Mario t garcia biography

Twentieth century historian with expertise in mass immigration from Mexico; the development of immigrant communities such as El Paso.
Mario T. García earned his Ph.D.
Mario T. Garcia received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in History at the University of Texas, El Paso.

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Garciá, Mario T.

PERSONAL:

Male. Education: University of Texas, El Paso, B.A., 1966, M.A., 1968; University of California, San Diego, Ph.D., 1975.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9410; fax: 805-893-8795. E-mail—garcia@ history.ucsb.edu

CAREER:

Educator and writer. University of Texas, El Paso, TX, instructor of history, 1968-69; San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, instructor of history, 1969-70; San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, instructor of Chicano studies, 1970-74; Yale University, New Haven, CT, visiting professor of history and American studies, 1988-89, professor of history and American studies and director of ethnic studies, 1990-92; University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, professor of American history, 1975—.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Center for the Study of the Behavioral Sciences fellow, 1978-79; Southwest Book Award, 1981, for Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920, 1989, for Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology and Identity, 1930-1960, 1994, for Mem

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Mario T. García

Democrats can't stand idly by as US pushes to interfere in Venezuela

NCR Today: The new Iraq or Clinton moment today is Venezuela. The issue is whether the U.S. will invade it to overthrow the Maduro government and install one more favorable to the United States.

US military needs to stay out of Venezuela

NCR Today: A long history of influence and invasion in the Caribbean and Central and South America by the United States is no justification for continuing to military "solutions" in this "sphere of influence."

José Ovalle, WW2 veteran, was a part of US history few are aware of

NCR Today: Despite the racism they faced, Mexican-Americans like José wanted to show other Americans that they were willing to put their lives on the line for the U.S. And so they did.

The 'browning of America' manifested itself in midterm elections

Yes, there was a blue wave in the midterm elections. It came in the form of more Latinos and other minority groups than ever before voting in the midterms .

Yes, Mr. Trump, Latino
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Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference
The Current: What does it mean to be a liberationist historian?
Mario García: By liberationist historian I mean that my work prioritizes the history of the poor and oppressed and of those key leaders who have worked to bring about social justice for oppressed people — in this case for Chicanos and other Latinos. I am influenced by liberation theology promoted by progressive Catholic clergy who call for the church to prioritize the plight of the poor and oppressed. I am not a liberationist priest but a liberationist historian.
Were you among the earliest historians in this particular field?
When I started teaching and researching, I was one of just a handful of Chicano historians in the 1970s. This first-generation cohort of professionally trained Chicano historians with Ph.D.s included Alberto Camarillo, Antonia Castaneda, Deena Gonzalez, Richard Griswold del Castillo, Ricardo Romo and a few others.
Whose work influenced you initially?
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