************************************************************************ NAME: Dr. Jesus Jesse Esparza POSITION/TITLE: Visiting Assistant Professor of History OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of History, Geography, & General Studies, Public Affairs Building 305N, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Street, Houston, Texas 77004 OFFICE TELEPHONE: 713.313.4841 WORK EMAIL: esparzajj@tsu.edu ************************************************************************ EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND/TRAINING Ph.D., U.S. History, University of Houston, Fall 2008 Minor: Latin American History M.Ed., U.S. History, Southwest Texas State University, Fall 2001 Minor: Women s Studies B.A., U.S. History, Southwest Texas State University, Spring 2000 Minor: Spanish RELEVANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE Visiting Assistant Professor, 2008-2016, History Department, Texas Southern University United States History I and II, Texas History, Mexican American History, History of Mexico, and Civil Rights Movements History History Adjunct Instructor, 2012-2016, History Department, HCC Central Campus United States History I and II, and Mexican American History Visiting Assistant Professor, 2009-2012, History Department, Texas A&M University United States History I and II, Texas History, Mexican American History, and Western Civilization 1660 to the Present History Adjunct Instructor, Fall 2011, Hist. Department, Lone Star College-CyFair United States History I History Adjunct Instructor, Fall 2009, History Department, University of Houston United States History I ACADEMIC RESEARCH/CREATIVE ENDEAVORS My manuscript, Race Schools: Latino, Asian, and Black Educational Autonomy and Activism in Texas, 1920-1980, is a comparative study of Latino, Asian, and African American-owned schools in Texas since the end of World War I through the post-civil rights era when the federal government, in 1971, concerned mainly with the issue of Page 1 of 7
school segregation, forced school districts throughout the state to merge by way of consolidation. Focusing specifically on a Latino school district in west Texas, a Chinese School in central Texas, and an African American school in east Texas, the manuscript will reveal the nature of interaction between each region as all three groups struggled for school governance and control. Although Latinos, Asian, and blacks shared similar forms of racism and discrimination in Texas schools, they adopted very diverse ways to engage in educational activism. The inter-racial solidarity and coalition building that occurred in other parts of the county like in Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Chicago was not as common in Texas. Instead, the state witnessed almost the exact opposite. It is tempting to think that coalition building among these three racialized groups was common but assuming that Asians, blacks and Latinos recognized their common struggles and formed alliances in their fight against discrimination trivializes the complexities within those communities. Instead, differences in culture, political affiliation, class position, as well as levels of assimilation complicated efforts by all three ethno-racial groups to engage in similar struggles for equality. This manuscript, therefore, expects to craft a multi-racial narrative of the civil rights movements of one of the state s largest black, Asian, and Latino communities, by exploring the diverse ways in which each group cooperated, conflicted, complimented, and contradicted one another. Texas, moreover, is a key site for conducting this type of study. As a cultural region, it is tied to the South and grounded on the political and social traditions of the Southern Black Belt adopting, for example, the traditions of the Deep South, including its system of racial segregation. But Texas is also tied to a southwestern tradition, and has been a Mecca for Chicanos and other Latinos since before the turn of the twentieth century. The proximity to Mexico, moreover, and the increased Mexican population due to immigration also changes the state s political, cultural, and social parameters. Texas has also long been home to one of the fastest growing Asian American communities in the country. As such, the size of its segregated facilities, its southern and southwestern heritage, and its multiple ethnic compositions make Texas an interesting case study. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Articles: La Colonia Mexicana: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston. Houston History Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 1, The Center for Public History, University of Houston, Fall 2011, 2-8. La Escuela Negra: The Status of Black School-Aged Children in a West Texas Mexican American School District, 1925-1965. Journal of History and Culture 1:4, The Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture, Prairie View A&M University, Summer 2011, 30-49. Encyclopedic Essays: (Latino) Albuquerque Walkout Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States, Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum Eds., Danbury, CT.: Grolier Academic Reference, 2005, 63-64. Blowouts, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 73-74. Page 2 of 7
Chicano Art, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. Carmen Lugo- Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 107-108. Community Service Organization, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 130-131. East Los Angeles School Walkouts Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States, Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum Eds., Danbury, CT.: Grolier Academic Reference, 2005, 123-126. Gonzales, Rodolfo Corky, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 207-209. Mendez v. Westminster School District (1946), Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 321-322. Mexican American Political Association, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 328-330. National Council of La Raza, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 383-385. Plan Espiritual de Aztlan, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 425-427. Politics, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 428-435. Reparation, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 477-479. Taos Rebellion, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo- Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 521-522. Tijerina, Reies Lopez, Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David J. Leonard, Eds., New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2009, 536-539. (African American) Black Panther Party, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, Vol. 1. Gerald Horne, Ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 218-219. Crown Heights Riot Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, Vol. 1. Gerald Horne, Ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 520-521. Hispanic Immigrants and Hispanic Americans, Relations With Black Migrants, Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration, Vol. 1. Steven A. Reich, Ed., Westport, CT.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, 588-592. Hispanic Migration to and Within the United States, Comparison With Great Black Migration, Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration, Vol. 1. Steven A. Reich, Ed., Westport, CT.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, 392-395. Page 3 of 7
King, Martin Luther, Assassination of Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, Vol. 3. Gerald Horne, Ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 107-109. Riots and Rebellions From the Antebellum Period to 1895, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, vol. 3. Paul Finkelman, Ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, 48-53. Rod Paige, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, Vol. 4. Gerald Horne, Ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 41-42. (Music) DJ Screw The Handbook of Texas Music, Gary Hartman, Ed., Austin: Texas State Historical Association, Fall 2003, 74. Tito Guizar The Handbook of Texas Music, Gary Hartman, Ed., Austin: Texas State Historical Association, Fall 2003, 129. PUBLICATION PROJECTS: Manuscripts: Race Schools: Latino, Asian, and Black Educational Autonomy and Activism in Texas, 1920-1980. (Considering Texas A&M University Press) Articles: Borderlands Schools: Latino Educational Activism and Community Preservation. (Considering the Western Historical Quarterly) Rebelde: Latinos and the Houston Riot of 1917. (Considering The Journal of American History) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: Soldados: Curating Latina and Latino Veterans of the Second World War. Latino Studies Working Group, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, November 2015. Remembering the Forgotten War. Korean War Veteran Digital Memorial History and Social Studies Teachers Conference, Washington, D.C., July 2015. An Institute for Digital Humanists: Beyond Pockets of Innovation, Toward a Community of Practice. NEH Digital Humanities Summer Institute, Eugene, Oregon, July 2015. The Lone Star Slave State: Slavery in Texas Before 1865. Summer Workshop on African American Texas History, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, July 2015. From its Origins to its Prohibition: Overviews and Innovations in Mexican American History. Mexican American Studies Workshop, Houston Community College Southeast, Houston, Texas, June 2015. Putting Students in the Archives. Mexican American Studies Workshop, Houston Community College Southeast, Houston, Texas, June 2015. Page 4 of 7
A History of Chicano Studies: From the Third World Liberation Front to the Ban on Ethnic Studies. Raza Youth Conference, Houston, Texas, April 2015. Race, Religious Histories, and the Taboos of the Spiritual. Organization of American Historians, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2015. After Ferguson, Now What?: Thinking Through the Movement for Liberation. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, April 2015. Smell the History: Putting Houston Students in the Archives. National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies Tejas Regional Conference, Lone Star College- North Harris, Houston, Texas, February 2015. Digital Archiving: Making History Come Alive One Archive at a Time. Digital Humanities Conference, Houston Community College Central, Houston, Texas, January 2015. Black Tejanos: Africans in Early Texas History From Spanish Contact to Pre- Emancipation. Summer Workshop on African American Texas History, Texas Southern University, July 2014. Academic Service: Volunteering in the Archives. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas, April 2014. To Hell and Back: Solomon Northup s Odyssey through the Peculiar Institution. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, November 2013. El Diez y Seis: The Legacy of the Mexican Revolution as a Mechanism for Social Healing. Houston Community College System-Southeast Campus, Houston, Texas, September 2013. The Challenges of Activism: Educational Autonomy and Black Internationalism Within the United States. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, April 2013. El Dia de los Muertos: The Legacy of the Day of the Dead. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, November 2012. What Did You Call Me!?: Ethno-Racial Terms and the Politics of Identity. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, October 2012. The Chicano Studies Network as Tehchihuiliztle (Remedy for Curing Pain and Shame): A Socio-ecological Model for Academic Equity. National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas Regional Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, March 2012. Immigration Reform Deconstructed: Myths vs. Facts. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, March 2012. Selecting the Right Institution. Maximizing Educational Development through Academic & Leadership Skills Conference, Texas A&M University, College Station, November 2011. Almost Allies: Chicanos and Blacks in Houston during the Civil Rights Era. Houston History Conference, Houston History Association, Houston, Texas, October 2011. The Immigration Debate: Proper Enforcement vs. Hidden Policymaking Agendas History, Humanities, and Liberal Arts Department, Houston Community College System-Southeast Campus, September 2011. Freedom Walkers: Illegal Immigration and Grassroots Organizing for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Mexican American/Latino Studies Summer Institute, Houston Community College-Southeast Campus, Houston, Texas, July 2011. Page 5 of 7
Resistance from a Position of Power: Latino Educational Activism and School Preservation. Center for Mexican American Studies & Research Conference, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, April 2011. Activism, Resistance, and Nationalism: Chicana/o Education in the American 20 th Century National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies Tejas Regional Conference, South Texas College, McAllen, Texas, March 2011. Latino Segregationists: Self Determination and Educational Activism in Texas, 1928-1972. Social Science History Association, Chicago, Illinois, November 2010. The Challenges of Chicano Activism: Religious, Educational, and Legal Activists, 1928-1974 Texas State Historical Association, Dallas, Texas, March 2010. How to Enroll In and Survive College. Sigma Delta Lambda Youth Summit, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, November 2009. Getting Through and Succeeding in Graduate School National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies Tejas Regional Conference, South Texas College, McAllen, Texas, March 2008. Chicano Self-Determination and School Control Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE), Austin, Texas, February 2008. Schools of Their Own: San Felipe Independent School District and Mexican American Educational Autonomy, Del Rio, Texas, 1929-1972 Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE), Dallas, Texas, February 2007. Boycotting the Schools: The Chicana/o High School Walkouts, 1968-1972, Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association, San Jose, California, August 2004. University of Houston Graduate Student Panel: Getting Into and Surviving Graduate School National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies, Los Angeles, April 2002. FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: A Chicano Movement Too: Educational Activism and Community Preservation, Del Rio, Texas, 1928-1972. Sal Castro Memorial Conference, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, February 2016. One Story at a Time: Chronicling Houston s History Texas Oral History Association Conference, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, April 2016. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Reviewer, Journal of South Texas, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2013-Present Thomas F. Freeman Honors College Faculty, Texas Southern University, 2013-Present COMMUNITY SERVICE: Faculty Advisor, Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc., Texas Southern University. Faculty Advisor, Multicultural Greek Council, Texas Southern University. Research Volunteer, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. Board of Directors, Center for the Healing of Racism Page 6 of 7
ACADEMIC AWARDS: Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship, The African American Library at the Gregory School, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas, February 2016-June 2016. National Endowment for the Humanities Latino Americans Grant, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library and Houston Community College System, Houston, Texas, August 2015-July 2016. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, July 2015. Murry Miller Dissertation Fellowship, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, August 2007-May 2008. Murry Miller Dissertation Fellowship, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, May 2006-May 2007. Mexican American History Fellowship, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2003-2004. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTERESTS: Borderland Studies, Chicano/Latino Civil Rights Movement, activism and social movements, cultural studies, race & ethnicity, school reform, Immigration Rights Movement, labor, study of whiteness, gender studies, Native American history, history of the American West, and Latin American History with special emphasis on Mexico Page 7 of 7