NACCS Conference Archive

2001Preliminary Program

 Date, time, and location of 
each panel will be available in the 
conference program.

Understanding Chicana/o Health Approaches
Chair: Martha López-Moctezuma, University of Arizona

Tú Eres Mi Otro Yo: SalvaSIDA: A State HIV/AIDS Among Latinos in Alameda County
Chair:  Selena Ortiz, Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center, Inc.
Panelists:  María Aguilar, Division of AIDS and Communicable Disease; Chris Catchpool, Casa Segura; Gloria Alba, Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center, Inc.

Rethinking Gender Sexuality in Chicana/o Literature
Chair:  Yudith Arreguin, University of Arizona

Erasing Borders/Retracing "Quarters" of Gendered Mestizaje
Chair:  Cordelia Candelaria, Arizona State University Literary Voice, Language, and Feminism in the work by Margarita Cota Cárdenas.
Chair: Manuel de Jesus Hernández-Gutiérrez, Arizona State University Latina/o Drag: Dancing in the Desert.
Chair:  Karleen Pendleton-Jiménez, York University, Toronto, Canada
Panelists: Cindy Cruz, University of California, Los Angeles; Marcia Ochoa, Stanford University

Capital Formation: From Phoenix to Peru
Chair:  Hector Luis Díaz, University of Texas at Arlington

 Student Panel: Mexican-U.S. Immigration and Public Policy
Chair: Carlos Reyes, University of Arizona Multiracial Coalitions: Identity in the 1960s and 1990s
Chair: Roberto Córdova, University of Northern Colorado The Context of Substance Use, HIV Risk and Environmental Stress among Latino/a's.
Chair:  Antonio Estrada, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Victoria Villareal-Pérez, University of Arizona; Barbara Estrada, University of Arizona; Sally Stevens, University of Arizona.

M.E.Ch.A. in the Millenium
Chair:  Ana Ochoa O'Leary, University of Arizona

Paulo Freire's Education Empowerment Model as a Community Health Empowerment tool.
Chair: Maricela Gutiérrez, Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center, Inc.
Panelists: Selena Ortiz, Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center, Inc.; Carlos Londono, Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center, Inc.

On the Cutting Edge: Textos Fronterizos in the 1970s Siete Poetas.
Chair: Margarita Cota Cárdenas, Arizona State University

Development of El Paso del Norte Region: Integrative & Specific Approaches.
Chair: Leonel Prieto, New Mexico State University Pueblo Unido? Beyond Chicano…
Chair:  Denise Segura, University of California, Santa Barbara
Panelists:  Socorro Castañeda, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sylvanna Falcón, University of California, Santa Barbara; Lorena García, University of California, Santa Barbara; Oscar Gil, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jósef Liles, University of California, Santa Barbara; Anna Sandoval, University of California, Santa Barbara; Lorena Torres, University of California, Santa Barbara;

Imagined Identities-Community Realities: Chicanas/os Speak
Chair: Christopher Balsadú, University of Arizona

Este y El Otro Lado: Familia, Educacion, Sexo, Economia, Idiomas y Otras Migraciones: A Multi-Reality Approach.
Co-chairs: Rosalía Solórzano, Pima Community College; Francisca James-Hernández, Pima Community College Discussant: Zulma Méndez, University of California, Riverside

Creating Social Change by Connecting the Community Organizer with the Academician and Student Activist.
Chair: María Anna Gonzáles, University of California, Riverside
Panelists: Rosa María Zarate, Proyecto Calpulli; Christina Caamaño, Metropolitan State College of Denver

We're here! We're Queer! Now What Do We Do?: The Politics of Knowledge     and Queer Chicana/o Studies.
Chair: Raúl Coronado, Stanford University
Panelists:  Karleen Pendleton-Jiménez, York University, Toronto; Sandra K. Soto, University of California Santa Barbara; Deborah Vargas, University of California, Santa Cruz

Men of Color Define their Space in the Queer Milieu: Platica, Spoken Word   and Poetry
Chair: Reymundo Vásquez-Martínez, University of Arizona
Panelists:  R. Christopher Basaldú, University of Arizona; Gabriel Estrada, University of Arizona; Miguel Juárez, University of Arizona

 Latino/a Educación: Opportunities, Barriers, and Achievement.
Chair:  Arturo González, University of Arizona

Black versus Brown? The Case for and Against Coalitions between African Americans and Latina/os in the United States.  Chair: Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis Chicana/o Youth, AIDS, & the New Millenium: the Work of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation.
Chair:  Ernie Pérez, Latino Men's Health Project
Panelist:  Tanya Moreno, Latina Leadership Project

A Collective Voice by Chicana Women: Sharing their Journeys Through and Out of Adversity.
Chair:  Sylvia Fuentes, Northern Illinois University
Panelists:  Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo, University of Minnesota; María A. Beltran, DePaul University

The Concept of Borders from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective
Chair:  Nelia Olivencia, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Panelists: Margarita García, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Andrea Hall, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Wilfredo Romero, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Victor Yanez, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Bien Pretty: The Beauty and Bodies of Latinas in Literature and the Media.
Chair:  Adriana Estill, University of New Mexico
Panelists: Guadalupe Cortina, Texas A&M; María A. Garza, Boise State University; Ricardo Ortiz, Georgetown University

Public Discourse: A Context for Function.
Chair: Carlos Guerrero, California State University, Northridge
Panelists: José Prado, University of Southern California, Gabriel Gutiérrez, California State University, Northridge

Chicanos and the Criminal Justice System.
Chair: F. Arturo Rosales, Arizona State University
Panelists: Ernesto Vigil, University of Colorado, Boulder; Edward J. Escobar, Arizona State University

History and Identity in Chicana/o Literature.
Chair:  Ana Perches, University of Arizona

Autobiographies and Testimonios: Chicana Life Stories of the Border.
Chair:  Norma Cantú, University of Texas, Austin Autobiographies and Testimonios: Chicana Life Stories of the Border.
Chair:  Norma Cantú, University of Texas, Austin Thinking Beyond Borders: New models for Chicana/o Literary and Cultural Studies.
Chair: Michael Hames-García, Binghamton University W/holistic Health, Ancient Medicine and Academia.
Chair: Deborah Mata, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Patricia Moncada, University of Arizona; Yvette Flores, University of California, Davis;  Irene Lara, University of California, Berkeley; Tom Holm, University of Arizona;  Grandfather Hawk, Lakota Nations

Health Issues and Immigrant Families
Chair: Ed A. Muñoz, Iowa State University

Conceptualizing Cultural Competency for Border Populations.
Chair: Lisa Lapeyrouse, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Carlos Reyes, University of Arizona; Veronica Vensor, University of Arizona; Ada Wilinson-Lee, University of Arizona; Gerardo Santillán, University of Arizona

On the Edge: Representation & Transformation in Chicana/o Art.
Chair:  Anthony M. Ramírez, Claremont McKenna College

Chicano/a Politics in the 21st Century: Strategies for Social Change
Chair:  Armando Navarro, University of California, Riverside Feminist Voices & Influence in Chicana Literature
Chair:  Theresa Delgadillo, University of Arizona Bilingual Education and the Ballot Box: Arizona and Colorado Anti-bilingual Education Initiatives.
Chair:  Mary Carol Combs, University of Arizona
Panelists:  René Galindo, University of Colorado, Denver; Dionisio de la Viña, University of Arizona

Youth, Struggle, Immigrant and Educational Achievement
Chair:  Celestino Fernández, University of Arizona

Surviving the Academy: Perspectives of Queer Chicano Students and Academies.
Chair: Jaime H. García, University of Texas, Brownsville
Panelists:  Raúl Coronado, Jr., Stanford University; Sergio de la Mora, University of California, Davis;  José Ibarra-Virgen, University of California, Santa Cruz

Chicana/o Music and the Poetics of Place and Consciousness
Chair:  Daniel Reyes, III, University of Arizona

Religious Images in Chicana/o Art & Literature
Chair:  Alex Nava, University of Arizona Borderlands Expressions: Paradoxes of Colonized Chicana/o Others.
Chair: Bazán Romero, University of New Mexico Discussant:  Eric-Christopher García, University of New Mexico

Chicana/o Literary Production, Archiving, and the Public.
Chair: Ninfa Almance Trejo, University of Arizona

Mexican Immigrants: Unresolved Issues and Strategies for Change.
Chair:  Oscar Martínez, University of Arizona Nationalism and Transnationalism and Representation: Barrios, Blood & Body
Chair:  Daniel Cooper Alarcón, University of Arizona Transnational Issues an Identities in Chicana/o in Literature, Language, & Art.
Chair:  Jósefina Saldaña-Portillo Community Memory as Critical History: Intersections of Art, Academic &  Grassroots Struggle in the Case of Chávez Ravine, Los Angeles. Chair: Rodolfo Acuña, California State University Northridge Print Media, Public Spheres, Marked Bodies: Inscribing/Erasing Identities
Chair:  Jonathan Higuera, University of Arizona The New Wave/La Nueva Onda.  Reading from New Texts in Chicana Literature.
Chair:  Tey Diana Rebolledo, University of New Mexico
Panelists:  Diana García, University of New Mexico; Margarita Cota-Cárdenas, Arizona State University; Raquel Senties, Laredo, Texas;  Alicia Gaspar de Alba, University of California, Los Angeles

Seeing, Fighting, and Becoming in Chicana/o Representations
Chair:  Norberto Valdez, Colorado State University

Immigrant Women from México and Central America
Chair:  Patricia Rodríguez, University of Arizona Voices on Community and Environment.
Chair: David E. Camacho, Northern Arizona University Immigration Legalization Proposal in Context of the Border: Legal  Perspectives.
Chair: Guadalupe Castillo, Pima Community College Challenging Gendered Conceptions of Chicanas.
Chair:  Linda Apodaca, California State University, Stanislaus Teatristas Sin Fronteras: Gender and Diasporic Representation in Chicana  Performance.
Chair:  Dionne Espinoza, University of Wisconsin Border Paradoxes: Land Struggles, Immigrant Stories, and Regional Identity.
Chair:  María Eva Valle, California State University, Dominguez Hills Discussant: Kimberly Welch, University of Redlands

Getting Publicshed: advice from Professional Editors and Publishers
Chair:  Tom Gelsinon, University of Arizona
Panelists:   Elizabeth C. Hadas, University of New Mexico;  Karen Van Hooft, Arizona State University; Patti Hartmann, University of Arizona; Susannah Byrd, Cinco Puntos Press, El Paso, Texas

Chicana/o, Mexicana/o and India/o: Race & Transnationalism on the Border.
Chair:  Olivia Arrieta, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Globalization and "Mexican Apartheid."
Chair: Rodolfo Acuña, California State University, Northridge Immigration, Economics, Work, and Wealth.
Chair:  Roberto M. de Anda, University of Illinois, Urbana Language, Education, Images and Citizenship: Major Driving Forces of Their Specific Dynamics and Interrelationships Among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. Chair:  Leonel Prieto, New Mexico State University Discussant: Henry T. Ingle, University of Texas, El Paso

 Towards a Borderland Consciousness.
Chair:  Lanin Gyurko, University of Arizona
Panelists: Javier Duran, Michigan State University; Ana Perches, University of Arizona; Jóse Villalobos, Lewis & Clark College;  Mimi Yang, Carthage College

Migrants, La Migra, Vigilantes, the Environment, Militarization, and Border Resistance: Grassroots Perspectives.
Chair:  Guadalupe Castillo, Pima Community College
Panelists:  Isabel García and Jóse Matus

Expanding Transboundary Links: The Chicano Community and México.
Chair: David Maciel, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Panelists:  María Rosa García, California State University, Northridge; Carlos Monsivais, "La Jornada," México City

Latina Lesbian Activism: Alliances & Empowerment Strategies.
Chair:  Lydia Otero, University of Arizona

Families in Border Communities.
Chair:  Elena Jackson, University of Arizona Introductory Mexican American Studies Series: University of Arizona Press.
Chair:  Charles Tatum, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Adela de la Torre, University of Arizona; Arturo González, University of Arizona; Antonio Estrada, University of Arizona;  Patti Hartmann, University of Arizona

Reflexiones I
Speakers:  Salamón Baldenegro, University of Arizona; Guadalupe Castillo, Pima Community College; Adalijza Sosa-Riddell, University of California, Davis;  Margo Gutiérrez, University of Texas; Tomas Riley, Poet/Activist

Education along the U.S.-México Border.
Chair:  Marcos E. Rodríguez, University of Arizona

Erasing Borders, Coming to Voice: Visuals and Narrative Tales of a Mujeres Writing Group.
Chair:  Yolanda Chávez Leyva, University of Texas, San Antonio
Panelists:  Maríanne Bueno, University of  California, Santa Cruz; Theresa Canales, University of Texas, San Antonio;  Rebecca López, University of Texas, San Antonio; Josie Méndez Negrete, University of Texas, San Antonio; María Salazar, University of Texas, San Antonio;  Elizabeth de la Portilla, University of Michigan; Vida Mia García, Stanford University; Antonia Castañeda, St. Mary's University

Issues in Bilingual Education.
Chair:  José Soltero, DePaul University

The Struggle for Chicano Studies Continues: Program and Department Histories from the across the U.S.
Chair:  Steve Casanova, St. Cloud State Discussant: Thomas Sánchez, University of Nebraska

El Otro Norte: Chicano/as in the Courtrooms, Classrooms, Workplaces, and the Streets of Yakima Valley, Washington.  Chair:  José M. Alamillo, Washington State University

Organizing an Annual NACCS Chicano Leadership Development Conference.
Chair:  Raoul Contreras, Indiana University Northwest
Panelists:  Rene Nuñez, San Diego State University; Bill de la Torre, California State University, Northridge

Expanding State Control.
Chair:  Raquel Rubio Goldsmith, University of Arizona

Latinos, Politics, and the 2000 vote.
Chair: Christine Sierra, University of New Mexico Mi Raza Sabe Morir Dondequiera: Chicanos at War and at Home.
Chair:  Jorge Mariscal, University of California, San Diego Shifting Borders, Cultures and Violence.
Chair:  Dulcinea Lara, University of California, Berkeley Beyond Cross Listings: Bordering the (Inter)Discipline.
Chair:  Jessica Turk, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Yudith Arreguin, University of Arizona; Shetali Desai, University of Arizona

Xicana's within the International Indigenous Women's Movement.
Chair: Celia H. Rodríguez, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists:  The World Women March and the (Silent) role of Indigenous Women
     Rosalia González, Columbia University;  Lupe López, California State University, Dominguez Hills

The Straight, the Gay, the Lesbian: Chicana/o Literature for the New Millenium.
Chair:  María C. González, University of Houston

Intercambio de Jugos Literarios: Queer Mujeres and Men's Erotica.
Chairs:  Tatiana de la Tierra, State University of New York, Buffalo; Horacio N. Roque Ramírez, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists: María de los Rios; Paul A. Cabral, Jr.

Chicano Psychology: History and Future Directions.
Chair:  Andrea Romero, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Leticia Arrellano, University of La Verne; Amado Padilla, Stanford University; Manuel Ramírez, University of Texas, Austin; Roberto Velasquez, San Diego State University

Teaching America: Dominant Histories, Resistant Literatures, and the Question of Bilingual Education in the U.S. Southwest.  Chair:  Démian Pritchard, University of California, San Diego

Beyond Food and Fiesta: A Model for Chicano Retention at the University of Arizona.
Chair:  Armando Valenzuela, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Socorro Vásquez, University of Arizona; Sophia Ramos, University of Arizona; Anna Perches, University of Arizona

La Nueva Onda/The New Wave: Contemporary Chicana/Latina Writing.
Chair:  Norma Cantú, University of Texas, San Antonio

Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Something Old, Something New: Re- Evaluating Theoretical Contributions from Antoñia Castañeda, Juan Gómez-Quiñonez, and Tomás Almaguer.
Chair:  Horacio N. Roque, University of California, Berkeley Identity, Transformational Resistance, and Chicana/o Epistimology
Chair:  Ernesto Bustillos, Memorial Academy, San Diego Enduring Efforts in Chicana Studies.
Chair:  Ana María Juárez, Southwest Texas State University Empowering Chicano Parents & Children in the Classroom
Chair:  Norma González Peligro! Subversive Subjects: Chicano Cultural Studies in the 21st Century.
 Chair:  Arturo Aldama, Arizona State University Reclaiming Chicana Student History.
Chair: Christy Romero, University of Colorado
Panelists:  Elisa Facio, University of Colorado; Ara Cruz, University of Colorado;  Bethany De Herrera, University of Colorado; Catherine Montoya, University of Colorado; Robb Hernández, University of Colorado

Case Study of a Recent Student of Color Protest at Santa Clara University: Unite III and the Attempt at Reforms.
Chair:  Christina Morales, Santa Clara University
Panelists:  Sylvia Anguiano, Santa Clara University; Ramon D. Chacon, Santa Clara University; Gladys García, Santa Clara University

Educational Issues and the Chicano Community
Chair:  Maritza De La Trinidad, University of Arizona

Transformando Fronteras in Educational Discourses and Practices: Chicana Feminist Pedagogies and Epistemologies.
Chair:  Francisca E. González, University of California, Davis Re-reading the Dominant Narrative: AlieNation, Latina Readership, y las Caderas de Jennifer López.
 Chair:  Elena Gutiérrez, University of California, Berkeley Chicano/a Studies at Texas A&M University: Gender, Children, and Reading.
Chair: Manuel Martínez Rodríguez, Texas A&M University Chicano & Latino Studies in K-12.
Chair:  Judy Zalazar Drummond, Horace Mann Middle School, San Francisco Hispanic Student Dropout Prevention Program/Exito en Progreso.
Chair: Leonora Velasquez, Tucson Unified School District
Panelists: Leonard E. Basurto, Tucson Unified School District; Joel Joaquin Montemayor, Arizona State University

Practical Insights and Question on the Teaching and Learning of Chicanismo from K-12 through College and Beyond.
Chair: Gillian Newell, University of Arizona
Panelists:  Sean Arce, Tucson Unified School District; Solomón Baldenegro, University of Arizona; Tomás Martínez, Tucson Unified School District

El Espejo: Video Ethnographies by and about Chicana/o Students.
Chair: Gail Pérez, University of San Diego
Panelists:  Genoveva Aguilar, University of San Diego; Gonzalo Garcilazo, Mesa College; Fernando Rejon, University of San Diego; Sabrina Santiago, Mesa College

Queer Youth Resistance and Survival: Strategies and Community Space for San Francisco's Queer Latina and Latino Youth.  Chair: Prado Gómez, Proyecto ContraSIDA Por Vida
Panelists:  Diana Acevedo, LYRIC, San Francisco; Julian Hernández, Proyecto ContraSIDA Por Vida; Tony Moreno, Proyecto ContraSIDA Por Vida; Elena Fiallo, Community United against Violence (CUAV)

Language, Learning, and Identity.
Chair: Daniel Ernstrom-Parra, University of Arizona

ASU's Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies: Retracting Academic B/orders.
Chair:  Arturo Aldama, Arizona State University
Panelists:  Cordelia Candelaria, Arizona State University; Edward Escobar, Arizona State University; Guadalupe Gutiérrez, Arizona State University;  Lisa Magaña, Arizona State University; Miguel Montiel, Arizona State University; Vicki Ruiz, Arizona State University

Critical Race & LatCrit Approaches to Chicana/o Education: Work in Progress.
Chair:  Dolores Delgado Bernal, University of Utah
Panelists:  Daniel Solorzano, University of California, Los Angeles; Octavio Villalpando, University of Utah;  Tara Yosso, University of California, Los Angeles

Youth Resiliency: Identity, Writers, & Prevention.
Chair:  Ada Wilkinson-Lee, University of Arizona

Chicana and Latina Voices On-Line.
Chair:  Susana Gallardo, Stanford University
 Panelists:  Genele Gil, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Hernández, University of Texas, Austin

Situating Gender: Testimony, Advocacy and Rebellious Women Chair.
Chair:  Beatriz Pesquera, University of California, Davis

Oral History, Health, and Chicana/o Communities.
Chair: José Haro, University of Arizona Chicana/o Music: Past and Present.
Chair:  Yolanda Broyles-González, University of California, Santa Barbara Art, Community and Education/Arte, Comunidad y Educación.
Chair:  Jorge Bunwick, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law of Texas  Perspectives on Chicana/o History: A Conversation, After 40 Years
Chair: Pedro Castillo, University of California, Santa Cruz
Panelists: Lorena Oropeza, University of California, Davis; Valerie Mendoza, University of Kansas; Ernesto Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso

Social Engineering of Women's Post Secondary Education: Cross-cultural Perspectives.
Chair:  Anna Ochoa O'Leary, University of Arizona

Visionary School Group: Building Leadership through Community, Language, and Shared Experiences.
 Chair:  Jennifer Beltran-López
 Panelists:  Diane Elizondo; Leyda García; Carmen Guizar-Sánchez; Jess Moya; Lubia Sánchez

Grounding Theory: The Future of Raza Studies.
Chair:  Tomás Almaguer, San Francisco State University

Transforming Rural Instructional Opportunities: A Pipeline of Teachers for Colonia Children.
Chair:  L. Antonio González, University of Texas, El Paso
Panelists:  Luisa Aguirre-Baeza, University of Texas, El Paso; Dennis Bixler-Márquez, University of Texas, El Paso
Elena Izquierdo, University of Texas, El Paso; Miguel Licona, University of Texas, El Paso

The Future of Chicana/o, Mexican American, Latino Studies Departments: Views of Department Chairs/Program Directors from the California State System.
Chair:  David J. León, California State University, Sacramento
Panelists:  Luis Arroyo, California State University, Long Beach; Ray Castro, Sonoma State University
      Lou Holscher, San Jose State University; David Maciel, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Teacher Education in the Borderlands: Campus/Community Partnerships at UTEP.
Chair: Dennis Bixler-Márquez, Un University of Texas, El Paso
Panelists:  Judith Munter, University of Texas, El Paso; Timothy Quezada, University of Texas, El Paso; Bob Schulte, Alicia Chacon Elementary School; Milagros Seda, University of Texas, El Paso; Carmen Seda, Ysleta Public Schools

Performing Gender and Sexual Identity in U.S. Latino Communities.
Chair:  Deborah Paredes, Vassar College

Descrubiendo las Raices de la Comunidad: Community Record as Community Empowerment.
Chair:  Alejandra Aleman, East Los Angeles Community College
Panelists:  Mardalia Banuelos, East Los Angeles Community College; Patricia Benitez, East Los Angeles Community College; Ivana Campa, East Los Angeles Community College;
Joel Gómez, East Los Angeles Community College; Cipriano Murillo, East Los Angeles Community College;
Lourdes Pat-Victor, East Los Angeles Community College; Mario Valles, East Los Angeles Community College

Boyle Heights: A Microcosm for the Future of Los Angeles: Gender, Race Relations, and Pachuquismo.
Chair:  Gerardo Licón, University of Southern California
Panelists:  Desiree Campos, University of Southern California; Ana Rosas, University of Southern California

Chicana/os & Church: New Visions and Scholarship.
Chair:  Raquel Rubio Goldsmith, University of Arizona

Organizing and Claiming Chicana/o Public Culture.
Chair: Venus Esparza-Zavala, San Jose State University Danger, Surveillance, and Violence in Historical Construction of Identity.
Chair:  Raul Ruiz Bustillos, California State University, Northridge