Imelda Baca - #15
Series
Scope and Contents
Abstract: 1/31/2013. In tape of the interview, Imelda Baca discusses her family history and high school education. She outlines her professional experience and details the challenges of completing graduate work and parenthood. In tape two, she expands on her professional work as a teacher, special education teacher, and principle. She explains the importance of bilingual education and meaningful cultural education in the classroom. She concludes with insight regarding the role of family and the younger generation in influencing older generations to attend higher education.
Dates
- 2012-2015
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, with Native American language interspersed in some of the interviews
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Boxes (44 interviews)
Abstract
Imelda Baca is Hispanic/Mexican and Zuni Pueblo. She was born in Belen, raised in Tome, and has spent several years in Gallup and Los Lunas. She received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate from UNM. She has degrees in Business and Multi-Cultural Teacher Education Administration. She met her husband at UNM in 1974 and is a mother of five children. She taught at T-VI (now CNM) and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute(SIPI).
General
Keywords/Topics: Bilingual education; multi-cultural education; multiculturalism; Native New Mexicans
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451