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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Voces Oral History Center at The University of |
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Texas at Austin celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1999, the Voces Oral History Center has |
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documented, preserved, and disseminated the stories of more than |
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1,800 Latinos across the United States; its original mission was to |
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capture the untold stories of Latinos who served during World War |
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II, and its vision has since expanded to include stories |
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surrounding the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well as political and |
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civic engagement with a focus on the continuing movement for |
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Latinos' civil rights; and |
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WHEREAS, The leading Latino oral history archive in the |
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nation, Voces holds a vast collection of photographs, interviews, |
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and information, serving as a resource for many journalists, |
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textbook publishers, and academics; the center has assisted the |
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National WWII Museum in New Orleans, the StoryCorps Historias |
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initiative, and numerous PBS documentarians; and |
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WHEREAS, The founder and director of Voces, |
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Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, is a former journalist who remains active |
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in the field as a professor at the UT Moody College of |
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Communication's School of Journalism and Media; under her |
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leadership, writers, photographers, and audio/video specialists, |
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many of whom are UT communication students, produce the archives, |
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and they collaborate with the Voces Resource and Scholars Councils |
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to further the project's impact through support, networking, and |
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fundraising; and |
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WHEREAS, The Voces Oral History Center has excelled in its |
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efforts to document the experiences and contributions of Latinos in |
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the United States, and all those associated with the archive may |
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take justifiable pride in its achievements over the past quarter |
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century; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Voces Oral History Center at |
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The University of Texas at Austin on its 25th anniversary and |
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commend its staff on their exemplary work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |