Una Oracion Por Juarez - FW, TX - Sunday, March 28th, 3-5pm

Hope y'all can make it. Spread the word, por favor. For more info: 817.924.9188.

We commemorate the women of Juarez (the disappeared, raped, and murdered) and their surviving friends and family members who continue to demand justice in the face of apathy and corruption.

Call for Proposals: Hispanic History of Texas Project

THE HISPANIC HISTORY OF TEXAS PROJECT

Research Grants - Call for Proposals

The Hispanic History of Texas Project recovers, preserves, disseminates and studies documents related to the participation in and contributions of Hispanics to the history of Texas. With funding from The Houston Endowment, the project is pleased to offer support for research in this field.

Scholars and advanced graduate students are encouraged to apply for a stipend of up to $4,500 for research work in one of the following areas:

· Identification, location, recovery and/or study of Hispanic texts documents, books, periodicals, archives, photos, etc. produced before 1960 and relating to the over-all project mission.

· Bibliographic indexing and cataloging of data.

· Study of recovered Hispanic primary documents, manuscripts, publications, or other source(s).

· Identification, evaluation, acquisition, classification and preservation of archival materials in private, public and/or institutional collections that meet the aforementioned criteria.

Deadline: April 1, 2010 (extended from March 1st, 2010)

For applications and guidelines, download them here.

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project
University of Houston
256 Cullen Performance Hall
Houston, TX 77204-2006
Tel: 713-743-3128
Fax: 713-743-3142
E-mail: Carolina@central.uh.edu