Re-Discovering Maria Cristina Mena

Born in Mexico City, María Cristina Mena (1893-1965) was the author of eleven short stories, five children’s books, and a nonfiction article. She is best known for her short stories, published mainly in The Century Magazine and American Magazine from 1913 to 1916. With renewed interest in the history of Chicano literature and the publication of all her short fiction in The Collected Stories of María Cristina Mena, her work is now receiving greater consideration.

Arte Público Press and University of Houston Special Collections present “Re-Discovering María Cristina Mena,” an event honoring the works of Mena and celebrating the gift of the María Cristina Mena Papers to UH Special Collections.

Arte Público Press and University of Houston Special Collections present “Re-Discovering María Cristina Mena,” an event honoring the works of Mena and celebrating the gift of the María Cristina Mena Papers to UH Special Collections.

What: Re-Discovering Maria Cristina Mena panel discussion
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2:00 – 3:30 pm (reception at 4:00 pm) 
Where: University of Houston MD Anderson Library, Special Collections, Evans Classroom

Panelists:

• Amy Doherty Mohr, PhD
  Amerika-Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich
• Carolina A. Villarroel, PhD 
  Arte Público Press and the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project
• José Aranda, PhD 
  Rice University, Department of English