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[02] Volume 02 - Dr. Américo Paredes
No full textThis eminent, folklorist and scholar, speaks about his life in Brownsville, the importance of oral history and his professorial career. Singer Tish Hinojosa also performs a folksong dedicated to Americo Paredes and Dr. Rolando Hinojosa, a well known Mexican-American author, discusses the work of Paredes.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1001/thumbnail.jp
People Stories: Profile of Dr. Manuel Medrano - Americo Paredes Biography
No full textUTB/TSC Professor Dr. Manuel Medrano releases his new biography about Brownsville native Dr. Americo Paredes. Dr. Paredes was a professor at The University of Texas in Austin and was a well-respected writer.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/utbmedia/1310/thumbnail.jp
Barre Toelken (Americo Paredes Prize - October 17, 2007)
No full textAmerican Folklore Society Americo Paredes Prize for outstanding community engagement and for encouraging students and colleagues to work within their home communities awarded to Barre Toelken, October 17, 200
Distinguished Alumnus Award 1995, Americo Paredes, Ph. D.
No full textDistinguished Alumnus Award recipient of 1995. Americo Paredes is a former Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin. Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’36
If I didn’t have those two years in junior college… I wouldn’t have had the guts to come back after the war at age 35 and start as an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin…I did very well and I got what I wanted out of life—an education.
Dr. Americo Paredes served as a role model, outspoken advocate for social justice and an inspiration for Hispanics of every generation.
Paredes was an internationally acclaimed scholar, folklorist and songwriter and is credited with creating the academic area of Border Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.
Born in Brownsville on September 3, 1915, Paredes began his education on the border, where a mixture of beauty and tradition came together to inspire a distinguished life of scholarship and art.
He credits his academic success to a former dean at the old Brownsville Junior College (later renamed Texas Southmost College) who helped him obtain the financial assistance necessary to launch his college career. Paredes eventually found work as a writer at The Brownsville Herald earning less than $12 a week. Still, he knew his future lay elsewhere and he knew he would need more education to find it.
Once he had obtained his undergraduate degree, Paredes was unstoppable. In 1951, Paredes earned a bachelor\u27s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating summa cum laude. By 1956, he had earned his masters and his doctorate degrees from UT Austin, and was one of relatively few Hispanics in Texas to obtain a college degree in the 1950s.
In 1994, Texas Southmost College honored Paredes with its highest award when he was named a Distinguished Alumnus. Four years later, he returned to the campus to be welcomed back as a hometown hero. With mariachis and dancers, heartfelt words, and rousing canciones, UTB/TSC celebrated Dr. Americo Paredes Day.
That day there were many students in the crowd and he told them to take advantage of the opportunities before them and urged them to continue the struggle in which he had been engaged all his life.
In 2003, the local legend, was honored with a the dedication of the Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School, with the Brownsville school district.
Considered one of the most important and influential American folklorists in the field of Mexican American and borderland folklore, Paredes\u27 writings span more than four decades and continue to inspire a generation of scholars.
Although he lived in Austin for almost 50 years, Paredes still had close ties to Brownsville and considered Brownsville his home.
He was still writing, singing, and passing on his treasure of border folklore at the time of his death in May of 1999 at the age of 83https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/utbmedia/1019/thumbnail.jp
[LDV Project Archive] Performance: Américo Paredes Tribute
No full textB-roll video footage of the Américo Paredes Tribute. Clips show Dr. Paredes welcoming guests, musical and dance performances, and speeches by those close to him (speaker names are not given).https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1168/thumbnail.jp
[LDV Project Archive] Interview with Américo Paredes, Brownsville Herald
No full textAn interview with Dr. Américo Paredes who talks about memories of Brownsville and his career. Dr. Paredes discusses changes in Mexican American and Chicano literature.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1167/thumbnail.jp
[LDV Project Archive] Conference: The Américo Paredes Annual Lecture, 2001
No full textThis video captures the end of Dr. Américo Paredes speech at his annual lecture and conference. The video is followed by a slideshow and B-roll of Dr. Paredes with \Que Me Lleven Canciones\ by Mazz playing in the background.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1277/thumbnail.jp
[LDV Project Archive] Interview with Américo Paredes, 1994, Part 2 of 5
No full textPart 2 of 5 of an interview with Dr. Américo Paredes. Dr. Paredes continues to share his memories of growing up and attending school in Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Paredes also recounts attending college and the difficulties he faced finding scholarships for Mexican Americans and publishing his writing.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1211/thumbnail.jp
[LDV Project Archive] Interview with Américo Paredes, 1995, Part 4 of 5
No full textThis raw footage is part four of an interview with Dr. Américo Paredes. Dr. Paredes discusses photos of awards he has won and his time doing research in Mexico. The video cuts off as Dr. Paredes strums a guitar.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/1222/thumbnail.jp
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