5 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com JANUARY 10, 2024 Valley Star Awards 2023 Entertainer of the Year 2023 Individual or Small Band of the Year The Museum of South Texas History will host Aurelio Manuel Montemayor and Thomas Ray García during the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “How a South Texas educator transformed the Chicano movement,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 14. Montemayor and García will present on their historical memoir, “El Curso de la Raza: The Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor.” The authors will share the historical context behind the South Texas Chicano Movement, including firsthand accounts from Montemayor. Key events include the founding of El Curso de la Raza, the founding and the fall of the Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and the role of the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA). The authors will also share insights into the writing process for the book and what they hope 21st century readers will take away from Montemayor’s story as an educator-turned-activist. Montemayor is an educator and educational trainer based in San Antonio, Texas. During the Chicano Movement, he co-founded the first accredited Chicano college, Colegio Jacinto Treviño. He also co-founded and co-facilitated the Curso de la Raza, a weekend retreat dedicated to cultivating leadership among men from the barrios. With a career in education spanning five decades, he is currently the developer of the Family Leadership in Education Model for the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA). García is a writer, educator, and entrepreneur from Pharr, Texas. He is the author of the award-winning short story collection “The River Runs: Stories,” which centers the Rio Grande as a site of transformation. He serves as the founder and executive director of the College Scholarship Leadership Access Program (CSLAP), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit dedicated to increasing college enrollment rates in Hidalgo County. In 2022, he ran for the State Board of Education in the Democratic primary. Sunday Speaker Series is included in the fee for regular museum admission. FRIENDS of MOSTHistory are admitted free as a benefit of FRIENDship and must present their FRIENDship card at the Admissions Desk. The Museum of South Texas History is located downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. For more information about MOSTHistory, including becoming a FRIEND, visit MOSTHistory.org, like on Facebook and Instagram, follow on Twitter, find on YouTube or call (956) 383-6911. How a South Texas educator transformed the Chicano Movement Aurelio Manuel Montemayor. Courtesy photo Thomas Ray Garcia. Courtesy photo
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