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Leyva, Yolanda Chavez Daughter of Geronimo and Esther Chavez Leyva.
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A Tejana in Tenochtitlan
(In A Tejana in Tenochtitlan, Yolanda Chavez Leyva heeds t...)
In A Tejana in Tenochtitlan, Yolanda Chavez Leyva heeds the urging of her grandmothers to "Carry our stories carefully/ Wrap them in soft red cloth/ And place them against your heart." In this collection of simple yet poignant poetry, she recovers the stories, the secrets, and the memories of her people across time and space as they celebrate survival, mourn their losses, and remember their humanity.
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Yolanda Chavez Leyva
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Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, Tucson, 1999.
Career
Assistant professor University Texas, San Antonio, 1997—2001, El Paso, 2001—2006, associate professor, since 2006, chair, department history, since 2010.
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A Tejana in Tenochtitlan
(In A Tejana in Tenochtitlan, Yolanda Chavez Leyva heeds t...)
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A Tejana in Tenochtitlan
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1 child Jose Miguel.
