This is a new genre that some of the students in PO 2302 Civic Engagement & Social Action decided to attempt above and beyond their actual assignment to help our class design ways to disseminate their research and presentations beyond our small group. To qualify to publish, students had to further edit their work and make the presentation more engaging by following a story arc and by removing most text and adding transition and morphing effects wherever possible. I am grateful to my entire class this Fall 2022 for taking on this challenge and for working above and beyond their course requirements to help us experiment with a new format for publishing on the StMU Research Scholars website Project coordinated by Dr Brad Whitener.
Dr Céline
12 comments
egonzalez95
Congratulations Emmanuel on your presentation. This video was very informative. As a Hispanic, coming to San Antonio and learning about Cesar Chavez, and other historical figures and civic leaders have allowed me to realize the worker’s rights, civil rights, and even environmental rights. I am very impressed that you mentioned how many of the poor used their time to engage in boycotts, strikes, and protests to enforce the changes they wanted to see happen. The legacy and work that has been continued are still being challenged today which is significantly important. Pursuing justice and the legacy of Cesar Chavez will allow us to create those reforms, advocating, informing, and enforcing unfair practices occurring today. Voting, being active in political participation, volunteering, and getting educated and informed will allow us and others to pursue the equality humans deserve from all backgrounds.
Sebastian Hernandez-Soihit
Extremely interesting format of presenting information and amazing aesthetic presentation, very pleasant to look at and read from beginning to end and does justice to the life and work of cesar chavez!
Juan Aguirre Ramirez
Great job on the informative video, Emmanuel! It’s crucial to understand the impact that Cesar Chavez had on the farmworker community, and I appreciate you shedding light on his story. It’s inspiring to hear how he was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and how his legacy continues to impact current events. Congratulations on your nomination, well deserved! I learned a lot from the video, like how he served in the navy and his 25-day fast. Overall, great job, and I look forward to seeing more from you in the future.
Olivia Flores
Wow what a great video! This is so interesting to see as it is nothing I have ever seen before. I really enjoyed the voiceover with the slideshow because you get to visually enjoy it while also listening to the story. Cesar Chavez is one inspiring man. Every time I hear something about him it continues to surprise me as he stood up for the farm workers and led them to success and equality. Overall this was really informative and I can tell lots of hard work was done to create this video. Great Job!
Amy Hotema
Congratulations on your nomination and thanks for the excellent, extremely instructive video. For those who were farm workers, Cesar Chavez’s statements had a profound effect and were very significant. I learned a lot of useful information from the video despite knowing very little about him previously. Many things, like the fact that he joined the navy or that they observed the 25-day fast, were unknown to me. Overall excellent video.
Jose Luis Gamez, III
Great and informative video on Cesar Chavez. Important Mexican American figure that fought for rights of farm workers. Congrats on your nomination!
Shecid Sanchez
Congratulations on your award nomination! I love these video articles and being able to listen to them. I think everyone has at least have a little knowledge on Cesar Chavez. I love that you incorporated some of the events that are happening today and how Cesar Chavez affected it.
Guadalupe Altamira
Great video, very informative, and also congratulations on your nomination. Cesar Chavez’s words were really impactful and important to those who were farm workers. I knew very little about him and I got a good a lot of good information from the video. I was not aware of many things like he went to the navy or that they did the 25-day fast. Overall great video and hoping for more in the future.
Dejah Garcia
Congratulations on your nomination ! Overall this was such a great article. It was super organized and easy to read ! The imagery stood out to me and the article was super informative! I learned a lot of things while reading this article im glad you were able to organize this well! Congratulations again, best of luck 🙂
Helena Griffith
Congratulations on the publication! This was a very inspirational video. It was very interesting to learn about how Ceasar Chavez was influenced by Martin Luther King. The video was very entertaining and very informative. I like the use of current events involved in your video.