Update!

In a few minutes I w:ill be at the Planetarium at King High School, here in Corpus. I plan to watch the show and see how people in Corpus get engaged and interested in space studies! I'll post again after the show!

Corpus Christi's Moore Plaza Was Once A Sorghum Field

My History 1302 teacher shared an image on his blog from 1984. Today it is now a shopping area called Moore Plaza! I go to Target there often! I would have never guessed! I hope that cows or any livestock did not go hungry after the site was transformed!

Scavenger Hunt Post #1

The Mexican-American history is very rich here in Corpus Christi. This scavenger hunt find of the Nueces County Courthouse was quite worth it. The site of history started out as a pioneer's site, was then funded to become the Experimental school for Mexican-American students. Mrs. Rose was the experimental teacher who succeeded in transferring education from herself to her students. The school grew and grew reputation. It provided Mexican-Americans education, something kept from them in the U.S. simply because of others forming prejudice ideas about Mexican-Americans. The site is now the courthouse. It continues to provide for a majority Mexican-American community.

Buc Days Interview With Roland Garza

Roland Garza, the son of the owner of Frank's Produce located at 2637 Baldwin Blv. here in Corpus Christi.
Mr. Garza was interviewed over the phone after his day of work and sitting in his living room enjoying evening wine with his wife.

So, Buc-Days was important to the family when he was a young child. He remembers his family getting ready, then heading over
to his father's cousin's place on Leopard. It was a barber shop. His family would set up chairs and watch lights; "It was a bunch of lights," he said, and take a trip to the carnival. He says as a child, he took it for granted why he went with his family. He had no brothers in high schools. Just kids and cousins watched the parade, they all then go back home.
Now, Buc-Days is many people being violent, "we see a fight," people are dirty, "trash", "noise" and chaos. It was not family oriented. Before, kids were not bumped in the crowd and kids could go on rides. It is not a big deal anymore. There is no want or will to attend Buc-Days with his own family.

I, myself, do not take part in Buc-Days. I did perform in the parade 2 years in a row because I was a part of a drill team. After those two years in elementary school, I was never influenced from my family to continue to partake in the other parades or even watch them.

Introduction

I have always adored the science and wonders of outer space. The sense of smallness I get when I look at images of the Earth midst empty space does not frighten me, but only leaves me at the awe of exploring what more could be out there.
When it was assigned that I would be blogging for my History 1302 class project, I knew that I would choose a topic related best to me. I thought of space instantly at the words that I could choose my own topic, yet, I like to think about what else I may learn about. I like art, theater, and photography, but in the end I knew that other students were likely to choose their topic based on their hobbies and life interests; I knew that I should stick with space. So, The Advocation of Space in Corpus Christi became my topic. Of course I will look at many aspects of history of Corpus Christi, but I am zoning in on Space!