Collective Memories of the U.S.-Mexico War and Mexican American Activism

Join us on Wednesday, February 25 at 4PM in the Tappan Room at the Michigan Union for a talk with Professor Omar Valerio-Jiménez (University of Texas at San Antonio), who will explore how memories of the U.S.-Mexico War have shaped Mexican American civil rights, public rituals, and storytelling. He will discuss his latest book, Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship (2024), and share insights from his research on educational reform, textbook inclusion, and the preservation of Mexican American histories in the U.S. Southwest.