulls that serve as a token of remembrance, and the deceased’s favorite foods and drinks are placed as ofrendas (offerings) for their...

by Pamela Morales | October 18, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

Sunday Speaker Series Presentation Begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 What was the most important native plant to a vaquero? What plant provides seeds that were used by our ancestors as a coffee substitute? The answers to these questions will be presented by Benito Treviño, the...