UNM Visiting Scholar follows stories on the Rio Grande

February 17, 2021 - Mary Beth King

During his stint as a visiting scholar at The University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies, New Mexico State University associate professor of Spanish and University of New Mexico alum Spencer Herrera followed two paths. One path was a journey along the Río Grande to the Gulf of Mexico on the border of Mexico and Texas to collect stories about the people and the land along the way. The other was visiting the boyhood homes of UNM Professor Emeritus and Godfather of Chicano Literature Rudolfo Anaya to better understand and write a dossier about his life and legacy.

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