Personal profile
About
Dr. Jesús Jesse Esparza is an Associate Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences at Texas Southern University, where he has taught since 2009. His area of expertise is on the history of Latinos in the United States, emphasizing civil rights activism. Dr. Esparza’s manuscript, Raza Schools: The Fight for Latino Educational Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town, is scheduled for release in September 2023. The University of Oklahoma Press will publish it as part of the New Directions in Tejano History series. Dr. Esparza teaches Mexican American, Texas, and Civil Rights history. He received his B.A. and a master’s degree in History from Southwest Texas State University and a Ph.D. in History in 2008 from the University of Houston.
Contact Information
Dr. Jesus Jesse Esparza
Dept. of History & Geography
Public Affairs Building Rm. 305F
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, Texas 77004
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., University of Houston
2002 → 2008
Research Interests
- Chicano/Latino History, Civil Rights History, Public History, The Chicano Movement
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- History
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Book Talk at San Felipe Exes Museum
Esparza, J. J., Sep 1 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Book Talk at the Holocaust Museum Houston
Esparza, J. J., Aug 2 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Exploring the little-known history of the first school system in Texas organized ‘top to bottom’ by Mexican Americans
Esparza, J. J., Jul 28 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Raza Schools: The Fight for Latino Educational Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town
Esparza, J. J., Sep 1 2023Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Truth in Our Stories: Immigrant Voices in Radical Times
Esparza, J., Mar 29 2022Research output: Book/Report › Book