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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The distinguished historian Dr. Antonia I. |
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Castaneda is beginning a new chapter in her life with her retirement |
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from St. Mary's University in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Crystal City, Dr. Castaneda was born |
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into a family of farmworkers and accompanied them as they followed |
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the crops to Washington State when she was a young girl; and |
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WHEREAS, She earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish from |
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Western Washington University and her master's degree in Latin |
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American Studies from the University of Washington; in 1990, she |
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received her Ph.D. in history from Stanford University; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Castaneda has taught at the University of |
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California, Santa Barbara, and The University of Texas at Austin; |
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in 1997 she joined the history department at St. Mary's University, |
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where she served as the O'Connor Chair from 1998 to 2001; within the |
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history department, Dr. Castaneda has overseen the minor in Mexican |
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American and Latino Studies; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most influential Chicana feminist |
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historians in the nation, Dr. Castaneda specializes in the subjects |
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of gender, sexuality, and women of color in California and the |
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Borderlands from the 16th century to the present; in 1972, while |
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still a graduate student, she co-edited one of the important works |
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in the field of Chicana and Chicano studies, Literatura Chicana: |
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Texto y Contexto; her recent work encompasses such subjects as the |
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history of Mestizas in colonial Alta California, a bilingual |
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edition of 19th-century Californiana narratives, and a cultural |
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history of Tejana farmworkers; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Castaneda has been an inspiring teacher as |
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well as a pioneering scholar, mentoring students and encouraging |
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the development of Chicana and Chicano studies; she has contributed |
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greatly to her profession as a cofounder of Mujeres Activas en |
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Letras y Cambio Social, as the editor of a Chicana studies journal |
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and book series for The University of Texas Press, and through her |
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work with the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies; |
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in recognition of her work with the NACCS, Dr. Castaneda received a |
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2007 NACCS Scholar Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Both as a teacher and a scholar, Dr. Antonia |
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Castaneda has been one of the most important figures in her |
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discipline; her teaching has inspired her students to continue |
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these important studies, and she may reflect with great pride on all |
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that she has accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Antonia I. Castaneda on her |
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retirement from St. Mary's University and extend to her best wishes |
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for continued success in her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Castaneda as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2888 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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