Annotated Tejano Culture Collage

The image of the Tejano collage with annotations, reading from the top left corner clockwise: Art: “El Barrio on my mind” by Joe Lopez and Juan Farias near the Mission Concepcion, San Antonio, Texas - Library of Congress, loc.gov; Music: CD cover of First Lady of Tejano Music by Lydia Mendoza, from Tejano Roots series - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, folkways.si.edu; Fashion: Dress worn by Lydia Mendoza - National Museum of American History/Smitsonian, americanhistory.si.edu; Literature: Book cover of Tejano South Texas: A Mexican American Cultural Province by Daniel Arreola; Cuisine: Pozole, a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy with meat (typically chicken or pork), and can be seasoned and garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa, or limes. Known in Mesoamerica since the pre-Columbian era, today the stew is common across Mexico and neighboring countries, and is served both as a day-to-day meal and as a festive dish. - Wikipedia.org

Annotated Tejano Culture Collage

Related Lessons

lesson:
Lydia Mendoza: Tejano Life and Music on the Mexico/Texas Border

Grades: High

Subjects: General Music, Geography, Social Studies/History

How does Lydia Mendoza’s Tejano music connect to the history of Texas and the influence Mexico has had on that state?