Memorias de los Braceros/Bracero Memories

On Saturday, I hope to visit "Memorias de los Braceros/Bracero Memories," an exhibit that is currently being sponsored by The Centennial Museum and The Institute of Oral History at UTEP. I want to investigate as to whether this exhibit might be made into a book. The photo caption in the above flyer features a a group of proud and brave braceros from Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico to El Paso, Texas. This exhibit is so important for our communidad given that much of the history of Mexican and Mexican American laborers in the U.S. is not given enough attention it deserves.

The exhibit runs between January 24 and April 12, 2008.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday

Bracero Memories/Memorias

The Centennial Museum & Chihuahua Desert Gardens Natural and Cultural History is currently featuring its newest exhibit titled "Bracero Memories -- Voices and Images of the Bracero Experience" at UTEP between January 24 and April 12.

The following is their description of the exhibit:

"Bracero Memories - Voices and Images of the Bracero Experience"

"This exhibit offers a unique view of the 1942 to 1964 government sponsored bracero program which brought Mexican workers to the United States. Their words and photographs clearly reveal that in their memories lives a far more complex history that must be told. By listening to the voices of the braceros, this exhibit seeks to recognize the historical significance of the bracero program and to acknowledge the importance of these workers in the United States, who unfortunately continue to remain invisible."

Memory and Monuments

Memory and Monuments: Commemorating and Confronting History on the U.S.-Mexico Border

This week, UTEP kicked off "Memory and Monuments: Commemorating and Confronting History on the U.S.-Mexico Border" (see hyperlink above), a series of presentations, exhibits and panel discussions on the significance of monuments in the history of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

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